Quick Transmigration: The Sweetheart Everyone Loves Is Stuck in Romantic Chaos Every Day - Chapter 27

Leng Li stood frozen.

Her heart pounded out of control.

Everything around her seemed to fade into dull grayscale, as if all color had drained from the world—except for that one girl standing at the center of her vision, so radiant and vivid she nearly burned to look at.

Ruan Tang wiggled her little fists in front of her and beamed with admiration.

【Tongtong, this power-up card is amazing! No wonder it was so expensive.】

After gushing for a moment, she pressed her palms together, closed her eyes, and began murmuring a soft chant:

“Every debt has a debtor, so if you guys end up dying, don’t come haunting me, okay? I’m just here to complete a mission. You brought this on yourselves—who told you to bully our female lead… I hope in your next life, you end up in a world without a female lead. Be better people. Amen…”

The system was caught somewhere between exasperation and helpless laughter. Once again, it found itself utterly charmed.

【Silly Tangtang, they’re not dead. They’ll probably just be in the hospital for a few months. I doubt they’ll ever try something like this again.】

Ruan Tang let out a relieved sigh.

Then she turned and ran toward Leng Li.

Leng Li snapped out of her daze and quickly averted her gaze, making sure Ruan Tang didn’t catch the awe and wonder that had flickered across her face just seconds ago.

“Hold on, I’ll have you out in just a second.”

Her voice was sweet and delicate, but her actions were anything but.

With the enhanced strength still active from the power-up card, Ruan Tang gave the ropes around Leng Li a sharp tug—snap, snap—and they broke cleanly in two.

Leng Li stared, stunned.

Humans are supposed to be weak creatures…
And yet… is this girl even human?

Once the ropes were off, Ruan Tang carefully inspected Leng Li from head to toe, checking for injuries.

When she was sure there weren’t any, she smiled in relief, clasped Leng Li’s hand, and introduced herself with cheerful sincerity.

“Hi, I’m Ruan Tang. You can call me Tangtang. Can we be friends?”

Leng Li was momentarily dazed by the unguarded warmth of that smile. She forcibly shoved down the unfamiliar feeling in her chest and answered coolly:

“Thanks for the rescue. But mermaids can’t be friends with humans.”

She pulled her hand away and added icily:

“You people are our enemies.”

When there was no reply for a long moment, Leng Li frowned and looked up.

What met her eyes was a fragile, pitiful sight—Ruan Tang’s eyes were red-rimmed and brimming with unshed tears.

Her long lashes fluttered like butterfly wings, and the corners of her eyes flushed a delicate shade of pink, heartbreakingly soft and lovely.

Leng Li panicked.

Flustered, she blurted out:

“W–Why are you crying? Why are you so set on being friends with me?”

Ruan Tang was devastated.

Her mission in this world was to become friends with the female lead, Leng Li.

Now, after such a blunt rejection, she couldn’t help but feel her chances had just tanked—again.

The sadness overwhelmed her.

She cried quietly, obediently, big glittering tears rolling down her cheeks and dripping onto her nightgown.

Plip. Plop.

Leng Li watched, her chest tightening painfully.

Before she knew it, her tone had softened.

“You really… want to be friends with me that badly?”

Ruan Tang nodded, still sniffling.

“Mhm… The only reason I came to this world was for you…”

Leng Li blinked, caught off guard.

Of course, she had no way of knowing Ruan Tang meant that literally—as part of her system mission.

To Leng Li, those words landed with the weight of a confession more intense than anything she’d ever imagined.

For someone to treat another person as the sole reason for their existence…

What kind of emotion… carried that kind of gravity?

Her cheeks flushed pink. Her heart raced.

“You… when did you start having feelings like this for me?”

Embarrassment prevented her from saying the word “like” outright, so she could only keep her tone vague and ambiguous.

Ruan Tang was a little confused, but answered honestly:

“From the moment I entered this world.”

Leng Li’s heartbeat quickened again.

Could it be that…

Maybe, many years ago, when she’d secretly wandered into the human world as a child, she’d met a young Ruan Tang?

And Tangtang had remembered her all this time?

For a mermaid like Leng Li—who had never experienced romance—the idea was paralyzing. She didn’t know how to handle it.

Even with all her hatred for humans, somehow… when faced with this soft, earnest girl…

She couldn’t bring herself to feel angry.

She turned her face away, her ear tips glowing red beneath her pale hair.

Then she muttered awkwardly:

“I—I’m not going to end up with you or anything… At most… at most we can be friends.”

Ruan Tang’s eyes lit up instantly. She grabbed Leng Li’s hand, full of joy.

“You’ll be my friend?”

Leng Li glanced down at their intertwined fingers, her icy face tinged once more with a shy blush.

She cleared her throat.

“I have one condition.”

“Say it!”

“Let my brother go, and I’ll agree to be your friend.”

Ruan Tang beamed and threw her arms around Leng Li, rubbing her cheek happily against her chest.

“Okay, okay! You said it—you can’t take it back!”

“Y–You! Who said you could hug me?!”

Leng Li flailed in embarrassment, but her hands were weak, lacking any real intent to push her away.

Ruan Tang felt soft and warm, like a marshmallow—sweet and fragrant.

And just like that, Leng Li’s heart softened, too.

Maybe… her words were different from other humans…

Maybe, just maybe, one day… it could really happen…

The forest was still a fair distance from the Ruan family villa.

In her rush earlier, Ruan Tang hadn’t even stopped to change—she was still wearing her fuzzy pink bunny slippers and a gauzy nightdress, torn in places from the branches.

The pale, porcelain skin beneath peeked through the slashes, catching the dim moonlight.

Leng Li stole several glances her way, struggling internally.

After a long hesitation, she finally pulled off her own cloak and thrust it at Ruan Tang.

“Here. Put this on.”

Ruan Tang flinched, startled.

“I’m not cold, though?”

Leng Li stiffened. Under that gaze, her usually stoic face turned faintly red.

She turned away sharply and muttered, visibly flustered:

“Just put it on. It’s… unsightly.”

Ruan Tang looked down at herself.

Sniff sniff… she got judged by the female lead for being a ragamuffin. Ouch.

Her eyes reddened again.

“I… I didn’t mean to offend public decency…”

She wrapped the cloak around herself obediently, looking pitiful and wronged.

Leng Li: …Her idioms are surprisingly accurate.

Seeing Ruan Tang fumble with the clasp like a baby rabbit pawing at string, Leng Li sighed and stepped forward.

She bent down and tied it for her.

At over 170 cm, Leng Li was tall and slender, dressed in a crisp silk blouse that made her look like royalty—cool and elegant.

Her features mirrored her brother’s: beauty so exquisite it transcended gender.

As she lowered her lashes and gently tied the cloak, her fingers moved gracefully, her expression quiet and focused.

Ruan Tang looked up at her, momentarily dazed.

Whoa… so this is a mermaid? Up close, she’s ridiculously gorgeous.

“All done. Seriously—how do you not even know how to tie a bow?”

Leng Li scoffed, leaning back up—only to meet Ruan Tang’s wide, sparkly gaze, full of dumbstruck awe.

Those peach blossom eyes shimmered like glass, her lips glossy and slightly parted in surprise, the picture of silent temptation—

Gulp.

Leng Li swallowed hard. Her heart thundered.

As if under some kind of spell, she slowly leaned down… inching closer and closer to that sweet, fragrant mouth…