[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal":3,"chapter-investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-352":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Investing in the Reborn Empress, She Actually Calls Me ‘Husband’",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},596625,846,"Chapter 352: The Wish Is to Call You Sister","investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-352",352,"\u003Cp>\"Are you waiting for someone?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Qinqing sat down with a grin, casually picking up a skewer of grilled meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that Shang Qinqing had come alone, Ying Bing pursed her lips as if nothing were amiss:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He didn’t return with you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, he still has some unfinished business.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Qinqing shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsk, what had that brat Li Mo said before? Swearing he’d never deceive her, with a look so firm it could split iron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet in the blink of an eye, he told her it was for the sake of... \"surprise,\" a white lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A delicate hand quietly pulled the plate of skewers back in front of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Qinqing watched, momentarily speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So just because she didn’t bring back your precious \"wife-blessing battle soul,\" you won’t even let me have a skewer?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Admit it, you miss him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, so it’s because Young Master Li has been gone too long.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Proprietress, after all, had been through it all before and quickly pieced it together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"......\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ying Bing’s cheeks twitched slightly, her face an icy mask. \"These skewers are quite fragrant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little Bing’er, look at your doll—its head’s nearly bald from how much you’ve been tugging at it, shiny as a mirror.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Qinqing pressed on, undeterred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ying Bing tilted her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ice block didn’t quite understand what you were talking about.jpg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speaking of which, Young Master Li’s been gone so long without a word—could something have happened?\" the Proprietress mused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ying Bing’s lashes trembled, nearly dropping her skewer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Qinqing, grinding her teeth, suddenly had an idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She adopted a hesitant expression, as if reluctantly delivering bad news:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After all, he did snatch something right from the jaws of the Demon Sect...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ying Bing froze, her jade-like face finally showing emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right, Li Mo had gone to gather the Power of the Multitude, and in the Southern Border, that power had long been secretly controlled by the Summoning Demon Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Summoning Demon Sect was ancient, its influence vast—just look at how the Hundred Beasts Hall had stirred up chaos in the Southern Border.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even among the Nine Heavens, revered as the strongest in her past life, some had vague ties to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they saw Li Mo as a thorn in their side...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ying Bing shot to her feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is he now? Where is he?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph, see? I told you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Qinqing sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go pack your things and come with me to the Azure Phoenix Clan’s territory. After all my hard work, I don’t even get a skewer? Really...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before she could finish, Ying Bing was already lifting her skirts and rushing upstairs, pushing open the door to the private room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, her sharp yet unfocused gaze steadied, taking in the scene before her with stunned silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dim glow of candles illuminated the quiet depths of her eyes—candles stuck into a cake, and beside it stood a figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You... weren’t you...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Happy birthday! Surprise?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo grinned brightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment of shock, Ying Bing’s gaze darkened as she stared at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When did you get back?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just now. I asked Clan Leader Shang to call you up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo beckoned her over to blow out the candles but noticed the ice block’s expression was off, her chest rising and falling slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instigator, Shang Qinqing, had quietly followed, hoping to savor some sweetness, only to realize things weren’t going as planned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh no...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’d only improvised earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had she messed up?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ahem. \"Li Mo, really, a surprise is fine, a birthday is fine, but why drag me into tricking Little Bing’er? That’s a bit much, don’t you think?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Qinqing put on a stern face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo: \"???\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are these candles supposed to be blown out?\" Ying Bing glanced at the cake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yep, and you can make a wish first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ying Bing lowered her eyes and exhaled softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t go out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn these stubborn candles! They flickered out, only for the wind from the window to revive them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not now!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ice block, you didn’t wish for something extreme, did you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo blinked in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wished for you to never lie to me again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ying Bing’s gaze was piercing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"......\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo felt somewhat wronged, unsure what Shang Qinqing had just told her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe I’ve got too much yang energy lately—even the candles won’t die. Try again...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, the candles finally went out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What did you wish for this time...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Call me jie jie (older sister).\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Call you jie jie to find out? Uh... actually, wishes don’t come true if you say them, so no need to tell me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo’s famously stubborn mouth twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m not that curious anyway, and you’re only two months older, seriously...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The wish was for you to call me jie jie,\" Ying Bing said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The iron-mouthed Li Mo stiffened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His resolve crumbled, his traitorous mouth surrendering:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"... Jie jie.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Be good from now on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ying Bing lifted her chin, tying up her loose hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Try this—I baked it in an alchemy furnace. Should taste alright.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo brandished the Crimson Sky Sword, ready to slice the cake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cake’s design showed a girl reading under a tree, with a boy watching her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A slender finger dipped into the frosting and smeared it across his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"????\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo turned, nose itching, finally noticing the gleam of mischief in Ying Bing’s previously stoic eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’d genuinely been worried at first, but not after seeing him—at least not while blowing out the candles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was happy to see him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she’d also wanted to hear him call her jie jie, so...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gasp!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ice block, you planned this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo was 90% sure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Planned what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ying Bing frowned, maintaining her icy composure with utmost seriousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine, it’s your birthday—you’re the boss today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Best Actor Li Mo suspected Best Actress Ying Bing’s performance but lacked evidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had evidence!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo realized a small, warm hand had somehow slipped into his grasp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When did that happen?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"......\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ying Bing, mid-cake-cutting, also paused in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t recall offering her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had she given it, or had he taken it at some unnoticed moment?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh, now this is the good stuff. What flavor is this cake anyway? Smells amazing. Let me try—see if it’s as sweet as you two.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Qinqing shivered. If she didn’t eat some cake soon, she might start rolling on the floor in delight.\u003C\u002Fp>",1080,"2026-05-30T17:19:00.270Z","2026-06-01T04:31:46.286Z",1,"novelbin.me","533c2c231825ff182a242e127bc348e3e479c5e7e9079d588de585c5f5339d4b","investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-353","investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-351",737,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Finvesting-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-cover.jpg"]