Rebirth: A Cinderella's Counterattack

Chapter 501: Chapter 481: Qin Nuan’s Investigation

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”So, this is why I spent an entire night lying on such a hard bed?” Luo Qianqian woke up with a sore back and aching waist. The infirmary bed was even worse than her own, with its thin mattress; it was really uncomfortable to sleep on.

”Are you sure you’re worried about the right thing?” Qin Nuan was speechless. She too had dozed off for a while on another bed, but it was so hard that she got up early.

Early in the morning, Fang Rou had already left, and Luo Qianqian’s IV had been removed.

”Yeah, I know, the money was poisoned, but it’s still money.” Luo Qianqian spoke nonchalantly, her face showing not a hint of fear.

No, her illness this time mustn’t have been because of the money, for she had already been a bit excited when handling the cash, just assuming it was the thrill of seeing money.

But before heading back to the dormitory, the things she had come in contact with included books, pens, Elvis, and also Wang Zi and Sun Bin who had stopped her after school. Sun Bin no longer had that stimulating scent on him, and she was puzzled about what could have triggered the drug reaction.

However, she also had to admit that if it hadn’t been for handling those few bills, she wouldn’t have gotten a fever.

Unexpectedly, Fang Rou burst into the infirmary in a panic: ”Why has the concentration of the drug in your body increased?” She held a piece of paper that looked like some kind of test report.

Luo Qianqian was startled and looked at her own arm, noticing a small purple bruise on the vein at her elbow.

She was strange in this way: the spot where blood was drawn would turn purple, as if she had been bruised.

Luo Qianqian pursed her lips. ”Did Hu Si send you?” The whole story was only known to Hu Si and Feng’s group.

Fang Rou was taken aback, shook her head, and then nodded.

”So, you followed me to the north because you were worried something might happen to me?” Luo Qianqian frowned. Back then, she and Chang Xi encountered this person and Li Zexi far too early, and later she even thought it was a coincidence. Now, it seemed premeditated.

But at that time, she didn’t know Hu Si. She met Hu Si after she was injured.

The person she knew before that was related to Hu Si, Luo Qianqian’s eyes darkened: ”It’s Hei Yu.” She was certain.

Fang Rou was quite surprised that Luo Qianqian could think so much, but still did not answer: ”From now on, apart from coming home to eat, get all your food and drinks from the cafeteria, and don’t expose any particular preferences.”

Luo Qianqian calmly nodded. ”Can I leave now?”

Fang Rou nodded.

Luo Qianqian calmly washed her face and hands in the infirmary and then left with Qin Nuan.

Once outside, Luo Qianqian’s face darkened: ”So, I’ve been under surveillance since that early? Who exactly sent them?”

Qin Nuan looked back to make sure no one was following, then furrowed her brow: ”My brother is having such a hard time, and she was following you, so his people must be worried about you.”

”Worried?” Luo Qianqian was stunned.

Right, if they wanted to harm her, they could have done it back in that environment; there was no need to wait until she returned. She couldn’t have withstood anything in her condition then.

A thought suddenly struck Luo Qianqian: ”Could it be my brother?” If it was him, everything would make sense. Someone who cared enough about her, and also had a mysterious person behind him who could hide him so well that he couldn’t be found. That mysterious person clearly held no malice towards him.

”Which brother...” Qin Nuan asked reflexively, but upon seeing the clarity in Luo Qianqian’s eyes, she had an epiphany: ”Are you saying, Luo Shufan?”

Luo Qianqian nodded: ”Ye Liang and the others knew my uncle, but they weren’t close to Hu Si. Qin Liang and Hu Si are martial brothers, but he’s your brother. Hei Yu has secrets, but from a certain point of view, he still plays the role of a teacher very well, and he knows Hu Si. So I can rule out the Luo Family and you as the lines of concern. The person who cares for me and has the capability I can think of is only the elusive Luo Shufan.” Her mother, An Zilan, would be worried, but wouldn’t have the capacity to have someone watch over her.

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The Wei Family has the ability but no position to do these things, and Chang Xi never mentioned it, so it’s also not very likely.

Unless, behind this incident, there is an even bigger conspiracy that requires first gaining Luo Qianqian’s trust to continue.

”Are you shooting some kind of conspiracy-themed TV show?” Qin Nuan had a full head of black lines.

”Life is like a play.” Luo Qianqian chuckled, but her eyes were incredibly serious.

All of these were conjectures at the moment, but who knew what would happen next?

Arriving at the cafeteria, they saw Cao Yingying with gauze wrapped around her hand sitting there eating. The two walked over with a look of surprise. Qin Nuan asked, ”What happened to you?”

When Cao Yingying saw the two, she subconsciously looked at their hands and noticed that Qin Nuan’s hands were just a little red and slightly swollen but nothing as exaggerated as hers. Luo Qianqian didn’t have any problems at all.

”You two are alright? How lucky,” Cao Yingying snorted coldly, ”I went to the hospital yesterday. This substance doesn’t hurt or itch when it comes in contact with the skin, but it swells up. It’ll be fine in a few days. It looks like you two didn’t suffer much.”

Her tone was very bad, apparently venting her anger over the undeserved calamity.

Neither of them had returned to the dormitory yesterday, and she had been powerless in the face of Zhang Yun’s various sneers and sarcasm.

Luo Qianqian was silent for a moment, ”You could take the money and report it to the police. Besides your fingerprints and mine, the remaining ones would belong to the culprit.”

When Cao Yingying heard Luo Qianqian say this, her eyes widened in anger and frustration, ”Why didn’t you say that earlier! I’ve already spent it all yesterday!”

Qin Nuan rolled her eyes. Whose fault was it for not thinking ahead?

But after there was no reason to flatter Luo Qianqian anymore, Cao Yingying’s attitude towards everyone was just a bit more than foul. But as long as you ignore her, she wouldn’t provoke you on purpose.

”Have you ever thought that someone might be framing you? After all, the substance was found in your shoes.” Luo Qianqian’s voice was calm, ”Maybe you should consider who you’ve offended recently.”

”Other than you guys, I haven’t been in contact with anyone else,” Cao Yingying retorted immediately, then after recalling her confession to Luo Qianqian, her face darkened, ”It couldn’t be that fatso, could it?”

The ”fatso” she referred to was naturally the greasy middle-aged man who took her innocence and flaunted his power in front of Luo Qianqian and the others in the private room.

”He can’t get into the dormitory.” The dorm supervisor wasn’t there for nothing. Even if you were a student’s parent, you weren’t allowed in, since there was more than one student in the dorm.

”Then, the ones I’ve most seriously offended would be Qin Nuan and Cong Rong,” Cao Yingying admitted rather freely.

Luo Qianqian nodded, that was true, with rumors and posting online and all.

But in her heart, she was clear that Qin Nuan couldn’t be the one.

Now she harbored doubts about everyone except Qin Nuan, including Cong Rong, as well as Cao Yingying in front of her.

Even though Cao Yingying was a victim, there were plenty of cases where the perpetrator pretended to be the victim.

”Nuannuan...” Luo Qianqian suddenly paused, a struggle in her eyes, ”Why didn’t any of you take out the money yesterday?”

Both Qin Nuan and Cao Yingying were taken aback.