Chapter 187: Chapter 187: Dragged into the Water

“Oh, so you’re determined to make a bet with me?” Zhong Nianyao looked at Chen Lianlian and Shen Yixue with a smile that was not quite a smile, “I just don’t know whether you can handle the consequences of this bet.”

“Zhong Nianyao, it’s you who’s scared now!” Chen Lianlian had a smug look on her face, “Now, the one making excuses is you. You’re just a coward, afraid that you can’t do it!”

“Alright!” Zhong Nianyao nodded and spoke with a smile, “I can accept the bet, but I get to decide what the wager is.”

“Why should you get to decide?” Chen Lianlian protested, “Since it’s a bet, why does it have to be up to you alone to decide what’s at stake?”

“Because right now, you are the ones asking me to bet!” Zhong Nianyao raised an eyebrow and spoke with amusement, “Given that, of course, I should determine the stakes! After all, if the stakes don’t suit me, I certainly won’t agree to the bet.”

“You–” Chen Lianlian was at a loss for words, unable to come up with any rebuttal.

“Lianlian, maybe we should just forget it.” Shen Yixue, standing beside her, shook her head and attempted to dissuade her, “Why force someone against their will like this? If Nianyao doesn’t want to, we can’t demand it. Besides, grades are something that need to be built up over time. Proposing a bet like this is really unfair to Nianyao in the first place.”

Hearing Shen Yixue’s words enlightened Chen Lianlian, clearing her mind instantly.

Yes! With Zhong Nianyao’s poor grades, she’s bound to lose no matter how you look at it. With that being the case, does it really matter what the wager is?

“Zhong Nianyao, you decide the stakes.”

“Lianlian.” Shen Yixue grabbed Chen Lianlian’s hand, continuing to advise her, “Don’t be so impulsive, this matter–”

“Xiao Xue, don’t talk anymore.” Chen Lianlian shook off Shen Yixue’s hand, turned to Zhong Nianyao with an air of arrogance and asked, “Zhong Nianyao, so you accept our bet, do you?”

“Yes!” Zhong Nianyao nodded, “Then it will all come down to whether I can get into the top ten of our department at the end of the term. If I don’t make it into the top ten, just like you said, I’ll turn around and walk away whenever I see Zhao Xuanglang.”

“Deal, it’s a promise.”

Before Zhong Nianyao could finish speaking, Chen Lianlian eagerly interrupted, “Zhong Nianyao, you must do as you say.”

“Hold on a moment!” Zhong Nianyao shook her head, speaking with a smirk, “If I do make it into the top ten, then you’re the one who’s lost. When that happens, I want you and Shen Yixue to kneel and apologize to me in front of everyone during the school assembly.”

At that time, both of them would probably want to avoid her! The thought made the idea feel like quite a good one indeed!

“Fine, we agree,” Chen Lianlian hurriedly promised.

“Wait.” Shen Yixue couldn’t hold back any longer and spoke up anxiously, “This bet is between you two, why drag me into it?”

Although she was sure Zhong Nianyao wouldn’t win, she didn’t want to get involved. Especially as the bet involved kneeling in front of everyone at school to apologize to Zhong Nianyao, it was something she could never agree to. She wanted to see Zhong Nianyao embarrassed, but she didn’t want people to laugh at her.

“Then let’s forget it.” Zhong Nianyao shrugged indifferently, “If we can’t reach a consensus, the bet is off.”

With that, Zhong Nianyao turned to leave.

“Wait,” Chen Lianlian quickly stopped Zhong Nianyao, anxious enough to start hopping up and down, “Zhong Nianyao, you mustn’t go back on your word!”

“I haven’t gone back on my word!” Zhong Nianyao spoke with a laugh, “Didn’t Shen Yixue just refuse? Since she’s unwilling, then of course, we’ll drop it!”

“This bet is between you and me, what does it have to do with her?” Chen Lianlian immediately retorted, “Besides, just now, I already agreed to kneel and apologize to you!”

“But, I don’t want to make a bet just with you!” Zhong Nianyao raised an eyebrow and continued, “Since both of you are here, let’s all make the bet then! Of course, if Shen Yixue, your good friend, isn’t willing to share the good times and the bad with you, then I can’t force her.”

Immediately, Chen Lianlian’s gaze fell on Shen Yixue, filled with a hint of doubt.

Just now, indeed, she had thought that she shouldn’t drag Shen Yixue into this. After all, it was her own decision to make the bet with Zhong Nianyao in the first place. There was no need for an outsider like Shen Yixue to do anything.

But now, she suddenly felt that maybe Shen Yixue had refused too quickly. If she wasn’t afraid to bet with Zhong Nianyao, why should Shen Yixue be? Besides, this was their only chance to keep Zhong Nianyao away from Zhao Xuanglang. As her best friend, couldn’t Shen Yixue help her out?

Faced with Chen Lianlian’s somewhat suspicious look, Shen Yixue’s heart skipped a beat, and then she quickly grabbed Chen Lianlian’s hand and tried to persuade her again earnestly, “Lianlian, I just feel that making bets at school isn’t appropriate. No matter who ends up winning or losing, the outcome won’t be good for either of us. Why engage in something where both sides end up damaged?”

“Moreover, if the school finds out about this, it won’t be easy to explain away!”

Although she was convinced Zhong Nianyao couldn’t make it into their department’s top ten, the slightest bit of uncertainty made her reluctant to gamble.

Her reputation at school had already plummeted. If she were to kneel in front of the entire faculty and student body for Zhong Nianyao, her life at school would surely become even more difficult.

Although she had an intense hatred for Zhong Nianyao and wanted to see her humiliated, she dared not stake her own future on it.

“How can that be?” Zhong Nianyao spoke coolly on the side, “The school certainly doesn’t forbid such things. Moreover, if we really agree to a bet, we could even file it with the student council. When the time comes, the student council can make it public, letting the entire academy help supervise!”

“Then the person who loses won’t be able to back out even if they want to.”

Originally, she had no interest in making a bet with Chen Lianlian. However, seeing Shen Yixue’s agitating behavior, she suddenly felt the urge to drag her down too.

It would be more fun, wouldn’t it?

And, she wouldn’t have to see Shen Yixue’s fake niceties anymore. All in all, that outcome seemed pretty good indeed!

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