TMLSG -Chapter 45 Starting Cohabitation

Robert had just been beaten up by another robot. Tang Zhen didn’t comfort him—nor did she comfort Ren Yanjing—but instead, she herself ended up being comforted.

Guilt surged through her like a rising tide, threatening to overwhelm her.

She carefully asked the system, “Santiao, after that mission just now, if there’s a favorability system, shouldn’t the male lead have lost favor toward me?”

111 replied confidently, 【Absolutely. Even ordinary classmates would comfort him after a small career setback. Let alone a girlfriend! But you didn’t say a word of comfort and even mocked him for being weak.】

【This line actually carries a lot of weight—‘you’re weak’ = ‘you’re useless.’ That’s basically face-to-face ridicule!】

【Do you think the male lead, someone so proud, can handle this?】

【If you do a few more similar missions, it’s guaranteed.】

While Tang Zhen was talking to 111, someone in the school group chat suddenly mentioned @Ren Yanjing.

This person, using the system’s default name and avatar, tagged him and said: “Ren Yanjing, it’s a shame I couldn’t make it to Robert’s boxing debut today. I heard there was a minor accident at the event?”

“I looked up some related videos online. After watching, I have some ideas to improve Robert’s sensitivity and attack power. Can you enable your friend request? I can’t add you otherwise.”

“We can discuss it.”

The group members immediately started teasing, “Ren Yanjing, someone wants to discuss Robert’s technical problems with you. Where are you?”

“Who’s giving advice? This person is amazing? Already has ideas?”

“Our B University really has so much talent. Last time, someone even wrote to Ren Yanjing claiming they’d read over a thousand robotics papers.”

Someone asked sincerely, “Maybe they’re the same person?”

“Same person?”

At that moment, the onlookers in the group realized it might be true.

Indeed, how could there be so many geniuses? Even at B University, everyone’s expertise is in different fields.

“Wow! Bro, you’re so persistent! With this drive, you’ll succeed at anything!”

“Bro, I support you joining Ren Yanjing’s team! Provided you have real skills, of course.”

Shen Quanli was the first to notice these messages in the group. “Captain, someone wants to discuss Robert’s technical issues with you.”

Ren Yanjing was still debugging Robert. “You talk to them, that’s enough.”

Shen Quanli chuckled, “I understand, you want to avoid suspicion.”

Tang Zhen asked 111, “Is the person in the group the female lead?”

111: 【Yes.】

【In the original novel, the male lead’s career setbacks happen after meeting the female lead.】

【The supporting female lead can’t solve the male lead’s problems. Not only can she not help, she mocks him for ignoring her because of Robert. But the female lead is different.】

【She not only accompanies the male lead but can give him truly effective advice.】

【So the setup is that the male and female leads are destined for each other—they’re soulmates.】

Shen Quanli and Li Ran added each other as friends.

Their first messages were simple self-introductions.

The moment Ren Yanjing saw Li Ran’s name, he suddenly remembered—wasn’t she Lu Yu’s close friend? Lu Yu had previously confronted his sister-in-law, calling her selfish over a signature incident, and it was also Li Ran who had secretly taken photos of his sister-in-law with her stepbrother.

If Li Ran is so close to this kind of person, can her character be trusted?

After adding each other, Li Ran sent the message, “I want to talk to Ren Yanjing,” only to find she had already been blocked.

Why?

They had just added each other as friends. Could it be because she revealed her real name?

But her reputation at the academy was excellent, and her grades were top-notch. Why did Shen Quanli block her?

Li Ran felt it necessary to chat more with the group from Future.

After blocking her, Shen Quanli muttered to himself, “This person is really persistent. First, she came directly to the door, now she’s tagging the captain in the group like a crazed fan.”

He grinned and leaned over to Ren Yanjing. “Captain, I think it’s better if we update Robert ourselves. What do you think?”

Ren Yanjing glanced at him and slightly lifted his chin. “I think so too.”

While Li Ran was looking for chances to interact more with Future members, Tang Zhen moved into Ren Yanjing’s home this Saturday.

His house was very large, but since no one had lived there before, it looked empty.

She casually picked a room to settle into.

The bed had already been prepared, dressed in a gentle sky-blue color.

The fabric felt like soft cotton.

Did Ren Yanjing pick this out at the mall during his free time?

He had also chosen a room for himself—right next to hers, it seemed.

Sitting on the bay window, she felt a little dazed.

Could it be that she really had started a cohabitation life with the male lead?

She remembered the personality 111 had assigned her: sloppy, lazy, unhygienic… everything to make the male lead dislike her.

In that case, let’s start by sleeping in tomorrow morning!