Chapter 542. Gather Together
“Stop it! Cut it out!”
Lily, usually as cold as ice, was in quite a predicament. She had darted a few steps in the cramped dormitory, but soon got cornered by Yan Xinya, who pinned her hands against the wall.
“Let me go!”
Lily struggled with all her might, but Yan Xinya overpowered her effortlessly.
“Ning Chu! Hurry up!”
With a teasing smile, Ning Chu stretched out her mischievous little hand and pinched the flesh on Lily’s waist.
“So much meat on your waist!”
“There’s some on your belly too!”
“The soft feel is just delightful~ How much have you gained?”
Lily glared at Ning Chu, her face flushed. However, as a Succubus, her aura was usually weak, and her defiant look resembled a stubborn little kitten, making others want to tease her even more.
Seeing that look in her eyes, Ning Chu finally understood why Wen Yang always got more excited when she acted tough.
“Did you say you’ve gained thirty pounds?”
That ludicrous guess instantly broke Lily’s defenses: “Only seven pounds!”
“Completely unnoticeable?” Yan Xinya eagerly promoted, “Want to come for a personal training session? The weight loss effects are amazing!”
“That’s because the long skirt hides it all, so of course, it looks unnoticeable.”
After a bit of playful banter, the two finally released Lily. This icy Succubus was now a mess, her clothes askew, hair disheveled, and the strap of her long skirt had slipped down one side, looking as though she’d been ruffled about.
She huffed and puffed, straightening out her clothes and hair, quickly restoring her icy goddess demeanor.
Ning Chu curiously asked, “How did you get so chubby?”
You must know, Lily is a magical girl, so usually… well, she could use magic to avoid physical labor, right? So gaining weight shouldn’t be that surprising, right?
But isn’t there a slimming spell or something?!
“I know! When she was preparing for her graduate exam, the stress made her crave sweets. I shared a dorm with her back then!”
“When I’m stressed, all I want to do is lie in bed and stare blankly, I can’t think of eating at all.”
“When I get stressed, I like to drink a bit and hit a punching bag~”
As they shared their stress relief methods, Yan Xinya shamelessly got closer to Lily, sticking around her like a sticky plaster.
Glancing at the time, it was already a bit past seven in the evening.
Ning Chu looked at Yan Xinya, puzzled, “Where’s Qian Qian? Didn’t she live with you?”
That magical girl was younger, and after failing her postgraduate exam, she ran off to live with the Wolf Girl.
The Wolf Girl didn’t mind taking care of a little girl; apparently, the two even adopted a cat together.
“She’s working overtime,” Yan Xinya said nonchalantly, propping her leg up on the desk, “She said she’d come over tomorrow; our place isn’t too far from the school anyway.”
Ning Chu suggested, “Why not just stay at your place tonight?”
“How can that be? There’s only one bed! Even sharing with Qian Qian feels cramped.”
Lily, expressionless and cold, said, “You slept with Qian Qian.”
“???”
Both of them looked blankly at her, with Ning Chu quickly reacting and dramatically pointing at Yan Xinya, “You’re even worse than a beast!”
“I’m not!” Yan Xinya’s tail stood up in protest, “Although Qian Qian is really cute, I don’t like girls! Especially not flat ones! I wouldn’t even want to touch them!”
“Ah? Is Qian Qian still that flat?”
She nodded vigorously, “I measured her hand. She’s an A cup! Not much meat at all.”
“Yet you say you wouldn’t want to touch her!”
Yan Xinya, confident in her height and strength, loved to be handsy with her friends, leaving Ning Chu frustrated for quite some time.
The playful scrimmages among girls felt a bit over the top to her.
But now she was used to it, and even felt comfortable enough to strike first.
“Grumble~”
The sudden sound made the dorm go silent as the three exchanged glances.
“I’m hungry… I didn’t eat lunch, and my stomach is protesting.” With a red face, Yan Xinya raised her hand, “Shall we go eat? I haven’t eaten at the school cafeteria in a while.”
“That’s quite a loud noise you make~”
Ning Chu murmured, having never heard someone’s stomach grumbling echo throughout the whole room.
“Is that a problem? I haven’t eaten all day!”
She then looked at Lily, “Shall we eat at the cafeteria?”
“Sure!”
“Then I’ll invite Wen Yang and the others…”
Even though Ning Chu often criticized the cafeteria for being overpriced, with two meat and one vegetable dish costing over ten bucks, and the hygiene sometimes questionable with bits of unmentionables in the food.
But outside in society, especially in a big city like Shanghai, a casual meal costs twenty or thirty bucks, which made her miss the cafeteria more than ever.
The three exited the dorm, and Yan Xinya, now hungry, was a bit downcast, while Lily, sociophobic, put on her icy face as she stepped outside, embodying the icy goddess vibe.
“Have any of your classmates noticed your true nature?”
“No.”
“Eh? No Succubi to exchange experiences with you?”
Lily coolly shook her head, “I don’t play with them.”
Well, Ning Chu had also been exposed to other Succubi’s circles, which were a messy bunch, and their ways were all kinds of wild. It seemed every Succubus was like a walking female-oriented story… better to stay away from that kind of circle since she and Lily were already the disgrace of Succubi.
As they exited the dorm area, Wen Yang and Wang Jie approached from behind.
Upon seeing Wang Jie, Ning Chu couldn’t help but exclaim, jogging over, “Whoa! How’d you gain so much weight!”
She thought Lily gaining seven pounds in a year was ridiculous enough, but Wang Jie looked like he’d gained at least twenty, his whole body puffed up.
Wang Jie awkwardly avoided her gaze, lowering his head to fiddle with his phone.
“Seriously, what happened this past year?”
Aside from playing games together, they rarely discussed personal lives.
“I ate and slept, then slept and ate…” Wang Jie muttered without looking up.
“Seriously exaggerated~” Ning Chu instinctively leaned against Wen Yang and hugged his arm, asking, “Wen Yang, where’s Shao Qing? Isn’t he back yet?”
“He’s traveling. He said he’d buy a ticket to come back yesterday, but it seems like something went wrong; he can’t return.”
“Oh, I see…”
Just as expected, the situation before last year’s departure had occurred; it would be difficult for all of them to gather together again. Each gathering would likely have someone missing.
With the one person she used to dislike the most gone, Ning Chu found herself feeling a bit lost without someone to spar with verbally.
“Wen Yang~ you’ve gotten even more handsome~”
Yan Xinya and Lily intertwined arms and strolled over leisurely.
The Wolf Girl still greeted warmly, while the icy Succubus merely nodded discreetly at Wen Yang.
“When are you planning to marry Ning Chu? Lily and I are waiting for the wedding banquet~”
“Haven’t you asked me that before? I said not to rush.” Ning Chu shot a glare at Yan Xinya but instinctively tightened her hold on Wen Yang’s arm, looking up with expectation.
After all these years, she genuinely felt the urge to establish a family and have a little home of her own.
Wen Yang noticed the eager look in the little Demoness’s eyes, his smile faltered for a moment, slightly awkwardly replying, “Maybe in a few years? My career is just starting.”
“Oh~”
Ning Chu’s gaze fell in disappointment.
“Don’t you worry about Ning Chu getting taken away? You know, starting a family comes first!”
She nodded eagerly, “Exactly, exactly.”
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