Rebirth Counterattack with Space

It must have been Zhao Xuan who secretly and shamelessly spoke ill of her, otherwise there wouldn’t be such a one-sided effect. She couldn’t believe that Zhao Xuan was such a person; after all these years, she had really misjudged her.

Qi Xinrou thought bitterly and indignantly.

Zhao Xuan snorted coldly, too lazy to continue the entanglement or to bother explaining anything. Did this person have paranoid delusions? Did they think that only officials could start fires and commoners couldn’t even light lamps?

In recent times, she had been running back and forth daily to the hospital, home, the Lu Family’s house, and school. How could she have had the leisure to linger at school and gossip about Qi Xinrou? To be honest, even if she had the time, she wouldn’t be interested in going out of her way to talk about her affairs.

But now Zhao Xuan felt there was absolutely no need to explain any of this to Qi Xinrou. She didn’t realize that her busyness was exactly why she hadn’t heard a single campus rumor these days. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

Although her grandfather was now recovering at home, Zhao Xuan would visit whenever she had a chance, spending time with him. Sometimes, her mother-in-law would drag her out to shop, eat, get beauty treatments, and even watch movies and have coffee...

She had already registered for marriage with Lu Jinsheng, and although they hadn’t had the wedding yet, the Lu Family had already set up a room for her, which she would stay in from time to time.

Her mother-in-law’s new interest was dressing her up.

According to her mother-in-law, now that she finally had a "daughter" by her side again, she naturally wanted to dress her up well.

Thinking of her mother-in-law, Xia Yuan, Zhao Xuan felt a genuine sense of being loved by a mother again. Her heart was sweetened, and she found herself increasingly dependent on Xia Yuan, unconsciously acting coquettishly around her and willing to share anything with her.

Mainly because she could feel that her mother-in-law also enjoyed it.

Often she had the illusion that her mother-in-law was both a mother and a best friend to her. They seemed to have no generation gap, with similar aesthetics, likes, and even many common interests. They always had endless topics to chat about...

Such a connection might mean they were best friends in a past life, perhaps?

Zhao Xuan snapped back to reality and looked at Qi Xinrou, who now only made her feel disgusted. She clapped her hands, and before she turned to leave, she didn’t forget to warn her again, "Next time you see me, you better walk around me, got it? Otherwise, I’ll hit you every time I see you."

The feeling of hitting someone was damn satisfying, especially someone as despicable as that. There was simply no need to waste words.

Furthermore, thinking about the guard secretly protecting her, knowing that even if she couldn’t overpower them she wouldn’t lose out, Zhao Xuan suddenly saw the light. There was no need to be verbose in the future; for those people, anything that could be solved with force should be dealt with directly with force.

Zhao Xuan felt that she had instantly fallen in love with this simple, brutal, yet direct and effective method.

Even when she arrived at the hospital and saw her grandfather, the smile was still on Zhao Xuan’s face.

"What’s got you so happy?" asked Zhao De’an, immediately sensing the joy emanating from Zhao Xuan, and he couldn’t help but smile as well.

"I hit someone."

Zhao Xuan was in high spirits as she recounted everything that had happened in the classroom, and this time, even Liu Yongqiang couldn’t dampen her good mood. Humph, next time she saw him and he dared to make that face, she would take matters into her own hands.

But no, she couldn’t do it barehanded, she’d need to prepare something like a folding stick with less lethal force...

"What on earth are you daydreaming about?"

When Zhao De’an heard his granddaughter mentioning Liu Yongqiang’s reaction to the whole incident, his face darkened. He had been wrong about people one after another; he had poured money down the drain only to end up sponsoring an ingrate. Hmph.

Next time he sponsored someone, he’d have to scrutinize the beneficiary’s character more carefully. As for those who lacked a good character and gratitude, even if they were geniuses, they weren’t worth a penny of his money.

Seeing that Zhao Xuan didn’t seem affected at all gave him some peace of mind. In the end, when he heard her talking to herself, he couldn’t help but burst into laughter—okay, he had thought that after this incident she would become more savvy, but instead, had she developed a tendency towards violence?

If violence made her happy, so be it. Having too much savvy wasn’t necessarily a good thing either—it could make life exhausting. As long as she didn’t naively believe everything others told her and had a basic sense of caution, that would be enough.

Zhao De’an sighed. He patted Zhao Xuan’s head and, having listened to her, felt reassured that the Lu Family valued Xuan Xuan more than he had thought.

He didn’t let on, but smiled and said, "Your father-in-law came over today especially to say that starting tonight, he’ll prepare medicinal baths for your grandfather, and it will go on for a month. He’ll come over tonight to stay. These medicinal baths are really good for one’s health, so not only your grandfather but you too must take them. You will be living at your in-laws’ for this month. Get ready to go back later."

"Okay, got it. This is perfect, I can go and gloat about this with my mother-in-law tonight. It’s so satisfying."

Zhao Xuan couldn’t help but pull her grandfather into retelling the events several times, still not feeling satisfied. She had a habit; whenever something joyful happened, she would turn into a chatterbox, tirelessly repeating the story multiple times.

Finally, even someone as patient as Zhao De’an couldn’t help but say, resignedly, "Time to eat. After dinner, you should head back. Xuan Xuan, haven’t you had enough after telling it for the seventh time? I feel sorry for your mother-in-law—how does she not find you obnoxious with all that noise?"

Zhao Xuan’s face flushed with embarrassment as she retorted, "Grandpa, you’re too mean. I am not noisy at all."

"That girl doesn’t really have any other faults, she’s just too naive and chat too much. In her exaggeration, she can repeat a story over and over, up to a dozen times; I don’t know how you can stand her," said Lu Aiguo at the Lu Family dinner table, suddenly offering this assessment of Zhao Xuan.

"If you don’t like to listen, you can walk away. No one is forcing you to stay and listen," Xia Yuan said reproachfully to Lu Aiguo, warning him, "You better not say this kind of thing in front of Xuan Xuan."

"Say it to her face? Do you think I’m that foolish? I’m just feeling sorry for you. Remember how quiet the kid was when we first met? Who would have thought she’d reveal her true colors so quickly?" Lu Aiguo shook his head and laughed. He thought he had seen all sorts of people, but he had never come across someone as talkative as Zhao Xuan. Of course, he also knew that most people wouldn’t dare show their less pleasant side in front of him.

"I think it’s fine. She’s only like that when she comes across something that makes her particularly happy. Seeing her so joyful makes me happy too," Xia Yuan said, and as she spoke, she started to laugh.