551. Let’s Eat Something Good
Ning Chu’s little temper flares up quickly but also fades just as fast.
After a shower, she throws on her spaghetti strap nightgown and plops down on the living room sofa to play on the game console.
The game console was a gift she bought for Black Bean, intended for playing motion games to help drain the little cat’s excess energy. It was relatively inexpensive, too.
Her mother, who has never been fond of games, walks in from the kitchen with a bowl of dumplings and places it on the coffee table, glancing at the TV screen. “Play less video games. Why gift Ning Xin a game console of all things?”
“It’s good for her to learn some dancing. I haven’t seen her just play games every day.”
“Exactly!”
Since Ning Chu started earning money, her status in the family has notably risen. Back when she was still in school, even sitting in front of the computer to work was considered playing games and got her scolded. But now, she can confidently play in the living room, having spent a good few thousand on this game console.
“Make sure to go to bed early.”
“Alright~” She obediently turns off the game and, taking her mother’s words to heart, smiles and looks at Black Bean. “Did you hear that? Mommy says you need to go to bed.”
“But it’s only nine o’clock~”
“Go to bed early so you have energy to go play tomorrow.”
“I’m not sleepy.” Black Bean looks up at his sister with innocent, dreamy eyes. “Sis, I want to play games too.”
Ning Chu patiently tries to reason with him. “Be good and go to sleep early. Tomorrow, Wen Yang and I will take you to the amusement park. How about that?”
“I’m too big for amusement parks now.”
“……”
Their mother stifles a laugh and heads to the master bedroom. “Don’t let her stay up too late.”
“I know!”
Feeling a bit impatient, Ning Chu hands the controller over to Wen Yang.
“Wen Yang, can you get me some ketchup?” She picks up a dumpling, leans back against the sofa, and nervously shakes her leg, stuffing a dumpling into her mouth. Her eyes are glued to Black Bean, her mind racing with how to trick this little cat into going to bed.
If that cat doesn’t go to sleep, she can’t enjoy her late-night snack.
“Here’s your ketchup.”
Wen Yang returns with a small bowl and sits down beside Ning Chu. “Hmm… think of a way~”
He raises his head and sees the little succubus’s face filled with displeasure and anxiety. “It’s not urgent; she’ll know to go to bed once she gets tired of playing.”
“Then she could play until tomorrow morning.”
Ning Chu rolls her eyes. After eating just a few dumplings, she pushes the bowl towards Wen Yang. “You eat.”
“You’re already full?”
“No matter how much I eat, I can never seem to fill up…” She sighs dramatically.
Black Bean, clearly oblivious to her frustration, excitedly holds the controller, eyes glued to the TV, occasionally gasping.
With no good way to lure Black Bean away, Ning Chu squirms her way closer to Wen Yang, trying to keep some distance between them to avoid getting flustered by his male hormones.
“Hey, how come the fridge changed?”
With a jumbled mind, she randomly picks a topic of interest to ask about.
This year, she only returned home during the New Year, and with her working most of the time, she’s out of the loop regarding family affairs.
Black Bean, still fixated on the screen, answers without turning around. “Dad bought it. Mom said our fridge was too small, so they got a big double-door fridge!”
“Then why hasn’t Uncle come back yet?”
“Dad usually doesn’t stay home.”
“Oh~”
Ning Chu nods, her mind wandering.
Uncle is probably worried he’ll get drained by living with her mother, right? Or maybe he’s just too busy?
Feeding a middle-aged succubus might be manageable every two or three days, at least based on what she observes about her mother. But for herself, if she goes even one day without satisfaction, her mind gets all jumbled, and in two days, she might go into a needy mode. Her leisure time should be spent squeezing some love from Wen Yang.
Without any downtime, she can wander around with him all day without shame, but her stamina requires restraint, or she won’t be able to go to work the next day. Plus, her overly sensitive body easily leads to CPU overload and sleepiness.
And as the handsome male lead, Wen Yang’s downtime is quite rare too.
A succubus with a handsome male lead? Now that’s a match made in heaven~
Bored out of her mind while playing on her phone, Ning Chu had intended to dive into a novel to keep away the naughty thoughts, but she couldn’t focus on the plot at all; the naughty thoughts only escalated.
Unconsciously, she scoots closer to Wen Yang, their shoulders brushing against each other. Sneaking a glance at Black Bean, who is still fixated on the TV, she finally lets out a small sigh of relief.
“Ning Chu, should we start looking for a place when we get back? How about a two-bedroom apartment?”
Wen Yang, noticing her proximity but keeping his gaze on his phone, broaches the topic seriously.
“If we want to stay close to the office, it might be a bit pricey… Maybe we should consider renting an apartment? At least it’ll be more spacious than where we are now.”
“Sure, whatever you decide.”
Ning Chu doesn’t absorb any of it, resting her chin on Wen Yang’s shoulder while inhaling his subtly elegant scent.
“This one looks nice, an apartment with a one-bedroom living room.”
Wen Yang spots a property he likes. He turns to share it with Ning Chu only to find her not looking at the rental info but staring directly at his face instead.
Their faces are just inches apart, and Ning Chu’s warm breath brushes his cheek, making him suddenly thirsty.
Staring at those luscious, cherry-red lips, he swallows, trying to resist the urge, grabbing her wandering little hand that had snuck onto his thigh, and retrieves her tail that had begun to wiggle its way under his shirt, saying, “Black Bean.”
“Oh…”
“Are you calling me?”
Black Bean turns around, looking at Ning Chu and Wen Yang, who are practically glued together.
Wen Yang holds onto Ning Chu’s mischievous hand, worried about making a scene in front of Black Bean, and replies, “It’s 9:30; you should probably get ready for bed.”
“Brother-in-law, let’s go out for barbecue! Just secretly, without telling mom!”
Black Bean is totally in the mood.
“Tomorrow we’ll go for barbecue. You’ve already had dumplings and an egg burger for late-night snacks today.”
“Eh~ No way…”
Ning Chu can’t take it anymore, frowning as she raises her voice slightly, “Black Bean, time to go to sleep!”
That obviously impatient tone instantly sends a warning signal to Black Bean, whose cat ears droop back, flattening against her hair, and her tail instinctively tenses up.
“Okay, okay.”
Though Ning Chu rarely gets angry with her—never having even scolded her—Black Bean is still very much intimidated and obediently turns off the game console and the TV, quickly cleaning up the dishes left on the coffee table after the dumplings.
“Leave it; I’ll clean up later.”
“Okay.”
Wen Yang can clearly sense Ning Chu trembling slightly, and he can smell the sweet scent of her excitement hanging in the air. When he looks down again, he finds her eyes sparkling with affection, her cheeks flushed with a blush that is both alluring and charming.
Ning Chu’s legs are tightly squeezed together, her hips squirming nervously, and her voice almost coming out as a whimper, “Suddenly, let’s go back to the room.”
Originally, she just wanted to tease Wen Yang a bit.
But then, suddenly feeling needy made her feel like her sanity was teetering on the edge.
“Something definitely smells strange.”
Black Bean wags her tail and mutters as she walks into the bathroom.
As soon as the door shuts, the succubus can’t wait to devour Wen Yang, but he quickly flips her onto the sofa.
He princess-carries Ning Chu and hastily dashes into the spare bedroom to hide.
