Chapter 298: The Background Fiancée in the Campus Novel (1)

Chapter 298 The Background Fiancée Character in a Campus Story (1)

"I don't know you." The moment Tang Qing opened her eyes, she was met with a pair of angry eyes.

The young man had unusual amber eyes, but they were now filled with impatience.

"Move aside."

With the last bit of courtesy, Cen Yinghuai didn’t push away the woman who had suddenly approached him.

Utterly ridiculous!

He had just returned from abroad, only to be saddled with a suddenly acquired fiancée.

What era was this, still practicing arranged marriages...

"As for what you said about being my fiancé... that's about to change."

Before Tang Qing could react, the hot-tempered young man had already brushed past her and walked away.

Cen Yinghuai didn’t even notice that the woman he had left behind had undergone a complete transformation the moment he turned his back.

The pitiful expression from earlier vanished instantly, replaced by a sharp, focused expression.

"Receiving plot details."

"Tang Qing, we’ve arrived in a new world!"

"In the last world, we successfully romanced two male leads and even earned an extra 2.48 million Love Points from ordinary people."

In the previous world, Tang Qing had been the female emperor of Lin State, governing diligently and gaining great popularity among the common folk.

"Was that guy just now the male lead?" Tang Qing asked. Though their brief exchange had been unpleasant, she couldn’t help but notice how exceptionally good-looking he was—especially those amber eyes.

"He’s the Second Male Lead of this world—Cen Yinghuai, heir to an ultra-wealthy family. Just... his temper leaves something to be desired."

The system quickly fed Tang Qing the new storyline.

This world was set in a classic school romance trope where the female lead, Xin Ke, took on her brother's identity to enroll in a prestigious academy as a special admit student.

During her studies, she won the affection of several male leads—the top student tutored her, the campus heartthrob made a public declaration of love, and the gentle school doctor secretly protected her identity...

After enduring all sorts of melodramatic school bullying, Xin Ke was eventually won over by the aloof top student, Shen Shu, and the two got married.

Tang Qing: "So... what about me?"

Getting to the heart of the matter, the system suddenly grew hesitant, replying awkwardly, "Well... you’re that... the Second Male Lead Cen Yinghuai’s fiancée from earlier."

"Just mentioned once at the start of the story... and then... was rejected."

"After that... you never appeared again."

Great.

A true background character.

"The male lead is the top student you mentioned earlier?"

The system instantly relayed the information about the First Male Lead. "Shen Shu, the top student in the original plot, is childhood friends with the Second Male Lead, Cen Yinghuai, but... they seem to be bitter rivals."

"The Third Male Lead is Song Yijin. To escape the family business, he studied on his own and aced the medical licensing exam, laying low at school as the school doctor."

After roughly understanding the information about the male leads, the system asked curiously, "Tang Qing, in this world... where should we start?"

"At the current plot point, very soon, you'll be getting dumped."

While they were talking, the system notified that Cen Yinghuai had just updated his latest social media post.

It read: "Widowed."

The system: Wow... that's harsh.

"Earlier, you mentioned... Xin Ke was getting bullied at school?" Pondering the newly acquired information, she was already hatching a plan in Tang Qing's eyes...

"Uh, pretty much."

After checking, the system replied, "Prep schools, you know how it is, always look down on scholarship kids from the wrong side of the tracks."

"Tang Qing... do you already have an idea?"

Having spent several small worlds together, the system knew Tang Qing's expressions best. This particular look... always meant the fox had already cooked up a plan.

"Since Xin Ke was getting bullied at school..." Tang Qing lowered her gaze, then declared firmly, "What if I became her protector?"

"But isn't that what the male leads are supposed to do in the plot..."

Tang Qing continued, "So... guess what? Will Xin Ke still fall in love with our male leads then?"

Hearing this, the system instantly grasped Tang Qing's meaning!

What a genius move!

According to the setup, in the original plot, Xin Ke only managed to overcome her hardships thanks to the secret help of several male leads...

But if the one helping Xin Ke were Tang Qing instead...

Wouldn't the love story naturally vanish?

"But the school in the setting is an all-boys school, you know..."

The fox's grin widened. "Wouldn't that make it even more interesting?"

"Two female students in an all-boys school—doesn't that sound thrilling?"

As they were discussing, a saccharine voice suddenly reached Tang Qing's ears. "Tang Qing, why are you still standing here?"

"I just saw Cen Yinghuai at the entrance—he looked pissed..."

The speaker had a delicate, doll-like face. The system's database identified her as Shang Ya, a frenemy of Tang Qing's.

Secretly, Shang Ya also had a thing for Cen Yinghuai.

Earlier, it was Shang Ya who had goaded her squad to invite Cen Yinghuai to a birthday party—only to be shot down hard, of course.

The thought made her giddy, though she kept up the concerned act.

"Cen Yinghuai is way out of line. You're his fiancée, for crying out loud—how could he be so cruel..."

Not content with just stirring the pot, Shang Ya went ahead and mentioned Cen Yinghuai's latest updated WeChat Moments post.

"Even if he's upset, he shouldn't say he's widowed, right? That's basically wishing you were dead!"

Beneath all that fake outrage in her voice, Tang Qing still caught a faint hint of schadenfreude.

"That lipstick color doesn’t suit you."

The sudden change of topic caught Shang Ya off guard. "Huh?"

"This shade..." Tang Qing paused, then spoke coldly, "Shang Ya, you look like an elementary school kid about to perform on stage for Children’s Day."

"All that red—looks like you're dressed for Chinese New Year."

Did she really just say that?!

Shang Ya hated nothing more than people pointing out her baby face! That’s why she always worked extra hard on looking older with her makeup...

And Tang Qing had just gone straight for the jugular!

"You..." Her chest heaved with anger, but Shang Ya struggled to keep her smile intact. "Tang Qing, did Cen Yinghuai get to you or what?"

"This lipstick... you were the one who gave it to me just last month..."

Tang Qing replied expressionlessly, "Oh? I thought I gave you laxative drops..."

"Otherwise, how could you manage to push all my buttons?"

Shang Ya’s smile... froze solid!