Chapter 209 The scent of lavender in memory
Chapter 210: The Scent of Lavender in Memories
That night, I hid in the quilt, and the scenes that happened during the day kept appearing in my mind. Between doubt and ignorance, there seemed to be a shy emotion on my face. At night, I couldn't sleep and talked a lot about what happened today with my sister. Seeing that I looked a little charming, my sister laughed and teased me.

"Shiho? Do you like ice?" My sister's smiling voice fell into my ears, making my cheeks turn red.

"Eh? No... No." Like? Is that kind of feeling called like? I can't define it accurately. But I don't hate that feeling.

"Haha. It's a good thing to like someone." My sister seemed to understand what it's like to like someone better than I did. But, then. My sister's words made me slightly stunned. "But, Shiho, you know, if you hadn't told me what you just said, I would have thought Bing was a demon who killed people without blinking an eye."

"Eh?" Devil? Why would my sister think so?
"I walked out of the room after you. When I saw Bing, his eyes were terribly cold. I saw the gunshot wounds all over the body of the guy who was killed. I saw the man's broken arm, and Bing was able to face it all with a blank expression. But when it was all over, he smiled at us like a boy next door..."

I almost ignored the rest of the conversation. My mind kept repeating what my sister had just said. Demon, killing, and destruction. Yes, that's right, these two actions were what Bing did at that time. But why did he do that? Because... Me? I thought about it for a long time, thinking about my sister's words and Bing's last smile. Suddenly, I seemed to understand that in such an organization, perhaps... No, definitely, only demons like this can survive. But, that smile. And his actions...

"Sister, you are right, he is a demon." I said with a smile. "He is a demon, but he has the wings of an angel, but the color of the wings is black." Yes, I firmly believe this. I will always believe this. Not because of his words, not because of his actions. Just that smile. A smile that is enough for me to remember for the rest of my life is enough for me to stick to this belief to the end.

The next morning, my biological clock woke me up early, and I went to the bathroom to wash up, and then walked out the door early.

"Good morning~Shiho~" a childish voice sounded in my ears. I turned around and saw the little boy who saved me once appeared in IceWine's room with a smile on his face.

"Hmm? Yeah. Good morning." After a moment of pause, I finally realized what was happening. That's right. The IceWine codename has changed hands. The IceWine that used to bully me is no longer here. The current IceWine...

"Hey, yesterday, when you killed that guy, were you telling the truth?" I don't know why, but I asked this question. When I said this, I even felt my cheeks getting hot.

"Ah? Did I say anything?" Bing looked confused. But the smile on the corner of his mouth could not be concealed. This guy is really...

"That's right. That's what you said while you were killing him." After I said that, I could feel my cheeks burning.

"Ah, it's all true." Bing said lightly. "Actually, I..."

"Number 7?" A gentle voice sounded in our ears halfway through the sentence. I turned around and saw a girl in a light yellow dress standing in front of us. Judging from her age, she was older than my sister. I was still wondering who this girl was, but before I could react, the girl rushed to Bing and hugged him in her arms. In an instant, my heart skipped a beat. What was this uncomfortable and jealous feeling? I don't know. I don't want to know. I just felt that my mood suddenly became very bad.

"Sister, let's go have breakfast." Without saying anything else, I pulled my sister away quickly.

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

"What's wrong? Little girl, are you jealous?" In the cafeteria, my sister teased me with a smile on her face.

"No way." I frowned and said, not saying anything more, just lowering my head and eating in silence.

"Okay, Shiho." The elder sister said with a smile. "That girl should have been transferred by Bing."

"Huh?" I wondered, "How did my sister know?"

"Well, just like I'm with you. Bing is now a formal member. So he should have his own subordinates." My sister thought for a moment and said to me. "Fujiwaragi was arranged by Gin to be with the original guy A. If it was Bing, he would not continue to use him. When I saw Bing yesterday, he was wearing a hospital gown. That means he was injured during the review. And the sister who just arrived should be the nurse who has been taking care of Bing since he came to the organization. Because when I passed by her, I smelled some disinfectant."

"Is that so?" I seemed to understand something.

"Haha, so don't worry, my little Shiho. Also, if you really like Bing, I don't mind letting you pursue him."

"Sister, sister!" My cheeks turned red again.

"Okay, eat quickly, you still have to go to class later." My sister stopped teasing me and handed a piece of bread to me. I nodded and swallowed faster. Then I hurried to class.

The morning class passed quickly. During class time, I didn't have much time to be distracted by other things. At lunch, when I was passing the cafeteria with my plate, I saw Bing again, and also saw the sister opposite him. I thought about what Mingmei said. I originally wanted to get close to her to get to know her, but halfway, I heard Bing's words.

"Hehe, then you are in trouble, Sister Jingliu, I am not a good person~"

This boy is simply a pervert. While I was secretly spitting at him, he seemed to have noticed me. His playful expression immediately disappeared.

"Shi, Shiho." He greeted me timidly.

"Call me Shirley." I didn't give him a good look.

"Um, um. Do you mind sitting next to me?"

"No, there's an empty seat over there." As if sensing his guilty conscience, I felt a little happy. But I still walked forward. With my back to him, I sat down not far from him. Putting the plate on the table, a smile spread across the corners of my mouth. How long has it been since I laughed from the bottom of my heart because of teasing others? Perhaps, if Bing hadn't come here, I would have forgotten that talking, chatting, and joking with others is also a very happy thing. Lunch is still going on, Bing has left here, and it seems that he has started his own training. Unlike me, he must be the best child coached by Gin. Only one out of ten outstanding seedlings will be selected. Numbers one to ten are children of the gold medal coach, and numbers eleven to twentieth will produce a child who becomes the deputy of the gold medal coach's child, and numbers twenty-one to forty will produce two assistants. Only four out of forty children can survive. Such an organization is really scary.

"Excuse me, are you Miyano Shiho?" I was thinking. A gentle voice sounded beside my ear. I turned around and saw that the person who came was the sister who met Bing that morning.

"Yes. Who are you?" I asked subconsciously.

"Hello, I'm Bing's subordinate. My name is Shirakawa Jingliu. Hehe, please give me your guidance." The elder sister named Shirakawa Jingliu didn't have a condescending attitude at all. She spoke like an elder sister, gentle and peaceful.

"Hello. I'm Miyano Shiho." I stood up and greeted her a little stiffly. But she started to chat with me with a smile on her face. Most of what she said was why she came here, how she came here, and how she met Bing. And she took the initiative to say all these, as if she could guess my thoughts and told me everything I wanted to ask.

"So, Shiho, from today on, I will live across from you like Bing. If you need anything, you can always come to me." After a conversation, Sister Shizuru winked and smiled at me. "By the way, it's getting late. I won't bother you anymore. I'll go back first. So, bye, Shiho~"

"Well, goodbye, Sister Jingliu." I called her casually. It was like talking to my own sister. I felt very relaxed. It seemed that the pain I had endured for two years had disappeared in just two days. The shadow that had enveloped me had also dissipated a lot.

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

In the afternoon, I went to the organization's reference room as usual. Although I had no classes in the afternoon, I wanted to integrate the recent knowledge so that I could cope with the next stage exam. If the results were not satisfactory, I would not be able to eat for a day. I came to the database. I came to the primary school data area. I started looking for the information I needed. After searching for a long time, I finally found a question bank that I could use on the top shelf of the bookshelf.

I brought a special ladder from the side and slowly climbed up. I grabbed the question bank I needed. I flipped through it and confirmed that the question bank with the difficulty I wanted was in it. Then I slowly climbed down the ladder.

"By the way, if it's him, doesn't he have to study too? He can't just be a killing machine, right? If that's the case, can I be with him..." As I walked down, I thought of Bing. Strange, why did I think of him? Is it really like my sister said, I like him? No, it can't be like this, this organization does not allow such feelings. And. He doesn't know how long he can last in the days to come. I shook my head, trying to get rid of my thoughts. But I didn't expect that because of my confusion, I accidentally stepped on empty air when I went down the last two steps.

"Ah ...

"Hiss..." I gasped. I sat up and found that there was a deep bloody wound on my calf. Bright red liquid was constantly flowing out. My foot had lost all feeling, and the only thing I could feel was pain.

The pain continued to be transmitted to my brain, but the children around me who were also in the same area just glanced at me coldly, and some even looked sarcastic. But no one was willing to lend a hand to help me.

"Shiho, are you okay?" Soon, an anxious voice came over. It was my sister. By the way, I told her about my schedule this afternoon. No wonder she came to find me.

"Well, I think I sprained my foot." I said in pain.

"Such a deep wound." My sister tore off her sleeve with a sad face and wrapped it around my leg, then helped me up and walked out. "Shiho, how could you be so careless?"

"I accidentally stepped on empty air when I was coming down." I said with pain.

"Ah... you silly girl." The elder sister said helplessly. "Because of the ice?"

"Eh? How, how could it be!" Is my sister a prophet? How did she guess my thoughts right away?
"Don't you know me?" My sister said to me with a wry smile. "In this place where there is no emotion at all, it's rare to meet someone who is close to your age and you have a good impression of him. How can you get rid of that hard-earned emotional sustenance so quickly?" As she spoke, my sister had already brought me to the organization's coffee shop and sat down in a corner where no one was. "Shiho, wait here for a moment. I'll go back to get the bandage." After saying that, my sister hurried out. "Good impression...?" I savored my sister's words just now. Is my feeling towards Bing considered a good impression? I don't know. The only thing I know is that in this organization where no one likes me, there is a person who is willing to communicate with me and talk to me. Perhaps because of his existence, my life will change.

Soon, my sister came back, but surprisingly, she brought a message. "Shiho, I just received a mission assigned by my superiors. I need to leave here and go to Tokyo immediately. Don't worry, it's not a dangerous mission. I just need to find some people to get some information." My sister quickly explained her whereabouts.

"Eh? Why so sudden?" I was a little surprised. My sister has always been by my side. As far as I can remember, she has only been on so-called missions twice, and this is the third time.

"Well, I just found out about it." My sister said to me apologetically. "I'm sorry, Shiho, I don't have time to bandage your wound. Here are alcohol and bandages. I taught you before. Do you remember?" My sister put some medical supplies in front of me. "Sorry, you can only bandage it yourself. I'm leaving now, and I'll pick you up later." After that, my sister hurried out of the cafe. Looking at my sister's back as she left, I couldn't help but have a sad look on my face. I have to speed up my study. Only in this way can I let my sister stay by my side all the time, so that she won't encounter the danger of the mission. So, I spread out the things my sister brought me, dipped a cotton swab in alcohol, and gently wiped the wound on my leg. The pain was so painful that it was hard to describe. After that, I picked up the bandage again, recalling the scene when my sister bandaged me, and wrapped the bandage around my foot little by little.

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

"Hu..." After about ten minutes, I wiped the sweat off my head. After all, the treatment was finally over. I tried it and it didn't hurt much, so I looked at the wall clock in the cafe. I thought it was still early. So I took out the materials at hand and studied while waiting for my sister to come back.

One minute, two minutes. One hour, two hours. I don't know how long it was before the special phone next to me rang. It was my sister calling.

"Shiho, I'm sorry, I may not be home until late tonight. You have to take care of yourself." It was a simple sentence, and before I could react, my sister had hung up the phone. Indeed, it is very dangerous to make a phone call without permission during a mission. So I can understand my sister's situation at this time. After hanging up the phone, I sighed silently. The desire to keep my sister by my side was strengthened again. After a short rest, I devoted myself to studying again.

When there was only one question left in the exercise book, it was already early in the morning. I stretched my body and put the last bit of energy into this question. The last question is often difficult to understand. The formulas and thinking methods required are also difficult to verify, and need to be studied step by step. However, just when I put all my thoughts on this question, a familiar voice sounded in my ears.

"Shiho, why are you alone?"

The sound was cold, I could tell. But I was about to figure out the problem, so I didn't plan to stop there.

"Wait a minute." I said softly, and then continued to study. Indeed, Bing listened to me and didn't say a word after that. But although I didn't look at him, I could feel that his burning eyes were staring at my face wholeheartedly. That feeling made me very uncomfortable. Although I tried hard to ignore that gaze, my heart became more and more restless.

"Pervert, have you seen enough?" Finally unable to bear the anxiety brought to me by such a look, I spat out coldly.

"Huh? How do you know I'm looking at you when you're not looking up?" Bing's voice was full of confusion, as if he didn't realize that his impolite gaze made me feel strange.

"Because I can feel your eyes on me." I reminded him, but I still didn't look up. I just continued to think about how to solve the problem.

"Hey? Your feeling is very accurate, Shiho." Bing said with a smile.

"Then keep watching." I replied again.

"Yeah. Because I haven't seen enough."

"Pervert." I was completely speechless at Bing's answer. It was such a shameless answer, but forget it, I won't lose a piece of meat if he looks at me a few more times, so I'd better continue to do the questions.

"Hey. Shiho. Are you still mad at me?" After a while, Bing interrupted my thoughts again.
"Call me Shirley." I didn't want to be distracted, but when I heard him speak, I couldn't help but stop thinking and answer him. "Why should I be angry?"

"Because... because... By the way, what did Sister Jingliu say to you today?" Bing changed the subject.

"She just introduced herself."

"That's it?"

"Hmm." Every time I said something, I would stop writing, and then after answering him, I would sort out my thoughts again.

"Hey, Shiho. Why are you still sitting here alone so late?"

"I'm talking to you..." Finally, I couldn't stand Bing Wuxian's questioning anymore, so I gave up the last question and looked up at him. "How many times do I have to tell you before you understand? Call me Xue..." I couldn't say any more when I was halfway through my sentence. Because I was completely attracted by the boy in front of me named Bing. The last few times I saw him, he was walking around in hospital gowns. So this impression has been implanted in my mind, but when I looked up this time, I saw that he seemed to have changed into a different person. His black hair swayed in the wind, and his lavender eyes flashed brightly. His young face had a mature aura that was not proportional to his age. The hospital gown had long been removed, and he was replaced with the organization's unique clothes. A black V-neck T-shirt and a black stand-up collar windbreaker. The high collar half-covered his face, but it couldn't hide his attractive magic. Just changing a set of clothes and re-arranging his appearance, such a change made the magic that attracted me deepened, and even at this moment, I could hear my heartbeat. It was accelerating, and my cheeks felt as if they were on fire.

"Huh? What's wrong? Are there any grains of rice on my face?" Bing saw my confused look and couldn't help asking. His words also brought me back to my senses.

"No. Nothing." I quickly turned my head away from him. Maybe this would help me calm down quickly.

"Ah, Shiho. Did I scare you by wearing this outfit? I'm sorry. I'll change it right away." Bing seemed to have misunderstood what I meant. But, does he really care about my feelings so much?
"No. No need." I responded hastily. Then I subconsciously shifted my gaze again. "You look great in this dress."

"Really? Haha. Thank you." Bing scratched his head and said to me with amusement. "By the way, Shiho. You haven't answered my question yet. Why are you here alone so late? Where's Sister Mingmei?"

"My sister was sent out by the organization's researchers to complete a mission in the afternoon. She was supposed to get some information. But she just called me and told me that she might not be back tonight. She will be back tomorrow." After calming down a little, I started chatting with Bing. This standard outfit of the organization that is only worn when killing people didn't seem to make me feel scared or cold when worn on this boy. On the contrary, it made me feel a little relieved. So I couldn't help but tell Bing why I was here.

"Then why are you still here? Don't you want to go back and rest? You still have classes tomorrow, right?"

"Yeah. My sister originally said that she would come back to pick me up after completing the mission. So I have been sitting here waiting. But she couldn't come back because of the mission. So I am sitting here until now."

"Pick you up? Wait? Why wait? Are you injured? Can't you walk back by yourself?" Bing reacted quickly, and his hand was even faster. As soon as he finished speaking, he had already touched my injured leg.

"Yeah. Today I accidentally fell when I was getting a book at the library. I hurt my leg. My sister helped me here and then left." Although I felt a little embarrassed, I didn't care about just checking the wound.

"Have you ever seen a doctor?"

"No. I don't like the smell there. And I'm a medical student. I don't need to see a doctor for bandages." Feeling the warmth of his palm, my cheeks started to heat up again. I was so ashamed. Why do I blush so much more when I see ice?

"Really? Sister Mingmei can't come back today. Do you have to sit here all night?" Bing said somewhat dissatisfied.

"It's okay. I'm used to staying up late. And tomorrow is the final exam for sixth grade knowledge. It would be better to review it." I answered habitually.

"Have you finished your review?"

"Thanks to you. I haven't solved the last question yet." When the topic came to this point, I couldn't help but give Bing a half-moon eye. If it weren't for him, perhaps the last question in my hand would have been solved long ago.

"Huh? Hehe. Sorry, sorry. Anyway, let's go back to the room. Sitting here is not a solution." Bing squatted down. What was he going to do?
"What are you doing?" I asked.

"I'll carry you back. Do you want me to sit here all night? Or do you want me to carry you back?" Bing had a naughty smile on her face. Carry me? Isn't that too rude? But such unruly behavior made my face even hotter.

"No. No need. Just help me go back." After thinking about it, I decided to go back. After all, I couldn't stay up all night. I had an exam tomorrow. After thinking about it, I stood up and lay on Bing's back. He seemed to be very strong. He carried me up without any effort and walked towards the room.

"Bing, are you wearing perfume?" After he carried me on his back and I was close to his body, a faint fragrance suddenly lingered between my nostrils.

"Yeah. I just got the lavender perfume from the organization. Jingliu designed my room with a lavender theme. So she asked me to wear lavender perfume to suit the occasion." Bing turned her head and said to me. "Why? Don't you like the smell?" Lavender was originally the best choice as an essential oil, but as a perfume, the smell is too mellow. If the proportions are not properly mixed, the smell is either too strong or too light, and it is difficult to achieve the desired effect of the perfume. However, the lavender scent on Bing does not feel like that. It is a scent with an excellent proportion. It makes people feel very safe and comfortable.

"No. Although I prefer the smell of roses." I leaned on his shoulder and whispered. "But the faint scent of lavender on you makes me feel warm. The same warmth as a sister."

Yes, this is the warmth that comes from him. The warmth brought by his unique lavender scent.

　I won't cut off the two pictures. Today and tomorrow. I'm so tired. I need to rest. Happy National Day in advance.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)