Winter Returns

Chapter 205 Truth or Dare (Part )
Truth or Dare.

Zhang Shutong believes it is one of the most popular games among girls.

The reason they felt this way was because they had played the game before, which was nothing more than questions like "Who is your crush?" But the problem was that the four of them were too familiar with each other. Every time, Ruoping would be excited, while she and Qingyi would obviously be less interested. So she could only tease Dukang. Later, Dukang also became desensitized, and everyone felt that it was better to play Monopoly.

“There were too few people before, but there are many this time, so I think it’s really possible.” Ruoping was just like that, raising her hand enthusiastically again, her eyes sparkling. “Anyway, I’ll vote in favor first. Oh, and Du Kang’s vote too.”

Du Kang went to the restroom.

"Sure," Qingyi said nonchalantly. "Actually, I'd rather play with the Ouija board."

"Where is Shutong?" Ruoping ignored her completely.

“Whatever,” Zhang Shutong said, “You know I’m an energy-saving person…”

"Qinglian, do you want to play?"

Ruoping ignored her again, then she remembered something:
"Oh, I forgot to mention, the rules are like this... It's actually very simple. For example, if I ask you what fruit you like to eat, you can answer if you want, or if you don't want to... well, like going to the rooftop in the dark from the classroom and coming back. It's definitely not too outrageous. Like taking a walk around the men's restroom or something. How about we try one round first, and if it's not interesting, we can try something else?"

Ruoping patted her chest and guaranteed it.

Zhang Shutong felt that she was a bit mischievous, only guaranteeing that the dare wouldn't be too outrageous, but not that the truth would be the same.

As Ruoping spoke, she kept winking at herself, trying to get someone to be her accomplice. She was really being a bit wicked.

Zhang Shutong couldn't stand it anymore.

The next second, he nodded seriously at Lu Qinglian:
"real."

Lu Qinglian thought for a moment:

"it is good."

Ruoping made a peace sign and smiled like a little fox who had stolen a chicken:

"I'll search for the question on my phone. After Qiu Mian finishes her work, you all should get ready. Those who need to go to the bathroom should go, and those who need to drink water should drink. No backing out halfway through!"

After saying that, she jogged off to get paper and pen.

Zhang Shutong glanced at the fox statue on the windowsill. His mind wasn't on the game. Taking advantage of the free time, he went to the corridor. At the door of Class 1, students were coming out one after another. Perhaps they had finally reached a conclusion after arguing.

The singing from Class Two also stopped. Gu Qiumian packed up the camera and said that the recording of tonight would be sent to everyone later.

Zhang Shutong leaned against the door frame and waited for her, while looking towards the corridor.

"Ready to begin?"

He and Qiu Yumianmian have always had the potential to do bad things when they're together.

"Not yet," Zhang Shutong pointed to Class 4, "After they leave, Ruoping said we should play a game first."

"Let me pack my bag," Gu Qiumian said to the others, "You guys go ahead."

The two of them were left in the classroom. Gu Qiumian hummed the tune she had been rehearsing. Her schoolbag was still full of all kinds of snacks. Zhang Shutong opened a bag of cookies and ate them slowly. After eating the young lady's cookies, he had to do things for her.

He opened the windows one by one to ventilate the room, while Gu Qiumian turned off the multimedia system. Zhang Shutong slung her camera across her back. When the two returned to Class 3, everyone was already sitting around the table.

"eat together."

Gu Qiumian casually poured the snacks onto the table.

Before her skirt could even touch the chair:

"Miss."

Amid the footsteps of the students descending the stairs, someone knocked on the doorframe.

The person who arrived was Gu Qiumian's driver, who proactively explained:

"President Gu was a little worried, so he sent me up to check on things."

“I’ve already told him about the rehearsal…” Gu Qiumian sighed, then said softly, “It’s a good opportunity to take the camera down. Wait for me in the car for a while, and keep an eye out for any other men coming in at the school gate.”

The driver nodded slightly, slung his backpack and camera over his shoulder, and left.

Zhang Shutong knew that Boss Gu was not at home these days, so the security around Gu Qiu Mian, which had just been relaxed a little, was put back on the original level.

Now only the six of them remain in Class 3's classroom. Zhang Shutong deliberately opened the window a crack to keep an eye on the outside. The younger students hadn't left yet, and their laughter and chatter could be heard from time to time.

As night fell, only one light remained on overhead. The wind occasionally blew into the classroom, ruffling everyone's hair. Looking out, all that could be seen was darkness, but looking in, all that could be seen were familiar faces. This was the first time the six of them had sat together.

Ruoping cleared her throat:

"Let me announce the rules first. Whoever the pen lands on will be called on. Then that person will draw a question from a slip of paper. The question drawn will be discarded. If there are no objections, let's begin—"

Before she could finish speaking, she had already given the pen a hard spin. The pen spun around on the table for a while, and finally—

The pen tip stopped in front of Zhang Shutong.

"I'll draw it for you." Ruoping grabbed a slip of paper.

Then, she sighed in dismay and unfolded the note in front of everyone.

What animal are you most afraid of?

"dog."

Zhang Shutong answered calmly.

"You're afraid of dogs?" His friends were a little surprised.

"I was almost bitten by a dog when I was a child."

"See, it's such a simple question," Ruoping whispered to Lu Qinglian. "Let's try again."

She turned the pen again, and this time the tip... stopped in front of Lu Qinglian.

Ruoping picked up another one:
My favorite food.

Lu Qinglian asked:

"Didn't you calculate the answer?"

“No.” Ruoping said firmly, “If you can’t answer, you have to choose a dare.”

“Apple,” she said casually. Zhang Shutong knew that the truth-or-da game simply didn’t work on Lu Qinglian.

Lu Qinglian twirled her pen, and it took her a while before the tip stopped in front of Gu Qiumian.

Gu Qiu Mian immediately sat up straight.

Ruoping was much more polite, pushing the crumpled paper to Gu Qiumian and letting her choose for herself. Gu Qiumian hesitated for a moment before extending her finger.

When was the last time you got angry with someone, and who was it?

Zhang Shutong was eating a cookie when he suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Zhang Shutong at noon today."

Gu Qiumian generously gave a name.

"Hey."

He turned around helplessly, but Gu Qiu Mian didn't even look at him:

"I'll take the turn this time."

As he spoke, the pen stopped in front of Ruoping.

Who is the person you dislike the most?

"Uh……"

Ruoping's eye twitched.

"What kind of question did you write?" Du Kang laughed. "How could you get yourself into this mess?"

"Du Kang. Next."

The pen stopped before Qingyi.

The question is:
"Name the book you've been enjoying lately."

Qingyi announced a book title that no one had heard of before, then twirled her pen, the tip pointing at Zhang Shutong.

He pulled out a slip of paper, about to unfold it, when Ruoping interrupted him:
"Now let's upgrade the rules and add a mechanism to expose the fraudsters."

"What do you mean?"

"To prevent anyone from lying during the truth-or-dare segment and fooling others, if someone is caught lying by the others, the person who exposed you will be asked to do something instead."

Zhang Shutong nodded casually. He was almost immune to these kinds of childish questions. He wondered if the next question would be his favorite sport.
The question is:
"What is the name of the opposite sex you care about most right now? You're not allowed to say it's a family member."

Zhang Shutong was taken aback, while some people were curious, some pricked up their ears, and others remained indifferent.

Is this really a problem that came from the same pile of crumpled paper? If the crumpled paper from before was still in kindergarten, and this one is a fully grown adult.

The surroundings fell silent instantly, several eyes fixed on his mouth, and Zhang Shutong's face darkened.
"big Adventure."

"Tell me," Ruoping pressed, "Who is it?"

"A great adventure," Zhang Shutong emphasized again.

"Hey, don't be shy, don't be shy, is this really a dare?"

"determine."

Zhang Shutong reached for another pile of slips of paper:
"Make eye contact with the person on your left for ten seconds."

Zhang Shutong glanced at Gu Qiumian.

"Ten seconds, you can't back out now, Zhang Shutong. You just said you wanted to play."

Zhang Shutong turned her face away, while Gu Qiumian snorted. She looked down at Zhang Shutong with a defiant gaze for three seconds, then blinked after five seconds, and finally, her ears turning red, she said:
"Okay, next one!"

Zhang Shutong twirled the pen tip and brought it back to his face.

“There’s definitely something wrong with this pen,” Zhang Shutong insisted.

"Don't go back on your word!"

Everyone said in unison.

What lie have you told recently?

“Uh…” What kind of question is this? Zhang Shutong’s mind was racing. He said, “On Sunday night, we went to find the fox statue with Ruoping. When Ruoping’s mother came to pick her up, we lied to her and said we were just out to play.”

He thought this answer was pretty good, since everyone else had been lying.

Everyone immediately showed a disappointed expression.

"wrong."

Suddenly, a calm voice came to my ear.

Zhang Shutong looked at Lu Qinglian with a ghostly expression, wondering what was wrong.

“Zhang Shutong,” she said with a playful tone, “'Really.'”

Everyone else was confused, but Zhang Shutong understood what the woman meant. Not long ago, he helped Ruoping lie to Lu Qinglian, saying, "It's true." Now that things have come to Lu Qinglian's realization, the truth question is definitely not as simple as it is at a kindergarten level.

This is revenge.

Ruoping immediately became interested:

"What lie has he told recently?"

Lu Qinglian glanced at him:
"Yesterday at the mall..."

Everyone present pricked up their ears.

The girl said calmly:
"Zhang Shutong told me that once you've tried something in the tasting area, you have to buy it."

"Shutong, you're so childish," Ruoping said speechlessly. "Why lie to people? By the way, Qinglian, you can now designate him to do something..."

(End of this chapter)