TMLSG -Chapter 30 Dear Baby

Today, Ren Yanjing came with a total of twelve people: six were his lab teammates, three were his roommates, and the remaining three were his closer friends from class.

There were too many people, not enough cars, so they came on shared bikes.

Returning, they would have to do the same.

However, Shen Quanli somehow got hold of an electric tricycle. He waved frantically at them, “Come on! Whoever wants to ride in the back, hurry up!”

Zhang Mian laughed, “Where did you even get this tricycle?”

Shen Quanli grinned, “Don’t ask, just tell me if you’re riding or not!”

Zhang Mian replied, “Of course we’re riding!”

Ren Yanjing also had Tang Zhen sit on the tricycle with him.

Shared bikes don’t have back seats, so each person would need their own bike—but Tang Zhen was wearing a skirt today.

Even though she had her “bare-leg magic” leggings, it was still inconvenient.

This electric tricycle was huge, able to seat eight people on the sides. The remaining four squeezed into the middle. Twelve people were packed onto one tricycle, with Shen Quanli driving.

He took out his phone and asked, “Should we take a group photo?”

Zhang Mian immediately replied, “Of course! This chance is too rare to miss.”

Shen Quanli shouted loudly, “I’ll count—three, two, one! Everyone make a ‘yay’ gesture at the same time, got it?”

Fang Feng laughed and teased, “Do you think we don’t know?”

“Three…”

“Two…”

Just as he was about to say one, Ren Yanjing put his arm around Tang Zhen’s shoulder, slightly leaning toward her.

In the chill of late autumn, Tang Zhen suddenly felt the warmth radiating from him.

No wonder he hadn’t caught a cold at the riverside that day wearing only a black sweater.

He was like a furnace.

“One!”

Click! A photo of all thirteen of them was taken.

Shen Quanli casually posted it on his social media, “Long live friendship!”

After posting, he started the tricycle and slowly headed toward B University.

000 was still savoring the group photo, 【What a great shot of everyone together.】

【Xiao Zhen, if you had events today, they would have cheered for you even louder.】

But Tang Zhen’s athletic ability was genuinely poor. Whether before or after entering the book world, her 800-meter time always hovered near failing, and she wasn’t skilled at long jump or shot put either.

There was simply no event she could compete in for the sports meet. Since she wasn’t good at any, it was better not to force it.

Passing a sportswear shop, Shen Quanli slowed the tricycle, teasing, “Bro, do you and my sister-in-law want matching couple outfits?”

Today, the swimming hall would obviously be packed.

If that’s the case, asserting “ownership” was pretty necessary.

Matching couple outfits would avoid a lot of hassle.

Fang Feng was the first to cheer, “Buy it, buy it, definitely!”

Zhang Mian added, “Captain and sister-in-law get couple outfits, we’ll get team uniforms—how about that?”

Shen Quanli said, “Perfect, it’s decided then.”

A group of guys was extremely efficient. They quickly picked out team uniforms. By then, Ren Yanjing had also chosen the first couple outfit for him and Tang Zhen.

It was a casual set: a hoodie on top, sweatpants on the bottom, entirely black. The boy’s hoodie had a heart on the front; the girl’s hoodie had Cupid’s arrow.

The meaning was clear: “Cupid hits the heart.”

This was the most stylish couple outfit in the little street shop.

Ren Yanjing’s taste was impeccable.

The teammates were being so rowdy that Tang Zhen and Ren Yanjing just changed into the outfits right in the store.

As soon as they exited the changing room, Shen Quanli and the others started chuckling mischievously.

Only when Ren Yanjing spoke up did they tone it down slightly.

When they left the store, everyone was in hoodies and sweatpants. Besides Ren Yanjing and Tang Zhen, the others chose blue sets as their team uniforms. Looking around, it was all long legs—pretty eye-catching.

Shen Quanli chuckled, “Now even passing dogs know we’re all together.”

Fang Feng laughed and cursed, “You sure know how to put it.”

Since it was also lunchtime, they grabbed some street food to eat casually.

By the time they returned to B University, it was nearly 12:30 PM.

The moment they arrived, news of their group spread like wildfire.

There was no avoiding it—a group of people dressed so neatly is hard not to notice.

Ren Yanjing’s schedule for the afternoon started with the 100-meter sprint, followed by the 800-meter breaststroke.

He arrived at the venue for registration around 1 PM.

First, the girls ran, and then the boys.

Among the female competitors was the heroine, Li Ran.

000 looked puzzled, 【Why is the heroine participating in the 100-meter sprint?】

【In the original hit book, she never liked wasting her time on this sort of thing.】

At least in the original story, at this point, the heroine was sitting in the stands, reading a foreign-language book.

But now, she appeared on the track for the 100-meter sprint.

Li Ran had finished warming up and stood at the starting line.

Once the starting gun fired, the race began.

A hundred meters is a very short distance—over in a flash.

While 000 was still puzzled, Tang Zhen received a sudden mission.

【Temporary Mission: Prevent the male lead from noticing the heroine. Reward: 1 exchange point.】

Tang Zhen frowned, “000, what’s the use of exchange points?”

【Exchange points are very useful. After completing missions, you’ll unlock a new life. You look so good, so living alone might cause a few complications. Exchange points can be used for crisis foresight, luck, money, and other useful things.】

【In short, they’ll help you a lot in the future!】

Tang Zhen understood—this was a reward nearly as valuable as life points.

She asked, “Why hasn’t there been a temporary mission before?”

【This is a special case. Since you haven’t completed Mission 13 yet, usually you can’t have two incomplete missions at once.】

【For you, the urgent priority is still earning life points.】

That made sense. Exchange points were a bonus; life points were the main focus.

While they were talking, the referee had already taken their positions and raised the starting pistol.

“On your marks…”

Tang Zhen panicked and quickly pulled Ren Yanjing to a nearby seat in the stands, motioning for him to sit down.

Ren Yanjing looked up at her, “What’s wrong?”

“Set… go!”

“Bang!” The starting pistol fired.

The girls’ 100-meter sprint had begun!

Cheers erupted from the stands.

To prevent Ren Yanjing from looking at the girls racing on the track, Tang Zhen immediately stood behind him and stretched out both hands to cover his eyes.

000 exclaimed, 【You can do that?!】

Covering Ren Yanjing’s eyes was the simplest, most convenient way to complete the mission.

Tang Zhen had just thought of it on the spot.

Too bad she hadn’t thought of this trick last time—but no matter, it wasn’t too late now.

Tang Zhen stood while Ren Yanjing sat.

She covered his eyes, blocking the view of the race.

But she held his face too tightly. His eyelashes brushed against her palms, tickling.

She could even feel his warm breath, soft and intimate, blowing against her hand again and again.

His breathing seemed to speed up.

Wasn’t it only nineteen degrees Celsius today? Why was it so hot?

Her palms were starting to sweat!

To distract herself, Tang Zhen quickly made an excuse, explaining her actions, “I suddenly wanted to play a game of covering your eyes. You don’t mind, do you?”

“Mm.”

Since she had already said it, she decided to play along.

Tang Zhen leaned close to his ear and whispered, “Guess who I am?”

In the crisp autumn wind came Ren Yanjing’s clear, teasing voice, “It’s my dearest girlfriend.”

Tang Zhen: !!!

Damn it, the male lead was playing unfairly!