Rebirth in the 90s: Her Counterattack and Redemption-Chapter 53

Luo Ye anticipated that Ying Nuo wouldn’t believe her, as it would be difficult for anyone to immediately accept such a thing given how poorly she had performed before, so she first steered the conversation away: "Nuonuo, about filling in the university application preferences, I really didn’t tell you before for your own good. With your personality, if I had insisted on not changing my mind, you would have definitely unprincipledly chosen to apply for science just to be with me. But I know that what you truly like is arts, and you want to go to the Chinese department. You’ve said that your dream is to become a beautiful and talented college female professor, to crush the eye sockets of those bad men who always say there are no beautiful women among talented ones. So, I can’t selfishly make you give up the major you like for my sake. And the key point is, what I like is not suitable for you, so I definitely can’t let you make the wrong choice for me!"

Ying Nuo’s brows furrowed slightly: "What exactly is it that you like? Didn’t we agree to apply for the Chinese department together, to go to the same university, and strive to crush others’ eye sockets together in the future? Could it be that you and Tang Luo have made a new pact?"

"Nuonuo!" Luo Ye’s face was filled with helplessness: "Why do you always have to relate my decisions to Tang Luo?"

"Because I’ve discovered that you and Tang Luo have been keeping many things from me behind my back, who knows if you’re trying to deliberately shake me off?" Ying Nuo pouted, clearly still brooding over the fact that Luo Ye made private agreements with Tang Luo without telling her.

"Ying Nuo, the private arrangement I had with Tang Luo, and the matter I previously talked about asking your dad for help, are one and the same. Your dad helped to catch the embezzler in my mom’s company, and what Tang Luo helped with was getting her aunt to recruit dozens of employees for my mom’s company. Her aunt runs a headhunting firm, remember she said it in front of us before? I turned to her because it was an emergency..." As Luo Ye was speaking, she saw her brother approaching with a tray, so she quickly handed the sundae to Ying Nuo: "Have a sundae first, to feel better."

"Is... what you said before true? Um, that your dad is the Deputy Mayor and your mom is a company boss?" Ying Nuo’s questioning gaze was directed toward Luo Feng, obviously she was seeking confirmation from Luo Feng, as this was way beyond her expectations.

Luo Feng quickly responded: "Yes, what Ye’er said is true. However, my dad has always forbidden us siblings to tell anyone about this. Her willingness to tell you today is not because my dad has allowed us to reveal our identities to others, but because she considers you an absolute trustworthy friend. So, don’t blame Ye’er, she couldn’t say anything before because she had no choice!"

Ying Nuo mechanically spooned the mango puree into her mouth, while Luo Ye lowered her head to eat her own sundae without saying a word. Now, Ying Nuo needed time to slowly digest her reveal. After all, Ying Nuo always thought she was just the child of an ordinary official. Previously, Luo Ye didn’t bring Ying Nuo to her house, and this girl even thought Luo Ye was avoiding it because her family wasn’t particularly well-off, so she also never brought up the subject of family background. If it weren’t for this understanding, she wouldn’t have become friends with Luo Ye.

Luo Feng glanced at the two with some concern, cleared his throat, and after coughing, realized he didn’t know what to say, so he also lowered his head to sip his coke silently.

For a moment, the three of them fell into a strange silence...

"Alright..." After a long while, Ying Nuo let out a long sigh of relief: "No matter whose daughter you are, it’s not like I’m friends with your parents, so it doesn’t matter. I still want you to give a reasonable explanation for why you applied for science!"

Luo Ye’s lifted heart also settled down, and moved, she hugged Ying Nuo. She knew her friend was special; otherwise, Ying Nuo wouldn’t have picked her to be friends with when she was so unimpressive.

"Don’t think you can move me with your sentimental act; I want the truth! The truth!"

Luo Ye looked at Ying Nuo, exasperated and amused. That girl was almost ready to bang a bowl with chopsticks in protest. She sighed softly: "Nuonuo, the reason I chose to apply for science is because I want to attend a military academy, and not just any, but the best one. You are the first person I’ve told this to, and I haven’t even discussed it with my family yet."

"Cough cough cough..." Luo Feng choked, quite severely, almost coughing into an old man. Luo Ye quickly turned around to pat his back.

"Ye’er, when... cough... when did you make this decision? Was dragging me to exercise like crazy every day in preparation for the military academy?" Before Ying Nuo could speak, Luo Feng asked first, indirectly proving to Shangguan Ying Nuo the truth of everything Luo Ye said.

"It must have been that time when you were bullied and fainted, so, I am going to work hard to catch up in my science scores!" Luo Ye said to Ying Nuo with a smile, "You can’t do any intense exercise, so I can’t drag you along with me, you get it now, right?"

"Luoluo, I heard military schools are pretty strict, aren’t they very restrictive? If you just want to improve your physical strength, you could study sports, why do you insist on going to a military school? You know if you go there, I won’t be able to be with you at the same university, you..." Ying Nuo choked up and couldn’t continue.

Luo Ye quickly handed over a tissue to Ying Nuo: "Be good, such a big girl crying here, that’s just asking to be laughed at. Nuonuo, everyone has a dream of their own, and my dream is to become a qualified soldier in the future. You won’t hold me back, nor will you blame me, right? Just think about it, if one day I become a female general, wouldn’t you feel proud too? You can proudly tell others, that Luo Ye, she is my best friend. Don’t look at her now all prim and proper, back then oh boy, she was a handful! Remember the time when..."

Ying Nuo couldn’t help bursting into giggles: "Alright, alright, stop joking. Anyway, whether I’ll ever come around to understanding, I don’t know, but right now I can’t understand why you absolutely have to be a soldier!" She said while sniffing: "You clearly know, my health isn’t fit for military school, yet you’re just unwilling to attend the same university as me. Tell me, is Tang Luo also applying for military school?"

Luo Ye couldn’t hold back at the sight of Ying Nuo’s reddened little nose and her discontented expression: "Nuonuo, your face and tone right now, you really look like a wife who’s caught her husband cheating, really, you’re so like one!"

"Ugh, I hate you, you know that’s not what I mean. It’s just that, in the past you would only tell me everything, but now you often tell Tang Luo and not me, and that makes me feel uncomfortable, you know that feeling, right?" She looked at Luo Feng: "Brother, I value this friendship so much, and I also like Tang Luo, but it just feels uncomfortable that Luoluo only tells her and not me, brother, you’re not allowed to mock me."

"No! No! No mockery!" Luo Feng hurriedly shook his head like a rattle-drum, feeling both relieved and envious that his sister had such a friend. Thinking about himself, he really didn’t have a best buddy.

After the truth was out in the open and the fuss had subsided a bit, the following casual chat was much more relaxed. However, Ying Nuo still looked somewhat downcast, so Luo Ye deliberately told some funny stories to cheer her up.

After all, humans are emotional creatures, and it’s natural to feel a bit of fear about the upcoming separation. Given some time, it’ll naturally get better, but their friendship wouldn’t fade with time. Instead, it’d only grow stronger and more mellow, like a fine vintage wine.

When Luo Ye and Luo Feng were about to depart from Ying Nuo’s place, Ying Nuo hugged Luo Ye softly saying, "Luoluo, no matter what your choice is, even if I can’t completely understand it right now, I will support you. I believe, Luoluo, you’re going to be more and more awesome!"

"Nuonuo..." Luo Ye’s voice was nasal. She wasn’t someone who normally cried easily, but this friend had selflessly helped and supported her in her past life. Luo Ye could let down anyone else, but she could never let down her!

Ying Nuo pretended to be casual and gave Luo Ye a pat: "Silly girl, I tricked you, didn’t I? I told you all that just to move you, and now I feel better. Get going now!"

"You, keep pretending! Don’t you dare cry when you get home. Even if we’re not in the same class, we can still walk home together after school. As for college in the future, there are still winter and summer vacations, right? We can also call, email, and write letters to each other, eh?" Luo Ye suddenly tugged at Ying Nuo’s ear: "Tell me, how did you know I chose science?"

"I won’t tell you, as punishment for you tricking me!" Ying Nuo waved her little hand: "Get going, don’t think you can extract information from me here. I won’t tell you, hmm... whether you can get your wish is still up in the air."

The first update from Nu’an, early today, uh...this was written staying up late last night. Military Makeup is going to be launched tomorrow, so I’ll try to write and update more today. I also ask for your continuous support for Nu’an and for Military Makeup after it’s launched.

A special thanks to all of you who have followed Nu’an up to this point, your support is the greatest asset to me, and the motivation for me to keep going. Love you all!