After considering it, Bidegla eventually chopped the ribs on the cutting board into several pieces.

"Jennie, it's done," he said, putting down the knife and turning his gaze to Jennie Laura and the chaotic kitchen.

"Alright, then you should hurry out. I'll call you when the soup is ready," Jennie Laura said, pushing Bidegla out of the kitchen.

With a wry smile on his face, Bidegla didn't persist, fearing that he might hurt her by continuing to compete with her.

Nevertheless, Bidegla was deeply moved. It was so rare for a wealthy young lady to cook soup for him, indicating that Jennie had begun to change her attitude towards him.

Shaking his head, Bidegla didn't linger and returned to his room.

When he picked up his phone, it was dead. After replacing the battery, he saw that he had six missed calls. The first five were from Shina Macai, and the last one was from his older brother, Mordhadi.

He didn't call Shina Macai back, but instead dialed Mordhadi's number.

The call was quickly answered, and Bidegla heard Mordhadi's weary yet pleasantly surprised voice: "Little brother, our mother's bone marrow has been successfully matched and transplanted last night."

"Well, that's good news," Bidegla said with a slight smile. In this society, money is king, even in hospitals.

Without money, there's no hope of receiving treatment. If they don't kick you out, that's already a stroke of luck.

Thinking about his brother's relief, Bidegla's tone became more relaxed.

"Brother, take good care of our mother during this time. The opening of the jewelry store will take some time, so don't worry about this side for now," he said.

"I'm not worried about the jewelry store. It's just..." Mordhadi seemed hesitant and unable to continue.

"Brother, just tell me directly. There's nothing we can't discuss as brothers," Bidegla said, sensing Mordhadi's change in tone.

"Well, I told my mother about the money you gave me, and she has been wanting to meet you. Do you think you have some time to come over?" Mordhadi's voice sounded somewhat ashamed.

Bidegla was very busy, but he couldn't ignore his mother's request. So now he was in a bit of a dilemma.

"It's simple. Since we're QQ friends, just grab a laptop and we can have a video call. It's almost the same as meeting in person," Bidegla said with a smile.

"Right, how could I forget that," Mordhadi said, as if awakening from a dream. "I'll hang up and go get my laptop."

With that, Bidegla heard a dial tone on the phone.

He threw the phone on the bed and retrieved the laptop he hadn't used in a long time from underneath. It was a gift from his parents when he went to college, but he only used it for games and movies. After graduating, he rarely used it, especially after returning to Zhuhai City, where he was busy with his cultivation and had no time for a computer.

He turned on the laptop, but it was out of power. After plugging it in, Bidegla quickly connected to the WiFi and opened his QQ.

The friends on QQ are few, except for some classmates and relatives, most people are too lazy to add Bidegla. After about three minutes, Mordhadi's QQ started to jump and a video popped up. Accepting the video invitation, Bidegla immediately saw a pale woman appearing in front of the computer, accompanied by Mordhadi, who had been separated from Bidegla for many days. At this moment, Mordhadi's eyes were somewhat red, with dark circles under his eyes as black as jade, clearly indicating a sleepless night. "Hello, auntie," Bidegla greeted the woman in the video with a smile. "You must be the classmate Mordhadi talked about," Bidegla saw Mordhadi's mother, and the woman also saw Bidegla in the video. "Yes, my brother and I have been brothers since university, and now we both work in the same place," Bidegla replied. "Thank you for the money this time, it saved my life. We owe you, and we will definitely repay you," Mordhadi's mother said, seemingly struggling to sit up. Mordhadi had to press her down on the bed to prevent her from sitting up. "Auntie, there's no need to say that. Helping my brother is my duty, and I'm not expecting anything in return. Just focus on getting better," Bidegla said with a smile. "A million is not a small amount. Our family cannot repay it, so I have decided to betroth my daughter to you," Mordhadi's mother said, almost causing Bidegla to knock over the computer in shock. What in the world? Bidegla knew that Mordhadi had a sister, even in their school days Mordhadi had mentioned her many times, and he could still recall the proud look on Mordhadi's face when he talked about her. But Mordhadi's sister was too young, right? When they were in college, his sister was still in middle school, and even though it had been a few years, she would only be in high school now, right? "Auntie, please don't scare me. The million I lent to my brother, he is fully capable of repaying it, so please don't say anything more," Bidegla replied, immediately refusing. Bidegla didn't know what to say about the idea of betrothing Mordhadi's sister to him. "Yes, Mom, our younger brother already has a girlfriend, so please don't say anything more," Mordhadi also tried to dissuade, shocked by his mother's unexpected idea. "No," the woman interrupted, "it's his business to have a girlfriend, and it's our business to repay. We have nothing left, except to betroth your sister to him. We really have nothing else to offer." And... as she spoke, Mordhadi's mother looked at Bidegla and said, "Your younger brother is a good person. Your sister will not lose out with him." "Mom... you," Mordhadi seemed at a loss upon hearing his mother's words. If he had known his mother had such an idea, he would never have told Bidegla about it. Sending his daughter to someone else when everyone else already has girlfriends, what is this all about? Although Mordhadi trusted Bidegla's character and knew him well, he still deeply opposed the idea of his sister becoming someone else's wife.

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"No need for further words; I have already made my decision." Upon hearing her son's words, the woman raised an eyebrow and then turned to the screen, revealing a smile as she addressed Bidegla, "Bidegla, I am now entrusting my daughter to you. You must treat her well."

With that, she said another sentence and closed the video, then turned away. The video closed, but Bidegla felt truly speechless. Mordhadi's mother was indeed powerful, wasn't she? To betroth her daughter to him, did she really think this was the old society?

If he had known she would come up with this absurd idea, he wouldn't have accepted the video call. Mordhadi's mother was truly remarkable, wasn't she?

"Bidegla... I..." The video closed, but Mordhadi's QQ lit up again, with a somewhat resigned message.

"Big brother, don't worry, I have no interest in your sister. Don't worry about it." With that, Bidegla added a smiley face.

"Ah... never mind, you go ahead, I'm signing off." With that, Mordhadi's QQ turned dark.

Rubbing his temples, Bidegla also felt speechless. Just by accepting a video call, he ended up with a wife. Although any man would welcome such a thing, the key was that the girl sent over was Mordhadi's sister, and Bidegla would never make a move on her, no matter what.

With a wry smile, Bidegla prepared to close the computer, but just then, his QQ avatar lit up again.

Looking at the name, it was Zitkalasa, whom Bidegla had known for several years, a girl.

Thinking of this girl, Bidegla was actually quite speechless, because he had met her in a game. When he was in college, he played a game called "Magic Dragon" and did quite well in it. He saw this person being beaten up by a few people and took pity on her, killing her attackers. But after he saved her, she clung to him, seeking his protection.

Originally, Bidegla didn't want to get involved, but when he found out she was a girl, he agreed.

So, this girl had been following Bidegla around, and in the end, they became husband and wife in the game, making Bidegla's game friends envious.

It had been several years since then, and if he hadn't seen her QQ message, Bidegla would have almost forgotten about her.

Opening the QQ window, there was a message.

"Honey, are you there?"

Cursing in his heart, Bidegla couldn't help but roll his eyes. He was no longer the Bidegla who only knew how to mess around; he had a beautiful woman, Jennie, now, so he no longer cared about the game's old wife.

Chatting was completely unrestricted, and Bidegla was beyond that age, so he naturally didn't believe it. Now he had the beautiful Jennie, so he wouldn't have any thoughts about this game wife.

Although he was somewhat uninterested, he still replied, "What's up?"

"Ah? You're here?" Seeing Bidegla's message, Zitkalasa quickly replied and even added an exaggerated expression.

"Tell me, what's up?" Bidegla replied in a few words.

"It's been several months since you last logged into the game. Have you forgotten about me?" Zitkalasa messaged Bidegla, followed by a string of pitiful emojis, not even taking ten seconds to send.

"If you're not going to talk about it, I'm logging off." Bidegla couldn't be bothered to say much, and replied with a rather cold statement.

"I want to come seek refuge with you," Zitkalasa messaged again, accompanied by a multitude of pitiful expressions.

"Why would you come seek refuge with me when you should be at home?" Bidegla responded, with a puzzled expression.