Rebirth: A Cinderella's Counterattack

Chapter 510: Chapter 490: Who is the person behind the scenes? (Part 3)

Qin Nuan snorted with laughter, realizing it obviously wasn’t about Luo Qianqian since she wasn’t even there. Who was supposed to listen to that strange tone?

”Why don’t you try your luck too?” Qin Nuan suggested seriously, restraining her laughter.

Luo Qianqian raised her eyebrows indifferently, ”Okay, you go first, show me how it’s done. I really wouldn’t know; after all, I’ve always been pretty lucky.”

Qin Nuan was at a loss for words. Luo Qianqian only had a ’future boyfriend’, while she had a real one, an official one at that. Why would she need to try her luck? To see if she could bump into her boyfriend who was miles away on the street?

”Speaking of which, it’s my birthday next Wednesday. Shall we take a day off and have some fun?” Qin Nuan said nonchalantly while Luo Qianqian was perplexed.

”Qin Nuan, are you suggesting we skip class?” Luo Qianqian asked earnestly.

”No, we’ll just formally ask for a leave,” Qin Nuan’s face was full of entitlement.

Lou Qianqian was speechless, and after opening her mouth a few times, she finally said, ”What, write on the leave application, ’For your birthday’?”

Qin Nuan opened her mouth, paused for a moment, then replied, ”Just write that my brother is hospitalized, and I have to take care of him.”

”And for me? Write that your person is hospitalized, and I’m going to visit and take care of you?” Luo Qianqian was speechless and then asked, ”I thought you had your birthday last month, didn’t you?”

”I don’t celebrate the solar calendar birthday; I celebrate the lunar one.” Qin Nuan maintained her entitlement. ”Otherwise, having a birthday on the same day every year is so boring, isn’t it?”

That could be boring? Why not celebrate both and enjoy two birthdays a year, that’d be extra fun.

Qin Nuan paused as if sensing Luo Qianqian’s thoughts, then slowly said, ”Think about it, if you celebrate the Gregorian calendar birthday, wouldn’t you lose out in the future? You’d be missing one gift.”

Luo Qianqian blinked, ”Why?”

After saying that, she figured it out, her face lighting up with realization; her birthday was on May 20th, another ’Valentine’s Day’.

”Do you know what day Wednesday is?” Qin Nuan looked at her with a mysterious expression.

”Wednesday? Isn’t it your birthday?” Luo Qiaoqian was a bit puzzled.

Who knew Qin Nuan would curl her lip, ”Wednesday is July 6th, and Qixi Festival is on Thursday.”

”Then you shouldn’t be asking me to spend it with you...” Luo Qianqian was exasperated. July 7th, Qixi Festival, why bring her? To be the third wheel? Yet beneath the table, her hand reached for her phone to send Luo Yanran a reminder.

After all, he was so busy; it would be terrible if he forgot.

”What are you talking about?” Qin Nuan rolled her eyes, excitement written all over her face: ”I plan to sing all night, then book the best couple’s room, and make couples envious the next day.”

Luo Qianqian blinked, ”You’re in a relationship too.”

”He’s busy,” sighed Qin Nuan, ”Messages sent in the morning only get replies by midnight. It’s like we’re not in the same space, unable to reply in real time.”

”Are you feeling resentful?” Luo Qianqian was a bit amused but also felt a bit sorry. Celebrating a birthday, one would want to spend it with someone they like, right?

Who knew that the reply came back so quickly on her end? Seeing the name, Luo Qianqian felt a sense of foreboding. Why was it Luo Yanran? Wasn’t it said that if you send a message in the morning, you’ll only get a reply at midnight? How come it’s so prompt this time?

As she opened her phone, she saw this message: ”Ah Yuan is rushing back to celebrate Miss Qin’s birthday and Valentine’s Day, so he’s been quite busy lately. Qianqian, don’t worry, he hasn’t forgotten.”

Ah Yuan was Sun Zhichao’s public name for Luo Yanran, since Luo Yanran’s stage name was Yhan Miyuan.

With such information, Luo Qianqian showed a knowing and envious smile.

Her Fourth Brother had not forgotten. It seemed he was really tired. Feeling a bit sorry for him, she replied telling him to take care of himself and then she didn’t look at her phone again.

Qin Nuan noticed Luo Qianqian’s weird look and shivered, ”What’s with that look? I’m definitely not a lesbian...”

”Get out of here.” The good atmosphere was ruined by Qin Nuan, but Luo Qianqian still had a smile on her face, ”Shall we go shopping? To pick out your birthday present.”

”You’re doing it like this? Picking a birthday present with the birthday person present? That’s just being lazy.” Qin Nuan appeared unwilling.

Luo Qianqian chuckled, ”Aren’t you going to get something for your man on Valentine’s Day to keep him thinking about you all the time?” Her tone was brimming with playfulness.

Qin Nuan glanced at her wristwatch, her eyes held a hint of tenderness, but the next second, she abruptly stood up, ”Let’s, let’s, let’s go shopping!”

”You can’t take the person along when buying a birthday present.” The excuse from earlier was immediately used by Luo Qianqian to shut Qin Nuan up, yet her actions completely contradicted her words, as she already got up with things packed.

They paid the bill and left for the nearest mall, browsing from clothing to accessories, from jewelry to sports goods, from supermarkets to the food court. Qin Nuan didn’t find anything to her taste, but Luo Qianqian had already bought two items, not birthday gifts but baby items.

”How about this one?” Qin Nuan stood in a clothing store like a middle schooler planning to give a gift to a crush, looking at a tie, her face soft.

”For Valentine’s Day, if not chocolates, you should send something like couple’s cups, towels, shoes, or clothes to really make it meaningful.” Luo Qianqian had never given a gift, but that didn’t mean she didn’t know what should be given.

In Qin Nuan’s previous drab decades of marriage, the most she got were two flowers and a pair of shoes. Most of what she gave were clothes.

Her face reddened a bit after hearing Luo Qianqian’s suggestion, like she was shy, ”Would that be okay?”

”Why wouldn’t it be? He’s your boyfriend, rightfully so, and he’s handsome enough to be shown off.” Luo Qianqian seriously pointed to the tie, ”Don’t you think this is too formal? He rarely wears such formal clothes. Even for gala performances, he wears clothes provided by sponsors. Why would he need it?”

Qin Nuan realized that indeed, at home, Luo Yanran always wore the most comfortable clothes, mainly because his clothes were never ugly, so he didn’t need to worry about looking good or not.

”Plus, isn’t that watch on your wrist the one he gave you? Doesn’t he help himself pick out one? So no need to worry about watches. As for the jewelry, what do you want to give him? The jewelry he usually wears is mostly sponsor-requested items. The accessories you’ve most often seen him in would be hats, sunglasses, and masks”—essentials for their disguised dates.

”Sunglasses? That might work.” Qin Nuan nodded excitedly and walked out of the clothing store, only to awkwardly see Zhang Yun and Lin Jiayou passing by.

”Haha, what a coincidence?” Luo Qianqian also felt awkward. She had never expected such an awkward situation. Fortunately, it was her brother; otherwise, it would have been hard to explain. Supposedly asleep in the dorm room, yet here they were in the mall, carrying baby items, which looked quite odd.