Chapter 124: 123. Little Plot Trigger Expert【9/52】
A new week.
When Ning Chu arrived at the classroom ten minutes early, only half of the students were seated.
As soon as she sat down, she couldn’t wait to pull out her meat bun and soy milk, eating while keeping a cautious eye on the door, afraid of being caught by the counselor.
The new counselor was pretty strict, like she was going through menopause, and had already blown up several times in the class group chat.
Wen Yang opened his book, taking advantage of the ten minutes to prep for today’s lesson, while Wang Jie and Zhang Shaoqing leaned in together, discussing the new card draws for their mobile game.
“Wen Yang~”
“Yeah?”
“What are you planning to do after graduation?” Ning Chu propped her head on one hand, sipping her soy milk as she asked.
Wen Yang paused and replied with a smile, “Make money, of course, my family’s not well-off.”
“Oh, I see~”
“Why the sudden question?”
Ning Chu’s future was always shrouded in fog, making it hard to see any direction.
As for dating, she didn’t know whether to choose a girl, a boy, or just stay single for life.
Work, family, marriage…
Everything felt out of reach for her.
“You’re only in your first year, why worry so much?” Wen Yang noticed her melancholy and confusion, reassuring her, “Find some hobbies, try out things you’re interested in over the next two years.”
“Mm.”
On the other side, it was still Monday, and Zhang Shaoqing was chatting with Wang Jie about their weekend plans: “Wang Jie, are we going to the bar again this weekend?”
“A bar again…?”
“My friend said there’s a bar where all the waitresses are super pretty~ they’re all cat girls!”
“I’m all in?!”
Wen Yang’s attention immediately piqued, his ears perked up as his head unconsciously leaned toward Zhang Shaoqing.
Ning Chu could hardly sit still, banging on the table as she complained, “Zhang Shaoqing! Why do you always want to take him to these crazy places!”
After finding out Wang Jie had a girlfriend, her reasons for scolding grew even stronger.
“And he has a girlfriend now! What if you lead him astray!”
However, Zhang Shaoqing was unfazed: “What’s wrong with going to the bar if he has a girlfriend? My dad’s married and goes all the time!”
“……”
So, this is what they mean by ‘bad examples from above’!
Her retort got stuck in her throat, stunned, she turned her gaze to Wang Jie: “What if your long-distance girlfriend finds out her boyfriend is out here playing with girls…”
Wang Jie looked down, feeling guilty: “Shaoqing always drags me out, I’d much rather be gaming in the dorm.”
“Zhang Shaoqing!”
Zhang Shaoqing shrugged it off: “He’s not even playing with girls! He’s a total virgin.”
This guy might actually be trying to lead Wang Jie astray!
“I even suggested going out for some real fun, but you’re not interested either~ I’m not a hermit; I’ll go crazy being cooped up in the dorm all weekend, okay?” He sighed in exasperation, “Bungee jumping, skydiving, roller coasters… you guys in?”
The three almost synchronized head shakes, with Ning Chu’s head shaking so hard it almost left a blur.
“How about a murder mystery game?”
“This…”
That doesn’t sound too bad, does it? Though she didn’t quite understand the concept of murder mystery games, at least it was a legitimate outing.
“Ning~Chu~”
An excited shout interrupted their discussion, and Ning Chu turned to see a big dog bounding over, tail wagging, making her face pale in fright.
“Shift over!” Yan Xinya draped an arm over Ning Chu’s shoulder, her ears perked up high.
Wen Yang felt a bit annoyed by Yan Xinya’s affectionate gesture towards Ning Chu but couldn’t say anything more, sighing as he stood up to shift his position.
“Move in one more seat.”
Ning Chu was taken aback, tilting her head to look back at what was blocked by Yan Xinya.
Succubus Lily!
That mute succubus was standing prettily behind the wolf girl, flashing her a friendly smile.
Why was she here interrupting too?!
Dumbfounded, she turned back and looked at Wen Yang.
No way! Yan Xinya was a pro at crashing her plot, right?!
Lily and Wen Yang had no connection initially! They might have exchanged glances at the library, but now they were sitting in the same row for class!
“Hurry up, they’re about to call names.” Yan Xinya pulled Lily down to sit, and upon seeing Ning Chu’s shocked expression, she whispered, “She just gets jealous~ If she sees Wen Yang getting too close to pretty girls, she acts up~ It’s fine, after a while, you’ll see she’s not that bad.”
“Mm.” Lily paused and curiously asked, “Are those two already…”
“Yep!”
“Yuck!”
Ning Chu shot a glare at the wolf girl, but when looking at Lily, her gaze became more vigilant.
Even though succubus Lily was a passive character in the plot, what if Wen Yang genuinely took a liking to her?
Now, they were separated by only two seats! Less than a meter apart!
Although she wanted to kick Lily out right away, she had been enjoying her time with Lily over the past two days, and Lily had generously shared material websites with her, and flipping the table today would be too much.
“Don’t worry~ Lily won’t compete with you.”
As Yan Xinya spoke, Lily obediently nodded.
“……”
Ning Chu felt her blood pressure rising.
She glanced at Wen Yang beside her, seeing him sneakily glancing at Lily, suddenly anger flaring in her heart, she stepped on Wen Yang’s shoe.
Can’t deal with Lily? I’ll deal with you instead!
Wen Yang grimaced in pain, hurriedly looking down to continue reading.
He was just curious about how this ice princess could chat with Ning Chu about those kinds of topics…
Totally unbelievable! She looked so cold and aloof; you wouldn’t see a single expression in class all day, yet behind the scenes, she was actually like that.
But considering Lily’s identity, it wasn’t that weird.
“Ning Chu!”
“Here.”
As attendance wrapped up, the teacher on stage started the lecture, and Wen Yang quickly switched to learning mode, just like the succubus Lily, who was diligently taking notes.
The others were all busy with their own things, while Ning Chu occasionally glanced over at Lily or Wen Yang, worried something might happen between them.
These two good students, why did they seem so well-matched?!
“It’s okay, Lily said she’s not interested in Wen Yang at all.” Yan Xinya, seeing Ning Chu’s anxious demeanor, comforted her with a smile, “She said men aren’t even as good as little toys~”
And right after that, the wolf girl got pinched by Lily at her waist, causing her tail to stiffen.
Ning Chu sighed sadly.
Nothing would help now.
Looking at how Wen Yang had just looked at Lily with curiosity, it was clear the plot had sparked.
After being on guard against Lily for so long since the library…
If the plot held true, the protagonist would gradually develop curiosity toward Lily, and then one day, through some provocation, discover Lily’s hidden depths.
To break this plot, she would need to tackle Wen Yang directly, erasing his curiosity about Lily completely.
Ning Chu furrowed her brow, not considering punishment for now; getting Wen Yang to lose interest in the mute succubus was a tough task as well.
How about giving Wen Yang a succubus knowledge crash course? After all, curiosity comes from the unknown.
But after the crash course, wouldn’t Wen Yang start guessing and think she’s a succubus too?!
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