Chapter 436

Wang Jie had been following Zhang Shaoqing around and was clearly being led astray bit by bit.

Last semester, Wang Jie hardly ever skipped class, but this term he’d already ditched several lectures along with Zhang Shaoqing.

Ning Chu could only feel thankful that Wen Yang had moved out of the dorm early to live with her, otherwise he would’ve been dragged down the same path too.

Today’s class was taught by a particularly strict instructor. Not only did they call roll, they also required students to raise their hands in response, specifically to prevent people from answering for others. Otherwise, those two would probably still be snoring away in the dorm right now.

“I checked, your lunar birthday is still a month away.”

“Either one’s fine with me.”

Wen Yang stared at the blackboard, looking completely uninterested in the topic of birthdays.

After his family passed away, no one remembered his birthday anymore. When he was little, he’d still save up some snacks and make himself a bowl of noodles to celebrate on his own. After growing up, he eventually forgot his own birthday altogether.

“How about this, let’s celebrate your solar-calendar birthday together, invite Shaoqing and the others, and then we’ll celebrate your lunar birthday too~”

She immediately turned to Zhang Shaoqing and lowered her voice. “Shaoqing! Wang Jie! One month from now is Wen Yang’s birthday. Don’t forget the presents—nothing cheap!”

“???”

Both of them turned around with completely confused expressions.

Wen Yang shook his head with a wry smile. “No need for gifts or anything. I’ll treat everyone to a meal. As long as you show up, that’s enough.”

“No way! The more gifts, the better. Why be polite with your sons?”

“Look at Wen Yang, look at you!” Zhang Shaoqing raised a middle finger at Ning Chu in disdain. “All you think about is taking advantage. Just remind me when the time comes, I won’t remember it if you say it now.”

As he spoke, the guy started getting itchy fingers again, wanting to reach out and grab Ning Chu’s horns.

They were just way too eye-catching—impossible to ignore.

But before he could extend his hand, Wen Yang had already anticipated his intention and slammed his hand down, pinning it in place.

“Tch~ not as good as cat ears!”

“Cat ears are soft and fluffy, with fur. They’re cool to the touch in winter, and warm when you touch them in summer—”

Wen Yang glanced at Ning Chu. After receiving a confirming nod from her, he temporarily gave up on listening to the lecture and lowered his voice to avoid being overheard by the students in front and behind.

“Shaoqing, Wang Jie, come closer. I need to tell you something.”

“Huh? What is it? Why so secretive?”

“Hold on, I’m doing a ten-pull.”

Wang Jie was staring at his phone with a grave, focused expression, watching the gacha animation play out one by one, muttering prayers under his breath, hoping for a good pull.

“Just skip it already. Dragging it out like this never gets you anything good.”

“……”

The hard-earned ten-pull still yielded nothing. Wang Jie collapsed onto the desk in despair.

Wen Yang really couldn’t understand what was so appealing about these gacha girls anyway, they’re nothing compared to a succubus.

When Zhang Shaoqing and Wang Jie both turned to look at him, Wen Yang paused for a moment, then said quietly, “Ning Chu’s horns are real. Don’t get handsy and touch them.”

“???”

Zhang Shaoqing was full of question marks. He lifted his head and looked at the pair of backward-curving, glossy, well-polished horns on Ning Chu’s head, scratching his own head in confusion.

“How did she suddenly grow horns?”

This former roommate of his had way too many secrets.

First, he found out that the roommate he’d lived with for several months was actually a woman. Then he discovered that Ning Chu had already hooked up with Wen Yang long ago. And now she’d grown horns, turns out she wasn’t even human?

“I mean, I don’t see a tail?” He leaned back and glanced under Ning Chu’s skirt. “She’s not a succubus, is she? I heard succubi grow horns and like to hide their tails.”

Wen Yang had originally planned to half-jokingly bluff Zhang Shaoqing, but the truth had been called out in a single sentence, leaving him momentarily stuck and unsure how to explain it away.

“Maybe she’s a sheep?” Wang Jie, on the other hand, hadn’t thought about succubi at all. “Don’t sheep-girls usually have really short tails?”

“That’s because their butts are big, it just makes the tail look short.”

“But she still can’t be a succubus, right?”

He raised a reasonable objection. “Otherwise, we’d have been drained dry by Ning Chu a long time ago.”

The power of knowledge came down with asmackon Wang Jie’s head. He yelped in pain, clutching his head as he looked up—only to see Ning Chu angrily sit back down with her textbook in hand.

…That commentwasa bit offensive.

Wang Jie shrank back guiltily, but Zhang Shaoqing didn’t care about whether it was offensive or not.

“Damn~ I heard succubi is crazy smooth! Their whole body’s full of sensitive spots!”

The moment the words left his mouth, Thick-Skinned Zhang sensed the distinctly unfriendly glare coming from Ning Chu.

“Wait, Ning Chu, why are you glaring at me? Are you actually a succubus or something?”

“I’m glaring at you on Lily’s behalf!”

“So what kind of demi-human girlareyou?” Zhang Shaoqing asked with a grin.

If she were a succubus, then living in a men’s dorm would’ve meant the whole room getting sucked dry. But if she were a sheep-girl, Ning Chu’s petite butt didn’t really fit the image either.

It was said that sheep-girls all had peach-shaped asses~

Ning Chu leaned forward onto the desk, burying her face in her folded arms to hide her increasingly hot, flushed face, and replied softly, “A… a succubus…”

Her face was burning red. If the base of her horns weren’t also a sensitive area—one Zhang Shaoqing might recklessly touch—she would’ve preferred to keep it hidden forever, at least until he started suspecting it himself.

“Don’t tell anyone else,” Wen Yang added from the side.

Zhang Shaoqing froze completely, his pupils shaking as his mouth fell open in disbelief.

That cute little pretty boy who’d lived with him among a bunch of guys… was a succubus?!

And yet he and Wang Jie were completely unharmed?! Only Wen Yang had gotten snatched away?!

After a moment of stunned silence, he turned to Wang Jie. “Do you believe this? I don’t.”

Wang Jie shook his head violently.

“Ning Chu talks nonsense all the time. I’m used to it.”

Even though Ning Chu’s image in their minds wasn’t exactly pure as freshly fallen snow, it definitely hadn’t crossed intosuccubusterritory.

Whenever someone posted lewd images in the dorm group chat, Ning Chu never joined in. Back when they watched porn together late at night in the dorm, Ning Chu had even fled in embarrassment, covering her face.

And this is a succubus?

“You guys are stereotyping succubi!” Ning Chu protested indignantly. “Look at Lily, she’s a universally acknowledged ice-cold goddess! Isn’t she a succubus too?!”

“Well… Wen Yang looks pretty healthy to me,” Zhang Shaoqing said, lifting his head to look at Wen Yang’s rosy, healthy complexion. “He looks even better than when school first started last year.”

Wen Yang explained awkwardly, “I eat better than before…”

So what—does that mean if you don’t drain a man dry, you’re not worthy of being called a succubus?!

This was ahentai-novel protagonist, okay?! Even magical girls who could fight tentacle monsters might not necessarily be his match!

Ning Chu glared fiercely at Wang Jie and Zhang Shaoqing. “Anyway, my horns are real. Don’t you dare touch them, got it?!”

“Fine, fine, I won’t touch them. It’s not like I’m dying to,” Zhang Shaoqing said dismissively, then leaned toward Wen Yang and whispered, “Seriously? She’s a succubus for real?”

“…For real.”

“Then she’s basically a disgrace to succubi everywhere~”

Link for character illustration:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1IxOucqi87ss3bmqfO9zI2gYiM1Gy8Hz2