Epiphanies of Rebirth Chapter 72 (Part 3)
Translated by Pure (ko-fi)
Chapter 72.3 Xiao Miao bursted into tears
Shen Tiantian asked the person on the other end of the receiver, "Has she left?"
"Yes." The other party replied, "It seemed to be a rather smooth process. She should be in international waters now."
"Very good." She leaned against the door and ordered in a cold voice, "Send those signed contracts to my school tomorrow. Hurry up, before Qiqing Real Estate is liquidated."
After getting an affirmative answer, she hung up the phone. A call soon followed and the ringtone rang again; it was Xiao Miao.
Xiao Miao's voice was soft and gentle, "We have a computer at home now."
A smile appeared on Shen Tiantian's cold face immediately. "Really? What a coincidence, my brother also installed one for me yesterday, and it works very well!"
Xiao Miao thought of Xiao Chi's stinky face, couldn't help humming twice, envious, she commented, "Your brother is so kind."
"That's for sure. My brother bought me many things, including clothes, skirts, and shoes. Remember that little crown I was wearing last time? The one you also liked? It was also bought by my brother. When I told my brother that I want to invest in our website, he was especially supportive, and told me to let him know if I was ever low on funding. My brother is so good to me!" Shen Tiantian was particularly proud when her eyes keenly caught a little black in the distance. She immediately said excitedly, "I have to go, my brother is here!"
Soon after, Xiao Miao heard her friend's voice change drastically, into an almost coquettish whine, "Big brother~~~~"
F*ck. Xiao Miao's face immediately turned red, she hastily hung up the call, and threw the phone aside.
Not long after, Xiao Miao heard someone coming downstairs. She raised her head and saw Xiao Chi's handsome but expressionless face.
Xiao Chi was putting on a tie while going downstairs, looking straight ahead and not on the steps at all. When he got downstairs, he noticed his sister who was staring at him, hesitant to speak.
He tilted his head back, frowned and asked her, "Is there something in your eye?"
Xiao Miao's blinking eyes stopped immediately, and she looked at her eldest brother in silence for a while.
Shen Tiantian's proud act of showing off was still stirring in her heart all this time, but Xiao Miao persuaded herself to be patient. She began in a quiet voice, "Brother, where are you heading out so early in the morning?"
Xiao Chi looked at her with some doubt, "I have a negotiation to attend, regarding Wubao Mountain. Why are you being so nosy?"
"...Can’t I show you some care?!" Xiao Miao mulled for a moment, before revealing her true purpose, "Big brother, buy me a little crown!"
"The hell?" Xiao Chi was baffled.
Xiao Miao gestured to her head. "It's the crystal, shiny, little crown that can be pinned on the hair...it's very pretty and very not expensive, but it’s not available in Yan City. It has to be obtained in another province. My friend has one, and I want one too."
Xiao Miao's face was reddish, the light in her eyes flickered, and her gaze was full of expectations for her brother.
Under her urgent gaze, Xiao Chi slowly raised his hand, and then stretched over to the pocket where his wallet was placed.
"Haha!" Xiao Chi pushed her forehead and laughed, "Are you dumb? Do you know how stupid it is to wear that thing? It's so ugly, what absurd taste!"
Xiao Miao: "..."
Xiao Miao was extremely wronged. She blushed and yelled at her brother, "You just don't want to buy it for me! Why bother with these excuses? Miser!!!"
Xiao Chi snorted, completely ignored her provocation; he turned around and left. "So what if I’m a miser?"
"You are so hateful! Other’s older brothers would buy it, only you wouldn’t!" Xiao Miao angrily accused, "Brother Jingzhe is different from you, he will definitely buy it for me!"
Xiao Chi stopped in his tracks and then slowly turned his head to look at his sister who was tearing in anger.
Then he suddenly raised his hand, put his younger sister in a headlock, and threatened, "Stop taking advantage of Jingzhe's soft-heartedness, trying to ask for this and that! You understand?"
Xiao Miao fought with her brother for a while while Xiao Chi lifted her body into the air. Unable to overcome him, she had no choice but to give in with great reluctance.
However, she did not leave immediately after, instead, Xiao Miao slowly followed behind Xiao Chi, watching her brother comb his ponytail in the mirror of the Buddhist Hall.
After Xiao Chi finished tying his hair, he took one last look in the mirror. Lin Jingzhe does a better job. When he turned around and saw his sister was still there, he put his big hand on her head and rubbed it. "What else do you want? Hurry up, I'm about to go out."
Xiao Miao groaned and hesitated for a long time. Until she tailed her brother to the door of the house, Xiao Miao finally grabbed the hem of Xiao Chi's coat and said, "Big...brother...Um my...friend and I have taken a fancy to a forum… we want to invest..."
Xiao Chi squinted at her. "Hmm?"
"The prospects are quite good..." Xiao Miao whispered, "...just short of money."
Xiao Chi coughed. "How much?"
"Not much." Xiao Miao smiled and raised her index finger. "One million."
Xiao Chi sneered at her. "What type of forum? For what kinds of topics?"
"Literature!" Xiao Miao introduced very seriously, "Original literature! We have gathered a considerable number of authors, and we only need a complete platform. Big brother, think about it, just as Brother Jingzhe said, the future of the virtual market will definitely be very lucrative. One could read and create their own stories on the Internet, how amazing is that?!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Miao felt a pull on her neck. Xiao Chi had pulled up the hood of her jacket, and covered her head firmly.
Xiao Miao screamed. However Xiao Chi did not display any symptom, he hard handedly pressed her down, almost pushing her onto the ground.
She managed to break free at the expense of her neat hair. Xiao Miao stepped back and faced her brother's cold gaze.
"Literature? Hmph." Xiao Chi squinted at her, and approached her step by step. "Don't think I don't know what you are reading on the computer all day long. Now you have the guts to ask for a million?... You watch yourself, don’t let me catch you next time."
After he finished speaking, Xiao Chi let out a cold snort and strode towards the car parked in the yard. Xiao Miao, who remained standing there, held her mouth shut for a long time, and then bursted into tears.
Big tears flowed down her long eyelashes, drenching her entire face. Xiao Miao's nose was flushed with anger, teary eyed, she slammed on the door and cursed at her brother, "F*ck you!!"
When Xiao Chi came back to beat her, Xiao Miao quickly turned to run the other way. When she looked at her fierce-looking brother behind her and painfully compared him with Shen Tiantian’s brother, the desolation in her heart was immeasurable.
"What? What’s going on here? What is this!?"
A clear voice suddenly sounded in the chaos. The two quarrel siblings looked up at the gate of the courtyard. Lin Jingzhe was getting out of the driver's seat with a look of astonishment on his face.
Xiao Miao: "..."
Xiao Chi: "..."
Xiao Chi coughed, raised his hand to fix his sister's messy hair, and walked towards Lin Jingzhe. Without blinking an eye, he calmly distorted the truth, "She was acting outrageous."
Xiao Miao was pissed beyond words, and cried even harder.
Lin Jingzhe stood there, bewildered, as he watched Xiao Miao weeping, tear after tear. After a while, he suddenly came back to his senses. He turned back and took out two gift bags from the back seat of the car and ran towards Xiao Miao.
"What are you crying for?" He wiped Xiao Miao's tears in a panic, coaxing her, "Don't cry, don't cry."
This was the first time Xiao Miao was comforted after being bullied by her brother. She was overwhelmed and even forgot her bashfulness, and threw herself into Lin Jingzhe's arms and completely let her sorrow out.
Lin Jingzhe didn't dare to move, and only patted Xiao Miao's back lightly. Xiao Chi stood beside them and silently watched for a short while before he turned and said to his sister, "I dare you to continue hugging him."
Xiao Miao sniffed the fresh fragrance in Lin Jingzhe's bosom, and peeked at her brother's unhappy expression before sobbing even louder.
"Oh, can you shut it! Can't you let her do as she pleases for once?" Lin Jingzhe helplessly gave Xiao Chi a stern look, then pulled Xiao Miao out of his arms, and took out the objects from the bag.
Looking at the item, Xiao Miao’s crying gradually came to a halt.
Lin Jingzhe put the shiny little crown on Xiao Miao's head, and praised her as if he was coaxing a child, "Look how beautiful you are with this crown. Don't cry now, else it won't look good anymore."
This was a small head ornament he asked someone to bring from the Special administrative region. He gave Shen Tiantian a few before, only to find that all the girls seem to like this kind of exquisite trinkets, so he also prepared a set for Xiao Miao. Unexpectedly, it had come in handy.
Xiao Miao raised her hand to feel the crown on her head. She then took it off and caressed it fondly, still pitifully sniffing.
Seeing that she was finally coaxed, Lin Jingzhe hurried to find a helper as he asked Xiao Chi, "Isn’t it pretty? It suits her well, right?"
Xiao Chi: "..."
Xiao Chi couldn't stand the sudden stoplight, so he could only nod in compromise, "It's very pretty, drop dead beautiful. What an excellent choice."