TMLSG -Chapter 11 Wanting to See You

In the phenomenal bestselling book that Tang Zhen had transmigrated into, was the male lead really this clingy?

It didn’t seem like it!

But now he actually wants to see her every single day!

Tang Zhen hadn’t studied the original plot in detail. She only knew that when the original supporting female character interacted with the male lead, the two of them hardly saw each other over several days, so their feelings remained pretty mild. Later, their breakup happened naturally—no one lingered, no one tried to stop it—it was clean and straightforward.

Besides, when she transmigrated, the book was still ongoing, so she didn’t really know how the story would develop. She only knew that the supporting female character was a pretty “cannon fodder” type, and once the female lead appeared, she would have to give way.

But—

Why isn’t the plot following the script now?

“Sanquan, what’s going on with the male lead?”

The system was a bit confused. It didn’t really understand either, but that was fine—sometimes you don’t need to understand.

【Xiao Zhen, after all, you’re not the same person as the original supporting female. It’s normal if some small details in interacting with the male lead deviate~ As long as the final outcome doesn’t change, you can improvise along the way.】

Tang Zhen understood. As long as the final ending was a breakup, she still had plenty of autonomy during this period before it happened.

She blinked, letting her voice ride the evening breeze to reach the male lead’s ears. “Aren’t you really busy? Do we need to meet every day?”

Ren Yanjing didn’t let go of her, still holding her tightly in his embrace. For the first time, he realized that even just a hug could bring him a sense of pleasure and ease. This feeling wasn’t any less than the joy he felt when an experiment of his succeeded.

Although the two joys were different.

When an experiment succeeded, he felt satisfied, proud, and self-content.

But now, he felt relaxed, happy, and comfortable.

His whole body felt empty, as if the fatigue from a whole day’s work had vanished. He only felt that the person in his arms was soft and fragrant.

Hearing her question, he rubbed his chin against Tang Zhen’s head and said, “There’s always time to see my girlfriend.”

From upstairs, cheers and commotion seemed to erupt again. Perhaps Tiantian and Yezi were watching the fun.

Ren Yanjing said, “From now on, let’s have at least one meal together every day—dinner or a late-night snack, either is fine.”

Tang Zhen said “Oh” softly, unsure what to say. In her heart, she didn’t really want to refuse him. Facing such a good-looking face every day, even if every meal were just pickled vegetables, she would probably eat it all the more happily.

Who cares.

Brave people enjoy the world first!

No matter what happens in the future, at least for now, she was the male lead’s girlfriend!

After Tang Zhen agreed and was about to push him away, ding-dong—a new task arrived!

Tang Zhen had already completed four tasks, earning two years’ worth of life points. The fifth task had just been released.

She glanced at the new task, and the moment she saw the requirements, she fell silent.

Because Task Five was like this—

【Ask the male lead: “Which is more important, me or your Robert?”】

Ahhhh.

This question was so embarrassing.

Although it mentioned Robert, the question was essentially: am I more important, or is your career/studies more important? Robert was the competition robot developed by the male lead’s team.

Was this even comparable?

The male lead was a career-minded person, after all.

Why bring shame upon herself?

But! The task was really simple!

She just had to ask it!

Free life points—you don’t take them, you lose them!

“Ren Yanjing.”

“Hm?”

“Which is more important, me, or your ‘Robert’?”

When asking this, Tang Zhen’s toes awkwardly dug into the ground. But the line was perfectly in line with the spoiled, capricious personality of the supporting female.

The supporting female always wanted to compete with the male lead’s career.

Then reality would crush her.

But now, since she already knew the answer, asking this question wouldn’t bring any disappointment. Apart from the embarrassment of saying it out loud, there was nothing wrong with the task.

After Tang Zhen asked the question, Ren Yanjing paused slightly. He was clearly surprised, and perhaps a little delighted too. “You actually know the name of the robot my team and I developed.”

Oh no!

Was the supporting female supposed to know that?

In the original story, it seemed she didn’t.

But… is that even the main point now?

Ren Yanjing ruffled her hair. “Robert is a name voted on by all the team members. It’s quite cute in appearance—you’d probably like it.”

Tang Zhen’s face flushed crimson. Why was the male lead telling her this?

“You haven’t answered my question yet.”

Ren Yanjing let out a light, gentle laugh. “Robert belongs to all the members, but you’re my one and only girlfriend.”

Tang Zhen’s heart skipped a beat.

Was this considered a love confession? It must be!

Although the male lead didn’t directly answer the question, compared to the original story, this answer was far better than she expected—at least he didn’t simply say “Robert.”

That was enough.

Tang Zhen wasn’t greedy.

She said “Oh” softly. By now, the cheers from upstairs had grown louder, though she didn’t know who was watching.

She didn’t want to stay here any longer and hurriedly said, “Aren’t you competing tomorrow? Go back and rest early. I hope you succeed.”

“But I still want to hold you a little longer.”

“Next time. Next time.”

Ren Yanjing didn’t continue teasing her. “I’ll pick you up tomorrow morning at 7:30.”

“Okay, okay, got it. Bye, good night.”

Ren Yanjing released his arms, his deep eyes showing a faint smile. “Good night, Zhenzhen.”

As Tang Zhen ran back to the dormitory, she could faintly hear the teasing cheers again.

She faced all the gazes and sprinted straight to her room. As soon as she slammed the door shut, Tiantian burst out laughing. “Our most, most, most beautiful Zhenzhen got shy?”

Yezi seemed even more excited than Tang Zhen herself. “She got hugged! She got hugged!”

Tiantian sneaked in mischievously, “For 11 minutes and 36 seconds! I timed it!”

Tang Zhen: “……”

“You guys…”

In unison, Tiantian and Yezi teased, “You got hugged—so a kiss can’t be far off, right?”

Tang Zhen felt helpless. The biggest drawback of a campus romance was that nothing could be kept private. Every action was easily exposed to classmates and roommates. But she wasn’t the only one in this situation.

Ren Yanjing clearly had no intention of dating secretly either.

But she and the male lead weren’t following a “chasing-the-girlfriend-tragedy” script.

Ah well, it probably didn’t matter.

After washing up and lying in bed, Tang Zhen noticed two messages from Ren Yanjing.

One was a photo of Robert.

The other was a text: “Video call?”

Tang Zhen: ???

She slowly typed in the input box, and perhaps the male lead saw “typing…”—before she could finish, he started a video call directly.

He wasn’t holding the phone the whole time, was he?

Flustered, Tang Zhen tapped to accept the call.

She cleared her throat. Over the internet, her normally sweet voice carried a hint of something indescribable. “What’s up?”

“Nothing. I couldn’t sleep… just wanted to see you.”

Ren Yanjing was probably in the boys’ dormitory, where the lighting was dim and the video frame rate low. The image wasn’t clear, yet somehow he looked even more handsome than usual—like the kind of person who looked stunning even under dim light.

Tang Zhen felt a headache coming on.

Dating a guy like this… what was she supposed to do after they broke up?