The Green Tea Supporting Girl Is Still Playing Her Role Today (GL) - Chapter 56

Chapter 56

After breakfast, Wang Wan returned to Xie Zhifei’s place. She freshened up and then went back to her room, only to find Xie Zhifei leaning against her door with a rather resentful look in her eyes, as if she were reproaching her for coming back late.

Wang Wan: “?”

“You stayed over at Sister Wen’s last night?” Xie Zhifei asked.

Wang Wan nodded and walked past her, heading straight into the room.

Xie Zhifei shook her fist at her back: “In your dreams.”

“What?” Wang Wan turned her head in confusion.

“Nothing.” Xie Zhifei thought for a moment and then said, “You’ve been causing us trouble for so long, and you’ve been staying here for free for such a long time too. You should give some compensation, right?”

“Tell me, how much money do you want?” Wang Wan took out her phone to transfer money to her.

“No need for money. You can even stay longer, until you go abroad for school, as long as you help with a little favor. And you’ll be happy to see this matter succeed.” Xie Zhifei said.

Wang Wan looked at her hesitantly: “What matter?”

“Your aunt should be coming back soon, right? When that happens, if she wants to stop Wen Pinghan from contacting Gu Zhizhang—”

“I’ll help Wen Pinghan?” Wang Wan interrupted her and asked.

“No, you’ll help your aunt more. You’ll resolutely and decisively help her obstruct Gu Zhizhang and Sister Wen’s relationship!” Xie Zhifei said with a beaming smile.

Wang Wan looked her up and down a few times and suddenly realized: “You really still like my brother!”

“Can your brain only turn in one direction?”

“Then what? Why do you want us to stop their relationship?”

“Naturally, I have my reasons.”

“What reasons?”

“Heaven’s secrets cannot be revealed.” After Xie Zhifei said that, she smugly returned to her own room.

In the afternoon, Xie Zhifei went out. At Zhao Xiaojing’s invitation, she went to her home to discuss how to start a business. When she arrived, she found that Li Feng was also there, discussing entrepreneurship with Zhao Xiaojing.

“It looks like you don’t need me here?” Xie Zhifei laughed.

“Oh, you came just in time. We were about to argue!” Zhao Xiaojing quickly pulled her inside. “Come on, you argue it out with Li Feng. I’m getting more and more confused.”

Li Feng then shared his opinions and ideas. After Xie Zhifei listened, she thought it was feasible but not very suitable for Zhao Xiaojing, so she suggested: “Our three social circles are similar. Actually, we can find a few more people to discuss it together.”

“Who to find?”

“Watch me.” Xie Zhifei made two phone calls one after another. Not long after, Fang Ningshu arrived first, followed closely by Wen Pinghan.

“Here they are, the two best workers. They come from ordinary backgrounds, but they’ve also attended quite a few banquets and seen a lot of the world. With them as supplements, it’s really perfect.” Xie Zhifei gave a thumbs up.

“I think it’s good.” Zhao Xiaojing laughed and quickly made space for the two of them.

The group sat on the carpet. As Fang Ningshu walked to Xie Zhifei’s side, she paused, turned her head to look at Wen Pinghan who followed right behind, and then turned to walk to Zhao Xiaojing’s side, squeezing in between her and Li Feng.

Li Feng: “?”

Zhao Xiaojing: “???”

Fang Ningshu had a businesslike attitude: “Tell us, what do you need us for?”

As they chatted on this side, Li Feng looked around and found himself completely unremarkable among the beauties, so he wanted to find some backup and suggested: “How about I call Gu Zhizhang over too?”

“No!” The four women said in unison.

Li Feng: “???”

“We’re girls chatting just fine. Why bring a man into it?” Xie Zhifei said.

Zhao Xiaojing: “Exactly!”

Li Feng: “???? Us girls?

The group discussed until evening. Zhao Xiaojing kept them for dinner together. During the meal, she announced with great ambition: “I’ve decided to officially start this business!”

“Cheers.” Xie Zhifei raised her glass, and everyone clinked. She withdrew her glass, turned her head, and lightly clinked with Wen Pinghan again before smiling and taking two sips.

“By the way, next week is Christmas. Do you all have any plans?” Zhao Xiaojing wanted to organize another gathering.

Li Feng: “Work.”

Xie Zhifei: “Business trip.”

Fang Ningshu: “Accompany the boss on the business trip.”

Wen Pinghan: “Overtime.”

“Hate it!” Zhao Xiaojing asked again, “What about New Year’s Day then? There should be a holiday, right? Let’s celebrate the New Year together. This time, no big event—just a small gathering with familiar people.”

Everyone thought about their schedules. Unexpectedly, Wen Pinghan responded first: “Sure, I have time.”

“I’ll come too!” Xie Zhifei immediately raised her hand, then turned her head and asked Fang Ningshu in a low voice, “Before New Year’s Day, can we handle President Zhang?”

Fang Ningshu took a sip of wine: “I’ll try.”

After dinner, everyone chatted a bit more and didn’t say goodbye until after eleven.

Xie Zhifei naturally had to send Wen Pinghan home. Fang Ningshu wisely took a cab back by herself. When the elevator doors opened, in the quiet and dim corridor, there was a figure squatting. As she approached, she realized it was Wang Wan, who was squatting at her door again, hugging her knees and actually asleep.

“Why are you here?” Fang Ningshu asked.

Wang Wan heard the noise and slightly opened her eyes. When she saw her, she immediately stood up happily: “Shu-jie, you’re finally back. Did you go out to eat with friends?”

“What do you need me for?” Fang Ningshu took out her key and asked while opening the door.

“I came to bring you a cake.” Wang Wan bent down to pick up the cake.

Fang Ningshu then noticed a cake on the other side of her and asked in confusion: “Why bring a cake?”

Wang Wan was stunned and blinked: “Today is your birthday!”

Fang Ningshu: “Today is my birthday?”

“Could this be a lie to me too?!” Wang Wan widened her eyes and asked incredulously.

Fang Ningshu thought about the date and then said vaguely: “It seems like it really is my birthday.”

“I told you, I couldn’t have remembered wrong.” Wang Wan let out a sigh of relief.

“Did I tell you?” Fang Ningshu asked curiously.

“Yes, you did.” Wang Wan said, “Before I went abroad, you helped me organize a birthday party. I asked about your birthday then, and you told me. I keep in my heart everyone who’s been good to me.”

“That was years ago.” Fang Ningshu opened the door, glanced at the cake in her hand, and then at the half of her face that was red from pressing against something. “Come in and have some water.”

Wang Wan went inside, placed the cake, inserted the candles, and turned off the light.

“What are you doing?” Fang Ningshu had just opened her computer when the light disappeared.

“Make a wish and blow out the candles! Hurry, hurry. It’s almost twelve. Work can be done anytime.” Wang Wan set her computer aside, pushed the cake in front of her, and then sang the birthday song.

Fang Ningshu: “……”

Through the candlelight, Wang Wan didn’t look so sharp and irritable; she seemed much more pleasing.

Wang Wan smiled and finished singing, then urged her to make a wish. Fang Ningshu didn’t move and said disdainfully: “The most childish and boring thing is making a wish. What’s the use?”

“There is. You can say your wish, and I’ll help you make it come true!” Wang Wan said grandly.

“No need. I don’t have any wishes.” Fang Ningshu directly blew out the candles. “Alright, turn on the light.”

Wang Wan turned on the light and proactively cut two pieces of cake, carefully handing one to her side: “Shu-jie, I already know the reason you left the Gu company……”

Fang Ningshu glanced at her: “So?”

“I didn’t expect you to like my brother. He has many admirers, but you’re the one who surprised me the most. I also know why you hate me so much now……” Wang Wan glanced at her, couldn’t read her expression, and continued on her own. “You used to often teach me not to hurt myself because of others or make myself unhappy. Now, I want to give those words back to you. Don’t be unhappy. My brother is handsome, but he’s blind! You’re so good; why couldn’t he see that?!”

“You can leave now that you’re done talking.” Fang Ningshu stood up to see her out.

“But I think you’re more suitable for my brother than anyone else. If you’d told me earlier, I could have helped you—hey, don’t push! Just one last sentence, I’ll say just one last sentence!” Wang Wan said hurriedly. “Shu-jie, my brother is my brother, and I’m me. Don’t take out your anger on me because of him. I really like you and don’t want to be distant from you. If one day you fight with my brother, I’ll absolutely stand on your side!”

Fang Ningshu silently rolled her eyes.

“Alright, I should go back.” Wang Wan walked to the door, then remembered something, took a box from her bag, and stuffed it into her hand. “This is a gift. Shu-jie, happy birthday.”

Fang Ningshu held the box, her mood complex. The other had already proactively closed the door and left.

She opened the box and saw a necklace.

She remembered now.

Back then at Wang Wan’s birthday party, someone said her necklace was pretty. She proudly ran to show it off to Fang Ningshu. Fang Ningshu had perfunctorily smiled and said: “It really is pretty. It’s especially suitable for you. I want to buy one, but I can’t even find it.”

Fang Ningshu tried it on; it really looked quite nice.

The clock turned to midnight.

A new day began.

And she had somehow muddled through a birthday in a daze?

Ever since she started working, there were always more important things than birthdays: endless meetings, social obligations, work. Because she was too busy, she neglected contact with friends and classmates, so no one remembered her birthday, including herself.

The next day, after the meeting, Fang Ningshu handed the documents to Xie Zhifei. Xie Zhifei sharpened her eyes and asked with a smile: “When did you buy the necklace? It looks pretty good.”

Fang Ningshu paused and said: “Wang Wan gave it to me.”

“Wow, she’s really good to you.” Xie Zhifei said.

“I was good to her before too.” Fang Ningshu shrugged.

Xie Zhifei: “Why did she suddenly give you a gift?”

Fang Ningshu: “Yesterday was my birthday.”

“Hiss, why didn’t you say anything?” Xie Zhifei took out her phone and transferred money to her. “Happy birthday.”

“Thanks.” Fang Ningshu crisply accepted the payment.

“It’s not me saying this, but you should go out and socialize more. There’s really not as much work here as at Gu Zhizhang’s place. When you have time, go relax, find some hobbies, don’t keep yourself so tense, and make more friends. Otherwise, even your birthday has few people who remember it.”

Fang Ningshu smiled: “It seems like that’s true. Not to mention friends—I don’t even remember myself. Looks like I need to change my lifestyle?”

“Mm, but speaking of gifts……” Xie Zhifei turned her head to look at the calendar. Christmas was only a few days away. It was a pity she had to go out of town that day; otherwise, she would definitely ask Wen Pinghan out for a romantic Christmas night!

On Christmas Day, Wen Pinghan worked overtime at the company. She was about to move to her new position soon, and there was a lot to handle. By the time she finished most of it, it was already past nine.

She walked on the street and saw that the mall entrances were all decorated festively. Young, pretty girls were taking photos in front of a huge Christmas tree.

She stopped to watch for a few moments. Taking advantage of their gap in changing positions for photos, she quickly snapped a picture of the huge Christmas tree and sent it to Xie Zhifei, along with a message saying Merry Christmas.

The other party didn’t reply; she must be busy.

At that moment, her phone rang. She quickly looked at the caller and felt inexplicably disappointed, but then she felt she was too awful. This was Wu Qianqian’s call!

“Hello, Qianqian, Merry Christmas.” Wen Pinghan said.

“Merry, merry! Did you receive the gift I sent you?” Wu Qianqian asked happily.

Wen Pinghan: “Gift? What gift?”

Wu Qianqian: “That means you haven’t received it yet. I secretly prepared a surprise for you. You’ll definitely need it later, hehehe.”

“What exactly is it?” Wen Pinghan asked curiously.

Wu Qianqian: “You’ll know when you open it. I’m not telling you. I have to grade papers now.”

Snowflakes suddenly started falling from the sky. Wen Pinghan walked into the mall, bought a scarf, and then hurried back home.

After taking a shower and lying in bed, she scrolled through her Moments. Many people were posting photos of eating, drinking, and gifts. She also came across Lin Zhimin finally posting a photo of her boyfriend and casually liked it.

Then she opened her iPad and found a healing movie to watch. By the end, it was past one. She checked WeChat again; still no reply. She yawned, turned off the light, and went to sleep.

But she had some insomnia.

Her eyes were closed, but her mind was unusually active. On one hand, she missed Xie Zhifei; on the other, she was unusually curious about who the person was that Wang Wan had mentioned.

She desperately tried to think of Li Hongyan’s flaws but couldn’t come up with any. From her brief contact, Li Hongyan really had no obvious flaws. No wonder people at the company said he was more suitable for Xie Zhifei than Gu Zhizhang! They were simply a perfect match!

“……So annoying!”

Wen Pinghan rarely punched the bed in frustration.

Thump thump—

Thump thump thump—

It seemed like someone was knocking on the door?

Or was it her imagination?

She listened carefully for a while and realized someone was really knocking on her door. She wrapped herself in a coat, walked to the door, looked through the peephole, and then immediately opened the door, looking at the person at the door in surprise.

“Hi…… sister, Merry Christmas!” Xie Zhifei propped one hand against the door frame, panting for breath. Her face was flushed from running, and there were some fresh snowflakes on her hair.

“Come in quickly. Why did you come at this time? Isn’t it cold outside?” Wen Pinghan quickly pulled her inside and then took a hairdryer to stand behind her, blowing her hair.

Xie Zhifei picked up a glass of water and gulped down several mouthfuls. She said: “I rushed back right after dinner. If there hadn’t been traffic, I could have arrived earlier. Did I disturb your rest, sister?”

“No, I wasn’t asleep anyway.” Wen Pinghan blew her hair dry and then eagerly opened the box on the tea table, handing it to her impatiently. “This is your Christmas gift.”

“Wow! Sister, you’re so thoughtful. I forgot to bring a scarf on this business trip. My neck almost froze stiff just now.” Xie Zhifei touched the soft scarf, smiled, and wrapped it around her neck. “So warm. I’ll go see if it looks good.”

With that, she ran into the bedroom but suddenly turned back and shouted: “By the way, your gift is also here, right at the door.”

Wen Pinghan opened the door again and then discovered four or five packages piled next to it. She had been so focused on Xie Zhifei earlier that she hadn’t noticed at all. She brought them all inside.

There was a big box at the bottom and smaller ones on top. She picked up the top one and opened it. Inside the transparent bag was a piece of clothing. She curiously opened the bag, took out the clothing, held it up in the air, and examined it in confusion.

“Sister, does it look…… good?” Xie Zhifei ran out of the room and saw her holding up a set of sexy lingerie. Her heart skipped a beat, and she stammered: “Sis-sister, so you like this…… style?”

Wen Pinghan looked again at the very revealing lingerie in her hand, suddenly woke up as if from a dream, threw it onto the sofa, and asked with a flushed face: “Why did you…… give me this?”