Chapter 458: Arrangements for May Day 11/12
“Ning Chu~”
Before our PE class had even ended, Yan Xinya already finished playing basketball.
With her ponytail bouncing, she rushed over and plopped down next to Ning Chu, grinning as she tried to stick herself to her.
“Hey! Don’t come over when you’re all sweaty!”
Ning Chu disdainfully pressed her hand against the wolf girl’s face, glancing up and down before worriedly asking, “Aren’t you cold without your jacket?”
“Not at all! I just exercised!”
Wolf girl proudly flaunted her wheat-colored waist, even puffing out her chest, intentionally tightening her stomach to make her not-so-defined abs stand out more.
“What’s so great about being so small?”
“I’m showing off my waist, okay! Can you wear a midriff-baring outfit?”
“Not a chance~”
Though the succubus’s silver markings were positioned on her lower abdomen, wearing high-waisted pants or skirts wouldn’t expose her waist too much, but one could never be too sure.
What if the pants slipped down a bit and revealed the silver markings? That wouldn’t be good.
After playing around for a moment, Yan Xinya’s eyes landed on Qing Qing, who was sitting not far away.
She paused slightly, her smile dimming, then leaned over to whisper in Ning Chu’s ear, “Who’s that? She’s pretty, just a bit flat.”
“That’s Qing Qing, but she’s even shyer than Lily and doesn’t like to talk.”
“She looks easy to bully~ So cute~ I want to take her home with me~”
“You want to take everything home.”
Ning Chu rolled her eyes at the wolf girl, then instinctively turned her head to look at Qing Qing, only to find this girl had dropped her head even lower, her short hair obscuring her eyes, revealing only her straight nose and delicate chin.
Why does she always come off as so awkward?
Speaking of which, according to the book’s設定, shouldn’t Qing Qing identify more as a female?
Then the question arises, should she stay in the boys’ dorm or the girls’ dorm? Little Huangwen wouldn’t write such details.
Ning Chu muttered in confusion.
Yan Xinya asked again, “Ning Chu, when we have a holiday for May Day, should we go out and play?”
“I’d rather stay in the rental,” Ning Chu replied.
“Have some fun with Wen Yang? It’s a three-day holiday! Can he handle it?”
Ning Chu shot her an annoyed glare, “How could that happen!”
Isn’t it more about whether I can handle it!?
“Then let’s go out and play~” Yan Xinya had already made plans for May Day, “How about going to Lily’s house!”
“We’re going again…”
“The hot springs at Lily’s place are quite famous~ Let’s enjoy the last bit of summer and drive out any dampness~” The wolf girl wrapped her arms around Ning Chu’s, shaking like a child asking for candy, and pleaded, “Come on~ please~”
Hot springs…
Ning Chu had never been to a hot spring in her life, but she had a vague understanding of hot springs in her mind.
They often appeared in R-18 works, whether it was pure romantic moments or wild escapades, the hot spring scene melded perfectly into either scenario.
Additionally, she had read a short story in her little Huangwen featuring a hot spring scene.
“So, Wen Yang…”
“Everyone goes! Let’s invite Shao Qing and Qian Qian too! Let him pick up the tab!”
“Don’t you think Lily’s place can’t hold so many people?”
“It’s a big shared sleeping arrangement~ It’ll be great to all sleep on the floor together~”
Ning Chu pressed her temples in frustration and reluctantly nodded, “I’ll ask Wen Yang, if he’s going, then I’ll go.”
“He’ll definitely give in to you~”
Indeed, if she pushed a little harder, Wen Yang had never opposed her wishes.
But Ning Chu’s personality wasn’t strong to begin with; even if Wen Yang complied with her, she had never truly forced him to do anything.
“What if he has plans for May Day?”
She casually waved it off, glancing to the side only to realize Qing Qing had somehow moved to another tree’s shade, not playing on her phone, but fiddling with her fingers, seemingly lost in thought.
Yan Xinya followed her gaze and muttered, “Why does she seem so withdrawn?”
“True.”
“She looks pretty insecure.”
The naturally emotional girl was indeed more sensitive, and even the usually boisterous wolf girl was sharper than Ning Chu, who had sat next to Qing Qing for half an hour without once considering this aspect.
But this explanation made sense, especially after adding in her ambiguous gender trait, insecurity seemed like an obvious character trait.
Well, here we go again, it’s my fault…
Ning Chu forced a bitter smile.
From Wen Yang’s family to Zhang Shaoqing’s white moonlight, and now to Qing Qing before her, it seemed all the tragedies stemmed from her casually jotted “characters” in the past.
Unlike the first two, she felt more empathetic towards Qing Qing.
After all, she had gone through that half-boy, half-girl state herself and could understand the cautious mentality of fearing exposure as a freak.
Not daring to date, even not knowing whether to approach men or women for a date, not daring to use the restroom in public, anyone’s gaze could impose heavy psychological pressure, making one unconsciously overthink, self-doubt whether they had already exposed themselves.
Fortunately, she met Wen Yang.
“Xin Ya.”
“Yeah?”
“I have a task for you.” Ning Chu tugged at Yan Xinya’s hand, nodding towards Qing Qing, “Use your shameless charm to get her contact information, whatever it takes.”
“How am I shameless!?”
She rephrased, “Use your passionate and generous nature to obtain her contact information!”
“That’s more like it~” Yan Xinya proudly stood up, “Don’t forget to treat me to milk tea~ A Qiu!”
“I told you to put your jacket on earlier…”
The wolf girl casually rubbed her nose, threw on her jacket, and excitedly ran off to bother Qing Qing.
That girl was quite sociable, pretty to boot, annoying yet irresistible; looks like this is a done deal~
Ning Chu had initially become Yan Xinya’s best friend after being pestered to the point of no return.
A faint perfume floated up to her nose as she asked without looking up, “Where did you run off to just now?”
“Lily and I went to look for the demon! We roamed the school a bit but still found no clues~”
Only then did she turn to see Lily’s expressionless face, but noticed Lily was hugging an octopus water cup, which had floating weeds, wildflowers, bugs, and butterflies in it… while the beautiful octopus lay at the bottom, clearly lifeless, not moving a single tentacle, looking like at least four of its eight legs had already crossed into the underworld.
Isn’t she right here?
Qian Qian stood before the two, hands on her hips as she complained, “I suspect Lily just wanted to catch bugs to feed her pet octopus! She wasn’t really looking for the demon at all~”
“Xin Ya said we’re going to the hot springs for May Day?” Ning Chu ignored Qian Qian’s words and asked Lily.
“Yeah.”
Although Lily merely responded, devoid of any tone, Ning Chu could still sense her utter lack of enthusiasm.
“Can I come?” Qian Qian immediately abandoned her complaints, her face lighting up as she leaned in, eyes sparkling.
“Sure.”
“Then I need to prepare well! I’ll buy a pretty swimsuit!”
Lily, taken aback, hurriedly lowered her head to send Ning Chu a link to a bikini, typing, “This one’s nice! Really!”
“Not wearing it!”
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