508. Wedding!
It’s not like the old days when there was no elder available to confide in when faced with choices.
“Mom…”
Ning Chu sat on the swing in the garden, her head hung low, eyes on her legs gently swaying in the air as she dialed her mother’s number.
“What’s up? Why are you calling me now? Aren’t you in class?”
“……”
“Feeling down?”
She briefly lifted her head and glanced at Wen Yang sitting far off on a bench, pursing her lips. “Mom… Wen Yang is planning to work in Shanghai.”
“Oh? Isn’t that great? The higher the salary in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou—more money to be made~”
“But I want to work from home… If I go with him, I’ll only be back for New Year all year long.”
Ning Chu fiddled with her nails, completely disregarding the possibility of a long-distance relationship with Wen Yang.
For ordinary couples, long-distance relationships are already tough enough, and feelings can’t stand the test of distance. Plus, with Wen Yang’s protagonist aura, the moment she’s gone, he’ll certainly attract all those bees and butterflies.
Most importantly! She’s a succubus! She can’t just solve problems with toys like Lily does every day!
Lily, who hasn’t even had a taste of men, can still be satisfied, but she can’t!
“Isn’t it better?”
Unexpectedly, her mother seemed quite happy.
“Ah?” Ning Chu tilted her head in confusion.
Her mother might have realized her joy was a little too obvious, quickly clearing her throat and wise-mothering, “Ning Chu~ You’ve grown up~ It’s great for you to go out and see the world with Wen Yang, right?”
“Eh? You really can’t be serious?”
“Are you trying to say you’d be fine alone out there? With Wen Yang looking after you, what else is there to worry about?”
Ning Chu listened to her mother’s tone, almost laughing out loud.
“Go ahead, go! I wouldn’t mind if you went abroad either.”
She asked in a daze, “Mom, why does it sound like you’re trying to get rid of me?”
“Of course not! Oh~ Just thinking about only being able to see you once a year for New Year’s makes me so sad, I could cry~”
“……”
Ning Chu’s mouth twitched, but she finally understood the vibe.
Her mom wants to enjoy her two-person world with Uncle, right?
Is Uncle’s body really up for that kind of treatment?
She fell silent for a moment but could empathize with her mother’s feelings.
After all, her mother single-handedly raised her and her brother, and she’s already exhausted. Never having lived for herself, she just took a breath, and now she tossed a little catgirl to her mother to take care of.
After the hectic past decades, it’s definitely time to live well.
Ning Chu shifted the topic. “Isn’t Black Bean still at home?”
“She said she wants to live at school once she starts junior high and will just come back once a week.” Her mother’s smile was practically bursting through the phone. “Oh, by the way, I’m planning to marry your uncle next month.”
“Marry?!” Ning Chu was startled by this news, then her eyes lit up, becoming utterly nosy. “Are you having a wedding? What’s the plan? I want to cause some ruckus at the wedding!”
“Come on, we’re in our forties or fifties, what’s there to plan for a wedding?” Her mother sighed helplessly. “Just take some wedding photos, get the certificate, and have a meal together—that’s enough.”
“Tch~”
Ning Chu let out a disappointed sound.
“Gotta go now; I need to pick Ning Xin up. That silly cat cries if she doesn’t see me after school; she doesn’t even know how to play with her classmates.”
After all, she was once a stray cat.
Before she could explain away Black Bean’s behavior, the phone call abruptly ended, but Ning Chu’s gloomy mood had already lifted.
She looked up at Wen Yang, only to find him staring at her with eager eyes.
“Come here.”
Waving him over, Wen Yang trotted to her side like a big golden retriever.
“So? What did she say?” Wen Yang asked, adjusting the swing.
Ning Chu put on a serious face, shaking her head. “No way, my mom says I should work from home, and if you still want to go…”
She feigned a long sigh but suddenly felt Wen Yang gently poke her waist, promptly looking up to glare at him in irritation. “I’m talking about serious stuff here!”
“Trying to mess with me again, huh?”
“No way! Hey! Don’t tickle me, it’s itchy!”
Ning Chu was very ticklish, her body pinned by one of Wen Yang’s hands while the other hand relentlessly poked at her waist, making her laugh so hard she could barely breathe, squirming in his embrace as she tried to escape.
“Cut it out! You’ll make me fall!”
“What did your mom actually say?”
She steadied herself on the swing, catching her breath, but inhaled a hefty dose of Wen Yang’s masculine scent. Her face was already flushed with laughter, but she stubbornly replied, “That’s exactly what my mom said!”
Wen Yang put on a fierce face, placing his hand back at her waist in a mock threat. “Hmm? Do you believe I’ll tickle you again?”
However, this time, the little succubus lost her smile. Instead, her eyes turned red with a slight pout as she wrapped her arms around his.
“……”
He nervously glanced around.
The waist was also Ning Chu’s sensitive spot, and Wen Yang’s sweat hadn’t completely dried, releasing an enticing scent for the succubus, making Ning Chu feel light-headed.
“My mom wants me to go with you~ She’s been tired of me for a while now~”
Leaning in his arms, Ning Chu’s voice was syrupy sweet, utterly enticing.
“I knew it.”
Wen Yang had been watching Ning Chu’s expressions during the phone call, her bewilderment and joy. Clearly, they were having a great conversation.
“I thought I could spend more time at home with my mom, but she didn’t appreciate it at all!” Ning Chu gently rubbed her cheek against his stomach, mumbling, “But I guess you have to go first; I need to take care of some things.”
“What things?”
“My mom is getting married to Uncle next month~ I definitely need to be there!”
He froze for a moment, realizing how important this was. He pulled out his phone, looked at the calendar, muttering, “I have my internship starting early next month; when’s your mom’s wedding?”
“Didn’t ask in detail, but it should be around mid-month, during my mom’s birthday.”
“Then I probably won’t make it… What if I skip my future in-laws’ wedding?”
Wen Yang felt like this line had too many potential jokes.
“Should be fine, right?”
He glanced down at the little succubus, who was rubbing against him like a kitten, her form nearly melting into puddles, and resignedly pressed down on her little head, trying to resist the urge. “I need to distance myself from you…”
If they kept on like this, they might actually lose control.
Even if they were just playing around, Ning Chu couldn’t accept such a scenario with the potential audience of prying eyes.
“How about we skip class and head back?” The sparkly hearts in her eyes were nearly glowing. “There’s only PE class in the afternoon.”
Her suggestion made Wen Yang quite tempted, almost without hesitation. “Well, that could work?”
“Let’s go! Let’s go!”
Once he agreed, Ning Chu jumped off the swing, grabbing Wen Yang’s hand and sprinting out of the school gate.
