The Green Tea Supporting Girl Is Still Playing Her Role Today (GL) - Extra 1

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On a rainy night, Gu Zhizhang had a dream in which he and Wen Pinghan ended up together.

In the dream, he was the pride of heaven, an existence that everyone admired. Men envied him, women adored him, and everything he wanted came to him easily. But then a woman appeared who deeply captivated him, though she did not take him seriously at first.

He felt surprised, curious, and intrigued, so he launched an offensive. After going through countless twists and turns, he finally won the beauty’s heart.

However, his admirers all suffered tragic defeats in this romance chase. Xie Zhifei ended up in prison, Fang Ningshu died in a car accident, and Zhang Changsheng perished from a difficult childbirth.

Fortunately, he and Wen Pinghan still managed to come together after enduring hardships. Although his mother never wanted to accept Wen Pinghan, he held the most authority in the family. He could gradually make his mother recognize Wen Pinghan’s goodness, just like with Wang Wan.

Wang Wan had hated Wen Pinghan at first, but in the end, did she not become good friends with her? Especially after marrying Liu Chuan, Wang Wan often came home to whisper secrets with Wen Pinghan and became close confidantes.

He and Wen Pinghan would also raise the children well and see them grow up…

Everything in the dream felt too real, as if it had truly happened. Even after waking up, he could still vividly recall every detail.

“Brother, I’m off to work. Don’t drink today—stay home and keep Aunt company properly.” Wang Wan stood at his door and said.

“What work? Didn’t Liu Chuan tell you to stay home and enjoy life?”

“What nonsense are you talking? Whatever Liu this or Liu that—don’t mention him to me. I see you’ve been drinking too much again!” Wang Wan said angrily.

It took Gu Zhizhang a long while to pull his mind back from the dream. He stared at her intently. She had a briefcase slung over her shoulder and wore sneakers. He realized that the real Wang Wan had not married Liu Chuan, had not become that pampered wife who stayed home, but instead had gone to intern at a well-known company just a while ago.

She prepared her graduation thesis on one side while busying herself with the internship. If she encountered any work problems, she occasionally consulted him. If he drank too much, she would call Fang Ningshu or Xie Zhifei and the others. He often heard their laughing and chatting voices in video calls.

“I’m not talking anymore—I’m going to be late. I’ll be working overtime tonight and won’t come back for dinner!” Wang Wan ran out with her bag, but a moment later, she turned back. “Oh, right—Zhang Changsheng is coming to the hospital here for treatment next week. I’ll go straight to stay with her for a few days then, so I won’t come back.”

“Um… how is she doing?” Gu Zhizhang asked in a gloomy tone.

For this woman, he had felt annoyed at first, thinking she was a tool his mother used to seduce him. Unfortunately, he later realized he had misjudged her. Though Zhang Changsheng was frail, she had a backbone of pride.

But the Zhang Changsheng in the dream often shed tears after becoming pregnant, like the reincarnation of Daiyu. She looked at him with eyes full of resentment and longing. Could such a person really be Zhang Changsheng?

“She’s doing pretty well. She said this treatment has a high chance of curing her completely. And she said that even if it doesn’t work this time, it doesn’t matter. She can’t keep being tense about her illness—she needs to go out more and walk around. She plans to record all her experiences and observations. Xie Zhifei even suggested she just publish a book.” Wang Wan laughed.

“Um…”

“Alright, I really have to go—bye!” Wang Wan ran out with hurried steps.

Gu Zhizhang pulled back the curtains. The sunlight outside shone strongly on his face. He raised his hand to block the glaring light, and in that instant, his mind flashed with images of him and Wen Pinghan together.

At this moment, he had only one thought in his heart—I must see her right now.

He immediately bought a ticket back home. It was Wednesday today, and Wen Pinghan worked at the company, so after landing, he headed straight to Qisheng.

It was lunchtime, with people coming and going at the main entrance. He sat in the car and looked around for a bit. He saw Fang Ningshu come out and inexplicably felt a bit guilty, so he put on sunglasses.

Fang Ningshu had been pulled out by a young woman, with several colleagues beside her in the group.

“Oh, come on, Secretary Fang, stop struggling. You helped our team with such a big favor yesterday—we have to at least drag you to the dinner table.” Lin Zhimin said with a laugh.

“It wasn’t a big deal. You don’t need to be so polite.” Fang Ningshu tried to pull her hand back, but Lin Zhimin refused to let go no matter what.

“Secretary Fang, you always eat alone in the cafeteria—don’t you feel lonely?”

“I’m used to it.”

“Then you can get used to eating with everyone too. I heard you’re really good at badminton. Let’s go play together this weekend!” Lin Zhimin suggested excitedly, and the others all agreed unanimously.

“I might have to work overtime on the weekend.” Fang Ningshu said.

Lin Zhimin: “No overtime—this is straight from Chairman Xie herself. It’s actually just her group’s gathering.”

Fang Ningshu: “…”

“We’re almost at the restaurant. Secretary Fang, please take a few more steps~” Lin Zhimin reached out to lead the way ahead.

Fang Ningshu laughed at her manner, her lips curving up a bit: “Alright then.”

“Yay!” Lin Zhimin happily pumped her fist and took out her phone to call Wen Pinghan. “Hey, Sister Han, come down and eat with us—Secretary Fang’s joining too!”

The group walked across the street chatting and laughing. Gu Zhizhang watched her back from afar and suddenly realized this seemed to be the first time he had seriously paid attention to her back view.

How many times before had she looked at his in this way?

She always walked behind him, always handled his worries for him, always appeared the moment he turned around.

The perfect assistant, always keeping a clear head. To achieve his perfect goals, she made him notice her, so she devoted all her time to work—no rest, no friends, no hobbies.

But after ten years, he actually did not know she was so good at badminton?

And now, after leaving him, she still maintained her perfect work state, made friends, ate meals with colleagues, and made plans to play ball. The expressions on her face grew richer and richer, and she looked more relaxed and at ease overall.

When he thought again of her ending in the dream, he could not help but secretly feel relieved that it was only a dream.

He withdrew his gaze and continued staring at the company entrance. Not long after, he saw Xie Zhifei.

But the person standing beside her was not Wen Pinghan—it was Li Hongyan.

The two talked about some topic, both with upward-curving lips, and walked together to the roadside to wait for the traffic light.

Gu Zhizhang watched them stand side by side, chatting amiably, and could not help imagining himself in Li Hongyan’s place.

Before, that spot beside Xie Zhifei had always been his.

Xie Zhifei’s gaze only lingered on him, never looking at other men twice. He also knew about Xie Zhifei’s little schemes, but he had no interest in those messy entanglements either, so he pretended not to see her tea-ing away those women and never pointed it out. They were just childhood sweethearts who grew up together, nothing more.

At this moment, the green light came on. Suddenly, a delivery electric bike swerved out from behind Xie Zhifei and nearly brushed her bag.

Li Hongyan pulled her inward a bit, and Xie Zhifei smiled and thanked him as they crossed together to the other side.

The more Gu Zhizhang watched, the more stifled he felt. Strangely, a different thought arose—they must be together now, right?

Maybe Afei and Wen Pinghan were just together for a momentary thrill, but in the end, she still preferred men, like Li Hongyan?

He felt secretly pleased with this guess when he saw Wen Pinghan come out of the company entrance too.

But there was also a man beside her—plain-looking, around thirty years old. The two talked calmly, looking more like colleagues.

Wen Pinghan walked closer and closer, and the scenes from the dream grew clearer and clearer, as if the next second she would throw herself into his arms…

Their eyes met!

Wen Pinghan was indeed the first to spot him!

His heart surged with emotion, and he prepared to open the car door to go see her when he saw her coldly shift her gaze away and continue looking elsewhere. She asked, “Are you sure you parked your car here?”

“Yes, that’s the one.” Li Jiachuan raised his finger to point at a car. “Just drive mine this afternoon to meet the client.”

“Thanks.”

“No need to be polite.”

Gu Zhizhang gripped the steering wheel tightly and lost himself in dejection for a moment. After a while, he raised his head, only to find that Wen Pinghan’s figure was already gone.

He got out of the car immediately and looked around everywhere. In the end, he still went across to search.

He did not even know what he would say if he found her. It was just that the dream had left him too confused, unable to distinguish reality from the dream. The huge gap made him unwilling and hesitant.

Across the street was a large mall. He headed straight to the food court, looking around left and right, and surprisingly, he actually ran into her. From far away, he saw a table of people sitting inside a glass door to the left front—Wen Pinghan, Xie Zhifei, and Fang Ningshu were all there, along with the group of colleagues he had seen earlier, just missing Li Hongyan.

He walked into the restaurant and chose a seat behind them with some cover, listening as that table gossiped for half the day.

About who was getting married, who was cheating, who had plastic surgery, whose second uncle had an affair with his brother’s sister-in-law and got caught.

Gu Zhizhang listened until his heart felt chaotic, and the emotions he had built up got all stirred up by this messy gossip.

Just as he was about to break down, Wen Pinghan stood up and left toward the restroom.

He paused, took a sip of water, and was about to stand when he heard Xie Zhifei say, “You all chat first—I’m going to the bathroom too.”

Gu Zhizhang waited left and right, and when he did not see them come back, he went out to check if something had happened.

As soon as he stepped out of the shop door, he saw the two of them come out of the restroom and then walk into the fire escape stairs beside it.

He went down one floor and entered the fire escape stairs too, hearing their conversation in the stairwell.

“Is the food not tasty?” Xie Zhifei asked.

“No.”

“Then why does Sister seem so off today?” Xie Zhifei’s tone was full of worry.

Wen Pinghan hesitated: “I had a dream last night…”

“A dream? What kind?”

“I dreamed… that I was with Gu Zhizhang. It was so scary—I still haven’t gotten over it.”

Gu Zhizhang: “…”

“It’s okay—it’s just a dream. Don’t be scared, don’t be scared.” Xie Zhifei comforted her.

“How could I not be scared? I don’t know why I suddenly had that dream. Just thinking about being with him—ah no, just thinking about scenes of us alone together makes me feel like the sky is falling.” Wen Pinghan felt extremely frightened and reached out to grab her. “And just now, I think I saw him downstairs at the company.”

“He’s abroad—how could he be downstairs? You must have seen the wrong person.” Xie Zhifei said.

Wen Pinghan: “That’s what I thought too. That person was wearing sunglasses in the car, so he probably just looks similar. But the moment I saw him, cold sweat still broke out on my back…”

Xie Zhifei hugged her and patted her back gently: “It must be a case of mistaken identity—I didn’t see anyone. Fang Ningshu passed by downstairs too—she couldn’t possibly fail to recognize Gu Zhizhang’s car. Want to ask her?”

“Okay.”

Xie Zhifei called Fang Ningshu, hung up after a minute, and said, “She said—she didn’t notice at all. What Gu Zhizhang? Gu what Zhizhang?”

“Pfft.” Wen Pinghan laughed at her tone.

“That’s more like it—Sister looks best when she smiles.” Xie Zhifei touched her face. “You have to go on a business trip this afternoon, so let’s seize the time and kiss!”

“You’re endless?”

“Um! Endless.”

Gu Zhizhang’s face darkened. He finally realized that no one here would care about him anymore—he had even become an existence everyone despised.

The beautiful dream shattered, and he returned to the most real world of reality. He had no choice but to face this reality head-on.

Gu Zhizhang gave a bitter laugh twice, bought the nearest ticket, and turned to leave this place.

“Sister, you… why are you crying?” Xie Zhifei touched a bit of wetness on her face, opened her eyes in surprise, parted from her lips, and looked worried. “What’s really wrong?”

Wen Pinghan quickly wiped her eyes and found it a bit amusing: “I don’t know what’s wrong either. It’s just… that dream was too terrifying.”

“Was it really that scary?” Xie Zhifei asked curiously.

Wen Pinghan nodded, staring at her without missing a beat. Her fingers stroked her face bit by bit, her voice trembling a little: “In the dream, you always loved Gu Zhizhang. For him, you didn’t hesitate to oppose me, and in the end, you even…”

Xie Zhifei was surprised and knew she had dreamed of something, so she hugged her and asked, “Sister, do you think those things in the dream will happen?”

The warm embrace calmed Wen Pinghan down. She mumbled, “Probably not, but just thinking about us being enemies in the dream, and your ending being like that, I can’t stand it.”

“Isn’t it said that dreams are the opposite? In the dream, we were enemies, but in reality, we’re lovers. In the dream, I had a bad life, but in reality, I’m living very well—extremely well, couldn’t be better, right?” Xie Zhifei laughed.

Wen Pinghan was silent for a moment and nodded: “It seems so.”

“Since it’s a dream, just let it pass. The most important thing is us in reality. Look at me—am I the same as the person in your dream?”

Wen Pinghan raised her eyes and pondered: “The person looks the same, but it’s definitely not you.”

“Then are you relieved now?”

“Um, but…” Wen Pinghan seemed hesitant to speak.

“But what?” Xie Zhifei pressed.

“Afei.”

“Um?”

“Let’s live together.”

“!!!”

Xie Zhifei joyfully grabbed her arm: “Are you serious?!”

Wen Pinghan nodded with a gentle smile: “Yes, I want to see you doing well every day.”