After Becoming a Succubus, I Was Offered to My Mortal Enemy - Chapter 38

Chapter 38

Sikong Xue didn’t know how to explain it for a moment.

Perhaps there was a split second where she was attracted to this person whose laughter and scolding were so strikingly similar to Ayuan’s.

Back when she played the qin, Sikong Xue couldn’t suppress the urge to treat her as Ayuan. But at that time, Sikong Xue felt it wasn’t Ayuan, so she had snatched the instrument away in a fit of exasperation and forbade Ayuan from playing again.

Later, seeing her “heat” rise, Sikong Xue began to dream of her constantly.

Sikong Xue had also felt guilty because of these thoughts, feeling as if she had betrayed Ayuan. Now that Ayuan was asking, Sikong Xue was clumsy-tongued; she couldn’t say many beautiful words to coax Ayuan and make her happy, so she simply said, “Ayuan, it’s all my fault.”

“You…” Ning Yuan had originally intended to tease Sikong Xue as a joke, but seeing Sikong Xue admit to it like this, she suddenly felt truly angry.

The heart that had been playful was suddenly pinched. She grabbed Sikong Xue’s collar and said, “Could it be that if I weren’t Ning Yuan, if I were a foreign woman you had never met you, would still be this intimate with me?”

Couldn’t this Sikong Xue at least make up a few pretty words to deceive her?

Sikong Xue lowered her eyes, not daring to look into Ning Yuan’s eyes. She truly didn’t know how to answer this question.

Before she had recognized Ning Yuan’s identity, she had been in utter agony. She wanted to find a good match for her, yet felt unreconciled. Fortunately, the people Azhi found didn’t dare take Ayuan back to their manors, otherwise Sikong Xue would have truly gone mad by now.

At that time, keeping her by her side, Sikong Xue felt every moment that she was betraying Ayuan. Even on the anniversary of Ayuan’s death, Sikong Xue didn’t know how to conduct herself. Now that Ning Yuan was asking, she truly was…

Sikong Xue defended herself somewhat guiltily: “Good Ayuan, back then you were going to be betrothed to Yuchi Jin and even personally embroidered the wedding robes. I haven’t even brought up those old scores with you, so regarding this… please spare me.”

“What did you say? Sikong Xue, you actually want to settle old scores with me?!”

At the thought of how she used to give Yuchi Jin so much favorable treatment, Ning Yuan couldn’t help but be angry at herself. She had intended to explain things clearly to Sikong Xue later, but Sikong Xue dared to bring up old scores?

Sikong Xue panicked instantly. She knew she had said the wrong thing again.

“Ayuan, I…”

Sikong Xue just raised her hand to embrace Ayuan, but before she could touch her, she was pushed away by Ning Yuan.

Ning Yuan said angrily, “Sikong Xue, if you don’t explain these things clearly, you aren’t allowed to hug me!”

Sikong Xue dejectedly withdrew her hand, no longer daring to displease Ayuan.

“Fine then… Ayuan, I won’t hug you, okay? Please don’t be angry.”

Ning Yuan glared at Sikong Xue. “Since when did your courage become so small? Since when were you so obedient? If I tell you not to hug, you just don’t hug?”

Clearly, in the past, when she forbade Sikong Xue from seeing her, Sikong Xue would still climb over the wall into her courtyard. Why was Sikong Xue so timid and hesitant now?

Sikong Xue was stunned. The meaning of Ayuan’s words was…

Sikong Xue joyfully embraced Ning Yuan and said, “Ayuan, it’s all my fault.”

Ning Yuan whispered, “And you talk about settling old scores—back when I was going to be betrothed to someone else, didn’t you know to ask me to stay?”

Back then, if Sikong Xue had been willing to come before her and say just one word, she definitely would have broken the engagement. She definitely wouldn’t have been betrothed to Yuchi Jin, let alone embroidered any wedding robes.

Feeling Ayuan in her arms, Sikong Xue held her tight and said, “That night I heard you were to be betrothed to Yuchi Jin, I smashed my study in a rage. I even thought of snatching the bride, and even thought of hiding you in the manor so you’d never see Yuchi Jin again. But I was afraid you truly liked Yuchi Jin; I feared that if I snatched you back, you would only resent me…”

“Ayuan, it’s all my fault. I shouldn’t have left the capital in a fit of pique for the border.”

If she had been bolder then and snatched Ayuan directly to the manor, perhaps the two wouldn’t be as they are today. At the mention of those things, Sikong Xue’s voice choked up. She was sad because Ayuan was betrothed to Yuchi Jin, and sad because Ayuan was injured and the Ning family suffered.

Hearing her speak this way, Ning Yuan also felt a tug at her heart. She raised her hand to cover Sikong Xue’s lips and said, “Sikong Xue, I understand your heart. Let’s not mention these sad things anymore.”

Sikong Xue spoke with such sadness that Ning Yuan felt sad listening to her. Sikong Xue took the opportunity to kiss Ning Yuan’s cool fingers and said, “Ayuan, I want to hear you call me A-Lin.”

Call her… A-Lin?

Ning Yuan opened her mouth but simply couldn’t say it. Now, whenever she called her A-Lin, she couldn’t help but remember the absurdity of that night—remembering Sikong Xue forcing her to call her A-Lin. Sikong Xue was so wicked, she wouldn’t call her that!

Ning Yuan let out a light snort. “No.”

The corners of Sikong Xue’s mouth curved up. Even if Ayuan didn’t call her that now, when the grand wedding came, she had ways to make Ayuan open her mouth.

Only… she had already recognized Ayuan, and was about to marry her. Did she still need to trouble Yin Chiyun to prepare the medicine to suppress the heat?

Sikong Xue tested the waters: “Ayuan, do you know? To prepare that medicine, Chiyun privately diverted supplies from the Imperial Academy and was caught by Yuchi Jin, resulting in her being under house arrest for nearly two months.”

“What?!” No wonder Yin Chiyun hadn’t come to the manor for so many days. She had been overthinking before, but now she knew she had been plotted against by Yuchi Jin. “Then… what should we do?”

She used to think the difficulty of preparing the medicine was just an excuse, but now it seemed it was truly troublesome. Ning Yuan said nervously, “If we let Yin Chiyun prepare the medicine again, will it implicate her?”

Seeing Ayuan being so considerate, Sikong Xue said, “I thought so too. We grew up with Chiyun; if we let her be implicated, you would surely feel uneasy.”

As Sikong Xue spoke, Ning Yuan suddenly realized something. She gave Sikong Xue’s waist a light pinch and said, “Sikong Xue, don’t try to lie to me! Yin Chiyun clearly said a few days ago that the medicine would be ready soon!”

Sikong Xue was clearly trying to use this as a pretext to keep bullying her. But right now, Sikong Xue hadn’t grown tired of her yet and was willing to help her through the heat. What if Sikong Xue got tired of her in the future? What then?

“No, Sikong Xue. You are the Prime Minister now—what medicinal herbs can’t you buy!”

Sikong Xue said helplessly, “Fine, fine. I’ll buy whatever you want. It’s just, Ayuan… that heat can be suppressed with medicine for a while, but eventually it won’t work…”

Ning Yuan’s face flushed. “Sikong Xue, you’re trying to lie to me again!”

How could it be impossible to suppress with medicine? It must be that Sikong Xue wanted to take advantage of her, so she made up lies to deceive her. This Sikong Xue was truly wicked!

Fearing Ayuan would never trust her again, Sikong Xue hurriedly summoned Songyan to bring the “Records of Foreign Tribes” she had found in the Imperial Library.

“It’s recorded in here about the Succubus tribe; you can see for yourself. I’m truly not lying to you. A Succubus can be suppressed with medicine when they first reach adulthood, but after a while, only that method works…”

Ning Yuan took the ancient book suspiciously. She had only turned one page when she saw a scandalous illustration. Her cheeks burned as she drove Sikong Xue out of the room before she dared to continue reading this strange book.

Sikong Xue said through the door, “Ayuan, don’t read too much of that book…” Sikong Xue somewhat regretted giving it to her. The person who wrote the book was so bold with their pen. If Ayuan saw the things further back, she might be frightened.

Looking at the records of Succubi in the book, Ning Yuan couldn’t help but remember when they were in the academy as children, and the girls discussed the Succubi of the foreign tribes. At that time, Ning Yuan pretended not to be interested but was curious and wanted to listen.

So, she held her brush and pretended to copy an essay, while actually pricking up her ears to eavesdrop. Just as she was listening intently, Sikong Xue suddenly snatched the pearl hairpin from her hair. To get it back, Ning Yuan chased Sikong Xue. Sikong Xue was mischievous and ran outside in two steps. Ning Yuan chased her out of the academy, and soon they could no longer hear the girls’ voices.

The two made a circle outside, and by the time they returned, the girls had finished their discussion. Ning Yuan wanted to ask about it, but they all smiled teasingly, and no one would tell her. At the time, Ning Yuan was so angry; it was all Sikong Xue’s fault for making her miss the story.

Later, Ning Yuan didn’t know what happened, but the teacher was furious. That day, everyone except her and Sikong Xue was punished by the teacher to copy essays. At the time, Ning Yuan wondered how Sikong Xue could have missed out on such a punishment. One must know that in the past, the teacher punished Sikong Xue the most.

Now, opening this ancient book and seeing the erotic descriptions, Ning Yuan suddenly understood something in her moment of embarrassment. So, back then, Sikong Xue hadn’t snatched her hairpin on purpose, but rather didn’t want her to hear those things… In other words, Sikong Xue already knew what Succubi were all about back then.

Ning Yuan turned two more pages. It wasn’t just records of Succubi; it actually described how a Succubus should be comforted when their body’s heat rose. Looking at these words, Ning Yuan felt her own body growing hot.

How could this Sikong Xue keep such a book in the manor! Could it be that during these days, Sikong Xue spent all day researching such things? No wonder that night, Sikong Xue bullied her so much…

The more Ning Yuan thought, the stranger her body felt. She wanted to hug Sikong Xue… Ning Yuan suddenly grew nervous. In this state, she feared she was about to be controlled by the heat again. That Yin Chiyun had been slow to send the medicine.

What… should she do?

She had just driven Sikong Xue out. Was she supposed to open the door and call her back? Ning Yuan looked up and saw a shadow outside the door. Had that Sikong Xue not left yet?

Ning Yuan tightly pinched the pages of the book in her hand. Now that she still had her senses, the thought of asking Sikong Xue for this made her incredibly shy.

Does she really want Sikong Xue to help her…

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