Trapped in Paradise

Chapter 606. Old Friends

“Isn’t Shu Jun already at school…”

“Why does it feel even more tiring?”

After picking up my daughter from kindergarten, Ning Chu rode her electric bike slowly toward home.

“I was planning to go to Wen Yang’s company to work~”

Sitting in the child seat, my daughter looked up at her mom, confused: “Is mom really tired?”

“A bit…”

Ning Chu sighed in worry.

Every day she had to tidy up the house, buy groceries, cook, help her daughter with homework, complete some family tasks, and deal with a pile of chaotic stuff at the kindergarten…

In her imagination, once her daughter started school, her life should be much easier, but it seemed even busier now.

“Is it because Dad always bullies you?”

“Not at all!”

Although lately they had indulged a bit, after all, from the time of pregnancy until now, Ning Chu and Wen Yang had been patient for so long. It was quite normal to enjoy some over-the-top moments when they finally had the chance to be alone together!

Besides, she was a succubus! Even if she felt exhausted and collapsed into bed after a good meal, her spirit was still becoming more vibrant, glowing as if she had absorbed energy from somewhere.

“What kind of problem does that teacher have, assigning some family projects when I’m the one doing everything?”

Ning Chu complained: “Otherwise, I wouldn’t be this tired.”

“I helped too!” my daughter raised her right hand, “I’m really capable!”

When it came to being counterproductive, her daughter was indeed quite skilled.

“Mom! Why hasn’t Auntie come to play with me?”

“She also needs to work~ Helping out at your dad’s company,” Ning Chu replied in a gentle, sweet voice, “In a few days, we’ll have the National Day holiday, and Auntie will come to play with you every day, okay?”

“Okay~”

Speaking of which, Hei Dou was doing quite well at Wen Yang’s company…

With her cute appearance and catgirl image, she had directly captured the hearts of other employees. It was said that they were even considering changing the company logo to a black cat’s image, and Hei Dou was about to become the company spokesperson.

God knows why a catgirl with no chest or butt was so popular.

However, it was clear that if Hei Dou continued to be clueless about her actual job, this kind of popularity would soon come to an end.

As they took the elevator up to their door, Ning Chu immediately noticed two unfamiliar pairs of shoes at the entrance.

She paused, stood at the door, and listened intently.

“Mom? What are you doing?”

“Shh~ Be quiet…”

What if it’s a thief! Although thieves probably wouldn’t be so polite, taking off their shoes before entering.

Faintly, Ning Chu heard voices coming from the living room.

It was Wen Yang’s voice, which eased her tension.

“At home, I’m always in charge of the big stuff. Ning Chu can handle the little things.”

Ning Chu was about to open the door but subtly stopped her action, continuing to listen to the conversation inside.

“Usually, if I tell Ning Chu to go east, she wouldn’t dare to go west. At night, she even has to kneel down and help wash my feet, okay?”

“Hmph~ So now Ning Chu is so… virtuous?”

This voice sounded a bit strange, but Ning Chu quickly realized it was Zhang Shaoqing, that shameless guy.

“Of course! After so many years of marriage, she’s totally obedient to me!”

Although Ning Chu had indeed helped Wen Yang carry hot water for foot-washing, how could it sound so unpleasant coming from Wen Yang’s mouth?

She couldn’t bear to listen any longer and opened the door with a straight face, taking off her shoes and leading her daughter inside.

The noise of the door startled Wen Yang, who was bragging. He jumped slightly, quickly turned his head, his smug expression freezing on his face, but he squeezed his eyes at Ning Chu.

“Dear! Shaoqing and Qian Qian are here! Go buy some drinks downstairs! Hurry up!”

He instructed Ning Chu, then turned back to Zhang Shaoqing to boast: “This is called understanding family status, got it?”

“Why aren’t you going to buy it?”

Ning Chu crossed her arms with a forced smile, looking at Wen Yang, “Are you trying to rebel?”

Wen Yang’s smugness instantly disappeared. He awkwardly glanced at Zhang Shaoqing and hurriedly got up, whining in her ear: “Dear~ give me some face~ I haven’t seen Shaoqing in so long, just bragging a bit.”

“Isn’t what men want just a little face? Dear~ dear~”

At nearly six and a half feet tall, seeing Wen Yang behaving so coyly was simply too much for Ning Chu to handle. She turned her head in disgust: “Alright, alright, what drinks do you want?”

“Anything’s fine.”

“Crazy…”

Ning Chu clicked her tongue and finally raised her gaze to the two old friends sitting on the couch.

“Qian Qian, long time no see! I’ll go downstairs to buy some drinks! Let’s chat later~”

The catgirl Qian Qian smiled and nodded: “I’ll go down with you~”

“Great!”

Ning Chu glanced at Zhang Shaoqing again. This guy looked quite proper, but his shameless grin hadn’t changed a bit.

Being around Zhang Shaoqing had even led to her husband getting corrupted, talking nonsense and being prideful for no reason.

“Just buy whatever, don’t be picky.”

Zhang Shaoqing shrugged, “Whatever you say~ If Wen Yang said that about you earlier, wouldn’t you want him to show some reaction?”

“Stop fanning the flames. My bond with Ning Chu is unbreakable.”

Her daughter was hiding behind Ning Chu, clinging to her mom’s leg, peeking with curious eyes at the guests today. When Zhang Shaoqing’s gaze fell on her, she immediately shrank back shyly.

“Mom, kitty…”

Her daughter tugged at Ning Chu’s clothes, looking at Qian Qian’s cat ears.

“Don’t pull her tail or ears. You should call her sister instead.”

She timidly peered out: “Sister~”

Qian Qian’s heart melted from the cuteness: “Your daughter is so adorable~”

“Right? Shu Jun, you should call that uncle.”

Zhang Shaoqing was not pleased: “Why is Qian Qian an older sister and I’m an uncle? The generation doesn’t even line up!”

His voice got a bit loud, scaring her daughter to retreat quickly. Before Ning Chu could say anything, Qian Qian had already slapped him on the back of his head.

“Scaring the child!”

“Oh…”

Clearly, Zhang Shaoqing’s family status was not very high.

“Go find your dad, I’ll be going down.”

Ning Chu entrusted her daughter to Wen Yang and left with Qian Qian.

They had once been teacher and student, and later became close friends, but now they hadn’t seen each other for years, and their usual contact had only been online. This meeting inevitably felt a bit awkward.

While waiting for the elevator, Ning Chu stole a few glances at Qian Qian.

Today, Qian Qian had on light makeup, but it couldn’t hide the fine lines around her eyes. She now had an air of elegance, and her jewelry only added to the distance Ning Chu felt.

Silence filled the hallway, but Zhang Shaoqing’s voice drifted out from the half-closed door.

“Look at you, all cowardly! If Qian Qian spoke to me like that, I would’ve slapped her!”

“…”

Ning Chu and Qian Qian shared a silent glance and burst into laughter at the same time. With that laughter, their distance suddenly closed a lot.

“Zhang Shaoqing acts like this at home too? You really don’t hit him?”

“Sure, I just hit him earlier~”

“Wen Yang usually isn’t that proud of himself, he hasn’t been with your family’s Zhang Shaoqing for too long and has already been corrupted.”

“He seems like he never grows up~” Qian Qian sighed, “Just wait for me a moment.”

Even as the elevator arrived, Qian Qian rolled up her sleeves and sneaked back inside, followed immediately by Zhang Shaoqing’s cries and wails.