Rebirth: A Cinderella's Counterattack

Chapter 637: Chapter 617: He Wenyu’s Dilemma

Luo Qianqian hadn’t even sat down when her phone rang, it was He Wenyu calling, ”I’m already back on the twenty-eighth floor, where are you guys?” His tone was somewhat suppressed.

Luo Qianqian stood up and stood at the door, ”Just go straight and then turn right, and you’ll see me.”

After seeing He Wenyu, Luo Qianqian didn’t pull her into the room, but instead kept a distance from the door, ”What’s wrong?”

”It’s nothing.” He Wenyu pretended to be normal, but the sadness in her eyes couldn’t be hidden from Luo Qianqian.

”Spill it out, you think you can fool me?” Luo Qianqian straightened her face, serious, ”Did you have a fight?”

”He said that, who wouldn’t be angry? Why should I listen to him?” Tears fell from He Wenyu’s eyes, ”What right does he have to say that I’m seeing your senior brother because he’s rich and thus selling myself out? And what right does he have to talk about you? What right does he have?”

The loudness of her voice made Lin Jiayou poke his head out of the room, ”What’s wrong?”

Seeing He Wenyu in tears, he immediately frowned, ”Did that guy bully you?”

”Get out of here.” Luo Qianqian pushed Lin Jiayou away without hesitation, pulled He Wenyu into the newly assigned room, and closed the door.

Lin Jiayou stared at the closed door, his eyes wide with disbelief, ”Has she grown wings?”

Jimo Cheng chuckled silently on the side, turned on the TV, stood up, closed the door, and quietly watched TV.

”Talk to me.” Luo Qianqian sat on the bedside cabinet, looking at her friend on the bed hugging a pillow and continuously wiping her tears, her face full of helplessness, ”Is there really something you can’t tell me?”

”It’s not that.” He Wenyu rubbed her face against the pillow, full of indignation, ”I just suddenly felt aggrieved, why do they think of me like that?”

”After all these years, don’t you understand him?” Luo Qianqian just pursed her lips, saying nothing else.

That year, after she advised her to break up, seeing the two of them inexplicably reconciled made her furious, she wasn’t going to advise anymore, especially since He Wenyu knew the wall was ahead yet she still crashed into it, believing that after the wall was shattered, what lay ahead was a sea of stars.

”Understand?” He Wenyu had a pained expression, rubbed her eyes, ”Actually, ever since the falling-out with you, there hasn’t been much progress between us, it’s still the same as before, just having meals together, giving small gifts during holidays... He, how should I put it, sometimes he’s really thoughtful to me, but other times I can’t stand his ways. His attitude towards strangers and his everyday life attitude are all different from us.”

”Yeah, but the path is yours to choose, you have to be responsible for yourself.” Luo Qianqian walked over to the bed, sat beside He Wenyu, and chuckled softly, ”The path I chose is also my own, but you know what’s wiser about my choice?”

”What?” He Wenyu frowned slightly, she didn’t think Luo Qianqian’s choice was any wiser than hers. Clearly being a little fangirl around Xu Tianyi, how did she suddenly prefer to act like a lady in front of someone else?

”Even if my senior brother wasn’t born into the Jimo family, it’s not certain I wouldn’t have fallen for him. His behavior, even his everyday speech and manners, all reflect a person’s character, and what’s important is our core values. If values don’t match, we can’t even be friends, let alone lovers,” Luo Qianqian’s voice was soft, ”Don’t mistake unwillingness to let go of past affection for love. We are still young, what is love anyway? Who knows?”

”Stop playing grown-up.” He Wenyu chuckled, leaning her head on Luo Qianqian’s shoulder, ”Don’t worry, I won’t make the same foolish mistakes I did when I was a kid.”

”If you dare do it again, I’ll dare to tell your mom, and you’ll understand why the flower is so red.” Luo Qianqian threatened in a fierce manner, even stretching out a fist that didn’t look intimidating at all.

”Alright, alright, it’s all my blood that painted it red.” He Wenyu wore a face full of indulgence, ”Why are you acting like a child?”

”We are actually still children.” Luo Qianqian raised her head proudly, ”But hey, don’t keep everything to yourself, and... don’t take puppy love as your future. Things are different inside and outside of school, carefree dating and dating under family scrutiny are not the same, don’t joke with your future.”

He Wenyu paused for a moment, then tugged at the corner of her mouth, failing to summon a smile, her voice tinged with loneliness, ”Qianqian, don’t be so blunt, you don’t even give me a chance to deceive myself...”

After speaking, she picked up the pillow again and lay back on the bed dejectedly, ”Actually, I know, probably when college starts, it will be over.” Tears traced down, ”He’s suspicious and petty. My mom wants me to go to tutoring classes to apply to the same college as you, I know the chances are slim, but I haven’t given up. But what does he say? ’Taking advantage of youth to not date and then regretting it when old?’ Then he made me ditch the tutoring classes... I think maybe it’s because he knows if I try, the distance between us will grow, and he’s afraid I’ll dump him.”

”Xiao Yu...” Luo Qianqian was stunned. She hadn’t thought that He Wenyu had seen the situation so clearly.

”I understand everything you’ve said. With you ahead of me, how can I dare to fall too far behind?” He Wenyu slightly curved her lips, ”Qianqian, I can’t bear to break up with him, nor do I want to be too far away from you, what should I do?”

”...If I were a guy, you’d definitely be a White Lotus Flower...” Luo Qianqian rolled her eyes, feeling the vibe of having a boyfriend yet keeping someone on the side as a backup, ”First of all, you and I will never be too far apart, because you are my sister, no matter how far I go, how far you go, our home is here, just up and down the stairs, your mom is my god-mom, my mom is your god-mom. About the school issue, just being in the same city is fine, being in the same school, same department, we won’t be able to see each other every day, there will always be various things, so don’t put too much pressure on yourself... As for Zhao Wenxuan’s issue, you need to figure out whether it’s liking, loving, unwillingness, or dissatisfaction. Unwilling to let go of the happy times? Unhappy that things were once so good but didn’t work out? Or do you genuinely like him... don’t look at me, I can’t tell.”

Luo Qianqian tugged at the corner of her mouth, regarding Xu Tianyi: admiration, envy, appreciation, adoration... But what kind of feeling does all this add up to?

It was the same for Jimo Cheng: admiration, appreciation, reverence, respect...

She couldn’t make out the difference, and now it wasn’t for her to distinguish, she just needed to put in effort to fall for her senior brother, which would be the explanation to the Luo family.