TMLSG -Chapter 1 Reincarnated as the Male Lead’s Ex-Girlfriend

The sky was gray, and the rain never stopped.

It was four in the afternoon. Tang Zhen wore a little white dress with matching high heels. Her silky hair fell gracefully down her back, and she stood by the roadside like a delicate, pure little white flower, waiting for her boyfriend to pick her up.

Passersby couldn’t help but glance at her.

She was just too beautiful.

After rejecting yet another boy who wanted to add her on WeChat, Tang Zhen let out a long sigh.

Today was the third day she and Ren Yanjing had officially confirmed as a couple. It was also three months before the male and female leads originally met. She had to play the role of a shallow, foolish, and materialistic ex-girlfriend.

October’s weather was already a bit chilly. As the wind blew, goosebumps broke out on Tang Zhen’s fair, slender legs.

She couldn’t help but complain, “It’s really cold.”

System 000, her clumsy little companion, chimed in, 【Host, just wait a little longer. The male lead was stopped by a junior schoolmate. He’ll be here any moment.】

Tang Zhen hugged herself tightly but still felt cold. In this weather, she should have worn a jacket, but today was her first real date with Ren Yanjing, and the system’s mission was for her to leave a deep impression on him.

She hadn’t thought too much about her outfit—she had just randomly picked a dress from her wardrobe. Though the dress was simple, practically a street-market bargain that cost only a few dozen yuan, it looked like a luxury piece on her, instantly exuding elegance.

Why only a thin little white dress? Of course, it was to complete the system’s mission: to leave an impression on the male lead. Wearing more clothes would defeat the purpose, right?

“What is the junior asking him about?” Tang Zhen’s impatience was growing. Though Ren Yanjing wasn’t late, the system’s constant nudging had made her arrive an hour early at the meeting spot.

There were still twenty minutes until their scheduled time. Surely he wasn’t planning to be punctual, was he?

【The junior asked him some questions about artificial intelligence.】

Indeed, in this popular campus novel that had gone viral on some platform and been adapted multiple times, Ren Yanjing was the undisputed top student. Studying at the number-one university in the country, his IQ was 190, as tall as his height suggested. Though only a sophomore, he had already founded his own research team, specializing in robotics.

Ren Yanjing was always busy, spending most of his time in the lab. The reason he had a girlfriend at all was that he didn’t want his college life to have regrets. I mean, come on—college without romance? That wouldn’t make sense.

No matter how much of a study addict he was, he wasn’t completely emotionless.

Tang Zhen stomped her foot. The little white dress ended just at her knees, and the wind lifted the hem slightly. Her nose was red, and the corners of her eyes had a watery pink from the cold. Combined with her damp eyes, she looked pitiful—like an adorable, lost little puppy.

Even while waiting at a red light, Ren Yanjing could spot that fragile figure from a distance. Despite the space between them, he seemed able to clearly see her clean, delicate, beautiful face.

His breath caught slightly. The moment the light turned green, he pressed the accelerator, and within seconds, a black sports car stopped in front of Tang Zhen.

Tang Zhen immediately noticed the car. She casually glanced at the flashy, cool sports car—whatever brand it was, she didn’t care—and looked away.

The car offered excellent privacy; the side windows made it impossible to see inside.

As the car stopped, a few onlookers nearby began to watch, either trying to guess who the owner was or quietly waiting for him to get out.

Tang Zhen was getting a little impatient. She wanted to find a café and sit down, but the system nagged her relentlessly, refusing to let her leave.

Every time she said she wanted to go, the system would whine softly, 【Host, please, just wait a little longer! The male lead is really almost here! I promise!】

Sigh.

Her 000 really knew how to act cute.

And of course, she fell for it every single time.

“Ren Yanjing, when are you coming?”

【…Host, he’s already here.】

Huh?

Already here?

Tang Zhen looked down at her phone. 16:10. Oh wow—their appointment was at 16:30, and he had actually arrived early.

She asked 000, “Where is he?” No sooner had she asked than the driver’s door of the black sports car opened. A young man bent slightly and stepped out.

He wore an impeccably tailored white shirt, black casual pants, and shiny black shoes. Over it all, a crisp black trench coat. Tall and long-legged, a natural clothes-hanger physique, with a face so perfectly handsome it seemed unfair. Even though Tang Zhen had seen him before, she couldn’t help but whistle inwardly.

The male lead was insanely handsome! In her nineteen years of life, she had never seen a man this good-looking!

She didn’t wait for him to come to her. Wearing her high heels, she dashed over—tap tap tap—straight into his arms, pressing her face against his coat, pouting coquettishly: “Why are you only just here?”

After saying that, Tang Zhen glanced at her mission log.

Mission 1: First date—leave a deep impression on the male lead (Completed)
Reward: +1 HP

Mission accomplished. All that freezing in a thin dress on a chilly late-autumn day hadn’t been in vain.

Ren Yanjing stiffened slightly under her embrace, clearly not used to such closeness.

After a brief hesitation, he lifted his hand and gently touched the back of her head. His deep voice was elegant and captivating, like a cello: “Have you been waiting long?”

Tang Zhen wasn’t the type to silently give and say nothing. Her words were sweet as honey, effortlessly charming: “I’ve been waiting for over forty minutes. I was just too eager to see you! I couldn’t stay in the dorm anymore, so I came here early.”

Ren Yanjing lowered his gaze slightly, dumbfounded by her straightforward affection. He opened his mouth, but in the end, didn’t say a word.

Tang Zhen waited impatiently, then asked the system, “What’s wrong with him? Why isn’t he saying anything?”

【Elementary-level lovebirds are like this—they just haven’t adjusted yet.】

“Such a handsome guy… he’s never dated before?”

【Nope. The male lead was a total academic brain. All through high school, he was busy with competitions and guaranteed admissions. In college, he initially didn’t plan to date either—he thought it was a waste of time.】

Tsk. So the male lead and the supporting female really weren’t in the same world.

His world was full of lofty ideals, beliefs, and goals. Meanwhile, the supporting female was shallow, wanting nothing more than a sweet college romance. But the male lead was constantly busy, unable to accompany her. Even if there had been no outstanding female lead, their paths were doomed to diverge.

But that wasn’t Tang Zhen’s concern. She only had to date him for three months and then break up.

Tang Zhen continued to pout: “Don’t you miss me at all?”

Ren Yanjing silently took off his black trench coat and draped it over her. “Let’s get in the car first.”

Tang Zhen noticed his ears had turned red.

Not from the wind.

Oh my god.

The male lead was so innocent.