Trapped In Paradise
Volume 1 Chapter 75: Taking It a Step Too Far!
As expected, Zhang Shaoqing had gotten heatstroke. After being taken to the infirmary and given some medicine, he was now lying listlessly on the bed, resting under a fan.
"A whole pile of annoying crap~ At least it's over."
Ning Chu lay sprawled over the dormitory desk, teasing the little black cat he had placed on the table while yawning repeatedly.
Although the villain had had another emotional breakdown today, there were clearly no signs of him becoming evil. He just looked like an ordinary guy going through a breakup.
The corners of Ning Chu's lips unconsciously curled upward. Now that Zhang Shaoqing had properly vented his emotions, the possibility of him becoming evil was even more remote.
But then an annoying figure entered his field of vision, and the smile that had just appeared on his face immediately disappeared.
Wen Yang...
This guy was rebellious, desperately wanted to find a girlfriend, and seemed to have developed an excessively high level of affection for him. There was even a possibility that he might try to turn their relationship into something between two men.
What a headache~
Even though Ning Chu wanted to keep his distance from Wen Yang, he couldn't just stand by and watch one of the heroines take Wen Yang's virginity. If that happened, there probably wouldn't be any room left to turn things around.
But every time he interfered with the plot, his appearance became increasingly feminine and more womanly...
The prettier he became, the easier it was for Wen Yang to develop feelings for him.
And that "affection" was most likely nothing more than a mating instinct triggered by seeing an attractive female!
Ning Chu sighed and rubbed his temples with both hands, his eyes drifting toward the wardrobe.
Inside, his suitcase was already packed to the brim with daily necessities and a change of clothes, ensuring that he could grab it and run at any moment.
If he weren't worried about encountering unknown dangers after leaving the protagonist, he would have fled long ago.
Fine, let's just go all in!
Running away wouldn't solve anything!
Wen Yang's affection for him was obviously extremely high, but Ning Chu could take his control over Wen Yang a step further and make him even more rebellious. That way, he could both disrupt the plot and make Wen Yang hate him.
Ning Chu thought this was an excellent plan.
As long as he kept his control at a level where Wen Yang would hate him without actually falling out with him, wouldn't that make him safe?
Damn it! Just to avoid getting fucked, I'm willing to throw away my dignity!
In the past, Ning Chu would give Wen Yang a reasonable amount of freedom and trust. He would also put on the facade of being a good guy who cared about Wen Yang, avoiding making Wen Yang too resistant or disgusted with him.
But now, he wasn't going to pretend anymore!
If even that didn't work... then he'd really have no choice but to find a dark and windy night and cut off Wen Yang's dick!
At worst, if things went wrong, he'd run.
Beep~
The sudden sound interrupted Ning Chu's train of thought. He looked up and saw the ceiling fan slowly stop turning, while the air conditioner also lost power.
"Did the power go out?" Wang Jie was the first to realize what had happened. "When was the last time we paid the electricity bill?"
Water was free at the school, but electricity cost fifty cents per kilowatt-hour.
Wen Yang walked over to the drawer to look for the electricity card and suggested, "At the beginning of the semester, you guys transferred the money to me, and I went to top it up. Thirty yuan each..."
"Okay. Hurry up. I'm going to die of heat~"
"Oh my god! Why did the power go out?!"
He glanced at Zhang Shaoqing, who had suddenly regained his energy and was shouting loudly. Picking up the electricity card, he twisted the doorknob and prepared to leave.
However, as he swung the door shut behind him, a small cry of pain came from behind.
Wen Yang instinctively turned around and saw that Ning Chu's arm had been caught by the closing door. He immediately asked in alarm, "Are you okay? How come you walk so quietly?"
"I'm fine."
Ning Chu's face had gone slightly pale from the pain, but when he looked at his arm, there didn't seem to be any injury.
He sucked in a few breaths to ease the pain, then looked up at Wen Yang's concerned expression.
So he immediately suppressed the pitiful look caused by the pain, forced himself to keep his expression composed, and walked into the dormitory corridor. Pretending nothing had happened, he said, "Let's go. I was just about to buy something to drink anyway."
From now on, he was going to keep an eye on Wen Yang twenty-four hours a day!
He wouldn't even give Wen Yang a chance to talk to random girls!
He would make Wen Yang hate him and become completely resistant to him!
Ning Chu was in high spirits, convinced that he had finally found the perfect solution.
Even parents, wives, or one's closest friends couldn't tolerate this kind of surveillance-like control from another adult!
"If you want to buy something, just tell me. I'll pick it up while I'm out."
"No, that won't do. Didn't you say yesterday that you were pretty willing to let me keep an eye on you, and that I should even screen any girlfriends for you?" Ning Chu sped up from time to time, having to jog to keep up with Wen Yang's pace. "What if you go out by yourself and some bad woman tricks you?"
Wen Yang realized that Ning Chu had short legs and a small stride, so he slowed down. He shook his head with a light laugh.
"Why do I feel like you're getting all worked up over nothing?"
"I'm just concerned about my roommate."
Ning Chu casually came up with an excuse, his eyes quickly scanning Wen Yang's expression, trying to find even a hint of impatience on his face.
There was none.
It's fine. This is only the beginning!
From now on, even if Wen Yang just went next door to visit someone, Ning Chu would stick to him like glue. He would make Wen Yang impatient! Make him disgusted and rebellious! Completely extinguish that tiny spark of affection!
At noon, quite a few students could be seen in the dormitory corridors.
Ning Chu casually glanced around. The sight of men wandering around shirtless or wearing nothing but their underwear made his scalp tingle. It was as if he had wandered into a den of wolves.
"Holy crap! There's a girl!"
A thin-skinned student cried out in surprise, his face turning bright red as he hurried into his dorm room.
Ning Chu's expression stiffened, and his feelings became complicated.
Should he be happy that there were still normal people in this hentai world, even if the proportion of perverts was rather high?
Or should he be upset that his appearance had gradually changed from the youthful, childish pretty-boy face he used to have into something that could now be mistaken for a girl at first glance?
If it were merely his facial features becoming more feminine, that wouldn't be such a big deal. There were plenty of traps and tomgirls in this world. But his physique, his demeanor, and even the pheromones he gave off had all become indistinguishable from those of a normal woman.
Only his little brother remained unchanged, preserving the last shred of his proof as a man.
Wen Yang noticed that something was off with Ning Chu. As they walked, he comforted him, "Your appearance is something you were born with. If people mistake you for a girl, then let them."
"Mm..."
Following behind Wen Yang down the stairs, they reached the lobby on the first floor of the dormitory building. Ning Chu's eyes instinctively drifted toward the security office beside the entrance.
Through the glass window, the muscular dorm supervisor was chatting happily with a petite girl.
So the dorm supervisor's plot had begun too...
This was one of the rare genuinely wholesome 1-on-1 romance subplots in the novel, though the age gap between the male and female leads was somewhat absurd.
Ning Chu considered whether he should report this rather inappropriate relationship to the school and prevent the plot from happening.
But the dorm supervisor's storyline was essentially a side story meant to break up the main plot. It had nothing to do with him, and he had neither a grudge nor any conflict with the dorm supervisor...
He quickly looked away, afraid of being noticed. When he looked up again, he realized that Wen Yang had already left the dormitory building, so he hurried to catch up.
"Where do we pay the electricity bill?"
"The service center on the first floor of the teaching building." Wen Yang complained, "What era are we living in? They still don't even let us pay online."