The Tragic Heroine Fell in Love with Me - Chapter 47

“Ah Qi, why don’t you come to our company dinner next time?” Xiao San watched Zheng Qi eating while secretly scheming in her heart.

If Ah Qi went to the dinner with her, then Ah Qi wouldn’t have to wait for her every time.

“Ah, that wouldn’t be appropriate, would it? It’s your company’s dinner after all,” Zheng Qi replied hesitantly while eating, glancing at Xiao San’s somewhat smug expression.

“Why wouldn’t it be appropriate? Many of my colleagues bring their family members.” Xiao San giggled. “You’re my best friend, so you’re basically family too.”

“Is that so? Family?” Zheng Qi pondered these two words, seemingly somewhat tempted.

“Ah Qi, did you know that my current boss is a really impressive person?”

Zheng Qi lowered her eyes and asked with apparent interest, “Oh, really?”

She had almost finished eating, having cleaned every grain of rice from her bowl. She set down her chopsticks and began tapping her fingers on the table not making any sound, just gently touching the table with her fingertips.

“Yes, yes! I heard he’s also an amazing red hat hacker. It’s a pity I don’t have that much talent, otherwise I’d definitely ask him to be my mentor.”

Zheng Qi hummed in acknowledgment.

“And he works out too. I heard he goes for morning runs every day and even has an eight-pack.”

“Oh, really?”

“Yes, yes! And he’s very considerate too. When we eat together, he takes care of everyone. And when our dinners end, he usually escorts the female colleagues home.”

“He escorts you home too?” Zheng Qi’s voice rose slightly. Unless one was paying close attention, it would be hard to notice the difference in her tone compared to before.

Xiao San wasn’t paying particular attention, so she continued excitedly, “Well, I live quite close by, so he doesn’t need to escort me.”

“Do you feel quite regretful about that?”

“I am a bit regretful. Otherwise, I could have invited him upstairs.” The more Xiao San talked, the more excited she became, and the more she felt this was a good idea even better than having Zheng Qi come to the dinner.

Introducing Zheng Qi to Ji Junhong might lead to Zheng Qi appreciating him.

As for whether Ji Junhong would like Zheng Qi.

That was obvious.

Zheng Qi was so wonderful, who wouldn’t like her?

“I’m full.” Zheng Qi suddenly pushed her bowl and chopsticks away, her movements even somewhat rough. The dishes spun around on the table before settling steadily.

“Ah?” Xiao San looked at Zheng Qi in confusion.

The corners of Zheng Qi’s eyes seemed to droop slightly, a strange combination of pitifulness and sharpness.

Her lips formed a straight line, and her delicate chin seemed to be restraining something.

“Ah Qi.”

Had she made Ah Qi angry?

“You do the dishes. I’m going back to rest.”

With that, Zheng Qi turned and left without even looking back.

Xiao San watched blankly as Zheng Qi walked away until she turned the corner and entered the bedroom, followed by a dull thud.

There was still plenty of food left on the table. Zheng Qi usually ate slowly and methodically, but she wouldn’t eat so little, it was as if she had no appetite.

Ah.

Xiao San felt even more guilty.

Sure enough, she had come back so late that A-Qi was angry. No matter how well he tried to hide it, he was clearly upset.

Xiao San covered her face, vowing to remember to message Zheng Qi in the future. No, better yet, she should call him. She couldn’t let Zheng Qi wait alone for so long again.

Zheng Qi must have felt too awkward to call her or to start eating by himself.

She really was the worst.

But she distinctly remembered sending a message.

It must be that she had been too busy lately, and her memory was starting to fail.

Tonight, she’d have to browse some shopping apps to look for supplements that could boost her memory.

Once you pass twenty, it feels like you’re already on the path to aging.

Her youthful prime seemed to be ending before it had even truly begun.

Xiao San carried the plates to wash them. Who told her she’d messed up today? In the past, Zheng Qi would never have let her wash the dishes.

Sadly, not only did Xiao San have to wash the dishes, but Zheng Qi also didn’t drive her to work anymore. Fortunately, her home wasn’t too far from the office, so she found a shared bike to ride.

In the afternoon, Xiao San went to take driving lessons. Who would have thought Zheng Qi would stay angry for so long? He didn’t even come to drop her off for her lessons.

Sigh, she really needed to find a time to apologize properly to A-Qi.

Walking dejectedly down the street, Xiao San felt miserable that Zheng Qi was ignoring her.

“San’er?” Ge Weizhong hadn’t seen Xiao San in a long time.

Since they parted ways at school last time, Ge Weizhong hadn’t been able to reach Xiao San at all. When he contacted Lü Yu, she said Xiao San had been very busy lately. Ge Weizhong felt too embarrassed to ask Lü Yu to arrange a meeting with Xiao San. Besides, his work had been quite demanding these past few months, with frequent business trips, so he hadn’t had a chance to appear before Xiao San.

Today, Ge Weizhong had finally managed to return to the city and, by sheer coincidence, ran into Xiao San on the street.

He couldn’t help but call out her name.

“Weizhong, senior?” Xiao San was equally surprised to run into Ge Weizhong here.

“Are you doing okay?”

Xiao San was so embarrassed she could have dug a hole in the ground with her toes. She had thought that with time, she’d be calmer when facing Senior Weizhong, but as soon as she saw Ge Weizhong, memories of their past interactions rushed back, hitting her embarrassment nerve hard.

“I’m… I’m fine.” Better than ever, and I’ve completely forgotten about you liking me.

After reporting Huang Meiqi to the police last time, Xiao San hadn’t heard from Ge Weizhong again.

Thinking back, Xiao San felt she might have gone a bit too far. After all, Sang Yihan was Ge Weizhong’s childhood friend, and Huang Meiqi was Sang Yihan’s friend. For Senior Weizhong’s sake, she should have gone easier on Huang Meiqi.

Of course, this was just a pang of guilt after the fact.

If it happened again, Xiao San wouldn’t let Huang Meiqi off either.

In any case, even though she had been tripped and fell badly because of Huang Meiqi, Huang Meiqi had ended up paying a hefty compensation.

So Xiao San felt she and Huang Meiqi were even.

“It’s been so long since we last met. You, you seem even prettier,” Ge Weizhong stammered.

His face was completely flushed, his hands fidgeting awkwardly, unsure where to place them. He seemed to be trying to strike a suave and debonair pose, but instead, he came across like a flustered young boy.

Xiao San was unaccustomed to Ge Weizhong’s current demeanor. After all, the image he had previously projected in front of her was that of a polished social elite, a leader and cadre.

“How about we grab a cup of coffee?” Ge Weizhong was extremely nervous, his voice trembling almost uncontrollably.

“Oh! I still have to go to driving school,” Xiao San replied.

Disappointment filled Ge Weizhong’s eyes. “Then…”

“Next time,” Xiao San quickly interjected, cutting him off.

Xiao San glanced at her phone. The ride-hailing driver was about to arrive, a perfect excuse to leave. “Senior Weizhong, I’ll be going now.”

“Mm,” Ge Weizhong nodded. Just as Xiao San was about to get into the car, he suddenly spoke up again, “Could you take me out of your blacklist? I…”

“Blacklist?” Xiao San had already settled into the car and instinctively closed the door. The driver, unaware that the two were still talking, started the engine.

Xiao San only managed to catch the words “blacklist” and didn’t hear the rest clearly. There was no time to explain to Ge Weizhong that she had no idea what he meant by the blacklist.

Xiao San took out her phone and searched for Ge Weizhong’s messages in the chat history sure enough, it was blank.

She didn’t remember Ge Weizhong’s phone number, so she asked Lü Yu for it. Upon checking, she found it was indeed in her blacklist.

Not just Ge Weizhong, Xiao San realized she had also blocked Shen Lin.

Well, Shen Lin was a different story. Who would want to save Shen Lin’s number anyway? If it weren’t for the fact that his number had been saved during the world fusion, Xiao San would never have kept it.

There were a few others in the blacklist, like Mond Herg. Xiao San had almost forgotten about him.

Mond Herg was some noble from F Country, if she remembered correctly.

They had been exchange students at the same school. Back then, Mond had stubbornly insisted that Xiao San save his number. Although they had exchanged contacts, they never actually communicated. If she hadn’t been checking to see if Ge Weizhong was blocked, she wouldn’t have noticed that Mond was also in her blacklist.

Had she been so angry at the time that she blocked Ge Weizhong?

And under what circumstances had the others ended up blocked?

After checking, Xiao San removed Ge Weizhong from the blacklist and re-added him to her contacts.

She didn’t want to get involved in Senior Ge Weizhong’s personal life, but given how much he had helped her, she couldn’t bring herself to coldly keep him blocked.

Especially since Ge Weizhong had never formally confessed his feelings.

[Sorry, Senior Weizhong. My phone might have had a glitch and accidentally deleted your number.]

[I’m really sorry. Next time, I’ll treat you to a meal with my boyfriend to make it up to you.]

Xiao San’s friend request was quickly accepted. As soon as it went through, she noticed the “typing” indicator above the chat box and hurriedly sent her message first.

This way, this fabricated boyfriend should be enough to make Ge Weizhong give up on her.

Sure enough, the typing indicator disappeared.

After a long while, Ge Weizhong finally replied with a single word: 【Okay.】

The word “okay” felt so cold, so desolate.

Just looking at those two characters, Xiao San could almost feel the heaviness on the other end.

Sigh, thank goodness she came up with this excuse otherwise, she wouldn’t know how to face Senior Weizhong.

Just as Xiao San was feeling relieved, Ge Weizhong sent another message.

【No time like the present. Let’s make it tomorrow. I’ll treat you both to a meal at the restaurant we just met at. I’d like to get to know your boyfriend.】

Xiao San rubbed her eyes.

No way.

She had just imagined Senior Weizhong firmly letting her go, and now she saw a message like this.

Where on earth was she supposed to find such a boyfriend?

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