Chapter 464. Shopping
“We’re heading out first~”
“Wait until I see my sister-in-law, I’m definitely taking a sneaky picture and posting it in the group! I want to see what kind of woman keeps draining Wang Jie dry!”
Er Pi Lian teased Wang Jie without restraint, while Wang Jie, the honest guy, could only yawn in the passenger seat, looking hopeless.
Ning Chu waved her hand to say goodbye to her two roommates and then mumbled bad things about Zhang Shaoqing behind their backs: “I don’t know who’s been drained weak at the knees by Qian Qian, but still has the face to talk about Wang Jie.”
However, compared to the pale-looking Wang Jie, Zhang Shaoqing at least looked okay, not completely drained dry.
She glanced up at Wen Yang beside her, curious to ask: “Why does Shaoqing call you ‘brother’? He even said you’re… ”
Wen Yang helplessly rubbed his nose: “Last night, when I went to the bathroom, those two insisted on following me in to take a look.”
“Ah… ”
Wasn’t that bound to give someone a shock?!
When Ning Chu had earlier gone to secretly peek at Wen Yang with the mindset of “What kind of character is this noble male lead,” she had been thoroughly frightened by the raging dragon.
Back then, she never imagined that it would actually be her future happiness, and she could really take it.
Life is unpredictable~
The hotel wasn’t far from the nearby shopping street, and the two of them were too lazy to pay for a taxi, so they held hands and strolled leisurely down the afternoon street.
After a recent stretch of rainy weather, the skies turned bright and clear; the afternoon sun was not too hot, but it warmed up everyone comfortably, accompanied by the gentle spring breeze, leaving Ning Chu particularly at ease.
She was still preoccupied with what happened last night, her face always slightly flushed with embarrassment: “Was I really that loud last night?”
“It shouldn’t have been; I usually hold back a bit…”
She had a look of anxiety as if fearing her little image would be utterly ruined in front of her roommates.
Though Zhang Shaoqing had already caught her once, that time Er Pi Lian only knew she was battling with Wen Yang and didn’t hear anything. It was totally different from this time.
Last night she had also been drunk, so she couldn’t remember just how wild she had gotten.
Wen Yang held back his laughter, ruffling Ning Chu’s little head: “Don’t worry, they didn’t hear anything.”
“Really?”
“Just kidding.”
“Thank goodness~” Ning Chu finally breathed a sigh of relief, complaining, “Even if they find out I’m a succubus, I don’t want them to think I’m like other succubi who are all promiscuous…”
“Are you talking about Lily?”
“Definitely not~ Lily is the disgrace of succubi! She’s worse than me!”
Clearly, Ning Chu was talking about those succubi who always get caught in crackdowns and participate in every ‘money-for-candy’ event.
If she really were mistaken for one of those types, her life would probably be filled with men wanting to seduce her or get into fights with her.
Just thinking about it is terrifying.
Wen Yang glanced down at the Little Demoness holding his hand: “You two seem pretty much the same, ‘Big Brother doesn’t laugh, and Little Brother does.'”
“How are we the same! At least I have a boyfriend, okay?!”
By this point, Ning Chu inexplicably began to compare herself to Lily, battling over who is more ‘succubus-like.’
“Yes, yes, yes.”
Seeing Wen Yang’s dismissive attitude, she fiercely shoved her icy hand back underneath his clothing, but the weather had already warmed up, and that little heat in her hand no longer had any effect on Wen Yang.
“It’s icy and feels nice,” Wen Yang teased, “In public, don’t be so forward.”
His expression quickly changed, his brows knitting together as he gasped: “Don’t pinch me, it hurts!”
“Now you know it’s serious~”
Ning Chu triumphantly withdrew her hand from Wen Yang’s clothes, waving her nails in a show-off manner: “I even specially left some nails; I originally wanted to borrow Lily’s nail polish~”
“I know, I know, you’re the best.”
Wen Yang, with a headache, advised: “Why don’t you just skip the nails? I’ve been wondering why my shoulder’s been all sore lately.”
Women with nails become deadly; what’s worse is, even if it hurts, if they get into an argument and end up scratching a face, the next day they’d have to endure their friends teasing them.
Unfortunately, he has a friend like that.
“Nails look nice~”
“Remember? You used to avoid wearing women’s clothes.”
“Times have changed~”
Ning Chu was in a good mood, her tone lifting at the end of her sentences, walking on her tiptoes with a light bounce as if a fairy had emerged from the forest.
She held Wen Yang’s hand, swinging her arms freely, completely unconcerned about the gazes of passersby.
Even though she had been a woman for a while now, when it came to shopping, she still preferred to pick a target and head directly to her destination.
This time the target was the cinema… but with her hand linked to Wen Yang while strolling along the street, she suddenly found wandering around like this, checking out street foods and clothes, teasing the stray cats and dogs was quite fun.
“There’s a nail salon; I’ve never been there.”
Ning Chu suddenly stopped in her tracks, looking at a small shop by the roadside, hesitating.
“Aren’t your nails just right for it?”
“……”
She hesitated, looking up at Wen Yang again, then down at her delicate fingers.
Wen Yang didn’t say much, simply held her hand and headed straight for the nail salon.
“What’s there to be shy about?”
“Nothing, I’m just afraid it might be too expensive…”
“You’ve been a girl for ages now; you’ve already been to a lingerie store.”
She muttered softly: “If I were to go alone, I wouldn’t dare enter.”
Perhaps it was due to her past pride as a man, but she still felt a bit bashful and curious about shops solely targeting women’s needs, even with hair salons; she was still reluctant to step into salons meant for women.
When out and about, she wouldn’t even dare go into public restrooms.
With a face full of reluctance, she was pulled into the shop by Wen Yang, where two enthusiastic shop assistants immediately approached them.
Ning Chu barely heard the cashier’s words; she was too busy looking around, her gaze immediately searching the wall for a price list.
Even though she had never been to a place like this before, she had heard that the prices at nail salons can be quite “random.”
Fortunately, this shop had a visible price list on the wall, so at least she didn’t have to worry about being scammed too badly.
“Help her get a manicure.”
Wen Yang dragged out Ning Chu, who was hiding behind him, peeking out.
“I don’t know what style to choose…”
The shop assistant quickly handed over a booklet filled with various nail styles.
Ning Chu flipped through it, dazed, occasionally pointing with her fingers, her face displaying a look of complete confusion, her legs instinctively sticking together.
“How about this one?” She pointed at a flamboyant image.
“That requires nail tips~”
She became even more bewildered, completely not understanding: “Nail what?”
She should have invited Lily for assistance on her first manicure; that girl loved beauty and couldn’t even go to class without nail polish.
Finally, she had to hand over the decision-making to Wen Yang, looking up at the equally perplexed big man beside her: “Which one do you think looks good?”
“They all seem fine?”
“Then let’s try the cheapest one!”
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