Rebirth: A Cinderella's Counterattack

Chapter 349: Chapter 331: The Xu Family Casts a Wide Net

After the parents’ meeting, Luo Qianqian and Xu Tianyi returned to their classroom to continue with classes while Old Master Luo and his wife, feeling very satisfied from the praise they received, let their son and daughter-in-law take them to buy gifts for the two little ones.

But could things really end so smoothly? Of course not.

The honor roll was posted on the school’s bulletin board, with the names of the top ten students in bold, and as the first-place Xu Tianyi, his name was highlighted multiple times with various colored pens to emphasize his status. The following district-wide rankings were exceptionally eye-catching, causing Xu Tianyi’s fame to spread throughout the ten school districts in no time. Those who were curious went on to investigate Xu Tianyi’s background and upon discovering he was from the renowned Xu Family in Capital City, they became even more interested.

”Xu Tianyi.” Just after school, as Xu Tianyi was pushing Luo Qianqian and considering what to eat on their way home by taxi, they were stopped by a short-haired girl in red.

Xu Tianyi frowned slightly, his face showing dissatisfaction.

Luo Qianqian raised an eyebrow, looking at the girl. Her delicate appearance, the carefully chosen clothes, and her slightly curled hair mischievously resting beside her ears.

”Is there something you need?” Xu Tianyi asked, slightly stunned, as he properly fixed the scarf that had come loose around Luo Qianqian’s neck.

The girl’s expression faltered for a moment but soon returned to normal: ”I’m Wen Zheng from second grade, of the Wen Family. Let’s be friends, I’ll treat you to a meal.” She then hesitated as she glanced at Luo Qianqian, ”I could have my bodyguard send your friend back first.”

Luo Qianqian rolled her eyes as she looked down. If she went along, Xu Tianyi might consider it, but thinking he would leave her behind for a date? Dream on.

”Don’t have time.” Xu Tianyi, pushing Luo Qianqian, sidestepped the girl in front of them, and continued walking forward.

Wen Zheng reached out and grabbed hold of Xu Tianyi: ”The Xu Family is very supportive of me becoming friends with you.”

At the mention of the Xu Family, Xu Tianyi didn’t turn back as he pulled away his sleeve and said coldly, ”Then you should go to the Xu Family.”

After speaking, he pushed Luo Qianqian out of the school gate, hailed a taxi, skillfully helped her into the car, folded the wheelchair, and placed it in the trunk. Taking a seat in the car, he gave the address and left without looking back.

However, Luo Qianqian did look back several times at the conspicuous red figure, teasingly saying, ”You’ve been around for so long, and they’re only realizing how great you are now? They must be blind.”

Xu Tianyi had expected Luo Qianqian to say something concerning, but instead she blurted out this comment out of the blue, leaving him unable to help but laugh and cry: ”Yeah, you have good eyes.”

”Of course, I recognized you when I was seven.” Luo Qianqian patted her chest, full of pride: ”They’re definitely late to the party.”

Xu Tianyi rolled his eyes. Is it really good for someone to be so confident? After all, there were still strangers around: ”Yes, yes, they’re late.” But the slight furrow in his brows belied the unease he was feeling. What is the Xu Family up to now?

”But the Xu Family...” Luo Qianqian naturally did not miss Wen Zheng’s words, her face puffing up with irritation: ”You belong to the Luo Family. Is it the Xu Family’s turn to speak?” She pouted, her face full of dissatisfaction.

Xu Tianyi couldn’t help but smile bitterly. Not mentioning that his surname was still Xu, even if he really was part of the Luo Family, why should they have a say in anything?

”Just ignore them. Don’t you trust me?” Xu Tianyi pinched Luo Qianqian’s cheek, speaking with a smile, ”Isn’t this a pufferfish? Keep puffing; I want to see how big you can get.”

”It’s not that I don’t trust you, but looking at her just makes me uncomfortable... How can she act like that...” When she was with Xu Tianyi, Luo Qianqian would often forget that her soul was already over twenty years old, still preferring to bicker and fuss.

”As long as you trust me, that’s enough. Let them be. The Xu Family, to me, has the grace of upbringing, and I will repay it, but beyond that, nobody else can interfere with my matters,” Xu Tianyi said with a smile, wrapping his arm around her neck and whispering in her ear, ”With someone as disobedient as you, one is already more than enough.”

Luo Qianqian’s ears reddened, but she still retorted stubbornly, ”Then why don’t you find someone obedient?”

”If you were obedient, you wouldn’t be you.” Xu Tianyi withdrew his hand, looking out at the familiar scenery with a light chuckle, ”We’re home, and it looks like there will be something delicious today.”

Luo Qianqian blushed and looked out of the car only to frown slightly—why were there so many cars outside the Xu family home?

”You’re looking in the wrong direction.” Xu Tianyi pointed towards the Luo family home, ”Those are delivery trucks from the supermarket.”

Luo Qianqian arched an eyebrow, ”It seems the Xu family also has a big event.”

Xu Tianyi shrugged his shoulders, ”It’s none of my business.” Then he got out of the car, took out the wheelchair, lifted Luo Qianqian out and after paying, entered the Luo family home.

As expected, the atmosphere inside was bustling, and she hadn’t even seen the dishes on the table before Xu Tianyi covered her eyes and she heard his cold voice, ”We’re not eating at home today.”

Then, he turned Luo Qianqian around and walked towards the outside of the house.

In an instant, Luo Qianqian realized the dishes that prevented her from seeing and even prompted Xu Tianyi to take her away must have been the wrong color.

Yue Tingyu was immediately stunned, catching the helpless look in Xu Tianyi’s eyes, she subconsciously looked at the table and saw the Cola Chicken Wings that should not have been there, her complexion changed slightly, ”Who made this?”

Jia Ning and Ye Qianying were both dumbfounded—who in the family didn’t know that Luo Qianqian currently couldn’t stand to see red dishes? Who could make such a low-level mistake?

”It’s from the Xu family, sent to celebrate Miss’s placement within the top fifty of the exam.” the housekeeper trembled slightly as she spoke.

Old Master Luo frowned, ”The Xu family?”

”Speaking of which,” Ye Qianying said with a frown, ”I saw quite a few people from the Xu family today, all bringing their daughters. Could it be...”

”How could that be, the boy is still so young...” Old Master Luo started but then couldn’t be sure, as his own family was a special case. He dared not arrange marriages for his descendants, but other families might...

”Dad, take a look at the Xu family over there.” Luo Xiying directly pulled the old man to the window, pointing to the building not far away.

Old Master Luo looked at the Xu family’s bustling entrance with a slight frown. Although he couldn’t see clearly what was inside, he could still see the cars outside.

”Logically speaking, even with good grades, it wouldn’t lead to this, right? Has the Xu family done something?” Jia Ning asked, knitting her brows while not remaining idle, sending greetings to her friends in the Capital City.

”It’s uncertain what the Xu family might do, but Xu Xiaoxiao has definitely already clashed with Qianqian,” Luo Xiying said coldly, making a decision. He had been sent back right after the old man decided to attend the parent-teacher meeting, as he was still injured.

Soon, Jia Ning received a reply, and with a cold smile, she shared the content of the message with her family. Luo Xiying immediately sent all the intel from Jia Ning and their own deductions to Xu Tianyi.

Xu Tianyi clearly knew the problem wouldn’t be on this end, but since Luo Qianqian couldn’t handle such things, the two of them had to leave, hence Luo Xiying wasn’t blaming him, only worrying the kids were overthinking things.

Just as Xu Tianyi and Luo Qianqian arrived at their base, the Luo family’s investigation updates came through a text message.

Xu Tianyi sneered, ”It seems they want to avenge Xu Xiaoxiao.”