Volume 1 Chapter 166: Late-Night Chat

At ten o'clock in the evening, Ning Chu lay under the covers, tugging her shirt tightly around her.

She couldn't sleep...

Compared to the noisy boys' dormitory, the girls' dorm was relatively quiet. After everyone had showered, they either watched dramas or played games, quietly doing their own thing.

Under such calm conditions, Ning Chu should have fallen asleep easily. However, when the lights went out, plunging the room into darkness, a wave of anxiety and unease crept over her.

It was a foreign dorm, a strange bed, and there was no sign of Wen Yang nearby. Even though she had his shirt and could smell his scent, it provided little comfort.

The bed frame creaked slightly as Lily climbed into her bed above. Despite always wearing conservative long skirts in public, her sleepwear was a spaghetti-strap mini-dress that revealed the upper half of her chest.

"Goodnight."

"Mm, goodnight."

Lily lay down, their heads close together. In the quiet dorm, Ning Chu could even hear Lily's breathing.

Gradually, the laptops were closed, leaving the room in pitch darkness. One by one, the others climbed into bed as well.

Ning Chu stared into the darkness, her unease and fear intensifying.

What if a pervert was lurking on the balcony, waiting for an opportunity?

Was there a sound coming from the door?

Did something just flash in the corner?

Her mind raced with alarming thoughts, and she dared not let her gaze wander anymore. The last thing she needed was to imagine something even worse and scare herself further.

It felt like those childhood nights after watching a terrifying ghost movie when every shadow seemed menacing, and even going to the bathroom felt like a mission impossible.

It's okay. Wen Yang's protagonist aura will protect me!

Gripping the shirt she wore, Ning Chu tried to calm herself.

"Hey, Ning Chu," someone called.

"Ah?!" She jolted, startled.

Lin Li rolled over to face her. "Did you and Wen Yang ever... you know, do it?"

"Do...?" Ning Chu stammered, unsure how to respond.

"They're not even officially dating yet," Yan Xinya interjected mischievously. "Wen Yang confessed before, but Ning Chu rejected him."

"I bet they haven't even kissed. Ning Chu wouldn't act so stubborn otherwise."

They had kissed... though it was during a moment when her lust lost control.

Ning Chu hadn't expected the late-night dorm chatter to center on her. The unease she felt earlier had subsided slightly, replaced by an overwhelming sense of embarrassment.

Lin Li gasped. "What? Then why are you clinging to Wen Yang? Let someone else have him already!"

"Just because she rejected him doesn't mean she doesn't like him, right, Ning Chu?" Yan Xinya teased.

Ning Chu: "..."

"Then why reject him?" Lin Li grumbled. "If Wen Yang confessed to me, I'd agree in a heartbeat!"

"He's too big."

The abrupt comment made the entire dorm fall silent.

Lily's casually dropped remark sent the conversation into an entirely new direction.

"What the heck? Too big? So big it scared Ning Chu away?"

"It really is..."

"You've seen it?"

"That thing stands out through his pants!"

Ning Chu felt like her brain was going to explode. She curled up under the covers, blocking her ears with the blanket as her face turned beet red.

While the boys' dorm late-night chats were often similarly raunchy, at least she wasn't the main topic of discussion there!

Can you all stop talking about how big Wen Yang is?!

And Lily—quiet and reserved as she usually was—turned out to have such a sharp tongue. When she spoke, the conversation instantly escalated!

I'm just a kid!

Suddenly, Ning Chu heard something unusual: slightly heavy breathing.

She froze, then turned her head to look at Lily, who was lying above her.

That...

Watching Lily curl up under her covers, with her breathing growing more rapid and shallow, Ning Chu suddenly realized what was happening.

She's... aroused?

Yan Xinya and Lin Li, with their keen noses, also picked up on the change. They turned teasing gazes toward Lily's bed.

"Should I bring your toy up for you?" Yan Xinya teased with a grin. "You don't have to hold back in the dorm, you know."

"..."

There was no keeping secrets in this dorm.

With the focus shifting to teasing Lily, Ning Chu felt some relief. She turned over, only to notice her phone screen lighting up beside her pillow with a new message.

She hadn't checked it yet but didn't need to guess. It had to be Wen Yang.

"Still awake? How's the girls' dorm treating you?"

Sure enough, it was Wen Yang's usual bedtime check-in.

Seeing the message, Ning Chu's nerves calmed significantly. She quickly began typing, complaining about the girls' dorm situation to Wen Yang.

"I'm not used to it! They shed hair everywhere—especially Xinya and Lin Li!"

"And they're still chatting late at night, not going to sleep."

"Lin Li seems to have her eyes on you. Be careful when you run into her."

She sent a flurry of messages, leaving Wen Yang momentarily unsure how to respond.

Finally, he replied:

"It's okay. You'll get used to it after a few days."

"Want me to come by the girls' dorm tomorrow morning? We can grab breakfast together."

"Sure!"

Ning Chu flipped over, lying on her stomach. Although Lily's increasingly intimate breaths filled the room, she focused solely on her conversation with Wen Yang, hoping to distract herself.

Even after discovering a new side of herself, she remained resistant to giving in to those feelings. She still couldn't accept it and was determined to suppress the restless stirrings within her.

But as she chatted, her fingers paused mid-type.

Something warm and unfamiliar stirred in her lower abdomen, like a tiny flame igniting.

What is happening?!

Grinding her teeth, she furiously typed out a question to Wen Yang:

"What are you doing right now?!"

"I'm out having a late-night snack with Shaoqing and Wang Jie," he replied.

Unbelievable! He was out partying late at night while she was suffering here? It was almost eleven o'clock!

"Shaoqing and Wang Jie are drunk, and I'm trying to figure out how to get them home," he added. "Just now, some girl came up to us, offering to book a hotel room for them for free. She was definitely a scammer—probably a hotel promoter."

Why do you sound so proud of yourself?!

Ning Chu's flushed face buried deeper into her pillow as she clutched her phone.

This is a disaster.

"Hey, Ning Chu?" Yan Xinya sniffed the air, her voice laced with curiosity. "Why does it smell like you're getting excited now?"

"Is this contagious?"

"Wait, Ning Chu's starting to feel it too?"

"She's a succubus too, isn't she?"

"Really?" Lin Li murmured in surprise. "This dorm feels like it's getting more chaotic by the day..."

Unable to lift her face from the overwhelming embarrassment, Ning Chu froze as Lily's hand reached over from the top bunk.

With uncharacteristic enthusiasm, Lily handed her a small, oval object.

"It's clean. Disinfected."

"..."