Reborn to prepare for the college entrance exam, you're letting me retire and make a comeback?

"Time in Time" Bar.

Su Rui's suggestion broke the tranquil atmosphere created by the soothing music, revealing a clear intention to "stir things up."

She exchanged a glance with Lin Xiaoman, then smiled at Lu Qian and Chen Yufei: "Feifei, junior Lu Qian, look, we now have four of us. How about we play some simple games, like... 'Smell and Recognize'?"

"Oh, 'identifying flavor by smell'?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Qian and Chen Yufei looked at the two women with curiosity.

"Yes, the rules are very simple!"

Lin Xiaoman chimed in, clearly indicating that the two had planned this all along: "Let's ask the waiter for a few different snacks, like French fries, fruit pieces, and cookies."

"And then..."

She smiled mischievously: "We'll play rock-paper-scissors. The loser will be blindfolded, and the winner will choose someone to pick up a snack with chopsticks and hold it in front of the blindfolded person's nose."

"The blindfolded person must guess what it is by smell and then open their mouth to eat it."

"If you guess correctly and successfully eat it, you can designate the next blindfolded person. If you guess incorrectly or don't eat it, you have to accept the punishment—you'll have to drink a cup as a penalty!"

These rules, just by listening to them, are full of potential for physical contact and ambiguity; it's practically like not even bothering to hide the fox's tail.

Su Rui and Lin Xiaoman's eyes darted back and forth between Lu Qian and Chen Yufei, their intentions obvious to everyone.

"That sounds interesting, no problem." Lu Qian readily agreed, a knowing smile playing on his lips.

He saw through the two senior students' little scheme, but it didn't matter to him.

Anyway, these people can't beat him.

Chen Yufei blushed slightly after hearing the rules, but nodded anyway: "Okay, let's play."

"Let's play rock-paper-scissors to decide the first 'lucky winner'!"

"..."

"Rock, paper, scissors!"

After several tense rounds of rock-paper-scissors, the result was unexpected—

Chen Yufei became the first loser.

"Oh, Feifei, it's you!"

Su Rui and Lin Xiaoman immediately started making noise, their faces full of smug satisfaction at having "planned everything."

According to their script, the first game would involve Chen Yufei being blindfolded and then designating Lu Qian to feed her, leading to an ambiguous interaction.

Chen Yufei sighed, picked up the clean napkin handed to her by the waiter, and covered her eyes. "As long as you know their arrangements..."

The world was plunged into darkness.

I heard my heartbeat quicken slightly.

"Alright, Feifei, now it's your turn to choose someone to help you, to put food on your plate for you to smell and eat!"

Su Rui's voice carried a clear implication, almost as if she was about to shout out the words "Choose Lu Qian".

Chen Yufei's cheeks were burning hot in the darkness.

She knew who her best friends wanted her to choose.

But the thought of having Lu Qian use chopsticks to bring food to his mouth in front of everyone, and having to open his mouth to reach it...

"No, that's too embarrassing!"

After a few seconds of internal struggle, and under the expectant gazes of her best friends, she bit her lower lip and said, "I...I choose Xiaoman!"

"?"

Lin Xiaoman and Su Rui were both dumbfounded.

No way, Chen Yufei, what are you doing?!

That's not how the script was written!

Why did this girl have to mess things up at such a crucial moment?!

Over here, Chen Yufei was blindfolded and couldn't see her best friends' expressions, but she could sense the tense atmosphere.

Feeling both embarrassed and a little smug, she thought, "Hmph, you two started this, but I won't let you get away with it!"

"Fine, I'll do it."

Lin Xiaoman reluctantly took the chopsticks.

Looking at the snacks on the table, he glared at Chen Yufei with a look of exasperation.

Fortunately, it can still be salvaged.

Since my best friend has chosen me out of spite, I can only let her win.

Then, when it was Chen Yufei's turn to choose, she had the junior student choose blindfolded, which wasn't exactly off-topic.

So, Lin Xiaoman deliberately picked up a large piece of fries and steadily held it in front of Chen Yufei's nose, pausing for a moment.

"Hmm...it's French fries!"

Chen Yufei smelled the familiar aroma of fried food and immediately guessed.

Then, very cooperatively, he slightly opened his mouth and said, "Ah—".

Lin Xiaoman reacted quickly and accurately, feeding the fries into her mouth.

Chen Yufei ate it successfully and completed the task.

"Yes! You guessed right!"

Su Rui and Lin Xiaoman immediately clapped: "Feifei, you're great! Okay, now it's your turn to choose the next blindfolded person! Choose quickly!"

The two exchanged glances, practically shouting "Choose Lu Qian!"

Chen Yufei took off her blindfold, but the blush on her cheeks had not completely faded.

Seeing the almost uncontrollable look in her two best friends' eyes, her heart started racing again.

This time, she knew she couldn't escape it.

Or perhaps, the secret expectation deep within her heart made her no longer resist.

She took a deep breath, her voice trembling slightly, and pointed at Lu Qian: "Then... I'll choose junior Lu Qian."

"Oh ho!"

"That's more like it!"

Su Rui and Lin Xiaoman high-fived in celebration, as if they had won a battle.

Looking at Chen Yufei's reddened ear tips and her forced composure, Lu Qian found it extremely amusing.

They weren't shy at all; it was them who became shy.

Since they're trying to seduce me, I might as well be the prey.

Anyway, that old scumbag has long since dealt with whatever comes his way.

He remained expressionless: "Fine, then I'll blindfold myself."

He took the napkin from Chen Yufei and deftly covered his eyes.

The world went dark, and my senses of hearing and smell became exceptionally clear.

He could hear the background music from the bar and smell the mixed aromas of drinks and snacks.

He could also clearly distinguish the faint fragrance emanating from Chen Yufei beside him, as well as her slightly rapid breathing due to nervousness.

It has to be said that this kind of game is especially suitable for men and women in the ambiguous stage of a relationship, just like how the ambiguity between them can suddenly arise now.

"Alright, junior Lu Qian, are you ready? Our senior Fei Fei is about to begin!"

At this moment, Su Rui's voice came forward, filled with excitement.

Lu Qian smiled and said, "That's fine, Sister Yufei."

As soon as she finished speaking, Su Rui picked up her chopsticks without saying a word, her eyes darting between the fries and fruit pieces, before finally picking up a piece of cantaloupe.

She handed the chopsticks to her best friend and winked at Chen Yufei.

"..."

Upon receiving the signal, Chen Yufei nervously pursed her lips and took the chopsticks from Su Rui.

The sweet aroma of cantaloupe is already faintly wafting through the air.

She carefully picked up the yellow fruit, held her breath, and slowly brought it to Lu Qian's face.

According to the script, Lu Qian should quickly smell the cantaloupe, then "Ah!" and eat it in one bite, so that the game can proceed smoothly to the next round, with the flirtation stopping short of a full-blown affair.

However, even with his eyes covered, Lu Qian's lips curled into a barely perceptible smile.

When he smelled the sweet aroma of the cantaloupe, he suddenly felt like playing.

He doesn't want to be someone who follows the script step by step.

The goal tonight is for Chen Yufei to confess her feelings, not for him to confess, so he can't be the one being flirted with.

and so……

"Hmm... what's that smell?"

He deliberately frowned, tilting his head slightly as if trying to discern the scent: "It's a little sweet, but it also seems to have a bit of... um... the smell of fries oil? Or ketchup?"

He shook his head back and forth, but wouldn't move closer to the cantaloupe piece.

Su Rui and Lin Xiaoman became anxious.

What's wrong with this kid?

You can't smell the obvious cantaloupe aroma? You must be doing this on purpose!

They frantically signaled to Chen Yufei with their eyes.

Closer! Closer! Push it right up to his nose!

Chen Yufei was also getting anxious. Seeing that Lu Qian's face was swaying back and forth and not quite in the right direction, she subconsciously moved closer and raised her wrist slightly, trying to place the cantaloupe more accurately under his nose.

But at that moment,

Lu Qian seemed to have finally "captured" the direction of the target and suddenly "peeked" out.

"ah--!"

The next moment, Chen Yufei let out a short, startled cry, as if she had been scalded.

With a loosening of his finger, the poor cantaloupe fell onto the table with a "thud".