Begging the Female Lead to Let Me, a Salted Fish, Go (GL) - Chapter 16

“This is Chen Chen, my…” Shen Ying looked at Chen Chen. Chen Chen was dressed like a lady today, and her smile made her look like a pampered young lady from a wealthy family.

Sensing Shen Ying’s pause, Chen Chen looked up and smiled at Shen Ying, revealing two sweet dimples. But Shen Ying didn’t smile back as she usually did. Instead, she turned to Gong Zhi and said, “She’s my roommate.”

“Oh, we were such good friends in college,” Chen Chen took a step forward and linked her arm with Shen Ying’s. Ignoring Shen Ying’s stiff body, she leaned in to look at Gong Zhi and smiled. “Who are you?”

“I’m her junior,” Gong Zhi also smiled. She was getting more and more comfortable with this identity. She walked to Shen Ying’s other side and also linked arms with her, smiling friendly at Chen Chen. “I came with my senior today to see what kind of person her friend is.”

That’s right! Let’s see what kind of shameless friend this is. Trash, get away from her! Don’t just raise the female lead’s darkness meter for no reason!

“So you’ve seen me. What do you think?”

Gong Zhi’s smile was natural and confident. “Sister Chen Chen is beautiful and lovely. She has a wonderful scent all over her. I could smell it from a distance.”

“You have a great nose,” Chen Chen also laughed. “Today I used…”

“A tea scent,” Gong Zhi interrupted her with a smile.

Chen Chen’s face fell, but her eyes flickered toward the car on the side of the road. She forced a smile and said to Shen Ying, “Xiao Ying, your junior is very interesting.”

She said the words through gritted teeth.

Shen Ying was stuck between the two of them, and her body would stiffen whenever she touched either of them.

When she was reborn, all she wanted was to make the people who had wronged her pay. She never thought that one day she would be in a “love triangle.” For a moment, she felt like her soul had left her body, and her mind was filled with philosophical questions like “Who am I?”, “Where am I?”, and “What am I supposed to do?”.

It wasn’t until Chen Chen spoke that Shen Ying came back to her senses. She gently pulled herself away. Gong Zhi’s grip was light, so when Shen Ying moved a little, Gong Zhi let go. Chen Chen’s grip was tight, and Shen Ying had to use some force to get away. She looked at Chen Chen and changed the subject. “Weren’t we going to eat? Let’s go.”

Chen Chen wrinkled her nose. She turned to look at the car again before following Shen Ying. She smiled at Shen Ying. “The way you dress now is different. You look so much better. You used to always be so hunched over… Did you meet someone?”

Gong Zhi walked beside them and slightly raised an eyebrow when she heard Chen Chen’s words, looking at Shen Ying. Coincidentally, Shen Ying also turned and looked at Gong Zhi. Their eyes met. Gong Zhi smiled at Shen Ying, and Shen Ying turned her eyes away.

Gong Zhi heard Shen Ying say, “I met a good person. He said I’ve graduated and should act like a working professional. So he had me cut my hair and change my clothes. That’s how I got the contract.”

Was she talking about Gong Zhi or Gong Yi? Gong Zhi thought about it and felt that she was most likely talking about her brother.

But was this part of the original story?

She remembered the synopsis the system had given her, but it was too vague. Gong Zhi was speechless and couldn’t help but think to herself, [This system is trash. It’s useless.]

[Host, you can’t talk badly about the system. I can still provide navigation!]

Is a feature I previously looked down upon now something you’re bragging about?

Gong Zhi shook her head and didn’t say anything.

Without Gong Zhi’s interruptions, Shen Ying and Chen Chen seemed to be getting along quite well. Chen Chen didn’t show any emotion when she heard where Shen Ying worked.

Gong Zhi looked at Shen Ying’s unchanging darkness meter and started to get bored. She even felt that she shouldn’t have come today and just wasted a whole weekend.

A whole weekend. What else could I have done? I could have slept, exercised, or stayed in my study to read books and financial reports…

Gong Zhi sighed. Just then, Shen Ying turned to look at Gong Zhi. “Do you want to go back?”

Gong Zhi nodded. She didn’t have to pretend in front of Shen Ying. She watched Chen Chen excitedly hold up a piece of clothing to her body. “Your friend is really annoying.”

Shen Ying smiled. “She’s not my friend. I told you, she’s my roommate.”

Gong Zhi looked up at Shen Ying. She remembered the synopsis clearly stated that Chen Chen was Shen Ying’s best friend. But Shen Ying didn’t agree. Was the synopsis wrong? Or was it something else?

“It’s a little boring. Let’s leave after we eat.” Shen Ying finally said. They sat on a bench together, waiting for Chen Chen. Shen Ying was holding a cup of milk tea. Gong Zhi always brought her own thermos and politely declined the milk tea. They drank their drinks slowly, and the distance between them seemed to have lessened.

“Is chrysanthemum tea really that good?” Shen Ying asked, watching Gong Zhi drink slowly.

Gong Zhi blinked. “It has goji berries, so it’s a little sweet, which is perfect for summer. In the fall and winter, I’ll switch to other teas, like pu-erh or black tea…”

Shen Ying smiled.

Gong Zhi frowned. “Do you think I’m like an old person?”

“No, it’s just…” Shen Ying looked down at her milk tea. “Maybe drinking too much milk tea gets a little old. I think you’re great the way you are.”

“I can drink milk tea too,” Gong Zhi said, pouting. “Good milk tea is also very nutritious. I’ll make you some at home next time.”

“Okay,” Shen Ying’s eyes curved. She had smiling eyes that would slightly curve when she smiled, but they didn’t squint. Instead, they held a captivating light, as if the stars were sinking into her eyes.

No wonder she’s the female lead. Gong Zhi couldn’t help but think.

With the promise of leaving after dinner, a sleepy Gong Zhi perked up a little. The three of them quickly found a place to eat. It wasn’t an expensive place; it was a spot with a decent ranking on a review app.

Chen Chen seemed very happy. She told Shen Ying about the new job offer she had received, her handsome boss, and her jealous colleagues.

“You know how good the benefits are at Qiming Group,” Chen Chen said with a smile. “Sometimes you can even see the young master. You have no idea how handsome the young master is! He’s like a god!”

Qiming Group? Gong Zhi looked at Chen Chen thoughtfully, a flash of understanding crossing her mind. No wonder Chen Chen had that expression in the original story when she found out that Gong Yi had sponsored Shen Ying, and no wonder so many people in the company had spread bad rumors about Shen Ying in such a short time.

“No matter how handsome he is, he still has to eat, poop, and fart.” Gong Zhi spoke up.

“Ugh! My idol doesn’t eat, poop, or fart!” Chen Chen quickly said.

He not only eats, poops, and farts, but he also wet the bed when he was six. Gong Zhi snickered. Her plate suddenly changed, and a new one was in front of her, with neatly cut beef. She turned and saw Shen Ying focused on cutting the beef that was on her previous plate.

Gong Zhi didn’t know what kind of expression to make. She just quietly said “thank you,” put a piece of beef on her fork, and slowly chewed it.

Chen Chen looked at Gong Zhi, then at Shen Ying. She frowned. “I think there’s something weird about you guys.”

“What’s weird?” Shen Ying asked, without even looking up. As time went on, she was gradually relaxing.

“Well… you got out of your junior’s car, and you’re wearing… your phone is different too!” Chen Chen looked at Shen Ying from head to toe, and then asked with a confused expression, “Are you and your junior… are you in that kind of relationship?”