You're dumping me, huh? Fine, then I'll just pick up the school beauty and make her my wif

A burst of laughter erupted from the table.

Zhao Weilan laughed so hard she leaned on Shen Shiyu's shoulder and wiped away her tears.

Shen Shiyu wasn't much better off; she clutched her stomach with one hand and slammed her hand on the table along with Zhao Weilan.

Seeing his public image crumble, Xu Wenbin decided to go all out, stood up, cleared his throat, and said, "Since none of you acknowledge my culinary skills, I'll perform a song to prove my worth!"

"No, no, no! Sit down, I acknowledge your worth!" Song Mingxuan quickly pulled him up.

"Too late!"

Xu Wenbin cleared his throat, took a deep breath, and began to sing "Ten Years".

"If those two words hadn't trembled, I wouldn't have realized how much pain I was in—"

Lin tide put down her chopsticks and buried her face in her hands.

It wasn't because I was moved.

It was because Xu Wenbin sang completely off-key, and as his girlfriend, Lin tide felt utterly humiliated.

But Shen Shiyu, never one to shy away from a good show, chimed in, "So, Xixi, has your boyfriend's singing voice captivated you?"

"Yes, I've fallen." Lin tide looked up, her face contorted in pain. "Right now, I really want to dig a hole and sink into it."

Another burst of laughter erupted.

Xu Wenbin, after being rebuffed by his girlfriend, looked at her with resentment in his eyes: "Lin tide! I want to break up with you!"

"Okay, you split it, I'll post it on WeChat Moments right now." Lin tide pretended to take out her phone.

"No, no, no! I was wrong!"

Xu Wenbin is all talk and no action, but as soon as he sees his girlfriend taking it seriously, he immediately backs down and quickly sits down to coax her gently.

Song Mingxuan clicked his tongue and shook his head, saying to Lu Ziang, "Old Xu is completely finished. He doesn't even have a shred of backbone in front of Lin tide."

"Oh, I won't talk about it."

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Shen Shiyu suggested playing Truth or Dare.

The group quickly cleared a space on the table.

"The rules are simple: place an empty beer bottle in the center of the table and spin it; whoever the bottle's opening points to has to accept the punishment."

"If you choose to answer truthfully, you must answer truthfully; if you don't want to answer, you must accept dares; if you don't accept either, then you must punish yourself with three drinks."

"no problem."

Everyone answered in unison.

Seeing this, Shen Shiyu placed the empty beer bottle horizontally on the table, with a few drops of cold water still clinging to its surface.

"Then I'll start spinning."

She reached out and flicked it, and the beer bottle spun rapidly on the table.

Eight pairs of eyes were fixed on the bottle, their gazes following it as it circled around and around.

The bottle's rotation slowed down, and it came to a stop, its mouth facing Zhao Weilan.

"Wow, I'm the first one?" Zhao Weilan pointed to her nose, a little embarrassed.

"Truth or Dare?" Shen Shiyu asked with a grin.

Zhao Weilan thought for a moment and said, "Truth or dare, it's too exciting."

"Okay, let me think..." Shen Shiyu rested her chin on her hand and grinned mischievously for two seconds, "How many relationships have you been in?"

"Just once, my first love in high school, we broke up later," Zhao Weilan answered crisply.

"Wow, only once? I thought a beauty like you had dated at least three or five people." Lin tide leaned closer and said in surprise.

Zhao Weilan rolled her eyes: "Who do you think I am? Only school beauties are qualified to date multiple times, okay?"

After she finished speaking, she subconsciously glanced at Su Qinghe, who was leaning on Jiang Che's shoulder peeling an orange, completely unaware that what she said had to do with her.

The game continues.

In the second round, the bottle pointed to Song Mingxuan.

He chose dare, and was punished by having to run three laps around the pool in the backyard while shouting, "I am the most handsome man in the world."

Song Mingxuan did as instructed without expression. After running back, he sat down without saying a word, as if nothing had happened.

Lu Ziang suppressed a laugh and asked him how he felt after the run.

"It feels great, like being naked and feeling free."

Everyone burst into laughter.

In the third round, it was Lin tide's turn. She chose to answer truthfully, so Xu Wenbin took the opportunity to ask her, "Do you think your boyfriend is handsome?"

Lin tide stared at Xu Wenbin for a while, then uttered two words expressionlessly—"Not bad."

Xu Wenbin immediately clutched his chest and collapsed into a chair, pretending to be dead, but Lin tide slapped him awake.

After several rounds, the atmosphere became increasingly lively, with laughter constantly filling the table.

Su Qinghe nestled next to Jiang Che, holding his arm with both hands, resting her chin on his shoulder, her eyes crinkling into crescent moons with a smile.

Jiang Che looked down at her. "Laughing so happily?"

"Yes, everyone had so much fun together, I'm so happy!" Su Qinghe tilted her head, her eyes sparkling. "I love this atmosphere."

"Then don't back down when it's your turn later."

"No way," Su Qinghe puffed out her chest. "I'm not a coward."

As soon as she finished speaking, Shen Shiyu stirred the bottle again.

The bottle spun rapidly on the table, and Jiang Che's gaze casually followed the bottle opening twice.

The bottle slowed down, wobbled a bit, and then came to a steady stop.

The bottle opening was pointing directly at him, without any deviation.

"Hahahaha, Lao Jiang!" Xu Wenbin was the first to slam his fist on the table and laugh loudly. "What goes around comes around! Heaven has finally caught up with you!"

Jiang Che raised an eyebrow, his expression calm: "Truth or dare?"

"A grand adventure! A grand adventure!"

Xu Wenbin and Song Mingxuan exchanged a glance, a malicious glint flashing in their eyes at the same time.

"Okay, dare." Jiang Che shrugged. "So, what's the punishment?"

Xu Wenbin rubbed his hands together and stood up. Under everyone's gaze, he walked half a circle around the table, looking thoughtful.

"Let me think... We'll have to do something really tough..."

He stroked his chin and pondered for two seconds, then his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Got it! Ten squats!"

"oh--"

Lin tide, Zhao Weilan, and Shen Shiyu all started making noise.

"But just squatting won't do, you need to hug someone." Xu Wenbin chuckled, glancing around at the girls on the table. "Old Jiang, you choose a member of the opposite sex to hug to complete the punishment."

Although there are four girls present, who can Jiang Che choose?

There appear to be four options, but in reality there is only one.

Obviously, everyone is aware of this.

Zhao Weilan and Shen Shiyu exchanged a glance, then shrank back in unison, their eyes secretly glancing in Su Qinghe's direction.

Song Mingxuan and Lu Ziang also turned their gazes to Su Qinghe beside Jiang Che.

As expected, under everyone's gaze, Su Qinghe released Jiang Che's arm and stood up from her seat.

He then straightened his back and slammed his hand on the table with an imposing gesture.

He chose me.

His tone was domineering and left no room for negotiation.

All eyes turned to her.

Su Qinghe met everyone's gazes, her eyes showing no sign of backing down.

She turned around and looked down at Jiang Che, then reached out and gently hooked her finger under his chin.

"I'm his girlfriend, what's wrong with him choosing me?"

Jiang Che looked up at her, suppressing a laugh.

"Of course not."