Chapter 373. Ning Yuan and Lily
“Brother! Stop playing on your phone~”
After finishing the homework assigned by Mom, Hei Dou sprinted over with her little booklet, her short legs carrying her to the sofa.
She jumped onto the couch, handing the booklet to Ning Yuan, who was busy typing on his phone: “Help me check my homework! And sign it, please.”
“The couch is going to get wrecked by you sooner or later.” Ning Yuan was startled and chastised her before asking, “Why don’t you ask Mom to check it?”
“Mom is too strict~”
Seeing Hei Dou’s pitiful expression, he reluctantly set aside his phone and took the booklet to check it.
But he was somewhat distracted, glancing at his phone from time to time. When he saw a message pop up, he immediately set Hei Dou’s homework aside and began typing a response.
“Who is it?”
The little head with cat ears leaned in.
“A friend.” Ning Yuan instinctively turned his phone away from Hei Dou’s line of sight.
“Hmm?” Hei Dou was not satisfied and leaned in closer, “Is it a girlfriend?”
“At your young age, you’re already caring about my business?”
“Sister has a boyfriend already!”
“Ning Chu is pretty; if she wanted a boyfriend, she could just wave her hand to get one.”
Hei Dou tilted her head slightly and looked at Ning Yuan’s face: “Brother is pretty handsome too~”
“So who do you think is more handsome, me or him?”
Ning Yuan pointed at the variety show playing on the TV, which featured a recent internet-famous young celebrity, the prince charming for many girls.
“Brother is handsome!”
Hei Dou answered without hesitation.
“Really?” Ning Yuan was both surprised and didn’t quite believe Hei Dou’s taste.
“Really! Brother is handsome, yep!”
He picked up his phone and narcissistically admired himself in selfie mode: “Right? I think so too.”
The sound of the elevator doors opening could be heard from the hallway, and moments later, Ning Chu pushed the door open with a frown and entered.
Hei Dou immediately jumped up, running over eagerly: “Sister~ Where are the grilled sausages?”
“Here.”
“Ning Chu, look at this celebrity on TV. Is he more handsome than me?”
Ning Chu didn’t expect such a deathly question as soon as she came in, pausing briefly before hesitantly glancing at the TV.
She couldn’t help but roll her eyes: “Brother, can you stop being so narcissistic?”
If it were Wen Yang, it would be more fitting to compare, and while Ning Yuan was refined and clean, he indeed qualified as a little handsome guy, but that was only in daily life.
“Do tell.”
“How can you even compare to him?” Ning Chu bluntly critiqued, “He’s on a show, and at least he’s made up and styled. Look at you, it’s already afternoon—did you even wash your face today?”
“……”
Ning Yuan felt heartbroken, unable to breathe.
It must be Ning Chu’s taste that was the problem!
“Damn it, I was so infuriated just going out.” Ning Chu grumbled while taking off her shoes, “My classmate was talking about finding a job to earn money for food. Wen Yang and I went shopping with him for an hour, and he looked down on every job available!”
“Can’t hand out flyers because it’s embarrassing, thinks logistics and moving deliveries are too tiring… looking for a daily wage and still picky. He might as well starve to death!”
“Watch your language.” Ning Yuan reminded casually.
“Annoying as hell!”
Just thinking about needing to pay for a hotel to go on a date with Wen Yang tonight made her even angrier!
“Sister~” Hei Dou tugged at Ning Chu’s sleeve, “Brother was just chatting with a girl.”
Ning Chu froze for a moment, her frustration instantly turning into curiosity and delight: “Who?”
“Didn’t see~”
She immediately ran to the sofa, propping her hands on the armrest and looking at Ning Yuan scrutinizingly: “Did you chat with Lily?”
Ning Yuan felt a bit awkward and scratched his head before answering, “Yeah.”
“How long did you chat? What’s the progress?”
“This… just chatted for one day.”
He paused, then curiously asked, “Didn’t you say she was a bit aloof and introverted? Why does it feel… not really like that?”
“She’s a bit more lively online.”
“A bit?”
Ning Chu recalled the time when she first met Lily, who sent a huge pile of toy links right away.
God knows what outrageous things that girl has done online; for all we know, she might even be calling Brother ‘hubby’ in their online chats!
She could probably understand Ning Yuan’s thoughts now, so she switched her tone: “Lively a lot.”
“She’s a succubus, right?”
“Yeah, why?”
Ning Yuan hesitated as he said, “I prefer girls who are a bit more innocent.”
Got it, he’s worried she’s got some spooky past, right?
“Oh, don’t worry about that!” Ning Chu wasn’t confident in many things, but she patted her soft chest reassuringly, “She’s definitely innocent! Almost twenty and never had a boyfriend before!”
“Really?”
“Why not? Can’t a succubus be innocent? Look at me, haven’t I been innocent? That’s just a stereotype!”
“……”
Ning Yuan really couldn’t understand how someone who once dragged her brother to watch action movies could be considered innocent.
Besides, she had only been a girl for half a year and already found a boyfriend; come the New Year, she was always out and about, her complexion rosy and full, looking like she was on cloud nine…
Wen Yang must be about to get drained dry by her at this point!
Seeing that Brother was silent, Ning Chu bent down and picked up a slipper to throw at him.
“I think that girl is pretty nice.” Ning Yuan side-stepped to avoid it and quickly changed the subject, “Can you help check Hei Dou’s homework? I’m busy over here.”
“Busy flirting with girls, huh?”
“Flirting with girls…” Ning Yuan glanced at the chat log on his phone, feeling like it was more like the girl was flirting with him.
This girl was way too proactive; she kept making moves, some so fast he couldn’t react…
…
It could only be said, as expected of a succubus.
“Hei Dou, come here.”
Ning Chu sat on the sofa, pointing at a mistake in the practice booklet: “How could you get this question wrong?”
Hei Dou had finished eating the grilled sausage and was smacking her lips as she leaned in closer: “Ah~ I wrote it wrong!”
“Do your homework more carefully!”
“Okay! I promise next time!”
“Fix it.”
Not seeing any other mistakes, Ning Chu’s tone was pretty calm as she rubbed Hei Dou’s little head and handed the homework back.
Then she turned her curious gaze back to Ning Yuan: “Brother, can I see the chat log?”
“That’s not allowed.”
“What on earth were you two even talking about that I can’t see?”
“Just the usual stuff, I guess?”
Ning Chu narrowed her eyes: “Brother, do you want to see her~ When I start school, you can take me, and you’ll definitely get to meet her.”
“Maybe you’ll even have a meal together and have a little romance or something?”
“This…” Ning Yuan’s heart skipped a beat.
He really wanted to see the girl on the other side of the phone, the so-called introverted, aloof girl Ning Chu mentioned, and how she would act in person.
He was a bit moved!
“Sure.” He nodded with a puzzled look.
Ning Chu’s lips curled into a slight smile, her expression innocent and cute: “Brother, I’m out of money.”
“……”
As expected, no good intentions!
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