“Wen Yang’s birthday, huh~”
Ning Chu rested her chin on the tabletop, murmuring softly to herself.
Even though Wen Yang himself didn’t mind, as the “mastermind behind the scenes”—the author who had casually written in “both parents deceased”—she always carried a bit of guilt about Wen Yang’s family situation.
Still, that did save her from having to worry about future mother-in-law problems.
If she’d known earlier that the protagonist she wrote for her hentai novel would one day beco her boyfriend, she would’ve definitely given Wen Yang a setting where he was rich, handso, and rolling in money!
Ning Chu kneaded the plush toy in her arms, her thoughts drifting as she tried to co up with a birthday plan that would truly make Wen Yang happy and leave a lasting impression.
She planned to spend his solar-calendar birthday alone with him, while for his lunar birthday she could call over her roommates and best friends and make everyone chip in.
Steady footsteps sounded from the hallway. Ning Chu’s pointed ears imdiately identified who it was.
Her previously straight back softened, and she slumped lazily onto the desk.
The door opened a mont later. Wen Yang ca in carrying boxed als from the cafeteria.
“How’s the cold now?”
“My nose is really stuffed,” Ning Chu replied in a muffled voice, thick with nasal congestion.
Seeing the little succubus still looking listless, Wen Yang set the food down and stepped closer, testing her forehead with the back of his hand.
“Doesn’t seem like you’re running a fever anymore. The dicine worked pretty well.”
“Wen Yang~ did you buy cola?”
“Even when you’re sick, all you think about is cola.”
As if performing magic, Wen Yang suddenly pulled out a small can of cola from his coat pocket and placed it on the table. “Just take a couple of sips to satisfy the craving.”
“Thank you, hubby!”
Ning Chu instantly perked up, dropping her weak, pitiful act. She straightened up and snatched the cola away.
Glug glug glug—she downed half the can in one go, then let out a satisfied burp, tilting her head back with a blissful sigh. Even her nose felt clearer.
“All it takes is a bottle of cola and you’re calling ‘hubby,’ huh?” Wen Yang rubbed her head, carefully avoiding the horns on either side. “Eat up.”
Normally, the little succubus only babbled things like hubby or even daddy when she was completely out of it in bed. Now she’d been bought over with a single cola.
Ning Chu’s face flushed faintly. Hugging the cola, she got up and followed Wen Yang to the sofa.
Wen Yang unpacked the boxed als and laid them out in front of her, snapping open a pair of disposable chopsticks and handing them over.
“You eat first.”
“I feel like I’m eventually going to be spoiled useless by you.”
“That wouldn’t be so bad.”
Ning Chu had grown up without a father, and her mother had always been busy with work.
In her previous life, after her mother passed away and her brother completely gave up on life, she’d spent nearly ten years completely on her own. She never expected that after transmigrating, she’d be pampered into a little princess by her own protagonist, sotis it even felt like she was being raised like a daughter.
At tis she wondered if it was because Wen Yang treated her too well, filling in everything she’d been missing, that she ended up falling for a man so soon after becoming a girl.
“Try the ribs. They’re a new dish, if you like them, I’ll get them again next ti.”
“Eat so veggies too. Don’t you like bean sprouts?”
“Oh, and I also got braised ribs.”
Wen Yang put on a disposable glove, grabbed a piece of braised rib, and winced from the heat. Still, he tore off the tough at clinging to the bone and placed it into Ning Chu’s bowl.
Ning Chu ate until her cheeks puffed out like a hamster. Through a mouthful of food, she mumbled, “You eat too.”
“You have a small appetite anyway. I’ll eat after you’re done.”
Wen Yang lowered his gaze to watch her eat with gusto, his eyes full of warmth.
She turned her head and glanced at him, but the intensity of his gaze made her face heat up. Feeling awkward, she quickly looked down again.
After only half a bowl, Ning Chu set her chopsticks down and muttered, “I’m full.”
“Not going to eat a bit more?”
“I’m dieting.”
She figured she should at least try to control her weight a little…
“…I kind of want milk tea.”
Wen Yang: “……”
Ning Chu’s train of thought always jumped around. Before Wen Yang could even refuse her, she suddenly changed the subject.
“Did you see that black cat when you went to class this afternoon?”
Although she’d clung to him earlier and begged him to skip class and stay ho to take care of her, in the end she’d still chosen to sleep by herself all afternoon.
Wen Yang shook his head. “Nope. Didn’t see a single cat all afternoon.”
“Wonder which girl it contracted as a magical girl this ti… Xi Xi would probably be happy to help.”
Ning Chu leaned back against the sofa, both hands resting on her slightly bloated belly, staring up at the ceiling as she complained.
“That black cat is really too much~ It contracted a new magical girl and didn’t even bring her back for Xi Xi to et.”
“That cat kind of feels like it just enjoys watching the drama.”
“Right? That’s what I think too, it’s totally the type that loves chaos.”
She lifted the hem of her top and scratched her slightly itchy stomach, then lowered her head to glance at it.
Her low-rise skirt revealed part of the silver patterns. The ambiguous lines spread across her faintly rounded lower abdon and disappeared further down. Just one glance was enough to make it feel dangerously alluring.
She sneaked a look at Wen Yang, brazenly exposing her silver-patterned belly.
“You’re still catching a cold. Aren’t you afraid you’ll get chilled again?”
“Yeah! You wouldn’t really be so heartless that you’d still make a move on , right?”
“……”
After a brief silence, Wen Yang pulled a soft-pack parcel out of his coat.
That coat was like Doraemon’s pocket, who knew what all it could hold.
“Oh, right. Your package.”
“Package…”
Seeing the clothing-like packaging, Ning Chu quickly tried to recall what she had bought.
She took the parcel and hurried toward the bathroom. “I’m going to the bathroom.”
“Okay.”
Wen Yang didn’t think much of it and lowered his head to continue clearing the food on the coffee table.
Usually, they bought enough food for three people. Ning Chu ate half a portion, and he took care of the rest.
The phone beside him rang. He reached over to pick it up, glanced at the caller ID, and imdiately wiped the corner of his mouth, sitting up straight as he answered the video call.
“Hello, Auntie,” Wen Yang said gently, afraid that speaking too loudly might scare his future mother-in-law.
“Have you eaten?”
“Yes, I’m eating now.”
“Ning Xin says she misses you.”
As she spoke, a cat-like head squeezed into the screen. Black Bean’s ears stood upright, taking up most of the display.
Before Black Bean could say anything, an excited shout suddenly ca from inside the apartnt. Wen Yang startled, shuddering as he turned to look toward the bathroom.
“Wen Yang! Look! Doesn’t it look good~?”
Ning Chu burst out enthusiastically, wearing an extrely revealing short-skirt maid outfit. A deep cleavage was exposed at her chest, a heart-shaped tail stuck straight up behind her, and a pair of cat ears sat atop her head.
The skirt was so short it barely covered her butt, her slim waist exposed to the chilly air, the pale pink silver patterns clearly visible.
Wen Yang stared at Ning Chu, completely dumbfounded.
“Well? Not bad, right? I was planning to wear this on your birthday—”
“Big sister is a kitty too!”
The familiar shout cut her off. Ning Chu froze on the spot, then finally noticed the phone propped diagonally on the coffee table.
From a distance, she could see that the phone screen wasn’t just filled with Black Bean’s face—her mother’s face was there too!
“You’re wearing so little, don’t catch a cold~” Ning Juan said with a smile, covering her mouth.
“……”
A vivid flush raced up Ning Chu’s cheeks at a visible speed. She let out a miserable wail, spun around, and dove straight back into the bathroom.
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