Rebirth: A Cinderella's Counterattack-Chapter 599 - 579: Injuring Someone Comes at a Cost
Jimo Cheng had accepted Luo Qianqian’s invitation to dine at the Luo Family home. Looking at the beautifully arranged dishes on the table, his eyes became slightly sour. Upon closer inspection, most of the dishes were his favorites, while there was only one dish that Luo Qianqian liked.
"Thank you, Grandma Luo." Jimo Cheng rose from the dining table and bowed.
Luo Yanran pulled him back down to sit, "Thank Grandma, and eat more. That’s the best way to thank her for her morning’s hard work." Then he turned to Luo Qianqian, "Isn’t that what you told Grandma to convince her?"
Luo Qianqian was both angry and annoyed, indeed she and Luo Yanran were siblings who bickered endlessly.
Yue Tingyu gave Luo Yanran a sidelong glance before saying, "Qianqian is right, eating more is indeed the best thanks. It’s good that you like it." Her kind smile deeply moved Jimo Cheng.
Luo Yanran felt wronged. How was it that Qianqian was right? It was him who spoke well, wasn’t it? Then he looked at Luo Qianqian and saw she was glaring at him, her face full of indignation, looking as if she was about to eat him alive. He quickly lowered his head and focused on eating, not daring to provoke Luo Qianqian, who was protected by her three brothers.
Luo Qianqian picked up a beautiful-looking pastry and placed it into the bowl of Yue Tingyu, sitting beside her, "Grandma, please try this, it looks delicious."
She then picked a piece of meat and placed it into Old Master Luo’s bowl, "Grandpa, eat more meat."
Blinking, she got up from her seat, taking one shrimp dumpling for each of her four brothers.
Then she picked up a pink pastry and placed it into Jimo Cheng’s bowl, returning to her seat with a beaming smile, deftly taking away the pork knuckles from in front of Luo Yanran that she loved from Fragrance Comes.
As for Luo Xiying, she had already left the house to play games.
Just as Luo Qianqian was about to slowly and ladylike eat her pork knuckle, the doorbell rang.
Luo Yanran stood up and opened the door, then seeing the person at the door, his face turned somewhat pale, he swallowed, clenched his fists, and shouted angrily, "What are you doing here?"
The person was none other than Han Chen.
Hearing Luo Yanran’s voice, Luo Qianqian and her three brothers simultaneously put down their chopsticks and walked to Luo Yanran’s side.
Upon seeing Han Chen, Luo Qianqian couldn’t describe her feelings, but she felt like she should beat him up.
However, before she could think further, Luo Yanhao had already acted. He pushed Luo Yanran aside, stepped out of the house, crossed the yard, swung open the gate, and grabbed Han Chen by the collar, "What are you doing here?"
"I am looking for Luo Qianqian," Han Chen said, his voice unchanged, his expression unaltered, not a hint of fear, not even blinking an eye.
Luo Yanhao threw a left hook at his face, "Qianqian is not someone you can just look for! Don’t take kindness for weakness!" Immediately, a red mark appeared on Han Chen’s face, and even blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.
"Second Brother," Luo Yanwu stepped forward, pulling Luo Yanhao’s hand, "Don’t be so violent. Qianqian is still here; she’s just a young girl and can’t stand this kind of bloody violence... I’m going to kill you!" He took Luo Yanhao’s hand off Han Chen’s collar and landed a right hook on his face, "Lay a hand on my sister."
Han Chen didn’t utter a sound but just looked towards Luo Qianqian with a calm yet desperate expression, allowing the two men to handle him.
Luo Yanhai frowned, "Does he have something to say?"
Luo Qianqian nodded slightly, "It seems so, but I can’t think of anything that I would need to discuss with him." The Luo Family and the Han Family had been destined adversaries since they were rescued from Han Chen’s clutches.
"There’s only one thing left between you two to be discussed," Jimo Cheng said, moving beside Luo Qianqian.
Luo Qianqian and Luo Yanhai inexplicably looked at him: "Han Lei."
Luo Qianqian’s mouth fell open, Han Lei? She had indeed met him that day, but she had also been scolded by that person for being a "dog trying to catch mice, meddling in others’ affairs."
Jimo Cheng nodded, according to the information, the Han Family and Luo Qianqian were continuously entangled, but the only positive aspect was Han Lei; the rest were all various confrontations and schemes. And Han Lei was Han Chen’s full brother, though they had different mothers.
Luo Qianqian fell silent for a moment, thinking back to her junior high school days, to Han Lei’s kindness towards her, and to the girl Shen Yan...
She slowly walked to the gate, "What is it?"
"Save Han Lei, please?" Han Chen pushed Luo Yanwu aside and knelt down directly in front of Luo Qianqian.
Luo Qianqian was startled and quickly jumped to the side, not accepting this big gesture. She wasn’t dead, why would anyone kneel before her?
"You first talk, I’ll listen," Luo Qianqian said calmly. Luo Yanhai and Luo Yanran also crowded around, fearing that Han Chen might suddenly get a wild idea and hurt Luo Qianqian.
Jimo Cheng stood calmly at the door, and Old Master Luo stood behind him, slowly asking, "What are you thinking about?"
"Junior sister is truly fortunate to have so many people protecting her," Jimo Cheng chuckled, his face plainly revealing his thoughts, "Grandpa Luo, initially I indeed felt compared to others, Luo Qianqian was better, as she could communicate with me. But after looking deeper into the information, I genuinely started liking her." He said frankly, "So Grandpa Luo, not because of my grandfather, please give me a chance to pursue junior sister."
Old Master Luo was stunned for a moment, then smiled, "The opportunity lies in your hands, doesn’t it? The choice is in Qianqian’s hands, so you should tell her, not me."
Jimo Cheng shook his head, "No, I’m telling Grandpa that I’m serious, this is my assurance to Grandpa."
Old Master Luo sighed, "Is that so, then good luck, I don’t want to see her unhappy."
At that moment, Luo Qianqian was frowning at the silent Han Chen.
"What are you doing here saying nothing? Did you poison something?" Luo Qianqian frowned slightly and unhesitantly pushed away from beside Han Chen.
Yet Han Chen was entirely serious, "Please ensure that what follows will not be known by others, including..." While speaking, his eyes glanced towards Jimo Cheng: "your fiancé."
Luo Yanran burst into anger instantly, "Hey, are you setting conditions now?"
Luo Qianqian rolled her eyes, "Really, it’s too much trouble, just find someone else then, I’m going back to have dinner." Saying this, she turned to leave.
Although she and Han Lei had been friends, after those hurtful words had come out of his mouth, she no longer considered him a friend.
For a former classmate, to still need to ensure this and that, she really didn’t have the leisure or interest for it.
Watching Luo Qianqian turn and leave without hesitation, Han Chen’s voice came from behind her: "You really let down the heart he pleaded on his knees with, begging me not to hurt you!"
Luo Qianqian frowned and turned around.
"Why do you think I let you go but did not lay a hand on you? Why do you think I only imprisoned you? Have I ever laid a finger on you all? If it hadn’t been for me getting knocked unconscious by you, would you have been injured? Those people wouldn’t even know... Forget it, pretend I was never here!"
