Chapter 421. Show Me
In the first semester of freshman year, students were still somewhat restrained; even if they were late, they felt flustered, and occasionally skipping class meant they would hastily seek out a leave note from the counselor later.
During the first week of the next semester, everyone was still testing the teachers’ tempers and personalities.
Now, on a Monday morning, only two-thirds of the class showed up, scattered in the lecture hall.
University can be free and easy, or as tough as the final year in high school—it’s all up to personal sacrifice.
Ning Chu often daydreamed and chatted during class, but at least she listened somewhat, unlike certain students who treated the classroom like an arcade—walk in, pull out their phones, and start rallying their friends for a four-player shooting game.
She leaned on the desk, her head adorned with a knit hat and the hood of her padded jacket, and two small symmetrical bumps faintly visible from the hat.
The long horns were becoming increasingly difficult to conceal, but she still wanted to try hard.
Wang Jie and Zhang Shaoqing arrived punctually to the classroom, one looking pale and unsteady, the other bright-eyed and glowing.
I increasingly suspected Wang Jie’s girlfriend was a succubus.
Had she drained all his life energy?
Looking at the contrast between the two… Ning Chu’s brain circuit suddenly twisted.
Could it be that Zhang Shaoqing drained Wang Jie’s life energy?
“My back hurts badly.”
“I told you to exercise more, you didn’t listen! Making a fool of yourself in front of women!”
As the two sat beside Wen Yang, Ning Chu overheard their conversation.
“Look at me~ the embodiment of manly vigor!”
“You’ll know what fear is in the future,” Wang Jie mumbled as he slumped onto the desk, yawning.
Zhang Shaoqing, looking unconvinced, exclaimed, “Impossible! Absolutely impossible! I’m young and strong, I signed up for gym electives!”
“You see, signing up for gym is just cowardice.”
“I’m just being prepared for any future situations!”
Qian Qian wasn’t pulling her weight; she hadn’t drained Zhang Shaoqing dry at all.
Ning Chu listened to them, inwardly criticizing Qian Qian for being useless.
So far, among the couples she knew, most of the girls held the upper hand, but unexpectedly, Qian Qian was dragging the group’s average combat power down—what a shame!
As for her own situation… her rival was the male lead of the royal drama! If she could do it, then you can’t either!
As the teacher on stage finished calling the roll, the noisy classroom quieted down somewhat.
Yan Xinya had no interest in the subject, yawning every two minutes, and her little head leaned toward Ning Chu.
“Ning Chu~ Ning Chu~”
“The elective course schedule is out, and it starts tonight~ in the dance studio of Building F.”
Ning Chu fiddled with the white pom-poms on the sides of her hood, pondering, “Tonight, huh…”
Her new yoga outfit hadn’t arrived yet, so tonight she’d probably have to wear the same yoga outfit as Lily.
At least Lily would be there with her~
“Have your horns grown bigger again?”
No sooner had she spoken than the Wolf Girl caught on to the bump on Ning Chu’s hood.
Ning Chu replied nonchalantly, “Uh, they’re growing pretty fast, I guess.”
Yan Xinya, having never grown horns herself, accepted her explanation with confusion: “Oh, I still think you should go to the hospital…”
“By the way, when you come to class this afternoon, remember to bring your yoga outfit; there’s a changing room in the classroom.”
“Okay.”
Yoga class, huh~
Though she didn’t know much about yoga, it should be low-intensity and pretty easy, right?
And since it’s just an elective, the teacher probably wouldn’t teach any difficult poses; she could just coast through it.
Just as Ning Chu was mulling over what new poses she could unlock in the future, a slightly unfamiliar voice suddenly came from behind her.
“Ning Chu.”
“Huh?”
She turned around, looking curiously at the classmate.
Familiar, but even several months into the semester in the same classroom, she still couldn’t recall the other person’s name.
“Uh… when I came to class just now, someone asked me to give you something.” The classmate blushed, pulling out a small box of chocolates from her drawer, “I don’t know him either; he’s just… really persistent.”
Ning Chu glanced at the box of chocolates and asked, “Did you tell him I already have a boyfriend?”
“I did…”
She nodded in understanding: “Then you can eat them; I don’t like chocolate.”
Who on earth is this weirdo trying to dig into Wen Yang’s territory?
Where’s the confidence coming from~
Ning Chu grumbled inwardly, forcibly stuffing the chocolates back to the seemingly meek classmate, then turned around and poked Wen Yang’s arm.
“Wen Yang~ someone gave me chocolates~”
“I heard.”
Although Wen Yang was focused on the lecture, this was the first time he noticed Ning Chu’s antics.
“Don’t you have anything to say?”
After a brief silence, he thoughtfully nodded, “After class, I’ll buy you a big box, you can eat until you’re sick of them.”
“Pfft!” Ning Chu burst into laughter but quickly hushed herself, worried the teacher would notice, then leaned down on the desk, covering her mouth with her hand.
“Forget it; I don’t really like sweet stuff.”
She shot Wen Yang a glare, but she heard Zhang Shaoqing poke his head in curiously to ask, “Where’s the chocolate? If you don’t want it, I’ll eat it! I didn’t have breakfast this morning!”
Before Ning Chu could respond, Zhang Shaoqing exclaimed in surprise, “Whoa! Ning Chu, why is your head so bumpy?”
“……”
“Did you grow a tumor?”
Ning Chu shot a glance at the teacher just turning back to the blackboard to write and grabbed her textbook, standing up to smack Zhang Shaoqing on the head.
Feel the power of knowledge!
“You’re the one growing a tumor!”
“Stop acting crazy!”
Zhang Shaoqing dodged the attack, and amid the chaos, Wang Jie also noticed the oddity on Ning Chu’s head.
The long horns were indeed impossible to hide…
If she tried to conceal them further, it would only seem too deliberate.
Ning Chu switched gears in her mind and boldly pulled back her hood, took off her hat, tipped her chin up, and with a proud, show-off grin, pointed at her horns: “Ta-da! Look! Pretty, right?”
Wen Yang nodded in cooperation: “Very cute.”
Zhang Shaoqing looked baffled: “What the heck? You’ve grown horns? Are you a sheep?”
“Just wearing it for fun, it’s a girl’s accessory, you know? What do straight guys know?!”
“Pretty? You call that pretty? What terrible taste!” He scoffed dismissively, yet his gaze was still curiously glued to the small pair of horns on Ning Chu’s head.
Then he glanced beyond Ning Chu, spotting Lily, who was just putting on a pair of decorative horns.
Zhang Shaoqing froze for a moment, then stretched out his hand to pull the horns off Ning Chu’s head: “Let me see!”
“Are you crazy?!”
Ning Chu jumped in shock, quickly covering her head and scooting away, but bumped her head against Yan Xinya’s arm, making both her and the Wolf Girl go pale from the pain.
Meanwhile, Wen Yang grabbed Zhang Shaoqing’s outstretched hand: “Buy your own; those are a gift from me to Ning Chu.”
“Who would want them?!” Zhang Shaoqing retorted, pulling back his hand with a disdainful look, then leaned in smugly to Wen Yang and asked, “Are you trying to experience the boyfriend of a non-human? I recommend Ning Chu wear cat ears and a tail~ that would be so cute!”
Succubus is definitely the best in the world!
Wen Yang silently retorted in his heart.
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