The Supporting Female Character Wakes Up and Gets a Happy Ending with the Female Lead (GL) - Chapter 13

Half an hour later, Lin Ji was listening with utter resignation as Ji Baixing continued to talk to her father about the things that were familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar to her.

“He’s an absolute scumbag! That Li Yu just came to bother you every day, making it impossible for you to concentrate on your studies?” Uncle Zhao and her father were sitting on low stools, listening to Ji Baixing describe the details, their faces flushed with anger.

“No, daughter, why didn’t you tell me about this? If you had mentioned it, I guarantee that kid wouldn’t dare even look at you the next day!” Uncle Zhao was furious.

“Oh, Dad, even if I told you and the teachers got involved, it wouldn’t be easy to solve,” Ji Baixing sat between them, tossing her head left and right, her pigtails swinging.

“Look, all he did was come to ask me questions. We’re classmates. I have to explain things once or twice, right? And when he brought over food, saying it was to thank me for tutoring him last time, that was also a legitimate excuse, wasn’t it?”

“He was just annoying with certain behaviors when I was explaining problems, and sometimes his foul mouth made me angry. Also, the frequency of his questions was too much, disturbing my study, and his gifts were too frequent, which was also distracting,” Ji Baixing sighed.

“I did mention it to the teacher, but every time he disrupted me, it was under the legitimate pretense of ‘studying,’ so it was hard to raise a complaint.”

Uncle Zhao nodded, then suddenly turned and patted Lin Que’s shoulder: “Your daughter is well-taught. She’s a good kid who’s willing to stick her neck out for her friend! Just like you!”

“Exactly! If Lin Ji hadn’t been keeping an eye on that person and immediately rushed over to drive him away whenever she saw him coming to ask me questions or do something else…” Ji Baixing winked playfully at Lin Ji. “I wouldn’t have been able to hold out until the college entrance exam.”

Uncle Lin was silent for a few seconds, then turned to look at Lin Ji: “Is that true?”

Lin Ji: “…”

How should she answer? The facts were mostly true, but the interpretation wasn’t entirely accurate.

“M-hm…” Finally, under Ji Baixing’s fierce gaze, Lin Ji forced out a “M-hm.”

Ji Baixing immediately raised her voice, describing the scene vividly: “Of course it’s true, Uncle Lin! You wouldn’t believe it, but today I was studying in the library, and somehow I ran into that guy. It’s not a good place to start a fight in the library. If Lin Ji hadn’t come and dragged me out, I might not have been able to make it to dinner tonight.”

“…”

Lin Ji was too embarrassed to listen anymore. The tips of her ears were burning crimson. She was afraid that if she stayed one second longer, her whole face would turn red.

She lowered her head and walked to the other side: “Mom, where am I sleeping tonight?”

Xu Jing was in the tent-room, applying a face mask and chatting and laughing with Ji Baixing’s mother while watching a variety show. Hearing Lin Ji’s question, she immediately sat up, pulled Lin Ji out of the tent, and said: “Look, the room opposite is reserved for you and Xingxing. It’s too dark, so go with Xingxing.”

The person Lin Ji couldn’t face the most right now was Ji Baixing. She had planned to wait for her mother to go inside and text Ji Baixing to come over.

But Xu Jing spoke faster: “Old Lin! Our daughter is tired. Stop talking to Xingxing! It’s late. Come and sleep quickly so the two kids can sleep too!”

Lin Ji could only watch helplessly as Ji Baixing skipped over to her side.

Just then, a gust of wind blew through the mountain. Lin Ji slightly turned her head, letting the cool mountain breeze wash over her warm cheeks. She finally managed to calm down a little.

“Mumu, take Xingxing to the room, lock the door, and don’t go out, understood?”

Lin Ji nodded: “Okay.”

The two walked side-by-side toward the other tent-like room.

The wind was strong at night on the mountain, blowing their hair into a messy dance. At random angles, the strands would suddenly intertwine, then subtly separate, only to tangle again, and then separate.

The girls’ long dresses also danced in the mountain wind, sometimes lively, sometimes still, mirroring the girls’ unpredictable moods.

“Did I do a good job of explaining just now?” Ji Baixing’s soft voice drifted into Lin Ji’s ears with the delicate mountain breeze.

Lin Ji looked back at Ji Baixing, silent for a moment, then answered with a non sequitur: “About some things before, I apologize.”

Ji Baixing froze, falling one step behind Lin Ji, her head slightly turned to the side, as if looking at the stars in the sky.

“Compared to explaining problems to Li Yu, I still prefer explaining problems to you,” Ji Baixing’s voice was light, but if one listened closely, a hint of loneliness and unhappiness could be heard.

Lin Ji shook her head: “Even though I never seriously listened to what you were saying and was just wasting your time?”

“…” Ji Baixing didn’t speak, still looking up at the twinkling stars in the sky.

It wasn’t until they reached the tent door and Lin Ji was about to open it with the key card that Ji Baixing suddenly spoke up.

“I was really angry. Last time you asked me to explain problems, I tutored you from the afternoon until late at night, and my throat was so dry it felt like it was smoking, yet you didn’t even buy me a bottle of water,” Ji Baixing’s voice carried a slight anger, but also a hint of small grievance. “You have to compensate me for that. A simple apology won’t do.”

Lin Ji opened the door and turned to look at Ji Baixing: “What kind of compensation do you want?”

Ji Baixing stared at Lin Ji, looking her up and down, then quietly nodded, her voice carrying a slight, almost imperceptible tremor: “You… hug me.”

Just then, the mountain wind picked up again, blowing the girl’s skirt and relaxing Ji Baixing’s tense body.

She smiled at Lin Ji, who seemed startled: “What’s wrong? I suffered such a big grievance. Is asking for a hug too much?”

Lin Ji shook her head, not knowing how to respond: “No…”

“Then, do I look scary?” Ji Baixing took a step toward Lin Ji, leaning in close to her. “Am I really scary?”

Lin Ji awkwardly turned her head, suddenly feeling unable to control her own heartbeat. She took half a step back: “No, no…”

Ji Baixing was speechless, about to smooth things over with a joke, when Lin Ji suddenly moved closer to her, wrapping her arms around her waist and gently pressing her back.

Lin Ji’s voice was very soft, carrying the coolness of the mountain wind, yet it was exceptionally meaningful. She said: “You’re very beautiful.”

After just a quick embrace, Lin Ji immediately let go, turned around, pushed the room door open, walked in without looking back, and headed straight into the bathroom.

By the time Ji Baixing reacted and entered the room, the sound of running water in the shower had already begun.

Two days before the college entrance exam, the stressed-out students were allowed a slight relaxation.

Fewer problems were being solved. Instead, students were mainly looking through their collection of incorrect problems and practicing their handiwork.

After the morning session, the senior class gathered for a short meeting in the afternoon and then took graduation photos.

Ji Baixing was the class president and also part of the student council. After the class photos, she immediately left to attend to other matters. The remaining students took a few more pictures around the track and field, then gradually returned to the classroom.

Lin Ji had also been studying so much lately that her eyes were blurred. Since she finally had some time to enjoy the scenery outside the classroom, she was in no hurry to go back.

She strolled leisurely along a small path in the school and saw Ji Baixing and Song Zhaonan from the Science class guiding students carrying speakers and tables toward the school storage room in the distance.

[Is the supporting female character slacking off a bit lately? The male and female leads are together! Why is she just strolling around slowly here! Doesn’t she have any sense of crisis!]

[I’m new. I thought the supporting female character had turned over a new leaf? What crisis should she have?]

[Alas! You don’t understand! This supporting female character is very scheming! She doesn’t actually like that cannon fodder named Li. The person she likes is the female lead! The cannon fodder named Li was just a decoy to cover her tracks!]

[Exactly, exactly! Last weekend, right when the live stream started, guess what we saw? The supporting female character and the female lead slept in the same room!]

[No way! I remember the female lead would never sleep in the same bed with anyone! Absolutely, positively not! Even during school field trips, the female lead brought her own tent, and even if it was a mountain climb, she’d carry the tent up the mountain to avoid sharing a tent with others.]

[I was a little skeptical of this plot line before, but now I only find it more exciting! I’ve long felt that the male and female leads lacked chemistry. Look, the aloof supporting female character and the quiet, lovely female lead standing together—aren’t they a perfect match!]

“…” Lin Ji covered her eyes, unable to tolerate these confusing bullet comments.

Were all the viewers good at inventing things in their heads?

Lin Ji glanced toward Ji Baixing again, then decided to walk in a different direction.

The screen filled with sighs of disappointment, but Lin Ji ignored them. She found a good spot for shade, sat down, closed her eyes to rest, and cooled off.

With the chirping bullet comments gone and the scorching sun blocked, Lin Ji quickly calmed her mind.

Just as she was pondering, she suddenly heard a loud commotion around her. Lin Ji opened her eyes and heard two girls running past her, yelling at the people ahead: “Did you see Teacher Luo, who manages the keys? The storage room door was accidentally closed! Someone is still inside!”

“Ah? How did the door get closed?” The people ahead stopped to ask the two girls what happened. “Who’s locked inside?”

“The Student Council President and Vice President… they were inside organizing the things being moved in. The students behind them closed the door after moving in the last items…”

“Teacher Luo took the key when she left. She did say to just close the door after moving things in, but now we can’t find Teacher Luo.”

“…”

Lin Ji opened her eyes and slowly walked toward the direction of the storage room.

The bullet comments streamed across her vision one after another, and Lin Ji slowly became annoyed.

[What kind of plot is this? Is this a fated moment to be confined in a room together?]

Lin Ji quickly reached the storage room door, but strangely, the door was clearly wide open.

Lin Ji looked up at the sign above the door again. It clearly read “Storage Room.” She hadn’t gone to the wrong place, but the storage room door was clearly open.

Thud.

A sound came from inside the storage room.

Lin Ji took a step inside the doorway.

The light wasn’t on in the storage room, and the window was very small. The lighting was too dim. Lin Ji couldn’t see clearly and instinctively took a few steps further inside the room.

“Ji Baixing?”

“M-hm?”

Ji Baixing turned her head to answer from the deepest part of the room. Before Lin Ji could clearly see where Ji Baixing was, she heard Ji Baixing shout loudly: “The door! Quick, grab the door!”

Bang!

The door closed again.