Rebirth: A Cinderella's Counterattack

Chapter 588: Chapter 568: Like?

Jimo Cheng shook his head, a profound look on his face, ”You’re still too young. You should read more books.” After saying that, he ruffled Luo Qianqian’s hair.

Luo Qianqian was at a loss for words. What more books did she need to read?

”By the way,” Jimo Cheng suddenly spoke up, and Luo Qianqian, puzzled, turned her gaze to him, ”Did Grandpa say he gave you the Jade Pendant?”

Luo Qianqian blinked in surprise, then nodded. Indeed, she had a Jade Pendant in her hand.

Who would’ve thought Jimo Cheng would break into a smile, ”Well then, little junior sister, I look forward to your guidance in the future.”

Luo Qianqian wore a face of confusion. What exactly had happened? How had she become the little junior sister?

Jimo Cheng looked toward the clamoring old masters and smiled, ”Grandpa said his identity Jade would be given to his closed-door disciple. I just never imagined it would be you...”

”Closed-door disciple? When did this happen? How come I don’t know about this? What kind of disciple specializes in appraising antiques? I certainly can’t evaluate antiques,” Luo Qianqian shook her head and gestured helplessly.

”Who said his disciple is an antique appraiser? The big brother learned carving and Jade appraisal with him, and I learned calligraphy, painting, and artwork appraisal. For you, who knows what he’ll have you learn?” Jimo Cheng said earnestly.

”Big... big brother? Then are you Bajie???” Luo Qianqian blinked, shifting the topic.

Jimo Cheng’s face immediately showed an expression of being amused yet exasperated, Was it so difficult to hear this kid softly call him ’Second Senior Brother’?

But thinking of his and the big brother’s Jade Pendants... He was curious about what characters Luo Qianqian would have.

Big brother, named Jin Yang; he, named Jin Nian; when it came to Luo Qianqian, would it be Jin Yin? Doesn’t it sound like ’gold and silver’? Quite tacky...

At this moment, Luo Qianqian was still lost in her thoughts, unaware of Jimo Cheng’s changing expressions. Had tonight’s events been too much?

First, Jimo Cheng became her fiancé without even confessing or pursuing her, and the two were tied together.

Then there was the issue with Chengxin Tang paper, making the two old masters chase and squabble.

Now, they were saying she was Grandpa Kong’s closed-door disciple??? She was completely clueless.

”Yes, Qianqian is still the Old Man’s closed-door disciple!” Grandpa Kong, passing by and hearing the comments about the big brother and Bajie, quickly caught on and confidently nailed it down. Originally, he just planned to make it easier for Luo Qianqian to come and go, but now, he thought taking her as a disciple wasn’t a bad idea either, and it could even help him bond with his grandson. Most importantly, he could ask for a teacher’s gift. Now, with Chengxin Tang paper as a precedent, how could he not demand a few sheets?

Old Master Luo was stunned, ”Qianqian has you as a teacher, and I didn’t know? Don’t gold-plate your face for nothing.”

Grandpa Kong looked smug, ”Hey, others beg to be my disciples, and I don’t accept them. Hurry up and honor me with eight or ten sheets, otherwise, I might just mistreat your granddaughter every day, making her serve me tea and run errands!”

Luo Qianqian: ???

Jimo Cheng, watching from the side, Luo Qianqian’s eyes widened in disbelief and he shook his head helplessly, ”Don’t worry. Even if it’s serving tea, I’ll be here. Grandpa wouldn’t dare to make you do those things.”

Seriously misjudging, Grandpa Kong indeed had a perfectly legitimate reason to have Luo Qianqian serve tea—it was to teach her tea ceremony!

”You dare mistreat my granddaughter, and I’ll have my grandson beat up your grandson!” Old Master Luo responded without hesitation, utterly serious. Luo Yanhai and Luo Yanhao immediately positioned themselves by his side, nodding earnestly.

This time, it was Luo Qianqians’ turn to comfort Jimo Cheng, who seemed caught between laughter and tears, ”Don’t worry, my brothers hardly have any time, probably.”

Jimo Cheng lowered his head to inspect himself, seemingly still has room for growth in height, yet in terms of strength and speed, he shouldn’t be much inferior to the Luo Family Brothers, right?

Then, as if it didn’t matter, he shook his head, ”If your brothers are afraid I’ll bully you and want to teach me a lesson, they can come anytime. I won’t fight back.”

Qin Nuan and Luo Yanran, who had been standing behind them for a long time, shivered suddenly. Luo Yanran couldn’t help but speak, ”Why do I feel like beating him up now?”

Qin Nuan rolled her eyes, ”Tell me, how do you compare to him, Xu Tianyi?”

”Xu Tianyi?” Luo Yanran frowned, ”He’s no good either, always coaxing my sister. He’s a bit dangerous too, not good at all.”

”My brother thinks the same about you,” Qin Nuan said earnestly.

But her eyes were full of sorrow. Did Luo Qianqian really not refuse because of the Luo Family?

Did Luo Qianqian attribute all the changes in this life to the Luo Family’s arrival? So, she couldn’t refuse anything requested by the Luo Family for the sake of their face?

”If you bully me, I can handle it alone,” Luo Qianqian said with a smile. She didn’t think having support was a bad thing, but if there really was something that needed standing up for, she preferred to handle it herself.

”Oh, this is for you,” Jimo Cheng suddenly took out a bracelet, ”I noticed your bracelet looks pretty old, and I wanted to give this to you yesterday but was afraid it would be too abrupt. Um... Will you accept it now?”

Luo Qianqian stared at the casually placed bracelet in a clear bag, paused for a moment. It seemed to be just casually packaged, but obviously, it was taken out of a food packaging box, and the clear plastic bag didn’t even have fingerprints. She looked at Jimo Cheng with puzzled eyes, ”Why...” Why could you easily play along, projecting yourself into the role of our betrothed?

”Don’t doubt my feelings, they are real,” Jimo Cheng interrupted her, ”There’s no particular reason, I just like you, and like attracts like. When I saw your profile, I felt it should be you. I’m still young and have time to wait for you to understand slowly.”

Luo Qianqian was at a loss for words. So he knew what she wanted to say? Did she really show everything on her face?

Like? What does liking even signify?

Luo Qianqian’s face was full of confusion. She had liked Yi Muhuan before, but could a minor event collapse that fondness? If liking was so cheap, what else was there to believe in?

Nuannuan had also liked Wang Zhuo before, but what did she get in return? Covered in scars?

Why mention liking of all things?

Then, what were her feelings towards Xu Tianyi? Did she like him?...

Qin Nuan paused for a moment and sighed. She was most afraid of people like Luo Qianqian, who had never experienced it before and couldn’t distinguish their own feelings.

And Jimo Cheng, who clearly had never experienced it either, but was sure about Luo Qianqian. His acting might be convincing, but his eyes couldn’t lie; those eyes were indeed full of doting tenderness.

She didn’t understand, how could he be so gentle, just like someone in the throes of passionate love, when this was only their second meeting?

Jimo Cheng noticed Qin Nuan’s examining gaze, just gave her a light smile, and then shifted his gaze back to Luo Qianqian.