"Aiya, aiya, young ladies, why be so serious?" he said smoothly. "It was only a joke between you both. Seashell betting relies greatly on luck. There is no need to take a casual wager so seriously."
The crowd, which had been silent a moment ago, instantly woke up as if finding its backbone again.
"Yes, yes, just a joke!"
"That's right, why take it seriously?"
"It's not elegant to force the issue over something said in fun."
Some people even started looking at Bai Lingling with disapproval.
"She was just lucky."
"Miss Yun was clearly joking earlier."
"To hold someone to that over a joke, isn't that too narrow-minded?"
More voices joined in.
Soon, the entire shop was once again filled with noise.
But this time, the noise was different.
Earlier they had mocked Bai Lingling because they thought she would lose.
Now they were trying to reverse black and white because they could not bear to watch Yun Wanrou lose.
Bai Lingling listened quietly.
Then suddenly, she laughed.
