"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.
