novelraw Chapter 426
Chapter 426
In the second week after the semester began, time rolled into March.
The temperature gradually started to rise. Thick down jackets were stuffed back into wardrobes, clothes became lighter, and Ning Chu no longer needed to dress like a bloated penguin.
Along with the warmth came days of continuous drizzle, and those beads of moisture on windows and tiles that could never quite be wiped dry—commonly known as the “southern humidity season.”
“It’s raining…”
On the messy bed, the little succubus had just woken up when she heard the soft patter of rain outside the window.
She opened her eyes, poked her head out of the warm blankets, and gazed toward the window with her shiny black eyes.
In the past, spring had been her favorite season.
It wasn’t cold enough to cause chilblains, nor was it stiflingly hot. Occasionally it would rain, and best of all was falling asleep at night while listening to the gentle rustling of raindrops hitting the ground.
But now, she wasn’t happy at all.
She lowered her head and glanced at the wrinkled bedsheets, still stained with dark or pale blotches—clear traces of last night’s ‘wrestling’.If it kept raining every day, how were they supposed to wash the sheets and covers?
Ning Chu stretched her arms. As she exerted herself, her slim waist and perky hips tightened and lifted off the bed, her tail straightened, and her whole body arched like a bow.
“Mm~”
After letting out a meaningless moan, she finally rolled over and sat up, lowering her head to look at Wen Yang lying beside her.
“We haven’t taken the clothes in yet, right? And the sheets drying on the rooftop.”
Wen Yang had only just woken up as well. After being “drained of vitality,” he looked a bit listless, staring blankly at the little succubus’s face in a daze.
“Wake up! Go get the laundry!”
Ning Chu, on the other hand, was full of energy and shook his shoulder hard.
“Laundry?” He froze for a moment, then suddenly sat upright. Wearing nothing but his boxers, he hurried toward the window.
The rental apartment’s security window jutted outward, with a small rain awning above it. Even so, the clothes hanging beneath the awning were already soaked through.
“How about we just forget it? They’re already drenched anyway,” Wen Yang said.
“Bring them in and wash them again when the sun comes out,” Ning Chu replied. “Otherwise they’ll smell.”
She climbed out of the covers as well, wearing a gray Stitch pajama set and cotton slippers, trotting over to the window to help.
“I checked the weather forecast—it’s going to rain for at least a whole week.” She took the dripping clothes with a worried look and hung them on the hooks along the wall. “We don’t even have a dryer. Even if I change underwear every two days, I won’t have enough.”
“We’ve only got two sets of sheets and covers. One set is still getting rained on upstairs, and we ruined another one last night… This is all your fault! You made such a mess everywhere!”
Wen Yang casually shot back, “Why blame me? Most of it was you, wasn’t it?”
Even though it was true, Ning Chu still angrily kicked him on the butt.
“Do we have an umbrella at home? Should I go buy one at the supermarket?” Wen Yang asked as he finished collecting the clothes and turned back to her.
“Yes! When we moved, I swiped one from the dorm!” Ning Chu immediately ran to the wardrobe and pulled out a small folding umbrella from the corner. “No idea whose it is. Mine disappeared somewhere, so I just grabbed one.”
Her own umbrella was probably still in the dorm, just tucked away by someone else.
“It’ll have to do. The rain isn’t that heavy anyway.”
Muttering, Ning Chu set the umbrella on the table, picked up her phone, and turned into the bathroom to wash up.
Wen Yang followed her in, slipping past behind her and turning his back to pee.
They had been living together for half a year now. Back when Ning Chu had been a man, she’d been pretty casual about this sort of thing.
But! If Wen Yang barged in while she was using the toilet, that was completely unacceptable!
That was the one thing she couldn’t stand. If she didn’t lock the door, Wen Yang would often just open it and walk in while she was on the toilet!
No matter how many times she’d ended up like a custard bun, her sense of shame simply couldn’t tolerate that.
And showering was even worse—if that happened, she might actually faint.
Ning Chu peeked over and twitched the corner of her mouth, then lowered her head and spat out the foam in her mouth.
No matter how many times it happened, she still found it hard to believe that she could actually eat Wen Yang—and come out of it completely unscathed…
“Hurry up, we’re heading out in a bit.”
“Mm. What do you want for breakfast?”
“Anything’s fine… We got up early today, let’s eat at the school cafeteria.”
After washing up and tidying the messy bed, Ning Chu grabbed her clothes and ducked back into the bathroom.
She put on a gray-black high-waisted pleated skirt, paired with thick leggings to keep warm. On top she wore a loose knitted cardigan, with a sweater layered underneath.
When she came out of the bathroom, she tugged at the hem of her cardigan and darted in front of Wen Yang.
“So? Don’t I look especially sweet in this outfit?”
Her tail slipped out from beneath the skirt, swaying excitedly from side to side. She spun around in front of Wen Yang and asked again,
“Looks good, right? My mom bought this for me during the New Year!”
“Looks great.”
“You didn’t even look properly and you’re already saying that?”
“It really does look great! With your figure, you’re basically a natural clothes rack—everything looks good on you.”
“Right?!”
Smiling brightly, she pushed the door open. Just as one foot stepped outside, she froze, then pulled it back in.
Ning Chu stared at the black cat squatting outside the door and turned to Wen Yang.
“Did Black Bean turn into a cat and come back?”
“No, I don’t think so? I even sent her a red packet for late-night food last night.”
Wen Yang leaned out from behind her and looked at the cat outside.
“Not Black Bean. This one has a little white spot on its forehead.”
“Oh… here to scam food and drinks?”
The black cat didn’t look like a stray at all. Its fur was sleek and glossy, and it showed no fear of people. It blocked the doorway as if it had something to say.
“Move aside. We don’t have cat food or canned food at home.” Ning Chu gently nudged it aside with her foot. “Don’t block the way.”
The black cat staggered slightly, then immediately returned to its original spot, staring straight at her with wide eyes.
“Kinda unhinged…”
“Sorry—this is my cat.”
The door across the hall suddenly opened. A slender girl wearing a JK uniform hurried out, blushing as she scooped the cat up and carried it back inside.
“!!!”
Ning Chu instantly went on high alert. Her eyes swept over the girl, and she immediately spotted something off.
She stood on her tiptoes and whispered into Wen Yang’s ear, “She’s a heroine!”
“How can you tell?”
“Vibes! You can tell at a glance!”
At first look, that girl’s looks were on par with Lily’s! On top of that, she had striking short red hair and was clearly tagged with the flat-chest attribute—absolutely some character from the book!
If not, then it could only mean Ning Chu had mistaken a perfectly normal chest for an airport runway.
“When did she move in? I didn’t hear anything.”
“Maybe over the weekend? On Sunday I spent the whole day in Xinya’s dorm.”
Ning Chu and Wen Yang whispered about it for a couple of minutes. When the opposite door didn’t open again, they finally left the rental apartment and headed toward the bus stop.
Even with a new heroine appearing, Ning Chu wasn’t worried at all.
If it was the type that actively threw herself at people, at worst Ning Chu would just have to step in as a substitute and finish another plotline… As long as it could be done while hiding out in the rental apartment, she could endure it.
After all, back when she used to write smutty novels, she didn’t have any especially extreme tastes.
Wen Yang, on the other hand, was delighted—he’d get to see the little succubus, face flushed with embarrassment, actively unlocking new positions yet again.
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