Early autumn, the White Dew solar term. Beijing University was starting its new semester.
Wen Zhili sat in her dorm room, cracking melon seeds and nodding.
It looked as if she was listening to someone, but she was the only one in the dorm today.
Long, fair fingers tapped unhurriedly against the corner of the desk. Where is my lottery ticket?
There was no external sound around her.
[Please maintain your character setting, host, and complete the plot as required. We will reward you with a grand prize of five million!]
A cute, loli-like voice echoed in Wen Zhili's mind.
I don't accept charity. She cracked open a melon seed and threatened flatly, Give me back my winning lottery ticket, or I'll catch you and dissect you for research.
Wen Zhili had transmigrated into a book.
She grew up eating meals provided by various neighbors, smart and optimistic. On the day of campus recruitment, she landed a great job with full benefits and weekends off.
On her way home, she bought a lottery ticket to celebrate in advance. Just as she scratched out a six-figure grand prize, she transmigrated.
The system said Wen Zhili was the chosen one picked from a vast sea of people. As long as she followed it, they would rank first in performance.
In the original book, Wen Zhili had a secret crush on the male lead, Shen Xu, since her freshman year. To catch his attention, she spent every night in the library, studying as hard as a Harvard student at 3 AM.
Her proud grades and relentless effort caught the male lead's attention, and he agreed to date her.
Half a year later, the female lead appeared, making the emotionally deprived male lead understand what true love really was.
The ex-girlfriend naturally wasn't willing to let go. She kept courting death by trying to sabotage them, only to be miserably defeated.
The new Wen Zhili thought: They must be mentally ill.
The system was somewhat breaking down. It had been reasoning with this person for ages, but all she did was crack melon seeds!
[If you didn't have the exact same name and face as Wen Zhili, I wouldn't have chosen you!]
Oh, not pretending to be cute anymore?
The system took a deep breath. [Please do not drag down my performance score. Complete the mission and you get five million. Fail, and you will have to suffer the original ending of Wen Zhili dropping out and falling into depravity, stuck here until the male and female leads finish their lives.]
Scammer. Wen Zhili stood up, wanting to wash her hair. The original owner had probably been drowning in the endless sea of studying, turning into a total greaseball.
On second thought, slacking off was slacking off no matter where she was. Plus, she could enjoy another two years of college life.
You said earlier that I just need to maintain the character setting. What is my setting?
Seeing that she had finally come around, the system said excitedly: [You are the male lead's fiercely competitive, studyaholic ex-girlfriend! As long as studying doesn't kill you, study to death.]
Melon seeds fell all over the floor. The originally chill and indifferent girl's pupils quaked. But I'm a total slacker.
The system seemed to pat its chest: [You have me.]
Wen Zhili breathed a sigh of relief. It's not bad if you can take exams for me.
[I can supervise your studying.]
The air slightly stagnated.
Please find someone else.
[Can you do this or not?]
You're really irritable. Wen Zhili clicked her tongue.
[Stop nagging! Hurry up, wash your hair, and head out. Today is your first date with the male lead. Don't be late!]
[If you break up, it's an instant game over!]
Fine, you're really noisy. I'll try faking it for a couple of days.
A while later, Wen Zhili picked out a striped shirt. Only after putting it on did she realize the top two buttons were broken.
She didn't mind. Where are we meeting?
[The library. Go, go, go!]
The library? Are they dating or having an academic sparring match?
[I'm begging you, my ancestor. Please just head out. Don't get dumped.]
Shen Xu stood at the main entrance of the library. From a distance, his figure was outstanding, tall and straight.
Up close, his brows and eyes were serene, his expression cold.
The man looked down at his wristwatch, his sharp, cold brows furrowing slightly.
Just as he was about to turn around, someone called out to him.
Shen Xu?
The voice from behind was soft and slow, like a cool stream soothing the last heat of summer.
Sorry, I walk a bit slow.
It wasn't until the man turned his head that Wen Zhili finally felt the reality of transmigrating into a book.
She whistled in her heart. A 3D-modeled body and face like that simply didn't exist in reality.
[Right? Right? You definitely aren't losing out. He is the most handsome male lead in all the small worlds I've guided. He's devoted and has a strong sense of responsibility.]
Wen Zhili: It's not like he's mine.
Wen Zhili? Shen Xu's gaze swept over her fair, clear face, finally resting on her eyes.
They were long with upturned corners, fox eyes.
Mm-hmm, it's me. Seeing a flash of doubt in his eyes, Wen Zhili mumbled, I didn't wear my glasses today, and I braided my hair. Does it look weird?
[The male lead will definitely give you bonus points for your impression. You value your date with him so much.]
You are two seconds late.
The man counted seconds like a robot, causing a brief blankness to appear on Wen Zhili's face.
Two seconds... is that very serious?
Of course. Shen Xu had an extraordinary desire to control rules and order. I hope there won't be a next time.
Wen Zhili pursed her lips and quickly lowered her head. She was utterly speechless right now and absolutely could not let him see her rolling her eyes. Hold it in.
The system explained awkwardly: [Ahem, perfect people always have a few small flaws. For someone like Shen Xu, who is devastatingly handsome, has broad shoulders, long legs, a narrow waist, money, and brains, having a slight shortcoming is understandable.]
Wen Zhili: Scammer, shut up. Look at his shoes! I wouldn't be able to tie shoelaces of such perfectly equal length in my entire life!
Shen Xu lowered his eyes. Her smooth neck was bathed in the sunlight, giving off a soft, moist glow.
The two buttons by her collarbone were unfastened, making her collar look extremely asymmetrical.
His brows furrowed slightly as he said in a low voice, Let's go in.
Oh.
Wen Zhili obediently followed behind him. His aura was indeed imposing. Having confirmed the look in his eyes, he was definitely a high-maintenance control freak.
Shen Xu familiarly took a seat by the window. The man pulled a pack of alcohol wipes from his pocket and began wiping the table and chair.
Wen Zhili's pupils trembled. She felt like she had absolutely boarded a pirate ship.
After he finished wiping, he very gentlemanly handed the wipes to Wen Zhili.
Copying his actions, she wiped the seat opposite him. Thank you.
He didn't reply, merely giving a slight nod to gesture for her to sit.
Until what time are we studying before going to eat? Wen Zhili wanted to try the cafeteria here.
Don't speak. We leave at 6.
Wen Zhili made a motion of zipping her lips shut and fell silent.
Opposite her, Shen Xu had already started reading, his page-turning frequency astonishingly consistent.
Wen Zhili: Scammer, are you there?
[I have a name, Ace.]
Wen Zhili: Whatever. Why did he agree to date the original owner? It looks like he has no idea how to at all.
[Because he appreciates the original owner's eagerness to learn. Shen Xu is extremely self-disciplined and has OCD. He felt the original owner was the same kind of person as him.]
[Most importantly, Shen Xu's grandfather suggested he date during college to enrich his life experiences.]
Wen Zhili: Wow, what far-fetched logic.
[Stop gossiping. Hurry up and take out your books to study. Blind the male lead with the radiance of your studiousness.]
At this moment, Shen Xu, who had been reading, also cast a puzzled glance, staring at her completely empty desk.
The man's eyes were very heroic, possessing a sharp and fierce feeling when he wasn't speaking.
Wen Zhili squeezed out an awkward smile and slowly took out the items from her bag.
One thermos, one charger, one hair claw clip, and a half-eaten bag of melon seeds.
Her expression went from blank to confused, and from complex to embarrassed.
Shen Xu's deep-set eyes gradually lowered, revealing an untamed wildness, as he calmly asked, Where are your books?
Wen Zhili blushed and stammered, I, I forgot to bring them.
