Chapter 190 World Reset (Part Two)

But after seeing the boy and girl in the rain, Ruan Mianmian suddenly felt that the rumors weren't necessarily true.

She didn't understand why she had started paying attention to Song Heng unconsciously after that day. Sometimes, even if Song Heng just passed by her, her heart would race with nervousness.

It took her a long time to understand that this feeling was called unrequited love.

Of course, it couldn't turn into an open relationship, because Xia Zhen, who was by Song Heng's side, was already someone that made many girls feel ashamed of themselves.

Moreover, Ruan Mianmian had always been a nobody at school, and Song Heng didn't even know her, let alone call her by name.

Ruan Mianmian didn't have the courage to express her feelings. She could only quietly stay in the corner and watch Song Heng. She thought that maybe after graduation, when everyone went their separate ways, she wouldn't remember Song Heng anymore.

After all, Song Heng and Xia Zhen seemed to have a good relationship, and she was willing to wish them well.

However, shortly afterward, trouble struck the Song family.

Song Sheng wanted to bring back his illegitimate son whom he had raised outside the family. Song Heng confronted Song Sheng with a tough stance. No one knows what happened afterward. Outsiders only know that Song Heng became an abandoned son of the Song family.

He was kicked out of his home, but he was very resilient and never thought of giving up. Few of his former connections were willing to lend a helping hand because they were afraid of the Song family. He tried to start his own business, but without a doubt, he was targeted and couldn't get started even after raising enough funds.

Later on, he gave up his pride and was willing to do any job that could earn money, whether it was a waiter, a food deliveryman, or a courier.

There were so many people mocking him back then.

It is said that even the Xia family is considering canceling Xia Zhen's engagement with Song Heng, simply because Song Sheng has extended an olive branch. Rather than having Xia Zhen with a down-on-his-luck Song Heng who has been expelled from the family, it would be better for Xia Zhen to be with the true heir of the Song family.

The true heir was the illegitimate son who was taken back to the Lu family. This heir seemed to have a great fondness for Xia Zhen and frequently sought opportunities to meet her. However, no one knew what the situation between them was.

Thinking about these things, Ruan Mianmian often couldn't sleep at night.

She pitied Song Heng's plight. He was kicked out alone, his sister was still abroad, his mother chose to stay in the Song family, and his fiancée was also going to abandon him.

Ruan Mianmian thought that when everyone else had left Song Heng and was mocking him, only she felt sorry for him. She wanted to help him, but she didn't know how.

One night, a voice suddenly appeared in her mind.

It was a completely emotionless, mechanical voice: "[Binding successful.]"

Ruan Mianmian was so frightened that she sat up in bed. After a while, she finally accepted that she had a system that allowed her to "turn the tables" like a cannon fodder.

It was through the system that she learned she was just a character living in a novel, or even worse, someone whose name was never mentioned.

Tang Susu is the female lead, Xia Zhen is the villainous second female lead, Mu Zhijing is the male lead, and Song Heng is the second male lead who can't get the girl he wants...

However, after learning about the plot of this world, Ruan Mianmian was a little confused. "System, you said that on the day of the engagement, Song Heng would leave Xia Zhen and run to find Tang Susu, but this didn't happen."

That day, some classmates attended the engagement party for the two of them. Song Heng stayed by Xia Zhen's side the whole time. Some people said that they didn't know why, but Xia Zhen seemed very nervous that day. She seemed to breathe a sigh of relief after the engagement party ended.

I heard that someone saw Song Heng pull Xia Zhen aside to talk.

He asked, "Why are you nervous?"

She replied, "I'm not nervous."

Song Heng said, "Ever since the engagement party, you've been looking at me every minute, as if I'm going to run away."

Xia Zhen blinked. "Really?"

“You’ve been acting a little strange ever since my birthday party.”

"Something seems off?"

"It feels like one day I will leave you behind."

Xia Zhen gave a dry laugh, "Haha."

He stared at her for a long time, and finally reached out and touched the top of her head. "Don't be afraid, I won't run away, I will be good to you."

She looked up at him.

He bent down and whispered to her, "Zhenzhen, thank you."

Thank you for getting engaged to him even when there was so much uncertainty and she didn't know whether she should trust him.

After a brief silence, the system spoke up: "The possibility of variables affecting the plot cannot be ruled out, but the overall direction of the plot will not change."

Ruan Mianmian exclaimed in surprise, "You mean Song Heng will still commit suicide because of Tang Susu!"

System: [Due to some discrepancies in the details, I cannot provide a definitive answer.]

Ruan Mianmian: "No! I have to save him! But... but I don't have the ability to help Song Heng turn the situation around. What should I do, system?"

System: [The host can use points to exchange for one chance to restart the world.]

"The world is restarting..." Ruan Mianmian clutched her chest in shock, her heart pounding wildly.

Restarting means she'll have more opportunities than others.

She couldn't refuse.

But before restarting, there was one more thing she needed to do.

The script says that after Song Heng fell on hard times, Xia Zhen looked down on him and broke off their relationship, then went on to pursue Mu Zhijing. However, Mu Zhijing ended up giving Xia Zhen a hard slap in the face.

Mu Zhijing is a very cunning person. He doesn't like Xia Zhen at all; he likes Tang Susu. He probably only gets close to Xia Zhen for Xia Yu's power.

Thinking about Xia Zhen's fate, Ruan Mianmian still felt that it was too easy for her.

She said firmly, "I will make Song Heng see Xia Zhen's true colors, and then restart the world, so that he won't be deceived by that woman."

For Ruan Mianmian, this was a very simple matter. By using points to exchange for a chance to cheat in the system, she learned in advance where Xia Zhen would meet Mu Zhijing.

So she wrote a note to Song Heng.

Mu Zhijing and Xia Zhen standing together are indeed a feast for the eyes. The boy is handsome and dashing, and the girl is beautiful and charming. Especially the moment when the boy reaches out to hold the girl's hand, with his gentle smile and lowered eyes, anyone who sees them would have to say that they are perhaps a truly perfect match.

After the world restarted, everything should have been moving in a positive direction, but fate seems to like playing jokes on people, and things just didn't go as planned.

The cramped bathroom stalls created an indescribable sense of pressure and danger that made it almost impossible to breathe.

Ruan Mianmian's trembling hands gripped the hand choking her neck as she cried out, "I never imagined that after seeing that scene, you would try to walk into the traffic to commit suicide. Song Heng, believe me, I really did it for your own good. I did so many things just to save you!"

"Save me?" Song Heng smiled, slowly moving closer to the girl's face, and said with a smile, "What makes you think you can save me?"

The distance between them was something she only experienced in her dreams, but now she felt no joy whatsoever. Looking at the boy's face so close to hers, all she felt was fear.

His eyes were as black as ink, like an abyss, bottomless, with a suppressed storm slowly gathering. "Is it because of that system that you have such an arrogant attitude, as if you can pity me?"

Song Heng's voice was hoarse, "Summon that system, I need to talk to it."

Ruan Mianmian: "Song Heng...I..."

He chuckled. "Or should I cut your head open and it'll come out?"

Ruan Mianmian's face lost all color, and her whole body felt cold.