The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead-Chapter 61 - 60 Running to the Gate of the Courtyard and
Chapter 61: Chapter 60: Running to the Gate of the Courtyard and Crying
Chapter 61 -60: Running to the Gate of the Courtyard and Crying
Lu Jingqiu came back and told Gao Qing who had come to look for her at her home.
Gao Qing didn’t make a big deal of it and continued to study with Lu Jingqiu. Her motivation had already been maxed out by Lu Jingqiu and the teacher.
Now it was all about burying herself in her studies, and she had even eaten lunch at the Gao Family’s home today.
Aunt Zhao had specifically come back to cook for them and hurried away after finishing.
Lu Jingqiu saw that there was both fish and meat and said in surprise, “Isn’t this a bit too extravagant? Does your mom know about this?”
Gao Qing nodded with a smile, “I only told my mom, and she’s especially supportive. She knows I study with you at night and spend the whole day locked up in my room, so she really pities me. That’s why, to thank you, she said she would come and cook for us today and tomorrow at noon.”
“I really am so grateful to Aunt Zhao. How come she didn’t mention it just now?”
“She’s embarrassed. She feels guilty about what happened between you and my fifth brother and doesn’t feel right speaking up.”
“You tell Aunt Zhao not to overthink it.”
“I’ve told her, but she always feels that Gao Shu and the Gao Family have wronged you.”
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Lu Jingqiu laughed, “There’s no wronging here. If we start feeling guilty because someone couldn’t win over another person, then this world would be full of such debts.”
“Isn’t that so? It’s okay, time will dilute everything.”
Gao Qing picked up a piece of fish for Lu Jingqiu and, after thinking it over, said, “Qiuqiu, you’re working so hard because you want to live better than them, right?”
Lu Jingqiu’s chopsticks paused while eating, her expression froze.
Gao Qing knew she had guessed correctly and quickly explained, “Don’t think too much, I just feel that if it were me, I’d do the same. I’d want to show them that even without him my life could still shine brightly.”
Lu Jingqiu kept her head down, playing with the rice in her bowl with her chopsticks, “I do want to live a little better, not necessarily much better than them, but at least to be well-fed and clothed, and to live happily.”
“What do you mean ‘appear’ to live happily? You have to be truly happy. Qiuqiu, although he is my fifth brother, I hope that you are also happy. To have a good job, to have a man who loves you.”
“Qingqing, has anyone ever told you that you’ve learned to put yourself in others’ shoes and considerate of them?”
Gao Qing replied unreservedly, “Of course, I’ve been bullied a lot in the Cultural Work Troupe and I’ve learned to think more. Qiuqiu, I can guess that those two years you spent in Ten-miles Village were not good, and the you who came back has really changed a lot.”
“Is this me, the one everyone likes?”
“Absolutely, my mom even says you’ve become so well-behaved.”
Lu Jingqiu laughed because of what she said; doesn’t everyone have to grow up?
The two of them didn’t finish two dishes and Gao Qing packed the leftovers into a lunchbox, planning to take it to Lu Jingqiu’s house for dinner.
Mainly because there were two other sister-in-laws at home who, if they saw that her mom made her special meals at noontime, would definitely be angry.
Lu Jingqiu knew that Eldest Sister-in-law Gao and Second Sister-in-law Gao were indeed fierce.
In the afternoon, Gao Qing went to the park.
Lu Jingqiu stayed at home to study, planning to spend two or three hours, but came back after just over an hour.
Gao Qing even brought back some pastries for her.
“Try these, the red bean ones are really delicious.”
“How come you came back so quickly?”
“It’s more than twenty minutes from here to the small park. When I arrived, he was already waiting, and he had even dressed up specially. I didn’t even allow him to be happy for five minutes before I made things clear to him. Right after I finished, I came back.”
“Ah, did you say it too directly? He must be heartbroken.”
“I glanced back at him, and at that moment he was sitting on the steps with his head down, looking quite pitiful. But Qiuqiu, you know, some things can’t be forced.”
Lu Jingqiu nodded, understanding deeply. She didn’t offer advice but simply listened.
This afternoon, they didn’t study much. It was all about listening to Gao Qing talk about her perspective on Wu Zhengran. Not very tall, slick with words, careless, lacking in ambition—not one good trait.
Just as Gao Qing finished her rambling and left for a short while, the security guard at the main gate came over to say someone was looking for her.
She hurriedly grabbed Hua Hua and went to the gate, only to see a thoroughly drunk Wu Zhengran.
Wu Zhengran saw her and burst into tears, “Jingqiu oh, woohoo… Qingqing, Qingqing said she doesn’t like me, she really hates me.”
Lu Jingqiu suddenly felt a headache coming on, “Hey, Wu Zhengran, sober up a bit.”
Wu Zhengran was unsteady on his feet, but he knew enough to hug a large tree. A grown man crying his eyes out; many people were coming and going from the compound at this time, making it look as though she had abandoned Wu Zhengran.
“My heart aches, Jingqiu.” As he spoke, he painedly pounded his chest, “I really do like her, I wanted to marry her. My family may not be as good as hers, but it’s not bad. She’ll have an apartment as soon as she enters the door, and whatever she wants, I’ll satisfy her. I would definitely dote on her.”
Lu Jingqiu nodded, she obviously knew about this from her previous life where Wu Zhengran was indeed good to Gao Qing.
Unfortunately, Gao Qing had her reservations.
Lu Jingqiu said, “As a grown man, acting like you’re dying, what woman would like someone like you?”
That seemed to have an effect, Wu Zhengran indeed quieted down, sniffling, “I’m not usually like this.”
Lu Jingqiu couldn’t help but snort with laughter, “Then stop crying,” she said, handing him some tissues.
Upon receiving them, Wu Zhengran blew his nose loudly.
Lu Jingqiu quickly turned her head away, and when there was no more noise, Wu Zhengran started crying loudly again, “Ah, my Qingqing, I really am…”
“Don’t say anything more. If you keep this up, how is Qingqing supposed to stay in the compound? You can cry, but don’t talk.”
“I’ll cry, I’ll cry. I feel so suffocated inside, I don’t want to live.”
“Hey, don’t be like that, life is long, and there are all sorts of flowers in this world. You’re bound to find someone more suitable for you than Qingqing. The pain is temporary; it will be better once you sober up.”
“How can it be okay, how can it be.”
Lu Jingqiu opened her mouth, but didn’t know what to say. Yeah, she’d spent a lifetime.
Others’ consolations are like taking one’s pulse; it’s only when one realizes for themselves that the cure is found.
Continuing this deadlock wasn’t a solution. Lu Jingqiu was just thinking of asking the guards to help send him home when her father and Regimental Commander Liu returned, with Jiang Nanzhou and Lih Huakun in tow.
“Qiuqiu, what’s happened, who is he?”
“Dad, my classmate, he… he’s heartbroken and came to me to vent.”
Lu Xianrun frowned at the sight of Wu Zhengran crying and drunk: “He’s heartbroken, so why come to you? Does he like you?”
Lu Jingqiu hurriedly shook her head.
Her father, looking on at Wu Zhengran’s drunken mess, scolded, “Acting like this at your age, what a disgrace.”
Regimental Commander Liu was prepared to drag Wu Zhengran away for a military style talk.
Lu Jingqiu quickly held back Regimental Commander Liu, “Uncle Liu, please don’t. Just look at how pitiful he is.”
After saying this, she turned to Lu Xianrun, “Dad, can we have someone send him home?”
Before Lu Xianrun could speak, Wu Zhengran burst out again, “I don’t want to go home. I want to find Qingqing.”
Regimental Commander Liu was surprised, “Qingqing? Old Gao’s daughter?”
Lu Jingqiu nodded, her face twisted in distress, “Yes.”
“Dad, dad, Uncle Gao cannot find out about this,” Lu Jingqiu quickly blocked Jiang Nanzhou’s path, explaining, “If Uncle Gao finds out, Wu Zhengran and Qingqing will both get a beating. My classmate just has unrequited love; he was rejected by Qingqing, that’s why he’s drinking away his sorrows. He’s quite pitiful; can you find a car to take him home?”
Lu Jingqiu’s words caused Lih Huakun to curl his mouth, looking at Wu Zhengran’s mess, even he, a grown man, felt disdain, let alone the female comrades.
Jiang Nanzhou, noticing the bustling crowd, also spoke up, “Commander, Regimental Commander, let me drive him home.”
Lu Xianrun hesitated as he looked at Wu Zhengran, then at his daughter who was gazing at him with pleading eyes, and finally nodded.
Lu Jingqiu was overjoyed and quickly gave Jiang Nanzhou his address.
She watched as he and Lih Huakun helped Wu Zhengran into the car and drove away before she felt relieved.
Before leaving, Regimental Commander Liu and Lu Xianrun said, “Lately, Qingqing is always running to the logistics department, especially those girls from the Cultural Work Troupe, know why?”
Lu Xianrun shook his head, “Has there been some sort of benefit lately?”
Regimental Commander Liu chuckled, “A handsome young man arrived in the logistics department. Well, shall we discuss this matter or not?”
Lu Jingqiu silently prayed for Gao Qing.
In the car…
Lih Huakun glanced at Wu Zhengran, who was passed out in the back seat, and said, “This guy is the one who brought Lu Jingqiu cherries yesterday, right?”
“Yeah.”
“Tsk, how did he get heartbroken so quickly?”
“How should I know?”
“Nanzhou, have you noticed that just now, Lu Jingqiu only gave you the address, not me.”
Only then did Jiang Nanzhou turn his head from the front seat to look at him, “That’s trivial.”
Lih Huakun laughed, “Trivial or not, I know best.”
