42: Chapter 42 Accidentally Entering the Imperial Family: The True Noble Male Supporting Character 3

"I'm confused, brothers. They say a girl changes eighteen times by adulthood, so how could he recognize her?"

"I can testify that in the original work, they just brushed past each other here, and nothing happened."

"Goodness, what is this then? Meng Zhu's personal ability? Recognizing a beauty by her scent?"

"Nonsense, why don't you say he can read bone structure too?"

"Hey, don't say that. Meng Zhu likes reading all sorts of miscellaneous books; maybe he really can read fortunes."

"Right, right, right. I heard the Tea Society established a special group to study Meng Zhu. There should be results by the end of this movie."

"Anyone from the Tea Society here? Tell us, can Meng Zhu read fortunes?"

"I'm from the Tea Society. Logically speaking, it's highly possible. According to our analysis, Mr. Zhu definitely has the habit of tasting tea and reading in reality, and he doesn't refuse any kind of miscellaneous book."

"That's not right. I don't understand what you guys are fussing about. Didn't they say it was just looking familiar?"

"Exactly, maybe the male supporting character in the original work also thought she looked familiar, just didn't pay attention at the time."

Meng Zhu saw all the arguments in the comments.

Fortune-telling, recognizing a beauty by scent—pure nonsense.

He did it on purpose.

In the original work, this encounter naturally resulted in nothing happening.

But to get to know Qiao Chuxia faster, Meng Zhu had to do this.

Fortunately, even though he cheated, no one had any evidence.

The next day, the top floor of the Tianhai Group headquarters building.

Meng Zhu sat behind a large desk, holding a document, his gaze falling upon it.

"Qiao Chuxia?"

When the original body returned from studying abroad, he had looked for Qiao Chuxia, but the entire Lin Family had disappeared.

"So she was taken back by the Qiao Family during high school? Lin Chuxia became Qiao Chuxia..."

To be honest, with the power of the male supporting character, even if the whole family moved and changed their names, it would certainly have been very easy to find them if he had really looked.

It can only be said that the plot was rigged.

It was determined to have the male lead meet the female lead first.

Meng Zhu pretended to read the information; he, of course, already knew Qiao Chuxia's background by heart.

After reading this, Meng Zhu's fingers tapped on the table as he began to ponder.

He was thinking about the opening ceremony.

He knew about a plot point tonight: Ye Youyou ruining the dress Qiao Chuxia bought, trying to make her embarrass herself.

Meng Zhu was now wondering if he could make use of it.

But preparing clothes in advance just didn't make sense. There was no reason for a single school board member to inexplicably carry a set of women's evening wear.

The audience in the comments would also be suspicious.

Then, should he play the hero saving the beauty?

Appear at the critical moment and stop Ye Youyou's actions.

There was also a problem: given his status, going backstage was strange in itself.

Most importantly, the personality of Qiao Chuxia, this female lead, was of the resilient, independent, witty, and intelligent type.

Playing the hero might not necessarily be useful. To gain a little favorability by making all sorts of unreasonable moves was a bit counterproductive.

To tell the truth, as things stood, Meng Zhu really didn't have a plan for how to conquer this female lead.

The original male supporting character, that ultimate simp with a romantic brain, had lost; what could Meng Zhu do?

Giving her whatever she wanted, supporting her all the way, and even, because of the female lead, being unable to bring himself to suppress his romantic rival.

This was no less extreme than some male leads in angsty novels.

Typical angsty novel male leads are just like that; they are about to be bullied to death, yet they can still donate a kidney or even their heart, sometimes even donating it to their romantic rival.

But why can the male leads of angsty novels reap the regret of the female lead?

Usually, it's because of the male lead's years of silent companionship and selfless dedication.

That's where the problem arose: Meng Zhu had no way to accompany Qiao Chuxia.

Four years of college life was enough for her to have children with Chu Yunting.

How to break the deadlock?

Meng Zhu was silent for a long time.

At times like this, one had to put their knowledge to the test.

In any matter or field, human nature is interconnected.

The study of human nature allows one to see more essential things, thereby devising strategies within a command tent and winning victory a thousand miles away.

Meng Zhu hadn't read so many books for nothing; talking about romance from the perspective of human nature was despicable enough.

But as the saying goes, deep affection has never been able to keep anyone since ancient times; only schemes can win people's hearts.

The original male supporting character was sincere enough, and facts proved it was useless.

Then he would just have to use some schemes.

Then, Analysis 1: What is the female lead's personality like?

Resilient and independent, self-reliant and brave, witty and astute, kind and generous.

Full of clichés—the basic configuration of a female lead.

Conclusion: Overbearing and aggressive, dark-bellied and deep, feigning nobility, childish and tsundere—none of these are advisable.

Analysis 2: What is the female lead's view on emotions?

Judging from her background, the female lead belongs to the type that both lacks love and doesn't lack love.

Her foster parents made up for her lack of familial affection, but her biological parents were not close to her.

In the original work, her relationship with the male lead also progressed gradually, dragging on for a long time.

Therefore, when this girl gets along with people, it should be with caution mixed with defensiveness, carrying a clear, scrutinizing gaze.

At the same time, once someone is recognized or enters her heart, she will also be very loyal and affectionate.

Conclusion: Cannot be too hasty. Must be sincere but not ingratiating, and certainly cannot be condescending charity. All actions to draw closer emotionally must be reasonable and natural.

Analysis 3: The female lead can be moved by sincere companionship, but it must be for a long time, just like the male lead in the original work.

Deducing the process from the answer: in the female lead's heart, emotion will not outweigh rationality. She will not be impulsive, much less fall in love at first sight. Hero saving the beauty, the suspension bridge effect, Stockholm syndrome—none of these will work.

Therefore, companionship is almost a fatal weakness, a rigid demand, the kind you can't skip over.

Conclusion: Since it can't be skipped, he can only change himself. If he can't achieve life companionship, then he will provide spiritual companionship—for example, online dating.

Analysis 4: For a clear-headed female lead, is it possible for online companionship to outweigh the male lead's real-life companionship?

It's difficult.

Words are inherently empty; actions are often more persuasive.

Conclusion: He still needs to have interactions with the female lead in reality, and it must be the primary focus, then supplemented by online chatting.

Analysis 5: With this two-pronged approach, can he guarantee winning over the male lead? Will the female lead fall in love with Meng Zhu?

Hard to say.

Don't forget there is also the corrective force of the plot, which is the intelligent calculation of the Heavenly Dao.

Conclusion: Meng Zhu needs a more powerful advantage, but it cannot be money, because it is easily interpreted as repaying a debt, charity, or triggering a rebellious psychology due to the female lead's resilient and independent personality.

Very good, he has the general outline, now let's talk about the difficulties.

Meng Zhu cannot accompany the female lead at all times; he cannot share hardships with her, support each other, and progress together.

Simply put, he cannot act as a 26-year-old emperor of a business empire and accompany a 20-year-old college student to play house while she studies.

His fingertips mindlessly spun his fountain pen. At a certain moment, Meng Zhu murmured softly and stopped the movement in his hand.

"Supporting each other, progressing together..."

Meng Zhu had the answer.

The kind in the original work by the male supporting character is not called mutual support; that is called one-sided assistance, and it can't even be called mutual progress.

Meng Zhu narrowed his eyes and revealed a smile.

"Since I cannot go to your side, then I will make you come to see me."

Having figured everything out, countless plans and schemes rapidly took shape in Meng Zhu's mind.

His scheme was very simple to state.

He would guide the female lead to grow, using reality as the primary focus and the internet as secondary to teach her, improving her abilities, vision, and cognition.

Let her take the initiative to choose that more outstanding partner.

What he needed to pay attention to was to be sincere, grasp the boundaries well, and at the same time have patience, plus a billion more points of charm, waiting for her to meet him at the summit.

Since the plan was already decided, what followed would be simple: just follow the plan.