Chapter 514. A Little Gift
“Mom, there’s stuff from the rental that needs to be sent back. Please remember to sign for it in the next couple of days.”
“Uh-huh… Just don’t rummage through my things! Once you sign, put it anywhere, and I’ll sort it out when I get back.”
Scattered little items from the rental, autumn and winter clothes, and a big cabinet full of toys were all packed up and sent down by Wen Yang.
Ning Chu leaned forward against the windowsill, peeking down at Wen Yang who was talking with the delivery person. She continued talking to her mother on the phone, “During the break, I’ll be going back alone; Wen Yang is going straight to Shanghai.”
“Then what are you coming back for?”
“Aren’t you marrying Uncle? I can’t just mooch off a meal, can I?”
Her mother, sounding quite worried, asked, “But what will you do without Wen Yang by your side~”
Ning Chu immediately picked up on her mother’s concerns and rubbed her temples in annoyance. Sighing heavily, she replied, “Mom, what do you do when Uncle isn’t around?”
“Wanna get hit?! Are you teasing your mom now?”
“I’m just asking seriously, you know!” She raised her voice in displeasure.
Her mother paused for a moment before giving a nonchalant response, “I’ll find a way…”
Even just hearing her voice, Ning Chu could picture her mother’s awkward and flustered expression.
She could also guess the answer.
It probably meant going out to meet men or using other substitute methods… This kind of shame for succubi usually leads them to choose the latter option.
Flirting a couple of times is fine, but if it happens too often, it could make the succubus lose her mind, and that would make things much worse.
“Mom! Mom! Is that Sister on the phone? I want to chat with her too!”
A lively voice from Hei Dou came through the phone, making Ning Chu smile faintly. She shifted her position comfortably against the windowsill and asked, “Hei Dou, are you on break?”
“Just a few more days, then I’m on break! I’m going to be in middle school next term!”
“Have you grown taller?”
Her tone had become a bit childish, taking on a tone one might use to coax a little kid.
“I’m almost taller than Mom!”
Hei Dou was already in her puberty phase, rapidly shooting up after being a tiny one, and she was nearing one meter fifty before even entering middle school.
“Well, you might end up even taller than me.”
“Sister! When are you coming back?”
“Early next month, it’s soon.”
The last time Ning Chu saw Hei Dou, this little cat’s chest had developed a bit, just showing the tip of its growth; a few months had passed, and she wondered how much Hei Dou had developed by now.
Ning Chu didn’t really understand normal girls’ growth rates. For her, it felt like she suddenly shot up from being a flat board to a C-cup within six months, transforming from an external accessory into an internal one, from a boy to a girl…
But Hei Dou’s case was strange, going from a cat to a catgirl overnight, which didn’t quite fit the standard of a normal girl, hard to say.
“Sister, can I sleep with you when you come back?”
“Sure, just don’t snore and disturb my sleep.”
“Yay!”
Since Wen Yang wasn’t going back this time anyway, Ning Chu casually agreed.
It had been a few years, and Hei Dou had gradually adapted to life as a catgirl. Before, all she cared about was food, but now she had many more concerns.
Hei Dou hugged her phone, found a corner, and made sure her mother wouldn’t overhear before whispering to Ning Chu, “Sister, a classmate said he likes me…”
“Oh? For real?”
“Really! Don’t tell Mom, okay~”
Ning Chu nodded with a smile: “Do you like him?”
“No way! He’s always showing off, I can’t stand him.”
Kids these days sure are precocious! Back in elementary school, she didn’t even have the concept of liking anyone; it wasn’t until middle school that she started to feel some curiosity about girls. But during that time, she was just full of video games, and later… her mother passed away, turning her world gray, making her even less interested in women.
Ning Chu reminisced about her past self and looked at the current succubi, giving a helpless yet relieved sigh.
Though her life now was quite good, she couldn’t help but wonder what her future would look like if she hadn’t traveled here and was still a boy…
Maybe she would be a hikikomori lying in a trash heap waiting to die? Or putting in effort just to stay fed and warm? Or perhaps a cute girl might walk into her world and rescue her from that dark place…
“I’ll hang up! Mom said she’s taking me to the amusement park to ride the roller coaster today!”
“You still dare to ride that thing?”
“Of course! I’ll take pictures to show you!”
After hanging up, Ning Chu stuffed her phone into the shallow pocket of her shorts and peeked down at the floor below.
Wen Yang had sent the stuff out, and he just looked up, waving at her.
“I want cola!”
“No way!”
Ning Chu pouted, puffing her cheeks out like a little girl throwing a tantrum.
She only acted like this in front of Wen Yang…
Just a few floors down, Wen Yang’s voice was clear, “I’m going to get you lunch!”
“Then I want pig trotter rice!”
“Sure.”
Her aunt’s time was approaching, and Ning Chu had already prepped with sanitary pads; Wen Yang wouldn’t let her drink any drinks or touch cold water.
In this hot weather, not drinking something cool only made her feel all heated up, even with the air conditioning running.
She tugged at the neckline of her short sleeves, turned, and sat down at the computer, propping her feet up on the table while staring at the ceiling fan.
“So hot~”
Anyway, it was the weekend… so even if she sweated a lot, it wouldn’t matter.
With a flicker of thought, Ning Chu suddenly stood up, pulled all the curtains closed, and stripped down to just her underwear, lazily sitting by the air conditioning vent.
Much cooler~
Her tail started to wag joyfully, but wearing so little inevitably led to some wandering thoughts, the light pink markings on her lower abdomen deepening in color.
Before long, the sound of the door opening came from outside.
Wen Yang stepped in with his hands behind his back. As soon as he looked up, he saw the little demoness wearing only white underwear, her fair skin exposed to the air.
There was a hollow heart pattern on her chest, faintly revealing the outline of the northern hemisphere, and below she wore white cotton panties that hugged her pert backside snugly.
He jumped back in shock, quickly slamming the door shut, scared that someone might see his little demoness.
“Why aren’t you wearing clothes?”
“It’s hot~” Ning Chu put her hands on her hips defiantly and said, “Why can you wander around in just your underwear at home, but I can’t?!”
I’ve heard that girls in dorms often run around in their underwear during summer!
“If you end up with cramps later, don’t blame me for not warning you.” Wen Yang shot her a glare as he walked over to the coffee table. “See what I bought for you.”
“You didn’t get pig trotter rice? Is it lobster rice instead?”
“Not even close.”
Ning Chu stretched her neck, scampering over to take a peek, only to see Wen Yang suddenly flip his hand and magically produce a red rose.
“？？？”
She really had no sense of aesthetics when it came to flowers and didn’t find it romantic; her mouth twitched, unsure what to say.
“Here, a gift.”
“Such a waste of money…”
Wen Yang innocently smiled, “Weren’t you just complaining last night that I hadn’t bought you anything?”
“Then at least get something useful…”
Ning Chu grumbled as she took the rose, glancing around the room before turning back and dumping the contents of a pen holder out, filling it with water: “Can this keep me alive?”
“Probably not?”
“Even more wasteful!”
She carefully placed the rose into the water-filled pen holder, gazing earnestly at the vibrant bloom, already contemplating having Qian Qian come over and use magic to keep the rose fresh.
After all, it was from Wen Yang…
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