Chapter 440. Selling Out
The awkward situations I’ve been caught in by Mom are countless.
From being caught out all night to running into each other at a love hotel, I reckon I’ve already made it as a competent succubus in my mother’s eyes.
But come on, this is my mother!
And Hei Dou is here too!
The outfit I was sporting as a “love hotel maid” has now been changed into a thick home cotton outfit. I was sitting obediently on the sofa, my gaze darting around nervously, hands awkwardly squeezed between my thighs, and the blush on my face hasn’t faded.
My ears felt like they were on fire, and through the screen, I could sense the strange looks from both my mother and Hei Dou.
Especially Hei Dou’s innocent, curious eyes made my internal embarrassment even worse.
“Where are your cat ears, sis?”
“Sis looked so pretty just now~”
“……”
I was so embarrassed I could hardly lift my head.
Though Hei Dou has been a catgirl for a while now, it was clear that this cat didn’t realize how risqué my outfit just was.
Wen Yang was also a bit awkward, scratching his nose while giving a sheepish chuckle.
“Don’t copy your sister,” Mom said, giving Hei Dou’s little head a pat before teasing me, “Looks like you’re doing well outside?”
“Not bad… just caught a bit of a cold today.”
“It’s still chilly, how can you not catch a cold dressing so lightly?”
“……”
I had no retort!
This is too mortifying!
Didn’t I just shake my butt a bit earlier?!
I hung my head low, wishing I could bury myself in the ground, my toes were curled tightly in my cotton slippers, wanting to dig a little apartment into the floor.
“Is your brother in some trouble lately?” Mom set her phone up on the table, starting to brush Hei Dou’s hair while saying, “I asked him to come home for a meal, but he refused. Is he dating someone?”
“Mom, you haven’t heard?…”
“Hmm?”
The current situation was so awkward, I desperately needed a juicy topic to divert Mom and Hei Dou’s attention.
Sorry, brother~
“Brother found a girlfriend, and they might even be living together.”
Mom paused for a moment, a mix of surprise and delight on her face: “Really?”
“Really! Wen Yang met her, right?”
Wen Yang nodded earnestly: “She’s a pretty girl. I saw her once when Ning Yuan drove us to the station.”
“I think she’s a classmate from Brother’s university. After graduation, they started working in the same company, and feelings grew over time?”
Mom was grinning from ear to ear: “When are they getting married? Hey, what should we name our grandson? How much is the bride price?”
“……”
How am I supposed to know?
I decided to change the subject entirely: “Mom, you can’t get married without a place to live, right? Our house is too small.”
“No worries, this place is worth quite a bit.” Mom cheerfully murmured, “I’m going to sneak over to his rental this weekend. He’s dating but didn’t even tell me! I don’t even know what the girl looks like.”
“Don’t tell Brother it was me…”
“Relax~”
Hei Dou leaned in, her innocent little face filling the entire phone screen.
She looked at me and Wen Yang through the screen, her big eyes wide: “When are you coming back? I’m almost starving to death because of Mom~”
“Starving to death?”
With that chubby little face, it sure didn’t look like she was missing meals.
Hei Dou nodded vigorously: “I can’t even have late-night snacks now! I can only eat half a bowl of rice!”
“Mom? She’s still young and needs proper nutrients to grow,” I scolded Mom with a pained heart, “Why aren’t you letting her eat enough?”
Mom pressed down on Hei Dou’s head, still wearing the joy of finding out her eldest son has a girlfriend: “Starving? She’s about to turn into a pig!”
“Ning Xin, why don’t you lift up your shirt and show your sister?”
“No way!”
“She has three layers of flab when she sits down.”
“That’s just the original pouch! Cats have them!”
Mom tugged at Hei Dou’s cat ear: “You’re learning from your sister, huh? Fat is fat! Stop arguing!”
“???”
I was caught in the crossfire, looking utterly confused.
“Just look at her face, hasn’t it gotten much rounder since before winter break? You two just keep spoiling her!”
I twitched my mouth; after a closer look, Hei Dou did seem rounder than before, though it made her look cuter.
It’s actually better for young kids to be a bit chubby at first; once they grow taller, that little bit of fat will vanish without a trace… Brother Ning Yuan was definitely a chunky kid over ten years old, but after entering junior high, he shot up so fast that within a year, he became a lanky reed.
But then Wen Yang betrayed me first: “She should eat less and lose some weight.”
“Right?” Mom nodded happily, “Ning Xin, did you hear that? Your brother wants you to eat less and lose weight.”
This guy was snitching on Hei Dou just to win over his future mother-in-law.
Hei Dou looked at Wen Yang with big, pitiful eyes, but seeing that Wen Yang didn’t show any remorse, she puffed her cheeks like a blowfish: “I’m not talking to Brother anymore!”
She jumped off the bed angrily and stormed out of the room.
Seeing her get upset, Mom helplessly asked: “Ning Xin, Brother said he’d take you out for barbecue tonight.”
“Coming! Coming!”
Hei Dou instantly changed her face, bouncing back in with glee: “After this meal, I’ll start dieting!”
“You say that every time.”
After hanging up the video call with Mom, I sprawled on the armrest of the sofa, utterly defeated.
Thinking back to the scene where I appeared in that maid outfit in front of Mom and Hei Dou, the blush on my cheeks just wouldn’t fade.
“It’s all your fault! Why didn’t you warn me when Mom called?”
I kicked Wen Yang a few times with my bare foot, but he caught my foot firmly.
“Let go!”
“Didn’t I also not expect you’d buy such an outfit?”
My feet were smooth and white, with no rough skin at all, and my toes were dainty and pink, making Wen Yang let go while also unable to resist stroking from my ankle to the top of my foot.
“You freak!”
It felt like I was shocked by electricity, my little belly jumped a bit, and I quickly retracted my foot, curling my legs up, adding a hint of peachy color to my already embarrassing blush.
Being a succubus is so hard…
While others have laugh spots on their sides, armpits, and soles, that make them burst into laughter when touched, I felt weak all over with just one touch.
Plus, with a tail, horns, and ears, I’m practically skin sensitive all over.
“Don’t touch! I caught a cold!”
Wen Yang didn’t have any ulterior motives and just mumbled in response, lowering his head to eat the scraps. This only made me feel like my mind was filled with yellow trash, and I bashfully covered my face with one hand, rising from the sofa.
When I sat down in front of the computer, I had no desire to write, resting my chin on my hand, staring blankly at the screen.
Suddenly, something was placed on my head. I turned and saw Wen Yang standing behind me after finishing his meal.
“What are you doing?”
“These cat ears fit surprisingly well with your succubus horns.”
Wen Yang stroked his chin, commenting.
“Ugh!”
“Why not try on that outfit again?”
“Absolutely not!”
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