Chapter 19: Lavender Memories
Chapter 19: Lavender Memory
We walked all the way to the cafeteria. We found a place where no one was. We started our dinner.

"Hey, Sister Jingliu. What did you say to Shirley at noon today?" I asked straight to the point as soon as I sat down at the dining table.

"Hmm? Hmm. Huoqin, please write to her carefully first: sweep the fire and wash yourself." Jingliu said to me while chewing a large piece of steak.

"Huh? Sister Jingliu, why don't you swallow it first?"

"Uh. Huh..." Jingliu took a sip of water to smooth out the food in her mouth. It seemed that she was starving after a day's work.

"I mean. I just introduced myself to her today."

"Huh? Doesn't that mean there's no explanation?" I stared at her with wide eyes.

"Of course there is no explanation. There is no explanation to begin with." Jing Liu looked at me like I was an idiot. "How do you want me to explain to her? Say that I am not yours and that I was just rescued by you? There is an idiom in China called 'stealing the bell while covering one's ears', do you know that?"

"Uh..." This girl even told me idioms. Don't you know that's where I was born in my previous life?

"Don't be so nervous, Bing. Trust me, there's no need to explain anything. If you try to explain, things will only get more confusing."

"Really?" I squinted my eyes and looked at her.

"It's true. Believe me." Jingliu said and winked at me playfully.

"Uh... okay."

Seeing her devoted to her work, I had nothing to do, so I wanted to take a shower to relax myself. After all, today's training intensity was a bit high. Although this amount of training was nothing compared to my previous life, I am only a 7-year-old child now. I still can't bear the high-intensity training.

I lay comfortably in the bathtub. The warm water made me relax. I took out the lavender brooch from the black wing necklace on my neck. I pointed it at the light. I looked at it quietly. It looked very dazzling under the light.

Why can't I remember? I can't remember any of the details. The only thing I know is that this lavender brooch is very important to me. But it can't help me recover my memory at all. I smiled helplessly. I put the brooch back into the necklace. (For those who have forgotten the function of the necklace, please refer to Chapter 1.)
Enjoy this moment of comfort.

About an hour and a half later, Jingliu knocked on the door, signaling her to come in.

I pulled a large towel from the bathtub and covered myself with it. Of course, I was still in the water.

"Bing. I brought you some clean clothes. I'll put them here for you."

"Ah. I see. Thank you, Sister Jingliu. Huh? You changed back into this outfit?" I was a little curious when I saw Jingliu coming in wearing the clothes she wore to dinner with me that night. Wasn't she working?

"Yeah. Since I'm done with work, of course I need to change my clothes~"

"Huh!? You managed to decorate such a big room so quickly?" I looked at her in surprise.

"Well~ After all, you've been working all day. When you came back just now, you were just finishing up the work. Hehe. Hurry up and change your clothes and come out to see." After saying that, Jingliu walked out of the bathroom.

After she left, I grabbed the towel and wrung it hard. Then I dried myself, put on the clothes Jingliu had brought me, and walked out.

I didn't feel that big when I just came back. Now I'm out of the bathroom and look at it again. It's as if the whole room has been sublimated. The lavender walls make people feel very relaxed. There are a few dark purple lavenders scattered on the wall, which makes it even more comfortable. Dark purple curtains. Dark purple glass tables. It adds a touch of nobility to the hall. The lavender and wood red leather sofa makes people feel comfortable and don't want to stand up once they sit on it. The bed sheets in the bedroom are lavender with dark purple edges. It looks very clean. The white desk and white bookshelf are very elegant against the purple walls.

"Wow... Sister Jingliu. You are really amazing. This is the most beautiful room I have ever seen." I looked at my room with wide eyes and kept praising Jingliu's design.

"Hehe. Of course. By the way, I happen to have a ruler in my hand. Let me measure your height and shoulder width." Jingliu said as he walked towards me with a tape measure.

After a simple measurement, I told Jingliu to order a slightly larger size. After all, I am still growing. Then Jingliu went back to his room to rest. After all, he was tired all day.

I lie on the bed. I try to relax my body. Today's training is a bit beyond my body's capacity. My arms and legs are sore. After I lie down, I really don't want to move at all.

————The scent of orchids, the scent of lavender, the scent of home & the wings of angels, the wings of demons, the wings of guardians————

Boom boom boom. .

I had just laid down when I heard a knock on the door. Enduring the pain, I stood up and opened the door. Standing in front of my door was a man in black whom I had never seen before.

"Are you IceWine?" the man in black asked coldly.

"Didn't you see the sign next to the door?" I was in a bad mood because of the pain from getting up. I also said to him coldly.

"...Hehe. I just can't believe your age." The man in black sneered. "I am a subordinate of Sister Belmode. She asked me to give this to you." As he said that, the man handed me a small box. I thought it must be the perfume that Sister Belmode promised to give me.

"Ah. In that case, I'll accept the box. Thank Sister Bell for me." I said to the man expressionlessly.

"Well, please have a good rest. I'll take my leave." The man bowed slightly to me and left my room. Maybe he heard me calling Vermouth Sister. His attitude towards me changed in an instant. I'm probably the only one in the organization who dares to call Vermouth Sister Bell. You ask why not Sister Bei? After all, in the organization, Sister Bell sounds more formal. I only call her Sister Bei when I'm alone with her.

I closed the door and walked into the room, put the box on the computer desk and opened it. There were three bottles of perfume inside, one bottle of lavender, one bottle of jasmine, and one bottle of rose. Hey~ Sister Bei was really thoughtful. She actually prepared three different perfumes for me.

I threw the box aside and put the rose perfume necklace close to my chest into it. I remember Shiho liked roses very much, so I'll give this bottle of perfume to her if I have a chance. As for the jasmine one, I'll give it to Shizuru. I don't know if she likes the smell of jasmine.

I picked up the bottle of purple lavender perfume. I opened the bottle cap and sniffed it. It smelled very warm. It smelled very familiar. Along with this warm breath, some images seemed to appear in my mind.

"...a faint scent of lavender...I prefer the scent of orchids. The scent of my brother...is so warm~"

Hmm! This is...

I covered my head. The sudden pain made me half-kneel on the ground. This is. My memory? Is it my memory from six years ago? Brother? Do I have a younger brother or sister? Although I can't hear the child's voice clearly. But I got a lot of information from this brief memory. Yes. Lavender must be related to my six years of living here. And I may have a younger brother or sister. And he likes the scent of orchids very much. Yes, that's it.

Although I still wanted to remember something, the severe headache forced me to give up the idea.

dong dong dong.

Just when I had just recovered from my shock, there was another knock on the door. This time, the person standing at the door was Jingliu, who was wearing a small black windbreaker.

"Ah? Sister Jingliu. Didn't you go back to rest?" I looked at her with a frown. The headache and body aches just now made me feel very uncomfortable.

"Yeah. But the custom-made clothes for you have been delivered. I just wanted to give them to you as soon as possible."

"Huh? So fast?"

"Yes. There are many children in the organization who are about your age. Although they are all newcomers. But just in case, the organization will prepare some, so there are clothes for people of your height." Jingliu smiled and handed me the clothes. I reached out to take it. But I didn't grab it because my arm suddenly felt sore. The whole set of clothes fell to the ground.

"Bing! What's wrong with you?" Jingliu saw my painful expression and quickly squatted down to ask about my condition.

"Ah. It's okay, Sister Jingliu. I'm a little tired after a day of training today, and the soreness in my body has completely exploded after taking a shower. I guess it will last for a day or two." I forced a smile. I hope she won't worry.

"Is that so? Why didn't you say so earlier?" Jingliu suddenly narrowed his eyes and said to me.

"Huh? Eh? Huh? Hey! Sister Jingliu, what are you doing?" I was a little confused watching Jingliu's movements. But because of the pain in my body, I didn't want to move anymore.

"Hmm? Aren't you feeling sore? Let me give you a massage to relieve it." (hexieban)

"Uh? Oh, ok, thank you~" I relaxed and laid down.

"Bing. I wanted to ask you just now. Why is there a faint smell of lavender in your room?" Jingliu asked while rubbing my arm.

"Huh? Sister Jingliu, your nose is really sharp." As I said that, I took out a small purple bottle from my yukata pocket.

"This is?"

"Lavender perfume. Sister Bei just sent someone to deliver it to me."

"Eh? Sister Bei? Bei...Vermouth!?" Jingliu looked at me in disbelief.

"Hmm. What? Why are you so surprised?"

"No. Nothing. I just couldn't imagine you could be so close to Vermouth." Jingliu slowly slowed down his voice.

"Yes. Sister Bei wanted to take me away from Gin. So she treated me very well. As for the reason, I don't know." I answered truthfully. "After I transfer from Gin to Sister Bei, Sister Jingliu, you will be truly free from Gin's control." I looked at Jingliu with a smile.

"Bing...you..." Jingliu looked at me in a daze, and then said to me gently, "Silly boy. If you can stay like this, I will be very satisfied."

"Hehe. Since you are so easily satisfied, Sister Jingliu, I will give you a small gift." I got up from the bed and handed the bottle of jasmine perfume on the table to her.

"I don't know if you like jasmine. I happen to have a bottle here. I'll give it to you~"

"Eh?" Jingliu looked at me smiling and I didn't know what to say. "Hehe. Well. Then I'll accept it. Thank you Bing~ I like it very much. Chu~"

I rubbed my hands on my cheeks. "Yeah. Not bad. I didn't get oil all over my face this time."

"Um... Bing~ can we not mention this?" A drop of sweat appeared on Jingliu's head as he smiled humbly at me.

"but."

"Hmm? But? But what." Jingliu looked at me with half-moon eyes.

"But it seems you forgot to brush your teeth after dinner?"

. . . . . .

"Bing!! You are going to die!!!" Jingliu said and pinched my arm hard.

“Woooaaaaaaah. Shizuru-nee. I was wrong. I was wrong!”

(End of this chapter)