Chapter 89 - Dare
Dong MingEn looked down at the beautiful heart shape drawn on the sand, the two names lovingly written inside it, then at the distinct footprint that destroyed the gorgeous drawing. He could already see the wheelchair he would be permanently bound to in the future.
“Boss, please have mercy on my foot. It doesn’t have eyes, ah, it’s innocent!” Dong MingEn looked up towards Zheng PingQing. Seeing his cold expression, Dong MingEn then turned towards Lin Qian. At this moment, his strong desire to live made his IQ soar. He cried out: “Sister-in-law, help me!”
The words ‘sister-in-law’ calmed Zheng PingQing, but his voice was still indifferent as he said: “It’s alright. Your crime isn’t punishable by death.”
Dong MingEn, who escaped death, finally breathed out a long sigh of relief. He released his hold on Zheng PingQing’s leg, then wiped the sweat off his forehead. “Thank you, Boss. I’ll leave right away.”
“Who told you you could leave?” Zheng PingQing crossed his arms. “A crime is a crime. Even if you aren’t sentenced to death, that doesn’t mean you can get away scot-free.”
Dong MingEn: “....”
The corner of Lin Qian’s mouth couldn’t help but twitch. “Your Majesty, you should watch fewer court dramas.”
Zheng PingQing lightly hummed, then said to Dong MingEn: “You there. Since you trampled all over this beautiful drawing and divine words, re-write them again a hundred times.”
Dong MingEn didn’t think he’d have to write again so soon after the college entrance exams. He looked at the beach, then at his inflatable duck. He wanted to cry. “Boss, that’s too many!”
Zheng PingQing lazily replied: “Then you can leave your legs behind and go.”
Dong MingEn tearfully replied: “...I’ll write.”
Lin Qian placed a hand on his forehead. “Forget it, ah. Just write it twenty times.”
It wasn’t that Lin Qian felt sorry for Dong MingEn, but when he thought of this beach being filled with a hundred hearts...the scene burned his eyes.
After his boyfriend said this, Zheng PingQing, of course, rushed to agree. “That’s alright too.”
Dong MingEn breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes filled with fighting spirit. “I’ll go write it now!”
Lian Qian: “...” This boy’s ability to adapt is too amazing, ah.
Dong MingEn walked to a piece of open sand, crouched down, then began to draw. Lin Qian and Zheng PingQing watched over him for a while, but soon lost interest and walked away hand in hand. Although no one was watching him, Dong MingEn didn’t stop, afraid of Zheng PingQing suddenly coming back and killing him. Twenty times wasn’t that much, so Dong MingEn diligently drew on the sand.
Just as he was about to finish, a familiar female voice called out from nearby. “Classmate Dong MingEn, we meet again. It seems that we’re somehow fated.”
Dong MingEn looked up and saw that it was Xu Shuang from No. 9 High School. Her hair was done up into two braids, and she was wearing a pretty floral dress. She looked more lovely than when he last saw her in the parking lot.
Dong MingEn was delighted and quickly stood up. “Classmate Xu Shuang, what a coincidence!”
Xu Shuang smiled and turned her head. “What are you doing here all on your own?”
Dong MingEn suddenly realized just what exactly he had been doing and went: !!!!
Dong MingEn hurriedly said: “Classmate Xu Shuang, listen to me first!”
The smile on Xu Shuang’s face froze. When she looked back at Dong MingEn, her expression morphed into something indescribable.
Xu Shuang took a step back, and stiffly said: “I didn’t expect you to have such a hobby!”
Dong MingEn tried to explain: “No, I was forced to...”
Xu Shuang was relived at Dong MingEn’s flustered actions. “...Classmate Dong, it isn’t shameful to have a CP. That’s actually quite meng. You don’t need to hide it.”
Dong MingEn was stunned. “CP? Meng? What’s that?”
Xu Shuang fiddled with her fingers. “But...I find fudanshis sort of weird....” After all, the CP was about two guys. Wasn’t that a little gay..?
However, she was too embarrassed to say this out loud.
“Well, my classmates are still waiting for me; I’m leaving first.” Xu Shuang told him then swiftly ran away.
But Dong MingEn, who was sad and full of doubts, stood in place.
What was that girl talking about?
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When night fell, everyone went ashore and went back to the villa to wash and prepare for dinner.
Their dinner was the standard beach fare- barbecue, plus some buffet options.
The lavish Zheng PingQing ordered the hired staff to put some chairs and tables on the beach in front of their villa. A bonfire was lit, two strings of lights were put up, and a table full of food was placed. Some barbecue shelves were also filled with charcoal and ignited.
“Come on, I’ll show you my barbecue skills-”
“Where’s that guy that has six abs merged into one huge ab? Hey you, put yourself on the grill!”
“Wow, this lamb chop is high-grade!”
“Pwah! Give me another glass of Fanta!”
“Li Gao’s seafood is so delicious! I’m in love!”
“You may not believe this, but I’m actually a little reluctant to graduate...”
“Wuwuwuwu...before, I didn’t dare believe that I’d be able to get into university...brother, I love you...”
“Shhh- what nonsense are you spouting?! Thank me properly, ah!”
“Wuwuw...before, I didn’t dare believe that I’d be able to get into university...Brother Qian, Boss Zheng loves you...”
......
The small patch of sand in front of the villa was filled with chatter and laughter from the No. 12 High School students.
It was like they entered the next stage of their lives overnight. These teenagers were looking forward to tomorrow, but at the same time, hoped that tomorrow never comes.
The feast lasted for a very long time; until the charcoal fire burned out, and the buffet table became a mess. Everyone was full of food and drink, but they still refused to stop.
It didn’t matter. They didn’t need to get up early tomorrow for school since it was a holiday. These holidays were supposed to let them have a good rest, but the time they have together was dwindling, so they all treasured each other’s company more and more.
Deep into the night, someone added firewood into the bonfire to keep it going. Lin Qian, Zheng PingQing, and their friends sat down on the sand near the fire and formed a circle.
...Naturally, a game of truth or dare began. Young people always loved playing such games.
After such a scrumptious dinner, these lazy people didn’t want to use their brains, so they played the most primitive game they could think of. An empty bottle was spun, eventually pointing towards a person who will have to accept punishment.
A witty classmate brought out a set of truth or dare cards, with one half of the deck containing questions, and the other half containing dares. The person the bottle pointed to only needed to choose whether to tell the truth or to do a dare, then select a card from the corresponding pile.
Energetic teenagers can always find fun in the most boring things, not to mention this group of youngsters who have known each other for several years and are very familiar with each other.
“Stop, stop, stop- go, go, go!”
“Haha, it’s Li Gao! Li Gao, truth or dare?”
Guo DangLi made the decision for him: “It has to be dare, ah! I don’t want to know the color of Li Gao’s underwear!”
Fu YiFei also joined in: “Yes, I’m not interested in knowing Li Gao’s secret crush, ah!”
Xu Yao tried to defend Li Gao. “Old Fu, you’ve gone too far. Isn’t the emotional angst of this ordinary male student worth some attention?”
After saying this, he turned to Li Gao and said: “Come on, let’s see what kind of dare you get!”
Li Gao: “....”
Li Gao was speechless. Ever since he joined this tutoring group, the respect he got for being the former ‘second boss’ was nowhere to be seen. In the end, he could only submit to their pressuring stares and pick up a dare card.
......
“Spin the bottle! Another round!”
“Stop...stop...”
“Ah, ah, ah, not me, not me! I just finished my turn!”
“Little bottle, you should be more aggressive, ah. You can still move! You can do it!”
“Stop-”
“Eh...”
“No- don’t stop!”
“No way-”
The shouts of the students around the bottle didn’t work one bit, and in the end, the bottle stopped and pointed towards the big Boss. Well, he was sometimes the big Boss, and sometimes the big boss’ wife.
“....Boss Zheng, please.”
Zheng PingQing pretended to be embarrassed and hesitantly said: “Ah, truth or dare? Which one should I choose?”
Lou XingGuang immediately said: “Truth, it must be truth!”
Zhou Daota: “We really want to hear the truth from Boss!”
If they let him do a dare and the card he picks ends up being too powerful, then who knew if Zheng PingQing would be the one at risk, or if the audience would be at risk!
Another classmate borrowed Xu Yao’s words and said: “Who doesn’t want to know the inner world of such an excellent and handsome male classmate?”
Li Gao: “...”
“Alright then.” Zheng PingQing reluctantly picked a card from the truth pile. He read: “Tell everyone the name of the person you like?”
Zheng PingQing immediately clicked his tongue. “Who else?”
Everyone: “....” No one dared to question him.
Lou XingGuang asked: “Then...do you want to pick another card, Boss?”
“Sure.” Zheng PingQing nodded and drew another card. “Tell everyone the name of your first love?”
Everyone: “...”
Sure enough, Zheng PingQing raised his brow. “Who else?”
This time, it was Zhou Daota who spoke up: “Boss, why don’t you pick another card?”
“Alright. After all, misfortune can’t happen more than three times.” Zheng PingQing drew another card. “Tell us who you starred in your most recent sexual fantasy?”
Everyone: “....”
Dong MingEn finally couldn’t help but get angry. “Who bought such broken cards, ah! Come out!!!”
Everyone was suddenly silent.
In the end, Lin Qian came out to the rescue. He laughed and said: “Forget it, ah. Just draw a dare card.”
“Right, right, change to dare.” Since a bigshot had spoken, everyone hurried to quickly change their tune.
“Alright, I’ll listen to my honey.” Zheng PingQing said with a shrug.
Everyone: “...” The sun’s already gone down, but somehow, their eyes were still blinded!
Zheng PingQing drew a card from he dare pile. When he read its contents, his eyes lit up, but he didn’t immediately say the dare out loud. Instead, he looked at Lin Qian, then silently moved.
He was initially sitting on Lin Qian’s right side, but now he moved to Lin Qian’s left side. He said: “Wow, how can this be so shameless, ah?”
Everyone became curious and asked: “What is it? What did the card say?”
It was only Lin Qian who saw through his acting. Lin Qian suddenly became covered in black lines, as he dreaded the fact that Zheng PingQing seemed to have gotten exactly what he wanted.
Zheng PingQing handed the card to Dong MingEn with a shy expression on his face. “You read it, ah.”
Lin Qian: “...” It’s over. It looks like Zheng PingQing got something he especially yearned for.
Sure enough, when Dong MingEn read the card, his face changed.
Seeing this, Lou XingGuang had a bad premonition. He asked: “What does it say?”
With a disillusioned expression on his face, Dong MingEn slowly read out loud: “Publicly kiss the person on your right.”
Lin Qian: “....” You see?!
Everyone: “....” Sure enough, they were the ones who took the risk from this dare.
What’s more, Zheng PingQing even cheated and brazenly changed his position after he read the card. Everyone...didn’t dare call him out on it.
Zheng PingQing smiled an said: “It’s a little embarrassing, but as a man, I have to follow through on this.”
Nobody knew who, but a resounding ‘yes’ was heard somewhere in the dark.
Xu Yao looked at Zheng PingQing with an expression full of sincerity. He said: “It doesn’t matter, ah. You can just choose to answer one of your truth questions!”
Jiang TingJun nodded his head like he was pounding garlic. “Right, right. You can just answer one of your three questions, we don’t mind.”
Fu YiFei acted all excited as he said: “We really want to know your answer...”
But Zheng PingQing simply swept his gaze across the group and said: “Don’t tell me you don’t know the answer to all three questions?”
Everyone decisively decided to shut up. Who dared to not know!
Zheng PingQing’s younger brothers all immediately replied: “We know.”
Zheng PingQing then looked at Xu Yao and the rest of Lin Qian’s group.
Xu Yao: “...”
Jiang TingJun: “Dare, you have to do the dare!”
Fu YiFei bowed his head and clasped his hands together. “Please begin immediately.”
Zheng PingQing looked at Jiang TingJun and said: “Remember to take photos. You already have experience doing it, so it better be good.”
Jiang TingJin: “....”
Ah, he wanted to drown himself in the sea.
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