"woman?"
"Um…"
"Dual cultivation?"
"Hmm...probably...similar..."
After listening, Liu Jinghong showed no other expression; her face remained perfectly calm.
The calmer things were, the more uneasy Jing Zhe felt.
Could this be the calm before the storm?
Next, Liu Jinghong continued expressionlessly, "Second sister...is already your woman?"
"Um…"
"Smack!"
Jing Zhe had just nodded when Liu Jinghong slammed her hand on the table, causing the two flower candles on the table to jump.
"I've always felt something was off about her. Turns out, the garden owner she was looking for was her!"
Liu Jinghong gritted her teeth: "It's true what they say, you can guard against anything, but it's hard to guard against a thief within your own ranks! I searched for the thief for so long, and I never expected that she would be hiding right under my nose! I even made up with her and asked her to keep an eye on you, but she still stole from me!"
Liu Jinghong became increasingly angry as she spoke.
In her view, when she was in Jingzhou, Jing Zhe suddenly gained internal strength, which meant that he obtained the "trigger" at that time, and that person could only be Zhu Xinning!
"She's really greedy. Being the second oldest isn't enough; she's always thinking about becoming the oldest!"
At this moment, Liu Jinghong's anger was directed solely at Zhu Xinning; Jing Zhe remained unaffected.
But he couldn't let Zhu Xinning bear the brunt of the anger alone, so he explained again, "Fifth Sister, you're mistaken. Actually, Second Sister can't become the eldest sister either..."
"Even the second sister can't become the eldest?"
This time, Liu Jinghong reacted much faster, instantly understanding the meaning of the sentence, and almost lost her temper: "Then is the owner of the garden someone else? Not Second Sister?"
"No... the actual owner of the garden is Wang Yingqiu, the owner of Wuxian Garden..."
So Jing Zhe recounted how Wang Yingqiu had sacrificed herself to save him on the pleasure boat.
Although the two had a relationship because of a misunderstanding, it was ultimately Wang Yingqiu who saved Jing Zhe. After hearing this, Liu Jinghong's brows relaxed, and she was clearly not so angry anymore.
I still felt a little embarrassed and apologetic for having wronged Zhu Xinning earlier…
"So, we owe her..."
Liu Jinghong was silent for a moment, then sighed and said, "It's come to this, we can't blame her! Second sister... then it's second sister!"
Liu Jinghong comforted herself, even if she was the second oldest, she was still ahead of her four older sisters. When they were little, they often used their older sister status to suppress her, but being the second oldest, she could still outshine them!
To everyone's surprise, Jing Zhe still wore a long face, shaking his head and forcing a bitter smile: "Fifth Sister, Second Sister is still Second Sister..."
Second sister is still second sister...
Jing Zhe's words were ambiguous, but that didn't stop Liu Jinghong from accepting them. She angrily retorted, "It seems I didn't wrong her. She really did steal from us! How despicable!"
Seeing Liu Jinghong's angry expression, Jing Zhe felt that he couldn't keep talking to her one by one, otherwise Liu Jinghong's anger would gradually build up to its peak and it would be difficult to calm her down.
She decided to tell the whole story directly: "Fifth Sister, listen to me, Second Sister is indeed Second Sister. The reason we're like this is because..."
So he recounted, with great emotion, how he and Zhu Xinning took that final step.
Without giving Liu Jinghong time to react, he continued, "Besides the garden owner and my second sister, there are actually others..."
"besides?"
Liu Jinghong finally couldn't help but interject.
"Yes, and then there's Qiu Qianqian from Tongtianque. At the time, I was just trying to save her..."
"And then there's Mu Qingren, the Pavilion Master of the Wuxian Pavilion. Between us... well, the Pavilion Master was trying to save me back then, so we..."
"After the Pavilion Master, there was my Third Sister. The way I met my Third Sister was also very dramatic, and it all started when I went to Jingzhou after parting ways with my Fifth Sister..."
"..."
When Jing Zhe recounted his "romantic affairs" with the other four women, Liu Jinghong was completely stunned and slumped into her chair.
"Are you done talking?"
"Yeah, it's over..."
"That's all, right?"
"Hmm, that's all..."
"Let me calculate..."
Liu Jinghong held up her finger and said seriously, "Wang Yingqiu is the first, Second Sister is still the second, Qiu Qianqian is the third, Mu Qingren is the fourth, so Third Sister becomes the fifth... So I can't even be the fifth, I can only be the sixth?"
"Yes…"
Jing Zhe was a little uneasy, especially when he saw Liu Jinghong turning her head to look around, so he quickly asked, "Fifth Sister, what are you looking for?"
"Ugh, I should have taken you to my room!"
"..."
Jing Zhe immediately knew what she was looking for: Liu Jinghong's room was filled with swords and knives...
"Fifth Sister, don't be so impulsive!"
Seeing that Liu Jinghong was still searching, Jing Zhe quickly took a step forward and grabbed her hand: "Didn't I already say that there's a reason why so many things have happened? And since it's already happened, there's no use in Fifth Sister being angry, right? Since we can't change it, why can't we accept it happily?"
Jing Zhe winked, thinking he was being humorous, but Liu Jinghong glared at him fiercely, then forcefully shook off his arm and said coldly, "I've only been gone for a little over two months, and I've suddenly gained five older sisters. I can't even be angry; I have to happily accept the fact that I've become the sixth oldest, right?"
"It seems...yes..."
Although he was uneasy, Jing Zhe had no choice but to confess honestly since things had come to this point, and he only asked Liu Jinghong to give him a quick death.
The fact that Liu Jinghong still refers to himself as "Old Six" shows that the situation is not yet beyond repair.
He then added slyly, "Fifth Sister, actually Sixth Sister isn't bad either. If you don't hurry up, Fourth Sister might become Sixth Sister before you, and then there'll be Seventh, Eighth, Ninth..."
As he said this, Jing Zhe was thinking about Pei Yunxi, Su Mochen, Yu Xiangrong, and Zhang Xiaoyu, among others. So he solemnly reminded her, "Don't even mention the sixth one. If we don't make it into the top ten, then Fifth Sister, don't miss this opportunity again! If we had been able to advance further back in Jingzhou, none of this would have happened. Fifth Sister would have been second place already!"
Liu Jinghong fell silent after hearing this.
Back in Jingzhou, everything that was supposed to happen had happened, except for that final step, which turned out to be a huge mistake. Thinking about it now, I do feel a bit regretful.
Huh, why are you regretting it?
The most pressing issue right now... shouldn't we be angry?
"Smack!"
So Liu Jinghong slammed her hand on the table again, her face full of anger: "Fine, should I praise you for thinking of me, or praise me for having such a capable younger brother? It hasn't been that long, and you've already found me five more older sisters? And if we don't consummate our marriage today, are you planning to find me a few more? My brother is just too amazing, too capable, isn't he?"
"No, no..."
Jing Zhe waved his hand modestly: "Whether I'm amazing or not is another matter, but I am certainly very capable!"
"..."
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