Rebirth: A Cinderella's Counterattack

Chapter 459: Chapter 439: Qin Nuan (12)

Qin Nuan and Luo Qianqian turned their gaze towards the direction the people were coming from because of Luo Yanwu’s action, and in a second they had regained their composure, rivaling even the best face-changing masters, not a trace of smile could be found on their faces.

Indeed, those people stopped in front of the trio.

Luo Qianqian counted, there were a total of five people. Such a conspicuous group, and they weren’t stopped by the security at the entrance? That was just too unreasonable.

Qin Nuan looked at the people before her, with cold eyes, while Luo Qianqian pretended to be scared and hid behind Qin Nuan... sending a secret signal. The signal was for Second Brother Qin, Qin Wen.

Upon seeing the message, Qin Wen’s expression changed, and he immediately grabbed his keys and left the office, rushing anxiously towards the parking area.

”Qin Nuan, are you interested in a chat?” The man in the middle took off his sunglasses, his eyes full of the slyness and sophistication honed in the business world, devoid of respect but with a feigned kindness.

Qin Nuan spoke calmly, ”If you have something to say, then speak.”

Looking at the people gathering around, Qin Nuan showed no sign of fear, moreover, Luo Yanwu wasn’t just an ’apparently sturdy Pretty Boy’, he indeed had real skills.

”Then let’s go to...” The man seemed to sigh in relief, then he continued speaking.

”We are not going anywhere. If you have something to say, say it here. If you don’t, then we’re leaving. Someone is waiting for us at home.” Luo Qianqian’s hand was tightly gripping Qin Nuan’s, to prevent her from making any rash moves. She had no intention of welcoming a wolf into her home, for she could tell that this man didn’t look like any good sort, and she was certainly not about to use her precious life to prove whether or not this man was good.

”You!”

”What? Uncle, we don’t know you, yet you come over and block us. How do we know you aren’t someone who thinks we’re pretty and plans to sell us off? You should know that people are quite valuable these days.” Luo Qianqian, feeling the sudden force in Qin Nuan’s hand, interrupted the man directly. She feared Qin Nuan wouldn’t be able to restrain herself from hitting someone.

If it were her, and she knew that she would die because of the person in front of her, she wouldn’t be able to control herself either.

But since it hadn’t happened yet, and she couldn’t let it happen, it was better for her to step in rather than let Qin Nuan explode with rage.

”Fine, fine, fine, Qin Nuan, just you wait!” The man, seeing the gathering crowd of students and parents, left with a swirl of his sleeves, knowing he wouldn’t be able to handle the scene if it got too big.

”Hey, leaving just like that?” Luo Qianqian blinked, ”Letting you wait for what? Waiting for something nice to see? My Qin Nuan is already a beauty.” She intentionally raised her voice with the last part, making sure the departing man could hear, and a round of laughter erupted among the onlookers, indeed acknowledging the truth – Qin Nuan’s beauty was exceptional.

Qin Nuan couldn’t help but laugh and started heading toward the back door with Luo Qianqian.

They hadn’t even reached halfway when the phone rang, a call from Qin Wen.

”Brother?... We’ve already left... No, it’s just Qianqian and Third Brother Luo... Understood.” After hanging up the phone, her expression was gloomy as she looked at Luo Qianqian, ”My brother doesn’t want me going out, why did you have to tip him off?”

”Are you dumb? The sooner the issue’s resolved, the sooner you’re at ease.”

The words were indeed not wrong, and Qin Nuan heaved a sigh, obediently following the two back home.

Luo Yanran frowned as he listened to Luo Qianqian recount the incident with the rose and her clever ’brother, sister-in-law’, ”Even though calling them that isn’t wrong, I still feel like Third Brother got the better of me.”

”Oh?” The response to Luo Yanran was the sound of Luo Yanwu’s knuckles cracking crisply.

Luo Yanran quickly acted as if nothing had happened, calmly pulling Luo Qianqian’s hand and placing a card in her palm, ”Report any news to me at any time.”

”Fourth Brother, have you forgotten that Nuannuan and I share a dorm room? Who do you think I’m closer to?” Watching Qin Nuan’s raised eyebrows, Luo Qianqian immediately took the card and cheerfully sat down beside Qin Nuan, placing the card in Qin Nuan’s hand, ”This is a little treasure trove, go ahead and spend it.”

Qin Nuan was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, as Luo Qianqian’s comedic talents lowered the bar once again.

At night, Qin Wen came back very late, reeking of alcohol, startling both Qin Nuan and Luo Qianqian.

Supporting Qin Wen back was a person Luo Qianqian knew—Li Xiancheng.

”Huh? How did you two end up together?” Luo Qianqian quickly poured Li Xiancheng some water, while Qin Nuan helped Qin Wen sit down.

”Well, because I spent money?” Li Xiancheng said with a smile, ”You’ve grown quite a bit, seem to be doing well?”

”I like that. I’ve decided to pour you a glass of my favorite juice,” Luo Qianqian said teasingly as she went into the kitchen, returned with a glass of juice, and handed it over.

Li Xiancheng just waited with a smile.

Seeing Luo Qianqian return with a glass of juice for real, he took a sip without being polite: ”It’s sweet, you really are still a kid.” Li Xiancheng smiled and then looked at Qin Nuan, ”So you must be Qin Nuan, huh.”

Qin Nuan nodded, a bit confused. This person brought Second Brother back and was familiar with Luo Qianqian, so she wasn’t worried he was a bad person.

”Thank you for solving my urgent problem,” Li Xiancheng said with a smile. Seeing the puzzled expression on Qin Nuan’s face, he touched his nose: ”I just bought all the shares you had in hand; that company’s equipment happens to be exactly what I need.”

”Huh?” Qin Nuan stood up, and without her support, Qin Wen immediately collapsed onto the couch: ”Just, just like that, you bought them?”

Li Xiancheng looked at her with amusement: ”Or what? Should I have shopped around and haggled?”

”That’s great, Sister-in-law,” Luo Qianqian hugged Qin Nuan.

Li Xiancheng’s eyes became even more amused. Was this kid worried he’d taken a liking to this little girl, marking his territory?

”Hurry and thank Uncle. I’ll go get some fresh fruit,” Luo Qianqian tugged at Qin Nuan and then said.

Taking the cue, Qin Nuan said, ”Thank you, Uncle,” without any hesitation, naturally following Luo Qianqian’s lead in addressing him.

”No need, it was a fair exchange,” Li Xiancheng said with a laugh, shaking his head. He was well aware of the situation between Qin Wen, her brother, and the Luo Family’s Fourth Brother, sourced directly from Luo Xihan, his father, but he was very pleased with Luo Qianqian’s vigilant protectiveness: ”Don’t bother anymore, my driver will be here soon, and I’ll be leaving. Don’t go to any trouble.”

”Okay,” Luo Qianqian laughed nervously, aware that the shrewd Li Xiancheng had caught on to her intent. There was nothing she could do; Qin Nuan had suddenly been involved in a ’rose incident’ recently, which made her, a little sister, feel quite threatened.

”Right, I forgot your graduation gift, I’ll make it up to you next time,” Li Xiancheng was naturally not one to be petty with a young girl, especially since this kid had once given him a chance, preventing him from reaching a dead end.

Luo Qianqian blinked, ”How about exchanging the gift for a way to avoid military training?”

Old Master Luo, disturbed by the noise in the living room, had just opened the door when he heard his granddaughter say this, immediately glared, ”What?”

Hearing Grandpa’s voice, Luo Qianqian shrank her neck and turned around, saw Old Master Luo’s bulging eyes, and stuck out her tongue: ”I said I’ll wait for the graduation gift until after military training.”

”And you’re asking people for gifts!” Old Master Luo was familiar with Li Xiancheng too: ”Xiancheng, what brings you here? Ah Wen, what’s wrong with him?” Then he saw Qin Wen, who had collapsed on the sofa.

”I just did business with Qin Wen, and he got so happy that he drank too much,” Li Xiancheng stopped there.

Then, seeing the screen of his phone light up, he nodded at the old man: ”My car is here; I should be going,” he said.

Picking up the glass of juice Luo Qianqian had poured, he finished it in one gulp: ”I’m leaving, see you another day,” waving to Luo Qianqian as he walked out the door.

Luo Qianqian waved back cheerfully and then turned to Qin Wen, ”What should we do with this drunkard?”

Old Master Luo wanted to help but was pushed back into his room by Luo Qianqian. Letting an old man take care of a younger one? If she did, Qin Wen would probably pass out when he woke up the next day, wouldn’t he?

Qin Nuan looked at her brother, who had a smile on his lips even in his drunken state, and said with a smile, ”You’ve worked hard, brother.”