“Sis! Time to get up!”

“Mom’s calling you for lunch!”

“The sun’s already burning your butt~”

By noon, sunlight had already filled the bedroom, driving away some of the night’s chill and leaving a trace of warmth.

On the bed, Ning Chu lay on her side, one leg curled up against the pillow, her whole body wrapped tightly in the quilt. Only a slender little tail poked out from the blankets.

At the sound of the noisy shouting, the pink heart-shaped tip of her tail gave a little twitch. The young succubus frowned slightly, but soon relaxed, twisted her waist, and kept right on sleeping.

“Sis! Wake up!” Black Bean stood at the bedside calling out, but her catlike eyes kept drifting down toward the tip of that small tail. Her pupils followed its swaying like it was the world’s most perfect cat toy.

Being a feline, she simply couldn’t resist something small and lively like this “teaser wand.”

She hesitated, hand shaking, then suddenly pounced and pressed the tail tip against the bed.

The sudden touch made the sleeping Ning Chu let out a soft moan. Startled, Black Bean quickly yanked her hand back, peeking nervously at her sister.

“She’s sleeping really deeply today…” Black Bean muttered. Normally, her sister was always the first one up—or at least the first one home. But last night, even when she fell asleep, Ning Chu was still on her phone. Who knew how late she stayed up?

With her dreams disturbed, Ning Chu slowly drifted out of deep sleep. Her brows furrowed, lips murmuring incoherently. She pushed away the quilt, rolled onto her back, and absentmindedly lifted her shirt and pajama pants to scratch at her belly.

The movement revealed half of a faint pink pattern on her lower abdomen. The main design was a heart, with delicate lines spreading outward to outline the shape of a womb—an unmistakably suggestive mark.

“Ning Chu’s not up yet?”

Ning Yuan’s voice came from outside. Yawning, he walked into the room—only to see Black Bean suddenly leap onto the bed, pressing her face against Ning Chu’s belly, her tail sticking straight out in excitement.

“???”

“You can’t look! Only brother-in-law’s allowed to see!”

“What the—?! Is Ning Chu sleeping without pants?!”

He bolted out of the room in a panic.

All the commotion finally tipped the balance in Ning Chu’s struggle with sleep. She cracked her sore eyes open, staring blankly at the ceiling, her expression full of dazed confusion.

“Sis! Time for lunch!”

Black Bean thoughtfully pulled the quilt back over her belly.

“Mm, oh…”

Ning Chu yawned, stretched her arms above her head, arched her back, and let out a long ten-second stretch.

“Why’d you sleep so late today?”

“I stayed up reading a novel until past four…”

Now more awake, she rubbed her eyes, propped herself up on her weak arms, yawned again and again, and mumbled, “Still so tired…”

It wasn’t that she hadn’t slept enough—just that compared to the energized, almost hyper state she had after absorbing yang energy, today she felt drained and sluggish.

Ruffling her messy hair, she finally got up and followed Black Bean out of the room.

From the living room drifted the rich aroma of braised pork. Just the smell was enough for Ning Chu to know what was on the menu.

After washing up, she sat down at the table. Ning Juan was already halfway through her meal. At the sight of her daughter’s bedhead and the pillow mark still stamped on her cheek, her brows knitted tightly.

“Can’t you take care of your appearance a little? What kind of girl looks this sloppy?”

“But I’m at home, nobody’s gonna see~”

“I’m nobody, huh?” Ning Juan shot her a glare. “Hurry up and clean yourself up after eating! I’m taking you to get a haircut this afternoon.”

“Why a haircut… I want to grow it out.”

“Just have the barber trim it, fix your messy style.”

Ning Chu scratched at her hair and muttered softly, “Got it…”

Whether it was because of her succubus physique or just naturally fast hair growth, in the past six months, her hair had already grown long enough to brush her shoulders. Since she hadn’t trimmed it at all, the ends in the back always curled up and stuck against her neck.

She felt drained today. Even while eating, she didn’t have her usual spark.

Her mind wandered, little devils whispering temptations.

Come to think of it, even for normal newlyweds—forget about the whole “succubus and hentai protagonist” combo—doing it once a day was pretty normal, wasn’t it? Some couples even went at it two or three times a day.

The difference was, compared to them, she and Wen Yang do it hard. For others, it was just a lane phase, maybe one decisive team fight. For the two of them, it was constant battles—lane, team fight, recover, another team fight—back and forth until they were spent.

Unfortunately, every time ended the same: her defeat. Either she passed out cold, or barely cleaned up before her eyes shut and she fell asleep.

So maybe… there wasn’t really any need to stay abstinent?

For a moment she almost convinced herself. But then reality hit: if she didn’t, her wallet definitely couldn’t take it.

And it was all Zhang Shaoqing’s fault!

That shameless freeloader, living in Wen Yang’s rental like he owned the place!

“Wen Yang didn’t come by today?” her mom suddenly asked. “I even cooked an extra bowl of rice.”

“Then just save it for fried rice tonight… he’s been busy these past two days.”

“You could’ve said earlier.”

“I just woke up…”

Ning Juan rolled her eyes. “You slept like a pig. I could hear Ning Xin shouting and you still wouldn’t wake up.”

“I stayed up late reading novels.”

Ning Chu bowed her head, messaging Wen Yang on her phone. Suddenly her eyes lit up, and even her chopsticks moved faster.

She got a major intel! Zhang Shaoqing had gone out job-hunting!

The perfect chance to steal Wen Yang all to herself!

—No, no, no—stay abstinent…

Besides, in broad daylight, if she accidentally made too much noise, wouldn’t the whole building of tenants know exactly what was happening?

Maybe she should buy a gag for herself?

She realized with a jolt that after holding back for one day, her cravings were even harder to suppress the next.

“Come with me to the salon this afternoon,” her mom said, seeing right through her restless energy.

“Okay…”

Ning Juan then turned to her son. “When do you go back to work?”

“Tomorrow. I’ll head back to my rental early to rest.” Ning Yuan picked up a piece of braised pork and dropped it into Black Bean’s bowl, then reminded Ning Chu, “Don’t forget to call me before you head back to school. I’ll drive you.”

‘Still thinking about Lily, huh~’

Ning Chu’s eyes curved into a grin. “Don’t forget you owe us a meal when that happens.”

“You’re the one sending her off?”

Seeing her mother’s puzzled look, Ning Chu quickly explained, “Big Brother’s in an online relationship I’m about to have a sister-in-law”

“Don’t talk nonsense! It’s not like that—we’ve only just started chatting!” Ning Yuan hurriedly denied it, his face flushing red.

But their mother ignored him completely. Instead, she turned to Ning Chu, eyes shining with joy, and pressed urgently: “What’s the girl like? Is her personality good? What’s her family like? Does she have any expectations for bride price?”

“Uh…” Ning Chu thought her mom’s mind had already skipped straight ahead to having grandkids.

“It’s my best friend, Lily. She’s a succubus too…”

“Oh?”

The sparkle in her mother’s eyes faded. She gave Ning Yuan’s skinny frame a dismissive once-over, sighed helplessly, and shook her head.

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