Chapter 51: The Online Love Rival Becomes a Charmer (51)

Chapter 51: The Online Romance Supporting Female Lead Becomes a Heartthrob (51)

After successfully winning over Si Yuechen, the next to reach full affection was Zhong Yu. Tang Qing didn’t even need to do anything special—Zhong Yu’s affection gradually rose bit by bit every day, automatically reaching maximum.

"Now, only the Second Male Lead’s Love Points are left," the system thought happily. Given Yang Mingyue’s current progress with Tang Qing, maxing out his affection was just a matter of time.

Yang Mingyue’s Love Points had already gradually risen to 96. The remaining points, much like Si Yuechen’s, likely just needed the right trigger.

Just as the system was trying to figure out how to create that opportunity for Yang Mingyue, he took the initiative himself.

"Tang Qing, last time you mentioned Xiao Yue kept scratching his ears. I looked it up online—it might be an ear infection. I was thinking… we should take Xiao Yue to the vet."

The system wanted to roll its eyes at this. Here we go again—another excuse about the dog being sick!

Lately, Yang Mingyue had been showing up all the time. Whether it was for vaccinations, dental tartar last time, or now an ear infection, even if Xiao Yue was perfectly fine, Yang Mingyue would always find some reason to suspect an illness, finding excuses to accompany Tang Qing to the vet.

Tang Qing glanced at Xiao Yue, who was sound asleep on the sofa, showing no signs of an ear infection whatsoever.

"Alright, let’s take Xiao Yue for a check-up," she said, not calling out his transparent excuse. She picked up the confused pup and placed him in the pet carrier.

Seizing another chance to spend time with his crush, Yang Mingyue lit up happily and quickly took Xiao Yue. "Same vet as last time—I’ve already booked an appointment."

Perhaps to make their walk last longer, Yang Mingyue deliberately didn’t ride his bike this time. Standing beside Tang Qing, their elongated shadows intertwined under the sunlight, as if they were a perfect match. Yang Mingyue secretly enjoyed the moment.

"You really care about Xiao Yue," Tang Qing suddenly remarked on the way. "This month alone, you’ve come over six times for him."

That often?

Hearing the number, Yang Mingyue felt a little embarrassed.

Every time he left Tang Qing’s place, time seemed to fly by, leaving him wondering when he could find another excuse to return. He hadn’t even realized he’d visited so many times this month…

"Xiao Yue is still young, so I… wanted to keep an eye on him," he mumbled awkwardly, glancing at Tang Qing.

She seemed more attractive every time he saw her, drawing him in more each day. Being around her, no matter what they did, his heart would pound uncontrollably.

"Is that so? You’ve come over so many times—if not for Xiao Yue…" She deliberately paused, waiting for his reaction. "I almost thought you had feelings for me."

Sure enough, the teasing remark instantly made Yang Mingyue flush.

"No—"

"I don’t—"

"You don’t like me?" she pressed playfully, her eyes sparkling with amusement as if it were all a joke. "Yang Mingyue, you’re not actually falling for me, are you?"

His face burned even hotter!

Like a startled cat, his reaction was intense. If he hadn’t been holding Xiao Yue, Tang Qing half-thought he might jump in shock.

His flustered look was funny and cute, making her grin wider. Before he could respond, she added, "Just teasing you—don’t take it seriously."

"Feelings aren’t something to throw around lightly, right?"

Tilting her head with a playful smile, Tang Qing looked like a sly fox who had just played a trick—stirring up ambiguous signals, then pretending nothing had happened.

The rest of the walk passed in comfortable silence, and soon they arrived at the vet.

What Yang Mingyue never expected was bumping into his cousin there! His first reaction? He immediately hid Xiao Yue behind his back…

"Yang Mingyue, what are you doing here?" My cousin, Yang Zhihui, is a stunning beauty wearing a cheongsam that hugged her curves. "What are you hiding? Is it a dog?"

Hiding the dog was way too obvious.

Yang Zhihui tried to peek behind Yang Mingyue several times, but he shielded it stubbornly.

"Sis, why are you here?"

"Duh, why else would I be here?"

"I'm a regular here. I came to pick up some deworming medicine for my dog." As she spoke, Yang Zhihui noticed Tang Qing standing gracefully nearby—tall and striking, with a sweet, gentle smile. At first glance, Yang Zhihui thought this girl had a nice personality and seemed easygoing.

Pointing at Tang Qing, Yang Zhihui asked playfully, "This... your girlfriend?"

The word "girlfriend" hit a sore spot for Yang Mingyue.

He flailed his arms. "No... Sis, don’t talk nonsense!"

"This is... my classmate..."

But with that motion, he gave away Xiao Yue completely. Yang Zhihui recognized him immediately—it was the dog that had gone missing from their house a few days ago!

Oh-ho!

All this time guarding against outsiders, only to be betrayed by family!

No wonder Yang Mingyue kept asking on WeChat whether the puppies were born yet—he'd been eyeing them all along! Using my dog to score points with a girl!

Shooting the brat a death glare, Yang Zhihui got an idea.

Sauntering over, she looped her arm through Tang Qing’s. "Lucky she's not your girlfriend. Why didn't you tell me you had such a pretty classmate?"

"And you are?"

Tang Qing smiled warmly. "Hi, sis. I’m Tang Qing."

"AU Class of '01, Chinese Literature. Yang Mingyue and I are schoolmates."

Yang Zhihui dragged out her words, her eyes darting pointedly toward her so-called brother. "Oh, just schoolmates, huh?"

"Tang Qing, do you have a boyfriend?"

Blinking at the sudden question, Tang Qing hesitated briefly before replying, "No."

Yang Zhihui beamed. "Even better!"

"It's all this brat's fault for keeping such a lovely classmate hidden!"

"Come on, sis has tons of great guys. Tang Qing, let me introduce you to a boyfriend!" Still grinning, she pulled out her phone and started swiping eagerly. "What do you think of this guy?"

"He's an intern at my company, around your age. Super thoughtful, a real sweetheart, and cute too—totally your type."

"How about this one? He's the new vet here! Just graduated this year. You like animals, right? You’d totally hit it off. Want me to hook you up?"

"Oh, and there's this one too—sis’s got a whole roster!"

Realizing the matchmaking scheme, Tang Qing caught on quickly. She glanced at Yang Mingyue, whose face had already turned dark.

Playing along, she smiled sweetly. "Sure! Thanks, sis!"

"Share his WeChat with me!"

As the girl he liked was about to get together with someone else, Yang Mingyue instantly lost his cool!

He grabbed Tang Qing's phone, his chest heaving in agitation and shouted in a panic, "No!"

Yang Zhihui crossed her arms, casting a sidelong glance at her flustered brother, and deliberately asked, "Oh? Why not?"

"She's not even your girlfriend—why do you care so much?"

Yang Mingyue's face turned bright red as he hoarsely yelled, "She will be! She's going to be my girlfriend!"

"I like Tang Qing!"

At that moment, the system announced: "Yang Mingyue, Love Points MAXED at 100 - Mission Complete!"

"Mission World: Campus Catfish Scheme. All objectives completed. Initiating world exit sequence. Host, please prepare!"

"Bonus content unlocks after World 2."