Li Meijuan's expensive PS3 purchase remained unused; after all, the best configuration is always friends. A group of like-minded people gathered together makes any game interesting.
Just like the six people in the bedroom right now.
"Hehe~ Number two and number three, make face-to-face affectionate eye contact for one minute!" Lin Wanning was currently sitting on Xu Qingfan's lap, showing off her King Card to everyone while imperiously issuing commands to the other five.
"Hahaha, it's not me, it's not me, I'm number one; who are number two and three?" Xiao Ruawen was the first to reveal her card, a sparkling Ace of Spades.
"I'm number four." Wu Lingyu was the second to flip her card, a Club Four.
Xia Xiaoxiao secretly swallowed saliva because she was number three, and if number two turned out to be Xu Qingfan...
[I could make affectionate eye contact with this stinky dog for a minute!]
Thinking of this possibility, the girl's mouth turned dry, and her heartbeat unconsciously quickened.
After exchanging a knowing look with Lin Wanning, Zhang Yiyi revealed her card: "Number two is me."
Xia Xiaoxiao's disappointed glance flashed by. Then Xu Qingfan spoke, "Hahaha, I'm number five, so Yiyi, you have to make doe eyes at Xiao Xiao now."
Zhang Yiyi also felt disappointed; she was so close, just a little bit away from interacting with Brother Fan, but it still didn't happen.
However, she concealed her feelings well as usual, flashing her usual carefree smile at Xia Xiaoxiao and winking playfully.
"I'm number three." Xia Xiaoxiao felt glum inside, but maintained an expressionless face as she flipped her card, a measly three of diamonds.
"Hahaha, it's Xiao Xiao and Yiyi, come on, make eye contact!" Xiao Ruawen, ever the instigator of chaos, immediately began to heckle.
"Eye contact, eye contact!" Xu Qingfan also wanted to see the beautiful girls getting cozy and joined in the chanting.
Lin Wanning stuck out her tongue apologetically, regretting that she couldn't pair up Yiyi with Xu Qingfan, knowing that she could sit on Brother Qingfan's lap and play games only because Yiyi had secretly helped her.
"Let's do this." Xia Xiaoxiao wasn't someone who couldn't take a joke, and besides, this command wasn't a big deal, so she stood up without hesitation.
"Okay." Zhang Yiyi, always quick to act, also stood up and faced the girl.
"Ahahaha~ I'll count down from three, two, one; you can't laugh, and if you do, you have to start over. Plus, make it affectionate!" Xiao Ruawen, bouncing around playfully like a mischievous baboon, got ready to time them, dancing in front of the two.
"Pfft!" Barely ten seconds in, Xia Xiaoxiao couldn't hold back, her face twitched a few times before she finally burst out laughing.
"Goose, goose, goose~ Xiao Xiao, you laughed, start over!" Xiao Ruawen excitedly reset the timer and started counting anew.
Making eye contact up close without laughing is an extremely difficult task.
As expected, just over twenty seconds into their second attempt, Zhang Yiyi, looking into Xia Xiaoxiao's eyes, thought of the pranks she and Wanning had played on Xiao Xiao and couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"Hahaha, this time it's Yiyi, keep going!"
"Hahaha!" Now everyone in the room was laughing so hard, their stomachs hurt. Although there didn't seem to be anything particularly funny, they just couldn't control themselves.
Xu Qingfan didn't stand up; he rested his chin on Lin Wanning's head, his gaze lifting just enough to see the two. "Xiao Xiao, that won't do. Wanning said to make affectionate eye contact, but your eyes look like you're slaughtering a pig."
Lin Wanning leaned contently against Brother Qingfan, a light smile on her face.
"You shut up!" Xia Xiaoxiao glared emotionlessly at Zhang Yiyi's eyes. This was already their tenth attempt, and by now, she just wanted to be an emotionless killer.
"Challenge complete, let's go for the next round!"
Xiao Ruawen finished counting down, and both girls took a long sigh of relief.
If it had been Xu Qingfan they were gazing at, they would have been willing to fail a hundred times, but it wasn't him.
[Finally, it's over. Too bad it wasn't the stinky dog.]
[If only it had been Brother Fan, there's still a chance next round!]
Each girl, deep in their own thoughts, quickly returned to their original seats.
Clearly, the six people were playing the King Game, a social game that became popular around the world since its emergence in the mid-20th century.
With seven cards and six players, the person who draws the King Card— the Joker—can order any two people to do anything, and I mean anything.
But the fun part of the game is that the person with the King Card doesn't know their own number, so the people they designate could possibly include themselves.
This prevents the King from doing whatever they want, because the person who draws the Joker might end up the real clown in the end.
Since Lin Wanning drew the King in the last round, it was her turn to deal next. She collected the seven playing cards, shuffled them randomly, and distributed them one by one to everyone.
Lin Wanning was always lucky, and she drew the Joker once again.
Lin Wanning opened her card with a delighted snap in Xu Qingfan's arms: "Hehe~ I'm the King again!"
Zhang Yiyi made an inconspicuous hand gesture, which Lin Wanning caught. This time, Yiyi's bottom card was one, Yiyi's one.
"Wanning, you are so lucky; I've never been the King!" Xiao Ruawen said, looking at her measly three of diamonds and speaking in frustration.
"Hehe~ Not bad." Lin Wanning cocked her head, thinking about the command she'd give. Soon, she had an idea.