Rebirth: A Cinderella's Counterattack

Chapter 558: Chapter 538: Intricate and Confusing (20)

”Actually, nothing much happened, it’s just that the future seems so long and full of so many unknowns waiting for us.” Luo Qianqian tugged at the corner of her mouth, ”Like the possibility of a green hat appearing at any moment.”

”Huh? So, Xu Tianyi found himself a mistress?” Qin Nuan immediately widened her mouth in disbelief, ”That’s not right, how do you know? Did you receive a call in the afternoon? Or what?”

”It’s not about that... He wouldn’t, he’s very busy...” Luo Qianqian had a face full of black lines, but quickly waved her hand, ”Even if he did find a lover, it wouldn’t be a mistress. After all, we haven’t even started yet; at most, we could be considered more than friends?”

”Since when have you become so magnanimous?” Qin Nuan’s mouth twitched, feeling that something was off.

Luo Qianqian tugged at the corner of her mouth: ”Really, life is so long, how could I have been so sure that I’d be with him in the future, to bring him home?” She looked up at the sky and smiled, ”I still hope I can be with him, but I’m afraid, afraid of accidents.”

Qin Nuan was also taken aback, feeling that this was indeed youth, this was love.

But now that she thought about it carefully, it seemed really impulsive. Luo Qianqian was only thirteen or fourteen, with so much wonderful time ahead. The uncertainty of that age was equivalent to uncertainty itself.

She was only eighteen now, and she herself wasn’t sure she would definitely be with Luo Yanran in the future, so what made Luo Qianqian so certain?

Qin Nuan shook her head vigorously, wrong, that wasn’t the issue here.

Xu Tianyi was too busy not to, which means...

”Did something happen to you?” Qin Nuan hesitated to ask.

”I don’t know yet, I’ll ask Grandpa when I get home,” Luo Qianqian smiled, feeling it’s better not to share uncertain news and make friends worry.

Qin Nuan understood and nodded.

Cong Rong smiled and pointed at the lake, ”Look, there are fish.”

Luo Qianqian and Qin Nuan both turned to look, and all three of them fell silent.

They all watched and remained silent for a long time before they got up and headed back to their dormitory.

Nobody had thought that the day before their wild celebration would turn out like this, with the setting sun casting long shadows of the three of them, which disappeared into the evening glow.

The next day was Qin Nuan’s birthday.

Luo Qianqian got up early in the morning and placed the gift box she had hidden in the closet by Qin Nuan’s pillow, then quietly, like a ghost, leaned beside the bed waiting for Qin Nuan to wake up.

Feeling someone staring made it impossible for Qin Nuan to sleep, so she opened her eyes to see Luo Qianqian beside the bed, her eyes shining like a ghost, which startled her so much she sat up straight, ”What are you doing? So early in the morning?”

Luo Qianqian hugged Qin Nuan with a giggle and kissed her on the face, ”Nuannuan, happy birthday, love you, muah, am I the first one?”

Qin Nuan laughed; Luo Qianqian had gone to bed early last night, not having dinner, so she didn’t know that Qin Nuan had received a call at midnight.

”Yes.” In a way, the first real person to say it to her, ”Thank you, my Xiao Qianqian.”

Cong Rong had woken up when Luo Qianqian got out of bed and watched the two hug before turning over onto her bed, ”Nuannuan, happy birthday.”

”Qianqian got up way too early,” Zhang Yun yawned and turned towards Qin Nuan, ”Nuannuan, happy birthday.”

Xiu Ran looked at Qin Nuan and smiled as well, ”Happy birthday, Nuannuan.”

”Thank you, everyone,” Qin Nuan chuckled softly and got out of bed, ”After class, let’s go crazy with celebration!!!”

”Not possible, you don’t have classes in the afternoon, but we still do,” said Cong Rong with a wry smile, ”It’s an extra class, announced on Monday.”

Luo Qianqian blinked her eyes: ”No problem, I don’t have class, and even if I did, I’d skip it.”

Qin Nuan glared at her: ”You still dare to skip classes? Do you believe I will tell your brother?”

Although she appreciated Luo Qianqian’s sentiment, it would be counterproductive if it caused her to neglect her studies.

Luo Qianqian quickly flipped through her timetable: ”Look, look, no classes, none at all.”

Qin Nuan meticulously checked it twice before nodding with satisfaction, then coughed twice: ”Alright then, we’ll get in touch after class.”

Luo Qianqian nodded reluctantly. It was only morning, and although the sun had risen, there were still two or three hours before classes started.

”What do you guys say, shall we do something big today?” Qin Nuan chuckled with mischief.

”What?” Luo Qianqian belonged to those who enjoyed a big scene as long as it didn’t concern her and readily agreed.

Cong Rong raised an eyebrow: ”What?”

”I want to visit the set,” Qin Nuan stated decisively, clenching her fist.

In the middle of the night, Luo Yanran had called saying he was recording a program and might not be able to return.

Luo Qianqian intuitively wanted to stop it; it was clearly an intentional surprise for Qin Nuan, wasn’t it?

She repeatedly gave Cong Rong meaningful looks while saying: ”Forget it, it’s not as fun as hanging out with me. Do you think we are more important or that heartless guy is more important?”

Cong Rong, reading the look in Luo Qianqian’s eyes, also nodded: ”Exactly, let’s celebrate first.”

Qin Nuan looked at the two whose stories obviously had changed, her face full of suspicion.

Luo Qianqian sent a message to Comrade Luo Yanran to confirm her thoughts while Qin Nuan was in the washroom.

The reply from Luo Yanran was as she expected: ”At five in the evening, the surprise starts, and right now, your universe’s most handsome brother needs to catch up on sleep.”

Luo Qianqian snorted with laughter, lifting her phone to show Cong Rong.

Cong Rong’s face was also filled with an uncontrollable smile; these two really.

Xiu Ran hesitated for a moment before calling out: ”Luo Qianqian.”

But before she had the chance to explain to Luo Qianqian, her phone rang. Looking at the caller ID, her face instantly turned pale. After glancing at Luo Qianqian, she wore a smile tinged with defeat: ”If there’s a chance, let’s talk later.”

Luo Qianqian nodded, watching as Xiu Ran picked up her backpack and left.

”I always feel like her retreating figure is a bit desolate,” Qin Nuan noted, coming out of the washroom and observing the departing Xiu Ran with a hint of confusion: ”What’s wrong with her?”

”...Perhaps, this was our last peaceful interaction,” Luo Qianqian genuinely reflected, ”I always have this feeling that once she walks out, we will be standing on opposite sides.” Luo Qianqian looked toward the dorm room door, her eyes filled with sorrow. It wasn’t like this in the beginning.

With tears streaming down her face, Xiu Ran left the dormitory. On her bed, she had left the present she had picked out for Qin Nuan, only now she didn’t know how to face the people in the room anymore.

In the beginning, she had chosen to believe in love, to conceal everything, but now, isn’t it too late to say anything...

”Hello, my name is Han Chen, can I get to know you?”