After Descending the Mountain, Seven Big Brothers Spoil Me - Chapter 43

Chapter 43: Apples Fly, Eldest Brother Becomes Even More Eccentric
Seeing her like this, Qin Ren’s eyes deepened, and a trace of confusion flashed in his eyes. It seemed like he had seen the little girl smiling at him earlier when he wasn’t wearing his glasses. So, she likes him?

With this thought, Qin Ren’s expression changed slightly, but he quickly regained his composure and asked, “What else do you want to eat?”

“Apples!” Zhouzhou’s eyes darted around, and suddenly she popped her head out from behind the wheelchair and said loudly, her eyes filled with anticipation.

Strange things often have a hidden motive, but Qin Ren seemed to know exactly what the little girl wanted to do. He nodded and said, “Let’s go then.”

The apple orchard wasn’t far from here, just a few steps away. There was a flat road in the middle for easy walking, with fruit trees on both sides.

Zhouzhou pushed Qin Feng forward, occasionally peeking at Qin Ren stealthily. She saw him holding a basket in one hand and reaching up to pick an apple from the tree with the other hand. Her eyes suddenly lit up.

Now’s the time!

Just as Qin Ren’s hand touched the apple and was about to exert force, the apple flew up with a “whoosh.”

Seeing this scene, his pupils contracted, revealing astonishment in his eyes.

Hehe, scared you, huh?

Zhouzhou quietly observed his expression, covering her mouth as she chuckled. But in the next moment, her smile froze on her face.

Qin Ren slowly turned his head, his gaze directly falling on her, without the slightest hesitation, as if he had known all along that it was her doing. Moreover, the look of curiosity in his eyes was even stronger than ever before, as if he had seen through her completely.

Uh-oh…

Her mind went blank, and she never expected this outcome. Why was it her who got scared? Didn’t Dad say that it would scare Eldest Brother?

Why is it her who got scared now?

Dad lied!

Zhouzhou trembled her lips, almost on the verge of tears. She stood still, afraid to move.

Qin Feng happened to witness this scene. He turned to look at Zhouzhou and asked in a low voice, “Zhouzhou, was it you?”

Apart from Zhouzhou, he couldn’t think of anyone else who could do such an unscientific thing.

Zhouzhou nodded, hiding behind the wheelchair, feeling utterly frustrated.

It’s the taste of trying to steal a chicken but ending up losing the rice. Today, she experienced it firsthand.

It’s really uncomfortable!

“Why did you do that?” Qin Feng couldn’t understand.

Zhouzhou glanced at Qin Ren discreetly, seeing that he seemed to have not noticed what happened just now and had walked away. She breathed a sigh of relief and pouted, explaining the whole story with a grievance.

Qin Feng was dumbfounded after listening. “So, what you mean is that Uncle said Eldest Brother would be scared of you and divide you into pieces, so you wanted to scare him away first?”

Zhouzhou nodded, thinking of Qin Ren’s reaction just now, she trembled and felt even more aggrieved. “Dad lied to me.”

Eldest Brother wasn’t scared at all, on the contrary, he seemed even more excited!

After listening to the whole story, Qin Feng finally understood what was going on. He didn’t know what to say for a moment.

He never expected Uncle to be so childish, actually using such words to deceive his little cousin.

He also never expected Zhouzhou to believe it and actually made the apple fly in front of Eldest Brother. It was like throwing herself into the wolf’s den.

He looked at the tender and soft little cousin and nodded inwardly. She really resembled a little white rabbit.

Seeing him remain silent, Zhouzhou became more panicked. Tears welled up in her eyes, and she said anxiously, “Seventh Elder Brother, am I going to be sliced into pieces?”

She was scared, her face turning pale. Qin Feng quickly shook his head and said, “No, no.”

“Eldest Brother is just very curious. After all, he studies science. It’s normal for him to want to study and explore when encountering such things. It’s not like he wants to cut you into pieces and put you under a microscope. If that were the case, we would never know the secrets behind it, right?”

“Just like Grandpa Liu, he didn’t believe in your talismans at first, but now he asks you to draw them every day.”

Hmm, it seems to make sense. Grandpa Liu also belongs to the scientific category, just like Eldest Brother.

Zhouzhou’s ears twitched, and her bare head peeked out. She looked up at him and asked, “Is it true?”

“It’s true,” Qin Feng nodded and playfully touched her head. “Zhouzhou, Eldest Brother is a good person. Look, even Fourth Elder Brother, who loves to fight, listens to Eldest Brother.”

But Zhouzhou shook her head and said firmly, “Fourth Elder Brother is afraid of Eldest Brother.”

She continued, “Eldest Brother with glasses and without glasses look like two different people.”

Qin Feng was surprised by her keen observation. After pondering for a moment, he said, “But has Eldest Brother ever hurt us?”

Indeed, judging from his appearance, he didn’t seem like a wicked person. Zhouzhou just felt scared subconsciously whenever she saw him, for some unknown reason.

But she wasn’t afraid when he didn’t wear glasses.

“If Eldest Brother could just never wear glasses,” she couldn’t help but say, “I like Eldest Brother without glasses.”

Fierce and cool, looking like he can fight. She wanted to spar with him!

Hearing this, Qin Feng was even more surprised, and his expression turned somewhat strange. “You like Eldest Brother without glasses?”

“Yes,” Zhouzhou blinked her eyes, looking puzzled. “Is there something wrong?”

“Nothing, it’s nothing.” Qin Feng rubbed his face. He didn’t expect Zhouzhou to be afraid of Eldest Brother with glasses but feel close to him when he didn’t wear them. It was the opposite of their expectations, making it difficult for him to determine if she was brave or timid.

He sighed helplessly and said, “In that case, Zhouzhou, there’s no need to be afraid of Eldest Brother anymore. His fierceness is only towards outsiders. In reality, he takes good care of us, right?”

Indeed, when those people bullied Seventh Elder Brother, Eldest Brother was the first to step forward.

Thinking about it, Eldest Brother didn’t seem like a bad person, after all.

Seeing her attitude soften, Qin Feng seized the opportunity and said, “Actually, Eldest Brother likes Zhouzhou too. Just like how you tried to scare him earlier, he wasn’t angry.”

It was true that he wasn’t angry, but the way he looked at her was even stranger.

Instinctively, Zhouzhou shrank her neck and recalled what Qin Feng said. Qin Ren just wanted to discuss and learn with her. Her heart gradually relaxed.

It seemed like she had developed a bit too much hostility towards Eldest Brother.

Zhouzhou scratched her head and whispered, “Then I’ll try not to be so afraid of Eldest Brother.”

She didn’t want to be afraid, but sometimes she couldn’t control it.

Hearing her words, Qin Feng chuckled lightly. “You don’t have to force yourself. As long as you’re willing to interact more with Eldest Brother, you’ll feel his goodness.”

Indeed, Eldest Brother was a very good person. If it weren’t for that incident, he wouldn’t have become like this or need to wear glasses.

If that were the case, he would probably be the Eldest Brother that Zhouzhou liked the most.

Unfortunately, fate can be cruel.

Thinking of the past, a touch of heartache flashed in Qin Feng’s eyes.

If only those things hadn’t happened…