Chapter 145 Generous Girlfriend VS Poor Boyfriend 1

The sixteenth day of the twelfth lunar month.

With just over two weeks until Chinese New Year, the air is already thick with festive cheer. Everywhere you go, lanterns and decorations adorn the streets, creating a joyous atmosphere.

The supermarket was also packed with people buying New Year's goods.

Jiang Zhiyi is a senior in college this year. Because she will be staying here for an internship, she does not plan to go home for the Chinese New Year.

She went to the supermarket today to buy New Year's goods, but worried that she wouldn't be able to carry all the groceries by herself, so she asked her boyfriend, Gu Xingyuan, for help. The two were classmates in college and had been dating for half a year.

The supermarket is located in the city center, and she rented an apartment nearby, which allows her to walk five minutes to work every day. However, it's quite far from the school, and Gu Xingyuan lives near the campus, so it takes him some time to get there.

She had been waiting for him here for a long time...

"Why are you only arriving now?" Jiang Zhiyi complained, her face showing some displeasure.

Gu Xingyuan patted the snowflakes off his clothes and replied, "I was delayed on the way, I'm sorry."

Jiang Zhiyi took his hand and intertwined their fingers. She asked in confusion, "Your hands are so cold. Didn't you take a taxi here?"

Gu Xingyuan felt the warmth from her hands and said, "I rode my bicycle here. Let's go in quickly, or we'll have to wait in a long line to pay later."

It was still snowing lightly outside. Jiang Zhiyi hadn't expected that in this kind of weather, he wouldn't even take a taxi. Riding a bicycle here must have been freezing...

He's really too frugal.

"Next time, just let me know and I'll call you a car. Don't get too cold."

“Let’s go, I’m not cold,” he said.

"Then you can push the cart." Jiang Zhiyi pointed to the neatly arranged carts next to the supermarket entrance.

The two were selecting New Year's goods in the supermarket.

Jiang Zhiyi basically never looks at the price. If she sees something she likes, she just throws it into her shopping cart, acting as if she doesn't care about money at all.

Gu Xingyuan watched silently from the side.

"Why did you buy two portions?" he asked.

"I'll give you the other half."

"I don't want it." Gu Xingyuan refused immediately. He didn't have much money, and he didn't want these things; they were really too expensive. He had been with Jiang Zhiyi for so long, and she often gave him things, which sometimes made him feel quite embarrassed.

Jiang Zhiyi ignored his objection and said, "Then just consider it a gift from me to Auntie, wishing her a speedy recovery. It's the New Year, so please don't refuse."

"You can give it to me if you want, then we can split the bill later." Gu Xingyuan held her hand.

"Why are you being so polite with me? Besides, this is a gift for my aunt, you have no right to refuse it on her behalf."

The two remained deadlocked for a while before Gu Xingyuan finally gave in, because he knew Jiang Zhiyi wouldn't back down.

"Thank you," Gu Xingyuan said sincerely.

Jiang Zhiyi smiled gently, kissed the corner of his mouth, and then continued to select items from the shelves.

Gu Xingyuan followed behind her, his face expressionless and his eyes unreadable, his figure like a pine tree after a snowfall.

The two carried a lot of things back to the apartment.

...

Inside the elevator of the residential building.

Jiang Zhiyi turned her head to look at Gu Xingyuan. The light in the elevator reflected on his face, creating distinct light and shadow. He had handsome eyebrows and eyes, and deep features, making him a very attractive person.

"What's wrong with you?" He noticed her staring gaze and turned to look at her.

Every time Jiang Zhiyi stares at him like that, she's probably plotting something bad, but she's still just a simple little girl and doesn't have any particularly wicked thoughts.

Since they started dating, she has mostly been ordering him around, sometimes running errands for him, sometimes helping him hand in assignments, sometimes writing lab reports for him, and so on...

These were not difficult tasks, after all, he owed her so much money, so he always responded to her requests, was available whenever she called, and tried his best to meet her needs.

"Gu Xingyuan, why don't you move in with me in a couple of days? It's close to the hospital, which will make it convenient for you to visit your aunt."

Gu Xingyuan was reluctant to agree. If she moved in, their expenses would be mixed up, making it difficult to keep track of the finances. He didn't want to owe her too much, so he said, "I'm fine living in my rented apartment right now."

"No, you have to come and live with me. That way you can take care of me too. I want you to cook for me, and also..."

Seeing that no one was around, Jiang Zhi leaned close to his ear and whispered something—

"Gu Xingyuan, I want to sleep with you."

...

Six months ago.

The male protagonist of this alternate dimension is named Gu Xingyuan. He has lived a very difficult life since childhood, relying on his mother, Wang Hongling, who suffers from heart disease. When he was a junior in college, Wang Hongling's condition worsened, and she urgently needed surgery.

In this critical moment, a female supporting character from a well-off family lent him 200,000 yuan and helped him contact a very famous doctor. The female supporting character's request was that he become her boyfriend, and she also said that she had long been attracted to him.

Having no other choice, Gu Xingyuan agreed to her conditions, and the two began dating.

However, the female supporting character always had ulterior motives.

Back then, Gu Xingyuan's biological father, Gu Conghui, cruelly abandoned Gu Xingyuan and Wang Hongling. But he never expected that evil would be punished, and he would later be unable to have children again.

For the sake of continuing the family line, he decided to bring Gu Xingyuan home. Unfortunately, the mother and son already hated him and had been avoiding him all along.

The female supporting character accidentally learns about this family relationship and deliberately gets close to Gu Xingyuan. She thinks that Gu Xingyuan will definitely go back to the Gu family to inherit the property in the future.

After the affair was exposed, the male lead and the female supporting character broke up.

The female lead, Chen Feifei, is a doctor. Wang Hongling suddenly falls ill on the street and is saved by Chen Feifei. The male and female leads meet because of this, and the male lead is very grateful to her.

The two gradually had more contact... and eventually, they became a couple.

[Master, your task this time is to play the role of this cannon fodder female supporting character, without ruining the character's persona.]

"Okay, I understand. I also want to ask, have I submitted my salary increase application? How is it going?" Jiang Zhiyi was very anxious.

Tuantuan talked to her for a long time.

"So did it pass or not?" she asked.

No... but if you perform well, the group will try to get you more benefits.

"Alright then, you must try your best to get more," Jiang Zhiyi said.

...

Gu Xingyuan tightened his grip on the bag, clearly startled by Jiang Zhiyi's outspokenness.

“I…we’re still young, I don’t think this is a good idea…” He stammered a little, but he tried his best to remain calm and persuade her to give up the idea.

“We’re all adults, how can we be considered small? My friends, they’ve all... Let’s try it another day.” She didn’t care at all.

"This isn't good for you," Gu Xingyuan said in a low, hoarse voice. He knew that Jiang Zhiyi had always been very willful and would do whatever came to mind.

“You’re my boyfriend now, so I can only talk to you. But if you don’t agree, then I’ll have to go to someone else, and I don’t think that’s any better.”

The elevator suddenly stopped, and another group of people got in.

Jiang Zhiyi and Gu Xingyuan both moved to the side.

The elevator instantly became very crowded.

Jiang continued to press him relentlessly, "What do you think? Do you agree or not?"

At this moment, Gu Xingyuan's ears were completely red. "Let's talk about it another day!"

He spoke somewhat urgently, his Adam's apple bobbing up and down.

"I need to think about this. Okay, don't ask anymore."

"Oh," she replied.

Gu Xingyuan looked down and his gaze fell on her. She was wearing a very eye-catching down jacket today, which was covered with gaudy cartoon patterns, depicting a couple kissing.

He subtly looked away again.

well……