Rebirth: A Cinderella's Counterattack

Chapter 278: Chapter 260: Chu He

Qin Ling had Class One finish the meeting and issued an order that no one was to loiter at night, warning that anyone caught engaging in romantic activities would face disciplinary actions.

Luo Qianqian returned to her dormitory; He Wenyu’s meeting was still not over. She lay on her bed, feeling a chill on her back, and quietly asked Chu Ci, who was sitting by the bed, ”What kind of person is your father?” There was no need to avoid the subject because Qian Shiyu had already left to accompany Chu Yu.

Fu Mingxue nodded in agreement, ”I always feel that the father of a girl as smart as you shouldn’t be a fool, right?”

”A fool...” Chu Ci had an expression of dismay. Did she really have to say that in front of her face? Wouldn’t that imply she was a fool, too? ”Well, my dad, perhaps, is a man who takes his career seriously and has fulfilled his responsibilities towards the family,” she said hesitantly, thinking to herself that if a man’s duties were just about providing money.

”If he had fulfilled his duties, there wouldn’t be a Chu Yu,” Luo Qianqian said, clearly not in agreement but not elaborating further. ”I have a feeling that I might meet your father quite soon.”

She was right; indeed, it was very soon.

The very next day, she met him, and he asked specifically to see her in Chu Yu’s hospital room.

Luo Qianqian didn’t want Chu Ci to accompany her, sensing that there would be a heart-wrenching family drama, and she didn’t want such a lovely girl as Chu Ci to witness it.

In the hospital room, Chu He sat beside the bed, watching Chu Yu, who leaned against the pillows with her eyes half-closed, tears sliding down ceaselessly as if they were free, which they were anyway.

”Are you Luo Qianqian?” Chu He began. His voice had the world-weariness befitting a middle-aged man, but there was a hint of impatience in it that made Luo Qianqian’s opinion of him plummet instantly. He was handsome, which one could tell by looking at both Chu Ci and Chu Yu, with their clear and delicate features.

”I am.” Luo Qianqian nodded, her face expressionless, eyes steady on Chu He. She wondered if Chu Ci’s mother had married solely for looks. Those peach-blossom eyes didn’t seem like they belonged to someone who could stay faithful, and those thin lips appeared unloving. Although he was dressed neatly, she could still detect a hint of women’s perfume, not as refreshing as a man’s.

”You don’t have anything to say after seeing me?” he asked, his tone accusatory, causing Luo Qianqian’s face to darken.

”First, don’t just believe what your daughter tells you, please consult with the instructor and teacher before making such inquiries. Secondly, your daughter seems to owe me an apology—what good is such poor acting? Who is it going to fool? Next, the instructor and teachers make the decisions in such matters, not a parent like you. Lastly, I’m showing you respect because of your other daughter. If it were because of the one in the bed, I would’ve slammed the door on my way out by now,” said Luo Qianqian, her tone unwavering, ready to leave.

”Heh, I believe I just asked if you had anything to say, I haven’t said anything else yet, have I? What kind of parents raised you to show such disrespect to your elders?” Chu He retorted with a trace of anger. No one had dared to talk to him like that before!

”Elders? You need to act like an elder before others will respect you as one. You didn’t start off positioning yourself as an elder, and now you want respect? I ask you: on what grounds?” Luo Qianqian snapped back, dropping all formal speech, then pointed at Chu Yu in the bed, ”What can be expected from a father who raised a daughter so full of schemes and bad behavior? I fear that in the future, she might end up just like her mother, becoming a mistress! Birds of a feather, indeed!”

”Slap,” Chu He strode over to Luo Qianqian and slapped her across the face. Luo Qianqian pressed her lips together, then spoke, ”Having a father like you is truly a tragedy, better to be fatherless!”

”Slap,” another slap landed on Luo Qianqian’s face, which stung fiercely. She caught a glimpse of Chu Yu’s spiteful smile out of the corner of her eye and curved her own lips, turning her face to the side: ”Come on then, keep going. However much you slap me, I’ll repay it double,” her eyes gleaming dangerously.

Chu He raised his hand again, but before it could fall, Luo Qianqian felt a gust of wind pass by her side, and then she saw a dark figure standing in front of her, blocking that arm.

”Brother?... Xu Tianyi!” Luo Qianqian stared at the familiar face in complete shock. This wasn’t the Xu Tianyi she remembered at all. He must have been six feet tall, lean yet bursting with strength, and his skin was no longer pale, but had a healthy tan, though his brows and eyes were still the familiar ones. What changed was the look in his eyes.

”Who are you?” Chu He was enraged, yet no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t free his hand. Chu Yu on the bed was staring at Xu Tianyi’s features, mesmerized. There was such a person? Why hadn’t she noticed him before? Was he the instructor?

”Me? I’m her family member!” Xu Tianyi’s free hand patted Luo Qianqian’s head gently, a trace of tenderness flashing in his eyes.

”You’re that instructor? Try hitting me and see what happens!” Chu He laughed upon hearing this, knowing that military personnel can’t hit people at will, as doing so would lead to military discipline.

Xu Tianyi’s lips curled into a smile, ”As you wish!” He punched Chu He in the nose, and immediately, blood gushed from Chu He’s nose like a fountain.

”You!” After taking the punch, Chu He stepped back twice and, seeing the blood from his nose, quickly tilted his head back, but he didn’t forget to threaten, ”I will tell your superiors!”

Xu Tianyi spread his hands and took two steps forward, ”Be my guest!” Then, another punch landed on Chu He’s stomach.

Luo Qianqian quickly stepped forward to pull him back, ”Tianyi Bro, that’s enough, he’s my friend’s dad, we can’t go too far, even though I also find it particularly satisfying to watch.”

Xu Tianyi bent his lips and said softly, ”Alright.”

Then Luo Yanhai walked in, and upon seeing Xu Tianyi, he was taken aback. Then, seeing the red marks on Luo Qianqian’s face, he instantly understood and turned a cold gaze toward Chu He, ”I reserve the right to sue you for intentional injury.”

Seeing Luo Yanhai come in, Chu Yu immediately covered her head with the blanket, not daring to look at the four people.

Luo Qianqian took her brother’s cool hand off her face and looked at Chu He with a cold voice, ”I’ll say this only once. Chu Yu framed and slandered my brother, insulted a soldier, that’s breaking the law, and she needs to be held criminally responsible!” A hint of dark light flashed in her eyes, looking at Xu Tianyi. He had also hit someone, and as a military officer, his crime was even more severe.

Chu He’s upward-turned face was filled with uncertainty, and with a sideways glance at his daughter huddled under the blanket, he knew their words were true. But with things having gone this far, after a moment’s thought and covering his nose, he straightened his head, ”How much compensation do you want?” If money could solve the problem, it was no problem at all.

”I really am not short of money,” Luo Yanhai said with a light chuckle. The Luo Family’s most profitable person was his very own father; how could he ever be short of spending money?

”So if someone cuckolds you and offers you money, would you forgive them?” Luo Qianqian knew some things couldn’t be said by the two military men, so she had to forget about maintaining a ladylike image. Then again, it seemed she had never had a ladylike image to begin with.

Xu Tianyi looked at Luo Qianqian with a face full of incredulous expression. When had the soft girl evolved into an overlord dinosaur? Luo Yanhai was thunderstruck looking at his sister as well. How dare she say such things?