Chapter 750: Chapter 730: The Matter Won’t Just End That Easily
"...Come on, don’t cry, I saved some chicken wings for you." Qin Nuan’s face instantly filled with helplessness, as Fourth Brother was clearly just trying to smooth things over. But if Fourth Brother said something like that, then it was certain even if she complained, there was no chance of winning.
Luo Qianqian sat down gloomily, without so much as glancing at the girl. In the past, when they came over to hang out and there was something tasty, they’d share some, and this time too, seeing that there was no issue, and remembering Luo Qianqian bringing back all those delicious things upon her return, they came over to have a look. Who knew they would be totally ignored? Not a single person in the dorm had the intention to greet her, which left her angrily walking away.
Qin Nuan watched the girl leave and rolled her eyes, "Came over just because she smelled the food, what is she, a dog?"
"It’s because she saw Qianqian come back—no, wasn’t there also a photo of Qianqian shopping in the picture?" Cong Rong said with a face full of calm, after eating two servings of salad, she didn’t touch another bite.
"Speaking of which, I just remembered something," Qin Nuan said mysteriously, "Do you think it’s possible that someone is deliberately trying to ruin Qianqian’s reputation, then waiting for Jimo Cheng to ’not be able to accept it’ and break up with Qianqian, then come out to confess and act as the savior? Maybe then Qianqian would agree, right?"
"Am I stupid?" Luo Qianqian looked at Qin Nuan and promptly closed her eyes, too lazy to even look at her.
Qin Nuan, however, felt that she made quite a lot of sense, "Think about it, if you were to break up, you might be utterly heartbroken. At that time, if someone offers you a warm haven, wouldn’t you lean on it?"
"...Do you think I would?" I, Luo Qianqian, still have friends and family, okay? Would I do such a foolish thing when not in my right mind?
More importantly, Jimo Cheng seems to be the male protagonist in this situation too. Even if there were rumors, it’s about both of us together, okay?
But the next second, she also felt something was off, "Wait a minute... Although the post talks about a scumbag, it seems like only my information was leaked out? I haven’t seen a single word about my senior brother?"
Qin Nuan froze for a moment, recalling the well-written article; indeed, there was not a single detail about the male lead, and even the final image was so pixelated that it was almost impossible to make out Jimo Cheng’s face, while Luo Qianqian could still recognize the length of the hair.
"So, you mean it’s targeted at you?" Cong Rong was puzzled for a while but still appeared confused, "But why would that be?"
Luo Qianqian shrugged, "How would I know?"
Yet in her heart, she had a suspicion, but was somewhat reluctant to confirm it.
Could it be the one mentioned by the younger uncle?
Then she quickly shook her head. She was just a minor, after all. Instead of focusing on her and waiting, it would be more direct to approach suitable-aged women; it seemed somewhat improbable.
Looking at the moonlight outside the window, she sighed, "It’s about time to turn on the heating."
??? Don’t you think your topic changes are a bit sudden? Qin Nuan was utterly confused, then stood up and moved next to Luo Qianqian, "Yes, time flies so quickly."
Does time take gossip away? Who knows?
Cong Rong looked at the post; the original thread had already been deleted, leaving only the apology posts.
She too sighed, "Maybe it was really a mistake? Don’t overthink it."
"I’m not overthinking. I’m just considering if I might become a star by Monday. Should I go buy new clothes?" Luo Qianqian turned with a smile, and then tugged Qin Nuan, "Oh right, I’m going to class tomorrow, do you want to come along for fun? There are alpacas."
"Divine Beasts??" Qin Nuan was also surprised as she looked at Luo Qianqian, "Go for it, take a picture now, it’s super cool." It’s still quite rare, after all.
Luo Qianqian’s eyes curved in a smile as she nodded, "I only saw them tonight myself, and I’ve even been discussing with my senior brother whether we should perm Baozi’s hair. I was planning on coaxing you into contributing your curler."
Seeing the conversation veer off-topic, Cong Rong breathed a sigh of relief.
Qin Nuan’s eyes widened, "No way, no way."
Just as Luo Qianqian was about to say, don’t you never use it?
She saw Qin Nuan’s serious expression as she argued righteously, "I bought mine for thirty yuan before, so use Fourth Brother’s instead. Don’t let Baozi turn into a scalded bun..."
Luo Qianqian: "..." She hadn’t guessed wrong about Qin Nuan’s thoughts, indeed she would agree, but what Qin Nuan really cared about wasn’t the curler, but rather Baozi’s fur. After considering it, Luo Qianqian nodded earnestly, "You make sense. Still, if it’s my brother’s, I’ll just use it and then put it back without telling him." Baozi was the beloved pet of his darling sister, and the precious gift from his beloved girlfriend—to be on the same level as Baozi should be seen as an honor.
Convincing herself with this reasoning, Luo Qianqian was determined to carry out her scheme on her brother.
Speaking of which, shouldn’t she be looking for a suitable girl or something? She still had two bachelor brothers after all.
"He doesn’t use it either, right?" Qin Nuan merely raised an eyebrow, those kind of gadgets exist, but with his hair length... can it even curl?
If you put it that way, wouldn’t braiding little braids for Baozi make the curls stand out more?" Luo Qianqian couldn’t help but feel that no matter how she thought about it, Baozi wouldn’t cooperatively comply, and besides, the curler was pretty hot. What if they didn’t operate it well; might they burn Baozi?
The two girls wandered further off-topic discussing Baozi’s new hairstyle.
It wasn’t until lights out that a few traces of seriousness appeared in Luo Qianqian’s eyes. If things were as she suspected, it was best not to let others know. Should she solve this herself? Or seek her uncle? Or perhaps Shi Bahao, that "fast-running busybody"?
But the extent of the impact that had been caused was still unknown. It would be better for her not to worry too much. What if everyone forgot about it over the weekend? Wouldn’t that be needless worrying on her part?
With these thoughts, Luo Qianqian closed her eyes again and forced herself to fall asleep.
Early the next morning, she heard buzzing noises like bees and opened her eyes in annoyance, only to find her dorm mates crowded around the window?
"What’s going on?" Luo Qianqian asked, clearly annoyed. The voices weren’t coming from these few people, but from discussions throughout the whole building. At this moment, Luo Qianqian deeply understood why a woman is said to be like five hundred ducks—it was ridiculously noisy. Even with the door closed, she could still hear the buzz.
"I have a feeling it’s not over yet," Qin Nuan glanced at Luo Qianqian and pointed down at the window. They hadn’t even opened the window, but the noise was already so loud; they had been woken by the commotion too.
Luo Qianqian got out of bed and went to the window, nearly spitting blood on it.
Below, she saw a line of white shirts, each one holding a bright red rose in one hand and an A4 paper with a single letter in the other. Pieced together, it spelled out: "Sorry! Apologizing for the post!"
There was no name mentioned, but it was clearly about Luo Qianqian. Her face turned dark, "Isn’t this over already?"
