The moment Ning Chu realized she couldn't move, she immediately figured out what had happened—but all she could do was sit there frozen, unable to take any action to fix it.
Inside, she was both bewildered and on the verge of a breakdown. She could only roll her eyes around, trying to communicate silently with Nana, who was also sitting blankly on the couch.
But they'd only known each other for a few hours—there was zero chemistry.
The two of them just stared at each other, confused and clueless.
Nana was definitely laughing at her!
That smile in her eyes was impossible to hide!
Ning Chu gave her a resentful side-eye and could only patiently wait for the hypnosis to wear off.
Luckily, Wen Yang wasn't in the apartment. Otherwise, who knows what kind of pervy or humiliating requests he might’ve made.
After two or three minutes, Nana’s body suddenly twitched, and she realized she could move again.
She touched her own cheek and murmured uncertainly, “Just like that, I won’t be afraid of men anymore?”Getting no response, she looked up at Ning Chu, who was sitting to the side, holding her box of stir-fried noodles.
Although she really wanted to laugh, Nana was too reserved, so she held it in.
“Are you okay?”
“......”
At this point, all of Nana’s wariness toward Ning Chu had disappeared. What kind of villain would be dumb enough to hypnotize themselves?
Nana tentatively offered, “Want to eat?”
So Ning Chu stiffly began eating her lunch.
What the hell! There's hypnotic spray in the noodles! You're just making me stay hypnotized longer!
“Wow, you really do obey everything...”
Ning Chu was eating, but internally, her anxiety was through the roof. If Nana wanted to do anything to her right now, she wouldn’t be able to resist at all.
Thankfully, the most valuable thing in her apartment was a laptop worth just a little over 2,000 yuan.
Nana opened her own takeout box and ate with polite, ladylike manners, though, her eyes never left Ning Chu.
She hesitated. “Can I ask questions and you answer?”
“Why did you want to help me?”
“I’m afraid you’d seduce my boyfriend.”
The thought surfaced in Ning Chu’s mind reflexively, but her mouth blurted it out uncontrollably.
We’ve only known each other for a few hours! Please don’t ask any embarrassing questions!
“I’m not that kind of person,” Nana softly refuted.
She stared at Ning Chu’s face. Now that she was sure the hypnosis worked, she couldn’t help but feel a bit tempted.
“You... why does it feel like you’re staying hypnotized longer than I did?”
Because I’m shoveling down mouthfuls of hypnotic spray!
Ning Chu screamed internally. The longer she stayed unable to move, the more anxious and panicked she became, her unease growing by the second.
Luckily, Nana wasn’t into weird or cruel things. Maybe she had some thoughts, but in the end, she didn’t give her any more commands.
A few more minutes passed, and the hypnosis on Ning Chu finally wore off.
She gasped for breath, a cold sweat forming instantly on her temples and down her back.
“You okay?”
“I’m fine... Thank god you didn’t do anything to me, it scared me to death.”
Ning Chu patted her wildly pounding chest, caught her breath, then gave Nana a glare. “Didn’t you notice I only got hypnotized after eating the noodles?”
“And you still told me to keep eating!”
“Really?!” Nana froze, then bowed her head in guilt. “I thought it was because the window wasn’t open...”
Ning Chu couldn’t stand seeing a girl look all pitiful like that. “Forget it, I’m not mad at you.”
At least I’m full.
She stood up and checked the time. “Are you planning to head back to school now, or wait an hour and go back with me?”
“Let’s go together.”
“Mm…”
Ning Chu looked down at her lower abdomen in confusion. Aside from the mild discomfort of having her period, she didn’t feel anything particularly odd.
Was Nana’s story arc not over yet?
Did the hypnosis spray not work?
She turned to Nana and asked, “Hey, can you go downstairs and buy me some snacks?”
“Huh? But I saw a bunch under the coffee table…”
"I wanted you to talk to the convenience store owner downstairs—just say a couple of words—to see if your androphobia is really gone."
This girl had a serious case of fear of men. Even being looked at by one would make her nervous enough to pull her hoodie over her head.
And the shop owner downstairs? A bald guy with a face full of scars—he looked like a fugitive on the run for murder.
Even she felt intimidated talking to that guy, let alone Nana.
“I…” Nana hesitated, nervously turtling her neck into her shoulders. “I’m scared.”
“Give it a try. I hypnotized you already—we need to test if it worked.”
Nana stayed silent for a moment, thinking, before finally getting up. “Okay…”
If she really realized she wasn’t afraid of men anymore, maybe that would break the plot’s original direction, right?
Ning Chu was already preparing to run and take a shower afterward.
Back when she was being punished with arousal outbursts, she could still hold out twice. By the third time, her rationality would collapse. Now, even once might be enough to knock her out.
It’s all thanks to Wen Yang, who’d let her experience the pleasures of being a succubus…
These days, she had to rely on cold showers to help suppress it. If she wasn’t on her period, cold water worked even better.
“Take the keys, I’m going to shower in a bit.”
After both being hypnotized, their mutual trust had spiked dramatically.
Ning Chu was more than happy to hand Nana the keys.
“Mm…”
Nana stepped out the door, looking back every few steps. Meanwhile, Ning Chu packed up the takeout boxes on the table, tossed them in the trash, and went to the wardrobe to find a change of clothes.
She carried the clothes into the bathroom, closed the door, and leaned her hips against the sink, waiting for the punishment to kick in.
She wasn’t entirely sure if the hypnosis spray had worked.
“Technically, it should be fine…”
“What if it didn’t work?”
She couldn’t really have Wen Yang help treat Nana’s condition, could she? That treatment would probably end up like the plot… right into bed.
She wasn’t into that cuckold stuff.
Thankfully, that familiar and unbearable heat started to bubble up inside her.
It pulsed with her heartbeat, a heat deep in her abdomen, spreading quickly and tinting her face a soft pink.
“Thank god, it’s working.”
Ning Chu sighed in relief and began stripping for the shower.
If Nana took a while to get back, maybe she could… make the most of the punishment.
The warm water quickly washed away the rising impulses.
Then she heard the front door open, followed by Nana’s excited voice: “Ning Chu! Ning Chu!”
“I think I’m really not scared anymore!”
She ran to the bathroom door, pounding on it as she shared her good news. “It really worked!”
“Just don’t go after Wen Yang again.”
“…Why do you sound weird?” Nana’s voice was breathy—she’d sprinted the whole way back, barely catching her breath. “I… I’m just so happy I feel a little dizzy…”
“Huh?”
Thud!
The sound of something heavy hitting the ground made Ning Chu immediately shut off the water. She grabbed a towel from the rack, wrapped it around herself, and rushed to open the door.
Oh hell no—don’t die in my apartment!
Besides the androphobia, Nana had a fragile constitution—your classic sickly girl. In the story, she’d fainted multiple times from… ahem… certain intimate “scenes” with the protagonist.
“What happened to you?!” Ning Chu saw that Nana had only collapsed into a seated position and sighed in relief. “I thought you passed out again.”
Nana’s face was pale as she looked at Ning Chu, now wrapped tightly in her towel.
Her gaze quickly landed on that iconic heart-shaped tail.
“You’re actually a succubus…? I couldn’t tell at all.”
Ning Chu: “……”