Chapter 33: Chapter 32: Shen Qingning’s Sense of Disparity

    Lu Lu didn’t know why, but she suddenly felt that her body’s sound insulation effects were extremely poor.

    Thump thump—, amidst the noisy private room, she could hear her own heart pounding like thunder.

    Cheng Zhu had only made a gesture of firmly covering the shaker, yet it was precisely this that flirted with her.

    Because from the start, he purposefully asked her to blow on the dice, then progressively advanced, pushing the atmosphere higher and higher, followed by conveniently forgetting to let her blow, making her slightly annoyed, and finally, with a special move, he stirred emotions with the details.

    “Everyone is watching, why are you covering it up?” Lu Lu screamed in her mind, feeling more and more embarrassed.

    I couldn’t possibly be your lucky star, a puff of air won’t ensure your win.

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    Jiang Wanzhou was dumbfounded by the side.

    “Look at you, Cheng Zhu, playing like you’re in an idol drama inside the private room!” he internally ranted, holding back the urge to smack Cheng Zhu with a Bone-softening Palm.

    Shen Minglang’s feelings were even more complex.

    Initially, when he saw Cheng Zhu asking Lu Lu to blow on the dice, he thought: “Damn high schoolers are so childish! Dumber than a bag of rocks!”

    But he later realized, if you really are the dice king and keep winning, girls will indeed feel a great sense of involvement!

    Of course, that’s provided she doesn’t dislike you and is willing to interact, otherwise it’d be: blowing and blowing, blow your damn head off!

    But that little interaction between these two had indeed made him feel as if he “had stumbled upon something.”

    In the private room, the two little internet celebrities with their internet-famous faces, looking at Cheng Zhu’s rascal-charming face, were getting squirrelly.

    “This must be what a ‘younger suitor’ looks like!” the two women thought.

    If Cheng Zhu knew their frame of mind, he might be unable to resist teasing: “What’s with all this puppy love stuff, so silly.”

    As for Liu Hongjing, the plump one, he felt like he was splitting apart.

    A sweet girl of Lu Lu’s level, who wouldn’t harbor some unrealistic fantasies?

    Her face is blushing, damn! He made her blush!

    Only Shen Qingning watched everything from a distance, her cool face frowning once again.

    Her gaze was sharp, closely observing every little interaction between Cheng Zhu and Lu Lu, determined to notice everything.

    “Jiang Wanzhou’s good friend here, definitely has a problem,” the cold girl muttered to herself.

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    In the next round of the game, Lu Lu was somewhat distracted and not as tensely observant as before.

    It wasn’t until Cheng Zhu won again and raised his left hand for a high five that she robotically responded, which seemed to bring her back to her senses.

    Cheng Zhu continued to tease her with an under-the-breath blame, “Look at that, this was a close victory!”

    That’s what you get for not blowing properly!

    This time, he didn’t flaunt his win by calling “Next!” directly. Instead, he honestly shook the sieve and looked at the points, securing a narrow victory by sheer skill.

    The game was such that even if someone was highly skilled, they could still cheat and would not be able to win every single time.

    Now, only that glasses guy was left—the one called Wang Wei.

    As far as Shen Minglang had mentioned, this guy seemed to be helping with his family’s e-commerce business, though what they sold was unclear.

    Suddenly, all the pressure shifted to Wang Wei’s side.

    Damn it, seven teammates all wiped out!

    “I can’t lose this one!” Liu Hongjing was still imposing mad pressure at the side.

    Cheng Zhu laughed, thinking “It’s better to attack the heart than the citadel,” and thus he spoke, “Wasn’t someone saying earlier, the old rules, something with ... ah yes, they said it in English, double!”

    He enunciated his English with extra precision, and many people laughed.

    “I can’t quite remember who said it.” Cheng Zhu continued, “Since the rules include a double penalty for drinking, then as the last man standing on my team, I should also be able to take on eight, right?”

    Hearing this, Shen Minglang got excited and stood up, shouting at Liu Hongjing, “Right, right, right! If there’s a double, there should be a reverse double! As the last on our team, if Cheng Zhu wins, you guys have to drink double too!”

    “Woohoo—!” Shen Minglang no longer cared about winning or losing; he felt like he had already won in terms of momentum.

    Even if they ended up drinking as the losing team, Shen Minglang would happily guzzle down drink after drink, letting his younger companions drink less. After all, the alcohol was part of the fun!

    Meanwhile, Wang Wei felt the pressure mounting.

    Damn, it felt like they weren’t playing a game, but rather betting on their team’s dignity!

    —The dignity of men at the drinking table!

    While one side was betting on their dignity, on the other, flirting was still ongoing.

    Cheng Zhu lightly nudged Lu Lu, who was inching closer to him, whispering, “No need to blow anymore, this round, you shake.”

    “Really?” Lu Lu glanced at him with eyes as innocent as a fawn in the woods, then eagerly said, “Okie-dokie!”

    She shook the shaker vigorously several times before pushing it towards Cheng Zhu.

    Cheng Zhu had previously said that no one on his team was allowed to see his dice, suspecting that there were traitors among them.

    This time, he played the ‘exception’ card, telling Lu Lu, “Since you shook it yourself, you can look.”

    After saying that, he gestured for Lu Lu to come closer, and the girl cooperated by leaning in.

    Thus, their faces were close together, and they both bent down sneakily to look at the dice.

    Cheng Zhu felt his left cheek itch as Lu Lu’s hair brushed against him.

    See, you made me itch first with your hair, later on as compensation, I might just encounter a classic episode—”Cheng Zhu, you’re pressing on my hair.”

    On the opposite side, Shen Qingning watched, her brows creased tightly. She had never seen Lu Lu be so close with any boy before, and thought to herself: “Your two faces are about to stick together!”

    She couldn’t help but recall a conversation she had with Lu Lu, when they had discussed whether or not to date during university.

    Shen Qingning expressed that she had no intention of dating in college.

    Lu Lu revealed a look of anticipation and said, “If I meet someone I like, I definitely will.”

    Shen Qingning bluntly replied, “Only fools fall in love.”

    Who knew, Lu Lu chuckled, showing off her cute dimples, and with a tone full of longing, said:

    “I really want to be a fool.”

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