Trapped In Paradise
Volume 3 Chapter 43 / Chapter 548: Graduation
With a cheer, they threw their graduation caps high into the air.
As the photographer pressed the shutter, Ning Chu's college life officially came to an end.
The smile she'd worn for the graduation photo quickly faded. Casually picking up someone's discarded graduation cap from the ground, she hugged it to her chest and turned to look at Wen Yang, who had stayed by her side the entire time.
"Not happy?"
"A little..."
When she had graduated in her previous life, Ning Chu hadn't felt much of anything. Back then, she had buried herself in video games to escape reality. Even after living together for years, she couldn't say she had been particularly close to her roommates.
But this time was different.
Even the hentai heroines she had once been wary of, disliked, or resented for constantly lusting after Wen Yang were still characters she had written herself. She couldn't help but feel a strange sense of attachment toward them.
From now on, everyone will go their separate ways. It would be difficult to ever meet again.
There was the embarrassment of the succubus race, Lily; the magical girl Xi Xi; the husky-like Yan Xinya; the shameless Zhang Shaoqing; and the quiet, introverted Wang Jie...
Lily should have become Wen Yang's wife.
Xi Xi had originally been destined to become a breeding host for a tentacle monster.
Although Zhang Shaoqing was rebellious, he had never fallen into darkness and become the villain he was in the novel.
Compared to the fates they had suffered in her original story, everyone was doing fairly well now.
Only Ning Chu herself had still ended up becoming a girl...
And was still being pinned beneath the protagonist every single day.
She shot Wen Yang a resentful glance, leaving him completely baffled.
"It's a shame Shaoqing wasn't here for the graduation photo. He's always off traveling whenever he has nothing to do," Ning Chu muttered as she took off her graduation gown and stuffed it into Wen Yang's arms. "Whenever we go on trips, there's nobody to treat us anymore."
"His family's rich. He can find us anytime he wants. It's not like he has to work."
"It just feels like someone's missing. Graduation doesn't feel complete anymore."
Ning Chu let out a sleepy yawn.
She hadn't slept at all the previous night. As a succubus, she also hadn't absorbed any "yang energy," leaving her listless throughout the day.
"Lily?"
She slowly wandered over and called out to Lily.
But Lily simply stared blankly into the distance, not hearing her at all.
"What's wrong?"
Following Lily's gaze, Ning Chu saw the male classmate who had confessed to her earlier.
A little while ago, Lily had been in heat. When Ning Chu saw a man approaching her, she had rushed over to stop him, worried that the scent of male pheromones would make Lily lose control even further.
But now...
It seemed Lily might actually be interested in him.
A mischievous smile crept across Ning Chu's face as she lightly bumped Lily's shoulder.
"What is it? Do you like him?"
Only then did Lily notice she was there. She hurriedly looked away.
"No."
"Then why do you keep staring at him?"
"He's big."
"...?"
For a moment, Ning Chu was completely speechless.
Lily's answer was so perfectly fitting for a succubus that it caught her entirely off guard.
"You're not planning to... eat him, are you?"
"Only after marriage."
Despite being a succubus whose collection of adult toys could probably fill several suitcases, Lily was strangely stubborn about this particular principle.
It really showed the importance of family upbringing...
Her adoptive parents had probably raised her with conservative values, insisting there should be no sex before marriage.
Unfortunately, Lily had only absorbed half of that lesson.
"So you've fallen for him?" Ning Chu teased. "He confessed to you just now. Did you accept?"
"No. He's not handsome enough."
Ning Chu rolled her eyes.
"The handsome guys who make your heart race lose out to your toys. The ones who beat your toys aren't handsome enough for you."
Lily answered with complete seriousness.
"If I'm going to look at him for the rest of my life, he should at least be pleasant to look at."
"Fair point~"
Clearly, if Lily ever entered a relationship, it would be with marriage in mind from the very beginning.
Otherwise, with her looks, even if she was painfully shy, she wouldn't have gone this long without ever dating anyone.
In a way, Ning Chu felt the same.
Fortunately, through a twist of fate, she had essentially "designed" the perfect protagonist to become her boyfriend.
Suddenly, she realized there was a flaw in Lily's logic. Leaning close to her ear, she whispered,
"But what if, after you get married, you discover your husband only looks impressive? What if he seems amazing but only lasts a few seconds?"
Lily thought for a moment before answering coolly,
"I'd test him with my hand first."
Even though she was saying something so shamelessly suggestive, she maintained her icy, expressionless face. Her tone was as calm as if they were discussing what to have for dinner.
"Lily! Ning Chu! Sister An An wants to know if we're going to the class reunion!"
Yan Xinya came running over with Xi Xi, calling out to them.
"I don't think Wen Yang and I will go," Ning Chu replied. "We're not really that familiar with the rest of the class anyway."
As for class reunions, Ning Chu had always been extremely wary of them. Especially in this hentai setting—who knew if a simple graduation gathering might somehow turn into an orgy.
Fortunately, she'd already derailed the plot, so the chances of something like that happening were very low.
Lily shook her head as well.
"I'm not close with them."
"They're still classmates we've spent years studying with~ Unlike me—I get along with everyone~"
The wolf girl had always been the outgoing type, and she was on good terms with most of the class.
"What about you, Xi Xi?" Yan Xinya turned to ask.
"As for me..." Xi Xi frowned thoughtfully. "I don't really want to go either."
The wolf girl sighed regretfully.
"If none of you are going, then I don't want to go either... How about we go drinking tonight at Sister Qian Qian's bar instead?"
"Didn't we already drink last night?"
Ning Chu suddenly realized Wen Yang had been gone for quite a while. She turned toward their counselor, An An, only to see that Wen Yang had already been surrounded by several girls.
Now that the graduation photos were over, everyone knew they would probably never see each other again. Quite a few girls who had secretly liked Wen Yang decided to throw caution to the wind and confess.
She looked away for one moment, and someone was already trying to steal her man!
Remaining where she stood, Lily watched Ning Chu dash toward Wen Yang in a panic before suddenly asking,
"Want to come over to my place?"
"Sure! The wine at your house is delicious~"
"I finished it."
"Won't your dad beat you up? You couldn't even save any for me!"
Xi Xi puffed out her cheeks in frustration.
"I only took one day off. I have to go back to work tomorrow..."
"Exactly! Your boss is so heartless, making my Xi Xi do the work of two people," Yan Xinya complained indignantly. "They even make you work overtime on weekends all the time. You don't even have time to go shopping with me."
"I'm not a little kid anymore!"
The wolf girl proudly puffed out her chest.
"Little kid~"
Although she only had a B-cup and couldn't compare with the succubus, it was still noticeably larger than Xi Xi's AA.
Lily asked in confusion,
"Why not quit?"
"I'm saving up some money first. Once I have enough, I'll quit and focus on preparing for the civil service exam. I want to become a police officer."
Yan Xinya looked at Xi Xi's slender arms and legs and asked worriedly,
"Do you think you can handle it?"
"I'm really capable, okay?!"
Xi Xi could already picture herself wearing a magical girl's battle outfit beneath her police uniform, using magic to fight criminals, uncovering clues at crime scenes with magical assistance, and astonishing everyone around her.
A magical police officer!
That would be so cool!
"I meant... do you really think you'll pass the exam?"
"I'll give it a try!"
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