[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-exiled-ha-i-have-an-infinite-space":3,"chapter-exiled-ha-i-have-an-infinite-space-exiled-ha-i-have-an-infinite-space-chapter-153":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Exiled!? Ha! I have An Infinite Space",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1533655,1994,"Chapter 153 -","exiled-ha-i-have-an-infinite-space-chapter-153",153,"\u003Cp>The house had finally become quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the drama, the preparations, and the endless conversations, everyone had returned to their rooms for the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the courtyard outside had gone still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lanterns burned softly beneath the dark sky, and only the faint sound of the night wind could be heard from outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was tired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment I laid down on the bed, sleep came quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometime during the night, I felt movement beside me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through my half-asleep state, I realized Fu Sheng had gotten out of bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I did not open my eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I only listened quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was the soft rustling of clothes and the faint sound of drawers opening and closing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was changing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few moments later, I heard footsteps move across the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the door opened quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And closed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, everything became silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I must have fallen asleep again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because when I opened my eyes next, the room was dark and quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, I remained lying there without moving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My throat felt dry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I reached out beside me absentmindedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cold bedding greeted my hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My brows slowly furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turned my head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The space beside me was empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Completely empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I sat up slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room remained silent, lit only by the faint lantern light near the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My eyes moved toward the door immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Fu Sheng was nowhere inside the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My expression changed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where did he go?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I pushed the blanket aside and stood up from the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The floor felt cold beneath my feet as I walked toward the table and poured myself water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even while drinking, my thoughts remained elsewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Sheng leaving the room in the middle of the night was strange enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving without waking me was even stranger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I lowered the cup slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then another thought crossed my mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was not the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier today, he had disappeared without explanation too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My expression darkened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something was definitely wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I placed the cup back onto the table and walked toward the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corridor outside was completely silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stood there quietly for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then my eyes shifted toward the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint breeze moved through the open space outside, carrying cold air into the house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A figure had entered through the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I narrowed my eyes slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Teng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked into the courtyard slowly, his expression distant and distracted, as though his mind was somewhere else entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even from a distance, I could tell something was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His clothes were neat, but his posture was tense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked like someone who had just come back from a difficult conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I watched him quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Teng did not notice me standing there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked past the courtyard without looking around and headed straight toward the inner part of the house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then suddenly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stopped walking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a brief moment, he remained still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if he had finally sensed someone watching him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly, he lifted his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And our eyes met.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Teng remained standing in the courtyard after our eyes met.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a brief moment, neither of us spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lantern light fell across his face clearly now, and the closer I looked at him, the more obvious it became that something had happened after he left the house earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression looked calm on the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was tension beneath it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stepped out of the room slowly and closed the door behind me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You left the house,\" I said quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not a question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Teng lowered his gaze briefly before nodding once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" he replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice sounded steady, but distant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I walked closer until I stopped a short distance away from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At this hour?\" I asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Teng remained silent for a moment before answering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I needed air,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I studied him carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, Fu Teng was composed. Even when something troubled him, he rarely let it show so openly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But tonight—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something about him felt unsettled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You do not look fine,\" I said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Teng gave a faint laugh at that, though there was no amusement in it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am trying to be,\" he replied quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The courtyard fell silent again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The night wind moved softly through the open space between us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Fu Teng finally spoke again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister-in-law,\" he said slowly, \"I know you are trying your best to protect me and Fu Tong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was calm now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I did not interrupt him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He continued quietly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I understand why you arranged this engagement,\" he said. \"And I know you did not do it with bad intentions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I crossed my arms lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then what is the problem?\" I asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Teng lowered his gaze briefly before answering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The problem,\" he said quietly, \"is that I cannot give Zhao Yin what she might eventually want from me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My expression changed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Teng looked toward the courtyard instead of at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She is a good person,\" he continued. \"Too good, actually.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice remained calm, but there was heaviness beneath it now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She deserves someone who can truly become her husband.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The night suddenly felt quieter after those words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked at him carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then I spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So what are you saying?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Teng finally lifted his gaze and looked directly at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can be her friend,\" he said. \"I can respect her and protect her while this engagement lasts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused briefly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I cannot let it become more than that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His answer came clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When the time comes,\" he continued quietly, \"I will call off the engagement myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words settled heavily between us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I remained silent for several moments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then I asked quietly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does Zhao Yin know that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Teng’s expression tightened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No,\" he admitted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then you are already being unfair to her,\" I replied immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not argue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he knew it was true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know,\" he said softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The courtyard became silent again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I watched him for a long moment before speaking once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does this have something to do with where you went tonight?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the question left my mouth—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Teng froze slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was brief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very brief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I noticed it immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression remained controlled, but his silence alone was already enough of an answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I narrowed my eyes slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Fu Teng,\" I said slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before I could continue—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint sound suddenly echoed from the corridor behind us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone else was awake.\u003C\u002Fp>",1086,"2026-06-06T06:19:12.769Z",1,"novelbin.me","464d4b2f57ab0f3b04ee22e7076d533264ddd8966ff9de30fd94f09f33f785a5","exiled-ha-i-have-an-infinite-space-chapter-154","exiled-ha-i-have-an-infinite-space-chapter-152",175,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fexiled-ha-i-have-an-infinite-space-cover.jpg"]