The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead
Chapter 288 - 277 Part 2: Gao Qing’s Will (Reversed from the previous title)

Chapter 288: Chapter 277 Part 2: Gao Qing’s Will (Reversed from the previous title)

"Drunk? Or did they start fighting?"

Gao Qing shook her head, "No."

"Then what happened?"

Seeing Gao Qing hesitate to speak, Lu Jingqiu sensed that the matter was not simple.

"In the end, the two of them got too drunk and stayed overnight at my place.

That day, I also had a couple of drinks. After my eldest brother and his family, and my second brother and his family, left, I went back to my room to sleep as well.

But later, in the middle of the night, I somehow ended up in Ma Song’s room."

Hearing this, Lu Jingqiu’s expression darkened, and her brows furrowed tightly. She didn’t need to hear more to know what happened thereafter.

Because in her previous life, something similar had happened between Gao Qing and Wu Zhengran at Gao Qing’s place.

It just didn’t make sense why Ma Song suddenly appeared.

"It must be Xia Lin. I was too lenient with her last time, I should have sent her to prison."

Listening to her friend’s ordeal, Lu Jingqiu was infuriated, slamming her soda can onto the table with a pop, spilling much of it, and said angrily.

In contrast, Gao Qing was now the picture of calm, shaking her head, "That day she and my fifth brother also went back, they weren’t even in the area. At first, I suspected her as well, and even the next morning, I went to confront Xia Lin at my fifth brother’s house. She denied it, and to my surprise, my fifth brother actually sided with her.

He kept defending her, saying how could a pregnant woman be so malicious, and questioned why I had to invite classmates to a family gathering. Heh... yeah, that day I should have kicked Wu Zhengran and Ma Song out, why did I even try to show off, but what’s done is done, and there has to be a solution."

"So you are willing to marry Ma Song."

Gao Qing’s words made Lu Jingqiu realize she must have some feelings for Ma Song, otherwise, with her character, she wouldn’t have been so calm about the situation.

And she didn’t believe that Xia Lin did nothing. If she hadn’t, why did she call Wu Zhengran over?

"What about Wu Zhengran? Him..."

"Qiuqiu, I have nothing to do with him, don’t mention him in front of me again. I didn’t like him before, and I won’t like him in the future. After the summer break, on the eleventh, I might get married to Ma Song.

If you are free then, you must come to my wedding."

Lu Jingqiu had many words of persuasion, but somehow, she just didn’t know how to start, and in the end, they all stayed silent within her, "If I have time, I’ll be there."

Gao Qing smiled upon hearing her words, then started talking about Ma Song again.

Ma Song’s family was not badly off. Even though they were somewhat dissatisfied about getting married under these circumstances, after learning about Gao Qing’s family status and her being at the Capital Dance Academy, and considering their son’s responsibility, they didn’t say much. After the family came to terms with it, they were actively involved in preparing the wedding for the two young people.

"His family is already helping us look for a house, trying to find one close to the school, so that we can live outside after getting married. It would be convenient for us to go to school together.

Both of us are still students, and his parents said they would give us a living allowance of twenty yuan every month until we graduate.

When my parents divided their property, I got a share too. My mother said it’s all for my dowry, I should take it with me when the time comes. With both sums added up, it will be enough for us to live on for a few years.

Her mother said that after graduation, she could help arrange jobs for us at the Cultural Work Troupe, or go straight into teaching at our university. I don’t want to stay in the Cultural Work Troupe anymore, Qiuqiu, what do you think about me staying in school to teach?"

"What do you think?"

"If you like it, that’s good." For some reason, Lu Jingqiu didn’t feel like listening to her talk about Ma Song.

She didn’t understand, nor did she want to understand.

She was preoccupied with the Gao Qing of her previous life.

It was Gao Qing who had an affair with Wu Zhengran. Gao Qing back then was the opposite of what she is now; she didn’t like Wu Zhengran and she was unhappy in her marriage because of Wei Jincheng.

Eventually, it led to divorce.

Perhaps this life was different for Gao Qing.

When Gao Qing left, Lu Jingqiu felt bewildered, sitting in the room all morning, her mind inadvertently drifting to many things from her previous life.

But those things felt both unfamiliar and distant, almost like a dream.

However, seeing Gao Qing’s longing and beautiful hopes, Xia Lin didn’t mention anything about Wei Jincheng to her, nor was there a need to.

Even if Uncle Gao were to find out, he would probably resolve it within the team.

That’s what she thought, but some people didn’t think so.

That evening, when Jiang Nanzhou returned, he found the stove cold and when he entered the room, he discovered Jingqiu had fallen asleep with Huaniu snuggled under the bed beside her.

Jiang Nanzhou glanced at her and covered her with a blanket, gently closed the door, and went to the kitchen.

By the time the meal was ready and his wife still hadn’t woken up, he looked at her peaceful sleeping face, unwilling to wake her but worried she might be hungry when she awoke.

As he hesitated, Jingqiu suddenly opened her eyes, staring blankly at him for a long while without responding.

Jiang Nanzhou, seeing her dazed expression, couldn’t help but smile. He was about to ask her to get up when Jingqiu sat up and wrapped her arms around his neck.

"What’s wrong?"

"I just had a nightmare."

Jiang Nanzhou quickly patted her back reassuringly and asked softly, "What kind of dream that scared my wife like this?"

"In the dream, my life didn’t have you in it."

"No me? Then who was there?"

"Everyone was there, just you were gone. Without you, my days weren’t happy at all."

Jiang Nanzhou laughed and reassured her, "That’s all just a dream, dreams are the opposite of reality."

"Really? Is it a dream?"

"Yes, you were dreaming. Are you hungry? Dinner is ready, let’s go eat."

Only then did Jingqiu snap out of it, touching her stomach and saying, "I am hungry, I didn’t eat anything this afternoon."

"Why didn’t you eat? If you didn’t feel like cooking, you could have gone to the cafeteria."

Jingqiu shook her head, "Today, Qingqing came and shared some of her recent troubles with me. I was so shocked, I lost my appetite."

"What has happened that’s made my wife so unhappy? Come on, let’s talk while we eat."

Jiang Nanzhou had simply made egg noodles, with the dried noodles bought by Jingqiu that very day.

They were delicious, and Jingqiu devoured a big bowl. While eating, she told Jiang Nanzhou about Gao Qing’s situation.

Jiang Nanzhou was also taken aback upon hearing this but didn’t say much. After all, it was someone else’s family matter, and it wasn’t his place to comment, but he suspected it had something to do with Xia Lin, "Stay away from that Xia Lin as much as possible, don’t provoke her."

"Hmph, I won’t provoke her, but I’m afraid she can’t stand me and comes to pick a fight."

"If she dares to touch you again, I won’t let her off easily. But when I’m not around, you need to be careful."

"Don’t worry, we’ve been fighting for so many years, and I’ve never really lost to her. She can’t beat me."

"I’m not worried about your fighting abilities, but she’s more cunning than you. I’m afraid you’ll be at a disadvantage."

"Okay, okay, I’ll listen to you."

Hearing her promise, Jiang Nanzhou affectionately ruffled her hair and gave her all the eggs in his bowl.

Watching her finish even the last bit of soup he’d made filled him with contentment.

Worried she might have another nightmare, he held her close and whispered sweet nothings, also sharing with her his recent work that would keep him home for at least a month.

He would be helping with training at the team while also studying hard himself.

In the future, he would probably spend his evenings reading at home.

Happy to have her husband at home every day, Jingqiu was very pleased with the company.