Quick Transmigration: The Control Group in Sweet Novels

As soon as Qi Yang stood up, a cold, mechanical voice echoed in his mind.

[Ding—Female lead detected, Su Wanwan.]

This system had disappeared after Qi Yang entered this world, but now it suddenly reacted. She paused, then looked carefully at the person who had come in. It was a round-faced little girl with big eyes, who was very endearing, but her demeanor seemed somewhat timid.

This is Su Wanwan, the female protagonist in the original book.

Before she could speak again, a voice came from the side, "Are you finished writing?"

Qi Yang and Su Wanwan were both taken aback and looked over. They saw the man leaning against the bed speaking slowly and deliberately, his gaze fixed on Qi Yang.

Qi Yang paused, then answered in a low voice, "Not yet..."

Shen Hengzhi raised his eyebrows, a faint smile flashing in his eyes.

Seeing this, Qi Yang lowered her head, silently sat back down, and then obediently began to write, but upon closer inspection, one could sense her reluctance.

The smile in Shen Hengzhi's eyes deepened.

Su Wanwan stared silently at the scene before her, then suddenly met a pair of dark, inky eyes. The smile in his eyes had vanished, leaving only indifference. He said gently, "Thank you for your trouble. Put it down."

Su Wanwan took two seconds to realize that the other person was talking to her, so she quickly replied "yes" and put down the food box in her hand.

She pursed her lips, unable to contain her curiosity, and looked at Qi Yang again, wondering what the relationship was between this young lady and the prince.

After putting the things down, Shen Hengzhi said softly, "Go downstairs."

Su Wanwan pursed her lips, turned around and left.

Shen Hengzhi lifted his eyelids and looked at Qi Yang again. She looked up at the door with a curious expression, and stopped what she was doing. Shen Hengzhi followed her gaze and saw only the back of the maid who had left in a hurry.

Just as Su Wanwan's figure disappeared through the doorway, Qi Yang belatedly felt a gaze fall on his face, carrying a hint of scrutiny.

She immediately looked away, lowered her head guiltily, and picked up her pen to continue writing.

Shen Hengzhi's voice came again, unreadable, "What are you looking at?"

"No... I didn't see anything," Qi Yang replied in a muffled voice, her head drooping even lower.

Seeing her ostrich-like expression, Shen Hengzhi chuckled softly and didn't press the matter further.

Qi Yang breathed a sigh of relief and then pondered carefully. Now that the female lead and the male lead had successfully met, Qi Yang still felt that something was not quite right.

After a while, she finished writing and realized that something was wrong.

The Marquis's Hundred Flowers Banquet is coming soon. At this point in the story, shouldn't Su Wanwan already be entering the Prince's courtyard and becoming his concubine?

However, the two of them haven't really met yet.

Shen Hengzhi tapped the table, making a dull sound that pulled Qi Yang back to reality. He had gotten out of bed and was sitting on the table, having opened the food box and arranged everything neatly. He was now calmly looking at her. "Finished writing? Come and eat when you're done."

Qi Yang put down her pen, lingered over to the table, and stood there. "Young Master, shall I serve you some food?"

"Sit down and eat with me." Shen Hengzhi's voice brooked no refusal.

Qi Yang still felt something was off, but the man in front of her remained calm, completely ignoring her hesitant gaze. She had no choice but to sit down. The next moment, a piece of chicken was placed in the bowl in front of her. Qi Yang quickly said, "Young Master, I can do it myself."

Shen Hengzhi ignored him and kept putting food on Qi Yang's plate.

Throughout the meal, Qi Yang had the unsettling feeling that Shen Hengzhi was taking care of her, a mere maid, while anyone who didn't know better would think she was the heir apparent.

"Are you full?" Shen Hengzhi asked when he saw her in a daze.

Qi Yang nodded, subconsciously touching her stomach; she was indeed very full.

She suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

The dignified prince served her food, but she simply buried her head and devoured it all. So Qi Yang cleared her throat, carefully choosing her words, and said, "Um... thank you, Your Highness."

Shen Hengzhi was slowly sipping a cup of tea when he heard this. He looked up at her, and her reflection was in his dark eyes. "Don't rush to thank me."

"What?" Qi Yang didn't quite understand.

"It's nothing." You'll find out later.

Shen Hengzhi did not mention it again.

Qi Yang suddenly remembered the description of Shen Hengzhi in the book. In the original book, Shen Hengzhi was a gentle and refined prince on the surface, but in reality, he was deep and thoughtful. He could always see through other people's thoughts at a glance. His kindness to Su Wanwan was restrained and distant, and he never overstepped or indulged her in the slightest.

She recalled the description of the Hundred Flowers Banquet in the book. That banquet was a turning point in their relationship. At the banquet, Shen Hengzhi was tricked into being drugged and had a one-night stand with Su Wanwan. After waking up, Shen Hengzhi promised Su Wanwan that he would take responsibility for her.

Shen Hengzhi's current treatment of me is merely the concern shown by someone in a high position towards their subordinates.

Qi Yang thought to herself silently.

She was merely an insignificant control group; her only responsibility was to rewrite the ending of the control group, and she had no right to interfere with the development of the main couple's romantic relationship.

Qi Yang thought this way, but in the days that followed, she waited and waited. Shen Hengzhi's illness was cured, and he was full of energy and could jump around. The Marquis's Hundred Flowers Banquet was just around the corner, but Su Wanwan and Shen Hengzhi's relationship still made no progress.

She slowly began to get anxious. If the male and female protagonists didn't love each other, could this world continue to exist?

That afternoon, Qi Yang carried a bowl of medicine into Shen Hengzhi's study.

Sunlight streamed through the carved window lattice, gently illuminating the pale figure of the young man. Shen Hengzhi was sitting at his desk, flipping through something. He didn't look up when he heard footsteps, but stopped when Qi Yang approached and habitually reached out his hand to her.

Qi Yang handed over the medicine bowl, and Shen Hengzhi took it and drank it all in one gulp without even frowning.

Afterwards, Shen Hengzhi put the medicine bowl aside, leaned back slightly in his chair, and gently gazed at her.

These past few days, Qi Yang has felt that Shen Hengzhi's eyes have a kind of magic. When the two of them are alone, when he looks at her, it seems like he is always trying to draw her into a vortex.

"You'll be joining me at the Hundred Flowers Banquet in a few days."

Qi Yang was taken aback. "Of course I'm going."

After all, she was Shen Hengzhi's personal maid.

Moreover, she also had to keep an eye on things to see where things went wrong, since the male and female leads hadn't been able to speak yet.

Shen Hengzhi instructed, "Stay close to me then, and don't wander off."

Qi Yang nodded obediently.

"These days, you've been constantly asking about that maid named A-Wan," Shen Hengzhi suddenly spoke, his tone unreadable. "Do you know her?"

Qi Yang's heart skipped a beat.

She did try to subtly inquire about it once or twice, thinking she was being discreet, but Shen Hengzhi still found out.