Trapped in Paradise-Chapter 52Vol 4. : Ning Yuan and Lily

"Bro! Stop playing on your phone~"

Having finished the homework her mother assigned, Hei Dou ran over to the sofa with her little booklet in hand.

She jumped onto the sofa, handing the booklet to Ning Yuan, who was busy typing on his phone. "Help me check my homework! And sign it for me."

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"Sooner or later, you’re going to wear out this sofa." Startled, Ning Yuan scolded her a bit, then asked, "Why not get Mom to check it?"

"Mom’s too strict~"

Seeing her little pout, he sighed, put down his phone, and took the booklet to review her work.

He seemed a bit distracted, glancing at his phone now and then, and the moment a notification popped up, he put Hei Dou’s booklet down and quickly typed a reply.

"Who is it?"

Hei Dou’s cat ears perked up as she leaned closer.

"A friend." Ning Yuan instinctively angled the phone away from her prying eyes.

"Hm?" Unfazed, she edged closer. "Is it a girlfriend?"

"Why are you, a kid, concerned about my love life?"

"Big Sis has a boyfriend!"

"Well, Ning Chu is pretty. She could get a boyfriend with just a snap of her fingers."

Hei Dou tilted her head, looking at Ning Yuan’s face. "But you’re handsome too, Bro~"

"Oh? Who do you think is better-looking, me or him?" Ning Yuan pointed to the TV, which was showing a popular young male celebrity adored by girls everywhere.

"Bro’s more handsome!"

She answered without hesitation.

"Really?" Ning Yuan looked both surprised and flattered by her taste.

"Really! Bro’s handsome, yup!"

He took out his phone and, in selfie mode, admired himself narcissistically. "See? I thought so too."

Outside, the sound of the elevator opening echoed, and soon Ning Chu walked through the front door with a sour look.

Hei Dou bounced up eagerly to greet her, "Sis~ did you bring the sausage?"

"Here."

"Ning Chu, look at this celebrity on TV. Who do you think is more handsome – him or me?"

The last thing Ning Chu expected upon entering was to be thrown such a loaded question. She hesitated, glancing at the TV before rolling her eyes. "Bro, can you stop being so full of yourself?"

Now, if they were comparing Wen Yang, that would be different. Although Ning Yuan was clean-cut and decent-looking, he was only a "pretty boy" in day-to-day life.

"Come on, tell me."

"How can you even compare? Those people at least have makeup and styling done for the show, and look at you – it’s already afternoon. Have you even washed your face today?"

"...."

Ning Yuan looked as if he’d been dealt a critical blow.

Clearly, it was Ning Chu’s taste that was flawed!

"Ugh, going out today really pissed me off," Ning Chu complained as she took off her shoes. "That friend of mine kept talking about finding a job to make money for food, so Wen Yang and I accompanied him for an hour, but he turned his nose up at everything!"

"He didn’t want to hand out flyers because it was ‘beneath him,’ and complained that moving packages was too tiring... Picky over even day jobs – might as well starve!"

"Watch your language," Ning Yuan absentmindedly reminded her.

"It’s so frustrating!"

And to top it off, if she wanted to have a date with Wen Yang later, she’d have to shell out money for a hotel room, which only made her angrier!

"Sis~" Hei Dou tugged at Ning Chu’s sleeve, "Bro was just talking to a girl."

Ning Chu froze, her annoyance instantly turning into curiosity and excitement. "Who?"

"I didn’t see~"

She darted over to the sofa, resting her hands on the armrest as she scrutinized Ning Yuan. "Were you chatting with Lily?"

Ning Yuan scratched his head, a bit embarrassed, before replying, "Yeah."

"How long have you been talking? Any progress?"

"Well... we just started yesterday."

After a pause, he looked up, puzzled. "Didn’t you say she was a bit cold and introverted? Doesn’t seem like it..."

"She’s a bit more... open online."

"A bit?"

Ning Chu recalled when she first met Lily online, and was bombarded with links to various "interesting" toys.

Who knew what outrageous things that girl was up to online? She probably had already been calling him "hubby" or something!

Realizing where Ning Yuan’s confusion was coming from, she corrected herself, "Actually, she’s very open."

"She’s a succubus, right?"

"Yeah, why?"

Ning Yuan hesitated, "I prefer girls who are a bit more... innocent."

Got it, he’s worried she’s like a haunted house with a past, huh?

"Oh, don’t worry!" While Ning Chu wasn’t confident in much else, on this point, she patted her soft chest assuredly. "She’s definitely innocent! She’s almost twenty and hasn’t even had a boyfriend yet!"

"Really?"

"Why? Can’t a succubus be pure? Look at me, am I not pure? That’s a stereotype!"

"....."

Ning Yuan was at a loss, wondering just where the "innocence" lay in someone who once pulled him aside to watch certain films together.

Besides, she’d only been a girl for half a year and already found herself a boyfriend. With how she hadn’t been home much during the New Year, always looking refreshed and glowing... it wouldn’t be surprising if Wen Yang was completely drained by now.

Seeing his silence, Ning Chu anxiously picked up a slipper and threw it at him.

"I think she’s a pretty good girl." Ning Yuan sidestepped to avoid it and quickly changed the topic, "Anyway, you should help check Hei Dou’s homework. I’m busy."

"Busy flirting, you mean?"

"Flirting..." Ning Yuan glanced at his chat with Lily, feeling more like he was the one being flirted with.

That girl was way too forward, hopping into suggestive conversations out of nowhere – sometimes even he struggled to keep up.

Well, that’s a succubus for you.

"Hei Dou, come here."

Ning Chu sat on the sofa and pointed at a mistake in her workbook. "How could you get this wrong?"

Hei Dou had finished her sausage and, chewing on the skewer, leaned over. "Oops~ made a mistake!"

"Do your homework carefully next time!"

"Okay! I’ll do it right next time!"

"Go fix it."

Not finding any other errors, Ning Chu was relatively calm, ruffling Hei Dou’s hair as she handed the workbook back.

Then she looked at Ning Yuan, her curiosity flaring up again. "Bro, can I see your chat with her?"

"No way."

"What kind of spicy stuff are you two talking about that I can’t even see?"

"Nothing too crazy."

Ning Chu narrowed her eyes. "Bro, wanna meet her? When school starts, you can drop me off, and you’ll definitely get to meet her."

"Maybe you two could even grab a meal, start dating or something?"

"I... I mean..." Ning Yuan felt his heart stir a bit.

He really was curious about the girl on the other side of the phone, the supposedly introverted girl Ning Chu had described, and how she would behave in person.

He was tempted!

"Alright," he replied, pretending to be reluctant.

Ning Chu’s lips curled into a sweet, innocent smile. "Bro, I’m out of money."

"....."

Of course, she had an ulterior motive!