TMLSG -Chapter 78 Together for a Very, Very Long Time

After finishing writing, Tang Zhen ran over to the tree to hang her wish plaque.

At the same time, Yanjing had almost finished his. He wrote:

“Wishing Tang Zhen: Year after year, may you always be happy, and stick to me (Yanjing) a little more every day.”

Shen Quanli peeked quietly from the side and couldn’t help but comment, “Isn’t that wrong, Captain? Shouldn’t the back part be what you wish for yourself?”

He glanced at Tang Zhen and, seeing she hadn’t noticed, whispered, “Aren’t you going to add something like ‘may your wishes come true’?”

Yanjing walked over toward Tang Zhen, holding his plaque. “With me here, she will have her wishes come true anyway.”

Shen Quanli: …

He was left speechless, completely shown up.

Just as Tang Zhen finished hanging her plaque, Yanjing came over. He stood behind her and helped tie his plaque onto the tree.

Tang Zhen tried to give him space, but a strand of her hair got caught on his clothes.

“Yanjing! You’re way too close to me!”

111: 【Ohohoho.】

Because the Future team was going to give a speech after Robert’s performance, Yanjing had worn a flashy suit jacket with silver tassel decorations, which had now snagged Tang Zhen’s hair.

Yanjing immediately bent down to fix it. “My bad, baby, almost done.”

He carefully untangled her hair. Once done, he simply took off the jacket and tossed it to Shen Quanli standing nearby.

Shen Quanli blinked. “Captain, you’re not wearing the jacket?”

Yanjing: “Not wearing it.”

That jacket was just too inconvenient.

He planned to have his cousin bring him a simpler one, at least one that wouldn’t catch Tang Zhen’s hair.

Shen Quanli chuckled. “Captain, can I wear it?” He was only 4 cm shorter than Yanjing, at 186 cm, so their body shapes weren’t too different.

Yanjing didn’t mind. “Go ahead.”

“Thanks, Captain!”

It was a luxury brand. He had been eyeing it for a long time. Thanks to the Captain, he finally got to indulge a bit.

He quickly swapped jackets, wearing the flashy one from Yanjing that, on him, looked just right.

Since the Captain had a girlfriend to hug, the flashy jacket was inconvenient. Shen Quanli had no girlfriend—no inconvenience at all.

Once changed, he wandered around, showing off. He was sure he looked very handsome in that jacket!

As he stopped in an open area, ready to take a selfie for social media, a voice he had just heard a moment ago called from behind: “Yanjing.”

Shen Quanli: …

He’d only put on the Captain’s jacket, yet someone mistook him for the Captain?

Alright, alright—looks like he really was similar in build to Yanjing.

He didn’t turn around. Why bother? He wasn’t Yanjing.

“I’m having a little trouble with integrated circuits. Can I ask you for some advice?”

Shen Quanli still didn’t turn.

Honestly, he wasn’t very skilled in integrated circuits. In their team, everyone had their own specialty. Integrated circuits were indeed the Captain’s responsibility.

This person was very fixated on the Captain.

“Just asking a question—why can’t that be okay? Two months ago, you used to answer questions for people.”

“Back then, didn’t you answer when junior students asked you?”

Two months ago?

Shen Quanli thought slowly. Back then, the Captain was still single.

Many juniors did ask the Captain questions, but most of the time it was solved by their teammates. Occasionally, when the Captain answered directly, he would use an empty classroom and write things on the blackboard.

Most importantly, the Captain had never answered a question solely for one girl.

Usually, a group would come, and he would find some time to solve the problems together.

It had never happened that someone squeezed in next to him and he answered individually.

Even when he was single, the Captain had always maintained a good sense of personal space.

At first, many people came to ask him questions, but seeing that he never gave private guidance—or even if he did, kept his distance—most gave up.

Most of them only wanted to be closer to him, not genuinely ask about robotics.

The few who remained were truly interested in the field.

“Yanjing! I won’t take up too much of your time.”

At that moment, Shen Quanli slowly turned around and flashed an annoyingly bright smile at Li Ran. “Sorry, I’m not Yanjing.”

Seeing Shen Quanli’s mischievous face, Li Ran was startled.

Instinctively, she stepped back two paces, flustered and embarrassed. “How is it you? Isn’t this the jacket Yanjing is wearing today?”

Yanjing never wore the same jacket twice—she knew today’s jacket was the one Shen Quanli was now wearing.

So how did it end up on him?

Did Shen Quanli deliberately pick the same style?

No, that wasn’t it.

They generally didn’t wear the same styles.

Shen Quanli chuckled. “This jacket snagged my sister-in-law’s hair. The Captain found it inconvenient, so he gave it to me to wear.”

Under what circumstances would someone’s hair get caught in another person’s jacket?

Only if they were standing extremely close.

Li Ran understood that this was normal—they hugged often—but still felt a pang of jealousy.

She quickly composed herself. She was only here to ask a question; there was nothing shameful about that.

“Since you’re not him, I’ll go first.”

Shen Quanli leisurely said behind her, “The Captain has a girlfriend. They’re very close.”

Li Ran paused mid-step. She didn’t turn around, but raised her voice. “You’re overthinking. I’m just here to ask a question.”

She had thought she finally found a chance to talk to Yanjing alone, but it turned out not to be him. Shen Quanli really was too much.

With that, she strode off.

At 8 PM, the multi-school joint New Year’s Eve gala began.

The male and female hosts were Li Ran and Ren Yanli, respectively.

Tang Zhen was a little surprised. “111, the female host this year is the heroine herself?”

111: 【Hehe, the heroine has been showing off a lot recently—she has to involve herself in every event. Tang Zhen, isn’t this because you refused? Otherwise, how could it be her?】

Earlier, the counselor had indeed asked Tang Zhen if she wanted to host the gala. Since the male host was already set as Ren Yanli, Tang Zhen felt it wasn’t quite appropriate and declined.

Just then, Yanjing said, “Baby, Yanli told me that you were originally assigned as the female host.”

Tang Zhen nodded.

Yanjing cupped her face and asked, “Why did you refuse?”

An event like this, where it’s easy to steal the spotlight, would tempt most people—but she had refused.

Why?

For Tang Zhen, there were many reasons.

In short: a lot of people liked shipping couples like her and Yanjing. Hosting together with Ren Yanli might become gossip fodder, and Yanjing would inevitably be discussed too.

She didn’t want that.

She turned her head; her profile looked soft and fuzzy under the lights. “I just didn’t want to.”

Although she didn’t explain, Yanjing could more or less guess why.

He smiled, wrapped his arm around her, and pressed his lips to her soft cheek. Then he called her name.

“Tang Zhen.”

“Hm?”

The Captain suddenly said her full name so seriously that Tang Zhen felt slightly awkward.

She pouted. “What’s up?”

Why call her by her full name all of a sudden?

Yanjing whispered, “I want to be with you, for a very, very long time.”