[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-trapped-in-paradise":3,"chapter-trapped-in-paradise-trapped-in-paradise-chapter-312":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Trapped in Paradise",{"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},1875637,2483,"Chapter 313","trapped-in-paradise-chapter-312",312,"\u003Cp>As if trying to make up for something, Ning Chu clung tightly to Wen Yang’s arm, pressing her cheek gently against his sleeve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had always known that Wen Yang didn’t have a great upbringing—but this was the first time she’d really heard the full story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He told it all so lightly. But it still hurts to hear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why on earth had she given her protagonist such a tragic backstory—dead parents, lonely childhood—just for the drama?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just a silly detail she’d added for fun when writing. But now, reflected in reality, it has become the source of eighteen years of grief and hardship for the real Wen Yang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, even after everything, he hadn’t let the weight of his circumstances drag him down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d fought to get into college, hidden his pain behind a sunny smile, and managed to appear so warm and dependable that no one would guess he was the same boy who’d grown up alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Life hadn’t been fair to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she—Ning Chu—was the one who hadwrittenthat unfair fate into existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Chu muttered, barely audible. “I’m sorry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hm? It’s okay. Your family’s nice. I was just feeling a little envious.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief silence, she took a deep breath and lifted her head, flashing a bright, energetic smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everything in the past is over and done with! From now on, we’re going to build the perfect family together!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there was any way to make it up to him now, it could only be through giving him warmth, a home, a future worth hoping for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A family built by the two of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then—do you want a daughter or a son?” Wen Yang asked suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Chu's smile froze just a little as she quickly averted her eyes. “Uh... can we not have kids?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No kids? But a perfect family needs at least one, right? What about one boy and one girl?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh... let’s talk about it later, yeah?” Ning Chu tried to brush the topic aside. Then, spotting something up ahead, she tugged at Wen Yang’s hand and changed the subject quickly: “Let’s get breakfast first!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having children was terrifying!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>. . . . . .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This breakfast stall—I’ve been coming here since I was little. It’s amazing!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She waved toward the woman at the counter. “Two scallion pancakes, five soy milks, four meat buns... and one order of soup dumplings to go!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After placing the order, she turned back to Wen Yang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These scallion pancakes are the best! When I was away at college, I missed them so much! Just wait until you try them!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Yang smiled. He was actually looking forward to tasting a little slice of Ning Chu’s childhood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He peeked into the food stall, curiously watching the staff hustle and fry things up inside. The smell drifting from the window made his stomach growlloudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re already hungry? After everything we ate last night?” Ning Chu teased him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Yang scratched his head, embarrassed. “I’ve got a big appetite…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the order was ready, Ning Chu eagerly tore open the bag of scallion pancakes, puffed on one to cool it, then took a big bite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve gotta try this—it’s so good!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mmh. Yeah, it’s really good.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked back toward the stall and sighed a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Back then, the lady at the counter used to give me extra when she saw me. Now she doesn’t even recognize me…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, you’ve gotten way too pretty.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehe~ true.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time they got back to the apartment, it was already 8:30 a.m.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as they opened the door, they were greeted by total chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ning Xin! Go get dressed! Your class is starting soon!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Chu mom was in full battle mode, shouting down the hall. “Hurry up! Stop dawdling!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But I’m hungry!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eat on the way! And where are all your hair ties?! I need to do your hair!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I dunno~ I’m not a cat anymore! I’m not playing with those!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Yuan had just woken up from the noise. He sat cross-legged on his floor bed, face blank with exhaustion, yawning non stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mom... can you keep it down? I’m trying to sleep.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sleep? It’s 8:30!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I work hard during the week…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing at the door, watching the whole house erupt into noise and movement like a zoo, Ning Chu elbowed Wen Yang with a smirk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still think our family’s enviable?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uhh...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Yang hadn’t expected her mom to have such afieryside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yesterday, she had been warm and graceful—maybe a bit reserved, but still offered him food and even made a couple of his favorite dishes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now? She was like a general shouting commands in a war zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The contrast was whiplash-inducing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I mean... it’s still kind of nice,” he said sheepishly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Yang scratched his head. The morning may have been chaotic, but... itwaskind of warm and homey, too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, it’s pretty nice~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Chu walked inside and set the breakfast on the coffee table. “Mom, take some with you for Black Bean to eat on the way.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright. And look at your sister!” their mother immediately added. “Out early in the morning to buy you breakfast—and you’re still sleeping!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Innocently caught in the crossfire, Ning Yuan could only stay quiet, dragging himself out of bed to eat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Yang, on the other hand, had turned stiff and silent like a nervous quail, trailing obediently behind Ning Chu, afraid to speak in case he got scolded too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wen Yang.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ma’am!” He instinctively straightened up like a soldier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to his surprise, her tone softened immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll take you to look at some rental places when I get back,” she said with a warm smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she turned around again—and her voice snapped sharp and commanding once more:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you grab your backpack? Why are you already eating?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’mhungry!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All you ever think about is food!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whole scene was a whirlwind of noise and movement for ten straight minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, Black Bean was half-dragged out the door by their mom, a scallion pancake clenched in her mouth. She waved her free hand behind her toward the apartment, muffling a garbled farewell: “Mmph-mm!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I think... she’s trying to say goodbye?” Wen Yang guessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s finally quiet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Yuan let out a long sigh as he flopped back onto the couch. “So tired. I’m gonna take a nap after I finish eating.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why not go sleep in the bedroom?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good idea. Help me fold up the floor mat, would you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Chu watched her brother disappear into the bedroom. She gave Wen Yang a playful raise of her brows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My mom’s usually fine. She’s pretty open-minded. Just now she was probably frustrated because Black Bean was dragging her feet—just like I used to do when I was little~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If shewasn’ta bit fierce, she wouldn’t have been able to keep me and my brother in line.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Yang smiled weakly and nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just yesterday, he’d been admiring how warm and harmonious their family was... but after witnessing Ning Chu mother ferocity in full force, he felt alittleintimidated now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would Ning Chu one day turn into a scary mom like that too...?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“C’mon, eat up~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Chu picked up a cup of soy milk and leaned back with a contented sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s buy a house up north in the future, okay? I heard there’s a place withsupercheap housing—just a few tens of thousands for a full apartment!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s really far, though. It would only work if we’re both freelancers.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, isn’t that perfect?! Iama great author, after all!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She puffed up her chest proudly, pointing at it as she declared, “I earned two thousand this month from royalties!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, of course~ Big-time author~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Yang couldn’t help but laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you laughing at~?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Chu huffed and took a sip of soy milk, followed by a bite of a meat bun. As she chewed, she asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After we get the apartment, what kind of job are you gonna look for?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Milk tea shop? Server? I’m good with anything.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked a little uneasy. “Ugh... just don’t get lured in by some vixen out there, alright?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know, I know. You’re theonlygood woman in the world.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly! The rest are all seductive hussies!”\u003C\u002Fp>",1377,"2026-06-10T06:04:15.011Z",1,"novelbin.me","add24d42f6051d212dbd48dea76b8ccbb4a4b06725df71867ebd920aa90c27ac","trapped-in-paradise-chapter-313","trapped-in-paradise-chapter-311",471,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ftrapped-in-paradise-cover.jpg"]