[{"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-156":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},1533658,1994,"Chapter 156 -","exiled-ha-i-have-an-infinite-space-chapter-156",156,"\u003Cp>Wei Meilan lowered her gaze slightly, her fingers tightening around the tea cup in her hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was not that simple,\" she said quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Sheng remained silent, waiting for her to continue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Meilan let out a faint breath before speaking again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even after I got pregnant...\" she said softly, \"no man wanted me anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room fell quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice remained calm, but there was bitterness hidden beneath it now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After all, I was already deflowered,\" she continued. \"And the entire village knew the child belonged to a man who had gone to war.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Sheng’s expression darkened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Meilan looked down at the tea in front of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your parents came to my house,\" she said. \"More than once.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Sheng’s gaze shifted slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They wanted to pay my bride price,\" she continued quietly. \"They wanted me to marry into the Fu family properly and wait for your return.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time since entering the house, genuine surprise appeared faintly in Fu Sheng’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Meilan gave a faint smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But my parents refused.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice softened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was their only child,\" she said. \"They did not want me becoming a widow before even getting married.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lantern flickered softly between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At that time, everyone believed you were already dead,\" she added quietly. \"Even I...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stopped briefly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even I began to lose hope.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Sheng remained completely silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Meilan leaned back slightly, her gaze distant now, as though she was looking at memories far away from this room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After some time,\" she said softly, \"another man came.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Sheng’s jaw tightened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He knew about the pregnancy,\" she continued. \"And he was still willing to marry me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room suddenly felt smaller.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Sheng’s gaze remained fixed on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Meilan lowered her eyes again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My parents thought it was a blessing,\" she said quietly. \"They said no woman in my position would ever get another chance like that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bitter smile appeared briefly on her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So in the end... I agreed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silence that followed felt unbearably heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Fu Sheng finally spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But you still left the children behind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Meilan froze slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pain flashed across her expression before disappearing again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You think I did not want to take them with me?\" she asked softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice trembled slightly for the first time that night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The man was willing to marry me,\" she continued quietly, \"but he refused to raise another man’s children.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Sheng’s fingers tightened slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Meilan looked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My parents begged me to agree,\" she said. \"They said if I refused again, no one else would ever want me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lantern light flickered across her face, revealing exhaustion buried deep beneath her calm expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was scared,\" she admitted quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room became silent again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then after a long pause, she looked back at Fu Sheng with tired eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So yes,\" she said softly. \"I left them behind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And I have regretted it every single day since then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room fell quiet after her words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither of them spoke for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lantern burned softly between them, and the faint sound of the wind outside brushed lightly against the windows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then suddenly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small voice called out sleepily from the inner room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mother...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Meilan paused immediately and turned her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young boy stood near the doorway leading further into the house. His hair was messy from sleep, and his eyes were still half-closed as he rubbed them tiredly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could not have been older than five or six.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he noticed there was someone else in the room, he stopped walking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sleepy gaze landed on Fu Sheng curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Meilan’s expression softened slightly when she saw him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you awake?\" she asked gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy yawned quietly before answering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I could not find you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Meilan stood up slowly and walked toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will come soon,\" she said softly as she crouched slightly in front of him. \"Go back inside first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy nodded slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before leaving, he looked at Fu Sheng once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Curious and confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then without saying anything else, he turned and disappeared back into the inner room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he was gone, silence returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Sheng’s gaze remained fixed on the direction the child had left from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then after a moment, he finally spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are they your current husband’s children?\" he asked quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Meilan stood still for a brief moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she turned back toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And what she said next completely caught him off guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No,\" she replied calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Sheng frowned slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Meilan lowered her gaze briefly before continuing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They are my late husband’s children.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room instantly became still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Sheng looked at her in silence, clearly shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Meilan walked back slowly and sat down once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My husband died three years after we got married,\" she said quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice carried no dramatics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only exhaustion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Sheng stared at her for several moments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You became a widow anyway,\" he said softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Meilan gave a faint laugh at that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bitter one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" she replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her fingers brushed lightly against the tea cup again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems my parents’ fears still came true in the end.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Sheng remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time that night—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He no longer knew what to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Meilan lowered her gaze slightly after those words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, she remained silent, as though deciding whether or not to continue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she finally spoke again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After my husband died...\" she said quietly, \"I was sent to the barren lands with the children.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Sheng’s expression shifted slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Meilan gave a faint smile, though there was no happiness in it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is ironic, is it not?\" she asked softly. \"After everything my parents did to stop me from becoming a widow... I still ended up becoming one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lantern flickered quietly beside them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Sheng remained silent and allowed her to continue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Meilan leaned back slightly in her chair, her eyes distant.\u003C\u002Fp>",1016,"2026-06-06T06:19:12.769Z",1,"novelbin.me","e798fb80af7b142bc345d992da5db9ba76af322fb229ee4d24b2129cd5f38112","exiled-ha-i-have-an-infinite-space-chapter-157","exiled-ha-i-have-an-infinite-space-chapter-155",175,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fexiled-ha-i-have-an-infinite-space-cover.jpg"]