When She Stops Being Dramatic novel Chapter 339

Chapter 339: Chapter 128: The Green Tea Female Supporting Character in a Period Novel (15)

The shrill cry roused Zheng, who was resting in her room. Despite feeling unwell, she slipped on her shoes and ran outside.

"What’s wrong, Chi? Did you see a mouse, or was it a snake?"

When she rushed to the kitchen doorway, she saw Chi Yun’er cowering and trembling inside. A dark figure stood stock-still in the doorway, giving even her a fright.

But she quickly recognized him by his signature glasses.

Seeing him standing there drenched, Zheng couldn’t help but ask in a small, trembling voice, "Is that you, Huang? W-what are you doing here?"

She was usually boisterous and straightforward, wearing her heart on her sleeve. With no talent for scheming, she was often used as a pawn by others.

But now, even she could sense something was wrong.

Huang slowly took off his glasses, wiped them with a corner of his equally damp shirt, and put them back on. He glanced down at the soot from the bottom of a pot covering his clothes, then looked up and shot Chi Yun’er a gloomy glare.

He stepped aside from the kitchen doorway and said flatly, "I overslept and came to the kitchen to wash my face. I didn’t expect anyone to be inside. I suppose Chi mistook me for a bad guy."

Zheng let out a long sigh of relief, patting her chest as she smiled at Chi Yun’er.

"It was all a misunderstanding, Chi. Are you done bathing? If so, hurry on out and let Huang wash up. Don’t keep him from his work."

Everyone at the Educated Youth spot knew Huang was a work-point fiend. Delaying him from earning work points was practically a death sentence.

Chi Yun’er nodded, quickly rinsed her washbasin, and walked out carrying her dirty clothes.

She looked at Zheng, who was giving her a silly smile. Pressing her lips together, Chi Yun’er also gave a light smile and asked in a low voice, "Are you not feeling well, Zheng?"

The other woman nodded listlessly. "It’s that time of the month for me. I just have no energy, so I decided to take the night off to rest."

"Oh, right. Chi, do you have any more brown sugar? I used up the last of mine and forgot to get more. Do you want me to buy some to replace it next time, or I can give you some crackers for it?"

Zheng’s family was also fairly well-off. Every month, she received money and ration tickets mailed from her parents, and every so often, she’d get a decently sized package. She was better off than most, though not among the wealthiest.

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