CH 13

The Vicious Female Supporting Character and the White Lotus Female Lead: Ch 13, Pure Campus Love



​The three walked together, with Nie Zhen'er sandwiched in the middle.



Luan Qing Xiao always kept her mission in mind, and felt if the male lead could make her happy, she could allow them to have more contact.



Liang Yan talked way too much. At the least, he was a proper gentleman in school, but here he was acting like a chatterbox in front of Nie Zhen'er.



"... Zhen'er, don’t you think it's funny?" Liang Yan told a lame joke, who knew where he got it from. He personally thought it was very funny, so he turned to see Nie Zhen'er's reaction after telling it.



Nie Zhen'er curled her lips slightly and asked Luan Qing Xiao instead,"Qing Xiao, what do you think?"



Luan Qing Xiao raised her eyelids, "Huh, what did you say?" She was chatting with System 520 just now, and she didn't hear what Nie Zhen'er asked.



Nie Zhen'er’s hopeful eyes turned grim.



Liang Yan hurriedly said, "Zhen'er, don't pay attention to her, Luan Qing Xiao wasn’t listening at all. Let me tell you another joke..."



Sure, who cares if I get ignored or not. Luan Qing Xiao remembered an important matter she had to tell the System 520, so she lowered her thin eyelids indifferently.



Nie Zhen'er was distracted by Liang Yan, but she couldn't restrain herself from glancing at Luan Qing Xiao again after a while.



She saw her eyes wandering, clearly she was spacing out.



Nie Zhen'er stared at her exquisite side face blankly with her heart slightly tingling in pain, Why was she distracted? Thinking about something? Or...perhaps someone?



Just now, Luan Qing Xiao suddenly realized that Nie Zhen'er's happiness status increased, meaning she could do a lottery draw again.



Thus, she was discussing with the System 520 whether to use the lottery now.



520 suggested not to. However, Luan Qing Xiao hesitated, thinking of her consistently good luck, and decided: Do it.



【Ding! Congratulations to Host, extracting the time-limited skill, [Jade Plate Cuisine].



Skill Description: The food you make will become incredibly yummy. See, you’re already   



salivating! 



Time Limit: Fifty years】



System 520 was stunned.



【Wow! Fifty years of time! What is the difference between this and unlimited time? Host dada, your luck really wasn’t just all bragging~ Awesome possum ya~ [Worshipping Face.jpg]】



Luan Qing Xiao: Piece of cake. 520, activate this skill card. Just in time to head home and test how delicious my homemade food is.



【Got it, Host~】



【Ding! Activating the time-limited skill, [Jade Plate Cuisine].



Skill Description: The food you make will become very yummy. See, you’re already 



salivating! 



Time limit: Fifty years 】



Time flew by unhurriedly, and soon it was almost the end of their summer vacation.



Nie Zhen'er's painting have been submitted to the competition, and passed the preliminary and secondary level. The list of winners will be announced the day before school starts.



Since the summer vacation is about to end, today is their last day heading to the studio.



Nie Zhen'er has become less and less talkative on the road these days, and her mood was worsening at a speed visible to the naked eye.



Liang Yan attempted to raise her spirits, telling her a lame joke halfway as usual. Before he could finish the joke, he broke off first, laughing his head off. But one look at Nie Zhen'er somber him up, she only curled the corners of her lips politely, and her eyes were vacant.



Liang Yan felt distressed immediately. However, not only did he didn’t know why Nie Zhen'er was like this, maybe something happened at home, nor did he know how to comfort people.



He glared at Luan Qing Xiao, who was on the other side of Nie Zhen'er: What kind of friend is this, he knew Luan Qing Xiao wasn’t reliable!



Every time Luan Qing Xiao walked with them, she pretended like she didn't exist, therefore she didn't react when Liang Yan walked to her side.



"What do you want?"



The moment Luan Qing Xiao spoke, Nie Zhen'er's shifted her attention over.



"..." Liang Yan couldn't force himself to plead for her to cheer up Nie Zhen'er. As a result, he went back without saying anything.



Luan Qing Xiao: "..." Something’s wrong with him.



Luan Qing Xiao had been learning to sketch for more than a month, and finally could draw the curtain behind the wine bottle.



The instructor asked her to study the lighting and shade by herself. Luan Qing Xiao sketched the curtains like rags. Then, Nie Zhen'er taught her that the creases of the curtains should be shaded deeper in the middle and lighter on the sides.



Luan Qing Xiao did as Nie Zhen’er taught her. And when she turned it in, she was praised for the first time.



Teacher Liu nodded and said, "The curtains are well drawn."



When class was about to end in the afternoon, Teacher Liu walked to Nie Zhen'er excitedly with her phone in hand. Luan Qing Xiao suspected it was related to the Lu Shi Cup painting contest.



Sure enough, Teacher Liu patted Nie Zhen'er on the shoulder without lowering her voice and exclaimed, "Student Nie Zhen'er, I’ve just received news that your piece has won the Lu Shi Cup Gold Award!"



Nie Zhen'er's first reaction was to glance at Luan Qing Xiao.



Luan Qing Xiao fluttered her eyes at her.



Nie Zhen'er's cheeks were ruddy, and her red lips curved upward.



Liang Yan had something at home and left early mid-afternoon, so there were only two of them on the way home this time.



There was no unhappiness remaining on Nie Zhen'er's face. She couldn't help but skip twice every once in a while as they were walking, looking both youthful, energetic and beautiful. Luan Qing Xiao's heart throbbed and felt that she should do something for her.



"Zhen’er, want to come over for dinner to celebrate your painting winning the first place?"



Through these days of getting to know each other, Luan Qing Xiao vaguely felt that Nie Zhen'er's family wasn’t rich, and painting was an incredibly money-burning thing. If not for Nie Zhen'er being really talented and had a future filled with money, her mother would probably never support her financially.



According to the character card provided by System 520, Luan Qing Xiao speculates that Nie Zhen'er's parents are divorced, and that she lived with her mother and depended on each other.



But the relationship between the mother and daughter was definitely not anything "good," otherwise when Luan Qing Xiao meets Nie Zhen'er, her happiness wouldn’t have been zero.



Nie Zhen'er was overjoyed, "Can I? It won’t bother you too much, right?"



Luan Qing Xiao smiled and said, "Nah, my parents do business in other places all year round, and I am the only one at home."



Just as Nie Zhen'er was about to agree, but she hesitated after thinking again, "I have to ask my mother..." Her voice became smaller and smaller.



"Young Miss, don't be like this," Luan Qing Xiao bopped her little nose, "If you are worried that you can't persuade Auntie, how about I help you."



Nie Zhen'er smiled reluctantly, the joy on her face was replaced by worry.



Seeing Nie Zhen'er like this made Luan Qing Xiao feel heartache.



Generally speaking, when children talk about their mothers, they are usually intimate, but Nie Zhen'er had pure fear in her eyes.



She kinda wants to meet the female lead's mother.



Walking to the fork in the road where they usually split up, Luan Qing Xiao said, "Is Auntie at home now? I'll go and talk to her with you."



Nie Zhen'er shook her head, "Qing Xiao, wait for me here. I’ll go alone."



Nie Zhen'er didn't want her to see her mother, why?



Luan Qing Xiao stared at Nie Zhen'er's back and pondered.



About ten minutes later, Nie Zhen'er walked out of the door, followed by a middle-aged woman in a trendy outfit.



The middle-aged woman brushed past Nie Zhen'er and walked straight to Luan Qing Xiao. Her eyes scanned Luan Qing Xiao's body. Only when she was sure that she was wearing clothes from big brands, did her smile blossom from the heavily caked face.



"You are our Zhen’er classmate? What type of jobs does your parent do? I heard that your family is rather rich? Are you the one living in the huge villa over there?"



Nie Zhen'er embarrassedly took the middle-aged woman's arm from behind, "Mom, this is my classmate, Luan Qing Xiao."



"Qing Xiao, I told my mother that you invited me to your house for dinner. My mother was still a bit worried and wanted to meet you first."



The middle-aged woman yanked out her arm unhappily and lightly shoved Nie Zhen'er, "I was just asking casually. Do you think I’m trying to embarrass you?"



Nie Zhen'er staggered before catching her balance. Her small hands clenched into fists, her nails stabbed into the soft flesh of her palms, and her thin body trembling, like a helpless flower in a rainstorm.



The author has something to say: 



Luan Qing Xiao: With all due respect, if that woman wasn’t the female lead’s mother, I would have directly sent her flying with a kick.