Transmigrating as the Female Supporting Character: Dumb with Deep Pockets - Chapter 27

Chapter 27: I’m Truly a Pervert

“I’m not stupid.”

If she hadn’t seen the police officers standing nearby today, she wouldn’t have been that brave.

They headed back to shower and sleep. Chen Jia wore Su Su’s bear pajamas—the cute design paired with her stoic, anything-but-cute face looked a bit ridiculous. However, Su Su had seen her in so many odd outfits by now that even though it was funny, she didn’t laugh.

Su Su patted the spot next to her. Chen Jia lay down, their pillows very close together. It was still early, and Su Su couldn’t fall asleep just yet.

“Let me tell you about our performance. Actually, I don’t have much confidence in whether you can play the piano well, but I think we need to leave some special memories in university. I promise, after this one time, I’ll never force you to perform again.”

Chen Jia pursed her lips. What she really wanted to say was that, aside from this event, there probably wouldn’t be many other opportunities to perform anyway. But she kept it to herself; she knew Su Su would just come up with some skewed logic to argue back.

After wandering outside for so long, Su Su wanted to talk more, but her biological clock kicked in. Her eyelids drooped, and her voice gradually faded into a murmur.

Chen Jia pulled the duvet over Su Su’s stomach and turned off the main light. Only a dim bedside lamp remained, filling the room with a warm, cozy glow.

…

The next morning.

Chen Jia woke up to find that Su Su, who had been sleeping properly on her own pillow last night, had somehow crawled over. Half her body was draped over Chen Jia. No wonder Chen Jia felt like she was suffocating in her sleep.

Su Su was sound asleep, blissfully unaware, nuzzling into Chen Jia’s embrace. Her warm breath drifted through the thin fabric of Chen Jia’s shirt onto her skin—itchy and a bit uncomfortable.

Moreover, the place she was nuzzling…

Chen Jia’s body went stiff. With a flushed face, she gently moved Su Su out of her arms. Once freed, Su Su simply turned over, hugged the duvet, smacked her lips, and continued her slumber.

Seeing that she hadn’t woken up, Chen Jia felt an inexplicable sense of relief. After freshening up and changing, the sun was already high in the sky. She leaned over the bed and patted Su Su’s cheek. “I’m going out to buy breakfast.”

One good thing about Su Su was that she wasn’t a picky eater; she could eat almost anything with gusto. Hearing a muffled groan of acknowledgement, Chen Jia put on her shoes and left.

In the old district, breakfast vendors were everywhere. She didn’t have to go far to find deep-fried dough sticks and soy milk. After paying, she turned around to find Jiang Hanting watching her intently. She frowned in dislike and tried to walk past him as if he were invisible.

But Jiang Hanting called out to her.

“Is something wrong?” she asked, her tone none too friendly.

“Where’s Su Su?”

“Why are you looking for her?”

Jiang Hanting pursed his lips, clearly reluctant to explain. Chen Jia’s patience was paper-thin; after thirty seconds of silence, she turned to leave.

“Wait.” She was halfway into the stairwell when he finally spoke. “Could you…” He seemed to find the words difficult. “Could you tell her to go back and talk to her parents? Tell them to make my family give up on this idea entirely?”

Chen Jia stopped, her expression icy. “That is your family. She has zero obligation to act as your messenger.”

“I…” Jiang Hanting seemed to realize he was in the wrong, stammering without finishing a sentence.

Chen Jia thought for a moment. According to the original plot, the leads should be breaking up around this time, shouldn’t they? “If you can’t protect the person you love at your age, why do you keep persisting? It’s just torture for both of you.”

Jiang Hanting looked up, his eyes fixed on Chen Jia with a terrifying intensity. Chen Jia thought he might actually strike her, but after a long moment, his shoulders slumped, and he seemed shrouded in a dark cloud.

“I think I know what to do now.” He walked away dejectedly, his silhouette radiating sorrow.

Chen Jia turned around to head upstairs, only to find a shadow looming over her. Su Su was standing at the turn of the stairs with her arms crossed. “What? Can’t bear to see him go?”

“That’s right, I can’t bear it,” Chen Jia replied.

The one who started the provocation was the first to panic. Su Su hurried down the stairs to stand before her. “Can’t bear what exactly?”

“I can’t bear it because if he’s gone, how am I supposed to watch you make a fool of yourself?”

“Chen Jia! You’ve changed. You weren’t like this before!”

Chen Jia only laughed. She had changed—the most notable difference being that she talked much more than she used to.

After breakfast, Su Su grabbed her box of diaries and returned to the Su family villa with Chen Jia. Since Su Su intended to make Chen Jia practice the piano, they told Bai Xue they were heading back to the school area after lunch.

Bai Xue looked at the two of them, looking like she wanted to say something, but hesitated. Finally, she sighed. “You two… Sigh, never mind. Be safe on the road, take care of yourselves at school, and call me if you run out of money.”

It was the same advice every time. Su Su practically had it memorized. “I know, Mom.”

They hadn’t brought much home, so they left light. Su Su brought nothing except her bag of jellies. Chen Jia, however, took some fresh clothes.

Watching Su Su protect her jellies like they were treasure, Chen Jia asked curiously, “Are they really that good?”

“Uh, they’re okay.” Su Su smacked her lips. The taste was sweet, but it wasn’t the “moist” sensation she had imagined. She instinctively glanced at Chen Jia’s lips.

Oh no, she thought. I’m truly a pervert. I actually want to kiss my friend’s mouth.

“Really?” Bored by the journey, Chen Jia wanted to see what kind of flavor had Su Su so obsessed. “Let me try one.”

The orange-flavored jelly was cloyingly sweet—not exactly terrible, but definitely not good. “Mmh… it’s average.”

“I think so too.” Su Su tucked the empty wrapper away and stared at the scenery outside, falling silent.

The National Day holiday wasn’t over yet, but Su Su had assigned tasks for Chen Jia, so they weren’t going back to the actual campus dormitory yet.

Chen Jia stood before the piano that gave off a soft, lustrous glow. She pressed the black and white keys lightly. The superior tone of the high-end piano made her close her eyes in appreciation.

In Su Su’s eyes, her movements were just the curious prodding of a novice. “Don’t worry, it won’t be too hard. I guarantee you’ll learn quickly. Plenty of people can’t play; if you hit a wrong note or two, no one will even notice.”

Chen Jia shook her head inwardly. She knew Su Su was lying; eighty percent of musicians wouldn’t allow themselves a single mistake, and they’d be even stricter when teaching others.

But when she saw the sheet music Su Su handed her, Chen Jia was stunned. If she managed to mess up a piece this simple, she might as well go back to her old piano teacher and beg for forgiveness.