Chapter 109 - 109: The Gifts, Banter Between Brothers

Nan Yan felt that this was quite childish.

But upon hearing Qin Lu’s words, she obediently nodded in agreement, “Alright.”

After her response, she closed her eyes as instructed.

Qin Lu pushed open the door, guiding her to avoid bumping into the door frame, holding her hand as he led her inside.

He turned on the lights and set them to a warm orange hue.

Then, he guided the girl to the middle of the living room, holding her hand and placing it on something.

Nan Yan felt the hardness and coldness as she touched it, causing her fingertips to tremble slightly.

In a situation where she couldn’t see, her instinct was to pull her hand back.

If it weren’t for Qin Lu’s hand covering hers, she might have actually done so.

But because she trusted that Qin Lu wouldn’t hurt her, she suppressed her unease about the unknown and wholeheartedly trusted him. He guided her to touch the object in her hand.

It was a large spherical object, quite sizable with a diameter of around sixty centimeters and a height of about 1.2 meters.

Touching it with her eyes closed, it was hard for her to imagine what it could be.

“Brother, can I open my eyes now?”

“Yes.”

The deep and melodious voice sounded by her ear.

Given permission, Nan Yan fluttered her long eyelashes and slowly opened her

eyes.

Under the warm orange light, what was placed before her was a gigantic crystal ball!

Inside the crystal ball was a miniature fairy tale world.

A beautiful palace, a handsome prince on a white horse, a graceful princess adorned in splendid attire, cute white rabbits hiding in the bushes, and red koi fish swimming in a pond…

Moreover, the crystal ball had two layers one world above, and another beneath. When she turned the crystal ball, snowflakes would float down gently, slowly covering the world in a layer of white.

“Little one, do you like this gift?”

Qin Lu tilted his head, watching her expression.

Unfortunately, her expression was too subtle, making it impossible to discern her emotions on the surface.

Helpless, he could only ask.

It was his first time giving a gift to a girl, and he had consulted many people, including Wu Yue, before settling on this ‘fairy tale world’ gift.

Her childhood hadn’t been good; she hadn’t been loved or cherished by anyone.

He wanted to use this method to fill the gaps in her childhood.

“I really like it…”

Nan Yan’s small hand still rested on the crystal ball, and her gaze was fixed on the small and beautiful fairy tale world inside. Her heart felt suddenly filled.

“I really like it!” she repeated, then turned to him with a grateful smile. “Thank you, Brother!”

Qin Lu’s gift had touched her heart.

Both the original owner and her had grown up without a childhood.

Although the pain had lessened, certain sorrows and pains hidden deep within her heart would occasionally resurface in the quiet of the night, pricking her.

She felt that a part of her heart had been healed!

Qin Lu’s dark eyes remained fixed on her, his voice gentle. “As long as you like it, all the effort was worth it, even though I took so long to choose.”

Having chosen the gift and arranged for it to be flown here and brought upstairs, he had put in quite a bit of effort.

While installing it in the afternoon, he had complained about his own childishness.

Now, hearing her say she liked it, Qin Lu felt that it was all worth it.

“But it’s so big, how are we going to move it to my side?”

Nan Yan really liked the crystal ball.

She wanted to place it in her own bedroom.

But looking at its size, she became a little worried.

It was undoubtedly heavy, given its size.

Qin Lu explained, “There are hidden wheels in the base. It’s easy to move.”

“Yanyan, you go open the door, and I’ll help you push it over.”

“Alright.”

Before long, the two of them managed to move the crystal ball from one room to Nan Yan’s bedroom.

They placed it at the end of the bed, against the window.

Nan Yan gazed at the crystal ball placed at the end of the bed, satisfied. She took a picture and posted it on her WeChat Moments.

She rarely posted anything on her Moments and hardly ever revealed her personal life.

However, the joy from receiving the gift made her want to share her happiness with someone.

She didn’t have many friends on WeChat.

In total, there were just over a dozen.

Soon, comments started to appear.

Shen Junqing: [Little sister, this crystal ball is so beautiful]

An Xiran: [Yanyan, after the competition, let Fourth Brother take you to

Disneyland.]

Tao Qingming: [What’s this thing?]

Lin Zhiyan: [Ah ah ah, Yanyan, you actually posted on Moments!]

Cheng Yanzhao: Don’t know what to say, so I’ll just leave a like.

Old Madam Qin: [Yanyan, Grandma misses you so much…]

Nan Yan’s phone chimed continuously, and she opened her Moments to read and patiently replied to them.

Qin Lu raised an eyebrow and took out his phone.

He saw the photo she had posted on Moments.

This little girl really liked this gift

So easy to please. He realized he needed to be more careful in the future to make sure she didn’t get easily taken away by others.

Looking at Shen Junqing’s message below the photo, Qin Lu’s lips curled up with amusement as he replied: [Nice, right? It’s a gift from me.]

After he sent the message, it naturally appeared on Nan Yan’s phone.

Seeing his reply, Nan Yan speechlessly looked up at Qin Lu.

Were the two brothers trying to compete even in the digital realm?

Sure enough, the next second, Shen Junqing replied: [Young Master Qin, are you acting childish?]

Shen Junqing was also speechless.

What was there to be proud of when he gave his sister a crystal ball?

He even bragged to him!

He had given Nan Yan a gift before too!

Then he remembered, Nan Yan hadn’t posted on Moments about the gift he gave her!!!

Shen Junqing immediately sent a private message to Nan Yan: [Sis, why didn’t you post about the gift I gave you last time?]

Qin Lu, this scumbag, gave it to her, and she posted about his gift!

He felt quite unbalanced.

Nan Yan replied: [ I forgot last time.]

It wasn’t that she had forgotten; she simply hadn’t intended to post about it.

The gift that Shen Junqing gave her did not touch her heart and did not bring her too strong of an emotional fluctuation.

Shen Junqing: [TAT]

Shen Junqing: [Sis, do you really like the crystal ball that bastard Qin Lu gave you?]

In his view, Nan Yan was very mature and couldn’t possibly be interested in such childish things.

He had reason to suspect that Qin Lu, that scumbag, had forced Nan Yan to post this on her Moments!

Nan Yan: [I like it. Brother gave me a piece of childhood. How could I not like it.]

Shen Junqing: C… ]

Damn it!

He then realized that Nan Yan had a rough life before; it could be described as quite miserable.

She lacked care and love in her childhood, only experiencing beatings and scolding. This had certainly dealt her heart a significant blow.

Qin Lu’s gift was indeed more in line with Nan Yan’s preferences!

Realizing this, Shen Junqing dug out Qin Lu’s profile picture and sent him two words filled with anger: [Cunning! Shameless!]

Qin Lu: [? Are you crazy?]