The Green Tea Supporting Girl Is Still Playing Her Role Today (GL) - Chapter 67

Chapter 67

In the living room, Xie Zhifei sat with her legs crossed, chin lifted, looking down at Wang Wan as if through her nostrils.

“Drink some water.” Wen Pinghan handed a cup to her. She immediately smiled and took it with both hands, warming her hands with the cup as she sipped the hot water in small mouthfuls.

Wen Pinghan then handed another cup to Wang Wan. Wang Wan had just finished applying false eyelashes in front of the mirror. As soon as she took it, she heard Wen Pinghan ask, “What do you need me for?”

“Did something happen between you and Cousin last night?” Wang Wan asked.

“What’s wrong?”

Wang Wan said, “Last night when he got home, he seemed very angry. Then he drank alone, and when he got drunk, he kept calling your name—one moment shouting for you not to leave, the next saying you could never escape from his grasp in this lifetime or something like that…”

Upon hearing this, Xie Zhifei’s face immediately fell. She asked in a low voice, “Tell me about it. What does he want to do?”

Wen Pinghan sat down beside her and patted her leg to soothe her emotions.

Xie Zhifei held the back of her hand with one hand. The warmth from the cup covered it, and Wen Pinghan felt her own hand warm up a lot. She lowered her eyes to look at their hands and zoned out for a moment.

“I don’t know what he wants to do yet, but my aunt saw him like that and got very angry. She said…” Wang Wan hesitated and glanced at Wen Pinghan. After struggling for a while, she still said it. “She said she wants to drive you out of this city, make you disappear from Cousin’s sight, and then find a way to make Cousin completely forget you.”

Wen Pinghan: “…”

“So what exactly happened between you and Cousin last night?”

“Nothing much. He confessed to me, and I directly rejected him.”

“Just that?”

“Yeah.”

Wang Wan was speechless. After a long while, she muttered, “His emotional resilience is too low then…”

Wen Pinghan neither confirmed nor denied it. She glanced sideways at Xie Zhifei and found that the other had been silent since earlier, head down as if pondering something. She asked softly, “What are you thinking about?”

“I’m thinking about how she’s going to make you leave this city.” After considering several possibilities in her mind, Xie Zhifei let out a disdainful cold laugh, lifted her head, and looked at her confidently. “Sister, you won’t leave on your own, right?”

“How could I?” Wen Pinghan held her hand in return. “You’re here. Where could I go?”

Xie Zhifei smiled broadly and hugged her back, whispering, “Don’t worry. I won’t let her hurt you.”

“Yeah, you can rest easy too. I’ll take good care of myself.” Wen Pinghan hugged her back.

Wang Wan: “…?”

Seeing them hug for a long time, Wang Wan couldn’t help but ask, “What are you two doing? Even at a time like this, you’re playing the deep sisterly affection act in front of me?”

Xie Zhifei was stumped for words. After letting go, she said, “Thanks for coming over so early to deliver the message… Didn’t your aunt notice you sneaking out?”

Wang Wan looked up at the ceiling guiltily. After a while, she said, “I argued with her last night.”

“You argue with her too?” Xie Zhifei asked in surprise.

“Aunt wants me to get engaged to Liu Chuan. I didn’t agree, so she said the Liu family and the Gu family have cooperated for many years and we can’t offend the Liu family. I got so angry that I raised my voice and talked back to her a few times… Luckily, Cousin went on a drunken rant in time and diverted her attention…” Wang Wan said with relief.

“So what do you plan to do next?”

“I want to go back to school as soon as possible. In another half year, I can graduate, and then I can work on my own and live independently.” Wang Wan said.

“That’s good.” Wen Pinghan nodded. She remembered that last time Wang Wan had said in anger that she would drag things out with Liu Chuan for a lifetime, but she hadn’t expected her to figure it out so quickly. She glanced at the time and asked, “You two haven’t had breakfast yet, right? How about I cook some noodles?”

“Sure!” Xie Zhifei and Wang Wan said in unison.

Xie Zhifei immediately looked at Wang Wan. Wang Wan didn’t notice at all and said to Wen Pinghan, “The noodles you cook are pretty tasty.”

Xie Zhifei: …Damn it! She’s even eaten Sister’s cooked noodles!

In the kitchen, Wen Pinghan started boiling water. Xie Zhifei immediately followed in and stayed by her side.

Wang Wan sat in the living room for a bit, then walked to the kitchen door and asked, “Why are you both squeezed in here? Add me too?”

“Add what? It’s already cramped in here. Go wait outside obediently.” Xie Zhifei said.

“There’s clearly so much space.” Wang Wan walked right in. Seeing her open the fridge, which was filled with a lot of Liangzai milk, she found it amusing. “Wen Pinghan, why did you buy so much Liangzai milk?”

“Of course to drink it.” Xie Zhifei smugly inserted a straw. Her face scrunched up from the cold. “Hiss—it’s so cold.”

“Why seek stimulation first thing in the morning?” Wen Pinghan snatched the milk from her hand and pushed her out. “Go drink hot water outside. Both of you go out. Don’t hinder me here. I’ll call you when it’s ready.”

The two were driven out and sat on the sofa, each playing with their own phone. Xie Zhifei sent a few messages to Fang Ningshu, then asked, “What do you plan to do today?”

“Nothing. Play with you two.”

“Why play with us? Don’t you have your own things to do?!” Xie Zhifei asked in surprise.

“Playing with you is my thing. Anyway, you’re both off today, right? Besides, I came to find Wen Pinghan in the first place.” Wang Wan said.

“No way. We have other things to do today. Eat your noodles and then leave.”

“What are you going to do?” Wang Wan asked curiously.

“Adult stuff. Kids stay out of it.”

“Who are you calling a kid!”

“Fine, then I’ll tell you what us adults are going to do.” Xie Zhifei beckoned with her finger.

Wang Wan immediately leaned in. She heard her say two words mysteriously.

“Overtime.”

“Want to go?” Xie Zhifei raised her eyebrows smugly.

“…” Wang Wan said unconvinced, “Just wait. Once I start working, I can do overtime too!”

“Wow, then I’ll be waiting to see that.” Xie Zhifei clapped like a seal, reading it without any emotion.

“What are you chatting about? Food’s ready.” Wen Pinghan called out.

Xie Zhifei quickly darted into the kitchen to serve the scallion oil noodles, not forgetting to show off. “Sister, look how diligent I am. Unlike Wang Wan, who just sits and waits for it to be served.”

“Xie Zhifei, can you stop dragging me down!” Wang Wan huffed and still came over to serve the noodles herself.

Wen Pinghan had also fried a few eggs and put them on the table. Xie Zhifei and Wang Wan both reached for the same one. The two glared at each other, neither willing to let go.

“Ahem.” Wen Pinghan pressed Xie Zhifei’s shoulder and whispered in her ear, “She’s the guest.”

Xie Zhifei’s mouth immediately curved up. She let go of the chopsticks. “Please, go ahead.”

Wang Wan depressedly picked it into her own bowl. “What secret talk are you two having? Is there anything I can’t hear?”

“Of course. You’re still young. You have no idea how charming whispers are.” Xie Zhifei shook her head and said, grinning so widely her mouth wouldn’t close.

Wang Wan pouted and ignored her, burying her head in eating the noodles. When she was half full, she accidentally looked up and saw Xie Zhifei picking noodles from Wen Pinghan’s bowl. She frowned. “Why are you still snatching her food?”

“I couldn’t finish it. She’s helping me share some.” Wen Pinghan explained.

“Exactly.” Xie Zhifei picked the extra noodles from her bowl into her own and ate them with relish.

“I can’t finish mine either. Help me share some too.” Wang Wan pushed her bowl forward a bit.

“Figure it out yourself. I have enough with this.” Xie Zhifei ate the noodles in big mouthfuls.

“It’s fine. If you can’t finish, just leave it. Don’t force yourself.” Wen Pinghan said to Wang Wan.

Wang Wan nodded and continued eating the noodles in small bites. She accidentally knocked her phone to the ground. As she bent down to pick it up, she glimpsed Xie Zhifei’s foot stepping on Wen Pinghan’s slipper, then trying nonstop to squeeze into the same slipper. She immediately sat up straight and accused, “Why are you stealing her slipper? Don’t you have your own?”

Xie Zhifei: “…”

Wen Pinghan propped her chin with one hand and lowered her head to hold back laughter.

“Hurry up and eat yours. Once you’re done, hurry up and leave.” Xie Zhifei was about to be pissed off by this third wheel.

After breakfast, Wang Wan still showed no sign of leaving. Xie Zhifei saw she couldn’t drive her away no matter what, so she had to try another approach.

Ten minutes later, Wang Wan received a call from Fang Ningshu and said in surprise, “Shu Sis? You’re actually contacting me first?”

“Yeah… Are you free today?” Fang Ningshu asked.

“Yeah, what’s up?”

“I need to go buy some things. Can you come help me pick them out?”

“Sure. What are you buying?”

“Um…” Fang Ningshu looked around and didn’t know what the house was short on. After a long time, she squeezed out one word. “Groceries?”

“You’re buying groceries?!” Wang Wan was utterly surprised and found it hard to imagine her buying groceries. Excitedly, she immediately stood up. “Wait, I’ll come right away haha!”

After hanging up, Wang Wan kept laughing. “Oh my god, Shu Sis is going to buy groceries. Do you two want to come watch the fun?”

Xie Zhifei: “Sorry, not interested in buying groceries.”

Wen Pinghan: “Me neither.”

“Then I’ll go by myself. I’ll come find you two another day to play.” Wang Wan rushed out excitedly.

“Hey, not another day. Don’t come at all in the future.” Xie Zhifei shouted at her back, but the other didn’t pay attention at all. She helplessly closed the door, looked at Wen Pinghan for a while, and happily clenched her fist. “Finally got rid of her! Time to go on a date!!!”

“Yeah, then I’ll go change clothes first.” Wen Pinghan was still wearing loungewear. She had thought Xie Zhifei would pick her up in the morning, but hadn’t expected it to be so early.

“Okay, I’ll wait here for you.”

After Wen Pinghan changed clothes, she opened the door and said, “You play a bit more. I still need to do my makeup.”

Xie Zhifei trotted in and sat beside her, watching her do makeup.

Wen Pinghan suddenly felt a bit nervous and slowly turned her head. “Do you have to watch me?”

“Yeah!” Xie Zhifei propped her elbows on the table, cupped her face with both hands, and looked at her every move with a beaming smile.

“Don’t look. I’m afraid I’ll mess it up.”

“Okay, I won’t look.” Xie Zhifei covered her eyes with her hand.

When Wen Pinghan was applying lipstick, she saw from the mirror that she had sneakily opened a gap to peek. She couldn’t help but chuckle. “Alright, if you want to look, just look.”

Xie Zhifei let go of her hand and looked at her with eyes full of joy. “Sister is so beautiful. I like it so much.”

Wen Pinghan’s face slightly reddened. She shyly turned her head, stood up to get her bag. “Let’s go.”

“Wait.” Xie Zhifei took two steps to stand in front of her, pinning her against the door, and lowered her head to capture her lips.

The lipstick was all smeared.

Xie Zhifei lingered on her lips for a long time before reluctantly letting go. She picked up the lipstick and personally helped her touch it up, then smiled and said, “Kissing Sister is so sweet.”

Wen Pinghan gave her a look that was both annoyed and shy, then turned to open the door. “If we don’t leave now, it’ll be noon.”

“Coming!”

It was already past ten o’clock, and time was limited, so the two just strolled the street for a bit before Xie Zhifei took her to eat.

“Let’s watch a movie this afternoon. I haven’t watched one with Sister yet.”

“Sure, I’ll buy the tickets.” Wen Pinghan opened the app. After the two discussed and picked a movie, she placed the order directly.

The dishes were served quickly too. Xie Zhifei said, “Try the taste here quickly. Xiaojing comes here often and always praises how authentic it is. Finally got a chance to bring you to try it too.”

“Okay.” Wen Pinghan took a few bites and nodded repeatedly. “It’s indeed good.”

“Of course. Not to mention the food is good to begin with, but with such a great beauty like me sitting across, one’s appetite would be great anyway.” Xie Zhifei couldn’t help but boast.

“Yes, the great beauty is right.” Wen Pinghan’s smile overflowed.

Xie Zhifei looked at her and grinned foolishly.

“Afei! Wen Pinghan!” An enthusiastic shout came from not far away. It was clearly Zhao Xiaojing’s voice.

The two turned their heads at the same time. Zhao Xiaojing had already arrived. She pulled a chair from the neighboring table and squeezed it between them, smiling as she asked, “You’re eating here and didn’t bring me along?”

“Didn’t you come on your own?” Xie Zhifei said.

“Sigh, Li Feng asked me to eat here, but he got stuck in traffic. Luckily I ran into you two.” Zhao Xiaojing said.

Wen Pinghan asked, “You two… made up?”

“Yeah. Anyway, I said I won’t get married within three to five years. If he wants to date, fine; if not, get lost. He couldn’t bear to get lost, so we’re just muddling through and continuing to date.” Zhao Xiaojing said, giving Xie Zhifei a meaningful look.

Xie Zhifei: “?”

Zhao Xiaojing coughed and asked again, “How have you two been lately?”

“Very good.” Xie Zhifei blurted out.

Wen Pinghan also smiled and nodded. “Yeah, couldn’t be better.”

“That’s good!”

“You two chat first. I’ll go to the restroom.” Xie Zhifei said.

Zhao Xiaojing watched her back leave, then suddenly leaned her head forward, beckoned, and whispered to Wen Pinghan, “Has Afei really been doing well lately?”

“Yeah.”

“No sadness? No crying?”

“No. What’s wrong?” Wen Pinghan asked.

“Sigh, Afei is so strong.” Zhao Xiaojing sighed deeply with sorrow.

Wen Pinghan immediately got nervous from her words and asked worriedly, “Did something happen to her?”

“It’s my fault, all my fault.” Zhao Xiaojing casually brushed her bangs. “I don’t have anything else, just too much charm. I totally mesmerized her.”

Wen Pinghan: “?”

“Looking at your expression, I know she hasn’t told you at all, right?”

“Told me what?”

“That she likes me.”

Wen Pinghan: “…What kind of like do you mean?”

“Of course the kind that transcends gender. She has feelings for me.”

“You’re sure?”

“Very sure. I even asked her at the time, and she didn’t deny it! I can’t blame her. We’ve known each other so long; it’s understandable she’d fall for me. The hard part is that I’m straight. Sigh!” Zhao Xiaojing sighed in regret. “Liking the opposite s3x must be heaven’s punishment for a slag girl like me!”

Wen Pinghan: “…”

“Lately, I haven’t dared to contact her proactively, and she hasn’t sent me even one message. It must be because I rejected her last time and hurt her heart. Quickly help me think of a way to make her continue being my best friend without coveting my body.”

Wen Pinghan: “”

Zhao Xiaojing muttered for a while, then continued on her own. “But her liking women is still quite a shock to me. Oh, I’m not saying I look down on lesbians or anything. Our circle has all kinds of people; I’m used to it by now. It’s just that she never showed this preference before, so it really shocked me. Doesn’t it sound ridiculous to you too?”

Wen Pinghan: “Ah… yeah, it was indeed quite shocking when I first found out.” Then she was happy.

“Right? Then her liking me—isn’t that even more shocking?”

“Yes, so shocking that I can’t even eat.”

“What are you two chatting about?” As soon as Xie Zhifei returned to the restaurant, she saw the two whispering furtively. She smiled and pulled out a chair but received a meaningful look from Wen Pinghan.

“We’re chatting about how you like Xiaojing.” Wen Pinghan tugged the corner of her mouth in a half-smile. “Tell us, when did you start liking her?”

Xie Zhifei missed the chair and plopped down to the ground with a thud.