Quick Transmigration: Don't Let an Honest Man Become a Villainous Supporting Female Character

Zhou Chiye noticed the out-of-place figure out of the corner of his eye.

He glanced at her and their eyes met.

Ji Chaoxi flashed her signature smile.

Zhou Chiye: ...

He swam to a spot not far from her, flipped himself ashore, grabbed a towel from the side, draped it over his shoulder, and let the water splash onto the floor.

"Cellphone." He looked at her casually.

Ji Chaoxi quickly handed him her phone and stood next to him to look at it together. She wanted to explain some of the income details to him.

Zhou Chiye looked at the scattered transfers without saying anything, only frowning: "You haven't spent all the money I gave you last time?"

Ji Chaoxi whispered, "I can't bear to part with the flowers."

Zhou Chiye said impatiently, "You have to spend it all, or I won't transfer it to you next time."

They've all followed him, yet they're still so shabby. Where does that leave Zhou Chiye's face?

Zhou Chiye's lifelong concern is all about saving face.

He transferred tens of thousands of yuan to Ji Chaoxi.

Ji Chaoxi looked at him with teary eyes.

Zhou Chiye: ...

He frowned deeply: "Mind your manners, don't look at me like that."

He was her boss, and she always looked at him with such ambiguous eyes.

Ji Chaoxi also felt a little wronged, because her eyes clearly showed that she "wanted money".

She always looked at people with that kind of gaze when she asked them to do her business, and she rarely made a mistake.

Zhou Chiye returned the phone to Ji Chaoxi and then chased her away.

It's definitely inconvenient for girls.

The boys around them had quieted down at some point.

Zhou Chiye tossed them a card and wiped his soaking wet hair: "You can swipe it yourselves. I'm going back now and will come back tomorrow afternoon."

All around were cries of agony.

After Zhou Chiye left, the swimming pool became lively again.

"That girl wouldn't happen to like Ye Ge, would she? Is she taking advantage of Ye Ge's generosity?"

"It's a package deal, haven't you noticed she always asks for money when she comes?"

"Don't you guys think this woman is a bit scheming? A friend of mine got tutoring from her, and all she talked about was money."

"Holy crap, is it real or fake? I can't tell!"

Just then, the single-eyelid boy who was resting on the chair spoke up: "If Brother Ye knew you guys were talking about that girl behind her back, he would definitely be angry."

Zhou Chiye hates people who talk about others behind their backs the most.

Because he felt it was extremely shameful, he would always do it directly in front of people.

Therefore, he doesn't like his followers doing such things.

The other boys shouted.

"What do you mean by gossip? Isn't this the truth? Ye Ge always transfers money to her. Although that amount of money is nothing to Ye Ge, that girl is going too far."

"Exactly, she doesn't even play with us, so why should she get so much money?"

"And when Ye was swimming just now, she kept staring at him, did you guys see that...?"

"I used to quite like her, but now I think, tsk tsk..."

The man with the single eyelid twitched his lips. What's the point of talking about facts?

She's just jealous because she saw Zhou Chiye give Ji Chaoxi money, and she sees what others have gained as something she has lost.

He couldn't be bothered to talk to these people.

They've made far more money off Zhou Chiye than Ji Chaoxi has over the years.

As night fell, the aroma of cooking wafted from someone's house in the alley, and a faint dampness filled the air. The colorful neon lights downstairs kept flashing, and clothes hung in the security bars across the street, dripping water from time to time.

Ji Chaoxi was drying her hair while calling her mother, listening quietly to Ji Fangyun's voice.

"I didn't expect that durian to be so delicious. I thought it smelled awful at the time," came Ji Fangyun's laughter from across the room.

"They all said it was delicious, but I'd never had it before and was too embarrassed to eat it. They even forced a piece on me."

Ji Chaoxi stopped what she was doing, lowered her eyes, and transferred money to Ji Fangyun.

Laughter from Ji Fangyun's coworkers could still be heard from time to time.

"When Mom gets her salary, she'll transfer the money to you. You should also try the durian; it's really good!"

Ji Huaichuan came out with the washed clothes, still warm from the heat. Ji Chaoxi stepped aside as he hung the clothes up one by one.

"Hey! Why are you transferring so much money to Mom? Mom doesn't want it!"

Ji Fangyun, who was on the other side, was startled when she saw the money that Ji Chaoxi was transferring.

"I'm going to beat Ji Huaichuan to death sooner or later. Did he really take you to stage an accident?!"

Ji Huaichuan guiltily put the bucket down, helped Ji Chaoxi dry her hair, and whispered, "Please, please..."

Ji Chaoxi chuckled and drawled, "Ah, this..."

Ji Huaichuan looked at her with teary eyes, his hands clasped together, almost kneeling down before her.

Looking at Ji Huaichuan's expression, Ji Chaoxi chuckled softly: "I don't have a mother; it's money I paid for tutoring my classmates."

Ji Huaichuan breathed a sigh of relief and continued to dry her hair.

Ji Fangyun returned the money, refusing to take it back no matter what.

"I don't want it, and don't transfer any money to me. What kind of logic is it to ask a child to transfer money?"

I could faintly hear my coworkers' voices on the other end of the line through the phone.

"Ji Fangyun, you're such a filial child. Just take the money we're giving you."

"That's right, that's right, we've let the child down."

Ji Fangyun's laughing and scolding voice came from the phone.

"Now you're trying to persuade me? When your kids transfer money to you, you just won't take it."

Then Ji Fangyun's voice became clearer.

"Xixi, Mom doesn't need your money. Just live your own lives well."

"Don't always think of me as some kind of wonderful mother. If I were really that good, I wouldn't have left you. I would definitely make sure I'm alive before sending you money."

"Don't overthink it..."

Ji Chaoxi responded sullenly, "I know, Mom."

After the phone call ended.

Ji Huaichuan leaned lazily against the sofa, pushing Ji Chaoxi out of the way.

"I wish you were a mermaid."

Ji Chaoxi looked at him with red eyes: "Why?"

Ji Huaichuan looked at Ji Chaoxi with tenderness in his eyes: "Because mermaid tears can turn into pearls. Judging by how often you cry, we might already be financially independent."

Ji Chaoxi remained silent for a while.

The next second, Ji Huaichuan's face contorted in pain. He clutched his stomach tightly and let out a wail.

What did he say wrong?!

Can't he even dream about the future?

If she doesn't want to be a mermaid, then let him be one!

Ji Chaoxi, on the other side, angrily slammed the door shut.

Ji Huaichuan is acting like he hasn't developed any intelligence!

Moonlight streamed through the dark, dusty gauze curtains, the motion-activated lights in the corridor occasionally went off, and the dormitory was filled with the sound of snoring.

The air in the dormitory was extremely stuffy, but Ji Fangyun felt very comfortable.

To be honest, since she started working, she feels like she's suddenly come alive again.

Even the snoring of my coworkers sounds better than my father's snoring.