Trapped In Paradise
Volume 3 Chapter 44 / Chapter 549: Leaving Campus
"You actually want to become a police officer?"
"Yep!"
Ning Chu looked Xi Xi up and down. No matter how she looked at the petite, red-haired girl with twin tails, she just couldn't picture her as a police officer.
"You couldn't even get into graduate school. Do you really think you can pass the civil service exam?"
Xi Xi nodded vigorously once more.
"You've got to at least give it a try!"
"I just have a feeling that, even if you do become a police officer, it probably won't be anything like you're imagining."
"But I'm a magical girl~ I'm really strong, okay?" She proudly puffed out her flat, board-like chest. "With great power comes great responsibility. I want to spend my limited time fighting for justice, not working some boring nine-to-five job every day!"
She was still young, and her adolescent chuunibyou hadn't quite worn off yet. Otherwise, she never would have been so easily talked into becoming a magical girl in the first place.
Still, Ning Chu rather liked that sense of justice.
After all, society needed people like her.
With the graduation photos finished, none of them were ready to leave just yet. They chatted as they slowly wandered around campus one last time before finally arriving at the university gates.
Ning Chu turned around and looked at Wang Jie, who had been quietly following behind them without saying a word.
"You should find a job already. Stop staying in your dorm playing games all day. In a little while they'll kick you out."
Wen Yang chimed in as well.
"Even if you haven't figured out what you want to do yet, you can find something temporary. Ning Chu worked in customer service for a few months last year. It's better than doing nothing."
"...Yeah. I know."
Wang Jie lowered his head and absentmindedly picked at his fingernails.
"You broke up with her a year ago. Stop living in the past."
He noticed Ning Chu slipping back into her familiar role of the overly caring, big-sister figure.
She had always been like that.
Whether it was him, Zhang Shaoqing, or Wen Yang, whenever something happened, Ning Chu was always the first to ask if they were okay—even back in freshman year, when none of them knew each other very well.
"It's not like that... I can barely even remember what she looks like anymore."
"You've never worked. How did you get your internship certificate?"
"The print shop outside campus... they have stamps from a bunch of companies you can use..."
Ning Chu froze for a moment.
She hadn't expected that answer.
No wonder university employment rates were always so high. The schools were probably turning a blind eye to it.
"Well, we're heading out then. Hurry up and lose some weight. Don't let us meet again in a couple of years only to find you've hit two hundred pounds."
"Okay."
Wen Yang reached out and patted Wang Jie on the shoulder.
"If anything comes up, just message us in the group chat."
"Yeah. Bye."
"Wen Yang! Let's go!"
Hearing Ning Chu call him, he finally left Wang Jie's side, walked over, and took his little succubus's hand.
The pedestrian street outside campus was unusually lively today.
It wasn't even fully dark yet, but the restaurants lining both sides of the street had already been forced to set tables and chairs outside. Nearly every shop was packed wall-to-wall with students.
"So... we're really graduating now."
"I probably won't ever come back here again."
Looking at the bustling street filled with the warmth and noise of everyday life, Ning Chu murmured sadly.
Having left the campus behind, everyone seemed a little down.
Only Yan Xinya remained as carefree as ever, darting around the street looking for interesting snacks.
"Hey! Want some savory pancakes? We can buy one and share it!"
"Stop looking at food! Our ride is almost here!"
"Oh! Xi Xi, are you coming?"
The wolf girl came running back with the wind at her heels and asked Xi Xi.
"I have work tomorrow..." Xi Xi looked pitifully at Lily. "I guess we'll have to wait until next time to see each other."
Lily turned her head away, avoiding her gaze.
"Lily's eyes are red!"
Yan Xinya shouted as though she'd made some groundbreaking discovery, only to be rewarded with a smack from Lily.
She immediately quieted down. Under Lily's embarrassed glare, she awkwardly rubbed the back of her aching head and muttered,
"Hitting people on the head makes them stupid, you know."
"As if Sister Xinya wasn't already pretty stupid."
Turning back to Ning Chu, Xi Xi asked, "Big Sis Ning Chu, when are you two getting married?"
"Why does everyone keep asking that?" Ning Chu rolled her eyes with a headache. "Wen Yang doesn't want to marry me."
"Huh? Wen Yang, what's wrong with you?!"
Xi Xi jumped in surprise.
"Don't spread rumors. It's not that I don't want to get married—it's that I don't have the money."
"You can still get married even without money~ Besides, Sister Ning Chu wouldn't mind, right?"
Ning Chu nodded so vigorously it looked like her head might fall off.
She had once told Wen Yang that she wouldn't marry until they had a house and a car, but that had only been an excuse to put him off. She had also claimed there would be no premarital sex.
In the end, she had given in anyway. Not only that, but they now slept together every night, and she had even become a little addicted to it.
Seeing the little succubus nodding so enthusiastically, Wen Yang smiled wryly.
"The problem isn't whether I want to. The problem is that my future mother-in-law would."
That really was a major obstacle.
Ning Chu figured this would be the perfect opportunity to have a serious talk with her mother after they got back.
If they waited until Wen Yang could afford a house, who knew how many years that would take?
Even if the two of them earned three to four hundred thousand yuan a year together, living in a major city was expensive. They'd be lucky to save half of it. At that rate, she'd probably be thirty before they could even afford the down payment on a home worth over a million yuan.
"Wen Yang, when we go back in a couple of days, I'll talk to my mom for you."
Standing on tiptoe, Ning Chu whispered into his ear.
"So you're really that eager to marry me?" Wen Yang teased.
Her little face immediately turned bright red.
Looking away awkwardly, Ning Chu denied it.
"Not really... It's just... they're all waiting to attend our wedding."
"Exactly!" Yan Xinya chimed in, always eager for romance. "First the wedding banquet, then the baby's one-month celebration! No matter how busy we are, we'll definitely come!"
"We haven't even settled the marriage yet, and you're already talking about the baby's first-month party?" Ning Chu rolled her eyes. "Besides, I don't plan on having children. My figure would change."
The moment Lily heard that, she looked up with delight.
"Then your figure won't be as good as mine."
"We'll see about that..."
Ning Chu looked down worriedly at her own chest.
Over the past few years, all the "care and attention" she'd received had already increased what had once been a modest B+ bust to about a C cup. If she had a child someday, it would probably get even bigger.
"My ride's here!"
The rideshare Xi Xi had called arrived first and pulled over to the curb.
She waved goodbye to everyone.
"Bye~ Wait for the good news when I become a police officer! Sister Xinya, don't drink too much. And don't go too crazy at Sister Lily's house."
"Got it! I'll head back in a couple of days!"
"Why hasn't our car arrived yet?"
After waving goodbye to Xi Xi, Lily glanced anxiously at the rideshare app on her phone.
"It's taking forever."
She rarely acted this impatient. She shifted restlessly in place, clearly eager to get home as quickly as possible.
"You'll still make your train, right? That's what you get for booking such an early ticket."
Ning Chu sidled up beside her with a teasing grin. As a fellow succubus, she immediately saw through Lily's thoughts.
"Are you in such a hurry to get home because you're planning to do something naughty?"
"..."
"Wen Yang will be there too~ You'd better behave yourself."
Lily's ears turned red from the teasing, and she guiltily turned her head away.
Seeing Lily being picked on, Yan Xinya stepped in to defend her.
"You're one to talk. Tonight you're still sleeping with us."
"No way! You snore! I barely slept at all last night because of you!"
"Then you have to sleep separately from Wen Yang."
"I refuse! I can't sleep without Wen Yang beside me!"
Yan Xinya covered her mouth dramatically.
"Eww~ That's so suggestive!"
"How is that suggestive...?"
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