TMLSG -Chapter 64 Gossip

After the lively wedding ended, Tang Zhen returned to her calm campus life.

On the same day she attended Ren Yan’en’s cousin’s wedding, another major event happened at B University: the female lead had formed an all-girls team called Fate, also specializing in robotics, with its own independent laboratory. The team currently had five members.

All of them were top students.

One team was Future, one team was Fate; one all-male, one all-female. Both focused on robotics, which immediately pushed the two teams into the spotlight, making them the topic of conversation among teachers and students alike.

The campus forums were full of discussion posts:

“One is Future, one is Fate—combine them, isn’t that the Future’s Fate?”

“So are these two teams rivals?”

“Seems like it for now, maybe they’ll collaborate later?”

“What’s going on? Why does it feel so exciting?”

By the time Tang Zhen learned about it, the news had already been circulating at B University for a while.

It didn’t seem like this was in the original hit romance novel.

In the original, the female lead later joined the male lead’s team, spending every day with him; their feelings grew quickly, and their relationship progressed naturally.

But now, the female lead was going solo?

Even 111 was confused. 【A woman’s heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea.】

Tang Zhen, meanwhile, was reviewing her major courses and took a moment to ask 111, “Santiao, the plot hasn’t collapsed, right?”

111 wasn’t sure. The female lead’s move was truly unexpected.

So it ran a big-data analysis.

There were two possibilities:

The female lead, out of love turned to rivalry, wanted to compete with the male lead to see who was the most gifted in robotics.

The female lead wanted to shine brightly enough to catch the male lead’s attention.

After the analysis, the second possibility had an 85% probability.

Putting aside missions and her own position, Tang Zhen thought the female lead was actually very thoughtful—she had the courage and ability to create her own team. No wonder she was the female lead; she was truly charming.

111 said, 【Zhen, the plot hasn’t collapsed; if it had, the alarm would have gone off.】

Tang Zhen relaxed.

How the male and female leads would develop next wasn’t something she needed to worry about.

As netizens joked, “Fate and Future” already sounded like a combination word. Maybe the two teams would collaborate in the future, maybe merge, or maybe something else—but that wasn’t her concern.

While the female lead was working hard for her career, Tang Zhen received an invitation from a teacher to visit a university student art exhibition in another city.

One of her classroom sketches had been recommended by the teacher and successfully selected for the exhibition.

This time, she would see her own work displayed, alongside other outstanding student pieces.

When her three roommates heard the news, they cheered and celebrated for her!

Tiantian looked at her in awe: “Zhenzhen, you’re amazing!”

Yezi said, “If fortune comes, never forget your friends!”

Tiantian added, “We joked before that you could host your own solo exhibition one day… now it’s a big step forward!”

Indeed, it was a significant step toward success.

The exhibition would be held in two days, so Tang Zhen began packing that very evening.

She had already sent her personal information to the teacher leading the trip, who would help book the flight. She just needed to prepare her personal belongings and anything else she needed to bring.

Of course, Ren Yanjing couldn’t help but notice her packing.

As she folded each piece of clothing into her suitcase, Ren Yanjing helped beside her.

“How many days?” he asked.

“Three.”

That long?

“Which city?”

Tang Zhen told him the name.

It was a city far from J City, requiring several hours by plane.

“How many people are going?”

Tang Zhen thought for a moment, pulled out her phone, and checked the new group she had just been added to.

The group chat had a simple name—it was just a date, the day they were leaving to visit the art exhibition.

Including the teacher leading the trip, there were seven people in the chat.

Ren Yanjing leaned over to look at the group members.

He didn’t recognize a single one.

It looked like there were three boys and three girls attending the exhibition.

Ren Yanjing had exams scheduled for the next two days, so he couldn’t leave. “I’ll pick you up when you get back,” he said.

Tang Zhen replied, “Okay.”

It would be her first time going to an unfamiliar city. Although the teacher and classmates would be there, the other students were strangers.

Just the thought of seeing her own work displayed made her too excited to sleep.

Her exams were spaced out with long enough gaps to allow four days in between.

She had an exam the next morning; after finishing in the morning, she could catch the afternoon flight and arrive in L City the same day.

After Tang Zhen finished her exam and left the classroom, she ran into her mother.

Tang Zhen’s mother walked toward her gracefully, somehow knowing which classroom she had been in.

She was wrapped in a luxury-brand scarf, wearing thin layers despite the winter cold.

“How long has it been since you came home? Do I have to come personally to fetch you?”

Tang Zhen said, “Mom, I’ll come home after my exams.”

“Today’s Zhou Wan’s birthday. You’re coming home to celebrate with her.”

Tang Zhen replied, “I have something to do.”

“What could be so important? Your eldest brother is at school today too, so we can go together.”

Tang Zhen was helpless. “Mom, I’m about to catch a flight…”

Tang Zhen’s mother immediately assumed she was going on a trip with her boyfriend and quickly asked, “You haven’t broken up yet? When do you plan to?”

Tang Zhen didn’t answer and ran off. “Mom, we’ll talk when I get back!”

And she disappeared.

Tang Zhen’s mother stared after her, completely incredulous.

She actually… just ran off?

Tang Zhen’s wings had grown; even her mother couldn’t control her anymore!

As soon as she left campus, Tang Zhen sent a message to Tiantian, asking her to help bring out her luggage.

She didn’t dare go back, afraid of running into her mother again.

To thank Tiantian, she ordered some food and drinks to be delivered to the dorm lobby. Of course, she didn’t forget the other roommates—just gave Tiantian a bit more.

Although she wasn’t overly concerned about her mother, Tang Zhen’s mood had been slightly affected.

111 comforted her: 【Zhen, whether it’s Tang Zhen’s mother, Tang’s father, or even Zhou Xusi and Zhou Wan, they are all just passersby in your life.】 Even the male lead is only a passerby.

Once the mission is complete, she would have a new identity and live in this world as that new self.

She would no longer be Tang Zhen, daughter of Tang’s parents.

She would simply be Tang Zhen.

All the ties from the supporting female character would no longer concern her at all.

Tang Zhen couldn’t help but ask, “What about the original self?”

111 explained, 【The original self has already been reincarnated; in the next life, she will live happily.】

That was reassuring.

When Tang Zhen, the teacher, and the other students boarded the plane, a little rumor started circulating back at school.

It began because some passersby overheard the conversation between Tang Zhen’s mother and Tang Zhen. Those who heard it couldn’t resist sharing it with others.

What started as “Tang Zhen’s mother asked Tang Zhen when she’d break up” became “Tang Zhen was forced by her mother to break up,” and finally, “Tang Zhen has broken up.”

The rumor quickly escalated.

In a short time, in everyone else’s eyes, Tang Zhen had gone from being in a relationship to suddenly single.

A few hours later, the news even reached B University, reaching the male lead, Ren Yanjing, himself.

Ren Yanjing had just finished an exam and was stretching his neck when Shen Quanli, looking gossip-hungry, came over and bluntly asked, “Captain, did you and your wife break up?”