Chapter 84 – How white is Tang Tang’s chest

The next day, Tang Qing waited for Lu Bei by the Lover’s Lake.

A guy sat on a bench nearby, looking distraught and pulling at his hair.

It was the Male Lead of this little world, Shen Yichen.

【Host, go and encourage the Male Lead. He’s feeling disheartened and thinking of giving up on the Female Lead.】System 99 assigned the task.

Tang Qing was surprised. Just a few days ago, he had seen the Male Lead energetically delivering flowers. How come he was now thinking of giving up?

He walked over and asked with concern, “Classmate, what’s wrong?”

Shen Yichen lifted his head and saw Tang Qing. “Oh, it’s you, the very handsome guy.”

Tang Qing sat beside him and comforted, “Are you okay?”

Shen Yichen sighed with a downcast expression, “Ah, am I useless? I gave roses to the goddess, but it turns out she’s allergic to pollen. I didn’t even know, nearly causing her to end up in the hospital.”

Tang Qing: “…”

This guy was a bit clueless, huh (ーー”).

“I’ve been like this since I was young, as if I’m under some kind of ‘comedy buff’,” Shen Yichen stared at the lake, his handsome face filled with regret. “Back in kindergarten, I saw the goddess and fell in love at first sight. So I went to pull her hair accessory, and she cried. I got sent home by the teacher.”

Tang Qing couldn’t help but comment, “Silly child, you had it coming.”

“Later, in junior high, I gave the goddess a love letter, and she accepted it. I thought she had accepted me, so I bought her breakfast every day and put it on her table. Then one day, I wanted to ask her out, and she said she didn’t know me.”

Tang Qing was also surprised by how the story unfolded and asked, “Why? Did you encounter a terrible girl?”

Shen Yichen heaved a heavy sigh, tugged at his hair, and said, “Turns out I placed the letter in the wrong drawer, and her desk mate found it. Her desk mate thought I had a crush on her and almost tried to kiss me. My first kiss almost got taken away by the goddess’s desk mate.”

Tang Qing: “…”

He messed that up too, huh (ーー”).

“And then, in high school, the goddess and I were in adjacent classes…”

As Tang Qing listened to Shen Yichen ramble on about his pursuit of the Female Lead for over a decade, he was almost speechless in his native language.

He understood.

This is a light-hearted campus youth novel, where the Male Lead is responsible for providing comic relief.

For over a decade, due to various comical incidents, he narrowly missed encountering the Female Lead, resulting in tens of thousands of words being written.

No wonder in the later part of this novel, the villain’s popularity surpassed that of the Male Lead. In order to boost the Male Lead’s popularity, the author had to forcefully turn the villain completely dark, making him do all sorts of things like alienating friends and family, and even committing heinous acts.

“Are you still planning to continue pursuing your goddess?” Tang Qing asked tentatively.

“I… I’m thinking of giving up a bit, because I saw on the online forum that the school’s handsome guy and school’s beauty are a couple. My goddess is so beautiful, she’s been the school’s beauty since junior high, so the school’s beauty must be her.”

It felt like a flock of crows flew over Tang Qing’s head.

Tang Qing couldn’t help but say, “Have you seen the photos? Are you sure the ‘school’s beauty’ mentioned on the forum is your goddess?”

Shen Yichen replied, “I didn’t see it. When I saw the post, I was too heartbroken, and in a moment of distraction, my phone fell into the lake.”

Tang Qing: “…”

If this guy wasn’t the Male Lead, Tang Qing would seriously suspect he was cursed.

Tang Qing hadn’t seen that post, but based on the description, he guessed that the “school’s beauty” mentioned was most likely himself.

“*Cough, cough*,” Tang Qing pondered for a moment and comforted, “Although I haven’t seen those posts, I know the school’s handsome guy. He doesn’t have a girlfriend, and currently, it doesn’t seem like he likes anyone.”

“Really?!” Shen Yichen looked at Tang Qing in disbelief, as if he had caught a lifeline, “The school’s handsome guy doesn’t like my goddess? They’re not together?”

After some thought, Tang Qing replied, “Definitely not at the moment. So, you should seize the opportunity before they meet and put in more effort to pursue your goddess. Otherwise, there won’t be a chance with the school’s handsome guy.”

“Besides,” Tang Qing earnestly assessed Shen Yichen, a bit naive but still handsome and encouragingly said, “You’re not worse looking than our school’s handsome guy.”

“Is that so, hahaha.” Shen Yichen, upon hearing this, happily laughed like a big boy, grabbing his hair, “Thank you, classmate, you’re also very beautiful.”

The two sat on a stone bench, gazing at the shimmering lake, chatting for a while.

With his silver tongue, Tang Qing fervently pumped up the Male Lead.

Finally, in the rainbow-colored encouragement from this attractive classmate, the Male Lead found back his confidence.

The greenery at University A was well-maintained, earning it the nickname of “A City Park”. Trees were lush and abundant everywhere, signifying the diverse insect population.

“Oh, there’s a bug on your collar,” Shen Yichen pointed at Tang Qing’s clothes.

“Ah!”

Startled, Tang Qing quickly stood up, not daring to look down, and shook his clothes anxiously. “Is it still there?”

“Let me check.” Shen Yichen also stood up and leaned closer to Tang Qing’s collar to take a look inside, “It seems to have slipped in, not sure if it’s still there.”

Shen Yichen was a simple straight guy, not thinking too much. He peered into Tang Qing’s collar straightforwardly, even remarking, “Classmate, not only are you handsome, but your skin is really fair.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Yichen was suddenly pulled away from behind, a hard fist mercilessly smashing into his face, the burning pain spreading across his face.

“Where the hell were you looking?!!”

Lu Bei had just finished playing basketball and saw Tang Qing and a tall guy chatting and laughing from a distance. He quickened his pace and walked over.

However, as he approached, he saw that the guy was even looking into Tang Qing’s chest!!

Only he knew how fair Tang Qing’s chest was!

His lungs were about to explode with rage!!

Shen Yichen was left bewildered by the sudden punch, about to explain, when the tall and burly guy grabbed his collar, pinned him against a tree, his eyes filled with murderous intent, as if…

As if his wife had been seduced by someone?

“No, handsome, listen to me…” The athlete’s strength was incredible. Shen Yichen’s back scraped against the tree trunk, causing him intense pain.

Lu Bei raised his hand, another punch about to land.

Shen Yichen felt like his face was about to be ruined, the distance to winning over his goddess growing farther, now the distance of ten University A heartthrobs.

“Stop! A-Bei¹Imma be honest here guys. I will use both Ah Bei and A-Bei because I keep forgetting which one I use, he was just helping me catch a bug.”

Tang Qing quickly grabbed Lu Bei’s hand.

Lu Bei’s fist clenched tightly, his face as dark as the bottom of a pot, staring intensely at Shen Yichen.

It had to be said, this guy, looking sunny and handsome, indeed had some potential to attract attention.

“A-Bei, I was just sitting on the bench waiting for you, and then a bug fell from the tree onto me. He was helping me catch the bug just now.”

“Is that so, catching bugs? It looked like you were having a good time.” Lu Bei glared at the guy, his teeth gritted.

“I was just waiting for you, feeling bored. I was just casually chatting with him to pass the time.” Tang Qing tugged at Lu Bei’s sleeve, speaking softly, “A-Bei, I’m hungry, let’s go.”

Tang Qing licked his lips, his dark eyes moist and focused on Lu Bei, blinking twice.

Lu Bei looked at Tang Qing, even the most resolute person would soften a bit.

He knew that his childhood sweetheart was intentionally trying to use the “handsome guy tactic” to tempt him, but he still fell for it.

He slowly released his hand, his face dark, “I warn you, don’t think just because our Tang Tang is pretty, you can be handsy.”

Shen Yichen hadn’t quite figured out the situation yet. As a simple straight guy, he had no idea what terrible thing he had done to deserve such a beating.

He carefully observed these two youths, one beautiful and lovely, the other tall and fierce.

One with a soft, welcoming look, the other with a face as if he had been wronged by his wife.

After a while, it finally dawned on him.

“Oh! So, you two are a couple!”

“Sorry, I was just helping him catch a bug. You two are a perfect match, you’re even more handsome than the school’s heartthrob, and you’re more beautiful than the school’s beauty. You’ll definitely live happily ever after, forever and ever!”

After showering them with compliments, Shen Yichen took advantage of Lu Bei letting go of his hand and quickly made his escape.

Tang Qing watched the Male Lead run off in confusion, unable to hold back a small smile.

“Seeing him, are you happy?” a sinister voice rang out.

Tang Qing raised his head, revealing a sweet smile and deliberately softened his voice, “I’m happy because he said we’re a couple.”

Lu Bei felt like he had been scratched by a cat.

Extending his long arm, he pulled the boy who was intentionally trying to seduce him tightly into his arms.

“Alright, you scheming little cat, don’t think I don’t know what you’re up to.”

He embraced the soft boy in his arms, his gaze cold and possessive, his voice full of dominance.

“Don’t talk to anyone else, don’t look at anyone else, got it?”

“Mhmm.” Tang Qing softly agreed.

Still feeling uneasy, Lu Bei lowered his head again and whispered by Tang Qing’s ear, emphasizing in a low voice, “You’re not allowed to like girls, and you’re not allowed to like boys either, got it?”

Tang Qing obediently nodded.

Satisfied, Lu Bei released the embrace, interlocking their fingers, and led Tang Qing to dinner.

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In the evening, Tang Bo returned home, looking quite pleased.

“Tang Tang, your mission is complete, the male and female leads are now together.”

Tang Qing was stunned. Was his encouragement really that effective on the Male Lead?

【Host, this afternoon on the way home, the Female Lead encountered a stalker, and the Male Lead happened to be going to find her, staging a hero saves the beauty scenario. The Female Lead is very moved now, and the two are almost together.】System 99 explained.

Tang Qing noticed a bruise on Tang Bo’s face, as if he had been punched.

“Gege, your face, what happened?” It looked painful, Tang Qing asked with concern.

“It’s nothing, just got punched by an idiot.” Tang Bo rubbed the bruise on his face and added, “Tang Tang, we can leave tonight.”

Tang Qing was taken aback.

He bit his lip and asked, “But, won’t Lu Bei go crazy if he can’t find me?”

Tang Bo sneered, “Hmph, that psycho. Tang Tang, don’t worry. After you leave, we will erase the memories of you from Lu Bei’s mind.”

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  Imma be honest here guys. I will use both Ah Bei and A-Bei because I keep forgetting which one I use