Rebirth: A Cinderella's Counterattack

Chapter 448: Chapter 428: Qin Nuan (1)

”So, this is a breakup and going back to an old flame?” Luo Qianqian blinked her eyes.

”It’s not really going back to an old flame. They did get together, that’s true, but this time I naturally chose to keep myself out of harm’s way. Neither of them has had any contact with me. Otherwise, why do you think I only registered on the last day? It’s to avoid being in the same dorm as that girl,” she explained.

”But if you avoided meeting her, how did you...” Luo Qianqian was puzzled.

”Didn’t I tell you she was my high school classmate?” Qin Nuan hooked her lip corner. ”You know I came back after the college entrance exams, so I never really got acquainted with him. Plus, I switched my major. What I didn’t expect is that they were a bit different from my last life.”

”When did you say you were classmates?” Luo Qianqian rolled her eyes, realizing something about a huge insurance murder for money.

”Forgot to say,” Qin Nuan admitted without a hint of guilt, ”I gave them a chance to meet early, but somehow these two went nuts and bumped into me anyway. One says that since we’re classmates we should stay in touch, and the other comes to my classroom to make friends when he’s got nothing better to do. When did my foreign language courses need me to learn electrical engineering?”

”If it’s about that dog guy, there might be a possibility. After all, you’ve known each other for a long time, and who knows, he might have taken an interest in you, seeing that our sister-in-law is such a beauty,” Luo Qianqian said, resting her chin on her hand and staring at the vehicles coming and going through the school gates, asking absently, ”Should we take a taxi?”

”Take the subway, a taxi’s too slow.” Qin Nuan adeptly led Luo Qianqian to the subway station, her face slightly flushed, evidently because of that ’sister-in-law’ comment from Luo Qianqian.

”What’s that girl’s family background?” Luo Qianqian huddled with Qin Nuan in a corner, whispering and occasionally glancing in the direction of the approaching vehicles.

Qin Nuan grabbed the aimlessly wandering Luo Qianqian and said calmly, ”Are you asking about now or the future?”

”What ’now’ and ’future’? And what about the background?” Luo Qianqian’s eyes widened in surprise. ”Don’t tell me she’s some noble clan’s illegitimate daughter or something?”

”Nothing like that,” Qin Nuan snorted. ”Right now, she’s just a pretty girl from a small city raised in a single-parent family. And in the future? She will be the goddaughter of a company on the verge of bankruptcy. Oh, and without a doubt, I know where the money that dog got from my life went.”

”Goddaughter? Sugar daddy? Can’t be, right?” Luo Qianqian covered her mouth in shock.

Qin Nuan looked at her with amusement: ”What did you expect? Do you think the world is as simple as you think it is? Could that small city afford all the designer clothes she wears now? Forget about me, even the average living expenses are around one thousand yuan, my mom generously gives me three thousand, clothing is extra, and my brother often takes me out to eat. On weekends, I also go home. But the clothes on that girl are probably worth more than her annual living expenses.”

”Doesn’t that dog know?” Luo Qianqian arched an eyebrow at the obvious loophole. The guy must be blind. Even though she hadn’t seen those two, Qin Nuan was still among the top in looks at the university.

”Heh, if you buy a piece of clothing for ten yuan and tell him it’s a thousand, naturally he won’t believe it. But if you get a piece for ten thousand yuan and tell him it’s a hundred, would he doubt it? Love is blind, get it?” Qin Nuan’s face drew a trace of scorn. ”You know what he said to me when we didn’t know each other? He even told me I was too extravagant and wouldn’t find a boyfriend in the future. Do you know why?”

Luo Qianqian showed a bewildered expression.

”Because I bought a hat that looked and actually was expensive,” Qin Nuan chuckled, hand on her stomach, all smiles. ”What does he have to do with me? Someone told him my hat was expensive, and he came straight to me saying I shouldn’t be so wasteful, that it’s not good for the family, and that men like thrifty women.”

”And you didn’t spray him?” Luo Qianqian couldn’t begin to imagine how this man had the gall to say something so shameless. It wasn’t just that Qin Nuan had nothing to do with him, but even if there was some connection, what business was it of his how she spent her own money?

”How could that be?” Qin Nuan hooked the corner of her lips, her smile enchanting, ”I said, the first thing about the man I’ll marry is that he must be rich, and the second is he’s not the type to spew nonsense for no reason.”

Luo Qianqian didn’t care that they were in a public place and clapped directly, ”Cheers to you, 666. What happened next?”

”Next? He called me materialistic,” Qin Nuan said with a nonchalant face, ”So I replied to him, ’Yeah, I’m materialistic, but my family has enough for me to spend frivolously, what’s it to you?’”

”Worthy of being my sister-in-law,” Luo Qianqian laughed so hard she couldn’t take it, and just then the subway arrived, so they got on.

Then Qin Nuan’s expression subtly changed, ”Some people just can’t stop mentioning themselves.”

Luo Qianqian realized who she must be talking about, and followed Qin Nuan’s gaze. Then she rolled her eyes and lowered her head.

She knew without asking who it was; it was undoubtedly that couple hugging and being all lovey-dovey in the cramped space, blinding her with their display of affection.

Luo Qianqian then felt indignant on behalf of Qin Nuan; if we’re talking about looks, after giving it a thought, both Qin Liang and Qin Wen are quite handsome, several times more so than this man. After being used to seeing her two brothers’ faces, wouldn’t this face look ugly in comparison?

As for the woman, Luo Qianqian had come to understand the issue with the value of clothing. She had seen this dress in a luxury store while shopping with her aunt and grandmother; it was a four-figure price tag, not too expensive, but a new release.

And for the man, the most expensive item on him must be his shoes, which looked to be over one hundred yuan.

”Yo, Qin Nuan, what a coincidence that you also came to school early?” Qin Nuan had already turned away her face, but the woman’s sharp eyes forced her way through the crowd and got right in front of Qin Nuan.

”Yeah,” replied Qin Nuan coolly with a slight nod.

”We were just about to go eat ice cream. Want to join?” The woman covered her mouth, giggling flirtatiously.

Luo Qianqian directly raised her head to look at these two people. The woman’s features could be considered delicate, only her nose was noticeably out of place, and the man looked like the sort that would be a good student, but he had a kind of unsophisticated aura about him. How could he have such an air if he went to the same high school as Qin Nuan? He clearly didn’t match up with Qin Nuan.

”My sister-in-law said girls shouldn’t eat cold things, so she can’t go,” Luo Qianqian said calmly, judging by Qin Nuan’s expression, she knew the answer already.

”Oh? Sister-in-law? What’s this situation about?” The woman’s face froze for a moment, and then she laughed again, ”I was actually planning to introduce you to a guy when school starts, and you’re already engaged? Who is it? Bring him along one day for us to see, okay?”

”Oh right,” Qin Nuan didn’t respond, but she held onto Luo Qianqian’s hand tightly. She didn’t want Luo Qianqian to fight for her and attract attention from these two. After experiencing that calculated segment of her life, she didn’t want Luo Qianqian to be targeted.

Luo Qianqian understood Qin Nuan’s intentions but just curved the corner of her lips slightly, ”No choice, my brother is out making money, otherwise how will he buy clothes for my sister-in-law? Surely you can’t always spend money from your family, right? That would be too disgraceful.” Luo Qianqian smiled slightly, ”This classmate also seems to be quite doted on by her family, huh? I also saw this dress when I went shopping the other day, costing several thousand, you know.” She gave off an envious look, yet her tone was very indifferent, ”My sister-in-law isn’t like that. She doesn’t like wearing her money.”

After saying this, the faces of both people changed, but Luo Qianqian remained unfazed; Qin Nuan wouldn’t buy such an obviously expensive dress—it’s common knowledge that it’s pricey. The Qin family’s clothes are from low-key brands.