Chapter Twenty: Another Gamble

  Han Ya Jing couldn't believe her eyes at this moment, and she didn't understand when her impulsive and brainless sister had become so different. Han Jiang Xue was obviously changing for the better, but such a change wasn't what she or their mother had hoped to see.

  "Sister, this matter has nothing to do with Young Master Hou, you'd better calm down and not vent your anger on him!" Han Yajing said softly, sounding as if she was worried that Han Jiangxue would offend someone again.

  This sounds like it's for the sister's own good, but it's actually very easy to overlook the outstanding performance of Han Jiangxue just now, and instead, people are more likely to unconsciously pay attention to the fact that Han Jiangxue has a bad temper.

  Han Jiangxue saw the situation and stared at Han Yajing with a smile: "So my sister is here too, earlier I was scolded for no reason for half a day without seeing you speak up, I thought you weren't here."

  She was indeed smiling, but that smile never reached her eyes: "I just asked Young Master Hou to convey my attitude, and I didn't have the slightest disrespect for Young Master Hou. I don't know how Sister heard the tone of anger?"

  Han Jiang Xue's pointed question left Han Ya Jing speechless, and seeing that everyone couldn't help but look at her, her expression was slightly complicated, and she suddenly turned red from the neck up. She stood there, unable to speak or not speak, feeling extremely embarrassed, and eventually had no choice but to close her mouth in frustration.

  "Miss Han is being overly cautious, your sister was just discussing the matter at hand and there's nothing improper about it."

  Sheng Yunhang was still a man with a sense of responsibility and courage, so he said something and then nodded seriously at Han Jiangxue to indicate that he remembered. He also glanced at several friends who came over together and simply hinted at them before leaving in a hurry.

  The farce finally came to an end, and Zhang Wanru and those noblewomen who had come with Sheng Mengling earlier naturally didn't want to stay here anymore. Coincidentally, the second round of martial arts competition was about to begin, so they all left one after another. Han Yajing also didn't want to stay, and quietly followed her companions to leave.

  As a result, others who were watching the excitement also dispersed one after another, leaving only Han Jiangxue, Li Xingming brothers, Zhang Haicheng and Mo Li still here.

  "Han Jiangxue, you just took down Sheng Mengling way too easily! That stinky girl is really hateful!" Li Xingming was so thrilled that he clapped his hands in excitement and leaned over to Han Jiangxue to say this.

  Just now in that disturbance, he and Han Jiangxue of course counted as fighting side by side, so without realizing it Li Xingming had already classified Han Jiangxue as a comrade-in-arms.

  Li Xinghua, who was standing aside, pulled his younger brother away and scolded him, "You still have the nerve to say that, it's all because of you, every time you act so impulsively, never learning from your mistakes."

  What Li Xinghua said about not remembering the grudge naturally refers to the time when Li Xingming was beaten by Han Jing last time. Although he didn't harbor any hatred towards the Han siblings because of it, this time it's even more strange that his own brother has changed his usual behavior and not only doesn't hold a grudge but is also getting along with Han Jiangxue in such harmony.

  "How did it become my fault again? You all saw just now, it was clearly that Sheng Mengling who was making trouble out of nothing..." Li Xingming naturally didn't accept this and immediately retorted back.

  Han Jiangxue took over the conversation and eased the conflict between the two brothers, saying: "Just now was her fault, the young master is not really blaming you, but just caring about you. Besides, I'm not taking her side, just discussing the matter reasonably."

  It was a simple sentence, but Li Xingming was convinced and didn't have any more opinions about his own brother. With so many people around, he naturally couldn't rush to let Han Jiangxue teach him how to please Lüzhī again, so he just hummed in agreement and said nothing more.

  Li Xinghua was even more shocked in his heart, thinking to himself when did his own brother start listening to Han Jiangxue's words?

  "Jiang Xue wondered who would be the first place in today's martial arts test?"

  Everyone in the room fell silent, and Zhang Haicheng smiled and asked aloud, no longer mentioning what had happened earlier. He thought back to Han Jiangxue's words and actions from just now, and felt that this girl was even more unusual than he had initially thought.

  The silent atmosphere was somewhat dispelled by Zhang Haicheng's words, and Li Xinghua also did not blame his own brother for being reckless. He smiled and took over Zhang Haicheng's words: "In my opinion, Miss Han naturally has a good impression of Han Jing."

  "Wrong, wrong!" But this time Li Xingming was interested again, and he smiled foolishly: "None of you can guess that she didn't help her brother this time. On the contrary, she said that Song Qin's kid would win in the end!

  Upon hearing this answer, even Mo Li and the others inside couldn't help but feel surprised. They never thought that Han Jiang Xue would guess that Song Qin would win. Even if Han Jiang Xue didn't have any bias towards Han Jing, it was still unbelievable that he would choose someone as unknown as Song Qin.

  "This is strange, how did Jiang Xue think Song Qin would definitely win? If I'm not mistaken, you shouldn't have seen him before." Zhang Haicheng was clearly puzzled, thinking that logically speaking, Han Jiangxue should not know Song Qin.

  Not to mention Han Jiangxue, but for these people, Song Qin was just an extremely ordinary impression, and they had never had a deeper understanding.

  Han Jiangxue did not deny it, nodding and saying: "Yes, I haven't seen him before, but my older brother mentioned a sentence earlier that this person might be the biggest dark horse in this year's double trials. That's why I brought him up just now when discussing with Li Xingming."

  She naturally attributed all the credit for guessing correctly to her own brother, and then smiled and said: "What's wrong with you guys? I don't think any of you think highly of Song Qin. Why don't we just make a bet?"

  "Gambling again?" Li Xingming subconsciously blurted out these two words, but quickly realized he had misspoken and immediately stopped himself.

  After all, the previous matter was a secret transaction between him and Han Jiangxue. If he let his big brother know that he spent so much silver on a courtesan girl, he would probably get into trouble again when he went back.

  Li Xinghua and the others didn't mind, thinking that Li Xingming and Han Jiangxue were just preparing to make a bet earlier, so they smiled and asked: "What's the betting method?"

  "It's simple, I bet Song Qin will definitely win the martial arts competition this time. If I win, each of you has to give me something, and if I lose, I won't be stingy either, I'll also give you something in return!" Han Jiangxue suddenly felt that this was another good opportunity to make some money, so she added: "Of course, if we're going to bet, it's got to be something worthy of your status."

  "You're good at math, you win four times and lose once, but I've bet!" Zhang Haicheng couldn't help but laugh, shaking his head to expose Han Jiangxue's little trick.

  Han Jiangxue didn't think there was anything good about it at all, and instead turned to ask Li Xinghua brothers: "Are you going to bet or not?"

  "Gambling!" Li Xingming didn't even think about it, how could he be absent from something related to gambling?

  Li Xinghua also nodded in agreement, his expression looking similar to Zhang Haicheng's, apparently not caring about winning or losing, but rather finding Han Jiangxue's proposal quite interesting.

  "What about you?" Han Jiangxue turned her head to look at Mo Li, who had been silent all along, and smiled slightly.

  This seemingly ordinary man made Han Jiang Xue have a natural and special attention, she even felt that perhaps only Mo Li would not take her previous words as a joke.

  Mo's eyes flickered slightly, as if he felt that Han Jiangxue's smile was a bit dazzling, brighter than today's good sunshine by several degrees.

  "I think Song Qin also has a chance to win in the end, but..." He rarely didn't act according to his own standards, and his low, thick voice carried a hint of laughter: "It's no harm to bet on it once."

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