On the internet, people often commemorate their childhoods. Chen Bing, a young man from a small town who was one of them, found himself back 24 years ago, in the small town of his birth, after his ...
The little girl had her eyes tightly closed and her hands clasped together, as if she were seriously drawing a prize.
Her slightly tilted head made Chen Bing briefly consider taking a bite, but then she thought better of it. If it disrupted the Holy Maiden's solemn ceremony, it would be a loss.
About ten seconds passed slowly. When the Holy Maiden opened her eyes with great regret and told Chen Bing apologetically that she had not won the grand prize, Chen Bing also put on the disappointment she had prepared for.
Sigh... There's nothing we can do about not winning; after all, the odds are only 20%.
Although she was at peace with herself, Chen Bing still had to put on an act of great disappointment.
"Sigh~ I didn't win... Well, I've always had bad luck."
His distraught behavior made Shang Yunmiao feel quite embarrassed, because it was all her fault.
To comfort Chen Bing, Xiao Shang reached out and tugged at her sleeve, then said in a gentle voice, "No, it's okay. There's still the 'thank you for participating' prize."
Seemingly having been persuaded, Chen Bing's expression relaxed somewhat upon hearing this. He then muttered to himself, "I think there was such a thing. I remember the reward was a kiss, right?"
Blushing, the Holy Maiden nodded.
Okay, that's good.
After a lewd smile to himself, Chen Bing asked with feigned anticipation, "Before I receive the reward, may I make a small request?"
Our kind-hearted yet easily bullied Xiao Shang has always been someone who responds to both kindness and force. Seeing Chen Bing asking so timidly, she was naturally inclined to agree. However, before that, out of caution based on years of interaction and with the last shred of rationality, she still needed to confirm first.
"What are the requirements?"
Seeing that the fish had taken the bait, Chen Bing, a skilled and astute veteran hunter, knew he couldn't let his guard down. He needed to be even more cautious to secure a victory.
He then feigned pitifulness and said, "It's nothing really, I just wanted to hear you say something while you were handing out the rewards."
"What are you saying?"
At this point, a rare hint of shyness appeared on Chen Bing's face.
He thought to himself that although this meme hadn't come out in 2020, and Xiao Shang probably wouldn't understand it anyway, he, being a man of high moral character, still felt a little ashamed.
After glancing around the classroom to make sure no one was there, Chen Bing leaned close to Shang Yunmiao's ear and whispered the words she wanted to hear to her in their entirety.
As expected, Xiao Shang looked puzzled.
She could understand the words "Please kiss me," but what did the strange way of addressing Chen Bing mean?
This highlights the downsides of not surfing the internet much. Before Shang Yunmiao could figure it out, Chen Bing held her cheeks and asked her repeatedly if it was okay.
The soft-hearted saintess could not resist such a request. After struggling for a moment, she decided to agree.
Well… there was really no other way. Since Chen Bing insisted, she had no choice but to agree. Anyway, apart from that strange nickname, everything else was pretty normal.
Moreover, biting lips and such is just part of her daily interactions with Chen Bing, so using it as a reward is a bit unfair. It's understandable that the other party would make a small extra request.
So she agreed to Chen Bing's request, and then, with a slightly lewd expression on his face, she tilted her head as usual, and then repeated the sentence that Chen Bing had just asked her to say.
"Um... Lord Goblin, please kiss me..."
Haha! No problem, the goblins are coming!
Chen Bing first smiled at the success of replicating the meme, then felt a slight tremor in her heart, and then, with excitement, accepted the initiative of the adorable saintess.
Because they were so excited, the kiss lasted quite a while. It wasn't until Shang Yunmiao was feeling a bit pent up that Chen Bing reluctantly let go of her bitten lips.
"Oh, right, I just remembered something."
While Shang Yunmiao was still breathing softly, Chen Bing was already thinking about how to add extra services to their next kiss.
"I remember a long time ago, it was during the pandemic when we were still at school, didn't you promise me that you would call me 'brother' before we kissed next time? I almost forgot, are you trying to renege on your promise by not mentioning it?"
Faced with Chen Bing's accusations, Shang Yunmiao, who had just recovered from the lack of oxygen, immediately denied it.
"No, I didn't promise you I'd call you 'brother' before the next kiss. What I actually said was, 'Wouldn't you be happier if you called me 'brother'...?"
Chen Bing thought that seemed to make sense, but she still wanted to maintain her more reasonable stance on the surface. So she changed her previous humble demeanor and insisted that Xiao Shang give her an explanation.
As mentioned earlier, Shang Yunmiao is susceptible to both Chen Bing's gentle persuasion and her forceful actions, so given the other party's wicked attitude, she had no choice but to reluctantly agree.
"Well, if I fail in the lottery after that, I'll call you... that one."
"That's exactly what I've been waiting for." Chen Bing was overjoyed and immediately asked to draw the prize again.
"Sorry, you do not have enough points for the lucky draw."
"Then I need to top up my account."
"There's no such thing as paying money," Shang Yunmiao replied angrily. As a fair and just lottery player, how could she possibly be bribed?
Chen Bing thought so too. Would a saintess who accepts bribes still be a saintess?
So he had to abandon the idea of using his money and instead asked, "That's not right. Didn't I grant you two wishes? Why can you only draw once?"
"You haven't fulfilled your wish to write a second love letter yet, have you? Chen Bing, you're too shameless."
After giving an awkward laugh, Chen Bing immediately said she would write it right away.
However, Shang Yunmiao stopped him from doing so.
"We haven't studied during our lunch break yet..."
"Oh, right, right, studying is important." After agreeing, Chen Bing readily took out a brand-new test paper and an old ballpoint pen, ready to do practice questions while acting as a tutor for Xiao Shang next to her.
Seeing this, Shang Yunmiao smiled with relief, then took out her own practice problems and began the second half of her study session with a feeling of satisfaction and joy.