Chapter 354: Social Death
“How about having dinner before leaving? Are you in such a hurry?”
Auntie’s face had a somewhat stern look, but her voice was unexpectedly gentle as she cheerfully prepared dinner in the kitchen.
“No thanks, we already bought our tickets.”
Yan Xinya was eager to leave. She glanced at her uncle standing by the wine cabinet, his face painted with concern, and felt a bit more nervous inside.
The wine cabinet was nearly half-empty, two bottles of which were her doing, while the rest had been consumed by Lily.
She wondered if they would ask her to compensate for it…
“Our train leaves at five, we need to head out by a little past four.”
Ning Chu checked the time; they had to leave in about ten minutes, or else they might miss the train.
Their luggage was all packed, and the suitcase was waiting at the entrance by the elevator, ready for a quick getaway.
“Alright, be safe on the road.”
While Auntie seemed to let it slide, Lily suddenly dashed out from the bedroom, her face emotionless as she rushed to grab each of them and pull them into the bedroom.
“Hey! What are you doing?!”
“We’re going to miss the train!”
The two stumbled into the bedroom, and Lily shut the door with a serious expression, blocking the entrance with her body.
She looked at her two friends with a cold face: “Why are you in such a hurry?”
“Aren’t your parents back? It’s going to be awkward if we stay.” Yan Xinya blurted out.
Ning Chu quickly added, “Wen Yang told me to come back, he said he missed me.”
“……”
Lily stared at the two, her indifferent expression finally breaking.
She lowered her head, her face sagging as she softly muttered, “It’s all your fault, getting into trouble and leaving me behind.”
It was Yan Xinya who suggested drinking; Lily merely helped grill the meat but ended up being goaded into drinking a lot. As a result, the good girl image she had maintained in front of her parents shattered, leaving her completely intoxicated.
The toys were played with by Ning Chu, but they were found on the bedside table by her mother, who mistakenly thought they were Lily’s… Even though she was already a bit dirty-minded, at least she had hidden it well in the past.
“It’s fine~ You also secretly drank a lot; Uncle will definitely find out once he comes back~” Yan Xinya comforted.
Ning Chu quickly added, “It’s okay, you’re a Succubus~ Last semester, our school even had a Succubus organization that got detained. You’re just playing with those things privately, and you don’t even have a boyfriend… You’re already very pure, right?”
Lily wasn’t sure if they were comforting her or mocking her.
“I can’t face them…” Her voice was as tiny as a mosquito, filled with grievance.
Ning Chu suggested, “There are still several days before the New Year~ Why don’t you go hide at Xinya’s house for a couple of days? Everything will be fine afterward.”
“My house is so far away~”
“Then, how about coming to my house?” She frowned and mumbled, “My room might be a bit small, but the bed is quite big; three people should fit just fine.”
“Three?”
“Plus my younger sister, the catgirl who went to class with me before.”
“Oh~ that little cutie~”
Although avoiding the issue was useful, Lily still shook her head. “Forget it, the New Year is coming soon.”
Mainly, her parents would definitely not let her go out at this time.
Having just been caught letting herself go, how could they dare to let her out of their sight?
“Are you okay?” Ning Chu asked worriedly, “What if once we leave, you get punished…?”
“That won’t happen; my parents pamper me a lot.”
“Oh~ so it’s social death then.” She let out a sigh of relief, “I know this well; it’ll pass if you just endure it.”
Since her time in this world began, her sense of shame had been trampled countless times. By now, she was almost used to the feeling of embarrassment, although her lower limit kept getting lower.
“……” Lily shot her a glare.
“Lily’s skin isn’t as thick as yours~”
“Where am I thick-skinned?”
People’s joys and sorrows do not connect. Lily fretted over how to face her parents, while Yan Xinya and Ning Chu were joking around.
After some playful banter, Yan Xinya finally presented a reasonable solution: “How about we just clarify things with Auntie?”
“It was me who suggested drinking; I coaxed Lily into getting drunk~ It’s just a matter of saying it clearly.”
Lily nodded rapidly and simultaneously turned to Ning Chu, both sets of eyes zeroing in on her.
Ning Chu paused for a moment, instinctively stepping back. At the same time, the pink on her cheeks rapidly spread to her ears.
No! Of course, you can clarify things! But how do I say it?!
Do I tell Lily’s mom: that toy was something I used earlier this morning and has nothing to do with Lily?
No way! Even if I never see Auntie again, I can’t bear to say something like that!
She widened her eyes and stammered, “I… I’m also a victim! Lily shoved it at me…”
If it weren’t for Lily rushing to recommend it, dragging her into the mess, they wouldn’t have gotten caught!
Seeing Ning Chu’s face turning beet red, Lily turned her head and stifled a laugh, but soon realized her situation wasn’t great either, and her laughter came to an abrupt halt.
“Our train is really going to leave without us.” Yan Xinya reminded.
Lily waved her hand, helplessly stepping aside from the door.
Although her parents discovering her wild side wasn’t great… she just hoped their emotional intelligence was high enough to treat it as if nothing had happened.
As she watched her friends leave, Lily turned back to the large box on the bedside table, swiftly disinfecting and cleaning it before hiding it away.
She’d bring it to Ning Chu when school starts again.
By then, Ning Chu would definitely have that mix of bashfulness and excitement, wanting it but also resistant~
The door was gently knocked on.
“Your friend left, aren’t you going to see her off?”
Lily immediately sat up straight on the bed. “No, I’m not.”
The door was pushed open from the outside, and her mother walked in, casually closing the door behind her.
“Mom, is something wrong?”
In front of her family, Lily did not act quiet and withdrawn; she’d show more smiles.
But her hands unconsciously gripped her long dress, her heart racing.
“Why did you buy something like that?”
I’m a Succubus!
Lily instinctively answered in her heart, but her upbringing made her particularly ashamed regarding sexual matters. Apart from online or in front of her friends, she would always wrap herself in a layer of introversion and conservativeness.
Her face quickly turned red, her toes dug into the ground, and her breath quickened as she meekly replied, “I… I saw it online and got curious, so I bought one…”
This was the truth; she had indeed been purely curious the first time she bought it.
Only twenty or so variously shaped toys of different sizes remained locked in her cabinet at home.
“……”
A faint sigh was heard, and when Lily looked up again, the bedroom was empty.
Did she just manage to pass this off?
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