CH 28.1

The Vicious Female Supporting Character and the White Lotus Female Lead: Ch 28, Pure Campus Love



In the middle of the night, she received a call from her parents. The two formally expressed their best wishes to her and conveyed their deep regret for not being there for  her 18th birthday. Finally, they said she would see their presents they gave in the living room the next morning. 



Before going to bed, she did a bunch of practice questions, so she was incredibly sleepy. She perfunctory replied “en” and “ah” to quickly end the call and soon fell asleep afterwards.



Because of school, she developed a natural biological clock. Every day, she would wake up at six-thirty, occasionally early but never late.



Today was the same as usual. She got up, cleaned herself up, then changed clothes. When she headed downstairs, she was still thinking about what she would have for lunch. She didn't tell Nie Zhen'er today was her birthday, but she did ask Nie Zhen'er to come over for a meal.



"Ding Dong!" The doorbell rang.



Luan Qing Xiao glanced at the empty living room and thought it was the presents from Luan's parents. She opened the door only to see a charming Nie Zhen'er, standing outside, holding a gift box in her hand. Her porcelain fair face was glowing as she smiled sweetly at  Luan Qing Xiao, "Qing Xiao, happy birthday~"



Luan Qing Xiao, pleasantly surprised, accepted the gift and turned aside to let Nie Zhen'er enter inside.



"How do you know today was my birthday?"



Luan Qing Xiao was sure she hadn’t given any clues or hints.



"I asked Luo Xun. He's your biggest fan, and would know everything about you." Nie Zhen’er sat down on the sofa. Then she urged Luan Qing Xiao to open the present, "I made it myself. See if you like it or not. "



Luan Qing Xiao sat next to her. She opened the lid of the gift box, and took out a glass bottle from within. The glass bottle was filled with pink paper cranes. If you looked carefully, the wings of each paper crane had the words, "Happy Birthday" written on it



Based on the size of the container, there were at least a thousand paper cranes inside.



Luan Qing Xiao's heart skipped a beat. Her throat became dry, "You, how long have you been doing this? Didn't you say you would study hard for the end of the term? When did you have the time to..."



"When I first met Luo Xun, I asked him about your birthday. Since then, I only folded a few of them every day, it didn't delay my studying at all." Nie Zhen'er took Luan Qing Xiao's hand and swung it side-to-side, "Soooo, do you like it?" Her apricot eyes were full of expectation.



Luan Qing Xiao nodded. She grabbed Nie Zhen'er's hand with her and placed it on top of her heart, passing the pounding of her heart to Nie Zhen'er through her hands. After this, she approached closer, her lips slightly curved and her thick lashes became clearer, sighing, "How could I not like it."



Nie Zhen'er fell into a daze while staring at Luan Qing Xiao. When she returned to her senses, her face turned red, and she moved her burning hand from her heart.



The sound of "dong dong dong" seemed to linger on her palm. Nie Zhen'er felt her heart was about to explode in nervousness. Without thinking, she stood up and ran out even forgetting to wear her down jacket.



Luan Qing Xiao didn't understand what happened, but she quickly grabbed Nie Zhen'er's coat and chased after her.



Pushing the door open, she saw Nie Zhen'er in her pink sweater, arms hugging herself  against the chilly wind. Her little blushing face had a silly smile.



Luan Qing Xiao walked over to help her put on the down jacket, and scolding her gently, "Outside is so cold, how can you run out without wearing a jacket."



Nie Zhen'er responded bashfully, "Sorry, I got a little excited just now."



"Are you calmed now?"



Nie Zhen'er shook her head, causing a lock of hair to fall in front of her forehead. As Luan Qing Xiao aid her to pin it back behind her ears, she noticed her little ears were red and hot when compared with the freezing cold wind.



Luan Qing Xiao thought back to her actions in the room. She secretly chuckled, I supposed Zhen’er was shy?



She bopped Nie Zhen’er nose and dotingly said, "I’ll stay with you outside."



The two scrolled around the villa three times before Nie Zhen'er's heartbeat began to return to normal, and her red face returned to a fair white.



Back in the room, Luan Qing Xiao hung their coats on the hangers before she asked Nie Zhen'er, "Have you had breakfast?"



Nie Zhen'er shook her head, "Last night, there were a few paper cranes that still needed to be folded. I moved too slow and had to stay up late finishing it. The moment I got up this morning, I wanted to give you this gift. I forgot to eat breakfast." She used Luan Qing Xiao's hand to feel her belly, "See, it’s flat."



Luan Qing Xiao couldn’t control herself, and continued rubbing it a few more times. It was soft like clouds.



“Lucky for you, I didn't eat it either. Is tomato egg noodles okay?"



"Of course, I can't wait."



ly Nie Zhen'er asked Luan Qing Xiao for the recipe and went home to try for herself. She followed the recipe exactly as Luan Qing Xiao wrote down, but who knows why, clearly, Luan Qing Xiao and her did all the same steps, but the taste was completely different when she made it herself. It can only be regarded as something edible, and had nothing to do with a delicacy.



Nie Zhen'er followed Luan Qing Xiao into the kitchen. She didn't give up, still dreaming that she too could make delicious food one day, "Let me prepare the ingredients."



"Alright."



Luan Qing Xiao handed the tomatoes and eggs into Nie Zhen'er's hands. Nie Zhen'er chopped the tomatoes, beat the eggs, and stood aside obediently to watch Luan Qing Xiao operate.



Until the tangy fragrance came out of the pot, Nie Zhener couldn’t discover what steps Luan Qing did differently from her own.



As she was eating the noodles, Nie Zhen'er asked herself the unsolvable question, "How come the food you make is so delicious, but mine is just bleh even though we did the same ingredients and steps?" Her tone was disappointed.



Luan Qing Xiao smiled, "What's wrong with not knowing how to cook? In the future, you can just be responsible for eating, and I can cook whatever you like."



Nie Zhen'er picked up the noodles in the bowl with the chopsticks in her hand. Her face hidden in the white mist, "If you get a boyfriend in the future, you’ll definitely forget me. Such a delicious meal will only be made for your boyfriend. ……"



"I won’t." Luan Qing Xiao responded confidently.



Nie Zhen'er raised her head. Through the mist, she could see the seriousness on Luan Qing Xiao's face: "... Why not?"



Luan Qing Xiao picked a piece of egg from her bowl and put it into Nie Zhen'er's bowl. She said, "Because I won’t have a boyfriend."



"You... won’t get a boyfriend?" Does she mean what she thought it meant?



Nie Zhen'er didn't know why she was a little nervous. She bit the tip of her chopsticks and stared at Luan Qing Xiao, waiting for her to continue.



Luan Qing Xiao shifted the conversation to Nie Zhen'er, "Zhen'er, you’re so beautiful. Your future boyfriend will definitely be reluctant to let you cook."



Before Luan Qing Xiao could finish speaking, Nie Zhen'er interrupted her anxiously, "No, I won't have a boyfriend either."



The noodles cooled down, and the fog between the two became lighter and lighter. Luan Qing Xiao looked at Nie Zhen'er's flustered eyes, suddenly she smiled and patted her on the head lightly, murmuring softly, "I know." Little fool, your feeling is so obvious, how could I not know.



Nie Zhen'er was reassured by Luan Qing Xiao's reply and the panic in her eyes gradually faded. The courage she had just then all disappeared. She lowered her head and continued to eat noodles, not daring to watch Luan Qing Xiao anymore.



After eating breakfast, Luan Qing Xiao and Nie Zhen'er walked around the rooms of the villa, which aided their digression.



Nie Zhen'er followed behind Luan Qing Xiao. When visiting Luan Qing Xiao’s bedroom, she blushed as she remembered the scene when she first woke up from this bed.



She avoided glancing at the bed, fearing that Luan Qing Xiao would find her inner awkwardness. On the way out of the room she said, "By the way, there’s no birthday cake. We can still go out and buy it."



Luan Qing Xiao shook her head, laughing. She watched her walk out of the room on her own. Without exposing her, she caught up to her, "Luo Xun said the cakes at ‘Xian Yu’ taste pretty good."



Nie Zhen’er took out her phone to check the store, ‘Xian Yu’, "It's too far, it will take two hours to go back and forth even without any traffic jam. I’ll call the store to see if they can deliver it here." Her expression was serious as if she was writing a test paper.



Luan Qing Xiao didn't know if her eyes were showing soft ripples. She only knew she could watch Nie Zhen’er for an entire day and not be tired.



After making the phone call and ordering the cake, Nie Zhen'er suggested, "You don't have to make lunch yourself, it’s too much work for you."



Luan Qing Xiao hung her arms on her thin shoulders. She whispered in her ears, "Gotcha, we'll go out for lunch, my little mistress."



Nie Zhen'er was numb on the half of her body where Qing Xiao touched. She stammered, "Ah, ok-okay." But she thought sweetly in her heart: Qing Xiao is so casual about the distance today? It must be because she’s too happy since it’s her birthday.



Since they weren’t going to eat at home, there was no need for the cake to be delivered home.



Nie Zhen’er asked Luan Qing Xiao’s restaurant’s name and called Xian Yu to change the delivery address of the birthday cake.



"Today is your birthday, let me treat you to a movie." There was still a while til noon. Nie Zhen’er thought about the recent domestic animated film, which started at nine o'clock. "Wanna go?" Her almond eyes sparkled.



"Let’s go then."



Nie Zhen'er brought two tickets on her phone while the two put on their jackets and hailed a taxi to the cinema.



It was winter vacation. During this time, there were many students in the theater.



In the lobby of the theater, there was an automatic ticket machine. As long as you scan the QR code of the movie ticket on your mobile phone, the movie ticket will be automatically printed out.



As Nie Zhener went to collect the tickets, Luan Qing Xiao stood at the counter waiting for popcorn and coke.



After some time, Nie Zhen'er walked back with her head down.  She returned to Luan Qing Xiao’s side and whispered shamefully, "I forgot to charge the phone yesterday."



Luan Qing Xiao took a look at the phone in her hand. As expected, the phone was dead.



Nie Zhen'er looked awkward and she pouted her ruddy lips.