But she was his partner—good or bad, others had no right to judge.
Seeing her bright, round eyes wide open, standing fresh and tender among the crowd while being scolded by so many people, he inexplicably felt a bit displeased. In a low voice, he said, “I’ll take them all. How much in total?”
The salesclerk smiled even more broadly and quickly calculated. “Comrade, that’ll be 11 yuan, 5 mao, and 2 fen.”
“Alright.”
Zhou Kuangye paid without hesitation, startling everyone around.
Good heavens, this man must be crazy!
To spoil his partner like this—she’ll be ruined sooner or later.
Su Ying tilted her little head as she looked at the bottles and jars in his hand. Logically, he should have dumped her by now. Why did he pay?
It was the middle of summer—she couldn’t possibly use so many things. And they were so expensive! The thought of spending over ten yuan made her heart bleed. That money would have been hers sooner or later!
She gritted her tiny teeth until they creaked. Zhou Kuangye was such a spendthrift!
The woman’s delicate oval face tilted slightly in the sunlight, looking so adorable it made one’s heart tremble. Zhou Kuangye ruffled her hair, thinking the money wasn’t wasted after all.
“Let’s go. What else do you want to buy?” he asked.
Right there in front of everyone, Su Ying wrapped her arms around his arm and cooed sweetly, “A-Ye, I want to buy clothes too.”
She cast a haughty glance at the surrounding crowd, then strode triumphantly upstairs.
Today, she wouldn’t stop until she made him spend so much that he’d dump her in frustration.
The people downstairs were still grumbling indignantly, but the salesclerk was secretly delighted. That female comrade was even prettier than a Hong Kong star—if she had the money, she’d spend it on her too.
On the second floor, Su Ying once again demanded every new arrival: dresses, pajamas, underwear, and panties.
Clothes piled up like a small mountain on the counter.
Zhou Kuangye caught sight of a water-red spaghetti-strap nightgown. His eyes darkened, and his tone grew ambiguous. “Su Ying, are you sure you want to buy this?”
She knew he couldn’t take it anymore. Time for a scolding, right? She nodded emphatically. “Of course I want it! I want everything! If you don’t buy it…”
Before she could finish, Zhou Kuangye pulled out his money. “Wrap them carefully. Don’t let them tear.” He seemed afraid she might change her mind.
Su Ying hadn’t expected him to have no temper at all. She’d already planned how to act up, but now she couldn’t say it out loud. It was stifling.
Seeing the neatly wrapped clothes made her even more upset.
That was all her money!!
Zhou Kuangye, you spendthrift! Spendthrift!!
After another round of shopping, Zhou Kuangye’s hands were soon full of bags: canned goods, brown sugar, malted milk powder, pork, oranges, clothes…
Su Ying had gone in full of enthusiasm but came out completely wilted, her head drooping as if she’d suffered a major blow. Zhou Kuangye simply didn’t cave under pressure—he bought her everything.
Just as they reached the entrance, the aroma of freshly baked sponge cake wafted over.
The milky sweetness made Su Ying’s mouth water instantly. This was her favorite.
Instinctively, she blurted, “I want it all…”
This little girl, truly a spendthrift. She couldn’t possibly eat over ten pounds by herself. Before he could refuse—
“Not all of it! Just two pounds, split into two bags.”
She changed her mind first.
Two pounds was still a lot, but he didn’t mind the extra expense.
Watching Zhou Kuangye’s thick wad of bills grow paper-thin, Su Ying felt her heart had bled dry. This tactic didn’t seem to work on him. How could that be?
Zhou Kuangye was busy tying their purchases onto his bicycle.
“Comrade Su.” A calm voice sounded from behind.
Su Ying turned her head, her eyes lighting up at the sight of Lu Pingshu. She quickly took two steps forward, her hands nervously twisting her hair as she shyly said, “Comrade Lu, what a coincidence! Are you out shopping too?”
Lu Pingshu lowered his head, his gaze fixed on her soft, moist lips, and handed her the cream cake he was holding. “Comrade Su, I bought this especially for you.”
The aroma of the cream wafted through the box, reaching Su Ying’s nose.
Cream cakes weren’t cheap and required ration coupons. She had never tasted one before, only seen them. Comrade Lu was truly good to her.
As a girl, she had to be reserved. Feigning reluctance, she said, “Oh, this is too much…”
Just then, a cold, hard voice filled with oppressive force came from behind. “Su Ying!”
The voice wasn’t loud, but it pierced through the subtle intimacy between them like a needle.
Su Ying stiffened all over as her slender waist was pulled into a scorching embrace. The man’s large hand even gave her a pinch.
She looked up at his cold jawline, daring only to wiggle her waist slightly to express her displeasure.
She couldn’t let him find out about her and Lu Pingshu, or she’d lose everything.
Feeling nervous, she said, “A-Ye, have you put away your things? Let’s go.”
Zhou Kuangye’s gaze fell on the cake, then on Lu Pingshu, who was eagerly trying to please. How bold of him to try to seduce his woman right in front of him.
He glanced at Lu Pingshu disdainfully before looking down at the person in his arms, his tone indifferent. “Su Ying, do you want to eat cream cake?”
But Su Ying sensed the threat in his words and shook her head so vigorously that her braids flew. “I don’t want it! I don’t!”
“Did you hear that, Lu Pingshu? Your efforts are wasted here.”
After giving him one last warning glance, Zhou Kuangye wrapped his arm around Su Ying’s waist. “Let’s go.”
Su Ying sat on the back of the bicycle and could only wave apologetically at Lu Pingshu.
Lu Pingshu clutched the cake tightly, his brow dark with gloom. Zhou Kuangye still didn’t know that Su Ying had chosen him, did he?
He would lose sooner or later.
Fortunately, Zhou Kuangye didn’t dwell on the matter.
By the time they reached the village, Su Ying felt like she was melting under the sun. Leaning her entire body against Zhou Kuangye, she urged impatiently, “Hurry up, it’s so hot.”
The road was covered in small stones. Earlier, when he rode fast, she complained it was too bumpy and told him to slow down. Now she wanted him to speed up again—she was truly hard to please.
Nevertheless, he silently picked up the pace.
As they passed the educated youth point, someone suddenly stopped them.
“Comrade Zhou, Comrade Su, you’re back! Comrade Wen and Comrade Wu have somehow fallen and hit their heads. Come take a look!”
“We’re not doctors. What good would looking do?” One was her rival, and the other wasn’t as pretty as her. Su Ying couldn’t care less.
Stubbornly tugging at Zhou Kuangye’s clothes, she said fiercely, “Hurry home, I’m dying of heat!”
Zhou Kuangye paused for a second but still pressed down on the pedal, about to ride off.
“Mizi, is that you?”
“You’re my Mizi!”
Wen Zi, who had been drifting in and out of consciousness, woke up and, hearing their conversation from afar, rushed over frantically.
She shoved her face right in front of Su Ying’s, looking at her like a wolf spotting meat, her eyes startlingly bright.
This was her female protagonist—a face both pure and enchanting, a heavy chest, a slender waist that swayed lethally, and soft, juicy peach-like buttocks—the perfect traits for the heroine of her romance novel.
She was a fanfiction writer.
Before her sudden death, she wrote a fanfiction of “Love is Companionship” titled “The Rough Military Officer Devours the Petty Drama Queen Until Nothing is Left.” In her story, the Vicious Female Supporting Character Su Ying became the female lead, and the second male lead Zhou Kuangye became the male lead.
In the original work, Su Ying was an educated youth sent to the countryside who used her beauty to gain wealth and power, maneuvering between the male lead Lu Pingshu and the second male lead Zhou Kuangye.