TMLSG -Chapter 74 I Don’t Want You to Lose

Tang Zhen hadn’t had time to speak when Aunt Yu’s voice came from the door.

“I brought some bedding for you. One each.”

Tang Zhen widened her eyes slightly. “Aunt Yu, I have a cold, it’s not appropriate.”

Aunt Yu replied, “Why wouldn’t it be appropriate? Little Tang, you’re sick, so you need someone to take care of you even more. If you need water in the middle of the night, you can just call Yanjing—it’ll be convenient.”

With that, Aunt Yu went quickly to fetch a quilt. “Yanjing, you use this one tonight.”

111: 【Aunt Yu really is action-oriented—she even brought the quilt herself.】

“Little Tang hasn’t eaten yet tonight. Do you want something to eat?”

In the end, Tang Zhen had a bowl of vegetable porridge. After finishing it, she silently tucked herself under the quilt, refusing to interact with Yanjing.

Yanjing took her temperature, and after confirming it was normal, he gave her some water, then lay down beside her to rest.

Tang Zhen forced herself not to overthink.

If it were the heroine who was sick, the male lead would still take care of her like this.

Because he was inherently a good person.

His kindness toward her wasn’t because she was Tang Zhen, but simply because she was his girlfriend.

In the original story, even if the supporting female didn’t understand the male lead’s work and constantly mocked him, they still broke up peacefully without any ugly scenes.

So it was nothing serious.

It was her first time lying next to the male lead. Although each had their own quilt, Tang Zhen still felt a bit uncomfortable.

Yanjing spoke to her several times, but she didn’t reply.

Not only that, she even covered her face with her hand and whispered, “Yanjing, get me a mask.”

Yanjing turned to her, “There’s no mask at home.”

“Order delivery then.”

“Too late.”

Tang Zhen got frustrated and murmured, “You’re so annoying, Yanjing. I really don’t want you to catch a cold.”

“I know.”

111: 【Zhen, the male lead is doing research—he’s highly energetic and strong, so you don’t need to worry about him too much.】

Yanjing tucked in her quilt, and they didn’t speak further, falling asleep quietly.

The next day, Tang Zhen’s fever returned. This time, Yanjing ignored her protests and took her straight to the hospital.

After examination, it was confirmed to be a common cold. She had been under a lot of stress recently, and her constitution was weak, which made it seem more serious.

Luckily, there were no exams, so Tang Zhen spent two full days resting at home.

By the third day, she had fully recovered—and at the same time received a notification that Mission 27 had been completed.

The “cold war” mission was completed just like that?

111 explained, 【Yes, Zhen, you barely interacted with the male lead these three days.】

Tang Zhen: …

“That’s because…”

【Whatever the reason, Zhen, the mission is completed anyway!】

For this minor task, 111 had indeed given her a backdoor.

She spent most of the three days sleeping. Yanjing didn’t disturb her, only giving her water and medicine on schedule. They barely spoke, yet it still counted as a “cold war.”

111 chuckled: 【Zhen, see? I told you the male lead is fine, right?】

After all, it’s the male lead—how could he not have a perfectly healthy body?

This is standard for a sweet romance!

If the male lead had easily caught a cold from the supporting female and fallen ill, he would have needed to exercise more.

Luckily, the male lead was exactly as expected—no need to worry!

After Tang Zhen recovered, Yanjing had time to go to the lab again.

During winter break, there was an opportunity to visit and learn at a top-level laboratory.

Currently, there was only one team slot available.

Yanjing intended to compete for it.

As far as he knew, B University had three teams vying for the spot: besides Future, there was Fate, and the junior team Dreamers.

In addition, Shen Qi’s team, Star, would surely be competing for the spot as well.

This was the biggest matter he needed to handle at the moment, aside from the New Year’s event.

The selection for the slot would be conducted via an in-person interview.

And it happened to be the day before New Year’s Eve.

Tang Zhen learned about this in the evening.

111: 【For this in-person interview, the male and female leads might meet each other in advance.】

It couldn’t be helped.

A lot of small details had already changed.

One tiny detail could affect many things, but as long as the overall direction wasn’t wrong, it would be fine.

Tang Zhen asked, “So this time I don’t need to stop them from meeting?”

111: 【You can’t stop it.】

For this in-person interview, the male and female leads were bound to meet. After all, their teams were competing—how could they not run into each other?

【But judging by the male lead’s character, even if he meets the female lead, he definitely won’t do anything inappropriate. This is trustworthy.】

【He will only develop a relationship with the female lead after breaking up with you, Zhen, so don’t worry.】

Tang Zhen didn’t worry.

She was just a little surprised by the plot development.

The female lead had formed Fate, became the team captain, and was now competing with the male lead for the opportunity to visit the top laboratory.

All she could say was: the female lead really lived up to her role—able to rival the male lead evenly.

Tang Zhen had been obediently staying at home these past few days. Yanjing had stayed with her for three days, and tonight was the first time he returned late.

Tang Zhen chatted with Aunt Yu for a while, played with “Zhenguai” a bit, and then was urged by Aunt Yu to wash up and go to bed.

It was only nine o’clock, and Aunt Yu was already telling her to rest.

Tang Zhen’s biggest virtue was listening to advice. She washed up and went to bed. As she was dozing off, the side of the bed sank slightly. Yanjing had returned.

Tang Zhen rubbed her eyes drowsily. “Yanjing?”

Yanjing placed a hand on her forehead, worried, then gently touched his forehead to hers to confirm she was completely fine. Only then did he answer, “Yeah, it’s me.”

Why was the male lead here?

Her cold was over; she didn’t need him to take care of her anymore. Why was he still coming to her room today?

“Why didn’t you go back to your—”

“Come with me to the in-person interview, baby.”

Tang Zhen’s attention was successfully diverted.

She had already learned about the in-person interview from 111 and was eager to see the results.

Her eyes sparkled with excitement. “Can I go?”

Yanjing: “Of course you can. By then, Zhang Mian will bring his sister, Shen Quanli will bring a junior, and others will bring someone too. We can tour together. There will be lots of robots—don’t you like robots?”

Tang Zhen muttered softly, “You make it sound like you’ve already won.”

Yanjing leaned over and kissed her. “Do you really think your husband will lose?”

Though phrased as a question, his tone was full of confidence and carefree assurance.

It came from his confidence in himself and his team members.

On one side was the female lead.

In the middle was the fourth male lead.

On the other side was the male lead.

Although the male and female leads were the perfect match, it didn’t really matter who won. But at this moment, Tang Zhen gave her answer.

“I don’t want you to lose.”