TMLSG -Chapter 19 A Kiss

Ren Yanjing lowered his head and tapped at his phone for a moment, then put it away and said, “Let’s go.”

Tang Zhen responded softly, her clear, watery eyes blinking in a way that made you want to kiss them.

How could she look so obedient… so kissable?

Suddenly, Ren Yanjing leaned in, close enough for them to see the depth in each other’s eyes.

Tang Zhen tilted her head in confusion. “What’s wrong?”

Beautiful cats never realize the destructive power of their own little gestures.

Unexpectedly, Ren Yanjing reached out and cupped her face in his hands.

Tang Zhen stayed still, lifting her head to look at him.

Just then, Ren Yanjing’s phone started vibrating like crazy, as if it would ring endlessly if not answered.

The moment had been completely ruined.

000: 【Aaaaaaaahhhhhhh!】

The system was so furious it felt like it might explode, while Tang Zhen let out a sigh of relief.

Being too close to the female lead’s man wasn’t a good thing. She just wanted to smoothly complete the storyline, earn enough life points, and live her own life.

Ren Yanjing closed his eyes tightly for a moment, then reopened them and calmly answered the call.

He said a few words to the person on the other end.

Tang Zhen didn’t even notice what he said.

After hanging up, he didn’t do anything else but drove away from Tang Zhen’s school.

A few minutes later, a new post appeared on B University’s campus wall:

【Ren Yanjing, from the 20XX class of the School of Computer Science and Technology, AI major, states that his refusal to sign autographs for fans is a personal decision and unrelated to others. If anyone has concerns, they can discuss privately with him. There’s no need to involve others.】

Although posted on the university wall, many people followed Ren Yanjing, so students from other schools quickly learned about it.

At the same time, the “Ren Yanjing Fan Support Group” was buzzing.

【What does this mean? Did someone cause trouble for his girlfriend? Which brave soul dared do that?】

【He’s standing up for his girlfriend?】

【Not necessarily his girlfriend. The post never mentioned her.】

【Who else would it be? He just didn’t specify.】

【What do we do… the more he protects his girlfriend, the more I can’t let this go. It was almost my turn for an autograph, but he was called away by his girlfriend.】

【When are they even going to break up?】

【Don’t worry. If my bestie becomes his girlfriend, the first thing she’ll do is get him to sign autographs for everyone. Everyone will get one!】

【Tsk, Yiyu, you and your bestie really have high hopes.】

Meanwhile, Li Ran and Lu Yu were strolling across campus. It was still early, and they planned to wander a bit before heading to the cafeteria for lunch.

Seeing Lu Yu’s message, Li Ran bit her lip and asked, “Xiaoyu, why do you think he suddenly made that campus wall post?”

Lu Yu opened her mouth but didn’t mention that she had confronted Tang Zhen.

She hadn’t done anything wrong.

It had no effect on Tang Zhen, yet she reported it so quickly.

Was Tang Zhen some kind of elementary school kid, needing parental intervention every time she encountered a problem? Did she really make her boyfriend step in for her?

Lu Yu wanted to see how long Tang Zhen could keep feeling proud.

Not wanting Li Ran to know, Lu Yu casually replied, “Who knows.”

She didn’t think she had gone too far.

She only said Tang Zhen shouldn’t be too selfish.

Had she said something wrong?

Tang Zhen was selfish.

Half-jokingly, half-seriously, Lu Yu said to Li Ran, “I’ve already said my piece. If one day you and Ren Yanjing end up together, make sure he signs autographs for the group, okay?”

Li Ran knew she should refuse to respond.

He already has a girlfriend.

Her thoughts weren’t exactly noble.

But the words of refusal wouldn’t come out.

She smiled softly, a gentle smile. “Okay, I understand.”

If she were with Ren Yanjing, she would never hold him back like Tang Zhen did, and she certainly wouldn’t stop him from signing autographs for others who liked him.

He was so good.

More people should get to see that.

When Tang Zhen and Ren Yanjing arrived at B University, it was around 10:30 a.m.

They weren’t in a hurry to have lunch and decided to stroll around the campus first.

B University was beautiful, especially at this time of year. Golden leaves littered the paths everywhere.

As Tang Zhen admired the scenery, 000 started screaming wildly in her mind.

【Xiao Zhen, the male lead posted on the campus wall, saying that if anyone has concerns, go to him directly, don’t bother others.】

【Is this a warning to Lu Yu from afar? Right? Right?】

【Definitely!】

【The male lead really knows how to take action!】

He actually… publicly called her out by name?

While Tang Zhen was still processing these words, her hand was suddenly held.

It was Ren Yanjing.

There were too many students passing by, and with Ren Yanjing being a well-known figure on campus, many eyes focused on them. There were even students watching and cheering like it was entertainment.

Tang Zhen felt a little uneasy at first. Ren Yanjing’s expression, however, was perfectly natural.

000 snickered mischievously, 【You held hands for over 20 minutes at the robotics competition before—this is nothing.】

That was true.

There had been more people at the competition venue.

Thinking of this, Tang Zhen relaxed a lot and let Ren Yanjing hold her hand.

They reached the lakeside. Just as they were about to sit down and rest, the system started blaring alarms like crazy.

【Mission 9: Prevent the male lead and the female lead from meeting (mandatory mission).】

Another mandatory mission.

This was Tang Zhen’s second mandatory mission.

She paused. “The female lead is nearby too?”

【Yes. She and her bestie Lu Yu are almost here.】

What a coincidence…

B University was huge, yet the four of them were about to run into each other.

Tang Zhen asked the system, “So it’s still not time for the male and female lead to meet, right?”

【Of course. According to the storyline, they shouldn’t meet this soon. To ensure the plot stays on track, you must prevent them from meeting.】

【Xiao Zhen, act quickly! The female lead and her bestie are less than ten meters away!】

【Lu Yu has spotted you!】

Tang Zhen didn’t know what would happen if the plot broke, but having read enough novels, she roughly understood that breaking the storyline could have serious negative consequences in this world.

The worst-case scenario was the female supporting character disappearing entirely.

That was clearly unacceptable.

She didn’t have much time to think.

In a hurry, Tang Zhen instinctively called out, “Ren Yanjing.”

“What’s wrong?” Ren Yanjing looked down at her.

He was really tall—she was 1.68 meters, yet still a full 22 centimeters shorter than him.

【Five meters away! Xiao Zhen!】

【Getting closer! Closer!】

【Xiao Zhen! Don’t let the male and female lead meet! Ahhhh!】

Tang Zhen went all out. She pushed Ren Yanjing.

He wasn’t prepared at all and, with that push, fell back onto a lakeside bench.

In the next moment, Tang Zhen supported herself on his shoulders, leaned forward slightly, and planted a kiss—lightly—on the corner of his lips.

Time seemed to stop at that moment.