TMLSG -Chapter 5 You’re My Girlfriend

As soon as they left the jewelry store, a cold wind blew past. October nights already carried a chill.

Tang Zhen followed Ren Yanjing toward his sports car.

Perhaps she was a little distracted, or maybe the dim evening light played a trick, but just as they were about to reach the car, she twisted her ankle!

The sudden fall left her dazed on the ground.

【Xiao Zhen, are you okay?!】

Tang Zhen felt awful—her whole body was in shock and pain. It took a few seconds to recover, and by the time she did, the male lead had already picked her up and placed her in the passenger seat. He was crouched beside her, checking her ankle. His hand pressed against it, radiating warmth.

Because he spent long hours doing experiments, his fingers were rough. As they brushed over her ankle, the texture left a clear impression.

“It’s swollen. Probably twisted,” Ren Yanjing judged from experience.

Tang Zhen made a soft sound, “It’s okay… it’ll be fine in a few days.”

Ren Yanjing stood up, helped close the car door, and walked around to the driver’s seat. “It’s safer to get it checked at the hospital.” Bone fractures or the like would be bad.

Tang Zhen’s face turned pale with worry. “N… not that serious, right?”

Ren Yanjing started the car. “Better to get it checked first.”

On the way to the hospital, Ren Yanjing’s phone kept ringing. He answered it via Bluetooth.

The male voice on the other end sounded youthful and energetic. “Boss, are you here yet?”

Ren Yanjing’s tone was calm. “Got something to handle. I’ll be there later.”

“What’s the matter, Boss? We really need you here!”

Tang Zhen spoke very quietly, her big, moist eyes betraying unease. “I’m fine. You go handle it.”

The person on the phone was slightly stunned. “Huh? Is a girl speaking? Boss, are you with a girl?”

Ren Yanjing just said he’d explain later and hung up.

Tang Zhen bit her lower lip. “I can go to the hospital by myself.”

Ren Yanjing’s gaze swept from her lips to her face, and he said briefly, “No need.”

Tang Zhen wanted to speak several times but held it in. Her ankle hurt, and she didn’t feel like talking.

Fortunately, after the hospital check, the doctor said it wasn’t serious. He prescribed a spray for bruises and advised her to rest and avoid strenuous exercise for a while.

By the time they left the hospital with the spray, it was already 11 p.m. Mission Three—prevent the male lead from returning to the lab—was complete.

Seeing the words 【Completed】, Tang Zhen was completely stunned.

“000, how did it get completed?”

【Just so happened a professor in robotics passed by and helped solve the problem. The male lead didn’t need to go.】

“So the male lead doesn’t have to go to the lab?”

【Nope.】

Those words “doesn’t have to” kept looping in Tang Zhen’s mind. She realized she had indeed held him back.

She admired people with ideals, but she truly had affected the male lead—and she didn’t want that. Pursuing a dream wasn’t easy; it required a lot of effort.

Tang Zhen suddenly crouched down, hugging herself.

Ren Yanjing noticed she hadn’t followed immediately. Slightly surprised, he walked up to her. “Does your ankle hurt in this position?”

Tang Zhen nodded, then shook her head.

Ren Yanjing realized something was wrong.

Tang Zhen’s eyes were misty, the corners reddened, her nose pink, looking utterly pitiful. This pure, delicate face was far too suitable for crying. When she cried like this, it made one feel an urge to tease her relentlessly.

Ren Yanjing pushed aside all the inappropriate thoughts swirling in his mind, crouched down, leaned close to her face, and softly asked, “Why are you crying?”

Tang Zhen whispered, “I’m sorry… I didn’t mean to.”

Oh, so that’s it. She felt she had held him back?

Ren Yanjing didn’t mind. “It’s fine. You’re my girlfriend.” Under the dim streetlight, the young man’s features looked sharp and deep. Since she was his girlfriend, it was only natural for him to take her to the hospital immediately after she got hurt.

His lips… looked so kissable. Tang Zhen quickly looked away.

“And… my teammates aren’t pushovers either.”

Tang Zhen lifted her head. Her fair, delicate face seemed to glow under the night lights. Her big, moist eyes blinked rapidly. “So… are you still going to the lab?”

Ren Yanjing didn’t answer immediately. Instead, he asked, “Do you want to come with me?”

Come with him?

Before Tang Zhen could respond, he continued, “Forget it. Your ankle isn’t convenient. I’ll take you back to the dorm first.”

Tang Zhen’s university was a mid-tier school, not far from Ren Yanjing’s. But even before his sports car reached the campus gate, Tang Zhen asked to get out.

At this hour, the campus gate wasn’t completely empty. If anyone saw her getting out of the male lead’s car, it would be hard to explain.

It wasn’t that she cared about being seen, but in three months they were going to break up. After that, they would have no connection. It was better to keep things discreet from the start than have everyone gossiping later.

After getting out, Tang Zhen endured the pain in her ankle and quickly walked into the campus. Only after her back disappeared from view did Ren Yanjing pinch the bridge of his nose, not understanding why she insisted on getting out so early.

As her boyfriend, was he really that “unimpressive”?

Ren Yanjing couldn’t figure it out, so he decided not to think about it. He dialed his teammates while driving toward the university lab.

Back in her dorm, Tang Zhen faced a “severe interrogation” from her roommates. They had stayed up late just to watch over her.

“Well, Zhenzhen, you’ve been quietly dating? Tell us—who is he? Which college? What’s his name? Height? Weight?”

Tang Zhen burst out laughing. “Tiantian, are you running a background check? Asking all these details?”

Tiantian dragged her chair a little closer. “I’m just being nosy!”

The other two roommates were also looking at her with shining eyes.

“We’re just checking him out for you—making sure he’s a good guy.”

There was no doubt about the male lead’s character.

“Tell us his name. Who knows, maybe we know him.”

Tang Zhen shook her head. “He’s not from our school.”

“Not from the Media Arts faculty? Then he…”

Tang Zhen was about to make up an excuse to dodge the question, when her roommate nicknamed Yezi suddenly noticed the bracelet on her wrist. “You didn’t have this bracelet before leaving today. Your boyfriend gave it to you?”

Tiantian let out a loud “Wow!” and cupped Tang Zhen’s wrist, examining it carefully. “I know this bracelet! It costs several thousand! I wanted it too, but couldn’t bring myself to buy it.”

Yezi said, “Zhenzhen, your boyfriend is really generous.”

Tang Zhen blushed. “It… it’s fine.”

Her roommates, respectful of boundaries, saw that Tang Zhen didn’t want to talk more about her boyfriend and quickly changed the topic, giving her a sigh of relief.

But as soon as she pulled out her phone, the topic resurfaced.

The mother of the original character’s third husband finally sent a message, asking her to visit the Zhou family this weekend. The Zhou family was the home of her current husband.

For the original character, visiting the Zhou family was like walking into a lion’s den. Since Tang Zhen had reincarnated, she was reluctant to contact the original character’s family.

After all, the Zhou family’s second daughter had secretly liked Ren Yanjing for many years. If she found out Tang Zhen was dating him, it would be a disaster.