Quick Transmigration: The Sweetheart Everyone Loves Is Stuck in Romantic Chaos Every Day - Chapter 25

Just as she was speaking, Ruan Tang reached out to help “her” undress.

Leng Li flushed bright red and instinctively stepped back, a flicker of panic showing on his otherwise cool, handsome face.

“Miss Ruan… please stop!”

Ruan Tang blinked, confused by the red-faced mermaid’s reaction.

“What’s wrong?”

Leng Li clutched the collar of his robe tightly, the pale jade skin of his cheeks now completely flushed.

“Do you treat… everyone this intimately?”

Ruan Tang looked genuinely innocent. “What do you mean?”

“Changing clothes… it’s such a private matter. We’ve only just met. It’s improper. Maybe once we know each other better…”

Leng Li began to ramble, his words growing more incoherent.

What was wrong with him?

Since when did he… want to grow closer to a human?

That wasn’t like him at all.

But Ruan Tang still didn’t understand. “You have what I have—what’s there to be embarrassed about?”

She beamed up at him with a bright, sweet smile and reached out casually, patting Leng Li’s chest.

Her smile faltered slightly.

She cleared her throat and glanced from his chest to her own, suddenly looking a little sheepish.

“Oops. My bad. You have pecs. I don’t.”

The female lead is way too cool! She’s not just got abs—she’s got pecs too!!!

Ruan Tang looked down at herself with a sigh.

“If I start training now, is it still too late?”

Leng Li watched the girl in front of him drop her head in frustration. His expression was caught somewhere between exasperated and amused.

This silly little thing.

She might not have pecs, but…

His gaze drifted briefly over the gentle curves of her figure. Leng Li’s cheeks turned crimson again, and the tips of his ears burned.

In the end, at Leng Li’s firm insistence, he treated his wounds and changed clothes himself.

But when it came time to sleep, he couldn’t win against Ruan Tang’s persistence—so he ended up sharing the bed with her after all.

It was late into the night.

Leng Li gazed at the sleeping girl curled up in his arms. She was soft, warm, and completely defenseless—fast asleep without a care in the world.

She really lived up to her name: Ruan Tang (lit. Soft Candy). Sweet and yielding, like a piece of fragrant, tender sugar.

When she was beside him, it was as if all the pain and bloodshed of the past faded away, leaving behind only peace… and the quiet fluttering of his heart.

Leng Li couldn’t help but gently stroke her soft, delicate face.

His voice came out low and raspy: “Why do you have to be human…? If only you were a mermaid too.”

After a moment, he sighed again.

“No… it’s better this way. All you need to be is a little princess, safe and adored.”

The fate of merfolk was always tragic.

He couldn’t bear the thought of Ruan Tang enduring the same darkness and suffering.

Since the fall of his clan, Leng Li hadn’t been able to sleep peacefully even once. But tonight, holding Ruan Tang’s soft little body in his arms, he fell asleep almost instantly.

And for the first time… he dreamed something sweet.

The next morning.

Ruan Tang was jolted awake by a shrill voice in her head.

【Tangtang!!! The female lead is in trouble! Urgent rescue needed!】

She was still half-asleep and groggy, but she bolted upright and stumbled off the bed.

Only to trip over something warm and solid—someone else was still in bed.

She tumbled forward with a startled gasp.

“Careful!”

A low, cool voice whispered in her ear.

A pair of strong arms caught her slender waist just in time, lifting her gently and setting her back on the bed.

Still dazed with sleep, Ruan Tang turned her head—and found herself face to face with a sharp, strikingly beautiful face.

Her brain glitched.

“Wait… weren’t you in danger?”

Leng Li blinked, momentarily stunned.

“What?”

Then, after a pause, realization dawned—and a subtle smile tugged at his lips.

“Did Miss Ruan dream about me?”

His already stunning features were even more dazzling in the morning light. That slightly hoarse, sleepy voice carried a magnetic quality, and his long silver hair draped lazily over his shoulders.

He looked like he could glow.

“Don’t worry. I’m fine.”

Ruan Tang blinked in confusion and called out mentally to the system.

【Tonton, what’s going on? She looks perfectly fine to me.】

The system sounded just as baffled.

【Maybe there was a glitch in the alert? Hold on, I’ll double-check.】

With the crisis apparently resolved, Ruan Tang relaxed. She flopped back into Leng Li’s arms—and gave the “female lead’s” firm pecs another appreciative squeeze.

Still marveling aloud:

“Seriously, how did you get this kind of muscle? I’m so jealous. It must make dressing so much easier.”

She looked down at her own chest again and sighed deeply.

“Unlike me. I can never button the top two buttons on a blouse, the front of every dress is too short, and running always makes my shoulders ache…”

Because Ruan Tang was utterly convinced Leng Li was a girl, she had zero qualms about saying these kinds of things.

But Leng Li was turning redder by the second, his gaze accidentally dipping down over her figure before he quickly looked away again.

Even so, the image had already seared itself into his mind.

She was wearing a sheer nightgown—lace-trimmed at the collar, just below her delicate snow-white collarbones.

It was… a lot to take in.

Still, Ruan Tang remained focused on her own training.

“Come on, teach me! I want a body like yours. How long will it take?”

Leng Li cleared his throat and replied hoarsely, “It would take… a long time.”

Possibly an eternity, he added silently.

“How long is a long time? But I’m running out of time…”

That made Leng Li freeze.

He suddenly reached out and grabbed Ruan Tang’s slender wrist, clearly rattled.

“What do you mean? Are you… going somewhere?”

Ruan Tang realized she’d let something slip and rushed to cover it up.

“Ahem—what I meant is, I’m super busy! And the engagement’s next month, I still have so much to prepare…”

Leng Li’s expression darkened. A sharp pain pierced through his chest.

His grip on her wrist tightened.

Looking down at the sweet girl nestled in his arms, he asked in a low voice:

“You said you didn’t like him. Then why are you still marrying him?”

Ruan Tang was just about to respond—when the system screamed in her head.

【Holy crap!!! Tangtang! We messed up!!! The person you’re with right now—is Leng Li!】

Ruan Tang blinked in confusion.

【Leng Li? Tonton, what kind of weird accent is that? Isn’t the female lead Leng Li?】

【The female lead is Leng Li—with a different character! But the person in front of you is her older brother!】

She went completely still.

Brother… as in male…?

She slowly turned her head—mechanically, stiffly.

The man in front of her was still holding her wrist, still hugging her tightly.

And her other hand… was still resting squarely on his solid, muscular chest.

Ruan Tang slowly typed out six mental dots: ……

Help. I want to die.

Leng Li furrowed his brows, clearly unhappy with her silence. His grip tightened slightly again.

There was a hint of jealousy in his voice.

“You say you don’t like him—so why are you agreeing to marry him?”

Ruan Tang’s brain was a mess. She tried to pull her hand back, but failed.

Ugh. He’s way too strong.

She mumbled softly:

“Didn’t I only say yes to save you…?”

Her eyes turned red again, shimmering with tears.

I’m such an idiot, Ruan Tang thought. I rescued the wrong person and sold myself in the process. What now?!

Leng Li leaned in close, his voice dropping to a low, husky whisper:

“Once I’ve recovered… would you run away with me?”

Ruan Tang gawked at him.

Wait, what? Eloping?! That’s way too fast!

Just then, the system chimed in again, flustered:

【Tangtang! The real female lead is in danger! She’s nearby—you’ve got to move, now!】

Panicked, Ruan Tang scrambled out of Leng Li’s arms. She didn’t even stop to change clothes before bolting out of the room.

“S-Sorry! I’ve got an emergency—I’ll be right back!”