After Transmigration: Unexpectedly Wed the Ruthless Tycoon
Chapter 22: It’s None of the Supporting Actress’s Business

Chapter 22: Chapter 22: It’s None of the Supporting Actress’s Business

"Hey! You little girl!" The man looked at Gu Fuqiao angrily.

Looking at the smug woman in front of him, he, who was usually eloquent, found himself at a loss for words.

"What? Did I say something wrong? Look at you, I’ve only met you twice, and each time you’re flirting." Gu Fuqiao turned and unabashedly locked eyes with the man.

She glanced at the man’s outfit and suddenly understood why he was hiding last time!

"So cooks can do business outside too!" Although Gu Fuqiao’s voice wasn’t loud, it still startled the man.

He raised his hand, intending to cover Gu Fuqiao’s mouth, but since they were in public, he couldn’t act improperly.

After biting his lip and thinking quickly, he put his finger to his lips and made a shushing gesture: "Shh! Don’t be like that, we’re all family here."

"Who’s family with a lecher like you." To be honest, this man looked quite like actor Sun Xing, and in later times, such leering could well be harmless fun for men and not illegal.

But in this era, that could be considered improper behavior.

A grown man was actually frightened by her words; Gu Fuqiao suddenly found it amusing and thought this era’s morals were quite good!

Seeing Gu Fuqiao’s stern face, the man anxiously said, "You came here to eat, and you’re not in uniform, so you must be family. Since you’re family, you should support our work. It’s all about people uniting as one family!"

"Yeah... but what kind of family member goes around pulling skirts and acting improper?" Gu Fuqiao raised an eyebrow as she spoke.

Seeing the man’s almost frantic expression, Gu Fuqiao couldn’t help but laugh.

Gu Fuqiao found it amusing, but the man didn’t think so.

He hadn’t expected to run into Gu Fuqiao here. If the incident of him pulling skirts was exposed, at the very least, he’d have to write a self-criticism, at worst, he might face disciplinary action or have to pack up and go home!

"So tell me, what do you want?" The man held back his anger, looking at Gu Fuqiao. He was even prepared for the cunning woman in front of him to extort him.

He had never been so humbled in his life.

Seeing the man acting as if facing a great enemy, Gu Fuqiao said, "Are you suggesting we settle this privately?"

She squinted her eyes and smiled like a fox.

The man thought about the consequences if his street vending and skirt-pulling incidents were exposed... He gritted his teeth and said, "Anyway, my allowance is just so much. Do as you see fit!"

Gu Fuqiao slightly furrowed her brows.

So this man thought she wanted to extort him?

"Fine... I’m not a greedy person. How about this, you owe me a favor for now. When I think of something, I’ll let you know. But if you act improperly again, don’t blame me for reporting you." Gu Fuqiao didn’t intend to do anything to him.

Last time, when he pulled her skirt, she had already splashed tea on him in revenge on the spot.

Scaring him once more today was about enough.

The man looked at Gu Fuqiao in surprise.

After a while, he said to Gu Fuqiao, "You little girl, no, you’re quite something, comrade! Let’s be friends. I’m the head of the cooking group, just call me Su Jili."

Gu Fuqiao didn’t expect the man to so readily give her his name.

Wasn’t he afraid she would report him?

Gu Fuqiao glanced at him and thought, while Su Jili was wrong to grab her skirt, it was probably out of shock and not deliberate.

Since he was so straightforward, perhaps he wasn’t a bad person.

Anyway, she didn’t have many friends here, so having one more didn’t hurt... and looking at his face, even though he seemed a bit silly, it wasn’t too bad.

"Alright." Gu Fuqiao readily agreed.

By then, she had almost finished her porridge. As she put down her bowl and was about to leave, she saw a woman walking in from outside.

The woman looked quite demure, with two braids on her head, appearing gentle and quiet.

This person was none other than Wang Mei!

Wang Mei didn’t notice Gu Fuqiao sitting in the corner and walked straight towards the kitchen.

Gu Fuqiao furrowed her brows in confusion. Last night Yan Zhen Guo mentioned that Wang Mei was in the cultural troupe, so why was she at the canteen?

Moreover... even in modern canteens and restaurant kitchens, there are signs saying ’Authorized Personnel Only.’

"Su Jili," Gu Fuqiao asked while watching Wang Mei’s location, "do you know that girl who just went in?"

"Yes, I do." Su Jili, though he liked looking at beautiful girls, seemed uninterested in this demure-looking Wang Mei.

He casually glanced in the direction Gu Fuqiao was looking and then withdrew his gaze, saying, "She’s Wang Chuan’s old acquaintance. Wang Chuan likes her quite a bit, but I don’t think she’s interested in him."

Gu Fuqiao didn’t know whether Wang Mei was interested in Wang Chuan, but she knew that Wang Mei was interested in Yan Zhen Guo.

But if she came here for Wang Chuan today, could it be that she’s given up on Yan Zhen Guo and is looking for someone new?

After thinking for a moment, Gu Fuqiao figured as long as Wang Mei didn’t bother Yan Zhen Guo, it wasn’t her concern... No wait, she’s just a side character, even if Wang Mei did bother him, it still wasn’t her concern!

With that thought, Gu Fuqiao decided she should head back to buy groceries!

She got up and was about to leave when she heard Su Jili call out to her.

"Comrade! You haven’t told me your name yet!" Su Jili stood up and said.

Gu Fuqiao remembered she hadn’t given her name yet, so she turned back to tell Su Jili her name, then left the canteen.

However, once she got outside, she realized she was at a loss.

Yan Zhen Guo had told her the direction of the market, but she had no idea where the main entrance was.

She had taken a car to the clinic earlier; now that she had to go out on her own... how was she supposed to know the way?

Standing at the entrance of the canteen for a while, Gu Fuqiao looked around, unable to discern the route. Just as she was about to ask someone for directions, she saw Wang Mei coming out of the canteen.

Wang Mei’s face was a bit flushed, looking shy. It was unclear what had just happened in the canteen.

Not wanting to overthink it, even though Gu Fuqiao wasn’t fond of Wang Mei, she figured she might as well ask Wang Mei for directions since she was there.

But as soon as Gu Fuqiao called her name, Wang Mei jumped slightly.

"Gu... Sister-in-law Gu, what are you doing here?" Wang Mei turned her head, nervously looking at Gu Fuqiao.

Intuition told Gu Fuqiao that Wang Mei seemed a bit strange, like she had done something she felt guilty about.