Quick Transmigration: My System is a Big Liar

Jiang Lan saw the pop-up message and replied with a smile, "Yes! I wonder if my boyfriend has time?"

The message had barely been sent when Mu Chen called.

As soon as Jiang Lan answered the phone, Mu Chen asked, "Your girlfriend isn't joking?"

Even though she tried to restrain herself, her voice still betrayed her excitement.

Jiang Lan replied, "Of course, I'm already on the xx bus. Send me your exact address."

"Okay, I'll wait for you at the bus stop."

After hanging up the phone, Mu Chen sent his location to his girlfriend, then looked at their chat history and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Mu Ting, who was doing her homework in her room, was startled by her older brother's laughter. She quickly opened the door and cautiously asked, "Brother, are you alright?" His laughter was quite frightening.

Why does my brother seem a bit strange this summer?

He keeps staring at his phone, ignores people when called, and keeps giggling like an idiot.

It's a bit like the kind of person your classmates describe as being deeply in love.

Is my brother in a relationship?

impossible!

Her brother only had eyes for books. Countless girls had confessed their feelings to him since he was a child, but he had been ruthlessly rejected.

It can't be that I'm falling in love with books!

Impossible, impossible.

Seeing her sister's inquisitive look, Mu Chen immediately stopped smiling, changed her shoes, took a parasol from the cabinet, and prepared to leave. "I have an appointment with a friend later. Tingting, you can cook lunch yourself. If you don't want to cook, you can order takeout."

Mu Ting looked at the door that was about to close and shouted, "Brother, Mom said you're supposed to stay home and take care of me and help me with my homework. You can't go out to play."

Her response was a loud slam of the door shut, followed by the sound of footsteps leaving.

Mu Ting stomped her feet in anger and took out her phone to call her parents to complain about her brother.

Before the call could even be made, a WeChat message popped up: "Don't tell Mom and Dad, obediently do your homework, and I'll bring you something delicious when I get back, or else..."

Although the words were not finished, they both understood the rest of the meaning.

Thinking back to when she was little, she accidentally tore up her brother's book and was severely beaten by him. From then on, her brother left a deep shadow in her heart.

This time, however, Mu Ting was not going to compromise and was determined to tell her parents and have them deal with her brother.

The moment the call was dialed, another WeChat message popped up.

If you behave well, I'll take you to the amusement park before school starts.

amusement park?

Mu Ting was shamefully tempted; she had wanted to go for a long time, but amusement park tickets were expensive, she had limited funds, and she was too embarrassed to ask her parents for help.

She had begged her brother many times to take her there, but he refused. This time, however, he actually offered to take her to the amusement park.

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation.

There must be something going on here.

She really wanted to know!

"Hey, Tingting, is there something you need on the phone?"

Mu Ting only realized she had forgotten to hang up when her mother's voice came through the phone.

Mu Ting quickly replied, "It's nothing, Mom. I just wanted to ask if Grandpa is feeling better? When are you and Dad coming back?"

"Your grandfather is much better. Your father and I will be back early the day after tomorrow. You must be a good boy and listen to your brother, and study hard, okay?" Mu Chen instructed. Her son had been very sensible since he was a child, and he had never caused her any worry, whether it was his studies or his life.

Perhaps because Tingting is a girl, she was always a little worried and couldn't help but show more concern.

"I understand, Mom," Mu Ting replied obediently.

"Where's your brother? Is he still reading in his room?" Mother Mu asked casually.

"My brother just went downstairs to buy groceries." Mu Ting told a little lie. She wasn't going to the amusement park; she just didn't want her mother to know that her brother wasn't home.

Mu Ting hung up the phone and sent a message to her brother, specifically asking for some of her favorite snacks and dried fruits. Seeing that her brother responded immediately, her anger subsided a little.

Hmph! You stinky older brother.

Before the bus even reached the stop, Jiang Lan spotted him in the crowd.

Wearing a simple white short-sleeved shirt and jeans, she stood out in the crowd, making her hard to ignore.

Mu Chen felt a surge of emotion as he watched his girlfriend get off the bus. He had also gleaned some information from Zhi Bin and Li Shan's conversation: his girlfriend came from a well-off family and was an only child, so her family doted on her. If it weren't for him, she probably would never have had the chance to take the bus in her entire life.

They were not from the same world, but love, though its origins are unknown, has already seeped into their very bones, leaving them unable to extricate themselves.

For the rest of his life, he would never let her lose.

Jiang Lan waved her hand in front of Mu Chen's eyes, "Why are you spacing out? I've been standing in front of you for ages."

"Where should we go on our date today?" Mu Chen said with a smile, naturally taking his girlfriend's soft, white hand in his own.

"Did you expect that?" Jiang Lan hadn't prepared in advance. Her visit to Mu Chen today was a spur-of-the-moment decision, and she could only place her hopes on her boyfriend.

"There's a park nearby where you can go boating. Shall we go?" Mu Chen suggested. The park wasn't far from their home, but he rarely went there and only knew roughly what activities were available.

Jiang Lan readily agreed. Where they went and what they did wasn't important; what mattered was who they were with.

Since it wasn't far and it wasn't hot, the two decided to walk there as a form of exercise.

In the morning, the park is filled with elderly men exercising. Some are jogging, some are practicing Tai Chi, some are swinging rope, some are doing parallel bars, some are practicing calligraphy, and so on. There are all sorts of different kinds of activities.

As Mu Chen led Jiang Lan past, some elderly men stopped their exercise and looked them over.

One of the elderly men practicing calligraphy glanced curiously at the two men's clasped hands and asked with a smile, "Young Master Mu, are you here to exercise in the park too?"

"Hello Grandpa Liu, I brought my girlfriend over for a visit," Mu Chen said with a smile, his affection for Jiang Lan undisguised.

"Alright, alright, you two go have fun! This old man won't disturb your date." The old man looked at Jiang Lan and couldn't help but nod, saying "okay" three times.

Once out of the old men's sight, Jiang Lan half-jokingly asked Mu Chen, "You just admitted that I'm your girlfriend. If your parents find out, will they object to us being together?"

"Before the college entrance exam, my parents learned from my teacher that I was dating. Later, when they found out that we weren't actually together, they urged me to confess to you as soon as possible and specifically told me to treat you well."

For a while, I stayed at home, and they took turns trying to persuade me to go out and have fun, suggesting that we go to other places besides the city, and so on.

"Later, I told them that they were busy and didn't have time, and only then did they stop talking," Mu Chen said. He didn't want his sister to tell their mother today because he didn't want her to call and ask all sorts of questions tonight.