Rebirth: A Cinderella's Counterattack-Chapter 639 - 619: Being Too Nice is a Disease, It Needs to be Cured
"Qianqian, Qianqian, come quickly," He Wenyu called out in surprise from the bathroom.
Luo Qianqian hurried into the bathroom, fearing something strange was going on, then saw He Wenyu pointing at the makeup mirror on the wall: "Look, it magnifies, but why would they put this here? To check if there’s any vegetable leaves on your teeth?"
"...What are you thinking?" Check for vegetable leaves on your teeth? I’m more worried about whether your brain’s taken in water!
"What else?" He Wenyu moved closer to the mirror, looking at her suddenly enlarged eyes, and kept exclaiming, "It’s so red I can’t face people, like a rabbit..."
Luo Qianqian pursed her lips and walked out of the bathroom, leaving the space to her to play around, then opened the room door and saw two people sitting on the sofa watching TV. Seeing the huge television in the living room, she could only sigh about the waste of resources.
Why would she say that? There’s a TV in the room after all.
"Qianqian, come here, let’s have a chat," Jimo Cheng was just about to say something when Luo Qianqian was called over by Lin Jiayou.
"What’s up?" Luo Qianqian smiled and looked down calmly, which made Lin Jiayou, who wanted to say a few words, shudder and forget his lines. He always felt Luo Qianqian’s demeanor was a bit unsettling, as if she were up to no good.
"Xiao Yu is already wanting to drink and you’re not stopping her? When we aren’t here, did you agree to it?" Lin Jiayou’s face was serious. This sort of thing couldn’t be indulged. What if there were no trustworthy people around in the future and she still did this, wouldn’t it be easy for her to fall into danger?
"Isn’t that why you’re here?" Luo Qianqian was very calm, "As a friend, when someone is bound to stop her, naturally I should stand by her side to make her feel less alone and that someone understands her."
"...You always have an excuse for everything. How’s the injury?" Lin Jiayou sighed and regained his composure, worried about the two girls acting up without adult supervision, but seeing that Luo Qianqian still had a sense of right and wrong was a relief.
Luo Qianqian frowned slightly: "Speaking of that, I feel much better..." then her gaze shifted towards Jimo Cheng, who smiled and nodded at her.
"As long as the medicine works, that’s all that matters, otherwise Grandpa Luo would blame me for not taking good care of you, right?" His face still bore a smile, but it was tinged with a touch of relief.
Wait, relief??? Luo Qianqian thought she had seen wrong, and the corner of her mouth twitched slightly: "Senior brother, what are you feeling relieved about?"
"The medicine is effective," said Jimo Cheng as he glanced towards the slightly ajar room door. He Wenyu’s eyes were still red, and she couldn’t help rolling tears, so it was no wonder they were red.
"Is it that obvious?" He Wenyu looked at Luo Qianqian’s face with embarrassment.
Luo Qianqian reached out and rubbed her own eyes: "Where is it obvious at all?"
Outside the door, there was a sound of knocking, along with the voice of a service worker calling "room service." Lin Jiayou opened the door, then watched as the service worker pushed the cart into the room. Jimo Cheng gave a slight wave of his hand, so the worker told the four of them to enjoy and then closed the door and left.
"No, Brother Jiayou, I can guarantee that you definitely did this," Luo Qianqian’s mouth twitched, the desserts were right, the milk was right, but why was there also a box of calcium supplements??? Did he have to make her thoughts so transparent???
Lin Jiayou picked up the coffee he had ordered for himself, not even glancing at Luo Qianqian; after sitting down, he then asked with a frown: "So, how do we settle the bill? Should I call them up later?"
Jimo Cheng was taken aback for a while before he understood what Lin Jiayou was talking about, then kindly explained what "charging it to the room" meant.
"Senior brother, did it cost a lot? I also have some money here..." Luo Qianqian looked at the cart full of desserts and slightly frowned, but then she began to speak.
She was only halfway through her sentence when Jimo Cheng interrupted her: "It’s appropriate to treat your friend’s brother."
Luo Qianqian could only offer an embarrassed smile, not sure how to respond.
He Wenyu picked up a piece of cake, looking at Luo Qianqian with envy. From a certain perspective, Jimo Cheng was indeed perfect. Handsome and wealthy, kind and considerate, rumored to be talented, with a good personality, and no childhood sweethearts causing a mess at home.
"Then next time, let me treat brother to a meal at Shangqi Club," Luo Qianqian said with a twinkling smile in her eyes.
But she noticed a look of confusion on Jimo Cheng’s face, "Shangqi Club? Where is that?"
Luo Qianqian blinked, about to shock Jimo Cheng with the fact that he didn’t know the place, but on second thought, since he and Old Master Kong hadn’t been back for long, it was understandable he might be out of the loop.
Jimo Cheng was curious why the name wasn’t in the list of places Luo Qianqian usually frequented.
Luo Qianqian laughed lightly, "It’s a secret. You’ll know once you go, brother."
Lin Jiayou sighed softly, watching Luo Qianqian. Why couldn’t his grandmother and uncle, who seemed to lack discernment, take a closer look? Wasn’t she a child who they could oppress at will? An Zilan was different from his mother.
His mother only had him back then, a son who knew nothing, and he was the only child of the third generation in the family and was quite favored.
An Zilan had Luo Qianqian and Luo Shufan, both of whom would rebel on her behalf, not allowing their mother to suffer the slightest grievance, just as they were willing to step back for the happiness of their mother.
Compared to the household of his excessively partial grandmother, he preferred the home of Aunt An because it was thanks to these siblings, not related by blood, that he could attend university and have the life he now lived.
Aunt An and his dad even had a little brother, so from then on, it was his duty to protect his siblings, just like how they protected their own kin.
"Qianqian, when are you going back? Shall we go together?" Lin Jiayou shook his head lightly and chuckled, his expression gentle.
Luo Qianqian looked at Lin Jiayou, puzzled by his sudden change of demeanor, but she obediently replied, "Probably after Xiao Yu starts school. The holiday is long enough."
Lin Jiayou nodded, "Alright, I’ll come along. It’s a good opportunity to spend time with the elders at home."
...Is it really okay for you to be so cautious about accompanying them? Luo Qianqian wanted to say this, but then she thought about Lin Jiabao and felt a headache coming on.
"What about Lin Jiabao? What should we do?"
Lin Jiayou’s brow furrowed as if he had only just remembered their cousin, "Him? What does he have to do with us?"
"He doesn’t have any relatives left, does he? What with his grandma, his father, and his mother..." He Wenyu pointed out the problem very directly.
"...Send him to an orphanage?" Lin Jiayou’s mouth twitched, clearly aware that such an answer was impossible.
"For sure we can’t take him into our home. Godmother still needs to recover, and Uncle Lin probably wouldn’t agree... right?"
"Probably..."
He Wenyu and Luo Qianqian exchanged uncertain glances after looking at each other, unsure of what Lin Xu would do – after all, they both didn’t really understand the man... 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂
"My dad... he’ll probably take him in," Lin Jiayou said with a helpless expression, "He’s just too kind, beyond help, beyond help..."
