Chapter 66: Little Sister Calls Brother!

Apologize!

Apologize!

Each sentence came at Zhang Lu like a slap.

A few minutes ago, she never imagined she'd end up in this situation because of her sharp tongue.

She's innately a bully who fears the strong, so when she meets someone strong, she naturally backs down.

Bo Luo Zai shoved Zhang Lu from behind, pushing her toward Pei Muyin.

Shu Lingchen stood behind Pei Muyin, one hand in his pocket; the well-developed boy was extremely tall, standing there like a barrier.

Zhang Lu was on the verge of tears from the scene; she could only close her eyes and say to Pei Muyin, '... Yes, sorry.'

Shu Lingchen's gaze was grim: 'I can't hear you, speak louder.'

Sorry.

Bo Luo Zai picked his ear: 'Still can't hear—you're not sincere enough, speak louder!'

Sorry.

Hmm." Shu Lingchen was dissatisfied: "Just one 'sorry'? Follow me: 'Sorry, Pei Muyin classmate; just now I was foul-mouthed and stinky-mouthed, that's why I said those things to you—I will never do that again. Please, be magnanimous and forgive me—repeat!'

The two emphasized words at the end startled Zhang Lu again; she finally stammered and repeated every word without missing a beat.

Shu Lingchen looked at Pei Muyin; his voice, no longer cold as it had been toward Zhang Lu, softened smoothly as he asked Pei Muyin, 'Will you forgive her?'

He handed the decision to his sister.

Zhang Lu nervously stared at Pei Muyin, her eyes practically begging.

She was lucky; Pei Muyin is a soft-hearted, kind girl who won't press hard or hold a grudge, and the girl slowly nodded.

Zhang Lu instantly felt like she'd been pardoned; Bo Luo Zai made a face at her, then stepped aside, and Zhang Lu covered her mouth, wailing as she ran off—today she'd really lost face.

The crowd gradually dispersed.

Shu Lingchen continued teaching Pei Muyin basketball.

He looked up and saw Shu Shu standing behind him, holding two bottles of yogurt, clearly not just arrived.

Shu Lingchen immediately ran over, eager to tell Shu Shu what had just happened, like spilling beans.

'I know—' Shu Shu curled her lips, praising: 'I saw it all; someone didn't misspeak, and did an especially good job protecting his sister.'

Hearing that, the boy's face lit up with smug pride: 'That's right!'

Shu Shu threw the two yogurt bottles over; Shu Lingchen caught them and gave one to Pei Muyin.

The siblings each drank, taking a brief halftime break.

As they resumed basketball practice, Pei Muyin looked at Shu Lingchen and suddenly asked, '... Does that bet still count?'

At that moment, Shu Lingchen was still chewing the fruit bits in his yogurt, not processing Pei Muyin's words: 'What bet?'

No sooner had he spoken than he froze, then excitedly corrected: 'Count! Why wouldn't it? Come on!'

…

The bet required Shu Lingchen to make ten consecutive baskets to win, while Pei Muyin only needed to make one.

Shu Shu served as referee.

Ten balls were thrown, and Pei Muyin's success rate was zero.

It was Shu Lingchen's turn.

The boy felt he had never been so nervous and excited about shooting hoops in his life.

His palms were about to sweat, and his entire focus was on the hoop above.

It wasn't for anything else—just to hear his sister call him 'brother'.

Thus, as one ball, two balls, three balls… up to the final tenth, Shu Lingchen even adjusted his breathing several times.

He let go with a deft flick.

It went in——

"Yes!!!"

Shu Lingchen immediately turned, his dark eyes blazing.

Under his eager gaze, Pei Muyin tentatively spoke: '... Brother?'

"Eh!!!"

Shu Lingchen's reply was loud and clear; the boy excitedly ran two laps around the basketball court before containing his joy.

All he could think was, 'My sister called me brother!'

Hahaha!

Pei Muyin was a bit dazed; she anxiously asked Shu Shu, 'Sis, is he okay?' She couldn't understand why just saying 'brother' made Shu Lingchen act like this.

Shu Shu shrugged: 'Nothing, just a monkey that escaped from the zoo.'

…

Shu Lingchen was truly overjoyed, and he 'ransacked' the school store again.

Only this time the 'ransacking' was of the drink cabinet.

He treated the whole class to drinks, asking someone along the way to help carry them back to the classroom, handing out one bottle each.

Everyone was collectively stunned.

"Chen-ge, what special day is today?"

"Of course it's a good day!' Shu Lingchen beamed, stepped onto the podium, and solemnly declared: 'I announce that from now on, I am the brother of Pei Muyin in our class—well, the kind of real brother! She is my sister, the kind of real sister!'

"So, since you all spoke up for my sister today, I must treat everyone to drinks!"

"Wuhu! Long live Chen-ge!"

Everyone slammed the tables, cheered and whistled, and raised their drinks.

Bo Luo Zai frowned beside him, pulling Shu Lingchen into a corner, asking anxiously: "Shu Lingchen, honestly, are you again doing some off-campus part-time job and earning so much money?"

"I'm telling you, anything that makes a lot of money is dangerous to get into! Besides, you're so poor, the money you earn should be saved properly, not just spent like this—what a waste."

"I haven't, you're overthinking it—I'm busy studying all day, when would I have time for a part-time job?"

"Then your—"

Not letting him finish his sentence, Shu Lingchen twisted open a bottle of cola and handed it to Bo Luo Zai: "Don't worry, I'm fine."

At that moment, everyone turned their heads again and said to Pei Muyin: "Here's to Pei Muyin classmate, a sister as close as Shu Lingchen's own sister! Also welcome you to become a member of our Class 12!"

"Yes, yes, welcome welcome!"

A few girls who had just been speaking up for Pei Muyin on the basketball court said: "Don't listen to what that Yi Ban girl says, Pei Muyin classmate—you don't know how cute you were the day you came to class, I really wanted to hug you."

Pei Muyin stared blankly at so many pairs of eyes.

She was sensitive in perception, so she could tell that all these gazes were kind emotions.

Such a lively class atmosphere was extremely unfamiliar to Pei Muyin; at her previous school in Jing Shi, she had always been alone.

She thought she would never again know what it felt like to be surrounded by liveliness.

As it turned out, the warmth was beyond words.

The girl's beautiful peach-blossom eyes sparkled, and then she obediently lifted the yogurt in front of her with both hands, also offering a toast toward everyone.

"Older sister."

She excitedly looked toward Shu Shu, as if wanting to tell Shu Shu whether she, too, had received recognition.

Shu Shu raised her hand and rubbed her daughter's hair beside the ear: "Pei Muyin herself is just great; besides yourself, no one in this world has the right to deny you. Remember that, got it?"

She wanted to gradually pull her daughter's confidence back.

"Mm!" Pei Muyin said softly: "Older sister, I saw there's a really good restaurant nearby that day; I want to treat everyone to a meal on the weekend, okay?"

What a kind child—just feeling a bit of kindness, she can't help wanting to repay it.

Shu Shu laughed: "Of course."

…

At the back of the classroom.

Before class started, a few students were secretly browsing the school forum, posting about what had just happened.

Suddenly, a post was pushed to the hot list.

Yi Ban's Chu Lian had a birthday coming up; she invited classmates to the city's largest restaurant—an ordinary table at the Spring Star Restaurant already cost over three hundred thousand.