NOVEL NEXT Chapter 588. Daily Life
In the middle of the night, Ning Chu suddenly woke up.
A strong sense of panic seemed to grip her heart, and her heartbeat thumped loudly in her ears. She fumbled around in the dark, her little head looking left and right, restlessly calling out in a low voice.
“Husband? Baby?”
After calling a few times, her emotions eventually calmed down, and she realized that her daughter had been taken to the guest room to sleep by Wen Yang.
Every weekend, Wen Yang would take on more responsibility for taking care of their daughter, exhausting her to the point of fainting so that she could have a good night’s sleep.
Although she suspected this was just an excuse for Wen Yang to have fun.
To be fair, the experience of fainting isn’t very pleasant. Once the thrill wears off, it can become quite off-putting, but after all, she was a succubus, with strong endurance.
Yawning, Ning Chu intended to roll over and continue sleeping, but lying in bed, she tossed and turned and couldn’t fall asleep.
After about ten minutes, she stealthily got out of bed, tiptoed barefoot, and quietly opened the door to the guest room.
The guest room, originally designed facing the game room, had an extra layer of soundproofing on the walls. It was meant to block out noise while playing games or watching movies for an immersive 3D experience, but now it was being used to muffle her daughter’s midnight cries.
Ning Chu pushed the door open and peeked inside.
The dazzling gaming lights had turned into a nightlight, faintly illuminating the scene in the room.
Wen Yang had completely taken over the folding bed, with a rocking crib beside it, a bottle and pacifier on the computer desk, and an electric kettle to keep water warm.
Tiptoeing, Ning Chu made her way to the rocking cradle, leaning in to take a look, only to find it empty.
Turning her head to glance at the bed, she noticed, in the dim light, that her daughter was sound asleep in Wen Yang’s arms.
Goodness, she had been keeping a close watch, fearing that some bad woman would crawl into Wen Yang’s bed and steal her man, only to have her own daughter steal him away.
Ning Chu bit her lip, wondering why she was feeling jealous of her daughter.
Not thinking too much, she stealthily lifted her daughter and placed her into the rocking cradle.
Now she felt much more at ease.
Sitting by the bed, resting her chin on the edge of the cradle, Ning Chu stared blankly at her still-sleeping daughter.
Her daughter lay quietly inside, dressed in long sleeves and covered with a light blanket, leaving only her chubby little face exposed. The corners of her mouth always curled up slightly, even in sleep, revealing a sweet smile.
Just one glance calmed her mood significantly.
Unable to resist, Ning Chu reached out and poked that plump little face, feeling it was as soft as a steamed bun.
What kind of person will her daughter be when she grows up?
If she wasn’t fattened up by her, perhaps with her and Wen Yang’s genes, she would be some enchanting little devil~
Pretty girls in their rebellious phase are easily deceived and led astray. She didn’t know how Lily’s parents raised a succubus to become a disgrace to succubi; maybe she should visit Lily’s house sometime to seek advice.
Staring at her daughter’s cute face and lost in thought, Ning Chu’s brain gradually became heavy.
She was too lazy to return to the master bedroom, so she glanced back at Wen Yang, who was sprawled across the folding bed, and quickly climbed onto the bed.
Wen Yang was stirred, feeling a soft, warm body wrap around him like a koala.
“Wife?”
“Move over a bit; I’m going to fall off.”
He shifted his body to make space for Ning Chu and, yawning, asked, “Why are you climbing into bed with me in the middle of the night?”
“I suddenly woke up and wanted to check on the baby.”
Ning Chu curled up, draping her leg over Wen Yang’s abdomen, comfortably resting her head in the nook of his shoulder, gently nuzzling like a little cat.
“Hmm…” Wen Yang wanted to continue sleeping, but with his eyes closed, holding his wife’s soft body and inhaling her sweet scent, his mind and body quickly became alert.
“What about…?”
Ning Chu immediately shook her head, angrily punching Wen Yang’s chest: “No! Be good!”
“Okay…”
Wen Yang sighed helplessly and didn’t dare to keep holding on to his wife, fearing he wouldn’t be able to sleep at all tonight.
But as soon as he released his hands, Ning Chu again coiled around him like a snake: “What do you mean by that… Just because you can’t touch me doesn’t mean we can’t sleep together, right?”
“…”
Wen Yang wore an innocent face and changed the subject: “Shall we visit Grandpa tomorrow? They want to see Shu Jun.”
Since he frequently went to his grandparents’ house to fetch medicinal wine, he had a good relationship with them and often stayed overnight, keeping the old man company over some drinks.
However, Ning Chu never allowed him to drink, so he had to keep it a secret.
“She’s so young; taking her out might make her sick, right?”
“She’s not that young; she’s several months old already.”
“Why don’t we just have Grandpa and Grandma come over to our house…”
She said this, but she knew that her grandfather was already in his seventies or eighties and had broken a bone a couple of years ago, landing in the hospital. Though he still looked quite spirited, his health was indeed not what it used to be.
They hardly got to see each other these days.
Before Wen Yang could persuade her more, Ning Chu mumbled reluctantly, “Fine, let’s go tomorrow morning, come back after lunch, and bring my mom and Hei Dou too; it’s been a while since they visited.”
“Didn’t Hei Dou say she wanted to start working before the new year? Has she found a job?”
“She’s just staying at home playing on the computer every day.”
That cat had passed the college entrance exam last spring, but she wouldn’t start school until September.
For a cat, getting into college was already quite impressive. Ning Chu had thought Hei Dou wouldn’t be able to concentrate enough to go to school and would drop out before finishing junior high.
“Hey~ the little cat that almost croaked on the roadside back then is now heading to college.”
Ning Chu could still vividly remember the scene of that rainy day when Hei Dou was huddled in a corner, trembling, drenched to the bone.
She had been extremely vigilant back then, fearing Hei Dou would turn into a catgirl and repay Wen Yang, but now Hei Dou had become her sister, a part of their family.
Wen Yang also felt nostalgic: “Back then, I thought you were a man.”
“…”
“You were still a little virgin, and now you’re a virtuous wife and good mother.”
Every time he brought up the past, Ning Chu would feel both shy and angry, but this time she merely blushed and murmured softly, “Let’s not mention this black history in front of the baby…”
“She’s so little; she won’t remember it, will she?”
Ning Chu couldn’t imagine how her daughter would look at her in the future when she found out she was once a man.
It’d be mortifying!
“Well, that’s hard to say; what if she has an especially good memory? Anyway, don’t ever bring it up again!” She looked up and threatened fiercely, “Otherwise, don’t even think about touching me!”
Wen Yang laughed out loud: “You’re a succubus; you can endure it, right?”
“I won’t use toys if you don’t!”
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