Chapter 18: A Classroom Candy and a Rooftop Retreat
Just as she was thinking…
The bell for class rang.
Luo Su gulped the whole candy down, her face scrunching up. Worth it, though—if Old Xu caught her…
She’d be dragged to the office for a lecture spell!
“Phew…”
She licked the lingering sweetness on her tongue. If it wasn’t Old Xu’s class requiring some pretense… Chinese class? Perfect cure for morning sleepiness syndrome!
Just memorize some ancient poems,
And you could coast to nearly full marks in the textbook. Who wouldn’t take that deal!
“But…”
Luo Su thoughtfully lifted her head to the sky outside. “If I could enter dreams while awake…”
Then,
She could do whatever she wanted! Hehe… just thinking about it got her a little excited. Too bad she couldn’t do it yet.
“Note it down.”
“Maybe I’ll figure it out someday!”
With that, Luo Su scribbled in her Chinese book, “Try practicing open-eye sleeping at home…”
At home,
She probably wouldn’t even crack a book. Even if Pingchang No. 1 was the best school around, it was just above average.
Elite classes, key classes…
Those students were fought over by schools, shining anywhere. Regular classes? Not so impressive.
“By the way.”
Old Xu’s sudden voice nearly launched Luo Su from her seat. His chalk tapped the board hard: “This is key. Write it down, I’ll check before class ends.”
“…”
Luo Su pouted, flipping to page 86, then glanced at the board. Wait! Class just started—where’d a full board of notes come from?!
“Ahem…”
Luo Su guiltily turned to Jiang Ning. “Um, can I look at your book?”
“Sure.”
Jiang Ning nodded, placing her book between their desks. Luo Su peeked—her handwriting was neat… oddly like her own.
She remembered,
As a kid, her big, crooked writing got her dragged by her mom to practice all summer.
No matter how she tried, it was awful…
Until a lightbulb moment: squeeze the letters tiny! Instantly, her writing looked leagues better.
And now,
As a little succubus, her hands were smaller, erasing any trace of “boldness.” Her strokes were delicate and proper.
“Phew…”
Staring at her girly handwriting, Luo Su sighed inwardly. “No way, gotta fix this!”
Especially next to Jiang Ning…
Such neat writing might give something away!
She nibbled her pen cap, a bold idea forming: why not… write huge now, like a crab scuttling sideways?
“…”
Jiang Ning seemed focused on the lesson, but her peripheral vision stayed on Luo Su, who’d flipped to the wrong page…
And his handwriting…
Something was off. Honestly, a kindergartner would wince at it!
“How’d he get into No. 1?!”
Jiang Ning pouted, flipping a page… and saw neat little words in Luo Su’s book—Try practicing open-eye sleeping at home.
“So childish.”
She looked up, meeting Old Xu’s death stare. “Luo Su, explain this variant character…”
“?”
The morning passed quickly.
At noon, Luo Su poked her quiet tummy, lashes fluttering. “Jiang Cha’s energy… lasted this long?”
A bold idea popped up: “Then tonight, maybe I can…”
“No, no!”
She shook her head like a rattle, last night’s “lesson” still fresh. Better wait.
Under the blazing sun,
She squinted at the school gate, deciding—find a shady spot to be a salted fish~ Save some magic, too.
Luo Su headed to the lab building. Quiet, and… rumored to be an old graveyard, always eerily cool.
(But who cares?)
She’s a mighty succubus!
Plus her unstoppable tough-guy vibes! School legends? Pfft, child’s play~
At the rusty rooftop door,
Click.
The rusted lock surrendered. Luo Su slipped in, thanks to opening-day cleaning—she knew every clean corner!
Crouching in the shade, she carefully peeled the tape off her back—
“Hiss… gently, reusable stuff.”
Her freed tail
Curled into a happy question mark. As the last tape came off, her loose uniform felt empty.
The shirt slipped off her shoulder,
Pants pooled at her ankles, and in a blink, Luo Su was back to her petite, cute form!
“Mmm!”
“So comfy!”
Like a cat in the sun, she sprawled starfish-style on the jacket. Her true form was the best!
So light~
Even breathing felt easier!
Just… the shirt collar slipped a bit more?
“Ugh…”
Luo Su tugged the loose hem, her face wrinkling. “Gotta get fitted clothes…”
(Problem: wallet’s emptier than my face!)
Her current look—white shirt hanging to her thighs, vaguely skirt-like…
Wait…
Was this the legendary boyfriend shirt? Why’s it kinda embarrassing!
“Phew…”
Luo Su hopped into the sunlight, her black tail rising high, stretching happily, warm and cozy.
“Whatever!”
She spun gleefully, declaring, “No one’s here anyway, hmph!”
Saving money!
“Hehe~”
“If I skip breakfast for months, minus rent, I could buy tons of candies…”
Luo Su counted on her fingers, delighted:
(Wait…)
Isn’t that… trading her body for candy?!
Her face flushed red!
(But dream stuff…)
(Doesn’t count as selling out… right?)
“Ugh… feels like it does…”
Her tail drooped like a sad snake. Hugging her knees, she curled up, mind racing:
“I’m so screwed…”
“Traded my soul for candy without realizing!”
Ding!
Her phone chimed. Luo Su, head low, let go of the oversized uniform. It was Jiang Cha: “Where you at, little one?”
With a big bad-woman emoji.
“Phew…”
Luo Su flashed back to last night, huffing as she replied, “No more contact! I just saw you last night!”
Her worries vanished.
Soul or no soul, this was a man’s pride! She refused to believe she couldn’t handle two women!
Tonight, she’d get revenge. With ropes this time! If she won, she’d call the shots!
“Hmph.”
Luo Su smugly flicked her tail.