In front of a tent strung with star-shaped lights, the three of them sat around a small wooden camping table.
On the table were two camping lanterns glowing warm yellow, three steaming cups of milk tea, an assortment of sunflower seeds and snacks, and playing cards.
By now, a hundred strips of tissue had been stuck to Xie Mi's face. Aside from her barely visible eyes, her entire face was covered.
As for why she had lost so badly...
Xie Mi studied the cards in her hand with a grave expression, slowly drew one out, and glanced at Shen Yeqing from the corner of her eye.
She tentatively tossed it down. "A single three."
You Hongxuan, whose turn came last, brightened. He had already pulled out a five, itching to play it, and was just waiting for Shen Yeqing to put down a four first.
Instead, Shen Yeqing casually drew out two cards.
"Joker bomb."
You Hongxuan: "?!"
Xie Mi: "Are you out of your mind?!"
Who the hell played both jokers against a single three?!
Shen Yeqing's answer to that was:
"In keeping with my principle of never leaving anything Teacher Xie says unanswered, I have to respond to every card she plays, too."
Xie Mi's mouth twitched. "Gee, thanks. But you don't have to use a joker bomb for that, do you?"
Shen Yeqing's lips curved into a devastatingly charming smile. "I have to take Teacher Xie's cards seriously."
Xie Mi: "?"
Who taught you to take them seriously like that, buddy?
Understanding dawned on You Hongxuan's face. "Oh, I see. Lesson lear-"
In a panic, Xie Mi grabbed his mouth.
"Don't learn that! You really can't learn that!!"
Please put an end to this farce.
That was Xie Mi's plea, her tissue-covered head already drenched in sweat.