Dare

A new round began. Maybe their earlier good luck had run out—Duan Xu got the lowest again, while Xue Jingshu got the highest this time.

Seeing the result, everyone exchanged knowing smiles.

Xue Jingshu adjusted his glasses. "Truth or dare?"

Duan Xu found it hard to choose. Xue Jingshu always had the most ideas, and the kind that smiled while setting people up. No matter what he chose, it didn't seem safe.

Seeing his dilemma, Shen Yanlang glanced at Xue Jingshu, silently warning him not to go too far.

Xue Jingshu curled his lips at him, though no one knew what that meant.

In the end, Duan Xu chose truth.

"When was your second kiss?"

Duan Xu: "!!!"

Fuck! Could he take it back and choose dare instead?

As soon as the question was asked, the others erupted into teasing cheers.

Duan Xu's face was already turning uncontrollably red. He didn't dare look around and could only stare at the cushion.

Shen Yanlang couldn't help letting out a soft laugh.

[Wasn't their second kiss this afternoon?]

Xue Jingshu glanced at Shen Yanlang. That laugh seemed to have a story behind it, and he raised his brows slightly, but he couldn't ask anything else. After all, he was only allowed one question.

"Why is Xuxu's face so red?" Zhou Zhou asked with a smile.

Everyone noticed it too. There had to be a story here, and they became even more eager to hear Duan Xu's answer.

Shen Yanlang reached out and covered Duan Xu's face. "Stop staring at him."

"Okay, okay, we won't look. But answer the question first, yeah?" Du Shen said.

Duan Xu looked up at Shen Yanlang again, his eyes wide as he glared at him. He looked fierce, but he was actually adorable.

"Don't look at me like that." Shen Yanlang looked away.

[I won't be able to stop myself from wanting to kiss you.]

Duan Xu numbly rubbed his face, pulled Shen Yanlang's hand down, and tried to keep his voice steady. "This afternoon."

"???"

"Holy shit!"

Exclamations rose one after another. Everyone recalled the time they had been alone that afternoon—they had actually kissed then!

That was way too explosive!

Shen Yanlang did his best not to smile and said seriously, "Keep going. Next round."

[Don't laugh, or Xuxu will get mad.]

Heh, so you knew that yourself!

Zhou Zhou was already impatient. "Come on, come on! Let's see who the lucky one is in the next round."

The third round began. As soon as the result came out, Duan Xu cursed. It was him again!

"Oh my! Duan Xu, your luck really swings between two extremes!" Du Shen couldn't help admiring him.

Xue Jingshu smiled. "Looks like someone's having pretty good luck today."

Shen Yanlang curled his lips. He really couldn't hold it in anymore and chuckled. "Xuxu, want me to take your place?"

"No, thanks!" Duan Xu huffed.

Wouldn't the result be the same if Shen Yanlang took his place? Either they would ask about their intimate interactions, or they would make them have intimate interactions directly. What was the difference?

Shen Yanlang continued chuckling but said nothing else.

Zhou Zhou had the highest score. Duan Xu thought he could relax now—Zhou Zhou probably wouldn't make things too difficult for him.

But he had thought too much.

Considering that he had already used truth twice, if he used it again, he would only have one chance left. If it landed on him several times in a row later, he would have no choice but to pick dare.

So Duan Xu said, "I choose dare."

Shen Yanlang was somewhat surprised, while the others were especially excited and even started offering suggestions.

Ye Xinyu said, "They've only kissed twice. How can that be enough? Make them have their third kiss too!"

Du Shen said, "And they have to kiss while hugging! At least one minute!"

Xue Jingshu said, "Three minutes wouldn't be impossible either."

Duan Xu was startled and looked at Zhou Zhou. "Zhouzhou, you wouldn't do this to me, would you?"

Zhou Zhou grinned at him. "Xuxu, I'm just an ordinary little wingman."

"Ahem! Taking everyone's opinions into account, I won't make it too hard for you. Just kiss Yan-ge once. Just once, but it has to be on the lips." Zhou Zhou said with a grin.

Duan Xu: "..."

In the end, there was no escaping it...

Everyone complained aloud that they weren't satisfied, but they also knew they couldn't go too far. Zhou Zhou's request was just right.

Shen Yanlang gave Zhou Zhou a grateful look, then turned slightly toward Duan Xu. "Come on. I'm ready."

[Xuxu is going to kiss me first.]

Duan Xu: "..."

"No rush. You can take your time kissing. It's not like we have anything else to do." Xue Jingshu said lazily.

With so many pairs of eyes fixed on him, Duan Xu was like a duck forced onto the rack. He could only get down after he finished kissing.

After a moment of silence, Duan Xu took a deep breath. So what if he kissed him? What was wrong with kissing his future boyfriend? What was wrong with being watched? He would just pretend no one was there!

So Duan Xu lifted his head, his gaze falling on Shen Yanlang's sexy thin lips. Closing his eyes, he leaned in and kissed him. The instant it was over, he pulled away. "I'm done kissing. We can start the next round."

The moment Duan Xu's gaze landed on his lips, Shen Yanlang's heartbeat sped up. Even his breathing slowed. In the blink of an eye, the kiss was gone, light as a dragonfly touching water.

But the sensation of those lips pressing against his remained in his mind. He had to restrain himself with all his strength to keep from pulling Duan Xu back and pinning him down for a proper kiss.

"Hey, Yan-ge, you're the only one left! Stop savoring it!" Du Shen and the others had already started the next round, but Shen Yanlang was still frozen there.

Everyone couldn't help laughing when they heard that.

After kissing him, Duan Xu lowered his head and looked at his phone, too embarrassed to look up. But now he couldn't help glancing at Shen Yanlang, then smiled.

He felt smug. You've been such a pervert in your head all day. One kiss from me and you went dumb, huh? Hmph!

Shen Yanlang came back to himself just in time to see Duan Xu laughing at him. His mind had already been wandering, and now his heart itched even more. His gaze toward Duan Xu became somewhat aggressive.

Duan Xu's heart skipped a beat under his dark gaze. He didn't dare look any longer and immediately lowered his head.

[When we get back to the tent later, I'm definitely going to kiss you enough.]

Fuck! Shen Yanlang was so shameless!

After that, Duan Xu and Shen Yanlang both played absentmindedly. Fortunately, nothing involved them afterward.

They played until around ten before stopping. Then they went together to the public restroom to wash up briefly before returning to their tents to rest.

Before they went back to their tents, Xue Jingshu reminded them, "Set all your alarms. If one doesn't wake up, several alarms will."

"No problem!" everyone answered.

Duan Xu entered the tent later. They had not brought a small lamp, so they could only use their phone flashlights for light.

After entering, he discovered there were actually three sleeping bags. Shen Yanlang had used one as a sleeping mat, while the other two were spread open like blankets.

Duan Xu zipped the tent shut, sat down inside, and asked, "Why are there three?"

"I asked the owner for them earlier. There aren't many people camping tonight, so they had some left." Shen Yanlang lifted the two sleeping-bag blankets. "The others have them too."

"Oh." Duan Xu sat down, and Shen Yanlang covered him up.

Only then did Duan Xu realize. "No, one sleeping bag each would be fine. It'll be cold like this."

"It won't be cold. I'll hold you while we sleep. It'll be warm." As Shen Yanlang spoke, he pulled Duan Xu a little closer.

Duan Xu's face flushed. He immediately thought of what had happened that morning and shifted back a little. "I'm not sharing a blanket with you. You'll act like a pervert."