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

Wen Zhaoci followed her gentlemanly, escorting her all the way back to the girls' dormitory building, waiting for her to go upstairs to get her review materials.

As soon as Sang Jiuning pushed open the dormitory door, the three people who were chatting inside instantly fell silent.

The next second, Tang Tongtong, the most lively of them all, immediately came over, arms crossed, a mischievous grin on her face, her eyes scanning her up and down, her tone full of teasing: "Oh, oh, oh, our beautiful Sang is back so soon?"

She circled around Sang Jiuning, her smile widening. "Look at you, all smiles and beaming. Confess! How far have things progressed between you and your boyfriend? I saw you in the cafeteria this morning, sitting there with a guy, completely oblivious to everyone else, it was so sweet it practically overflowed the screen!"

Sang Jiuning's cheeks flushed instantly from the teasing, the redness spreading from her ears all the way down her neck. She was both embarrassed and flustered. She glared at her reproachfully and reached for the bookshelf to rummage for her CET-4 review materials. Her flustered state was impossible to hide: "Don't talk nonsense! We just... we just had breakfast together for the first time we met, that's all."

Her heart pounded with apprehension.

Tang Tongtong's information network is incredibly efficient; she managed to see everything in just the time it takes to eat breakfast.

"First date?"

Tang Tongtong clearly didn't believe her. She took a few steps closer and whispered gossipy, "Jiu Ning, stop hiding it from me. For a whole month, you were always secretly smiling at your phone, chatting endlessly on WeChat. You've been flirting for so long, tell us, who is your boyfriend?"

Qin Ying, who was standing nearby, also leaned over, her eyes full of curiosity, and chimed in, "Yeah, Jiu Ning, tell us, which lucky guy did you choose?"

Su Qingyan also asked curiously.

The three of them kept asking questions, one after another, which made Sang Jiuning very confused.

She was filled with unbearable bitterness and had no way to express it.

She couldn't very well say outright that she was a transmigrator who originally only wanted to casually flirt with a female lead's admirer, but by some twist of fate, she ended up flirting with Wen Zhaoci, the male lead from the most prestigious wealthy family in the entire book.

Moreover, she had only read a few chapters of the original story, and she had no idea when the original romantic relationship between the male and female leads would begin or how it would develop.

If it were revealed that he was flirting with Wen Zhaoci, the whole school would be in an uproar.

That man was an unattainable god in the hearts of all the girls at A University, a top-tier heir to a wealthy family, aloof and celibate, cold and distant. He always avoided any girl who took the initiative to approach him, keeping them at arm's length. No one could ever get close to him.

Sang Jiuning took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the panic in her heart, trying to keep her composure, and pretending to be natural and calm. She casually made up a lie to cover it up:

"He's just a senior in college, nothing special."

"A senior student?"

Tang Tongtong raised an eyebrow, her tone instantly becoming serious as she kindly reminded Jiu Ning, "Jiu Ning, you'd better be careful. Most of the seniors are about to graduate and go their separate ways. These relationships are the most unreliable; they usually end up breaking up after graduation. Don't fall too deeply in love."

As soon as Sang Jiuning heard her roommate Tang Tongtong say that the senior students broke up after graduation, a sudden thought flashed through her mind.

Yup!

Isn't this a ready-made, perfect, and flawless reason to break up?

This is like an excuse falling from the sky!

She was overjoyed and secretly plotted: Wen Zhaoci was a senior, and now she could use graduation, the difference in grade, and the distance between them as reasons to break up.

Moreover, she can conveniently avoid going to the library and spending all day with Wen Zhaoci. The two of them can meet less in private in the future, and the less contact they have, the safer it will be. They also won't be seen getting close to this big shot by other people at school.

This is a golden opportunity to escape; you'll likely miss it.

Without making a sound, Sang Jiuning took advantage of her roommates' idle chatter to quietly take out her phone, open the WeChat chat window, and quickly typed a breakup message at the profile picture labeled ZC, sending it crisply and decisively:

Let's break up. You're a senior now, and after you graduate, I'll still be a sophomore. We'll see each other less and less. I can't accept a long-distance relationship. Even if we're in the same city, I feel the distance is too great; it's not something I can just see whenever I want. So, let's break up.

The message was sent successfully.

Sang Jiuning breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that this was a sure thing. Her reason was sufficient and respectable, and the other party couldn't find any fault with it. She could get rid of this crazy male lead from the original work quietly and no longer have to live in fear.

At this moment, downstairs in the girls' dormitory building.

Wen Zhaoci leaned lazily against the thick camphor tree trunk, his posture upright, exuding a natural aura of cool elegance.

My fingertips were casually swiping across the phone screen when a pop-up message appeared in the next second.

After reading the breakup message, the man's narrow eyes narrowed slightly, and a faint, cold, yet playful smile slowly appeared on his lips.

The wind rustled through the leaves, and he parted his thin lips slightly, his deep voice barely audible to himself: "Little liar."

For a whole month, she flirted with him via WeChat, calling him "boyfriend" and acting cute, going to great lengths to win him over. But after just one meeting in person, he turned around and wanted to run away and break up.

Do you really think he's some easy-to-please stranger?

For him, being together was the beginning, and whether or not they broke up was not up to her to decide.

Fingers tap rapidly on the screen, responding slowly and deliberately:

I've been accepted into University A's graduate program without taking the entrance exam, and I'll be staying at the university for the next three years, so I can graduate with you.

In the dormitory, Sang Jiuning's phone vibrated.

She was absolutely certain the other person would reluctantly agree, but the moment she opened the message, she froze completely.

His pupils contracted slightly as he stared blankly at the line of text on the screen.

He was recommended to pursue graduate studies at our university... and he hasn't left for three years...

The plan fell through.

My first breakup was a crushing defeat.

Sang Jiuning was inwardly wailing and devastated, her face filled with utter despair.

Good heavens, the perfect excuse she had finally come up with was shut down by the male lead's casual remark.

Not only do they not graduate and leave, they want to stay at the school for another three years.

The phone vibrated slightly again.

ZC: [Get down.]

Sang Jiuning stared at the two simple, cold words on the screen, and instantly deflated.

Her carefully planned breakup was completely ruined. Helplessly, she put away her phone, hurriedly stuffed her CET-4 review materials into her bag, and said listlessly to the three people in the dormitory who were still gossiping and teasing her, "I'm going to the library."

They then went downstairs and followed Wen Zhaoci, who was already waiting downstairs, to the library together.

The library was quiet and solemn, with only the soft sound of pages turning.

Sang Jiuning deliberately chose a secluded and quiet corner where few people passed by, just wanting to minimize her presence and stay away from this crazy big shot.

Wen Zhaoci, unaware of the girl's subtle thoughts, casually picked up a book from the bookshelf and sat down quietly.