The Green Tea Supporting Girl Is Still Playing Her Role Today (GL) - Chapter 60

Chapter 60

Wen Pinghan finished the last bit of handover work just before the end of the workday. After the New Year’s Day holiday, she would have to go work on the top floor.

She gave the few stuffed toys in the office to her colleagues and Lin Zhimin.

Lin Zhimin came up to chat with her for a little while and said enviously, “Big Sis Han, your office keeps getting higher and higher. I do not even dare to come to this floor much, let alone the top floor.”

“There is an elevator. What is there to be afraid of?” Wen Pinghan said with a smile.

“Is what I am afraid of climbing stairs?” Lin Zhimin said with a pang of sympathy. “From now on, you will be working right under President Xie’s nose. How scary that must be. How could you still dare to slack off, burp, or fart? I would not dare to go there. What if I say too much and make mistakes, and the young lady just fires me on the spot?”

“It will not come to that. She is not a tyrant, after all. Besides, if she had not given you the chance to show yourself, your promotion might not have come so quickly.” Wen Pinghan said with a smile.

“That is true. I am still very grateful to her for that. But if it really meant working right under her nose, I would still feel a bit scared.” As Lin Zhimin spoke, she suddenly paused and said in surprise, “That is not right, Big Sis Han. I remember you did not want to sit in an office close to the leadership before. How come you are smiling so happily now?”

“Am I?” Wen Pinghan touched the smile at the corner of her mouth. “Maybe it is because the view up there is nice.”

“Then someday when President Xie is not around, call me up secretly to see the view, okay?”

Wen Pinghan smiled and said okay.

“Where do you plan to go play for the three days of New Year’s Day?” Lin Zhimin asked again.

“Stay at home.”

“You finally have a holiday, and you do not want to go out and stroll around?”

“What is there good to stroll around? It is all crowds of people. It is too much trouble.” Wen Pinghan glanced at the time, hurried to get her bag, and took out a pair of high heels from under the desk to change into. “I am not chatting with you anymore. I have other things to do.”

“Oh my god, you actually put on high heels. Are you not going to touch up your makeup later too?” Lin Zhimin said in surprise.

Wen Pinghan was stunned. “Is that not okay?”

“Are you going on a date?!” Lin Zhimin’s eyes lit up. She leaned on the desk and looked at her. “Look me straight in the eyes and say it! Are you going on a date?!”

“No.” Wen Pinghan said, “I am just going to ring in the New Year with some friends.”

“Really?” Lin Zhimin observed her closely for a moment, then suddenly had a flash of insight. “Then is there someone you like among that group of friends!”

Wen Pinghan’s calm eyes flickered a bit. She lowered her head to get her phone and stood up to walk out. “I am not saying anymore. I really will be late.”

“Oh my god! Oh my god!” Lin Zhimin kept laughing nonstop behind her.

Wen Pinghan soon disappeared without a trace. No one knew if she had gone downstairs or gone to touch up her makeup.

Lin Zhimin sauntered slowly to the elevator entrance, holding her phone and sending a message to her boyfriend. As soon as the doors opened, she kept her head down and went in.

“What floor?” A voice from the side asked.

“First floor, thank you.” Lin Zhimin raised her head and got a fright. “Holy crap, President Xie! Ah, no, that is not holy crap. Sorry, sorry, I did not mean to…”

“It is fine.” Xie Zhifei smiled faintly and glanced at the floor. “You do not seem to work on this floor, do you?”

“President Xie even knows that?” Lin Zhimin was flattered and surprised.

Fang Ningshu, on the side, thought to herself: How could she not know? She had been thinking about this floor for so long. She knew exactly who was on it : )

Lin Zhimin was nervous at the moment. On one hand, she felt psychological pressure facing the leadership, and on the other, she could not help stealing glances—

Oh my god, President Xie looked so stunningly dressed up today! It was simply impossible to look away!

Wasn’t the official holiday not until tomorrow? How come everyone was dressed up so nicely today?

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When Xie Zhifei and Fang Ningshu arrived at the destination, Zhao Xiaojing and Li Feng had already gotten there.

“You are finally here.” Zhao Xiaojing had come alone to find them. She looked beside them. “Where is Wen Pinghan? How come she did not come together?”

“She said she had something to do and asked us to come first.”

As she spoke, a taxi stopped at the roadside. Wen Pinghan got out of it, looked around for a moment, and then came straight over here.

“Hey, she is here.” Zhao Xiaojing pointed and said right away.

Xie Zhifei turned her head and was stunned for a moment. When the other woman walked up to her in those high heels, she finally smiled in a daze. “Sister, you look so beautiful today.”

Wen Pinghan smiled lightly. “You too.”

“That is great. Finally, I can get Wen Pinghan to take things seriously here and even know how to dress up.” Zhao Xiaojing laughed heartily. “Every time I see you, you look so plain. You are really relying on your good looks to be willful, are you not?”

“Are we all here?” Fang Ningshu asked.

“Yes, almost. Come on, I will take you to see. You are the protagonists. You have to provide me with ideas.” Zhao Xiaojing walked happily in front, introducing them.

It was a standalone villa in the near suburbs, close to the airport and the high-speed rail station. Given Zhao Xiaojing’s habit of air-freighting her flowers, the location here was quite nice.

The villa had a modern style, simple and spacious. One could add things inside according to one’s own ideas.

“I plan to hire a few people first. Make a few rooms on the second floor into offices, and the first floor as the work area. What do you think?” Zhao Xiaojing walked around the living room in a circle and asked happily.

Xie Zhifei rarely saw her planning something so seriously. She was happy from the bottom of her heart. “Do it well. From now on, all Qisheng’s events will be handed over to you.”

“That is great. No worry about not having jobs to take!” Zhao Xiaojing laughed without restraint. She took them to look carefully at every corner, said all her ideas, and ended up making herself even more ambitious. “Help, Afei. I originally just wanted to play around, but now I inexplicably feel a sense of accomplishment. What is going on? I love this feeling so much!”

“Congratulations. You found something you like.” Xie Zhifei patted her shoulder.

After strolling around for a while, everyone was hungry. Just then, the hotpot they had ordered arrived. Everyone gathered on the first floor to eat hotpot.

Zhao Xiaojing started talking big about her career, fantasizing about the day she became the richest person. But she found that no one paid any attention. They were either snatching beef slices from the pot or quietly telling jokes.

“Li Feng, that slice of beef of yours had better be for me. Fang Ningshu, do not play with your phone while I am giving an important speech. And Afei and Wen Pinghan, what do you two have to say to each other secretly in front of me?” Zhao Xiaojing called out each one in turn. Everyone behaved and continued eating hotpot while listening to her brag.

Toward the end of the meal, everyone slowly put down their chopsticks and only took occasional bites. At that moment, someone knocked on the door at the entrance.

“Sorry, I am late.”

Several people looked over one after another and only then realized it was Gu Zhizhang.

The three women all looked at Zhao Xiaojing in unison. Zhao Xiaojing looked bewildered. “Why are you looking at me? I did not invite him.”

“I called him. You sisters’ gathering does not have any part for me to chat, so I found someone to talk to.” Li Feng stood up and quickly brought in the reinforcements. “Have you eaten? There is still some food left.”

“I ate at home.”

Gu Zhizhang looked around. His gaze lingered on Wen Pinghan’s seat. To her left was Xie Zhifei, who was pressed inseparably close to her. He could not squeeze in. To her right was Fang Ningshu. Thinking of the emotional entanglement between the two of them, he naturally felt too embarrassed to squeeze in. So he could only squeeze in next to Li Feng. After sitting down, he asked, “It was so lively just now. What were you talking about?”

“Your mom.” Xie Zhifei said.

Gu Zhizhang suddenly looked at her.

Xie Zhifei: “Your mother.”

Gu Zhizhang: “Oh…”

“Xiaojing said she wanted to go visit the sick. By the way, is not your mother still ill? How come you ran out?” Xie Zhifei asked again.

Gu Zhizhang replied, “She has Wanwan to take care of her.”

Several people looked at each other. Fang Ningshu asked him pointedly, “So she is just your family’s high-paid caregiver?”

“What kind of talk is that?” Gu Zhizhang frowned tightly. “I know you have a grudge against me, but you also know that our family took Wanwan in and treats her like a real daughter.”

“Of course. Only a real daughter would feel bold enough to say she is taking her abroad and then do it. Your mom just felt bored staying abroad and wanted someone to keep her company. But she did not want to delay your career as her son, so naturally she could only find someone who is both loyal and good at pleasing her.” Fang Ningshu said bluntly.

Xie Zhifei nodded in deep agreement. Wen Pinghan also looked at Gu Zhizhang with disgust.

“Fang Ningshu, are you drunk?” Gu Zhizhang’s face showed anger. “It has not been long since you left me, and you already dare to criticize my mom?!”

“I just do not like you. You are clearly the one who benefits without doing anything, yet you do not feel the least bit ashamed. Your entitled attitude really makes people sick.” Fang Ningshu put down her chopsticks.

“Okay, okay. Today is a happy day. No one is allowed to argue with me!” Zhao Xiaojing put on the airs of the host.

“Fine, we will listen to our Miss Zhao.” Xie Zhifei said with a smile.

Fang Ningshu raised her eyebrows and said no more. Gu Zhizhang wanted to explain to Wen Pinghan but could not find a suitable moment.

After everyone had eaten their fill, Zhao Xiaojing started stirring up a game.

“We ate so much. There is no energy left to play games.” Xie Zhifei leaned on Wen Pinghan’s shoulder and said. She was verbally guiding her on playing a mobile game.

Wen Pinghan was not good at it to begin with. Plus, with her leaning on her all the time and constantly talking in her ear, how could she focus on the game? Her line of sight could only reach Xie Zhifei’s hand.

She could even picture the shape of that hand in her mind. She even wanted to help trim the nails.

“Truth or Dare. It does not take any physical effort. That should be fine, right?” Zhao Xiaojing said.

Since it was her suggestion, Li Feng was naturally the first to agree. Gu Zhizhang glanced at Wen Pinghan and also agreed.

“Sister, do you want to play?” Xie Zhifei turned her head and asked.

“Sure.” Wen Pinghan suddenly felt this was an opportunity. Maybe she could probe that annoying ghost who called her!

After Wen Pinghan nodded, Xie Zhifei raised a hand. “Okay, we will join too.”

“I will pass.” Fang Ningshu said.

“No way. More people make it more fun. Just think of it as accompanying us.” Zhao Xiaojing took an empty wine bottle, pulled her to the living room side, and had the group sit in a circle on the carpet.

The bottle spun a few times and landed in front of Zhao Xiaojing herself.

Everyone handed the opportunity to Li Feng. Li Feng immediately asked, “Who is the man you like most in the whole world?”

“My dad!”

“Who is the second one you like?!”

“That is the second question already.” Zhao Xiaojing smiled slyly, then spun it a second time. It landed in front of Gu Zhizhang.

The others had no curiosity about him. No one asked for a long time. In the end, Li Feng asked knowingly, “Brother, do you have someone you like?”

“Yes.” Gu Zhizhang looked straight at Wen Pinghan. Wen Pinghan kept her head down and did not give him a single glance, which hurt him deeply.

It was Gu Zhizhang’s turn to spin the bottle. He deliberately aimed for an angle to try to land it on Wen Pinghan, but his aim was off by a bit. The mouth of the bottle pointed at Xie Zhifei next to her.

Gu Zhizhang could not think of any question, so he passed the opportunity to someone else. Zhao Xiaojing, fearing the world was not chaotic enough, immediately smiled with bad intentions. “Afei, do you still have someone you like now?”

There was silence for a moment. Xie Zhifei suddenly smiled. “Yes.”

Everyone was stunned. Each person’s reaction was quite vivid.

Li Feng poked Gu Zhizhang’s arm lightly and smiled at him. Gu Zhizhang did not take it to heart. Zhao Xiaojing was full of confusion. She already could not understand how she liked Gu Zhizhang one moment, said she did not the next, and now said she had someone she liked. How many plates of food had she drunk?

Fang Ningshu was somewhat surprised that she would confess in this setting. She was even more curious if she would take the chance to confess.

As for Wen Pinghan, from the moment Zhao Xiaojing asked the question, she stared tightly at her profile. But as soon as the other woman spoke, she immediately lowered her head, afraid of betraying her expression. It must have looked awful.

“Okay, it is my turn.” Xie Zhifei spun it to Fang Ningshu and asked, “Do you have someone you hate?”

“Gu Zhizhang.” Fang Ningshu pointed at Gu Zhizhang without mercy.

Everyone except Gu Zhizhang could not hold back their laughter. Unfortunately, Wen Pinghan’s was a bitter smile. She tugged at the corner of her mouth, still immersed in the emotion from just now. She really could not laugh heartily.

Fang Ningshu weighed the bottle in her hand, received Xie Zhifei’s gaze, so she placed the bottle in front of her, thought for a moment, and then gently spun it. The bottle slowly turned more than half a circle and steadily stopped in front of Wen Pinghan.

“Fang Ningshu, ask something exciting!” Zhao Xiaojing urged.

“Do you have someone you like?” Fang Ningshu glanced at her boss and immediately asked.

For a moment, the whole villa seemed to quiet down. Everyone waited for her answer.

Xie Zhifei could not help it. She turned her head and looked at her nervously, secretly twisting her fingers.

“I choose Dare.” Wen Pinghan said with downcast eyes.

“Ah, how could you do that!” Zhao Xiaojing felt blocked from getting the gossip. “No way. You have to answer the question first since it has been asked.”

“You did not even ask beforehand if I was choosing Truth or Dare.” Wen Pinghan said reasonably.

“Fine, Dare it is.” Fang Ningshu did not make things difficult for her and held the draw tube in front of her. “There are dare cards inside. Draw one.”

Wen Pinghan drew one absentmindedly. As soon as she flipped it over to look, she suddenly heard a burst of urgent alarm bell sounds. Li Feng immediately turned off the alarm, suddenly stood up, patted Gu Zhizhang’s shoulder, and then pulled Zhao Xiaojing up from the carpet.

“What are you doing?” Zhao Xiaojing was confused.

“Come with me.” Li Feng pulled her to the open balcony on the second floor. Gu Zhizhang had left ahead of them.

The remaining three people looked at each other in confusion. Fang Ningshu, seeing the current situation, stood up and said, “I will go see what they are up to.”

Xie Zhifei and Wen Pinghan looked at each other. Reluctant to let go of such a good two-person world, her gaze lingered on the other woman’s face for a moment before she pointed at the penalty card and asked, just to have something to say, “What is the penalty?”

Wen Pinghan handed her the card to see.

—Kiss the person next to you.

Xie Zhifei was stunned and immediately blushed. She scratched her face, scratched her head, and said awkwardly, “Now, the only one next to you is me.”

“Should we do the penalty now?” Wen Pinghan asked.

“We, we can.” Xie Zhifei smiled, pretending to be natural.

“Are you willing?” Wen Pinghan asked softly again.

“I am willing.” Xie Zhifei blurted out.

The two looked at each other for a moment and slowly drew closer. The instant their lips touched, they both closed their eyes at the same time. It was unclear who parted their teeth first. Instinct and desire at work, restrained emotions fueling it, everything seemed so natural.

Clearly, the penalty could have just been a kiss on the cheek, but neither of them said it out loud. They chose a more intimate and ambiguous kiss.

Suddenly, fireworks sounded outside. Fire trees and silver flowers burst in the sky outside the window. Upstairs, the cheers from Zhao Xiaojing and the others rang out.

It was noisy outside, but here it seemed excessively quiet. Amid the successive explosive sounds, Xie Zhifei could not hold back her feelings and pressed the back of her head. Wen Pinghan similarly stroked her back. The two drew closer and closer. The hearts pounding violently in their chests seemed about to explode too.