At this moment, Li Ran felt nothing but regret.
Why did he have to show off his acting skills for no reason?
Now look at this, he had shot himself in the foot.
Facing Mu Bingxuan’s gentle, water-like gaze, he did not dare meet her eyes. His mind raced at high speed.
Meanwhile, Mu Bingxuan felt even more guilt in her heart.
His acting was still as clumsy as ever.
But in her previous life, how had she failed to notice it earlier?
Fortunately, heaven had given her a second chance.
In this life, she would not miss him again.
She would not let Li Ran suffer even the slightest harm!
“I really like the roses you gave me,” Mu Bingxuan said softly, reaching out to take the bouquet from his hands.
In that instant, the entire crowd froze.
“What’s going on? Did the sun rise from the west today? Mu Bingxuan is actually taking Li Ran’s flowers?”
“She… is she accepting him?”
“My heart… it’s shattered!”
“This can’t be real. That scumbag Li Ran must have used some despicable method to force the goddess to comply!”
Many boys could not believe what they were seeing.
But soon, some came back to their senses.
Li Ran had been pursuing Mu Bingxuan for a long time.
She had never accepted him before, so why would she suddenly agree now?
Could it be that if a licking dog persisted long enough, he would eventually have everything?
“Mu Bingxuan definitely didn’t do this willingly!”
“That’s right. The Li family is the head of the ten great families. They must have pressured the Mu family to force her to submit!”
“Despicable Li Ran. I didn’t expect him to use such methods behind the scenes to force the goddess. Damn licking dog!”
“I’m telling you, the campus belle would never agree willingly!”
Many people speculated that the Li family wanted to form a marriage alliance with the Mu family, forcing Mu Bingxuan to comply.
For a moment, the crowd grew agitated.
At this time, Li Ran himself was completely stunned.
He gripped the bouquet tightly, refusing to let Mu Bingxuan take it.
As long as the flowers were not given away, there was still a chance!
Mu Bingxuan pulled once, but Li Ran did not let go.
She pulled again, and he still refused.
Her eyes filled with confusion.
Weren’t you trying to give me flowers? What’s going on?
Li Ran remained silent.
Cold sweat formed on his forehead.
If he handed over the flowers now, how would Lin Ming make his entrance? How would the rest of the plot proceed?
But he was supposed to be Mu Bingxuan’s number one licking dog. His character absolutely could not collapse.
If he did not give her the flowers, he needed a reason.
His mind sparked with an idea.
“Bingxuan, I understand… your family must have put pressure on you. This is not your true intention.”
Li Ran grabbed her hands firmly to stop her from moving, speaking with deep emotion, “I don’t know what my father did behind the scenes, but I swear to you, it has nothing to do with me.”
“Don’t worry. One day, I will make you… willingly fall in love with me.”
Even this could be salvaged. I’m a genius.
An award-winning actor. Absolutely an award-winning actor.
Although in this scene, the part where Mu Bingxuan gets angry and slaps him did not happen, the problem clearly lay with her.
Li Ran declared that it had nothing to do with him.
Mu Bingxuan was completely baffled.
This is my own choice. No one forced me.
But when she looked at Li Ran’s expression, she suddenly understood.
A surge of guilt rose in her heart once more.
His reaction was not strange.
In the past, she had always treated him coldly, never giving him a good expression.
Now that she suddenly accepted him, it was only natural that he would not believe it.
Her sudden change had frightened him.
This could only be taken one step at a time.
She knew that Li Ran liked her.
She would give him time.
And at the same time, give herself time.
Li Ran had no idea about the storm of thoughts in her mind.
At this moment, he glanced sideways and saw Lin Ming hesitating nearby.
Clearly, he was debating whether to step in.
Knowing the timing had come, Li Ran suddenly threw the bouquet to the ground.
This move was called using the fallen flowers as a signal.
Then, Li Ran began his emotional performance.
“You don’t like roses?”
“That’s fine. From now on, I’ll send you a different bouquet every day until you truly accept me!”
Although the female lead Mu Bingxuan had become strange, Li Ran no longer had time to deal with her.
Next came his scene with Lin Ming.
As the protagonist, Lin Ming should not have any problems.
Sure enough, after hesitating for a moment, Lin Ming stepped forward without hesitation the moment he heard those words.
“This is the first time I’ve seen someone force flowers on another person.”
Standing beside Mu Bingxuan, Lin Ming glanced at Li Ran indifferently and spoke slowly, “Love should be free. Instead of using your family’s power to force someone to comply, you should spend time improving yourself and becoming better.”
Li Ran flew into a rage and said, “Where did you come from, meddling in other people’s business?”
“This is between me and Bingxuan. It has nothing to do with an outsider like you!”
Lin Ming ignored him. He looked at Mu Bingxuan and smiled slightly, “Am I right?”
Li Ran, a spoiled rich kid, was not worth Lin Ming’s attention.
If not for the sake of getting to know Mu Bingxuan, he would not even bother speaking, he would have simply thrown Li Ran out.
But unexpectedly, Mu Bingxuan looked at him coldly.
“Li Ran is right. Him giving me flowers has nothing to do with you.”
In an instant, Lin Ming was stunned.
What is going on?
I clearly chose the perfect moment to step in.
Mu Bingxuan, what’s wrong with you? I’m speaking up for you, helping you get rid of this licking dog’s harassment.
Are you not fully awake?
Lin Ming was completely confused.
Mu Bingxuan’s gaze turned icy, and a trace of killing intent flashed through her heart.
In her previous life, she had been blind.
She had been deceived by Lin Ming’s sweet words, ignoring Li Ran, the boy who had always loved her wholeheartedly.
By the time she saw Lin Ming’s true nature and wanted to make amends, Li Ran was already gone.
At this moment, she already harbored killing intent toward Lin Ming.
However, she could not kill him yet.
Behind Lin Ming stood a mysterious and powerful overseas force. Even if the Mu family and the Li family joined forces, they would not be able to match it.
She needed time to strengthen the Mu family’s power, then unite with others to gradually dismantle the force behind Lin Ming.
Li Ran nodded in agreement and said, “Exactly. What does it have to do with you?”
But suddenly, Li Ran realized something was wrong.
That line… was said by Mu Bingxuan?
He widened his eyes and looked at her.
What’s wrong with you today?
This part of the scene is already over for you.
As the female lead, can you stop adding extra scenes for yourself?
What should have been a simple humiliation scene had become so complicated.
Li Ran felt speechless.
To prevent Mu Bingxuan from causing more trouble, he immediately called over several bodyguards and spoke arrogantly.
“You all, throw this guy out. I don’t want to see him near Bingxuan again.”
Hearing that everything Li Ran said was for her sake, Mu Bingxuan felt another wave of emotion.
Before Lin Ming could figure out the situation, several bodyguards in black suits surrounded him.
Their fists clenched with cracking sounds.
“Kid, don’t you know Miss Mu is our young master’s girlfriend?”
In an instant, Lin Ming’s eyes turned cold, and a dangerous glint flashed within them.