After Becoming a Succubus, I Was Offered to My Mortal Enemy - Chapter 23

Chapter 23

“A-Lin, help me…”

On nights scorched by the unbearable heat, Ning Yuan would always think how wonderful it would be if Sikong Xue were by her side.

Because she wasn’t sure how long that small bottle of medicine would last, and coupled with her recent “loss of favor,” Ning Yuan only dared to take half a pill each time the heat rose.

The effectiveness of this half-pill, though enough to help her endure, made her miss Sikong Xue more and more through each bout of patience.

Sikong Xue did not pick up the medicine that had fallen to the floor. Instead, she caught Ning Yuan’s hand as it tried to reach toward that place. Her eyes flickered with intense emotion as she said, “Ayuan, you are Ayuan, aren’t you?!”

She tried not to startle Ayuan, but her voice couldn’t hide her excitement.

It was her Ayuan, still calling her by her childhood nickname at a time like this.

Having her identity exposed made Ning Yuan even more bashful.

How did Sikong Xue recognize her?

Sikong Xue was so wicked; she would surely mock her, so why would she help her?

Just like now, knowing Sikong Xue was unwilling to help, she could only…

Yet Sikong Xue held her hands like this, refusing to let her touch herself, as if intent on making her suffer embarrassment.

Driven to the point of overflowing tears, Ning Yuan wanted to escape, but she was pinned down by Sikong Xue.

Sikong Xue said, “Ayuan, you wanted me to help you just now, didn’t you?”

Pressing her lips close to Ning Yuan’s ear, Sikong Xue whispered seductively.

Ning Yuan bit her lip tightly, refusing to let out that somewhat shameful sound.

She did want Sikong Xue to help her, but she would never admit it.

If she had to beg Sikong Xue to perform such an act with her, she would rather die.

Seeing those cherry lips bitten until they were red, Sikong Xue felt a twinge of heartache and brushed them with her finger. Her thumb gently pried open Ning Yuan’s teeth, refusing to let her bite herself like that.

“Ayuan, what do you want? Say it, and I will give it to you.”

“If you say it, it won’t be so unbearable.”

Ning Yuan felt extremely aggrieved. Being bullied by Sikong Xue like this, she turned her head away and provoked, “Sikong Xue, are you incapable? If you’re incapable, then let me go and let me do it myself.”

A clumsy bit of reverse psychology. Yet, precisely because the one using it was Ning Yuan, Sikong Xue had no defense against it.

She simply wanted to hear Ayuan admit it with her own lips; she wanted to hear Ayuan call her name.

Sikong Xue developed a mischievous intent. She pinched Ning Yuan’s chin, forcing her to look directly into her eyes.

She said, “Ayuan, look at me. Call my name, and I will help you.”

Ning Yuan was in terrible distress. Bullied by Sikong Xue like this, she could only speak unwillingly: “Sikong Xue, help me…”

In this situation, she truly couldn’t bring herself to utter the name “A-Lin.”

Before the last word was even finished, Sikong Xue leaned down and kissed the person she had been longing for day and night.

Seeing her biting her lip again, Sikong Xue gently kissed the tears at the corner of Ning Yuan’s eyes and said, “Ayuan, I want to hear you call me A-Lin.”

A-Lin was the childhood nickname Ayuan had given her.

Everything else could be a disguise, but this nickname was known only to Ayuan.

They were childhood friends who had been through so much; the joy of recovering what was lost bloomed in her heart.

Ning Yuan’s eyes turned red with grievance, and she was forced to say, “Sikong Xue, you aren’t allowed to bully people.”

Biting Ning Yuan’s earlobe and feeling Ayuan’s breathing grow heavier, Sikong Xue said, “Ayuan, call my childhood name. If you call my childhood name, it won’t be so unbearable.”

She wanted to hear Ayuan call that nickname known only to the two of them; she wanted to hear Ayuan call her A-Lin.

Ning Yuan’s body was scorched with unbearable heat. She couldn’t understand why Sikong Xue was bullying her like this.

Didn’t Sikong Xue dislike that nickname? Why was she forcing her to say it?

“A-Lin…”

She finally spoke, pleading piteously.

Hearing the person she longed for call her that way upon the bed, Sikong Xue kissed her even more deeply. The sound of tearing silk was heard as the gauze garment was tossed to the floor. Noticing Ayuan’s breathing was becoming labored, Sikong Xue let go of those reddened lips and instead left more marks from the neck down.

Her hands were not idle either, kneading gently, and at the very moment she was about to help Ayuan release the heat, she forced Ayuan to call her childhood name again.

“Ayuan, don’t bite your lip. Call my childhood name.”

She wanted to hear Ayuan’s voice; she wanted to hear Ayuan call her name.

At this moment, Ayuan in her arms was soft and obedient. With just a little bit of seduction, she could hear exactly what she wanted.

“A-Lin, A-Lin…”

Ning Yuan was somewhat exhausted. She wanted to blame Sikong Xue for bullying her, but she didn’t have the strength to speak.

Seeing Ayuan close her eyes in fatigue as her breathing gradually leveled out, an inexplicable sense of loss rose in Sikong Xue’s heart.

Is that it? Can the heat be faded just like this?

She had thought it would be like the ancient records described—without rest for days and nights.

Looking at the dampened bed, and fearing Ayuan would be uncomfortable sleeping there, Sikong Xue cleaned her up, wrapped her in a thin quilt, and carried her to a side room.

Holding Ayuan and feeling the warmth in her arms, Sikong Xue also fell into a deep sleep.

The next day, Ning Yuan was woken up by thirst.

She wanted to call Chunhe to pour her a cup of water, but as soon as she opened her mouth, her voice was hoarse. Before she could make a sound, her throat felt a bit painful.

Her head also hurt terribly.

What happened last night?

Ning Yuan tried to sit up, only to suddenly realize a hand was wrapped around her waist.

Her eyes widened. Seeing the person beside her, she wanted to scream, but because of her hoarse throat, no sound came out.

How could she be lying together with Sikong Xue without a stitch of clothing!

Where were her clothes?!

Where were Sikong Xue’s clothes?!

What on earth did they do last night?!

Ning Yuan remembered she wanted to give Sikong Xue the almond cakes on her birthday.

She saw Sikong Xue drinking alone in the pavilion in the backyard and, feeling that Sikong Xue was piteous, she accompanied her for two drinks.

She remembered Sikong Xue saying something about having a beloved whom she could not have…

After that, she knew nothing.

Could it be that because Sikong Xue couldn’t have the person she loved, she treated her as a substitute and humiliated her at will?

Feeling her body was incredibly sore and her lips pained a bit, Ning Yuan felt both angry and aggrieved.

Unable to push away Sikong Xue’s arm, Ning Yuan simply bit down on Sikong Xue’s shoulder.

The pain came too suddenly, disturbing Sikong Xue’s pleasant dream.

In the dream, Ayuan begged her over and over, wanting to be entangled with her.

They were clearly so intimate; why did Ayuan suddenly bite her?

Sikong Xue hissed in pain, but her arm tightened even more, holding Ayuan firmly in her embrace.

Even if bitten, she couldn’t bear to let go of Ayuan.

With the two of them pressed so close, Ning Yuan stared blankly and forgot to apply force, letting go of her bite and saying, “Sikong Xue, why haven’t you let go of me! How can you take advantage of someone like this!”

Sikong Xue was now fully awake.

She dimly felt that she had made Ayuan angry again.

This time, it seemed more serious than any previous time.

Last night, she seemed to have truly bullied Ayuan…

Sikong Xue hurriedly said, “L-listen to my explanation.”

She originally wanted to push the blame onto those two jars of wine, but Sikong Xue knew very well that she wasn’t so drunk last night that she couldn’t control herself.

It was the wine that gave her more courage to perform such acts with Ayuan.

Feeling bullied by Sikong Xue, and considering she was just a tribute living under someone else’s roof while Sikong Xue couldn’t possibly give her a formal status, Ning Yuan only felt more aggrieved.

“Didn’t you say you wouldn’t force me to do that kind of thing? How can you bully someone like this? Even though I am a tribute sent by foreign tribes, you can’t bully me like this!”

Ning Yuan completely forgot that she had called out Sikong Xue’s childhood name last night, provoking Sikong Xue into losing her self-control.

She still thought Sikong Xue dared to bully her like this because she was a foreign tribute.

Sikong Xue was stunned.

Could it be that Ayuan drank too much last night and doesn’t remember what actually happened?

Ayuan likely didn’t know yet that she had already exposed her true identity last night.

Before Sikong Xue could think of how to explain to Ayuan, she heard Ning Yuan say, “Sikong Xue, I hate you!”

Like a childhood tantrum, Ning Yuan wanted to drop those words and run.

But she had no clothes to cover herself, and her waist and legs were sore. She could only wrap herself in the quilt, glaring at Sikong Xue with red-rimmed eyes.

She originally wanted to yank the entire brocade quilt away, but there was only one quilt on the bed in the side room. If she snatched the quilt away, she would have to face Sikong Xue’s naked body.

With a flushed face, Ning Yuan closed her eyes and said, “Why haven’t you put on your clothes yet!”

Ning Yuan felt the air in the room was somewhat hot.

The crimson spread to the tips of her ears. Her angry appearance made Sikong Xue daze for a moment.

The person before her truly was Ayuan.

It was that pampered and overbearing Ayuan.

Clearly, it was Ayuan who pleaded for her help last night, yet in the blink of an eye, she was like this. She truly was a little ungrateful one.

Sikong Xue didn’t think Ayuan was being difficult; on the contrary, she found her current state truly adorable.

Not until Ayuan shouted at her again did Sikong Xue hurriedly pick up the clothes scattered on the floor. After dressing, she said, “I-I’m dressed. Don’t be angry anymore.”

She didn’t dare expose Ayuan’s identity, fearing Ayuan would be too ashamed and angry, which might hurt her health. While her words were coaxing Ayuan, her heart couldn’t suppress its joy.

Although Sikong Xue had a bellyful of words to say to Ayuan and a bellyful of questions, now was not the time to speak.

Ning Yuan waited angrily for Sikong Xue, hoping she would give her an explanation.

Sikong Xue’s shoulder still throbbed with pain. Looking at the angry Ayuan, she hesitated for a long time before saying, “Don’t be angry. I will take responsibility for you.”

Even if such a thing hadn’t happened, she was willing to take care of Ayuan for a lifetime.

Thinking of what Sikong Xue said last night, Ning Yuan scolded, “Liar.”

Sikong Xue clearly had a beloved in her heart whom she couldn’t have. She feared that as soon as that person beckoned, Sikong Xue would cast her aside, where was the “taking responsibility” in that?

Sikong Xue said, “I am not lying to you. If you are willing, I will provide the three letters and six rites, not a single one will be missing!”

Having said that, thinking of the Ning family far away in Lingnan, Sikong Xue’s eyes darkened.

For such a thing, the people of the Ning family would have to be brought back first. When that time came, Old Madame Ning would surely be overjoyed to see Ayuan was safe.

Sikong Xue said, “It’s just… the three letters and six rites will have to wait for a while longer.”

The Eldest Princess’s faction had not yet been removed; in the short term, she couldn’t bring Old Madame Ning back yet.

She still had to figure out why Ayuan had become a tribute sent to Daliang, and whether the succubus’s heat would harm Ayuan’s body.

She also had to find an opportunity to explain her feelings to Ayuan.

No matter how Ayuan saw her, Sikong Xue wanted Ayuan to know how much she cared about her.

Recalling what Ayuan said last night, that she also had someone she loved but couldn’t have…

The name “Yuchi Jin” suddenly surfaced in Sikong Xue’s mind.

In the past, Ayuan was betrothed to Yuchi Jin; presumably, the one she loved but couldn’t have was Yuchi Jin.

However, after Yuchi Jin had done such things to the Ning family, Ayuan definitely couldn’t be together with her.

In that case, she would “take advantage of the situation” just once.

She only hoped Ayuan wouldn’t be too angry.

Sikong Xue was suddenly glad that even though Ayuan was controlled by the heat last night, she hadn’t called out Yuchi Jin’s name. If Ayuan had called Yuchi Jin’s name at that time, she feared she would have gone mad.

Ning Yuan didn’t know what was on Sikong Xue’s mind. She thought Sikong Xue was unwilling to marry her and was just stalling for time. She let out a light snort and said, “And you say you’re not lying to me—you simply don’t want to marry me! Go away, I don’t want to see you!”

Clearly having someone in her heart, yet still bullying her.

Bullying her, and then being unwilling to take responsibility.

How could Sikong Xue be like this!

Worried about making Ayuan too angry, Sikong Xue could only leave the side room first.

Closing the door, Sikong Xue sighed.

With Ayuan being so angry today, what should she do the next time Ayuan’s body experienced the heat?

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