Rebirth in the 90s: Her Counterattack and Redemption

Chapter 686: Chapter 402: The "Brother-in-Law" Comes to Pick Us Up

At two o’clock in the afternoon, the plane gradually landed in Island City. As soon as the flight attendant’s voice rang out, Xing Nong and Yaoguang hurriedly pulled everyone to get off. Having not seen their families for a semester, they were naturally eager.

Even though it was deep winter, it happened to be noon and the day was sunny. It felt almost like spring. Xing Nong took a deep breath and tugged at Luo Lian’s sleeve: "Lianlian, Luoluo and Yao Yao’s hometown is nice, right?"

Luo Lian nodded: "I have been here as a tourist before, and I really like the climate of Island City. It’s especially moist and gentle, which feels even more pronounced coming from Beijing."

"Their skin is so good, it must be related to this climate," Xing Nong pouted, "It’s all Grandpa’s fault for not moving me here when I needed to lay my foundation."

"So fussy." Luo Ye rolled her eyes at her: "Let’s go. We didn’t notify anyone, we’ll take the bus. If we don’t leave now, be careful I might leave you behind."

"You would only leave me behind?" Xing Nong muttered unconvincedly.

Just a few steps away, a military green jeep abruptly stopped beside them, and Jiujiu instinctively blocked in front of Luo Lian.

Xing Nong quickly waved her hands: "It’s nothing, it’s nothing, it’s just Luoluo’s little tail that has arrived. Tsk tsk... Luoluo, honestly, you didn’t notify him?"

"I didn’t." Luo Ye gave her a sideways glance: "Why, you dare to doubt me?"

"Not daring at all." Xing Nong whispered into Luo Lian’s ear: "Actually, I really do suspect her, but her little tail is too formidable, I didn’t dare to say the truth."

Luo Lian’s lips curved up, poking her with a finger: "Why do I feel like there’s an undertone of jealousy in your words? But, I haven’t even met Luoluo’s significant other yet, this is a good opportunity to see if he’s worthy of our Luoluo."

As the two were whispering, Handsome Ye had already stepped out of the car. Luo Ye pointed at him: "You’re exploiting your privileges; now that I’ve caught you, watch out I might snitch to Uncle Jiang."

Ye Xuan chuckled lightly: "Do I really need to use any privileges to check which flight you took?"

Luo Ye straightened up: "Have you finished with the military duties?"

"Don’t worry, I am not one to mix personal matters with official ones," Ye Xuan said while rubbing her head: "Little Housekeeper."

"Chief Instructor..." Xing Nong coughed twice: "You only have eyes for Luo Ye, how come you can’t see us? Let me tell you..." her voice lowered, "from now on, you’re our brother-in-law, and be careful we might make things difficult for you."

Yaoguang glanced at her and quietly moved closer to Luo Ye, Qiu’er is really bold, she thought it was better to keep a distance.

"Indeed, it’s Qiu’er." Luo Ye patted Xing Nong’s shoulder and brought Ye Xuan over to Luo Lian: "Let me introduce you, this is our good friend and sister, Luo Lian."

"Hello." Ye Xuan nodded to her.

Luo Lian looked at him and smiled: "I have long heard of the brother-in-law’s great reputation, your appearance indeed matches up to our Luo Ye."

Xing Nong lunged forward and hugged her: "Lianlian, you really are my dear sister. Unlike Yao Yao, who stood so far away, hmph!"

Luo Ye kept making hand gestures towards Ye Xuan, indicating that he could be a bit more enthusiastic, his aloof attitude was obviously making Lianlian unhappy, otherwise, why would she call him "brother-in-law?"

"Ye’er, I promised you, I wouldn’t smile at other girls," Ye Xuan said with a calm expression towards Luo Lian: "Sorry, sticking to my words is my principle."

Luo Lian, Xing Nong, Yaoguang, Yanyan, and others all revealed a strange smile, blinking at Luo Ye in unison.

Luo Ye gave a forced smile: "Don’t listen to his nonsense. Get in the car, get on the car." Her hand hidden behind her back was pinching Ye Xuan hard, this guy was clearly making her lose face, others might think she was a jealous jar. She set this rule precisely because she found his smile too charming.

Besides, she also said, the closest people and her best friends could be exceptions, oh, how could he wrong her like this?

Just as Xing Nong was about to get on the car, she was pushed out by Luo Lian: "Qiu’er, sit in the front, I have something to say to Luo Ye."

"How could you do this? The seats at the front are for couples, Chief Ye would devour me." Xing Nong with a bitter face tried to climb up but was pulled down by Luo Lian again: "Listen to me."

"Bullying me..." Xing Nong with a pitiful face looked at Ye Xuan: "Chief Instructor, it’s not that I want to be the glaring third wheel, it’s one of your future aunts who’s forcing me, she’s the real debtor here, you should settle the score with her."

"Hurry and get on the car, why so much nonsense?" Luo Ye said as she pushed her into the co-driver seat.

"Chief Instructor..." Xing Nong giggled guiltily. Despite her previous cheekiness, she was still somewhat intimidated by Ye Xuan.

Ye Xuan gave her a glance, his eyes full of amusement: "Have a seat."

"Alrighty!" Star Nong sighed in relief and began to speak without thinking: "Actually, I’m not too keen on sitting next to you, it’s dangerous being around someone too handsome."

Yaoguang quietly glanced at Ye Xuan and asked, "What kind of danger?"

"The Chief Instructor is too charming. If someone mistook me for his girlfriend, they’d definitely grumble internally, wondering how such an ordinary girl managed to find such a handsome boyfriend.

Just imagine, I’m a young and beautiful girl, but next to him, I turn into a plain Jane in the blink of an eye. Isn’t that unjust? What if someone spitefully threw a rotten egg or something, wouldn’t that be dangerous?"

"You’re overthinking it," said Yanyan, her voice ethereal.

"Why... Why do you say that?" Star Nong was taken aback by her comment.

"It’s not the season for rotten eggs, at most someone would throw fresh ones. Take them home, boil them, and you’ve got a pot of egg soup. It saves money."

Star Nong: "..."

While the front few bantered and argued, Luo Lian pulled Luo Ye to the back and whispered in her ear: "Luoluo, since he came all the way here, you shouldn’t hang around us anymore. First, drop me, Yanyan, Jiujiu, and Qiuqiu at your master’s, then everybody can go home."

"How could I do that? You are unfamiliar with this place; how could I just abandon you? I will get to my family and Ying Nuo once we reach my master’s house. His villa is by the sea, it’s scenic and convenient. We can use it as our base for these days."

"I always feel it’s not right..." Luo Lian sighed lightly with a furrowed brow, "I knew I shouldn’t have come, only to cause you trouble."

"What are you talking about?" Luo Ye glared at her displeasedly: "If you talk like an outsider again, I’ll ignore you from now on."

"Okay, okay, my mistake. Is that not enough?" Luo Lian hugged her arm and chuckled lightly: "But seriously, he deserves you. A guy like him, once he genuinely falls for a girl, he will surely be devoted for life. Luoluo, you need to cherish him."

Luo Ye chuckled: "Wow, turning into a psychologist now, are we?"

"Luoluo, the life I’ve lived these past years, even if I tell you, it’s different from experiencing it yourself. To live better, I’ve had to learn to observe people and understand their thoughts, to ensure I don’t fall into fatal traps.

I can’t say I’m always perfect at reading people, but I’m usually quite accurate, otherwise, why would I have only Star Nong as a good friend and instantly clicked with you and Yaoguang? Trust me, I wouldn’t harm you."

"Lianlian, I know." Luo Ye looked seriously at her: "Since the day I agreed to be his fiancée-to-be, I was sure about him and also confident in my judgment.

As for his aloofness towards you all, please bear with him. That’s just his nature, I don’t wish to demand too much from him. Perhaps explain to Yanyan and the others."

"Yanyan and others actually prefer such people. If he were to overly please everyone upon meeting, it would be disadvantageous.

Of course, it’s not to say that lively personalities are bad, it’s just a matter of personal preference. In fact, most people don’t like his aloofness; those who don’t know him might think he looks down on others."

"Yes, nobody’s perfect," sighed Luo Ye: "As long as you understand and don’t mind, that’s good. My brother, though, I haven’t seen him for a long time, I really miss him."

Luo Lian smiled: "Luoluo’s brother must be handsome too."

"Of course, my brother might not be as handsome as Ye Xuan, but he’s not far behind. Also, you’ll definitely like Nuonuo too. Her personality is really pleasant; I’ve been hoping for her to be my sister-in-law."

Luo Lian pretends to look sad: "Luoluo, saying it like that, we might get jealous."

Luo Ye looked seriously at her: "Lianlian, I don’t want to lie. When I was in the toughest times, she stood by me unwaveringly. You’re all very important to me, but she is the friend I want to cherish the most. Do you understand what I mean?"

"I do, Luoluo, I’m not fully aware of your past, but it’s clear you’ve also undergone a hard transformation." Luo Lian held her hand: "Ordinary people envy children born into wealthy families, but happiness depends on perspective."

"Qiao Family, what do you plan to do?" Luo Ye quickly explained: "Lianlian, I’m not pushing you to go back, but the elderly Qiao couple is really nice.

If you spend the festival with us, they’ll definitely be very saddened. However, your father is a bit indecisive in emotional matters, what can we do about that?"

"I’ll go back to Qiao Family to wish the elderly a happy new year before the 15th, after your engagement. As for my biological father, he’s not had an easy life; his sense of responsibility has led him to his current state, and I believe he’s also distressed.

However, I can’t just forgive him like that; his responsibility came at the cost of my mother’s sacrifices. This time, I must make him understand what he should and shouldn’t sacrifice."