Warm breaths tickled her ear, making her neck itch. An Ran wriggled uncomfortably and pouted, murmuring, "No way, I was just doing my duty."
"You cheeky girl," he retorted. She was such a contradiction.
This round, Gu Haoyu was the big ghost, while the little ghost was An Ran.
"Truth or Dare?" Gu Haoyu and Mu Xingfeng carried the same aura. Both were cool and noble, seemingly otherworldly.
The question alone made An Ran feel an invisible mountain of pressure.
"Dare," An Ran decided. As Mu Xingfeng’s girlfriend, choosing a dare should keep her from doing anything inappropriate with the opposite sex present. She didn’t mind joking around with the same sex.
A dare seemed much safer than truth. She was terrified they’d ask some embarrassing questions again.
Gu Haoyu’s gaze flickered as he calmly said, "Then kiss the person next to you of the opposite sex."
An Ran was dumbfounded. Seriously, with his noble and princely demeanor, he asked that question? Does that even fit with his icy elegance?
Chen Yankun and Sun Wangbei immediately started jeering, "Kiss, kiss, kiss!"
Cai Niya and a few other celebrities joined the ruckus.
Mu Xingfeng turned slightly to look at the girl beside him, his deep eyes carrying a hint of anticipation.
Struggling, An Ran finally turned her head. She chose this challenge, so she had to go through with it. Self-punishment wasn’t an option. She was Mu Xingfeng’s girlfriend in name, and with Chen Shanshan eyeing her like a wolf, there was no way she’d back down.
But facing Mu Xingfeng’s eyes, she chickened out.
Before she could finish her conflicted words, Gu Haoyu had already read the situation.
"Let him teach," Gu Haoyu remarked in his usual cool, slightly annoying manner.
Swallowing her nerves, An Ran looked at Mu Xingfeng but... couldn’t bring herself to do it.
"Little sis, come on and kiss, it’s okay if you don’t know how, Second Brother will teach you," Sun Wangbei chimed in teasingly.
An Ran’s face turned as red as a beet. She finally took a deep breath, wrapped her hands around Mu Xingfeng’s neck, and pressed her little red lips to his.
Mu Xingfeng’s eyes twinkled with amusement. He wrapped one arm around her slender waist, and with his other hand, held her head, guiding her to complete the task.
Chen Yankun burped, feeling overstuffed despite not having had enough dinner.
The group played late into the night. An Ran had two drinks, both on behalf of Mu Xingfeng. She didn’t want those women taking advantage of him. It was her duty, and Mu Xingfeng was injured and couldn’t drink, so she had to fulfill the role of his girlfriend.
Mu Xingfeng was initially okay with drinking a bit. But seeing An Ran’s determined expression, he relented. Sun Wangbei jokingly called him a loyal puppy.
When they returned home, everyone else was already asleep. Mu Xingfeng pulled An Ran directly to his room.
Once the door was shut, An Ran suddenly realized... were they really going to share a bed?
Mu Xingfeng calmly took a white shirt from his wardrobe and handed it to her, "You must be tired. Go take a bath."
An Ran looked at Mu Xingfeng’s righteous demeanor and remembered how he didn’t take advantage of her even in last night’s situation, sending her to the Guard Team instead. She felt completely at ease.