Rebirth: I Am Not the Movie Queen This Time
Chapter 227: Something’s Off

Chapter 227: Chapter 227: Something’s Off

Old Sir Zhong glared at her like she was an idiot: "You are my granddaughter, if I don’t stay here, where should I stay?"

"I’m not your granddaughter!"

She didn’t know if it was because she felt scorned or because she didn’t want to see Old Sir Zhong, but Wan Chu’er felt a fire burning inside her heart.

Old Sir Zhong huffed and said reluctantly: "Then let’s add a ’paternal’ to it.

Granddaughter plus a ’paternal’ character becomes paternal granddaughter.

Wan Chu’er was almost amused to anger by him.

At that moment of standoff between the two, Xiao Bai heard the noise and came over.

"Wan Chu’er, who is here? Why are you blocking the door and arguing with someone?"

Wan Chu’er turned and glared at him, saying: "Mind your own business and go cook your meal."

But Xiao Bai had already seen Old Sir Zhong being blocked at the door by Wan Chu’er, he pretended to be surprised and clapped his hands, saying:

"Hey, isn’t this Grandpa Zhong! Wan Chu’er, are you blind? To actually block the Old Sir here, didn’t you recently tell me how good Grandpa Zhong is to you? Not only did he give you guidance on sword practice but also gifted you a sentence, what was that sentence again?"

Li Shan inside the room saw Xiao Bai’s performance and secretly gave him a thumbs-up.

Wan Chu’er stopped in her tracks, unreasonably saying: "I was blind before, now I don’t recognize this person!"

She remembered that Xiao Bai didn’t know about her relationship with Old Sir Zhong; he only thought of Old Sir Zhong as a big Buddha in Beijing, and Xiao Bai, who never misses an opportunity for benefit, was now faced with someone at the door, he would be too happy to side with her.

Xiao Bai reached out and twisted Wan Chu’er’s puffed cheek, saying: "You don’t recognize him, but I do, such a Buddha, we usually can’t even invite him over."

Saying that, he wanted to push her aside and invite Old Sir Zhong in.

She became a bit anxious, trying to hold Xiao Bai back, "Second Brother, you don’t know what’s happening inside, don’t meddle."

Xiao Bai slapped Wan Chu’er’s hand saying, "Second Brother surely didn’t teach you to be this way, do you know what it means to respect the old and love the young, to treat every visitor like a guest."

As a result of Xiao Bai’s slap, before Wan Chu’er could react, Old Sir Zhong himself became unhappy.

"Who let you hit her!"

Xiao Bai suddenly froze in mid-air: "..."

Wan Chu’er: "Don’t interfere!"

Xiao Bai instantly reacted and pushed Wan Chu’er into the house, then helped the Old Sir inside.

Wan Chu’er stumbled a bit; after stabilizing herself, she put her hands on her hips and said: "Bai Qiyan! Can you please disappear for five minutes?"

With Xiao Bai, the troublemaker around, how was she to deal with Old Man Zhong in front of her?

Xiao Bai said, "No, say whatever you have in front of me."

Wan Chu’er initially didn’t want Xiao Bai to know her relationship with Old Sir Zhong, if he knew she was Old Sir Zhong’s paternal granddaughter.

Knowing Xiao Bai’s foolish nature, he would definitely think first of the incident where Old Sir Zhong was cuckolded, invariably saying something nonsensical.

Here, there was the tall Li Shan, and given how protective Li Shan was of Old Sir Zhong, Xiao Bai was bound to suffer.

But she was even more unwilling to let Old Sir Zhong grandiosely appear in her new home, so she could only take a few deep breaths and say:

"All right, the old man in front of us is my enemy! Bai Qiyan, do you stand with me and help me drive him away, or do you want to go against me?"

If the situation were different, if it weren’t for the presence of a dark-faced Old Sir Zhong standing there, Xiao Bai would have surely clutched his stomach and laughed heartily for a minute.

Wan Chu’er, this idiot, actually brought up the ’enemy’.

Although he held back his laughter, Xiao Bai’s face twisted.

When Old Sir Zhong heard this, he snorted heavily and said: "I am your paternal grandfather, except here, I will not go anywhere else."

With this statement, everyone paused for a moment.

Xiao Bai was the first to react, putting on a shocked expression, covering his mouth, and his eyes widened.

He looked at Old Sir Zhong, then at Wan Chu’er, and eventually said, "Wan Chu’er, to think you have such a powerful backer, can I cling to your coattails in the future?"

Wan Chu’er’s mouth twitched uncontrollably, and she couldn’t help but send a kick towards Xiao Bai.

Xiao Bai clutched his buttocks and threw himself onto the sofa, exclaiming, "Wan Chu’er, you’re so ungrateful, having a grandpa and ditching your Second Cousin like that."

"Shut up!"

"Shut up!"

Both Wan Chu’er and Old Sir Zhong shouted in unison.

Pausing for a moment, Xiao Bai weakly added, "As expected of grandfather and granddaughter, not only do they speak the same way, but they’re also equally imposing."

Wan Chu’er felt utterly overwhelmed, as Xiao Bai completely disrupted the atmosphere and her plans.

In frustration, she bit her lip, "Bai Qiyan, shut your mouth! Old Man Zhong, I disown you, you ungrateful person. Get out! If you’re here, I’m not."

Upon hearing this, Li Shan subconsciously stepped forward, thinking that Wan Chu’er was being too harsh.

If Old Sir Zhong was considered ungrateful, then everyone in the world would be ungrateful.

Unexpectedly, Old Sir Zhong raised his hand to stop Li Shan and then calmly said, "Whether you acknowledge it or not, I’m still your grandfather. I have no place to live now, so I can only stay here with you."

Wan Chu’er: "... Fine, then I’ll leave!"

She turned to go upstairs to get her things.

Xiao Bai rushed to stop her, "Wan Chu’er, this is your home, where will you go?"

Wan Chu’er paused, having already lost her previous apartment to Yao Xian. She stubbornly said, "I’ll go back to school."

After saying this, she pushed past Xiao Bai and ran upstairs.

Watching her disappear, Xiao Bai licked his face and smiled at Old Sir Zhong, "Don’t worry, sir. Chuchu is just being stubborn. She’ll get over it. Let me go up and talk to her."

"Brother Li Shan, there’s food in the kitchen. You go eat with Old Sir Zhong."

With that, Xiao Bai also went upstairs to look for Wan Chu’er.

Li Shan looked at Old Sir Zhong and asked, "What do we do now?"

Old Sir Zhong replied without changing his expression, "Let’s eat first and conserve our energy."

"Yeah," Li Shan agreed and entered the kitchen.

Second floor.

After entering Wan Chu’er’s room, Xiao Bai tried to persuade, "Are you really willing to give up such a big backer? With such support, who would dare to bully you? Even the snooty Zheng Yun can be crushed by you in minutes."

Wan Chu’er was furiously packing her clothes and disdainfully said, "I don’t want it."

Xiao Bai observed her carefully and asked curiously, "Given that Old Sir Zhong cuckolded my grandpa, I’m not even mad, why are you so angry? Can you tell me why? I’m dying of curiosity."

Wan Chu’er gave him a sidelong glance and stayed silent.

What would she tell him? That her grandmother had kindly saved that man, but he had forcefully taken advantage of her?

Xiao Bai grabbed the clothes from Wan Chu’er’s hands and pleaded, "Curiosity killed the cat, just tell me, please."

"Do you still recognize me as your Second Brother?"

"Wan Chu’er, how can you be so immoral as to keep someone in suspense like this?"

...

Listening to Xiao Bai’s incessant chatter, Wan Chu’er’s movements suddenly stopped, and she looked at Xiao Bai with suspicion.

Feeling uneasy under her gaze, Xiao Bai asked, "Wan Chu’er, is there money on my face?"

Wan Chu’er narrowed her eyes and said, "Bai Qiyan, something’s off about you!"