Trapped In Paradise
Volume 3 Chapter 36 / Chapter 541: Reunion
Ning Chu looked Lily up and down as though she were some kind of rare creature.
She knew exactly how unbearable a succubus's heat could be, and she also knew how much self-control Lily normally possessed—but she had never imagined it was this extreme.
Heaven knew how she'd managed to endure it all these years!
Lily was twenty-two already, wasn't she? What kind of succubus was still a virgin at that age?
Then she thought about herself...
She had been turned into a woman and become a succubus for less than half a year before Wen Yang had completely won her over.
Compared to Lily, she suddenly felt a little ashamed of how... uninhibited she'd been.
The corners of Ning Chu's mouth twitched as she instinctively tried to justify herself.
Maybe when Lily said "first time," she only meant the first time with a man—not counting toys.
"Didn't you say before... that you'd used toys...?"
Without changing her expression, Lily rested a hand on Ning Chu's shoulder.
"Sit still. I'm touching up your makeup."
"Oh."
Ning Chu lifted her chin again and obediently closed her eyes, though her curiosity remained.
"You did say that before, didn't you? I can't quite remember."
"That..." Lily replied flatly, "it was because I didn't want you to laugh at me."
For some inexplicable reason, Lily always developed a strange competitive streak over the oddest things.
"I see..."
Ning Chu murmured,
"So family upbringing really is important~"
Ning Chu sighed dramatically.
"A normal succubus would've started seducing men as soon as she matured, but you actually want to save yourself for your future husband."
"Mhm."
"The day I get married."
So, in other words...
The succubus in front of her had probably "explored" every part of herself except the one that symbolized her virginity.
Did that make her innocent... or not?
"All done."
"Mhm, thanks~"
Ning Chu finally opened her eyes and used her phone as a mirror.
Looking at her freshly touched-up makeup, she smiled brightly.
"Your makeup skills are amazing~ I could never do it this well."
"You're pretty already."
As she spoke, Lily's hand silently came to rest on Ning Chu's chest, cupping it.
"???"
Then, under Ning Chu's bewildered gaze, Lily withdrew her hand and placed it over her own chest in comparison.
For the first time, visible disappointment appeared on her normally impassive face.
"...Yours got bigger."
"This is the difference between having a boyfriend and not having one!" Ning Chu declared proudly.
"Besides, I deliberately wore a bra that makes them look bigger today~"
"That's cheating."
"How is that cheating? Even without the bra, they're still bigger than yours!"
Just then, the dorm room door opened behind them.
Ning Chu instinctively started to turn around, but the newcomer was quicker, covering her eyes with both hands.
Deliberately disguising her voice while trying not to laugh, the newcomer asked,
"Guess who I am?"
"Xinya?"
"How did you know?!"
Yan Xinya immediately let go, appearing in Ning Chu's field of vision with her usual over-the-top enthusiasm.
Before Ning Chu even had time to notice what the wolf girl was wearing, the husky-like girl let out an excited cry and pounced.
She wrapped both arms around Ning Chu's waist, pressing her soft cheek against Ning Chu's face and rubbing back and forth.
"Ning Chu~ It's been so long!"
"You smell like Wen Yang!"
"Didn't you wash properly this morning?"
"Careful—you might get pregnant~"
Her big fluffy tail wagged furiously.
Pinned helplessly against the chair, Ning Chu flailed desperately, but it was completely useless.
"Let go! You're going to squeeze me to death!"
"Did you even wash your face?! I just had my makeup fixed!"
Only after rubbing against her for nearly a full minute did Yan Xinya finally release her.
Ning Chu slumped bonelessly in the chair, panting with a vacant expression.
Meanwhile, the wolf girl's attention shifted toward Lily.
Seeing her coming, Lily immediately stood up to run.
It was futile.
Yan Xinya caught up to her effortlessly and wrapped her in another enthusiastic hug.
"Lily~ It's been forever since we saw each other too!"
"There's not even a trace of a man's scent!"
"My Lily is still just as pure as ever~"
The other two continued fooling around while Ning Chu took a deep breath. Feeling a little self-conscious, she tugged open her collar and lowered her nose to sniff herself.
Her sense of smell naturally wasn't as sharp as a dog's, nowhere near as keen as Yan Xinya's. All she could detect was a faint, pleasant fragrance.
Could I really still smell like Wen Yang...? She had slept deeply the night before, rushed to catch the train that morning, and admittedly hadn't been very thorough when showering.
"Stop sniffing. You'd have to get really close to notice."
Only then did Ning Chu look toward Yan Xinya, who had finally stopped messing around.
It had also been a year since she'd seen her.
While graduate school had given Lily a calmer, more refined air, the wolf girl was still the same hyperactive husky as ever.
She still wore her short hair just above her shoulders, dressed in loose athletic clothes that completely hid her figure, and her seemingly endless energy made her as lively as always.
"Look! I dyed my hair last week. Pretty, isn't it?"
She wasn't completely unchanged—her hair was brown now.
Yan Xinya excitedly ran over, grabbed Ning Chu's arm, and asked with sparkling eyes,
"Where's Wen Yang? Seeing you without him feels so weird!"
"He went to the boys' dorm."
"Oh~ So when are you two finally getting married? It's already been three or four years!"
At the mention of Wen Yang, Ning Chu's smile grew noticeably gentler and warmer.
"Getting married... There's no rush. We're still saving up."
"But I'm in a hurry to attend your wedding banquet!"
Yan Xinya suddenly burst into giggles.
"You smile so softly whenever you talk about him~ It's so sweet~"
"Aren't you a little old to still be shipping couples?"
"What are you doing these days?"
The wolf girl scratched her head with a troubled look.
"I'm working as a personal trainer at a gym... though I'm thinking about changing jobs."
"What happened?"
Lily asked.
"There's this guy who's been bothering me lately..."
Yan Xinya sighed and leaned sideways against Ning Chu.
"Whenever someone harassed me before, I'd just beat them up. If I couldn't beat them, I'd just run away. But this time I ran into someone I can't beat. So annoying!"
"You got into a fight?"
"No! We fought in the ring with all the protective gear on."
The wolf girl continued complaining.
"He doesn't even look that muscular, but who knows why he's so good at fighting? I can't beat him, so now all I can do is run."
"And every few days he brings me food and drinks or asks me out to eat. I've gained several pounds because of him. I'm practically losing my abs."
As she spoke, she lifted the hem of her shirt, revealing a still-flat stomach with faintly visible abdominal lines.
"Look!"
The two succubi leaned in for a closer look.
Almost simultaneously, they let out dismissive scoffs.
"Hmph."
She's definitely just showing off.
After a brief silence, Lily lowered her head and instinctively tried to lift her own shirt to check her stomach.
Only then did she remember she was wearing a dress.
"Ning Chu has more meat on her. She must've gained weight."
"Huh?"
She turned toward the bewildered Ning Chu.
"Let me see."
"I don't think I've gained weight..." Muttering to herself, Ning Chu lowered her head and lifted the hem of her top.
Even though she was sitting down, there was only a slight softness around her lower abdomen, and part of her silver markings was still visible.
If she lay flat, that little bit of softness would disappear entirely, though the area where the silver markings were would still have a slight natural curve.
"Why don't you work out with me? My classes are really cheap~"
"I'm not fat!"
When Ning Chu looked up again, she saw Lily turn her head away, withdrawing into gloomy silence.
"You... gained weight?"
Lily kept a straight face and said nothing.
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Link for character illustration:
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