Chapter 577. Where’s Hei Dou?
Ning Chu hadn’t seen Zhang Shaoqing for a few years now. Generally, they only kept in touch online, and that was mostly limited to games.
Every year during the New Year, she and her girlfriends would organize a gathering, but Zhang Shaoqing and Wang Jie rarely showed up, leaving her quite resentful.
After all, they had lived together for half a year and attended classes together every day.
“Sister, is Shaoqing coming?”
“You still remember him?”
Hei Dou nodded excitedly: “He used to buy me cat food!”
She hadn’t forgotten her memories as a cat; she clearly recalled how round and plump Zhang Shaoqing used to feed her.
“He doesn’t know you’ve turned into a cat girl now, so don’t say anything weird when you see him.”
“Rawr!”
It was mealtime, and this time Hei Dou was personally cooking to treat Zhang Shaoqing in gratitude for the cat food he’d given her back then.
“I’m going to cook!”
Hei Dou wiggled her tail and dashed into the kitchen, while Ning Chu lazily got up to change clothes in her bedroom.
Since graduating, it seemed like this guy Zhang Shaoqing hadn’t had a proper job; his social media was always filled with travel photos, and whenever they did talk, it was just to ask Ning Chu and Wen Yang to play games.
It had been years since they last saw each other, and that smug face didn’t seem as annoying anymore; at least he was proactive in helping out over the phone.
Not long after, around twelve-thirty, just as Hei Dou was getting droopy from hunger, the doorbell rang.
“I thought I’d have to go down to get you.”
Ning Chu opened the door and immediately saw Wen Yang.
“Aren’t you at work?”
“Taking a lunch break, thought I’d grab a ride back with Shaoqing to eat.”
Are you feeling jealous knowing your wife is spending time with another guy?
She rolled her eyes silently: “Where’s Shaoqing?”
Wen Yang moved aside, revealing Zhang Shaoqing, though his figure was mostly blocked.
“Yo!” The playful youth waved, but upon seeing Ning Chu, even though he was somewhat prepared, his lips still twitched as he held back a teasing remark.
Last time they met, Ning Chu still showed signs of being youthful, lively and lovely, with those peach blossom eyes carrying a charming allure, like a semi-immature apple.
But now, her appearance hadn’t changed much, yet she was thoroughly ripe and exuded a married woman charm, with seduction almost written all over her face. Perhaps due to being a soon-to-be mom, her smile was particularly gentle, radiating a hint of maternal glow.
She was completely the embodiment of a ripe Succubus housewife~
In her freshman year, she still had a pure baby face…
“What are you staring at? Come in.” Ning Chu beamed, taking out a spare pair of slippers from the shoe cabinet and placing them on the floor. “Lunch is going to get cold if you come in so late.”
Wen Yang walked in first: “Lunch break is just an hour; I have to leave after eating.”
“Don’t you take a day off?”
“I’ve taken too many days off lately; I’m worried my boss would think it doesn’t matter if I’m here or not.” He joked, then turned to Zhang Shaoqing, “Have you found a place to stay? If not, you can stay here!”
“You have a spare room?”
Ning Chu’s face darkened as she subtly tugged on Wen Yang’s hem.
So you weren’t just jealous that’s why you came back for lunch with him, you actually want to host Zhang Shaoqing! Otherwise, how could you let him stay over?
Having someone else stay at home, she had tolerated it for three months, and just when she thought she could finally have some intimacy, now she might need to use a gag again!
Quickly realizing, Wen Yang awkwardly backtracked, “No, no…”
Zhang Shaoqing cheerfully dismissed it: “I’ll just find a five-star hotel this afternoon.”
It had been so long since they met, and Zhang Shaoqing seemed more mature than back then—not just in looks and shorter hair, but his tone was no longer annoying and provocative.
This made Ning Chu feel a bit unfamiliar with Zhang Shaoqing.
“Nice! Your place is quite big; how much did you buy it for?”
“More than thirty thousand per square meter; it’s not too big, only around seventy to eighty square meters.”
When it came to this apartment, Wen Yang looked very proud; while others needed to empty six wallets to buy a house, he and his wife managed to buy it with their hard-earned down payment after several years of effort.
“Not bad, seems like a great location; it’s in the city center.”
Zhang Shaoqing stepped in, curious as he surveyed the living room, but his gaze was quickly drawn to the little cat girl sitting on the sofa.
The cat girl was perched on the armrest, head held high, staring at him with a timid look, seeming to expect something.
He felt like he had seen this cat girl before: “Who is she?”
Hei Dou instinctively wanted to answer, but Ning Chu quickly interjected, “Ning Xin, my younger sister.”
“You Succubi can really produce a cat girl?”
“My mom adopted her.”
“Oh~ no wonder. Where is that gaming room you mentioned? I want to check it out; I’ll set one up when I get back.”
Wen Yang, overly friendly, draped an arm around Zhang Shaoqing’s shoulder, pulling him toward the dining room: “Let’s eat first! The food’s getting cold.”
“True.”
As they walked into the dining room, Zhang Shaoqing’s gaze was still scanning around.
Once seated, he couldn’t help but ask: “Ning Chu, isn’t Hei Dou home? Didn’t you bring her back to raise when you were a freshman?”
“Ah?”
Hei Dou looked up, blankly.
Ning Chu quickly reacted, grabbing Hei Dou beside her, lowering her head in regret and guilt as she muttered, “I originally brought her back for my mom to take care of, but then Hei Dou got… well, you know… and ran off with some stray cat…”
“???”
She met Hei Dou’s confused gaze, feeling utterly sad: “It’s all my fault; I should have taken her to get spayed.”
“姐……”
Hei Dou gently tugged at her clothes, leaning in to ask quietly, “Did you really want to get me fixed back then?! That’s so messed up!”
“Stop it, eat your meal.”
Ning Chu shot a glare at Hei Dou, but when she raised her head, her eyes were a bit red, and she sniffled.
Having been a woman for so long, she had long mastered the art of crying on command, though Wen Yang had built up immunity, this was Zhang Shaoqing’s first time witnessing it.
“It’s fine, I was just asking casually.”
Zhang Shaoqing looked a bit flustered as he shot a pleading glance at Wen Yang.
“Just eat, why bring up this?” Wen Yang helplessly shot Ning Chu a look, indicating her to tone it down.
“You guys sure had your wedding late; didn’t you get your certificate years ago?” Zhang Shaoqing switched the topic casually, taking a random dish, only to be extremely impressed after tasting, “Wow! Ning Chu, your cooking skills are impressive!”
“I made it!” Hei Dou proudly puffed up her small chest.
“Impressive! Your sister’s cooking isn’t even edible.”
Ning Chu didn’t mind Zhang Shaoqing’s sarcasm and rested her chin in her hands, gazing at her husband.
“But it’s not just about the wedding.” Wen Yang grinned and said, “I’m going to be a dad soon.”
“What?!”
Zhang Shaoqing froze, instinctively looking at Ning Chu, the pitch of his voice sharp: “You’re pregnant?!”
“Why are you freaking out?”
“A bit, just can’t imagine it…”
He twitched his lips, quickly shoveling a couple of bites of rice to calm himself down.
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