Trapped In Paradise
Volume 1 Chapter 73: Back to Class
There was basically no plot to speak of in these little smut stories: briefly explain the setup, get to the action, and then end it.
Ning Chu once again carefully reviewed every part of the book related to him.
The protagonist accidentally barged into the bathroom and discovered a woman taking a shower. The woman did not seem particularly resistant either. After a brief moment of embarrassment, she shyly gave in and became the protagonist's partner...
The book showed almost no sign that the woman was strongly opposed.
So, before this part of the story even began, did the woman already have some kind of emotional foundation with the protagonist?
Applied to reality, that would mean Ning Chu and Wen Yang already had mutual feelings for each other. Once Wen Yang discovered Ning Chu's true sex, things would naturally progress, and they would become "battle partners."
Thinking of this, Ning Chu subjected his own heart to a round of brutal self-interrogation.
If he were already a girl, and Wen Yang barged in while he was taking a shower and discovered his sex, would he merely feel embarrassed, then jump into two-player mode without any psychological resistance?
Absolutely not!
The answer was obvious!
Unless Wen Yang resorted to force, there was no way he would submit!
It was so big! He could die, okay?!
So that meant the plot was probably still some distance away from reaching him.
The holiday was over. Early in the morning, Ning Chu sat there chewing on the beef jerky Wang Jie had brought for breakfast, still wearing an anxious, withdrawn expression.
Ever since Wen Yang's rebellious outburst yesterday, he had barely spoken.
First, he wanted to reduce his communication and interaction with Wen Yang, making himself seem annoying and unpleasant so that Wen Yang's affection for him would stop increasing.
Second, he genuinely was not in a good mood.
There was no sign whatsoever that his body was becoming more feminine! Nor were there any signs that he was about to be punished! That meant the plot triggered yesterday had not been completely destroyed.
That bad woman from the basketball game was still thinking about Wen Yang!
"Ahhh~ We actually have to go to class~" Zhang Shaoqing jumped down from his bed. Squatting down to tease the cat, he cursed, "Fuck! It's been so long since I properly attended class that suddenly going back feels weird!"
Wang Jie asked curiously, "Why did you dye your hair black?"
When he returned last night, it had already been late, and the other three in the dorm had gone to sleep.
"Heh~ I was even planning to dye this thing green! If the hairdresser hadn't talked me out of it."
Green...
Clearly, the incident with his childhood sweetheart had left Zhang Shaoqing with a deep psychological scar.
Wang Jie felt that something about his tone was off. He turned to Ning Chu and asked, "How's the beef jerky? It costs over a hundred yuan per jin."
"Mm..."
"Why do you look like you're in a bad mood too?"
Wang Jie could not understand what had happened during the holiday. He then looked at Wen Yang, who also had a gloomy expression, and could only sigh as he headed toward the balcony, muttering, "What the hell is wrong with everyone today?"
It had only been a few days of vacation, yet he felt that his roommates had become increasingly strange.
Ning Chu had become noticeably prettier and more alluring, and his chest muscles had become even more exaggerated. Wen Yang's face was full of worries, yet his gaze kept drifting toward Ning Chu, as though he were taking Ning Chu's lead in everything. Zhang Shaoqing looked normal, but seemed like a volcano on the verge of erupting.
After the four roommates took turns washing up and getting ready, they headed toward the teaching building together.
There were still ten minutes before class. Groups of students filled the roads between the dormitory area and the academic buildings.
"D302, D302... Here it is."
Although it was not their first time in the teaching building, finding the classroom still took some effort. By the time Ning Chu and the others entered, the back rows of the tiered classroom had already been taken, leaving only the first three rows empty.
Couldn't be more realistic...
With no other choice, they sat down in the third row. Only then did Ning Chu look up at the teacher standing on the podium.
He was a middle-aged man with a big belly and thinning hair.
Ning Chu suddenly thought of the stereotypical ugly bastard characters commonly found in hentai...
Who knew why those artists liked using creepy-looking men as protagonists? Every time he saw one of those, he completely lost interest.
Before class began, he turned around and swept his gaze across the students.
Zhang Shaoqing childhood friend Ling Ling, the athletic girl Shan Shan, the fox girl Lin Li, Yuan Yuan, and the twin sisters from the bar...
Well, damn. All his "enemies" were here.
Almost at the exact same moment Ning Chu looked at them, the girls whose good times he had previously interrupted glared furiously back at him. Startled, he quickly turned around, collapsed onto his desk, and played dead like a quail.
He had offended quite a few people just to protect Wen Yang's virginity.
And yet Wen Yang did not even remember his kindness. Instead, he was being rebellious—and might even repay kindness with enmity.
Ning Chu deliberately chose the seat at the very edge. The aisle was on his right, while Wang Jie sat on his left. This relatively minor character in the story made Ning Chu feel safer. After all, among everyone in the plot, Wang Jie was the only honest guy who had never made a move on him.
As for Wen Yang...
The hesitant expression he had worn yesterday, as though he had wanted to confess something, had thoroughly frightened Ning Chu. As a result, Ning Chu no longer dared to have too much contact with him.
And then there was Zhang Shaoqing...
Ning Chu glanced at him, only to see that Zhang Shaoqing had turned around and was staring fixedly at Ling Ling in the back. His expression was cold, and his face was as dark as coal.
Gasp! He isn't plotting something, is he?!
One Wen Yang was already enough to give Ning Chu a headache, and now it seemed Zhang Shaoqing had developed some kind of problem too.
"One after another... none of you are making this easy for me..."
He sighed mournfully and rested his cheek against the desk.
"ROLL CALL!"
As soon as the bell rang, the teacher on the podium suddenly came alive and shouted with full force. The noisy classroom immediately fell silent.
This was their first class since the semester had started a month ago.
The classroom was completely full. After taking attendance and confirming that everyone was present, the teacher neither introduced himself nor bothered to establish classroom order. He simply opened the PowerPoint and began teaching.
It was a professional theory course.
Classes like this were always the most boring. In just over ten minutes, the classroom gradually became restless. The less motivated students began chatting and playing games, turning the room into a noisy mess.
Amid the commotion, Ning Chu could vaguely hear people in the back discussing him.
"Could he actually be a girl? Look at him—he even seems to have a breast. Don't tell me those are really pecs?"
"Didn't you say last time that you were going to write a novel about Ning Chu and Wen Yang? Have you finished it yet?"
"Huh?"
"Yangyang is being monopolized by him! We can't even strike up a conversation and ask for his number. Several of the girls were planning to ask Yangyang out, but then he suddenly showed up and wouldn't let Yangyang go!"
Ning Chu yawned and continued staring at the PowerPoint, listening to the lecture without paying much attention to them.
It was not as though they were saying anything particularly excessive. He was just somewhat worried that the girls might gang up on him.
He had heard that bullying among girls could be much scarier...
But they were already in university. Surely he would not run into that kind of nonsense, right? The book had never mentioned such a plotline either.
"Ning Chu," Wang Jie suddenly asked quietly from beside him. "What's going on with Shaoqing? His expression doesn't look right."
Ning Chu glanced at Zhang Shaoqing and shook his head helplessly.
"Maybe seeing Ling Ling gave him a bit of a shock?"
"Huh?"
Wang Jie did not even know who Ling Ling was.
"The girl he liked got snatched away by someone else."