After coming out of Mixue Bingcheng.
Watching Mu Bingxuan holding the milk tea with both hands, sipping through the straw, her eyes curved like crescent moons, Li Ran lowered his head and looked at the milk tea in his own hand.
He did not even know how things had turned out like this.
It was all that useless protagonist Lin Ming’s fault, he was given an opportunity and still failed to grasp it.
Sooner or later, this useless protagonist was going to be cheated on.
Of course, Li Ran did not know.
In fact, in the previous life, none of these female leads who had interacted with him had ever reached that stage with Lin Ming.
Because not long after his death, Lin Ming had been jointly killed by those so-called “female leads.”
At this moment, looking at Mu Bingxuan’s blissful expression, Li Ran sighed inwardly.
Forget it.
Being able to maintain his licking-dog persona was already good enough.
If his villain persona had slightly cracked, then such minor flaws could be ignored.
“Um, can I ask you something?”
Mu Bingxuan nodded obediently.
Here it comes again.
Li Ran said, “About me petting cats, can you not tell anyone?”
Mu Bingxuan extended her finger, “Mm, this will be a secret between the two of us.”
A pinky promise?
What kind of childish agreement was this?
Li Ran honestly extended his hand and hooked his finger with her slender one.
…
After parting ways with Mu Bingxuan, Li Ran spent the entire day on edge.
Fortunately, there were no rumors outside about Young Master Li secretly petting cats.
It seemed that although Mu Bingxuan could be a bit unpredictable, she still kept her promise.
Li Ran finally felt relieved.
His villain persona had not collapsed.
The next scene would take place the day after tomorrow.
That gave him two days to take care of everything he needed to do.
First, in the names of Li Lijian and Zhang Juan, Li Ran secretly donated to dozens of primary schools and nursing homes under Project Hope.
If this money was left untouched, it would only end up benefiting Lin Ming anyway, so it was better to spend it cleanly.
Of course, this was not just about doing good deeds.
After his death, he would have the media expose these acts.
At that time, with a few words from an influential figure, Li Lijian and Zhang Juan would be able to spend their later years in a nursing home, with a proper ending.
After spending two days arranging everything and ensuring nothing had been overlooked, the third day arrived.
Today, Li Ran had a scene.
The location, naturally, was still at school.
Before setting off, Li Ran reviewed his part for the day as usual.
These days were Lin Ming’s military training period.
This morning, he was supposed to bring a loving breakfast to the field and give it to Mu Bingxuan.
And this scene would be witnessed by Lin Ming.
First, there would be a brief struggle between him and Mu Bingxuan, as she refused to accept it.
Then, Lin Ming, who was undergoing military training, would step in decisively.
In the end, Li Ran would naturally be intimidated by Lin Ming’s strength and leave in embarrassment.
As for Lin Ming, because he violated training regulations, he would be punished by the instructor with 200 push-ups.
For a Soldier King like Lin Ming, 200 push-ups were nothing.
However, it would make Mu Bingxuan feel deeply distressed for him.
Their relationship would rapidly heat up.
Yes, that should be how it went.
This scene was very simple.
There should not be any problems.
The only thing to watch out for was Mu Bingxuan.
This female lead gave Li Ran quite a headache, he only hoped she would not stir up any trouble today.
Li Ran made up his mind. No matter what Mu Bingxuan did today, he only needed to stall until Lin Ming appeared.
Then he would immediately act frightened, throw out a couple of harsh lines, and leave.
Walking downstairs, Li Ran shouted, “Uncle Fu, call the driver.”
“This young master is going to Magic Capital University to deliver a loving breakfast to Bingxuan.”
Except for the times he went out alone, whether at home or in front of his questionable friends, Li Ran had to play the role of Mu Bingxuan’s devoted licking dog.
Damn it.
An ordinary person would have gone insane long ago.
Only he, constantly reviewing “The Actor’s Self-Cultivation,” could perform this role so flawlessly.
“Ah? Young Master, you’re going to deliver breakfast to Miss Bingxuan?” Uncle Fu looked stunned. “But it’s already 8 a.m., it’s too late to prepare breakfast from scratch.”
In the past, whenever Li Ran sent breakfast to Mu Bingxuan, he would notify in advance and have the chefs prepare it specially.
Even though Mu Bingxuan had never even glanced at those breakfasts before having them thrown into the trash.
Li Ran waved his hand.
“It’s fine, I’ll just buy something for her outside.”
The same?
How could something bought outside be the same as something made at home?
Uncle Fu was puzzled. That did not sound like something the young master would say.
Looking at the confused Uncle Fu, Li Ran coughed twice and said earnestly, “Uncle Fu, I have to say a couple of things to you. When giving a gift, what matters most is sincerity. As long as this young master’s sincerity is there, Bingxuan will naturally feel it.”
Why go through all that trouble?
Anyway, in the novel, Mu Bingxuan had never accepted any of the breakfasts he sent.
It was just a waste of food.
Buying two fried dough sticks and some soy milk would be enough.
…
Mu Family villa.
Mu Bingxuan got up early.
She carefully washed up and dressed, even applying a light-colored lipstick that she rarely used.
Wearing a white dress, she spun around.
“Xiaomei, do I look good in this?”
The maid Xiaomei answered honestly, “Miss looks good in anything she wears.”
Mu Bingxuan sat down and began selecting a suitable necklace.
“You have such a sweet mouth.”
Xiaomei asked curiously, “Miss, are you going to meet someone?”
Mu Bingxuan had three wardrobes filled with countless styles and colors of clothing.
But Xiaomei knew that her Miss favored white the most, as it symbolized purity.
This white dress had been specially tailored by a royal designer. It was the newest design and had never been worn before.
Today was not a holiday or any special occasion, yet Miss had taken out this dress.
Xiaomei could not imagine who would be important enough for Miss to treat so seriously.
At Xiaomei’s question, Mu Bingxuan’s face turned slightly red, and she only said two words, “Secret.”
How could she forget that in the previous life, Li Ran had brought her a loving breakfast on the field in front of thousands of new students undergoing military training?
In that life, she had thrown the breakfast Li Ran gave her into the trash.
That incident had always remained a regret in her heart.
Today, she would make up for that regret and let Li Ran understand her feelings.
After dressing up, Mu Bingxuan went downstairs.
Today, she looked like a snow princess, like a fairy among flowers.
Pure and ethereal.
“Um, I won’t be eating breakfast.”
After saying that to her mother, Mu Bingxuan skipped out of the house.
Seeing Mu Bingxuan like this for the first time, her mother was filled with confusion.
“Is Xiaoxuan going to school?”
Beside her, Mu’s father glanced at the time.
“It’s only 7:30 a.m., isn’t it a bit early to go to school?”