Chapter 143: The Male Protagonist
Although the confession failed, it seemed like a dream. When the next day came, everything was just as it was before.
The little jealous jar still swirled around him, keeping a wary eye on all the women trying to get close, intentionally ordering extra meat dishes at mealtime, and reminding him first thing in the morning to apply medicine to his wound…
Wen Yang sat on the edge of the playground flower bed, watching the sports meeting taking place in full swing, his gaze constantly drifting to Ning Chu.
Ning Chu stood not far away, hands on her hips, vigilantly scanning the beautiful girls around her. With that alert look, she resembled a meerkat standing guard against danger.
“It’s not interesting; I want to go back to the dormitory~”
She turned to Wen Yang and, as usual, jogged over, “Want to head back to the dorm for some gaming?”
“……”
“Tsk, you’re so cold now~”
Wen Yang finally reacted, “I want to go to the library to read.”
“Going to the library again… I hate reading… It gives me a headache.”
“Why don’t you head back first?” He said, attempting to be considerate, “I won’t talk to any girls, don’t worry.”
Ning Chu hesitated, “I… is your foot feeling better? Can you be alone?”
“No problem.”
“Okay then…”
After all, she had already been to the library several times and never ran into any bad women there.
With Zhang Shaoqing and Wang Jie around in the dorm, she was unlikely to encounter any danger after leaving the protagonist’s halo.
Given Wen Yang’s current state, it was better to let him be alone.
Though Ning Chu tried convincing herself that way, she still found herself looking back uneasily at Wen Yang’s retreating figure, glancing over her shoulder three times on the way to the dormitory building.
It wasn’t until Wen Yang completely vanished from sight that she hurriedly dashed toward the dorm.
Back in the dorm, she pushed open the door and peeked inside.
“Shaoqing!”
“Aren’t you two supposed to be watching the competition? You’re back already?”
Zhang Shaoqing turned around but only saw Ning Chu’s silhouette, “Long time no see~ You two really can be apart?”
“He went to the library.”
“No wonder.”
Ning Chu pulled over a stool and sat beside Zhang Shaoqing, “So, what did Wen Yang say to you last night?”
“You were acting so nonchalant last night, and now you’re asking me?”
“Just tell me!”
Zhang Shaoqing gave her a sidelong glance and shrugged, “He said he’s not good enough for the girl he likes, so it’s normal to be rejected.”
“Huh?”
Ning Chu had never thought of that.
A protagonist from a small royal text actually had such strange thoughts? About her?
She truly couldn’t figure out where Wen Yang felt he didn’t measure up… she simply couldn’t accept the idea of dating a guy; her feelings for Wen Yang were more like an author’s care for a character rather than romantic sentiments.
“Wen Yang’s family is poor, so it’s normal for him to feel a bit inferior.” Zhang Shaoqing said, clicking away at the mouse. “You know his parents are gone, and his living expenses are only four to five hundred a month; it would be odd if he didn’t feel insecure.”
“But…”
Ning Chu had never thought that way. She felt Wen Yang was simply a bit introverted.
“How can he be insecure when he’s so handsome?”
“That’s the point; what good is being handsome?” Zhang Shaoqing finally took the opportunity to critique Wen Yang’s looks. “He’s good-looking, and a crowd of fangirls can line up from the dorm to the school gate, but the girl he likes doesn’t like him back; what’s the use? Just like me, even though I’m a rich second-generation, I…”
He suddenly realized something, cursing, “Why am I bringing myself into this? Damn!”
Ning Chu rested her chin in her hands on her thighs. It wasn’t that she was thick-headed; it was just that Wen Yang rarely showed his insecure side when he was with her.
Instead, he was sunny, gentle, and warm. Though he was a bit shy around girls, he still seemed like a decent guy who hadn’t turned into a scumbag.
So, yesterday’s state of Wen Yang was actually his truest self?
She pursed her lips thoughtfully and stood up to leave.
This should be how it is, right? This is a small royal text world; it’s her written world, but real people can’t be as flat as characters in a book…
She had long considered this a real world, viewing all her friends as living, breathing people.
But she couldn’t help but impose the stereotypical images described in the books onto everyone.
Ning Chu turned to look at the wardrobe. The more challenging a problem was, the more she wanted to escape it.
Grab her suitcase, leave here, and end it all.
But Wen Yang…
She couldn’t quite shake off her male protagonist, especially upon realizing the inferiority lurking in Wen Yang’s heart.
As a friend, a roommate, an author, each identity was hard to let go of.
“Stop pacing back and forth.” Zhang Shaoqing glanced over at the restless Ning Chu, rolling his eyes, “Are you going to be in the way?”
“Oh.”
Ning Chu obediently sat down, resting her chin in her hands, staring at the computer screen.
“Ning Chu! Who did Wen Yang fail to confess to? Shouldn’t we roommates set something up? Let’s all support Wen Yang!”
“Yeah! Is she pretty? What does she look like? Which class is she in? It can’t be the vice-class president, right?” Wang Jie also turned with curiosity.
Ning Chu looked back at the two with curious faces, “No, don’t get involved.”
“Why not? Isn’t it fair for us roommates to help Wen Yang out a bit?”
“You’re just bored and want to butt in!”
She waved her hands irritably, “Stop bothering me.”
Laying her head on the table, she couldn’t shake the worries swirling about Wen Yang in her mind.
Could it be that a girl takes advantage? Wen Yang must be feeling really bad after the failed confession, right? But she just couldn’t accept it right now…
“Don’t worry too much; it’s normal for guys to go through a few heartbreaks.” Zhang Shaoqing leaned against the wardrobe, looking at the worried Ning Chu, “Yesterday, you seemed so unconcerned, and today you’re overthinking.”
Wen Yang had said something similar to her before.
Ning Chu pursed her lips and nodded, “True, he’s different from you.”
As a guy, if a single setback left him dejected, then this protagonist would really be useless!
“What do you mean I’m different?”
After all, Zhang Shaoqing was so fragile that if he faced a setback, he’d turn into a villain… Wait, this is reality, not a novel.
Ning Chu suddenly came to her senses, vigorously shaking her head, trying to shake off those stereotypes about Zhang Shaoqing, “Sorry.”
Zhang Shaoqing got even angrier, feeling insulted, “Is this an apology to me?”
“……”
Fuming, he turned to leave, grumbling, “Damn, I suspect Ning Chu doesn’t consider me a friend!”
Hiss~ Why is this guy so hard to please!
Ning Chu looked at Zhang Shaoqing with a conflicted expression, clicked her tongue, and quickly got up to leave.
“Where are you going?”
“To the library to read!”
To conveniently give Wen Yang a bit of encouragement and confidence!
That self-doubting look of his was just too heartbreaking…
After all, that was Wen Yang! Her male protagonist! Even if he occasionally felt down, he just needed to get back up again!
Ning Chu suddenly felt that this thought of hers seemed to be encouraging Wen Yang to confess to her again…
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