Sitting there, Yang Ming soon saw his wife deep in thought, her small eyes whirling around. The corner of Yang Ming’s mouth lifted, feeling certain that his wife was about to pull some trick again, and sure enough, a moment later, she spoke up.
"Let’s the four of us play a game, otherwise it’s too boring on the road."
The three of them looked at Xiaoxiao in unison, quite surprised by her suggestion. They were all grown-ups, still playing games?
"Are we playing or what?" Seeing that the three of them were not responding, Xiaoxiao asked again, then turned her head and tugged on Yang Ming’s hand, pleading, "Husband."
"We’ll play." Yang Ming would definitely agree; whatever his wife said was law.
Chu Lian and Wang Xiangxiang had no choice but to nod along; it really was boring during the trip.
Seeing that everyone had agreed, Xiaoxiao started explaining, "I’ll explain the rules of the game first. The four of us will divide into two teams, me and my hubby on one team, and the two of you on the other, then we play hands face up, hands face down, the team with the lone hand facing a certain way loses."
Everyone nodded and continued to listen to Xiaoxiao, "The losing team has a punishment, which will be either Truth or Dare."
"What are Truth or Dare?" asked Yang Ming on behalf of everyone.
"If the losers choose Truth, then the winning team will ask the losing team a question, and they must answer honestly. For instance, I might ask, ’What’s the most embarrassing thing you’ve done from childhood to now?’ A question like that, and you can’t lie when answering," explained Xiaoxiao.
"If they choose Dare, then the winning team will make a demand of the losing team, something that the two of them have to do together. Like, I might ask you two to cheek-to-cheek for a moment. Got it?"
All in chorus said, "Got it."
Xiaoxiao revealed a mischievous smile, "Oh right, the demands could also involve kissing, hugging, and lifting high, you know."
In her mind, Xiaoxiao figured they wouldn’t really play along, the rules were completely up to her, she could play however she wanted. Besides, this game was definitely something Chu Lian would like, it was the perfect opportunity for him, and he would surely agree. The question was whether Wang Xiangxiang would agree or not.
Chu Lian was indeed quite pleased when he heard this, he glanced at Wang Xiangxiang with a smile in the corner of his mouth. He hadn’t expected Xiaoxiao to be so accommodating and helpful.
Wang Xiangxiang, on the other hand, felt a bit scared upon hearing about kissing, hugging, and being lifted high. She wanted to refuse, but seeing that the other three were ready to go, it seemed she couldn’t bring down the mood and had to brace herself to join in.
Seeing everyone’s agreement, Xiaoxiao was thrilled. She couldn’t wait to see what sort of interesting things she would be able to ask in a moment. She called out excitedly, "Is everyone ready?"
In unison, the three answered, "Ready."
Xiaoxiao led with a shout, "So, hands face up, hands face down."
They all showed their hands, and the first time Yang Ming and Xiaoxiao both had their palms up while Chu Lian and Wang Xiangxiang had their hands face down, so there was no clear winner or loser.
"Let’s continue, hands face up, hands face down."
They showed their hands again, and this time it was Wang Xiangxiang who singularly had her palm up while the other three had theirs face down.
Xiaoxiao immediately clapped her hands and shouted, "Sis, you’ve lost."
Wang Xiangxiang looked at Chu Lian, feeling somewhat embarrassed, "Sorry, we lost."
"No worries," Chu Lian replied.
"Sis, do you choose Truth or Dare?"
Thinking about the dare of kissing, hugging, and being lifted high, Wang Xiangxiang felt fearful. She figured Truth would be the safer bet. She looked at Chu Lian, who gestured for her to decide, so she said, "We choose Truth."