A Young Woman's Heart

But soon, her little face scrunched up like a bitter gourd.

Because these five cards always give the impression of a great gamble on the 'Emperor,' rather than a great gamble on someone else...

Or rather, both sides have it.

The first card requires the person chosen by the 'Emperor' to kneel on one knee and say 'I love you'.

The second card requires the person chosen to kiss the 'Emperor' on the cheek.

The third card is for the person chosen to hug the 'Emperor'.

The fourth card is for the person who draws it to pick up the 'Emperor' horizontally—if this card is drawn by someone who is overweight, it would be a pretty good prank.

The fifth card is the worst, requiring the person drawn to lie in the 'Emperor's' arms until the end of the next round.

With so many terrible cards, Mo Xueyao could only choose one that was relatively normal.

"Hmm... let's go with the third one, the one where Xiaoxue and I are hugging."

"Wow—" Everyone immediately showed an "I understand" expression, and Liu Xiaowei even raised his eyebrows wildly.

"Damn it, why did they have to choose this card!" Hua Yinyin was the only one who was jealous.

"Nonsense, each of the five cards is worse than the last, so tell me who to choose!" Mo Xueyao angrily threw the five cards on the table, and everyone immediately crowded around to take a look.

"Pfft, hahaha—" Lu Chengyuan laughed so hard she kept pounding the table, "It feels like this is punishment for the 'emperor'!"

"Maybe Xiaoyao is actually looking forward to it~" Ye Wen said with a mischievous smile, stirring up trouble despite being a teacher...

Indeed, Yukong High School doesn't seem to prohibit students from dating early, or rather, as long as the situation isn't too serious, they turn a blind eye—schools that strictly prohibit early dating are very rare, because that often has the opposite effect, such as causing same-sex couples to fall in love with each other.

"Just a hug, right?" Mr. Xue seemed much more at ease than Mo Xueyao.

"Ah, right." Mo Xueyao took a deep breath, recalling how she felt when she was a boy. She treated this as just a hug between brothers, and immediately felt much more relaxed.

"Then I'll hug you?"

“Okay!” Mo Xueyao suddenly answered loudly, nodding vigorously.

"The anticipation is palpable!" Wang Jiale exclaimed excitedly.

"I don't know where the vinegar smell is, like a vinegar jar has been overturned." Tian Xinnan pinched her nose and deliberately fanned herself.

The one who was jealous was, of course, Hua Yinyin.

However, what no one noticed was that Li Wanyan, who was helping to tidy up the grill, was also glancing in this direction, intentionally or unintentionally.

Mr. Xue walked up to Mo Xueyao and, without giving her any time to prepare, immediately hugged her, only to release her a second later.

When Mr. Xue hugged her just now, he didn't actually get very close. He just stretched out his arms as much as possible and gently touched her back with his palm, but he didn't touch any other part of her body. He was quite a gentleman.

“If this were 18th-century Europe, Mr. Xue would be the quintessential gentleman,” Lu Chengyuan said, resting her chin on her hand. “But if he married another woman, would they still treat each other with such respect? It would feel like something’s missing… Anyway, I prefer a closer relationship.”

"Hey, wake up." Wang Jiale shook Lu Chengyuan's body. "Mr. Xue doesn't like you. What are you fantasizing about? Look, they are the perfect match."

"What do you mean 'well-matched'? Did you ask me?" Hua Yinyin swayed her body in dissatisfaction, which made Liu Xiaowei and Lü Bolun glance at her and swallow at the same time.

In terms of sex appeal, Hua Yinyin is miles ahead of Mo Xueyao.

"Phew." Mo Xueyao thanked Mr. Xue in her heart and sat down again, pretending to be calm.

Another round of the game begins.

This time, the 'emperor' is Aya Akimoto.

Standing at 1.84 meters tall, she resembles a towering tree when she stands up, forcing others to look up at her even when standing, let alone sitting down.

"I choose number one."

"It's me." Ye Wen stood up. "I choose Truth!"

"Huh, the teacher actually chose truth?" Aya Akimoto smiled helplessly. "Could it be that she thought the students wouldn't make things difficult for the teacher, so she chose this option?"

"Wow, you said it! Can I change it to Truth or Dare?" Ye Wen said, half-jokingly and half-seriously.

"No, no, once you've made a choice, you can't change it!" The other students immediately started jeering and trying to stop them.

“Well…” Aya Akimoto hesitated for a moment, but ultimately didn’t dare to make things too difficult for her teacher, after all, this was her homeroom teacher. “How did Wen meet Teacher Aki?”

"Him and me...?" Ye Wen sat down again. "We're classmates."

"And then? How did they get together?" Wang Jiale's gossip-loving soul was ignited.

These questions could have been left unanswered, but after glancing sideways at Qiu Yi, Ye Wen began to speak leisurely.

The game of Truth or Dare was suddenly paused, and everyone listened with great interest as the teacher recounted her love story.

"He was originally just an ordinary, unremarkable boy in our class."

When Ye Wen said this, Qiu Yi coughed twice.

“We shouldn’t have crossed paths at all, but… I happened to be at home when he went to the beach that day, and that’s how we ran into each other.”

"Wait, how did we run into each other at home?" Liu Xiaowei was filled with great confusion.

“Because it’s a villa, he was curious and looked inside when he passed by, and that’s when I saw him. I thought he was a thief.” Ye Wen said this, clearly trying to put him down.

"Hey, I was just curious, okay? It's just that there's only one villa on that beach!"

“They sound really rich…” Luberon remarked.

"It's alright, it's a small city, so having a piece of land like this isn't a big deal."

"You mean buying up that beach that's the size of ten football fields isn't a big deal?" Qiu Yi muttered, her eyelids drooping.

"Shut up, shut up. Anyway, that's when we got to know each other. Later, something happened, and I was kidnapped. He found the place where I was kidnapped and then called the police." Ye Wen explained simply, but even in just a few words, you could feel the danger involved.

In the past, everyone thought that Qiu Yi, who was of average appearance, was extremely lucky to have such a beautiful girlfriend as Teacher Ye Wen. It was like a beautiful flower stuck in cow dung.

Now, everyone has changed their minds.

In that situation, to actually dare to do such a thing, that's not something an ordinary person could do, right?

It's no wonder that Ye Wen, who comes from a wealthy family and is also very beautiful, would fall for him.

"Of course, that's not the only reason I'm with him."

"Anything else?" the students asked in unison.

"Hehe, but that's a secret, I can't tell you~" Ye Wen pushed away the students' faces that were getting too close. "Alright, alright, let's continue the game!"

The game of Truth or Dare has started again.

Shui Zhishi and Li Wanyan, who had finished their work, were also forcibly dragged in by everyone.

However, perhaps because there were too many people, the two of them were not selected and seemed to have come just to make up the numbers.

"Hooray! I drew the 'Emperor' card again!" Hua Yinyin stood up triumphantly. "Number seven! Number seven!"

"It's me again," Ye Wen raised her hand. "Let's continue with truth or dare."

As she spoke, she leisurely took a sip of tea. Clearly, in her opinion, even the mischievous Hua Yinyin wouldn't ask any inappropriate questions when facing a teacher.

"Um, excuse me, Wen! Has Teacher Qiu ever worn girls' clothes?"

"Pfft!" Ye Wen spat out the tea in her mouth. If she hadn't turned it around in time, she would have sprayed tea all over everyone. Even so, Qiu Yi was unlucky enough to get sprayed all over his face.

"You're asking me a question in reverse..." Qiu Yi answered for Ye Wen, "Look at me, such a proper person, how could I possibly wear girls' clothes?"

"Pah, you really haven't worn this before?" Ye Wen glanced at him sideways and spat out a mouthful of tea leaves. "I was gone for half a month that time, and when I came back, I saw you wearing girls' clothes and hugging yourself in the sunset, saying 'Ye Wen, I love you.' It was so disgusting!"

"Pfft, cough cough!" Now it was the others' turn to choke on their own saliva.

"So that means you've worn it more than once?" Hua Yinyin pressed. "Hey~ Teacher Qiu should wear a maid outfit to attract customers for the next school anniversary celebration!"

"That's a second question. I'll talk about it when you draw the next one."

"No matter which question it is, I'm not going to wear it!" Qiu Yi slammed her hand on the table. "And the one who does that is Ye Yu, not me!"

"Eh? This looks complicated~" Lu Chengyuan looked at Qiuyuan Ling, who also revealed a mischievous smile.

However, Hua Yinyin seemed to have cheated, drawing the Emperor card again, and this time it was Teacher Qiu.

Mo Xueyao couldn't help but cover her forehead, feeling that Hua Yinyin really did have the air of a witch or sorceress.

Or is she cheating?

"Hey, Teacher Ye~ You can't escape now, tell me~ How many times did you wear it? Or rather, what's the truth?"

Qiu Yi's face was as expressionless as the moon: "Not even once. Your teacher Ye Wen is deliberately smearing me. That time, it was your teacher Ye Yu who was dressed well, okay? He lost a game of truth or dare..."

"Why does Teacher Qiu sound a little regretful?" Hua Yinyin flipped through the cards in the Adventure game. "Huh, it seems there aren't any cards where someone wears a girl's clothes and shouts 'I love you'."

"Don't say that, Teacher Qiu. Explanation is just a cover-up." Lu Chengyuan laughed mischievously.

"Hmm~ It really is what Ms. Aki wore!" Aya Akimoto nodded vigorously.

Girls are sometimes worse than boys.

……

Chapter 139 Room Selection

After a whole day of playing, both teachers and students were starting to feel tired.

Although the villa has many empty rooms, not many of them are furnished.

Therefore, two people have to be assigned to a room, and the allocation is determined by drawing lots.

Even the teachers participated.

Actually, this is just to add some fun. Many people here are among the first generation of only children, without siblings, while children who live in the city rarely see their relatives.

At most, they would hang out or play with the neighborhood kids, but they rarely had the experience of sleeping in the same bed with another person.

Girls who are not only children usually have older brothers or younger brothers, but generally do not have younger sisters or older sisters, and they will definitely not sleep together after they grow up.

This arrangement is probably intended to bring everyone closer together.

Mo Xueyao drew a room in the middle of the corridor on the third floor. It was a fairly regular square room with a whole wall of very clear and clean floor-to-ceiling windows.

Every room is equipped with a washroom, and every washroom has a bathtub.