514. A Small Gift
“Mom, there’s something to be sent back from the rental apartment. Remember to sign for it in the next couple of days.”
“Uh-huh… Just don’t go through my things! Sign for it and put it anywhere you like, I’ll sort it out when I get back.”
In the rental apartment, various knick-knacks, autumn-winter clothes, and an entire cabinet full of toys had been packed up and were taken downstairs by Wen Yang.
Ning Chu leaned against the windowsill and peeked down at Wen Yang chatting with the delivery guy. She continued her conversation with her mother on the phone, “I’ll be going back alone for the break. Wen Yang is heading straight to Shanghai.”
“Then what are you coming back for?”
“Aren’t you getting married to Uncle? I can’t just skip a free meal, right?”
Her mother sounded overly concerned, “But Wen Yang won’t be around. What will you do all by yourself~”
Ning Chu immediately sensed her mother’s worries and rubbed her temples, sighing heavily. “Mom, what do you do when Uncle isn’t around?”
“Is that a challenge?! Trying to tease your mom now?”
“I was just asking you seriously!” she raised her voice, a little unsettled.
Her mother paused for a moment before replying dismissively, “I’ll manage somehow…”
Just hearing her mom’s voice, Ning Chu could already picture that awkward expression. She could almost guess the answer.
Probably just going out to meet a man or using some other substitute methods… Their kind of succubus disgrace usually only opts for the latter.
It’s okay to indulge a couple of times, but if it happens too often, it easily causes succubi to lose their sanity, and that makes things worse.
“Mom! Mom! Is that my sister on the line? I want to chat with her too!”
The boisterous sound of Black Bean came through the phone. Ning Chu smiled faintly, lazily shifting her position while still nestling at the windowsill, and asked, “Black Bean, have you started your break yet?”
“Just a few more days to go! I’ll be in middle school next semester!”
“Did you grow taller?”
Her voice took on a childish tone, as if she were comforting a little kid.
“I’m almost as tall as Mom now!”
Black Bean was already hitting her growth spurt, going from a shorty to rapidly gaining height, nearly reaching 1.5 meters before even entering middle school.
“Well, you might end up being taller than me someday.”
“Sister! When are you coming back?”
“At the beginning of next month, it’s soon!”
The last time she saw Black Bean, this little cat’s chest had started developing a bit—just starting to show some curves after a couple of months. She couldn’t help wondering how far along Black Bean had come now.
Ning Chu wasn’t quite clued in on the typical growth pace for girls, but she remembered how she’d transformed over just half a year—from an iron board to size C, from external to internal adjustments, switching from boy to girl…
But Black Bean’s transformation was kind of absurd, changing overnight from a cat to a catgirl—not your standard girl experience, so who could say?
“Sis, can I sleep with you when you get back?”
“Sure, just don’t snore and keep me awake.”
“Yay!”
Well, since Wen Yang wasn’t coming back with her this time, Ning Chu casually agreed.
Many years had passed, and Black Bean was gradually adjusting to life as a catgirl. Once only preoccupied with food, now she was burdened with many more concerns.
Hiding in a corner, Black Bean made sure her mother couldn’t hear before whispering to Ning Chu, “Sis, a classmate said they like me…”
“Oh? Really?”
“Really! Don’t tell Mom, okay~”
Ning Chu smiled and nodded, “Do you like him back?”
“No way! He’s always showing off and I can’t stand him.”
Kids today really are maturing fast~ Back when she was in elementary school, she didn’t even have a concept of ‘liking’ someone, it wasn’t until middle school that she became vaguely curious about girls. But her main focus back then was gaming, and later… well, the grayscale world hit when her mother passed away, leaving no interest in women whatsoever.
Ning Chu reflected on her past self, then gazed at her own succubus persona, shaking her head with a mix of helplessness and relief.
Although life was pretty nice now, she remained curious—if she hadn’t crossed over, if she were still a boy… what would her future look like?
Maybe she’d be a hopeless slob lying in a trash heap waiting to d*e? Or perhaps struggling to live just to have food and warmth? Or maybe a cute girl would enter her life, rescuing her from that dark void…
“Gotta go! Mom said she’s taking me to the amusement park to ride roller coasters today!”
“You still dare to ride that stuff?”
“Of course! I’ll take pictures to show you!”
After hanging up, Ning Chu shoved her phone into the shallow pocket of her shorts and leaned out the window to watch below.
Wen Yang had gotten the package sent off and waved back up at her just as he noticed her looking.
“I want a Coke!”
“No way!”
Ning Chu puffed up her cheeks, sulking like an immature little girl throwing a tantrum.
Only in front of Wen Yang would she act like this…
Just a few floors down, Wen Yang’s voice echoed up clearly: “I’ll go get your lunch!”
“Then I want pig trotter rice!”
“Fine.”
Her aunt Flo was about to show up, so Ning Chu had already prepped with sanitary napkins, and Wen Yang no longer allowed her to drink soft drinks or even touch cold water.
In this hot weather, not having something cold made her feel all sweaty and sticky, even with the air conditioning running.
She tugged at the collar of her short sleeve shirt, turned back to sit at her computer, propping her feet up on the desk and looking up at the ceiling fan.
“So hot~”
It was the weekend anyway… as if enduring a little discomfort would matter.
Ning Chu’s expression flickered as she suddenly stood up, drew all the curtains shut, and stripped down to just her underwear, lazily positioning herself right in front of the air conditioning vent.
Ah, that felt much better~
Her tail swayed happily, but with so little on, her mind went a little astray as the faint pink veins on her abdomen deepened in color.
Before long, there was the sound of the door opening outside.
Wen Yang stepped in with his hands behind his back, and as soon as he looked up, he was greeted by the sight of the little succubus in nothing but white underwear, with a goodly expanse of pale skin exposed to the air.
A heart-shaped lace pattern adorned her chest, with hints of the Northern Hemisphere barely visible, and on the lower half, tight white cotton panties snugged around her perky backside.
He flinched, quickly slamming the door shut, horrified at the thought of others catching sight of his little succubus.
“Why aren’t you wearing any clothes?”
“It’s hot~” Ning Chu put her hands on her hips defiantly, “Why can you prance around in just your underwear at home? I should be able to too!”
I heard that in girls’ dorms during summer, girls often run around in just their bras!
“Just remember, if you get cramps later, don’t blame me for not reminding you.” Wen Yang shot her a side-eye as he walked over to the coffee table, “Let’s see what I bought you.”
“You didn’t get pig trotter rice? Is it lobster rice?”
“Keep dreaming.”
Ning Chu stretched her neck, scampering over, only to have Wen Yang suddenly pull a red rose from behind his hand, like some street magician.
“??? ”
She had absolutely no appreciation for flowers and found it far from romantic, her mouth twitched unsure of what to say.
“Here, a gift.”
“Just wasting money…”
Wen Yang smiled innocently, “Didn’t you complain last night about me not buying you stuff?”
“Well, buy something useful then…”
Ning Chu grumbled as she accepted the rose, glancing around the room before dumping everything out of a pen holder and filling it with water. “Can this keep it alive?”
“Probably not?”
“Then that’s even more wasteful!”
Carefully, she placed the rose in the water-filled pen holder, staring longingly at the vibrant bloom, already thinking of asking Qian Qian to come over and cast a spell to keep the rose fresh.
After all, it was a gift from Wen Yang…
