On this day, explosive news swept through the entire Magic Capital University.
Mu Bingxuan had been taken by Li Ran.
At first, almost no one believed it. “How could Goddess Mu possibly fall for Li Ran, that shameless simp?” The disbelief spread like wildfire, and countless people rushed to verify the truth.
However, the scene of Li Ran delivering breakfast to Mu Bingxuan, along with the moment she chased after him carrying that same breakfast, had already been captured and uploaded to the university forum. The evidence was undeniable.
For a time, no one knew how many hearts shattered.
At the same time, no one knew how many people came to hate Li Ran, the man who had stolen their goddess.
But soon, someone from the Campus Belle Protection Alliance, a well-informed rich second-generation student, stepped forward and posted a clarification on the forum.
[It is said that the Mu Family’s overseas company has been attacked by unknown capital and suffered heavy losses.]
[The Mu Family is now facing a financial crisis. They intend to form a marriage alliance with the Li Family to borrow their strength and survive this situation.]
[So, in my opinion, Mu Bingxuan did not truly agree to Li Ran out of her own will.]
This explanation was quickly accepted by most male students.
“So that’s what happened.”
“I feel bad for her. In the end, she still could not resist family pressure and became a sacrifice for a marriage alliance.”
“The Mu Family is treating Mu Bingxuan like a bargaining chip.”
“Sigh, born into a wealthy family, yet unable to choose your own fate…”
Within a short time, the post received thousands of replies.
While countless people lamented Mu Bingxuan’s fate, they also angrily cursed Li Ran.
However, some thought differently.
“If even a playboy like Li Ran can win over a goddess, why can’t I?”
“Sincerity can break through even metal and stone. The ancients did not lie.”
“If I persist like Li Ran for years, maybe I will have a chance too.”
Soon, a wave of new “simps” appeared across Magic Capital University.
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At the school gate, Li Ran quickened his pace, his scalp tingling with unease. “Hey, don’t come any closer. If you keep following me, I am calling the police.”
Behind him, Mu Bingxuan followed without hesitation.
This female lead has gone crazy.
I have already finished my part today, please stop following me.
Just as he was about to shake her off, a red car suddenly stopped in front of him.
The window rolled down. A woman with an elegant, noble hairstyle and large burgundy sunglasses leaned out and asked, “I called you. Why did you not answer?”
Li Ran frowned and replied impatiently, “Who are you? Why would you call me?”
If she had not blocked his way, he would have already shaken off Mu Bingxuan. Now she had caught up again.
“You do not remember me?” the woman asked softly.
A stunningly beautiful face appeared before him. Her skin was flawless, almost unreal. She looked only around twenty-seven or twenty-eight, yet carried the natural charm of a mature woman.
Li Ran froze.
Tang Wanqing.
He suddenly remembered. That morning, when he went out to buy fried dough sticks, someone had indeed called twice. Because he suspected it might be her, he ignored the calls.
He did not expect her to be this persistent, even coming to find him in person.
Although she looked young, Li Ran knew her real age was well into her thirties.
Tch. An older woman coming to find me, nothing good will come of it.
His tone turned cold. “What do you want from me?”
He looked at her carefully.
She seemed… a little too gentle.
Something is wrong.
In the original plotline, Tang Wanqing had always looked down on him, and in the previous life, she treated him with clear indifference. After all, she was also one of the female leads.
Yet now, her attitude was completely different.
At that moment, Tang Wanqing’s eyes flickered with a trace of hurt.
Are you really this cold toward me?
His distant voice made her heart ache.
But she quickly steadied herself.
In the previous life, the way she treated him, and the Li Family… it was only natural that he would be like this now. The fact that he could still speak calmly to her was already a kind of mercy.
Although she had been reborn and would not allow the tragedy of the previous life to repeat, she knew clearly that before all that, she had never treated Li Ran well.
His coldness was only reasonable.
Soon, Tang Wanqing’s expression returned to calm. Looking at his face up close, she smiled gently and said, “You received the pastries I sent, right?”
Li Ran narrowed his eyes.
She is speaking to me this gently?
Something is definitely wrong.
This older woman must have a problem.
He said impatiently, “Just say what you want.”
“Nothing much,” Tang Wanqing replied softly, “I just wanted to see you.”
In the previous life, after Li Ran died, while helping Zhang Juan sort through his belongings, she accidentally discovered his secret.
Only then did she realize that this so-called playboy was actually a business genius.
Thanks to the business plans he left behind, she was able to work with others and bring down Lin Ming’s flourishing Lin Group.
The more she learned about Li Ran, the more she was drawn to him.
In the end, she realized she had already fallen hopelessly in love with him. Get faster updates on novelping.com.
Back then, after Li Ran’s death, she could only bury that love deep within her heart. Even in front of her close friend Zhang Juan, she never spoke a word of it.
But now, fate had given her another chance.
In this life, Tang Wanqing would go all out.
No matter what others thought, this boy was hers to protect.
She would never allow anyone to hurt Li Ran again.
At that moment, a cold glint flashed in her eyes.
But before she could act, a pair of delicate hands suddenly wrapped around Li Ran’s arm.
Mu Bingxuan held onto him, smiling sweetly as she asked, “Li Ran, who is this aunt?”
She deliberately emphasized the word “aunt.”
Li Ran felt helpless.
Are we even that close? Stop touching me.
He tried to pull his arm back, but she held on tightly. He glanced at her, speechless.
Given his current role as her devoted pursuer, forcefully pulling away would look strange.
So he could only let her cling to him.
He said flatly, “My Aunt Tang.”
Mu Bingxuan smiled politely. “Hello, Aunt Tang. I am Li Ran’s girlfriend.”
Every movement of Tang Wanqing just now had not escaped Mu Bingxuan’s notice.
The way Tang Wanqing looked at Li Ran was nothing like how an aunt would look at her nephew.
Mu Bingxuan could clearly sense that this woman’s intentions were not simple.
In the previous life, she and Tang Wanqing had worked together to destroy Lin Ming, ruining him completely. Tang Wanqing had always claimed it was for revenge on behalf of the Li Family.
But now, it seemed that was not the whole truth.
This woman… coveted her Li Ran.
At this moment, Mu Bingxuan was no longer the elegant fairy admired by all, but a small cat fiercely guarding her prey.
Tang Wanqing suddenly smiled.
“So, Xiao Ran has a girlfriend?”
Her tone was calm, but there was an undercurrent beneath it.
“However, whether this girlfriend is acceptable is not something you can decide alone. Whether you can enter the Li Family will depend on whether elders like us approve.”
Of course, she knew exactly who this woman was.
Mu Bingxuan.
In the previous life, Li Ran had loved her to the point of madness… and in the end, that was precisely how he fell into Lin Ming’s trap.