章 22: Wager

"Damn, it feels good watching you squabble with people. You've still got that razor-sharp tongue of yours, just as sharp as it was back in the day," Zhu Lingling laughed, "I think this stubbornness of yours must have been why Qin Chu fell in love with you in the first place." At this, Zhu Lingling seemed to realize that she had said the wrong thing. She coughed, taking the conversation in another direction, "What I mean is, even Young Master Huo got a verbal lashing from you. You're amazing. Teach me your ways, great master!"

"I'm done taking apprentices," Huo Mian joked while giving off a big smile.

"Look at you, acting all cheeky. Humph! Like you've actually taken apprentices before," Zhu Lingling teased back.

Time spent messing about with girlfriends always passed quickly.

The two would never cause trouble at night-time establishments. By the time they finished their drinks, it was already late into the night. They each took a separate cab home.