Chapter 348: Truth or Dare?
"Just pretend I don’t have a heart." Lin Yixun stood up from her seat, her wrist aching faintly, but it wasn’t even one-tenth as painful as the ache in her heart.
This place was no longer a sanctuary, and she couldn’t stay here any longer.
When she returned to the living room, Lin Yixun heard Mu Yi’s voice, "Yixun, where did you go just now? We’ve been looking for you for ages."
"I went to the back garden for a stroll, to aid digestion."
"So you were captivated by our back garden. Next time, when you go home, ask President Leng to get one for you too."
Lin Yixun instinctively glanced at Leng Yixiu sitting on the sofa. She thought that if her relationship with Leng Yixiu was merely a secretive one, Leng Yixiu would never go out of his way for her.
Leng Yixiu maintained a composed expression throughout, seemingly a bit distracted. However, the moment he saw Ouyang Hao entering the living room, his calm face turned a few degrees colder. And when Li Yun’er saw Ouyang Hao entering, her gaze lingered on him for a few seconds before shifting to Lin Yixun, appearing somewhat displeased.
Everyone in the room had their own thoughts, while Mu Yi, still in the dark, cheerfully suggested, "It’s quite boring for everyone to just sit here staring at each other. Why don’t we play a game?"
"What game?" President Fei was quite supportive of his wife.
"How about Truth or Dare?"
"Aren’t we a bit old for that game?"
"What do you mean, ’too old’? Even at our age, it’s perfectly fine to play this game. Many young people play it when they’re out and bored. Yixun, Yun’er, don’t you agree?"
"I think it’s quite interesting." Li Yun’er glanced at Ouyang Hao, a glint flashing in her eyes.
Fei Yichen always indulged Mu Yi unconditionally, so naturally, he compromised and agreed to join. Now, only Ouyang Hao, Leng Yixiu, and Lin Yixun hadn’t spoken.
Ouyang Hao leaned lazily against the armchair, his hands in his pockets, smirking, "I’m in!"
Leng Yixiu shot a deep glance at Lin Yixun from afar and nodded too. As for Lin Yixun, in the end, she had no choice but to join. Google seaʀᴄh novelꞁire.net
"Great, let’s get started!"
Mu Yi had the maid bring a deck of cards and adjusted the game rules. She only kept the thirteen hearts, where Ace was the smallest and King the largest. Each round, the maid would deal the cards, and the holder of the largest card could ask the holder of the smallest card a question.
The person being asked could choose truth or dare.
In the first round, after the cards were dealt, Mu Yi, as the host, revealed her card first—a ten of hearts.
"Ten of hearts, pretty high. Maybe I’ll get to ask a question this round," Mu Yi said joyfully.
"No chance for you." Fei Yichen flipped his card, revealing a Jack of hearts.
"You bad guy! You’ve dashed all my hopes!" Mu Yi swung her fist and started hitting him relentlessly.
Everyone laughed, seeing the famed Fei Yichen, a man both feared and respected in various circles, being playfully pummeled by a petite woman, seemingly enjoying it.
But Lin Yixun couldn’t bring herself to smile, as she held a three of hearts, ensuring she would be at the bottom.
"I’ve got the Queen of hearts, slightly bigger than President Fei’s. So far, I’ve got the highest card," Li Yun’er said, turning her gaze to Ouyang Hao. "Ouyang Hao, what card do you have?"
Ouyang Hao smirked and glanced at Leng Yixiu, saying, "President Leng, you first?"