Chapter 48 Bet
Chapter 49: Gambling

Shiho was surprised by Shizuru's answer. She never thought Shizuru would answer her so directly.

"Haha. I do like Bing very much, and it's the kind of love between men and women." Jingliu said gently. "But please don't think too much about Shiho. You have to know that the person Bing really likes is you." Jingliu shook Shiho's hand and said. "Let me ask you, Shiho. Do you like Bing?"

"This... um..." Shiho thought about it and finally nodded.

"So. Just because Bing likes you and you like him, I gave up this relationship and stayed by Bing's side as a sister and subordinate."

"Then. Wouldn't Sister Jingliu feel sad? The person you like is right next to you." Shiho asked with blushing cheeks.

"Silly girl. How can I bear to separate you two? After all, it is a fact that you two like each other. I can't wait to wish you all the best, so how can I be sad?" Jingliu paused and continued. "Seeing Bing's happy smile beside you makes everything worth it for me. It can be said that I can have such a comfortable life now thanks to Bing. How can I have too many extravagant demands? So, since I can't be her lover, I can only be her closest sister by her side." Jingliu smiled at Shiho with a playful wink.

"Is that so? But... Sister Jingliu. I..."

"Don't think about it anymore, Shiho. You have to know that there is no perfect happiness in the world. Everyone's so-called happiness will have small flaws. I don't pursue Bing to be with me, as long as I can see his happy smile, it is the greatest happiness for me." Jingliu said gently while holding Shiho's hand.

"Yeah. I understand. Thank you, Sister Shizukuri." Shiho also smiled, and it was a beautiful smile.

"Yeah. I'm glad you understand. Cherish the ice around you. Boys like him are very popular no matter where they lie."

"Hmph... Who would like that bitch?" Shiho said blushingly, glancing away.

"Ah, Shiho, you're really not being candid." Shizuru chuckled. "But Shiho, our conversation just now must be kept secret from Bing."

"Yeah. This is a secret between the two of us. I won't tell anyone else." Shiho held Shizuru's hand and smiled.

"Ah? What's the secret?" After cleaning the room, Ling pricked up her ears and listened to their conversation.

"Haha. Nothing. Thank you for your hard work, Ling, Mary and Taiyi." Jingliu looked at them with a smile.

"That's not important. Sister Jingliu, what were you talking about just now?" Ling asked.

"Let's talk about whether that bitch Bing will come back early for Sister Jingliu." Shiho replied.

Buzz buzz. .

Jingliu's phone vibrated slightly beside the bed. He picked up the phone and saw that it was a text message from Bing.

"Hey, Sister Jingliu. Is this a message from Bing? Read it out loud to me." Ling said excitedly.

"Yes, it's from Bing. Let me take a look." Jingliu opened the text message and said. [Sister Jingliu, the mission has been completed. I have some things to do in the next two days. I plan to go out for a while. Don't worry, I will bring gifts for you. By the way. Does your stomach still hurt? Remember to take medicine. Bing. ]

After reading the message, Shizuru blushed and looked at Shiho. As expected, Bing is a considerate boy.

"Hmph, that pervert still has some conscience." Shiho muttered softly.

"Wow... Sister Jingliu, I envy you for being able to text with Bing." Ling's eyes turned into stars. "I also want to text and chat with him every day." Ling said pitifully with tears in her eyes.

"This... Ling, you have to know that this is used by Bing to give me orders. If I can't receive his message, I can't reply." A drop of sweat flowed down Jingliu's forehead.

"But I'm just so envious." Ling jumped excitedly. "Oh, oh, Sister Jingliu, please reply to Bing."

"Hmm. But what should I reply?" Jingliu put his index finger to his lips as if thinking.

"Hey, Sister Jingliu, let's make a bet." Ling said with a wicked smile.

"Huh? What are you betting on?"

"Didn't Bing just say he would be back in two days? Let's bet whether Bing will come back right away because of your text message."

"Eh? This is not good, what if it delays Bing's work?"

"Don't worry. My brother must have wanted to play outside for a while longer, so he said that."

"Is this okay?" Jingliu asked with a slight frown.

"Haha. It seems very interesting." Shiho also showed a wicked smile. "I also want to know whether Bing will come back early for Sister Shizuka. I will participate in this bet."

"Okay, okay." Ling smiled as if she was afraid that the world would not be in chaos. "I bet Bing will come back."

"What's the reason?" Shiho asked.

"I don't know, I just feel that he will come back." Ling thought for a while and replied.

"Well. I also bet that Brother Bing will come back."

"Me too," Mary and Taiyi said one after another.

"Oh la. Then it seems I can only bet that he won't come back." Shiho shrugged helplessly.

"What about Sister Jingliu? What are you betting on?" Ling asked.

"Um...can I not participate in this game? After all, I am the person involved." Jingliu waved his hand and said.

"Yeah. Okay. Then Shirley. If you lose, I want you to kiss my brother once in public."

"Eh?" Shiho's face suddenly turned red. "Why...why is this happening?" After hearing Ling's words, Jingliu sat on the bed and chuckled.

"What if it was Ling and you lost?" Shiho looked at Ling with a red face and an unyielding look.

"If I lose, I will do whatever you want to me."

"Well. If you lose, you will call Bing brother once in public."

"Eh?" Ling blushed. "Why is that?"

“Hahahahaha…” Jingliu couldn’t control himself any more. He laughed so hard that his body shook. “I said, you two, in the end, Bing got the upper hand.

"Humph... I can't let her laugh at me then."

"Hmph... we can't let her laugh at us." The two little girls shouted in unison.

"Really? I'm scared of you. So, what should I send?" Jingliu picked up the phone and looked at it.

"Hehe. Leave this to me." Ling snatched the phone and started tapping away, then displayed the message.

[Bing, I feel so bad. Can you please come back soon?]

"This... is too embarrassing." Jingliu said with red cheeks.

"It's okay, it's okay. How could he come back if we don't do this?" Ling said with a giggle.

"So I'm bound to lose, right? Then I won't gamble anymore." Shiho shrugged. "Hey, Shirley, are you scared?" Ling said mischievously.

"If you send it like this, I will definitely lose."

"Tsk, let's switch. I bet he won't come back, and you bet he will. Do you dare?" Ling was afraid that Shiho would escape, so she changed her choice.

"Haha. Then you are definitely going to lose, Ling." Shiho said with a smile.

"How can you be so sure that he will come back? What's the reason?" Ling said angrily.

"That idiot... If he doesn't come back like this, I will ignore him forever."

"Okay. It's a deal. If he doesn't come back, Shirley, you are not allowed to talk to him for the rest of your life."

"Well, if he comes back, Ling, you must call him brother once in public." The two girls confronted each other, making the atmosphere very tense.

"Well..." Mary said a little embarrassedly. "Well, what if Brother Bing really has something to do and is delayed because of your bet. What if he gets angry?"

"It doesn't matter. If he gets angry, I'll be responsible for coaxing him." Ling turned to Mary and said. Then she turned to look at Shiho again and said, "Mary and the others won the bet, so you don't lose."

"Haha. Okay. I'll make a bet with you." Shiho smiled confidently.

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

According to the message Ling just sent, Jingliu pressed the confirmation button. Less than two minutes later, the phone vibrated again. [Wait for me, I'll be back soon.] A short message caught Jingliu's eyes.

"Hey, hey. What on earth happened, Sister Jingliu?" Ling looked at Jingliu nervously.

"Haha. You can see for yourself." Jingliu threw the phone on the bed, and four little heads popped over. Ma Ling squatted on the ground with an annoyed look on her face.

“Wow..if I had known I wouldn’t have switched with Shirley.” Ling drew circles on the carpet.

"Ah, ha, ha. You have to admit your defeat." Shiho smiled wickedly.

"Humph. If you lose, you lose." Ling looked at Shiho angrily. "But this also proves that my brother is a good man. So Shirley, you have to treat him well. If I find out that he is hurt because of you, I will not forgive you!" Ling's words made Shiho's face turn red again. It's not right to answer or not to answer. This also made Ling feel relieved.

Half an hour later.

"I'm back." A lazy voice sounded at the door. Of course, this voice was mine.

"Welcome back, Bing~" Ling replied sweetly.

"Huh? You are all here. Why are you all gathered here so early in the morning?" I asked in confusion.

"Hehe. That's it..."

After listening to Ling's explanation, I held my forehead with a helpless look on my face. "I'm talking to you guys. You really know how to have fun."

"Don't be angry, brother. Ling has made such a big sacrifice." Ling rubbed my arm like a kitten.

"Hey~ Hey~ I'm really defeated by you. Forget it, there's nothing to be angry about. Let's talk about business. Sister Jingliu, how are you? Are you still feeling uncomfortable?" I asked Jingliu who was lying on the bed.

"Yeah. I just took some medicine, so it's okay now."

"That's good. But coming to the point, Ling, you actually called me brother in order to make a bet with Shiho. This makes me very happy." I smiled at Ling mischievously.

"Hmph. Just this once. Don't even think about it in the future." Ling said angrily, shaking off my arm.

"Hey, hey.. Can you not change so fast? I haven't adapted to it yet." I squinted my eyes and looked at Ling. Ling also squinted her eyes and looked at me. She stretched out her hand.

"Where's the gift?"

"Ok?"

"Didn't you say you would bring back a gift?"

"Who told you to rush me to come back? I haven't bought the gift yet." I pretended to be angry and turned my head away from her.

"Ah... wuwuwu. I shouldn't have made this bet with Shirley. I'm at a big loss now." Ling drew circles on the bed with tears in her eyes.

"Really? You made a mistake and still want a gift." I squinted my eyes, used my clothes as a cover, and pulled out five exquisite boxes from the necklace. "Open it and take a look."

"Eh? This is... Wow. What a beautiful brooch~" Ling opened the box with her name on it and exclaimed in surprise. "Thank you, brother~" Ling rubbed against me like a kitten again.

"Well, as long as you like it. And Taiyi, your tie clip, Mary, your hairpin." I handed them their boxes.

"Thank you, Brother Bing." The two took out the gifts and quickly put them on.

"Also. This is yours, Shizuka-sister. This is yours, Shiho." I handed the last two boxes to them.

"Hehe. Thank you, Bing." Shizuru smiled gently. Shiho looked at me differently. "Bing. Why is my box different from theirs?"

"Ah. Because the purple diamond I got can only be divided into four parts. So the thing in your box is made of another diamond." I replied.

"Am I the only one that's different?" Shiho looked at the box sadly.

"Silly girl. Don't get the wrong idea. Your gift is much more precious than theirs." I squinted my eyes and looked at Shiho.

"That's right. So Shiho, you are the one Bing likes." Jingliu smiled slightly.

"Tsk... they're showing off their love again. Taiyi, Mary, let's go. It's time to go to class." Ling said sourly.

"Yes."

"Yes."

The three of them left my room one after another. I could only smile helplessly at Ling's sour look. "Don't you want to open it and take a look?" I asked the two beauties, one big and one small, in the room.

"Well. Then I'll open it." Jingliu opened the box first. An elegant necklace appeared in front of her. "This necklace... is so beautiful." Jingliu's eyes were full of joy, with a trace of happy tears. "Thank you, Bing. This is the best gift I have ever received."

"Silly, why are you crying? Come, I'll help you put it on." I smiled, untied the necklace, and put it around Jingliu's neck.

Jingliu looked more mature with the necklace on. "Hehe, Sister Jingliu, you are even more beautiful now." I said with a giggle.

"Well, thank you, Bing, but you should take care of Shiho first." Jingliu pointed behind me. I turned around and saw Shiho staring at the two of us in a daze. Her eyes were full of envy and hope.

"Why, Shiho, don't you want to see your present?"

"Ah. I... I'll go back and take care of it." Shiho turned around and walked out of the room without even looking back, leaving me with a puzzled look on my face.

(End of this chapter)