Double Transmigration: Many Children, Many Blessings, Conquering Fairy Tales and Reality

Qin Hao's gaze fell on the girl covered in furnace ash, his eyes filled with undisguised surprise.

Cinderella felt extremely awkward under Qin Hao's intense gaze.

Like a frightened ostrich, she buried her head deeply in shame, clutching the tattered, rough gray cloth skirt tightly with both hands, not daring to look Qin Hao in the eye.

"I'm...I'm sorry, sir."

Cinderella's voice trembled slightly, carrying a heartbreaking sense of humility.

"Is the ashes on my clothes... bothering you?"

No, that's not it.

Qin Hao directly refuted her wild thoughts in a gentle tone.

"I'm just a little curious. Could you lift your head and let me see you?"

Upon hearing Qin Hao's encouragement, the girl's body stiffened slightly.

Her fingers, gripping the hem of her dress tightly, turned slightly white. After a moment of internal struggle, she couldn't suppress the deep-seated inferiority complex and whispered:

"I...I'm just a cleaning servant, I have no right to look directly at a nobleman like you..."

"In this world, no one but yourself can define your qualifications. If I say you are qualified, then you are qualified."

Qin Hao smiled domineeringly.

Then, he simply extended his right hand and, with remarkable ease, used his fingers to lift the girl's chin, slowly raising her face, which had been hanging down.

The girl's face was covered with black soot and mud, almost obscuring her original skin color and features.

But on that dirty little face, there was a pair of captivating eyes as clear and bright as the melting snow in early spring, like the bottomless water of a lake.

The moment Qin Hao met those eyes again!

"boom--"

Deep within Qin Hao's heart, the violent and sadistic desires that had just been suppressed erupted once again without warning!

"Oh."

Qin Hao sneered inwardly and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

He didn't even panic. With a thought, the [Demon-Breaking Power] within his body instantly circulated like a surging river.

"Buzz!"

The silver light flashed briefly in his mind, and the next moment, the violent desire that had been trying to control his mind was completely purified and vanished without a trace.

"As expected, that feeling I had earlier wasn't an illusion. Does simply making eye contact with her amplify the violent desires deep within someone's heart?"

Qin Hao still held the girl's chin, but his eyes regained their clarity, and his brain was working at a rapid pace.

"Could this be some kind of passive mental curse? There's no mention of this in the original Cinderella fairy tale."

In other words, the problems facing Cinderella are variables that arise from this real fairy tale world.

"Interesting. If this is some kind of magical curse, then there must be a way to break or exploit it."

Qin Hao's lips curled up slightly.

"Um... sir, is this alright?"

Just as Qin Hao was lost in his thoughts, he suddenly heard Cinderella's soft, shy murmur.

Qin Hao suddenly snapped out of his daze and realized that the update had been released and all the readers had gone to read it! He had been tightly pinching the girl's delicate chin the whole time.

Being scrutinized so intimately by a member of the opposite sex in public, Cinderella's cheeks, covered in soot, were already flushed red with embarrassment, and even her ears were burning.

"Of course. I'm sorry, I was lost in thought just now, that was rude of me."

Qin Hao immediately withdrew his hand very naturally and expressed his apology with a smile.

"No, it's okay..."

Cinderella waved her hands repeatedly like a startled fawn.

For her, Qin Hao's somewhat domineering treatment was not a bad thing at all; on the contrary, it made her feel a sense of peace she had never felt before.

After all, from childhood to adulthood, this Eastern man in front of her was one of the very few people who, after looking her directly in the eyes, did not show any violence or malice towards her!

That alone, coupled with his domineering act of coming to her rescue despite his status, was enough to make Cinderella feel immense gratitude and special affection for him.

Meanwhile, in a corner not far away.

The two daughters of the merchants, who had just been forced to apologize, were staring at this scene with venomous expressions, each whispering sarcastic remarks:

"Heh, look at them! That Eastern merchant and that stinking lump of coal actually hit it off. They're a match made in heaven—blind people!"

"Exactly! It would be best if that businessman was an idiot blinded by beauty."

Let's just take this unlucky jinx away, so she won't stay in our house and continue to bring bad luck to our family!

"Alright, all of you, shut up! Aren't you embarrassed enough already?"

Hearing her two daughters' malicious mutterings, the businessman's current wife immediately frowned and whispered a rebuke.

But after scolding her daughter, the stepmother's gaze remained fixed on Qin Hao and Cinderella.

She witnessed firsthand that even after Qin Hao stared at that "jinx" at such close range, his eyes showed absolutely no mania or change!