He tricked the female lead into becoming his boyfriend, but then went on to criticize the male lead.

Chi Nanli's face fell instantly when he saw the empty dining table. He looked at everyone with a wronged expression and muttered indignantly, "You all come here and start showing off your love, and now you're ganging up on me. You didn't even leave me a lobster! That's too much!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shangyu glanced at him indifferently, then casually picked up the lobster that Lin Luoluo had left untouched in front of her and placed it in front of himself, his tone carrying a hint of smugness: "Who told you to be single? If you're so capable, hurry up and find a girlfriend. Look how good my girlfriend is, she specially saved one for me a long time ago, unlike some people who can only watch enviously."

These words made Chi Nanli even more depressed, and he stood there with a look of utter despair on his face.

Wen Zhaoci's gaze was fixed on Sang Jiuning from the moment he entered the room. He walked straight to the seat next to her and sat down. His eyes fell on the untouched lobster on her plate, and a gentle smile instantly appeared in his eyes.

He reached out and naturally moved the lobster plate in front of him, turning his head to look at Sang Jiuning. His voice was deep and doting, filled with undisguised joy: "Ningning, you're so sweet. You even got up early to grab a lobster for me. I knew you cared about me the most."

Sang Jiuning: "..."

She opened her mouth, about to explain that it was really a misunderstanding, that Lin Luoluo had forced her to take it, and that she hadn't saved it for him on purpose.

Lin Luoluo, standing to the side, smiled and quickly chimed in, teasing Wen Zhaoci, "Of course, Brother Ci, Jiu Ning is devoted to you. She thinks of you for all the good things. You have to treat our Jiu Ning well."

Sang Jiuning was instantly speechless, her cheeks flushing bright red. She lowered her head, unable to meet Wen Zhaoci's eyes, her mind screaming: "It's not like that! This is all a misunderstanding! Luo Luo! Why are you joining in the fun? I didn't leave it for him on purpose! Someone save me!"

Sitting across from her, Li Ruoxi looked at the lobsters on the table, then glanced at Gu Shiyan beside her, sighed softly, tugged at his sleeve, and whispered, "Ayan, what should we do? I didn't manage to get a single lobster."

Gu Shiyan shrugged helplessly and said truthfully, "I didn't get any either. Not only us, but my brother-in-law didn't get any either, and Chi Nanli didn't even get to touch a shrimp shell."

Following his words, Li Ruoxi looked around and instantly felt better. She immediately suppressed her grievances, nodded, and said seriously, "Yes, now that you say that, I feel much better. They don't have any of these things, so I'm not envious anymore."

The breakfast was exceptionally lively, with laughter filling the entire restaurant.

Chi Nanli sat sullenly to the side with his head down the whole time, picking at the rice in his bowl, unable to muster any interest.

It wasn't until Gu Shichan slowly walked downstairs and saw his aggrieved look that he shook his head helplessly and gave him a lobster claw from his plate. Only then did Chi Nanli's anger subside instantly, his eyes lit up, and he immediately started happily gnawing on the lobster claw, completely calming down.

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I rushed back to school from the hot spring resort at exactly four o'clock in the afternoon.

Sunlight streamed obliquely through the dormitory windows, falling between the desks and beds, casting a warm glow.

As soon as Sang Jiuning pushed open the dormitory door, she heard the lively sound effects of games coming and going.

Tang Tongtong and Qin Ying were huddled together at the desk, heads close together, engrossed in playing King of Glory.

Tang Tongtong stared at her phone screen, her brows furrowed, her face pale and bitter. She jabbed the screen hard with her fingertip and wailed in despair, "Ah! We lost again! Damn teammates! Yingbao, why didn't you give me support? I got ganked to death by the enemy jungler!"

Qin Ying's fingers flew across the keyboard, her eyes focused, her tone tinged with helplessness: "I'm being ganked by the enemy support and jungler, I can't get away at all, I've used up all my skills, there's really no way for me to save you."

As the two were exchanging barbs, Tang Tongtong caught sight of Sang Jiuning entering the room out of the corner of her eye. She immediately put down her phone and waved enthusiastically at her: "Ningning, you're back! This game is so addictive, let me get you hooked! I'll teach you how to play King of Glory, I guarantee I'll carry you to victory!"

Sang Jiuning put her backpack on the table, rubbed her aching shoulders, and fell asleep on the way back. She slept in one position, which made her shoulders ache.

She smiled, her eyes crinkling, her voice soft yet firm: "I want to play with you too, but I really can't play King of Glory. I can't handle those complicated skills. I just like playing Plants vs. Zombies, quietly planting plants and fighting zombies."

She has never liked playing these kinds of competitive mobile games. Compared to the scheming and intriguing team battles, the simple and comforting Plants vs. Zombies suits her better.

Upon hearing this, Qin Ying looked up at Su Qingyan, who was sitting quietly by the window, playing a simple and relaxing game on her phone.

Qin Ying casually invited, "Yan Yan, Candy Crush is so boring. Why don't you put down your phone and play King of Glory with us?"

Su Qingyan's fingers didn't pause for a moment, her gaze remained fixed on the Candy Crush screen, her tone indifferent, with a hint of perfunctory in her voice: "Too difficult, I don't want to play, I'm too lazy to learn."

No sooner had she uttered her refusal than she subtly turned her head and glanced quickly at Sang Jiuning, who was tidying up her things. A hint of contempt and jealousy flashed in her eyes, and then she impatiently called out to the system in her mind: "438! 438! Come out now!"

She suddenly became bound to this system, 438, after having a nightmare a few days ago.

From the system, she learned a shocking secret—the world she lived in was actually a romance novel, and she was the novel's destined heroine, born to be the center of attention, with everyone revolving around her and all the good things in life belonging to her.

Tang Tongtong, Qin Ying, and Sang Jiuning in the dormitory are all cannon fodder supporting characters who are born to highlight her protagonist aura.

Since they are cannon fodder who are inferior to others, she, as the high and mighty female protagonist, naturally has no need to be hypocritical or try to get along with them.

Wen Zhaoci, the young master of the Wen family with a prominent background and a cold and noble demeanor, was the male lead that the system had identified as her destined male lead, and should have been her boyfriend!

But now, Wen Zhaoci is with Sang Jiuning, which completely deviates from the original plot!

The thought of this fueled Su Qingyan's jealousy, causing her to become sharp and venomous as she mentally screamed at the system: "438, Wen Zhaoci is my destined male lead! You must help me quickly make that bitch Sang Jiuning break up with Wen Zhaoci and give me back my male lead!"

System 438's mechanical voice quickly echoed in her mind: "Host, don't worry. I bound myself to you to correct the deviated plot and get everything back on track. I will definitely help you. However, I've only recently bound myself to you, and my energy is severely depleted, so I can't directly and forcibly interfere with their relationship."