novelraw Chapter 421
Chapter 421
Back in the first semester of freshman year, everyone was still fairly restrained. Even being late made people nervous, and if someone occasionally skipped a class, they’d still try their best afterward to get a leave slip signed by the counselor.
By the first week of the second semester, people were still testing the teachers’ temperaments and personalities.
But now, on a Monday morning for the very first class, only about two-thirds of the class showed up, scattered sparsely throughout the tiered lecture hall.
University life could be free and easy, or it could be just as grueling as senior year of high school—it all depended on whether you were willing to pay the price.
Although Ning Chu often got distracted and chatted during lectures, she at least still listened with half an ear. She wasn’t like some students who treated the classroom as a gaming hall—sitting down, pulling out their phones, and calling friends to play four-man shooter games right there.
She lay sprawled over her desk, her head covered with both a knitted hat and the hood of her padded jacket. From the top of the hat, you could vaguely see two small, symmetrical bulges.
The horns—already as long as her index finger—were getting harder and harder to hide, but she still wanted to make a bit of an effort.
Wang Jie and Zhang Shaoqing arrived right on time. One looked pale with unsteady steps, while the other was brimming with energy, glowing with vigor.
It was becoming increasingly suspicious that Wang Jie’s girlfriend was some kind of succubus.
Had his yang energy been sucked dry?Just look at the contrast between the two of them… Ning Chu’s train of thought suddenly went off the rails.
Could it be that Zhang Shaoqing had sucked Wang Jie’s yang energy instead?
“My waist hurts like hell.”
“I told you to exercise more, but you wouldn’t listen! All you do is embarrass yourself in front of women!”
As the two sat down beside Wen Yang, Ning Chu caught snippets of their conversation.
“Look at me~ radiating pure masculine vigor!”
“You’ll learn to be scared sooner or later,” Wang Jie muttered as he flopped onto the desk, yawning nonstop.
Zhang Shaoqing looked unconvinced. “Impossible! Absolutely impossible! I’m young and strong—I even signed up for an elective fitness class!”
“See? Signing up for a fitness class means you chickened out.”
“This is called planning ahead!”
Qian Qian really isn’t cutting it—she didn’t even manage to drain Zhang Shaoqing dry.
Listening to them, Ning Chu silently criticized Qian Qian for being ineffective.
Among the couples she knew so far, most of the girls were the dominant ones. She hadn’t expected Qian Qian to drag down everyone’s average combat power. How embarrassing!
As for herself… her opponent was the hentai protagonist, okay? No one in the story managed to overpower him!
After the teacher on the podium finished taking attendance, the noisy classroom finally quieted down a little.
Yan Xinya had zero interest in this course. After listening for two minutes, she couldn’t stop yawning and then leaned her little head toward Ning Chu.
“Ning Chu~ Ning Chu~”
“The elective schedule is out—it’s tonight~ The class is in the dance studio of Building F.”
Ning Chu fiddled with the white fluffy pom-poms decorating both sides of her hood, feeling a bit uncertain. “Tonight, huh…”
The new yoga outfit she’d bought hadn’t arrived yet. Tonight, she’d probably have to wear that yoga set she shared the same model with Lily.
At least Lily would be there with her…
“Have your horns grown a lot again?”
After just a couple of sentences, the wolf girl had already noticed the bulges on Ning Chu’s hood.
She replied perfunctorily, “Yeah, they grow pretty fast.”
Yan Xinya had never grown horns herself, so she accepted the explanation blankly. “I see~ I still think you should go to the hospital and get them checked…”
“Oh right, when you come to class this afternoon, remember to bring your yoga clothes. There’s a changing room over there.”
“Okay.”
Yoga class, huh…
She didn’t know much about yoga, but it probably wasn’t very intense—should be pretty relaxing, right?
And it was just an elective. The teacher most likely wouldn’t teach any high-difficulty poses. She could just go through the motions and be done with it.
As Ning Chu was pondering what new positions she might unlock in the future, a slightly unfamiliar voice suddenly came from behind her.
“Ning Chu.”
“Hm?”
She turned around, looking at the female classmate in confusion.
She looked familiar, but even after months of sharing the same classroom since freshman year began, Ning Chu still couldn’t remember her name.
“Um… when I came to class just now, someone asked me to pass something to you.”
The classmate blushed, pulled a small box of chocolates out of her desk, and said, “I don’t even know him. He was just… really persistent.”
Ning Chu glanced at the box and asked, “Didn’t you tell him I already have a boyfriend?”
“I did…”
Ning Chu nodded in understanding. “Then you eat it. I don’t like chocolate.”
She had no idea which lunatic this was, actually trying to steal Wen Yang’s girlfriend.
Where did he even get that kind of confidence~
Muttering to herself, Ning Chu forcibly stuffed the chocolates into the hands of the shy-looking classmate, then turned back around and poked Wen Yang’s arm.
“Wen Yang~ someone gave me chocolates~”
“I heard.”
Even though Wen Yang was listening attentively to the lecture, he’d still noticed Ning Chu’s movements immediately.
“You don’t have anything to say about it?”
After a moment of silence, he nodded thoughtfully. “After class, I’ll buy you a huge box. I’ll make you eat until you’re sick of it.”
“Pfft!” Ning Chu burst out laughing, then worried the teacher might notice. She quickly lowered herself, collapsing onto the desk and covering her mouth with her hand.
“Forget it. I don’t like sweets anyway.”
She shot Wen Yang a sideways glance, only to hear Zhang Shaoqing craning his neck toward her.
“Where’s the chocolate? If you don’t like it, I’ll eat it! I didn’t even have breakfast!”
Before Ning Chu could answer, Zhang Shaoqing suddenly exclaimed in surprise, “Holy crap! Ning Chu, why is your head all bumpy?”
“……”
“Did you grow a tumor?”
Ning Chu glanced at the teacher, who had just turned back to the blackboard to write, then picked up her textbook, stood up, and smacked it down on Zhang Shaoqing’s head.
Feel the power of knowledge!
“You’re the one with a tumor!”
“Quit acting crazy!”
Zhang Shaoqing twisted aside and dodged the hit. With all that commotion, Wang Jie also noticed the oddity on Ning Chu’s head.
Horns as long as her index finger really couldn’t be hidden anymore…
If she kept trying to cover them up, it’d just look too deliberate.
Ning Chu's thoughts shifted, and she simply decided to go all out. She boldly lifted her hood, took off her hat, tilted her chin up, and pointed proudly at her horns with a smug, show-off expression.
“Ta-da~ Look! Aren’t they pretty?”
Wen Yang nodded cooperatively. “Very cute.”
Zhang Shaoqing looked utterly baffled. “What the hell? You grew horns? What are you, a goat?”
“They’re accessories! Girls’ accessories, get it? What would a straight guy know!”
“Pretty my ass! What kind of trash aesthetic is this?” He clicked his tongue disdainfully, though his eyes were still curiously fixed on the pair of small horns atop Ning Chu’s head.
Then his gaze passed over her and landed on Lily, who was currently putting on a matching pair of decorative horns.
Zhang Shaoqing froze for a moment, then suddenly reached out toward Ning Chu’s head. “Let me see!”
“Are you sick?!”
Ning Chu jumped in fright, hurriedly clutching her head and leaning sideways—only to smack her forehead straight into Yan Xinya’s arm. The pain made both her and the wolf girl go pale at the same time.
At once, Wen Yang grabbed Zhang Shaoqing’s outstretched hand. “Buy your own. Those are a gift I gave Ning Chu.”
“As if I’d want them!” Zhang Shaoqing withdrew his hand with a look of disdain, then leaned in close to Wen Yang’s ear with a sleazy grin.
“You wanna experience a non-human girlfriend or what? I recommend cat ears and a cat tail for Ning Chu~ That is what you call cute!”
As if! Succubi is the best in the world!
Wen Yang silently retorted in his heart.
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