Reborn: Changing Fate
“Dating” First

"Are you going to call me if you're not worried?"

Li Qingcang took out a handkerchief and wiped the dirt off Ye Tianxin's face gently.

Ye Tianxin replied without hesitation, “Of course not. I didn't expect anything from you when I donated blood to save you.

Li Qingcang was touched when he heard Ye Tianxin's reply. She wanted nothing from him, but she was willing to give everything she had to him and love him as if she were a princess.

"Let's go. I'll take you to find your grandmother. Go and tell your grandmother about this.”

"Good."

Ye Tianxin had no reason to reject Li Qingcang's suggestion.

He wondered why Li Qingcang had the time to visit him today after he had agreed to it.

"Sister Li, are you free today?"

Li Qingcang did not tell Ye Tianxin that he had asked for a day off to visit her and accompany her.

"That's fine. I'm free all day today.”

“Then wait for me a minute, Brother Li. I gotta go home. I want to show you something.”

Ye Tianxin ran home and told her grandmother about the treasure they had dug up earlier.

Then, he grabbed a box containing a military medal and ran back to the car.

Li Qingcang felt his head ache when he saw how naive and trusting Ye Tianxin was.

He had just left a bag of precious items with him. Wasn't he afraid that he would run away with these things?

“Kakak Li, look. What'sthis?"

Ye Tianxin took out a medal from the box in delight.

Li Qingcang examined it in Ye Tianxin's hands. Eyebrows wrinkling.

"Where did you get this?"

“It belongs to my biological father. Brother Li, can you track down my father using this military medal?”

Li Qingcang took the medal. It was an old medal. The new one is much more beautiful now.

"I'll try my best to help you investigate, but I can't guarantee anything."

The records of military achievement medals issued in the past were all done on paper. No computer records. As such, gathering information will be very challenging and time-consuming.

Li Qingcang helped Ye Tianxin tighten her seatbelt and then escorted her to the bank in the city.

Ye Tianxin rented a safe and put things there. Then, he handed the key to Li Qingcang.

“Take the key, Brother Li. I'll remember the passcode.”

“You keep the key and don't tell anyone about this. Also, do not tell anyone about what we found.”

Li Qingcang was worried that someone might try to harm Ye Tianxin if they found out that Ye Tianxin had a store of gems and gold.

Didn't someone burn because of the results of the mock exam?

If someone found out that Ye Tianxin was very rich, wouldn't they kill him?

“Sister Li, don't you trust me? I won't tell anyone about any of this. You're the only person I'm talking about. You're the only one I trust.”

Li Qingcang's heart skipped a beat when he heard what Ye Tianxin said. He was happy to know that Ye Tianxin fully trusted him.

"Stupid girl."

Li Qingcang brought Ye Tianxin to the mall directly from the bank.

When they were in the car, he said, “Tianxin, go shopping at the mall. I'll get a room upstairs for a shower.”

"Alright, Brother Li."

Almost all of Ye Tianxin's clothes had been charred in flames. The dress she was wearing was a cheap dress from the farmer's market.

However, Li Qingcang wanted to buy Ye Tianxin some clothes.

When they reached the mall, Ye Tianxin took a walk but did not see anything she liked.

This was mainly because the city was too small. Thus, the purchasing power of consumers is naturally lower. Some high-end brands are not even available in this mall.

This mall is the only one in town. The sellers looked at the cheap clothes Ye Tianxin was wearing and knew that she was a girl who would only look and try, but obviously not buy from their store. Therefore, they could not be bothered to help him.

Ye Tianxin looked at the pink dress that looked rather beautiful. He reached out to take it and tried it.

“Do not touch it!”

A salesman immediately stopped Ye Tianxin from touching the dress.

The seller said haughtily, “This dress costs over a thousand dollars. You can't afford it.”

Ye Tianxin was offended, but she assumed that the sales assistant might have a hard day. After all, he was now rich.

He has 10 gold bars!

The dress cost only 1,000. He could definitely buy it.

"I want to try on this dress," Ye Tianxin expressed his interest.

He was never someone who found pleasure in spitting on others.

However, for some reason, she just wanted to dress well. He wanted to impress Li Qingcang.

He did not want to look ugly in front of her.

“Say, young lady, don't you understand me? I said that this dress costs a thousand dollars. Do you have money to pay for it?”

Ye Tianxin took out a bank card and slammed it into the table.

"I'll pay by card, okay?"

There are POS machines in malls, so paying by card is certainly not a problem.

"Good!"

The seller had a condescending expression on his face when he saw Ye Tianxin's bank card.

"good. Wait." Wait."

Ye Tianxin glanced at the staff. She knew that every sale the shop assistant made would be factored into her quota and she would receive a commission for every dress she sold. However, Ye Tianxin did not want the staff to earn a commission.

"Calculate it as your sale," Ye Tianxin told the seller standing at the counter.

The seller looked at Ye Tianxin and did not say a word. He then moved to the side.

Ye Tianxin swiped her card and paid for the dress before giving it a try.

The dress was pale pink and looked like something a rich girl her age would wear. There was a thin layer of organza in the dress and small flowers were embroidered on the pink cloth. The flowers at the end of this dress make the outfit very young and full of life.

Ye Tianxin looked at her reflection in the mirror and put down her hair that had been tied up. She looked down at her plastic slippers and felt that it did not match her dress.

He had to go and buy a pair of shoes.

If he bought a pair of shoes, he would also have to buy a bag to match his shoes.

It would be best if she could find a hairdresser to wash her hair and some lazy curls.

That would be perfect!

"Tianx."

Li Qingcang walked towards Tianxin and looked at him from head to toe.

“Your shoes don't match her dress. Better switch to another pair of shoes.”

"You think so?" Ye Tianxin asked.

"Yes." Yeah." Li Qingcang waved his hand at the seller and said, "Take your manager here."

"Sir, our manager doesn't exist."

It was the same staff that tried to stop Ye Tianxin earlier.

Li Qingcang glanced at the seller wearing the mall uniform and grabbed his phone and called someone.

"Manager Xia," he began. "It's me, Li Qingcang."

In just a short moment, a bald man of average height wearing a black suit came over.

"My apology, Young Master Li."

Li Qingcang acknowledged Manager Xia. "Manager Xia, bring your best clothes, bags, accessories, shoes of the season that are suitable for this woman here."

“No need,” Ye Tianxin refused, pulled Li Qingcang's hand.

"Sister Li, I don't need to buy so many things."

“Be good. Listen to me."

Li Qingcang pulled Ye Tianxin onto the sofa and they sat down. Meanwhile, Manager Xia ordered the people to serve them fruits, drinks, and snacks.

Li Qingcang and Ye Tianxin were in a shop on the first floor selling women's clothes. The shops from the first to third floors began to send their best of the season to where Li Qingcang and Ye Tianxin were.

Li Qingcang had never shopped in a mall in a small town. When he looked at the clothes Manager Xia and the others were carrying, he looked at Manager Xia with a dissatisfied expression.

"Young Master Xia, this is a small town, and this outfit is already the best."

Li Qingcang stood up and looked at some dresses and some bags, shoes, and accessories.

He then chose the one he thought would look good on Ye Tianxin. He never thought that he would do such a thing for a girl.

The sales assistant who stopped Ye Tianxin earlier was filled with regret.

If he knew that the young lady who looked like a servant had a rich backer, he would be nice to her. He might not even be able to keep his job right now…

“Total now 26, 830!”

Li Qingcang had a good memory, and his ability to perform mental calculations was even more impressive.

A sales assistant on the side could not help but comment, his “Total is now 25,500. The dress that the young lady wore was already paid.”

“Young Master Li, I can't take your money. Please take your card back. If I take your money, I might get fired.”

Manager Xia's forehead was sweating. The other workers couldn't bear to see the condescending expression on his face.

"I can still afford this small amount."

Li Qingcang glared at the previous sales assistant who wanted to disappear at that moment.

“Your seller here doesn't really know what service means.”

Oh naw. He's fucked.

Manager Xia's feet felt like jelly, and he almost fell to the floor. How could he offend this man?

If his boss found out that Young Master Li had made such comments after buying the items here, everyone in the mall was in trouble.

“Yes, Young Master Li. You're correct. I'll do something about this.”

Ye Tianxin changed into a pair of white leather shoes and put a diamond hairpin in her hair. He also held a chain shoulder bag in his hand. Her disposition had changed immediately from a village girl to an elegant young lady.

"Pack these things and send them to the president's room upstairs."

"Yes, Young Master Li!"

Then, Li Qingcang brought Ye Tianxin to the Chinese restaurant in the hotel. Not long after the two left, Manager Xia looked at everyone present with a serious expression. He was so angry that even his fingers trembled.

“Who has offended Young Master Li before? Go to the finance department and get your severance. A small store like mine can't afford to hire people like you.”

With that, Manager Xia washed his hands of the matter and left.

The seller does not know what to say. He's been fired!

He has been fired and is now unemployed.

Li Qingcang and Ye Tianxin walked into a restaurant. Both of them sat at a table by the window.

The restaurant was very quiet. Other than some servers, there was no one else.

"Tianxin, I'm celebrating your birthday with you in advance."

The two had just sat down when the restaurant staff arrived with cookies.

Ye Tianxin's eyes paused. He's very happy.

"Thank you, Brother Li."

Li Qingcang lit a candle with a matchstick.

The little candle was stuck on top of the cream. The fire cannot be compared to the brightness of the sun.

The small glow of the candle has set the mood for the occasion; solemn and sweet.

It was like a beam of light that illuminated his dark life.

Ye Tianxin closed her eyes and secretly made her wish.

His first hope was to keep his grandmother healthy and long.

The second hope was for Big Brother Li to work well at work and not get hurt anymore.

And as for his third request, he wished his mother was still alive.

Ye Tianxin blew out the candle and opened her eyes.

He looked at Li Qingcang who was sitting opposite him. He looked at her with a smile that reached his eyes. He stretched out a finger and poked a little white cream on the cake. Then, he rubbed it on the tip of Li Qingcang's nose.

A wisp of cream stuck to Li Qingcang's nose, adding a hint of warmth to his handsome yet calm face.

Li Qingcang was not angry. He treated Ye Tianxin like his little sister. He will love her as he pleases. He naturally would not be angry at such a small thing.

“Eat cake.”

The cake is delicious. It was so sweet that even Ye Tianxin's heart could feel it.

She could not describe how she felt at the moment, but one thing was certain, she appreciated everything Li Qingcang had done for her.

At that moment, everything just ran away. Li Qingcang was the only constant in Ye Tianxin's world.

Ye Tianxin's ears became slightly red.

He picked up his teacup and sipped a bit of buckwheat tea.

A slightly bitter taste filled his mouth, and a hint of bitterness grew in his heart.

"Sister Li, have you been busy recently?"

Li Qingcang took out a piece of spicy pork rib with his chopsticks and gave it to Ye Tianxin. "A little bit" he answered.

“We have to sign a confidentiality agreement. Oh, true. Do you get along well with your new assistant?”

Ye Tianxin nodded. “Sister Chenxi is great,” she praised.

“If he hadn't woken me that night, Grandma and I might have died in the fire. Brother Li, I don't understand. Why does Ye Youran hate me so much? Is it because he lost the bet?”

“Tianxin, don't be bothered with him. There is something that cannot be explained or understood.”

Li Qingcang's words had always been very philosophical.

Actually, he's very right.

People never know how cruel people can be. No one can ever anticipate how someone, no matter how well they are treated, might stab a friend in the back.

The only thing a person can do is to make sure that they are living with a clear conscience.

“Sister Li, Ye Youran and I got along really well when we were kids, but everything changed when we started school ..”

“People changed,” Li Qingcang replied gently. “Tianxin, no one in this world remains like them. No one.”

"That's right. Aunt Zhu wants me to let go of Ye Youran. I can't do that. Whatever Ye Youran punishment, it will be decided by law. I believe that Ye Youran will learn from this incident. At least, he will know that there are consequences of his actions.”

Li Qingcang disagreed. Ye Tianxin was sometimes naive.

“Tianxin, you should know this. Being too good can lead to harassment. People prefer to receive than give.”

"Sister Li, am I good?"

Ye Tianxin thought about it. She was just like this because she had met him.

If she had not met Li Qingcang, she would probably have been a girl filled with hatred.

It was because he was a good teacher and friend to her.

“You are kind, filial, serious, and adorable,” Li Qingcang said with a smile. "Tianxin, you're the best."

Then, he told Ye Tianxin a secret.

“You have to work hard and get into Capital University. If you go to Capital University, I'll be your military training instructor."

Ye Tianxin's eyes widened in excitement. "Thank you?"

"Yes. I can't wait to see you there.”

Ye Tianxin was very pleased.

He looks so sweet when he smiles. Li Qingcang felt like he had just drank a glass of cold water in the middle of summer. His whole body feels cold.

“I will definitely make it to Capital University,” Ye Tianxin assured Li Qingcang.

“I plan to hire a designer to help Grandma and I fix our house. Grandma used to live in the yard. I think he's not used to living in city government dormitories.”

“Request CEO Jing's help. Find a construction team from the capital. Guan Chenxi can help supervise construction work while you are at school. Maybe you'll be able to move into your new home when the college entrance exam is over.”

"All right then."

Li Qingcang did not tell Ye Tianxin that Jing Zhichen had already dealt with the matter.

Li Qingcang was always two steps ahead.

Ye Tianxin was going through a very important period in her life; the college entrance examination. It is best not to bother him with things that are not important.

"It's your birthday present."

The gift Li Qingcang had prepared for Ye Tianxin's birthday was a pen.

The pen was one that Li Qingcang owned.

“I won this pen as a prize in a biology competition when I studied at Capital University. I give it to you now, and I hope you never forget your purpose and study hard.”

Ye Tianxin took out a box containing a pen. He was very happy to receive something that was extremely valuable to Li Qingcang.

After lunch…

Both went to the cinema.

Li Qingcang bought cinema tickets, soda, and popcorn.

The two went into the cinema and watched a movie about the brotherhood. The movie ended well.

Ye Tianxin was very satisfied with the film.

He knew that mediocre characters in movies would eventually become megastars in the entertainment industry.

It was a little late when they left the cinema.

Li Qingcang went to the hotel's president's room and carried the items he bought for Ye Tianxin to the car. Then, he left with Ye Tianxin back to Jiameng city.

Ye Tianxin leaned against the window as they made their way home. He looked at the scene sadly.

A voice in her heart said that she could not bear it if Big Brother Li left …

The SUV stopped outside Ye Tianxin's rented flat.

Ye Tianxin got off the car. He raised his tiny face and looked at Li Qingcang.

"Sister Li, go upstairs," Ye Tianxin invited. "I'll make you noodles."

Li Qingcang reached out and patted Ye Tianxin on the head. "I'll go with you upstairs."

Li Qingcang had bought quite a lot of items, and he knew that Ye Tianxin would not be able to carry them himself. He left with Ye Tianxin upstairs. When they arrive at the stairs, they meet Di Shanshi's mother.

Mother Di Shanshi glanced at Ye Tianxin and then at Li Qingcang, who was standing behind him. He didn't say anything and just passed them.

“Kep..”.

Guan Chenxi opened the door and saw Li Qingcang standing outside. He almost paid his respects to her out of habit.

Ye Tianxin asked, perplexed, "Sister Chenxi, did you just summon Big Brother Li as the 'head'?"

Guan Chenxi's heart skipped a beat and replied, “That's right. I saw an article about the head in a military newspaper.”

Even someone like Ye Tianxin who knew nothing about the military knew how impressive it was for someone to break into a military newspaper. He smiled and said, "Sister Li, you are great!"

"Is Li here?"

Grandma emerged from the kitchen. His hands are covered in flour.

"Grandma, are you feeling better?"

“I'm much better,” replied Grandma, smiling brightly. “Li, I'm steaming bread right now. Log in and eat with us.”

Li Qingcang, who was about to leave, smiled and stayed in their apartment to eat bread.

The bread Grandma made was beautiful. There are bakpao sausage green beans, bakpao kidney beans, sesame and sugar bakpao, tofu and cabbage bakpao, as well as some cornstarch bakpao.

Li Qingcang sat in the shabby rental and immediately felt that they should fix the courtyard as soon as possible.

“Sister Li, try this,” Ye Tianxin offered, handing the bread to Li Qingcang enthusiastically. He wished that Li Qingcang could stay a little longer.

He wanted to spend more time with her. He really couldn't bear it if Li Qingcang left.

"Grandmother, I have to go back to headquarters now."

Ye Tianxin escorted Li Qingcang to the SUV reluctantly. Tears filled her beautiful eyes when she saw Li Qingcang in the driver's seat.

Oh, he can't let her go!

He can't afford it!

"Sister Li, drive safely and carefully."

Li Qingcang got down from the car and held Ye Tianxin's hand. He put his hand on his chest.

"Tianxin, I'm leaving now."

Ye Tianxin made the sound of tears of approval.

"Sister Li, take good care of yourself."

"I will."

Li Qingcang released Ye Tianxin and got into the car. He started the engine and left. As he was driving, he reached out from the car window and waved to Ye Tianxin.

Ye Tianxin stood on the corner of the street and waved with all her might.

Goodbye, Brother Li.

Goodbye, Brother Li.

Li Qingcang was a few miles away when he saw something and stopped his car. He looked at Yan Lili with sharp eyes as he drove near Li Qingcang's SUV.

"Get out."

Yan Lili got out of her car.

He looked like a child who had made a mistake. His face was flushed red, and he looked at Li Qingcang, not knowing what to do.

"Captain Li, did you know I was following you?"

“Yan Lili, with your mediocre abilities, don't you think I'll notice? Was I called 'captain' for no reason?"

Yan Lili had nothing to lose, so she directly continued, “That's right. I've been following you. I heard from the political commissioner that you are on leave today, so I want to come and see if you will go and meet with Ye Tianxin during the break.”

“I know you waited outside the page since this morning,” Li Qingcang revealed.

Li Qingcang wanted to drag Yan Lili out of her hiding place but was worried Ye Tianxin might be mistaken about her relationship with Yan Lili.

That was why he had let Yan Lili stalk them until now.

“Captain Li, I just want to know why you rejected me when I shot you.. Why do you still want to shop, eat birthday cake, watch a movie with that girl after you rejected me? What is so good about her that you are willing to waste so much time on her?

Jealous…

Yan Lilil's expression was filled with jealousy.

When he saw how Li Qingcang looked at Ye Tianxin with gentleness in his eyes, he was so jealous that he wanted to tear Ye Tianxin apart! He never looked at her like that.

Why was Captain Li always looking at him with eyes so cold and heartless?

Why did Captain Li look at Ye Tianxin with eyes so gentle and loving?