NOVEL NEXT Chapter 253
Chapter 253: Hei Dou and Mother
Although her father wasn’t in great shape and had to make a quick getaway on the train at night, Ning Chu didn’t need to worry about such things happening to her, even if she was also a succubus.
But Wen Yang was the male lead of a royal story…
Given this guy’s combat skills, even a succubus might struggle; she was still afraid of the day she wouldn’t be able to refuse him and whether she might break.
Walking into the rental apartment with her mother, Ning Chu nervously scanned the room and let out a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, Wen Yang had returned early and tidied up, turning the previously chaotic place into a neat one, saving her from being lectured by her mother.
Her mother’s gaze quickly landed on Hei Dou sitting at the edge of the bed yawning.
Her eyes squinted with a smile: “Oh my~ what a cute little cat~”
Hei Dou lifted her head, looking confused, and after a moment’s hesitation, asked, “Maternal grandma?”
“……”
Ning Chu helplessly covered her face.
She had spent the entire weekend trying to correct Hei Dou’s way of addressing her, but the results were not promising.
But her mother didn’t mind; she pulled out a bag of beef jerky from her bag, and before Ning Chu could call out, Hei Dou had already jumped off the bed and rushed over, her eyes full of desire.
Ning Chu bent down with her hands on her knees, taking an equal stance with Hei Dou, and said, “From now on, you need to call her ‘mom’ and call me ‘sister’, got it?”
Hei Dou’s eyes were glued to the beef jerky, nodding rapidly: “Got it, sister!”
Her mother chuckled: “Still a greedy little cat.”
She handed the beef jerky to Hei Dou, bending down in the same manner, her tone gentle: “Hei Dou, you’ll be coming home with me tonight, okay?”
While unwrapping the jerky, Hei Dou froze, hesitantly looking up at her mother, pressing her lips together as if battling a strong inner conflict.
After a moment, she shoved the jerky back into her mother’s hands, quickly darted back to the bed, and burrowed under the covers: “No!”
“Hey… remember what we agreed on.” Ning Chu didn’t expect problems to arise at this moment.
She could only look at her mother, who now wore an even softer smile: “So cute~ Much cuter than you were as a kid~”
“I always wanted to have a daughter to play with… to raise.”
“Mom…”
“It’s fine; I can handle a little cat, right?”
Her mother moved closer to Hei Dou, while Ning Chu’s attention turned to Wen Yang, who had been standing on the side, visibly restless, and she recalled her mother’s previous warning.
Handsome guys can easily be taken away by other women…
Well, she wasn’t too worried about that.
After all, when he was single, he had received so many advances from pretty girls and had remained unmoved, having gone through various tests. Now that Wen Yang had a beautiful, flirty girlfriend, with an emotional foundation and attachment, the likelihood of him cheating was even lower.
But Wen Yang was the male lead of a royal story…
Ning Chu sized him up, and her gaze made Wen Yang’s scalp tingle.
Seeing that her future mother-in-law’s focus was no longer on him, Wen Yang cautiously inched toward his girlfriend, asking softly, “Why does she look at me all weird?”
“My mom said you were handsome…”
He let out a sigh of relief, happy to hear that: “Well, that’s good.”
“Handsome but easy to cheat.”
His emotions roller-coastered, and his expression immediately broke: “Do I look like the type to cheat?”
“So far, not really…”
“What do you mean ‘so far not really’? I won’t ever cheat.”
After all, he was the male lead she had trained herself; Ning Chu naturally trusted Wen Yang’s words. She shot him a glare, stepping closer and whispering, “You need to be proactive and please my mom; don’t just stand there like an idiot.”
This was Wen Yang’s first time meeting the parents, and being caught off guard, he didn’t know what to do.
“Well, how about I take your mom out to a hotel for dinner?”
“Our mom…” Ning Chu twitched her mouth, lowering her head, she transferred him two hundred bucks, “Take this; don’t run out of money when you’re treating!”
“This…”
“Take it; running out of money would be embarrassing. Just pay me back later.”
Wen Yang nodded.
He felt a mixed bag of emotions building up inside him, leaving him momentarily speechless, not knowing what to say.
He was just a poor kid who even had to borrow money for school; how did he deserve this…
Ning Chu gently pushed his shoulder.
Wen Yang immediately snapped back to reality, composed himself, and flashed a flattering smile, stepping forward: “Auntie, it’s almost dinner time; how about we go eat out together?”
Before her mother could respond, Hei Dou’s eyes lit up as she shouted: “Eat out! Eat out! I want to eat meat!”
“Alright, let’s eat meat~” her mother pinched her cheek.
In just a few minutes, Hei Dou had grown much closer to her mother, no longer so resistant as she had been at first.
Ning Chu finally relaxed a bit and asked her mother: “Mom, when will you go back?”
“What? Are you trying to kick me out?”
“No, if you’re staying over, I can book a room for you in a hotel.”
“Why not just stay here with you?”
She nodded sheepishly: “That’s fine… if you don’t mind it being cramped.”
The problem was, Wen Yang’s clothes and personal items were in the rental apartment; her mother would probably think they were living together!
Wen Yang only occasionally stayed over; it didn’t really count as living together.
“Why are you giving me this beef jerky? I specifically bought it for you.”
Her mother spoke to Hei Dou in a super sweet tone, almost like she was talking to a child, using baby talk, “Here, have some as a little snack; soon we’ll go out to eat with your brother and sister~”
Hei Dou cast a slightly guilty glance at Ning Chu; seeing Ning Chu nod, she let out a little “Aho!” and chomped down on the beef jerky, only to hit her teeth on it…
“Chew slowly and take your time.”
Her mother rubbed Hei Dou’s cat ears and looked up to ask: “Ning Chu, how much is your rent per month?”
“If you don’t count utilities, seven hundred.”
“Pretty expensive, huh?”
Her mother stood up, finally having time to look around the rental apartment: “You keep it pretty clean; how often do you clean?”
“Every day!” Ning Chu replied defiantly, “I clean before I shower and go to bed.”
Actually, she only cleaned every few days when she remembered.
And most of the time, it was Wen Yang who cleaned; she just helped out.
“Not bad.” In the small room, her mother wandered around, opened a window, “You should open the window often for ventilation; the room is full of smells that need to get out.”
“Smells?”
Ning Chu paused, sniffing the air; she finally caught a whiff of a faint, alluring scent belonging to a succubus girl—it was hers…
“Auntie, what do you want to eat tonight?” Wen Yang asked amiably.
“I’m fine with anything; I’m not picky.”
“This…”
“Anything” and “whatever” are the toughest requests to satisfy.
He could only go for a roundabout approach, looking at Hei Dou: “Then, how about we eat beef hotpot?”
As soon as Hei Dou heard there was meat involved, she cheered: “OK!”