TMLSG -Chapter 28 Goodbye Kiss

On the way back, Tang Zhen’s roommates were still talking about Ren Yanjing participating in the swimming competition.

The buzz from B University’s sports meet had clearly spread to the Media Arts College.

After all, it was Ren Yanjing who was in the spotlight—his reputation was too prominent.

As Tang Zhen and her friends approached their dorm, the class monitor ran up to them. “Tang Zhen! Wait a moment!”

Tang Zhen instinctively stopped. “Yangyang.”

Li Yang hurried over and smiled. “Tang Zhen, this week at our school’s sports meet, you’ll represent our class and carry the class banner.”

Before Tang Zhen could respond, her roommates chimed in on her behalf. “Sure, sure!”

“Carrying the class banner is perfect for Zhen Zhen!”

“I was wondering why the class officers hadn’t come to discuss this with her yet.”

The sports meets at both B University and the Media Arts College were happening this week.

B University’s event was on Friday and Saturday, while the Media Arts College’s was on Saturday and Sunday. The schedules didn’t completely overlap, giving students from both schools plenty of time to attend each other’s events.

Li Yang had a baby-face and a friendly smile. “Tang Zhen, make sure to dress nicely that day. We’re looking forward to your performance.”

Tang Zhen didn’t reject the suggestion, replying simply, “Okay.”

Once the class monitor left, her roommates immediately started chattering excitedly.

“Zhen Zhen, which dress are you going to wear that day?”

“Zhen Zhen, I volunteer to be your personal photographer, to take beautiful photos of you!”

“Ahh! Just thinking about you standing at the front of Art Class One, appearing in front of the entire school, makes me so excited!”

This was Tang Zhen’s first time representing the class, so she didn’t have much experience.

000 comforted her: 【Don’t worry, Xiao Zhen. Just standing there, you’re already a stunning sight. The brighter your smile, the better.】

After returning to the dorm, Tang Zhen even searched a short-video app for videos of students from other schools carrying their class banners. After watching a few, she got the idea.

Indeed, their smiles were all very sweet. 000 hadn’t been wrong.

Ren Yanjing’s sports events had also been confirmed.

One was an 800-meter breaststroke, and the other a 100-meter sprint.

Completely different events from last year.

Since it was just a school sports meet, focused on participation, his main priority remained the laboratory.

During free time, Zhang Mian and others would tease him.

“I heard the number of students signing up for swimming has exploded. The school is shocked.”

“This Saturday, our Jing God’s first campus swim! Everyone, look forward to it!”

Ren Yanjing ignored their jokes.

He was long accustomed to being the center of attention.

Seeing Tang Zhen’s simple “Okay” message, he thought for a moment and then sent another message: “Let’s have dinner together tonight.”

That evening, Tang Zhen and Ren Yanjing had dinner at a popular restaurant near B University.

The place was so crowded that waiting in line could take hours.

With 40 tables ahead of them, the two decided to go shopping nearby first.

000 kept nagging in Tang Zhen’s mind:

【Xiao Zhen, you’ve worn almost every dress in your wardrobe. Buy a new one, buy a new one.】

【Didn’t your mom give you a card? There’s plenty of money on it—enough for a new dress.】

Tang Zhen did have the card her mother gave her.

But she didn’t want to spend it.

After all, she wasn’t her mother’s biological daughter, and using her mother’s money felt wrong.

Spending on necessities like meals was fine, but buying a new dress seemed unnecessary.

Ren Yanjing stood beside her with one hand in his pocket, shielding her from the wind. “I have two events at the school sports meet on Saturday afternoon. I’ll come pick you up in the morning.”

Tang Zhen blinked. “Come a bit later that day.”

Ren Yanjing furrowed his brow. “Do you have something to do?” Could it be related to Zhou Xusi?

Tang Zhen nodded softly. In the deep autumn wind, her voice sounded sweeter than sugar. “I have to carry the class banner. I don’t know when the opening ceremony of the sports meet will end.”

Ren Yanjing finally remembered that the Media Arts College and B University sports meets were only a day apart. Since Tang Zhen wasn’t competing in any events, he had completely forgotten about this detail.

“Then I’ll come earlier.”

Tang Zhen: “Okay.”

After dinner, Ren Yanjing drove her back to the dorm.

When Tang Zhen went to open the car door, she realized it was still locked.

She turned to look at Ren Yanjing with a puzzled expression.

Ren Yanjing, clearly doing this for the first time, let out a slightly awkward cough.

He pointed to his face.

Tang Zhen looked puzzled. “What?”

Under the dim car lights, the clueless beauty’s eyes were sincere and clear—she genuinely didn’t understand.

Ren Yanjing leaned slightly closer, his pleasant voice echoing inside the car. “You haven’t given me a goodbye kiss yet.”

A goodbye kiss?

But she hadn’t given him one before either.

In her mind, 000’s scream nearly shattered the ceiling.

Seeing Ren Yanjing move closer, Tang Zhen didn’t think twice. She leaned forward and quickly planted a kiss on the side of his face.

Ren Yanjing, satisfied, unlocked the car door. “See you tomorrow.”

Tang Zhen hesitated briefly. “See you tomorrow.”

After getting out of the car, Tang Zhen asked 000, “Sanquan, don’t you think the male lead is acting a bit strange?”

000 replied: 【Nope.】

The system truly didn’t think there was anything wrong with him.

After all, Ren Yanjing and Tang Zhen were a couple—some intimate interaction was normal.

Although the original story didn’t include such interactions, that was simply because the female supporting character had so few encounters with the male lead.

Now that they saw each other every day, it was natural that the little details of their interactions were different.

“It doesn’t affect the plot, right?”

000: 【Nope.】

As long as Tang Zhen performed a few mischievous “moves” later, she could easily erode all of the male lead’s goodwill.

000 was absolutely certain of this.

Saturday arrived quickly.

Tang Zhen woke up early that morning.

Her roommates also got up with her.

With 000’s urging, she finally bought a new dress—but online, not in a store. The dress was cheap but fashionable, and most importantly, it suited her perfectly.

After the transmigration, she had worn white dresses, red dresses.

This time, it was her first black dress.

The combination of black dress and black hair gave her a cooler, more ethereal aura.

After applying light makeup and changing into the dress, her roommates circled around her.

“Zhen, you’re so beautiful! You’re absolutely the prettiest today!”

“Mom will always love you, ahhh!”

“Every detail is perfect! Today, the other classes will definitely envy ours!”

On the way to the cafeteria, more people noticed Tang Zhen. There had always been some attention, but today it was especially noticeable.

After breakfast, Tang Zhen received a message from Ren Yanjing: “Where are you?”

She looked down and replied, “In the cafeteria.”

“My teammates and a few friends are here too.”

Tang Zhen: ???

Ren Yanjing… wasn’t coming alone?

The news that Ren Yanjing had left school with several friends reached Li Ran immediately.

At that moment, she was checking in for the 800-meter event.

This year, she was competing in three events: the 100-meter, 800-meter butterfly, and 800-meter run. All three were on the same day, a huge challenge for her stamina.

People around her were talking about Ren Yanjing leaving campus unexpectedly.

“The check-in starts at 1 PM. Where is he going now?”

“There are so many of them. I counted—over ten people.”

“With that many, they didn’t go out for breakfast, did they?”

“Maybe.”

Li Ran didn’t think too much.

She only wanted to get first place in the 800 meters.

She had already planned how to shine in this race.

If she performed well enough, Ren Yanjing would notice her sooner or later.

During warm-ups, she checked her phone and saw a new message from Lu Yu: “Why is Ren Yanjing at our school at this hour?”

The instant she read this, Li Ran’s face went pale.