Everyone in the room cast curious eyes at the them, and the inquiry on their faces when they looked at Yun Muxi was especially obvious.
A dashing man with blond hair got up and strode toward Yun Muxi with a surprised look on his face.
Yun Muxi was stunned a little. She slightly wrinkled her delicate brows and looked up and down at the man. He was a dashing young man, tall and strong. His T-shirt that was close to his skin just outlined his hard muscles. His perfect figure and pretty appearance made him stand out among the houseful of people.
His blond hair was offensively conspicuous. He had a shiny diamond stud in his left ear, an angular and disembodied face and handsome features, with a cynical free and easy manner. His straight nose looked charming. His lips were full and s.e.xy, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.
It wasn"t until the man had walked up to her that Yun Muxi hesitated to guess who he was. "Are you Zhao Qi?" she asked doubtfully.
"Yes! It grieves me that you did not recognize me at once!" cried Zhao Qi, exaggeratedly stroking his heart with a devastated look on his face.
A man in the crowd quipped, "Master Qi, you know this beautiful lady? Which girlfriend is she? Introduce her to us!"
Zhao Qi looked back and sworn in a low voice, "d.a.m.n you, Xiao Xi isn"t my ex-girlfriend, she"s my G.o.ddess!"
The crowd behind him got more curious about them. A woman with a sweet voice teased, "Yo, Master Qi actually didn"t get the beautiful lady! I think Xiao Xi is prettier than any of your ex-girlfriends. How could you haven"t dated this gorgeous lady? Our beauty hunter never misses a pretty girl. It"s not like you!"
Zhao Qi sighed helplessly, "Well, how else could she be my G.o.ddess! Only those I didn"t get are G.o.ddesses, and the rest are nothing!"
As he spoke, Zhao Qi wrapped his arms around Yun Muxi"s shoulders and walked toward the inner seat. Gong Yu"s face grew a little cold, and his eyes flickered with an imperceptible dusky light, staring closely at Yun Muxi and Zhao Qi.
Yun Muxi was very uncomfortable with Zhao Qi"s intimacy, looking slightly embarra.s.sed.
Not noticing the change in Yun Muxi"s expression, Zhao Qi walked while exclaiming, "You don"t know, Xiao Xi was my high school cla.s.smate. At that time she was very well hidden in our cla.s.s. Wearing a very ugly black frame gla.s.ses, she kept a very low profile and deceived everybody in our cla.s.s. We all thought she was just a nerd who was good at study, but at our graduation party, Xiao Xi shocked the whole cla.s.s. Only then did I realize that I had spent three years in high school chasing after all the cla.s.s belles but missing out on the best."
"Gee, Master Qi has ever misjudged a pretty girl! It"s such an eye-opener to us!"
"Um, don"t you talk about it! This is the biggest failure of my life! When I really wanted to pursue Xiao Xi, she had got into University Z. With my exam results, I couldn"t get into that university even if I ride ten horses to chase! Later, I asked someone to ask about her in University Z, but unfortunately I didn"t get any information about her. So I lost contact with her. I didn"t expect to see her here today."
By this time, Tong Nan had pulled Gong Yu to find a place and sat down. After hearing Zhao Qi"s story, Tong Nan laughed and said, "Oh, I didn"t expect Xiao Xi and Master Qi to have such a long history! But Xiao Xi is such a talented and beautiful lady. It would be a pity if you, a womanizer, got her. Xiao Xi deserves better!"
Gong Yu sat aside, watching them silently with a cold face, while his heart was already churning with anger.
Hearing this, Zhao Qi retorted with a defiant look, "What are you talking about, Tong Nan? How come I don"t deserve Xiao Xi? I have many girlfriends because I haven"t found my true love! Xiao Xi is my G.o.ddess. Will I treat my G.o.ddess the same way I treat those commonplace women?"
The woman with the sweet voice next to him argued unpleasantly, "What? Master Qi, how could you say we are commonplace women? That"s not what you said when you were courting me. You were full of sweet talk then. When I became your girlfriend, your att.i.tude changed immediately. Now we have broken up, and you denigrate us!"
All the men around him were staring at Zhao Qi with big smiles on their gleeful faces. Zhao Qi looked around at them, and then said with a look of regret, "What friends you are? Look at your gloating faces! And you, Luo Wei"er, we broke up peacefully. When we were together, you got a lot from me. I didn"t treat you badly, did I? What"s the point of saying that now?"
Yun Muxi didn"t like this environment, feeling that she was totally out of it. So she got up and whispered, "I"m going to the bathroom!"
She had just stepped out of the door when Zhao Qi ran after her, and called, "Xiao Xi!"
"What? What"s the matter?"
"Xiao Xi, please don"t mind what they said! They"re not bad guys, but have a loose-lipped mouth."
"It"s okay! I don"t mind!"
"Xiao Xi, what I just said is true. I was really like you. I tried to pursue you, but I haven"t been able to reach you. You seemed to have vanished from the face of the earth after you went to college. I asked several friends for information about you, but they didn"t find it. Later I asked Gu Yuxuan, she said she did not hear from you. So... But after all these years, I really still like you!"
"Zhao Qi, you know I take you as a cla.s.smate all the time! Besides, I already have a boyfriend, so... "
"It seems that I really miss you once and miss you forever! However, I still want to pursue you. I won"t just give up! Even though I"ve dated so many girls, I haven"t really had a crush on any of them. You"re the only one I ever had a crush on."
Yun Muxi looked at Zhao Qi and didn"t know what to say. Zhao Qi"s words were hard to believe. After all, he had ever have so many girlfriends, and he should be as sincere as this time when chasing those girls. Therefore, no matter how sincere a playboy"s words were, they were usually unconvincing. What was more, in Yun Muxi"s eyes, Zhao Qi was really just a cla.s.smate, not even a friend.
Yun Muxi paused for a moment and said gently, "Zhao Qi, we"ve all changed so much over the years. You don"t even know me! Thank you for thinking of me all these years!"
With that, Yun Muxi turned to go to the bathroom, and Zhao Qi shook his head in frustration and went back to the box.
When Yun Muxi returned to the box, the people inside had already started playing games, and it was extremely noisy. These young people were laughing and playing together, and only Gong Yu, who was sitting in the corner with an indifferent look on his face that didn"t fit in them. Strangely, everyone seemed to completely ignore Gong Yu and keep him out automatically. Only Tong Nan turned to say something to Gong Yu from time to time as she played with others.
Seeing Yun Muxi come back, Zhao Qi enthusiastically pulled her back to his side and suggested, "Xiao Xi, we are playing games, join us!"
"I don"t know how to play. You just play by yourselves," refused Yun Muxi sheepishly.
Zhao Qi shrugged and explained the rule to her, "Oh, it"s really simple without any skill at all. Every player draws a card, and whoever has the smallest one loses, and the loser will be punished. Punishment is "truth or dare". "Truth" is to answer the question asked by the one who gets the biggest card, and of course the loser must not lie; and "dare" refers to drink or complete a task."
Other men also echoed, "Come on, it"s very simple. Let"s play together! Don"t be such a wet blanket!"
"Xiao Xi, play with us. We came out today just for fun. And it"s my birthday, you have to listen to me!" Tong Nan also urged her.
Yun Muxi nodded in agreement. Gong Yu gave her a faint glance.
There were 10 people in the game. In the first round, Yun Muxi"s card was neither too big nor too small, so she was safe. The one who got the smallest card was Luo Wei"er. She chose "truth" without hesitation. The question asker was a man with a very white skin and a feminine appearance who could definitely be a beautiful woman if he put on women"s clothing. His name was Yue Liang, but because of his appearance, everyone jokingly called him Sister Liang.
"Hey, come on, Sister Liang, ask her a hot question," shouted Zhao Qi with schadenfreude.
Yue Liang smiled slightly, and paused thoughtfully for a few seconds before he put on a sly smile and asked, "Wei"er, tell us, where did you and Master Qi make love for the first time?"
Zhao Qi immediately cursed, "d.a.m.n, Sister Liang, you can"t do this. I"m innocent to be hurt! No, no, change a question!"
The question got the others" interest, and they all stopped him, "You can"t change. This is the rule. Now that Sister Liang has already raised the question, it is this question! Come on, Wei"er, answer the question, quickly!"
Luo Wei"er was a little embarra.s.sed, not for the question, but for she hadn"t really slept with Zhao Qi. She looked at Zhao Qi hesitantly, while others thought Luo Wei"er was pretending to be pure. They urged and mocked again, "Wei"er, don"t pretend, are you an innocent girl? We are all grown-ups. Who doesn"t know? Say it, hurry up!"
Luo Wei"er paused and then put on a determined look as if she intended to go for broke. "Master Qi and I never had s.e.x!" she answered readily.
"What? You and Master Qi have never had s.e.x! You dated for two months and you didn"t do it? Who would believe that? Do you really think we are all innocent girls and boys?"
"I really didn"t have s.e.x with Master Qi!" Luo Wei"er argued, a little anxious.
Zhao Qi could not stand it when they questioned Luo Wei"er, so he helped Luo Wei"er explain, "It"s true, Wei"er and I never have s.e.x!"
"What? Master Qi! When have you been so innocent? This is not scientific! Our playboy Master Qi didn"t have s.e.x with a woman dating for two months!"
Zhao Qi took a slightly embarra.s.sed look at Yun Muxi, gathered the cards together, and yelled, "Come on. Next round! Don"t you want to play?"
At Zhao Qi"s urging, the second round of the game began. This time Yun Muxi was unlucky enough to draw the smallest card. Sitting next to them, Gong Yu stared coldly at the man dealing the cards. n.o.body noticed, but he saw clearly that the man had been cheating.
The man immediately asked, "Xiao Xi, what"s your choice?"
After hearing Luo Wei"er"s question, Yun Muxi was afraid to challenge "truth". The questions would be too explicit for her to answer, and as for "dare", she could not drink so she had to choose the task.
After a little pause, Yun Muxi replied, "I choose to complete the task!"
"Good! Then pick a man in this room and kiss him in front of everyone!"
All of a sudden, Yun Muxi felt like whole parts of her brain had shut down...