The Green Tea Supporting Girl Is Still Playing Her Role Today (GL) - Chapter 44

Chapter 44

“Sorry, Mr. Gu, I have something to attend to, so I need to leave first.” Wen Pinghan picked up her bag and stood up. She apologized to Gu Zhizhang, then asked Lin Zhimin and the others to entertain him well.

“What happened?” Gu Zhizhang asked.

“……There’s a bit of an emergency at home.” Wen Pinghan said.

Gu Zhizhang did not press further. Lin Zhimin nodded. “Alright, Big Sis Han, you go handle the family matter. We’re here.”

“Then let me drive you back.” Gu Zhizhang stood up.

“No need. I’m not going back to my own place.” Wen Pinghan finished speaking and left in a hurry.

Since she had left, Gu Zhizhang had no intention of staying longer either. He also bid farewell to the two who remained, and after walking out of the restaurant, he already could no longer see Wen Pinghan’s figure.

The rain fell quite heavily. Gu Zhizhang sat in his car. When he passed a certain road, he suddenly thought of Xie Zhifei, who lived nearby, so he made a phone call. “Hello, Afei, are you at home?”

“What’s up?”

“I’m passing by your place. If you’re home, I’ll come over to chat with you. I’ll head back once the rain lets up.” Gu Zhizhang said.

“Oh dear, what a shame. I’m not home right now. Sorry about that, Brother Gu.”

“It’s fine. Then let’s grab a meal together another day when we have time.”

“Alright.”

After hanging up the phone, the doorbell rang. Xie Zhifei hurried to open the door. Seeing the person outside folding up her umbrella, she smiled. “Sister.”

“Mm. When did you return to the country?” Wen Pinghan placed the umbrella at the doorway and walked into the house. But she discovered Xie Zhifei peeking around outside the door, so she asked in confusion, “What are you doing?”

“No one’s following you, right? I mean Gu Zhizhang.” Xie Zhifei asked.

“No…… right?” Wen Pinghan said in surprise. “Why would he follow me?”

“True.” Xie Zhifei closed the door, turned around, and answered her question. “I arrived this afternoon and first went to report in with my dad.”

Wen Pinghan nodded and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window. Looking at the rainwater soaking the lawn outside, she asked, “Why are you afraid of the rain?”

“Mm…… Because it’s too lonely, I suppose.” Xie Zhifei made something up. “Think about it: it’s pouring outside, pitter-pattering away, and I’m left all alone guarding this huge villa, utterly desolate. How lonely would that be? Can you imagine that feeling?”

“No, I can’t. If I had a villa this big to keep me company, forget the rain—even if knives were falling from the sky, I could still laugh about it.” Wen Pinghan said.

Xie Zhifei could not help but chuckle, her eyes curving into crescents. “But Sister still came to keep me company.”

Wen Pinghan gave her a sidelong glance. “I just wanted an excuse to slip away from the dinner, and your message came right on time.”

An hour later, the rain still had not stopped. Wen Pinghan glanced at the time; it was time to go back. So she asked, “Are you still afraid?”

“Of course I am.”

Wen Pinghan looked at the person who had crossed her legs and was leisurely playing a game. She really could not see where the fear was.

“If I went back now, what would you do?”

“I’d be heartbroken. I’d cry in agony. I’d kneel on the ground and beg the Buddha to spare me from such loneliness.”

“Anyway, tomorrow’s Sunday. Just stay over here. With rain this heavy, I wouldn’t feel easy about you driving back.” Xie Zhifei said.

“Alright.” It was not as if they had never stayed over before, and getting to sleep in that soft, comfortable big bed again was nice too. Wen Pinghan agreed. “Then hurry up and take a shower.”

“Right away.” Xie Zhifei handed her phone over. “Help me finish this game.”

Wen Pinghan took the phone and operated it casually a few times before she died completely.

Xie Zhifei had only stepped away for a sip of water when she discovered the team had been wiped out. She laughed. “Sister, you don’t know how to play games, do you?”

“No.”

“Want me to teach you?”

“No time.”

“Alright, then when you have time.” Xie Zhifei smiled and went to take a shower.

Wen Pinghan had just set down her phone when it suddenly vibrated. She glanced at the caller and saw it was actually Gu Zhizhang.

Wen Pinghan flipped the phone over and placed it on the sofa. She waited for the vibrations to end before taking out her own phone and playing around with it absentmindedly.

Xie Zhifei came out after her shower, her hair blow-dried to half-dry, looking refreshed as she walked over. “I’m done, Sister. You go wash up. I’ve put everything in the bathroom for you.”

“Mm.” Wen Pinghan thought for a moment and still said, “Gu Zhizhang just called you. I didn’t pick up. He called several times. Maybe it’s something important?”

“Got it.” Xie Zhifei picked up her phone and glanced at it. Sure enough, there were several missed calls. She called back.

Before Wen Pinghan walked into the bathroom, she heard her call out “Brother Gu.”

“I was just taking a shower and missed the call. Is there something up?” Xie Zhifei said.

“Afei, there’s something I want to ask of you. Right now, you’re the only one I can turn to for this favor.” Gu Zhizhang said.

“What is it?”

“Wanwan is coming back to the country tomorrow, but I have to head out of town on a business trip first thing in the morning. I wanted to send one of my subordinates to pick her up, but she insists on Fang Ningshu doing it. You know how close she is to Fang Ningshu, but Fang Ningshu isn’t my employee anymore, so…… Could you trouble yourself to talk to Fang Ningshu and ask her to go pick her up?”

Xie Zhifei raised an eyebrow. “I’ll have to check with Fang Ningshu first on this. After all, I’m not sure if she even wants to have contact with people from your Gu family anymore.”

“Alright, please talk to her for me. I trust you.” Gu Zhizhang said.

“Fine, I’ll get back to you later.”

Xie Zhifei hung up the phone and twirled it in her hand, pondering to herself.

This Wanwan was the biological niece of Gu’s mother, which made her Gu Zhizhang’s cousin. Her full name was Wang Wan. Her father had passed away from cancer years earlier. Her mother wanted to take her along and remarry, but Gu’s mother refused and insisted on keeping her by her side, raising her like her own daughter. Later, when Gu’s mother went abroad to recuperate, she took her along to study there too, so someone would keep her company and relieve her boredom.

Wang Wan had an extremely close relationship with Gu Zhizhang, so Fang Ningshu knew very well to win over this cousin. Back when Wang Wan had not yet gone abroad, Fang Ningshu, as Gu Zhizhang’s personal secretary, had handled quite a few matters for Wang Wan on his behalf—even attending a few parent-teacher meetings.

As a result, Wang Wan was very fond of and dependent on Fang Ningshu. When she could not find her busy brother, she would always turn to Fang Ningshu, who was sure to show up.

“Hello, there’s something I want to discuss with you. Wang Wan is coming back and specifically asked for you to pick her up. Are you willing?” Xie Zhifei called Fang Ningshu and asked.

“No.”

It was utterly heartless. Back then, she had waited on the little girl like a princess.

Xie Zhifei smiled. “You just need to pick her up and drop her off at the Gu residence—or the Xie place works too. Gu Zhizhang won’t be home tomorrow.”

“That still doesn’t work. That girl is such a handful; she’s so annoying.” Fang Ningshu said bluntly.

Xie Zhifei burst out laughing.

Wang Wan had indeed been spoiled into a young lady’s temperament by Gu’s mother. She had been quite rebellious in high school too, getting into trouble every few days, and Fang Ningshu was often sent to the school to clean up the messes. Back then, Fang Ningshu had naturally had no complaints, but things were different now. She still harbored resentment toward Gu Zhizhang, so how could she have any patience for this extra baggage that came with him?

“Alright then. Tomorrow, you work overtime and come on a business trip with me.” Xie Zhifei said.

“Where to?”

“To the airport.”

“I’ll go pick her up myself. You just handle the driving.”

After a long silence, Fang Ningshu asked in bewilderment, “What’s wrong with you? Didn’t you say you didn’t like Gu Zhizhang anymore? Why are you still helping him by picking her up? Besides, you know how much that girl hates you.”

Girls were the quickest to spot a green tea b1tch, and Wang Wan was no exception. What she hated most was Xie Zhifei constantly trailing after her cousin, calling “Brother, Brother” nonstop, which made her, the actual cousin, feel utterly disgusted. She often called Xie Zhifei a green tea b1tch. If Gu Zhizhang was present, Xie Zhifei would put on a pitiful act, saying she had no ill intentions at all, and then Gu Zhizhang would scold Wang Wan, which only made Wang Wan hate her even more.

“She’s just a kid. Who doesn’t have a bit of temper? Besides, she was young back then. Now that she’s grown up, she’ll come around.” Xie Zhifei laughed.

“……Fine, whatever you want.”

Xie Zhifei turned around and agreed to the matter with Gu Zhizhang right away. She got the flight details and heard the sound of a door opening behind her. When she looked back, she saw Wen Pinghan coming out in a bathrobe, her hair fluffy and draped behind her. Her skin was deathly pale, her face steamed pink by the water vapor, making her complexion seem even fairer.

She stared blankly at Wen Pinghan.

Wen Pinghan noticed her gaze and looked down at her bathrobe. “Is there a problem?”

“There is.” Xie Zhifei walked closer and smiled. “Even in a bathrobe, you look this good. Do you want anyone else to live?”

“I’ll smack you if you keep talking nonsense.” Wen Pinghan glanced at the phone in her hand. “Done with the call?”

“Mm.” Xie Zhifei’s nostrils flared. She suddenly leaned in and sniffed her hair. “It smells so nice. Does my shampoo smell this good?”

“It’s yours.”

“I can’t smell the scent after using it myself.”

“You must smell awful then.” Wen Pinghan leaned forward and sniffed the hair on her shoulder. “You smell nice too.”

Xie Zhifei lowered her eyes, her lashes trembling a few times. When the other lifted her head, she quickly looked away. Only then did she smile and say, “Of course. It’s not cheap. It’s late; let’s go to sleep.”

“Alright.”

The two went up to the second floor. Xie Zhifei had just pushed open the bedroom door when she saw Wen Pinghan stop at the door of the guest room next door. She asked doubtfully, “What are you opening that door for?”

“To sleep. Aren’t I staying in this room?” Wen Pinghan remembered that Fang Ningshu had stayed in this guest room last time.

“Of course not. You’re staying with me. The guest room hasn’t been cleaned in advance; it must be dusty.” Xie Zhifei left the door wide open. “You’ve slept in my two-meter bed before.”

Wen Pinghan followed her into the master bedroom then. Though she had slept there once already, last time Xie Zhifei had been drunk, so all her attention had been on taking care of the drunkard. Now that both of them were sober, it always felt a bit awkward.

She stiffly shuffled to the edge of the bed, took off her shoes, and lay down. She picked up her phone and started playing with it.

Xie Zhifei drew the curtains and turned on the bedside lamp before lying down on the bed. She lay flat for a while, then rolled over and saw Wen Pinghan still playing on her phone. She asked, “Not planning to sleep yet?”

“Right away.” Wen Pinghan set down her phone, wrapped herself in the blanket, and rolled over too. She turned her eyes a bit but still could not help asking, “What did Gu Zhizhang want with you?”

“Helping him pick someone up. Tomorrow, come with me. I’ll introduce you to a new friend.”

“Who?”

“Wang Wan, his older female cousin.”

“Oh……” Wen Pinghan sounded uninterested. “You know her?”

“Mm, we met often when we were little. We lived too close. She must be twenty-two or twenty-three now, but she has a bit of a princess temperament.” Xie Zhifei gave her a heads-up in advance.

“Oh. So you two must be close, right?”

“Quite the opposite. She hates me a lot.”

Wen Pinghan looked puzzled. “Then why are you still going to pick her up?”

Xie Zhifei smiled at her, thinking to herself that it was because she would become your good friend.

In the original story, Wang Wan was also a very important supporting character. She was the first person in the Gu family to discover the romance between Gu Zhizhang and Wen Pinghan, so she quickly told Gu’s mother about it.

At first, Wang Wan did not like Wen Pinghan at all. She felt Wen Pinghan was not good enough for Gu Zhizhang. On top of that, with Fang Ningshu subtly fanning the flames in her ear, she became even more convinced that this little employee was trying to climb the social ladder.

So she pulled some pranks to make things difficult for Wen Pinghan. But after more contact, she unexpectedly became Wen Pinghan’s best friend. Later on, she helped her a great deal too. The two could truly be said to have become friends after their clashes.

The rain outside had quieted down a lot. Just as drowsiness overtook Xie Zhifei, the rain picked up again, pattering against the windows. She instinctively lifted her head to look over.

Wen Pinghan thought she was scared and scooted closer a bit. She touched her head and hugged her with one arm. “It’s okay. Don’t be afraid.”

Xie Zhifei’s body stiffened slightly. She slowly lay back down and stared at her unblinkingly. “Sister……”

“Mm, I’m here.” Wen Pinghan gently patted her arm. “Go to sleep.”

Xie Zhifei bumped into her other hand under the covers and rubbed it in her palm a few times. “Why is it still so cold?”

“It’s fine.”

“Holding it will warm it up.” Xie Zhifei held her hand and scooted her whole body closer. She even draped her leg over, wanting to warm her feet too.

Wen Pinghan chuckled softly twice. “What if my body gets cold too?”

Xie Zhifei opened her arms and hugged her. “My body’s warm. I’ll be your hot water bottle.”

“That’s nice. In summer, you use me as a human air conditioner. In winter, you be my hot water bottle. We’re even.” Wen Pinghan laughed.

“Yeah, we’re so well-suited to be sleep buddies.”

As soon as the words left her mouth, both of them suddenly fell silent for a moment. The atmosphere seemed to turn a bit amorous.

Xie Zhifei blinked and suddenly asked, “Sister, what if you make other friends in the future? Will you still hang out with me?”

“Why wouldn’t I hang out with you?”

“What if you get a best friend, and that friend doesn’t like me and doesn’t let you keep in touch with me? What would you do?”

“Are you sure someone like that could even be my friend?” Wen Pinghan asked, patting her back. “I don’t get close to people who try to restrict my right to make friends.”

“That’s good.” Xie Zhifei smiled in satisfaction.

“And……”

“And what?”

“Nothing. Let’s sleep.”

“No.” Xie Zhifei lifted her chin and asked, “Were you going to say I’m your best friend?”

“There’s also Wu Qianqian.”

“You didn’t deny it!” Xie Zhifei was overjoyed. “Great, I’ve leveled up. Now I’m on equal footing with Wu Qianqian!”

“Ambitious.” Wen Pinghan chuckled muffledly.

“Hmph.” Xie Zhifei asked smugly, “So, do I rank above Lin Zhimin now?”

“She’s just my subordinate.”

“And I’m still your boss.”

“Mm, that’s true.” Wen Pinghan laughed. “I never dreamed that one day I’d be sleeping in the same bed as my boss.”

“And you’re even hugging your boss.”

“You bet.”

“Sister……”

“Mm?”

“Don’t you feel like you can’t breathe?”

“No.”

“Nonsense. Your chest is small, so of course you don’t feel it!”

“……” Wen Pinghan let go and moved a meter away from her.

Xie Zhifei took a breath and shamelessly rolled back over. “Sister, hug~ Your boss commands you. Come give her a hug~”