The Green Tea Supporting Girl Is Still Playing Her Role Today (GL) - Chapter 12

Chapter 12

Wen Pinghan bought Handsome Boy Milk and Q.Q Candy, and as she returned to the lobby, she saw someone standing by the elevator. Whenever employees came out, they first marveled at this beauty, then got startled by her identity, their moods riding a rollercoaster in just half a minute.

The person herself seemed unaware, engrossed in her phone, fingers typing rapidly on the screen.

For some reason, Wen Pinghan pulled out her phone and, sure enough, saw new messages.

[Xie Zhifei]: Where are you?

[Xie Zhifei]: I’m at the elevator on the first floor.

[Xie Zhifei]: You didn’t kidnap my Handsome Boy and run off, did you?

“What do you mean, your Handsome Boy? I paid for it,” Wen Pinghan said, walking up.

Xie Zhifei looked up, smiled, and immediately approached her. They walked out the door together, and Xie Zhifei took the Handsome Boy Milk from her hand, turning to ask, “Have you eaten?”

“No,” Wen Pinghan said.

“Let’s go. There’s a new noodle shop nearby. I heard it’s pretty good. Wanna try it?” Xie Zhifei said.

Wen Pinghan had planned to cook some noodles at home to get by, but hearing about the noodle shop, she went along.

They sat in a corner, and Wen Pinghan asked, “Where’s Ms. Xie? Aren’t you eating with her?”

“She’s a busy person. She went to headquarters this afternoon,” Xie Zhifei said, opening the Handsome Boy Milk, then pausing. “You only bought one bottle?”

“What else?” Wen Pinghan said.

“So you don’t have one?” Xie Zhifei asked.

“I don’t drink it,” Wen Pinghan said.

“Why? What do you drink then?” Xie Zhifei asked.

“Plain water is fine,” Wen Pinghan said, pouring herself a cup of tea from the table.

Xie Zhifei stared for a few seconds, recalling the original story’s description of her background, where her parents heavily favored boys, leaving her with no share of snacks at home.

“Here, have a candy first,” Xie Zhifei said, picking up a Q.Q Candy and holding it to her mouth. “The noodles will take a while. Eat this to tide you over.”

“This thing can tide me over?” Wen Pinghan said, almost speechless. “And… did you wash your hands?”

“Sister, are you rejecting me?” Xie Zhifei said.

“…” Wasn’t it obvious?

In the end, she couldn’t resist the other’s playful persistence. Wen Pinghan opened her mouth and ate the candy. The fruity flavor was strong, and it was chewy. She took a while to finish it. Past the age of craving snacks, she had forgotten how much she envied others’ expressions when they ate candy as a child.

After finishing the noodles, Xie Zhifei offered to drive her home, but Wen Pinghan declined.

Joking aside, who gets driven home by their boss every time? Besides, her place wasn’t far.

“Then see you tomorrow, Sister,” Xie Zhifei said.

“Tomorrow’s Saturday,” Wen Pinghan said.

“Oh, right!” Xie Zhifei said, suddenly realizing. “What are you doing tomorrow? Going out for fun?”

“I have things to take care of,” Wen Pinghan said.

“Alright, see you the day after tomorrow then,” Xie Zhifei said.

Wen Pinghan thought to herself that they couldn’t possibly meet every day at work. They were both so busy, in different departments, not even on the same floor. The chances of running into each other were slim.

The next day, Xie Zhifei slept in at home until Zhao Xiaojing’s call woke her up.

This friend didn’t want her rest day to be just rest, always planning some activity. This time, she invited other friends to go shopping.

Xie Zhifei declined: “I’m too tired. I’m not going out today.”

“What has work done to you? Where’s the Xie Zhifei who could shop for three days and nights without stopping?” Zhao Xiaojing wailed.

Xie Zhifei said, “She’s dead. Now it’s Xie, the working stiff, Fei.”

After hanging up, she got up to wash, ordered a big takeout meal, enjoyed the food, and then dove back into work.

Wu Fangda’s departure did stall work for a bit, and now she had to step up.

The original character was useless at both studying and working, using all her cunning on Gu Zhizhang. Xie Zhifei, however, was the opposite. In her past life, she poured all her energy into studying and working, graduating from a top school and reaching management in a foreign company at a young age. Busyness was her norm, and men were barely part of her life.

She organized the market plan and sent it to Xie Hongxu for review.

Half an hour later, Xie Hongxu sent a voice message: “Baby, did you hire outside help?”

Xie Zhifei smiled, about to reply, when Gu Zhizhang suddenly messaged her.

[Gu Zhizhang]: Xiao Fei, I saw Wen Pinghan.

[Xie Zhifei]: Where did you run into her?

[Gu Zhizhang]: At the sales office. She’s buying a house from our company.

Xie Zhifei: … What a coincidence.

It was as if the world only had the Gu family’s businesses. The female lead wanted to buy a house, and it was from his company. She wanted to switch jobs, and it was to his company… Wait, switch jobs?

How did she forget this?

In the original story, it started with the male and female leads meeting by chance, and soon after, the female lead joined the Gu Group. The reason for her job switch was mentioned in a conversation, saying she was unhappy at her previous company because the leadership was incompetent.

Now that she thought about it, that incompetent leader was probably the original character, right?

The original character was obsessed with fun, shopping with friends, and occasionally showing up around the male lead to make her presence felt, so she completely missed an anonymous email and a named email in her inbox.

Now that she found those emails and resolved the issue, Wen Pinghan got promoted. She probably wouldn’t resign, right?

Unless… she fell for Gu Zhizhang, actively approached him, and switched jobs to his company!

Lost in thought, a new message from Gu Zhizhang popped up: [I offered to give her the house, but she didn’t seem happy and rejected me. Xiao Fei, what should I do?]

Xie Zhifei: … Go find a cool place to chill.

Xie Zhifei couldn’t help but complain to the system: [With this emotional intelligence, do I really need to sabotage their romance? Would Wen Pinghan really fall head over heels for this guy?]

[… W-Well, what else? He’s offering her a house!] The system didn’t understand human emotions either. It was just a system!

“I’ll ask her myself,” Xie Zhifei said, sending Wen Pinghan a message.

[Sister, would you like Gu Zhizhang?]

Seeing this sudden message, Wen Pinghan fell into thought. Just half an hour ago, she was about to pay a deposit at the sales office when she ran into Gu Zhizhang. He offered to give her a house, shocking everyone around, and their looks toward her turned strange.

What a nutcase. They’d only met a few times.

Now, Xie Zhifei sent this WeChat, probably to gauge her feelings.

What, was she afraid Wen Pinghan liked Gu Zhizhang too?

Her mood grew complicated. She had just started to see Xie Zhifei differently, but now faced this dilemma—was Xie Zhifei only befriending her because of Gu Zhizhang?

Moments later, Xie Zhifei received a reply.

[No.]

Xie Zhifei pointed at the message, proudly showing the system: [See? She’s not brainless.]

Half a minute later, Wen Pinghan saw a new message.

[Right, don’t like him. He’s arrogant, self-important, with a CEO vibe etched into his bones. He’s not right for you.]

Wen Pinghan frowned slightly, thinking to herself: So he’s right for you? Is he worth you going to such lengths to deal with me?

The next moment, another message popped up—

[Unlike me, though I’m worth billions, I don’t have a bad temper. I’m gentle, beautiful, generous, pretty, approachable, and understanding. I’m the perfect choice for dining, shopping, and chatting with you, Sister (/ω＼)]

Wen Pinghan: “?”

What was with this strong green tea vibe? Did she send this to the wrong person???