The anchor I was supposed to meet turned out to be my student.

We started drawing cards. After receiving my cards, I kept praying. Finally, I flipped mine over and it turned out to be the highest card, the King. Jiang Yanyi also flipped her card over and it was the Queen. We looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief. This time, we were safe!

Sure enough, Jiang Yan and I were in the highest number group, while Jiang Yi's group was in the lowest number group. They each drew a card from the punishment card and had to choose a punishment from it.

I glanced at the contents of the card, and it was nowhere near the level of the punishment games I used to play, like shouting that I was an idiot or imitating Pigsy carrying his wife.

Jiang Yi drew the following: put her boyfriend's index finger in her mouth for ten seconds; her boyfriend drew the following: he had to post "My girlfriend is pregnant with my baby" on his WeChat Moments and QQ Space, while she had to post "I am pregnant with my boyfriend's baby". Of course, this had to be made public to everyone and she couldn't speak or explain for a day as a game punishment.

I gasped when I saw it, wow, that's seriously huge!

Looking at Jiang Yanyi again, she also looked surprised, it seemed that she had never played with this group of people like this before.

Jiang Yi chose the first punishment, then took her boyfriend's hands, which he had just washed in the bathroom, and carried out the punishment in front of everyone. Some people even took out their phones to take pictures. In short, I would have been extremely embarrassed if it were me.

Ten seconds later, the punishment ended, and Jiang Yi's boyfriend had to go to the bathroom to wash his fingers.

The fact that these couples were willing to play this game greatly boosted the excitement of the game, and everyone couldn't wait to start the next round.

Chapter 43, Section 98: The Brewing Storm (Part 1)

I rubbed the cards in my hand repeatedly, making sure I had channeled my good fortune into them, before carefully turning them over...

Good heavens! It's a 1!

Looking at Jiang Yanyi next door, she had an incredulous look on her face. I looked down and thought, "Heh, at least she's better than me, she's a 2!"

Did we just prematurely use up all our luck for the rest of our lives...?

I looked at Jiang Yan and whispered, "Didn't you say nothing would happen?"

Jiang Yanyi also looked nervous. She blamed me instead, saying, "It's all because you had bad luck and drew the smallest number, 1!"

"You're no better than me, you son of a bitch!"

I think a miracle is impossible now, and I'm thinking of making a run for it. The contents of those penalty cards are way too outrageous; they must have written them themselves!

Unsurprisingly, we have the lowest score!

I glanced at Jiang Yanyi, signaling her to find an excuse to slip away now, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable, but she still held onto a sliver of hope that she wouldn't draw any excessive punishment.

She drew the cards for me and took two.

The moment I opened it, I was absolutely blown away!

First picture: A French kiss lasting ten seconds

The second photo shows a girl kneeling on the ground with a boy riding on her back. The photo was posted on WeChat Moments and QQ Space, set to be visible to everyone and not explainable for one day.

I pointed shakily at the two cards, and Jiang Yan and I looked at each other in despair.

You guys are skirting the line in a gray area of ​​color!

"Who do you think Yan Yi will choose, her boyfriend or her boyfriend?"

"It's definitely the first one. Before Tusheng even started playing the game, he already wanted to force a kiss on Yan Yi. Now he has a perfectly legitimate reason to do so, doesn't he?"

Jiang Yi's revelation made Jiang Yan and me even more of a focus of everyone's attention, and everyone was looking forward to the passionate kiss that was about to follow.

"Hurry up, stop dawdling."

"Exactly, what's there to be shy about..."

"You two haven't tried a wet kiss yet, have you? Hahaha..."

The usually carefree Jiang Yan was now so shy she was practically burying her face in her chest. She completely missed my pleas for her to make an excuse and slip away. I nudged her with my thigh again, but still got no response. In desperation, I reached out and poked her little bottom with my finger...

"ah!"

Jiang Yan cried out in surprise from the shock, and everyone looked over. I thought this was an opportunity, so I picked up Jiang Yan and ran towards the door.

"She suddenly feels unwell, I'll take her to the toilet to check on her, you guys continue playing."

As soon as I put Jiang Yan down outside the private room, her face was still flushed, and her hair and dress were a little messy.

"This has gone too far, hasn't it?" I said irritably.

This is the first time Jiang Yan has ever experienced being forced to kiss someone in public, so she is still very shy.

"I didn't want to either..." Jiang Yanyi said, sounding a little unsure of herself.

"Anyway, you should realize now how much you can't get along with them, right?"

Those people were clearly experienced drivers, while Jiang Yan was not even a novice driver; she couldn't even hold the steering wheel properly!

Jiang Yanyi stubbornly insisted, "Nothing can be accomplished overnight..."

Seeing that she still wouldn't listen to my advice, out of my educator's instinct, I patiently said, "So you're going to force yourself to find a boyfriend to fit in with them? Your parents work so hard to think about your studies and college entrance exams, and you're wasting your energy on these trivial things... It's not that I'm against you making friends, nor that those people were bad, but you need to choose friends who are suitable for you. Otherwise, even if you force yourself to fit in, you won't find true happiness!"

"But I don't like studying at all! I just want to live like adults with Jiang Yi and the others, where we can date freely, go out and play as we please, stay out all night, and do whatever we want... But my parents keep telling me to study. They have no idea what I'm thinking. You and they are in cahoots!"

Jiang Yan tried to shake me off and run away, but I quickly grabbed her, stood in front of her, and raised my voice, saying, "Then tell me what you really want!"

Jiang Yan tried to push away my hand, but she wasn't strong enough. With red eyes, she said, "I don't want to be a student. I want to do what I like. I want to do what I want like an adult. If I want to study acting, I'll study acting. If I want to study singing and dancing, I'll study singing and dancing. I don't want to be disciplined by you adults who always use the excuse of prioritizing studies..."

Jiang Yan's voice grew increasingly choked with sobs, and tears gradually welled up in her eyes. I felt as if I were getting to know her all over again. It turned out that she had so many things she wanted to achieve. Whether it was hanging out with this group of friends with whom she had absolutely nothing to talk about or not studying seriously, it was all just her subconscious desire to rebel against the rules and regulations imposed on her by her parents.

At this point, I no longer felt like lecturing her. I searched around for tissues, and finally had no choice but to reach out and wipe away her tears.

“I won’t take your thoughts lightly. I will definitely find a suitable opportunity to discuss them with your parents, provided that you promise me that you will study the courses according to the schedule I have planned.”

As soon as Jiang Yan pushed away my hand that was wiping away tears, she sneered, "Don't think I don't understand your rhetoric. You may say nice things, but you certainly won't do your best."

I don't know why she thinks that way, but I sincerely want her to find something she's truly interested in.

"I can assure you that as long as you promise to work hard to keep up with your studies, I will do my best to help you and your parents. Otherwise, you can just release the recording you have. Do you believe me now?"

Jiang Yanyi's expression gradually turned to surprise. She never expected that I would use the very thing she feared most as a guarantee.

"In the end, you still want to trick me into studying..."

"If you want to study acting or singing and dancing, you probably want to become an artist. You should know that the cultural literacy requirements for artists are getting higher and higher now."

"I don't necessarily want to become an artist. I just prefer the kind of performances that I show to the public. Do you know Mini-pink?"

I was stunned for a moment. Wasn't that the girl group Luo Yao belonged to?

Jiang Yan thought I didn't know, and said speechlessly, "I bet you don't understand either... This is a top girl group in Asia, especially their leader Luo Yao, who is my idol!"

Are you sure you want to worship that stuff?

"You want to be like her?"

When Jiang Yan brought up this topic, she became inexplicably excited, as if no one had ever cared about her idea.

“Yes, Luo Yao once said that she also became a trainee at the age of 15 and won countless awards in just four years... I am also 15 years old now, so I want to give it a try.”

Jiang Yanyi has excellent physical attributes; she's beautiful and has a lovely voice. It's just unknown what her talents are like.

"If you promise me you'll study hard from now on and get into a top high school, I'll let you meet Luo Yao and ask her to tutor you, how about that?"

"You know Luo Yao?" Jiang Yan asked incredulously, her eyes wide.

"You don't need to worry about that..."

"Tell me, tell me, is it true or not?"

Jiang Yan grabbed my hand excitedly.

If you keep asking, just pretend I didn't say anything.

Jiang Yan was so startled that she immediately let go of my hand and wisely didn't ask any more questions, but her big eyes were filled with joy and anticipation.

I glanced at her clothes, which had been disheveled since I carried her out, and she realized what had happened, blushing as she straightened her clothes and smoothed her hair.

"Alright, let's go back, it's getting late." I checked the time and it was already past nine o'clock at night.

As soon as Jiang Yan and I stepped outside the KYV, we were startled by the torrential rain outside. We hadn't expected that the previously gloomy sky would gradually turn into a downpour.

It was so late, and I wanted to take Jiang Yan home first, but I found that there were no taxis passing by in this torrential rain. When I tried to call a ride-hailing service, there were more than twenty people ahead of me in line...

What's even more frightening is that my phone is almost out of battery. I haven't charged it since I left home this morning, so I had to turn it off to save some power to scan the code to pay, since I didn't have any cash on me.

I figured we couldn't go back for the time being, so I said to Jiang Yan, "Why don't we sit inside for a while and see if the rain gets a little lighter and a taxi comes by?"

Jiang Yan nodded obediently and sat with me in the lobby to wait. During this time, I had her explain the situation to her father, who had something come up and wouldn't be returning to Shanghai that night. Of course, she only said that she was out shopping, not that she went to a KTV.

I originally wanted to tell Bi Antong, who was at home, but after thinking about it, I gave up. My phone was already turned off because the battery was low.

Chapter 44, page 99: Facing the Storm (Part 2)

The rain was heavy, with lightning and thunder raging through the night, and it seemed unlikely to stop anytime soon.

Jiang Yan and I sat in the lobby, feeling utterly bored. I wondered what brand of phone she was using, but the battery was so full that she was still playing with it.

Suddenly, Jiang Yan turned to me and said, "They asked me if I felt better, and if I did, I could go back and continue playing the game..."

"Just tell them you're going on a romantic getaway with your boyfriend, and they won't keep bothering you to come back."

“Oh…” Jiang Yan replied in the same way I said.

"But if they come out later, they'll find us in this hall..."

I said, "It's okay, we'll just wait for the rain to stop."

"Oh...they asked if we were going to a hotel?"

I was startled and turned to look at Jiang Yanyi, only to see her with a mischievous grin on her face. I slapped her forehead in annoyance.

"Don't make jokes like that, okay?"

"Hehe, look how cowardly you are. What's wrong with spending the night in a hotel during a downpour? It's clearly your thinking that's unhealthy."

"Tch, you're so good at telling dirty jokes, why were you so embarrassed that you couldn't lift your head when we were kissing just now?"

When the topic of what happened in the private room came up, Jiang Yanyi lost her momentum and couldn't argue back.

Jiang Yan put away her phone and sat down with me on the bench, feeling utterly bored. Because of the age gap, we couldn't find common ground and fell silent.

Time without a cell phone is really hard to pass. I felt incredibly bored, so I took out a cigarette, put it in my mouth, and lit it to relieve the boredom.

"How about I try a suck?" Jiang Yan suddenly turned to me and said.