Begging the Female Lead to Let Me, a Salted Fish, Go (GL) - Chapter 19
The siblings got into the car, and Gong Yi looked at his sister, who was lost in thought. He knew his sister was unhappy, so he thought for a moment and said, “Don’t worry. I’ll go with you. We’ll just go through the motions to make the old man feel at ease.”
“I know,” Gong Zhi said, turning her head. She paused. “This is my first time on a blind date.”
Gong Yi couldn’t help but laugh. “Blind dates aren’t that fun, but you’ll get used to them. Actually…”
He paused and didn’t continue.
Gong Zhi didn’t pay attention to him either.
When she said “first time,” she meant including her last life. This was her first blind date.
In her previous life, Gong Zhi’s parents died early, and she always struggled on the poverty line. After she entered society, all she wanted was more and more money to fill the void in her heart, and she had never experienced this kind of forced love.
In this life, Gong Zhi seemed to have everything. She lived a leisurely life and was happy with it.
But…
[This is probably what they mean by “uneasy lies the head that wears a crown,”] Gong Zhi said.
[Host, please accept your fate. As the villainous female side character, you can actually live a more carefree life,] the system replied.
Gong Zhi chuckled. [It’s not like that.]
The villainous female side character in the novel acts all high and mighty because of her family’s love, but that love has its limits.
And people… can’t always rely on external things.
Gong Yi drove Gong Zhi to the door of her home. He looked at the dark windows and frowned. “Where’s that woman? Why didn’t she come out to greet you?”
She has no professional ethics as a “canary”! A bad review!
Gong Zhi looked at the time. It was already 12:30 a.m.
She looked at her brother helplessly. “It’s so late. Of course she’s sleeping.”
She got out of the car and waved to her brother. Gong Yi wanted to say a few more things, but seeing that his sister didn’t even turn around, he had no choice but to drive away.
Gong Zhi opened the door and turned on the lights. Seeing the cozy room, she finally breathed a sigh of relief. She looked at the time and walked to the kitchen. She opened the fridge, her fingers hovered for a moment, and she took out a bottle of sparkling sweet wine.
[Is the host not a health nut anymore?!] The system immediately started shouting.
[It’s already past my bedtime. If I can’t sleep, I might as well have a little wine,] Gong Zhi replied. She opened the bottle and poured herself a glass.
When she walked into the living room, she kicked off her slippers and walked barefoot on the soft carpet. The wine glass in her hand shimmered under the lights. She drank it little by little.
“You’re back?”
A cold voice came from behind. Gong Zhi looked up and saw Shen Ying standing on the stairs, watching her quietly. She was wearing a spaghetti-strap nightgown, revealing her fair, slender shoulders and her beautiful, clean collarbones.
“Very pretty,” Gong Zhi said.
“What’s pretty?” Shen Ying came down the stairs step by step. She glanced at the wine in Gong Zhi’s glass.
The amber-colored wine was like honey, giving off a sweet aroma, just like the worldly flower in front of her, who was fragrant and sweet.
Gong Zhi raised her glass to Shen Ying. She was dressed formally from meeting her parents today. When she raised the wine glass, it didn’t have the same cuteness as when she raised the milk. Instead, it had the charm of a mature woman. But she was still young, and this charm was mixed with a hint of youth, like a fruit that was about to ripen but was still a little sour, at its most delicious stage.
Shen Ying licked her teeth. She felt as if she had suddenly gained a little appetite.
She moved closer to Gong Zhi and sniffed. “I don’t smell any alcohol. It looks like you’re not drunk.”
Gong Zhi laughed. “I’m not that easy to get drunk.”
“That’s good,” Shen Ying said, looking at the time. “It’s past your bedtime. Are you going to go to sleep?”
Gong Zhi shook her head. She put the wine glass aside and curled up on the sofa, resting her chin on her hand. She watched Shen Ying walk over, pick up the slippers she had kicked off, and put them away. The cats meowed at her a couple of times. Shen Ying smiled slightly and petted their heads, moving them out of the way.
When Shen Ying was doing things with her head down, a strand of hair fell on her cheek, and she carelessly pushed it behind her ear, looking a little gentle.
“You have to make a lot of money,” Gong Zhi said with emotion.
Shen Ying paused and turned to look at Gong Zhi.
She was silent for a moment, then asked, “Did your parents say something to you? Because of me?”
Five million yuan was certainly not a small amount of money. Gong Yi was in a high position and was the heir to the Gong family, so he could easily take it out, but it couldn’t stop his family from complaining.
It was even more so for Gong Zhi. Although the clothes Gong Zhi was wearing cost hundreds of thousands, different people had different ideas about where money should be spent.
For example, if the money was spent on Shen Ying, others would think it was a complete waste.
Shen Ying still remembered the personalities of Gong’s parents in her memories, so she immediately came to a conclusion.
Gong Zhi shook her head. “It’s nothing big. It’s just that you have to work hard.” Gong Zhi sat up straight and looked at Shen Ying. Her face was full of seriousness, which made her look a little childish and funny. “I’ll work hard, too. We’ll both have a bright future.”
Shen Ying laughed. “What kind of future is a bright future?”
Gong Zhi had drunk very little in this life, preferring a healthy lifestyle. In her last life, she could hold her liquor well during work and business meetings. In this new life, she had underestimated her tolerance a little.
Now, the alcohol was starting to hit her, making her a little dizzy. But when she heard Shen Ying’s words, she still tried her best to make the most serious expression.
“A future with the freedom to choose is a bright future.”
As soon as she finished speaking, she couldn’t support herself anymore and fell backward. Shen Ying took a step forward and placed her hand on Gong Zhi’s shoulder to prevent her from falling.
Gong Zhi looked up and gave Shen Ying a slightly goofy smile. “Ah, thank you.”
She was so silly, as if the person in front of her was really that simple and only cared about a bright future.
Shen Ying couldn’t help but look away and said softly, “It’s nothing. It’s late. You should go to sleep. Otherwise, you won’t be able to wake up tomorrow.”
Gong Zhi turned her head to look at the time and let out a sigh. “It is a bit late. If I don’t go to bed, I might die from overworking.”
The system, whose advice to go to bed early had failed: […]
Shen Ying, who went to bed at 2 or 3 a.m. every night: …
“I’ll help you up.”
Shen Ying held Gong Zhi’s arm and looked at her swaying body. “Can you walk?”
“Of course I can. It’s just a little bit of wine.”
Gong Zhi sounded confident, but Shen Ying just assumed she was bragging. She held her hand very steadily. Gong Zhi swayed, and her entire body fell toward Shen Ying. Shen Ying held her up steadily.
“I’m, I’m sorry. I might actually be a little drunk.”
Gong Zhi whispered. The girl’s scent mixed with the smell of alcohol wafted into Shen Ying’s nose. But Shen Ying didn’t feel the kind of disgust or discomfort she would feel toward a drunk person. She even felt that the little girl in her arms was like a soft kitten, acting spoiled and relying on her with stumbling steps.
This made Shen Ying’s hands a little restless.
I wonder if the little girl’s head is good to pet. She turned her head and saw the two kittens not far away, with one’s head resting on the other’s, watching them without blinking.
A cozy room, dim lights, cute kittens, and a cute girl.
It was like a gummy candy that made one’s heart want to melt.
Shen Ying shushed the kittens and then looked down at Gong Zhi. “I’ll help you upstairs.”
Gong Zhi hummed a few times. She didn’t like to cause trouble for others, so she tried her best to support herself, wobbling as she went up the stairs.
“I, I’m never drinking again.”
Shen Ying heard Gong Zhi’s muttering and couldn’t help but want to laugh. She helped Gong Zhi to her bedroom door.
Gong Zhi held the doorknob, pushed the door open, and turned to smile at Shen Ying. “Good night.”
Her fair skin and slightly flushed cheeks, standing at the intersection of light and dark, made her look like an angel.
Shen Ying heard her heart beat softly, just once, but it was very loud.
Her eyes darkened slightly. Her gaze swept over Gong Zhi’s skin, which was fair and soft, just like the mochi dessert Shen Ying loved as a child. At that moment, Shen Ying felt her appetite return. She pressed her tongue against her teeth, and the sharp pain from her teeth on her tongue relieved her appetite.
“Good night.”
The door closed, and Shen Ying stood in the hallway for a while before turning around and going back into her room.
The computer screen was flickering. The people on the video call were arguing and not backing down. When they heard the sound, they all looked at Shen Ying.
“Let’s continue.”
Shen Ying said. She pulled out a chair and looked at the people on the video call.
She suddenly remembered Gong Zhi’s words.
A future with the freedom to choose is a bright future.
No matter what Gong Zhi’s intentions were, Shen Ying had to admit that those words pleased her and made her feel that Gong Zhi was completely different from the fool she remembered.
If she didn’t have the memories of her past life, maybe they could have become good friends.
[Darkness meter: 89]