What Are You Playing That's So Much Fun?

"Just having you here is enough. Why did you bring me a present too?"

Seeing that Zhou Yuwen had actually prepared a gift for him, Shen Ding couldn't hide his smile. He hurriedly pulled Zhou Yuwen into the room and got him seated, then asked if he wanted to sing.

"I'll pick a song for you."

"No need. You guys have fun. I'll sit here for a while."

"Then let me know if you need anything."

Shen Ding smiled. Even though Zhou Yuwen had said he wouldn't sing, Shen Ding still thought about picking a few songs he liked. Students these days really only sang the same handful of songs over and over: Xu Song's "Plain Face," Michael Wong's "Fairy Tale,"

and JJ Lin's "Practicing Love."

After entering the room, Zhou Yuwen didn't make a point of speaking to Chen Rongrong. Earlier, when Dong Xue and Shi Zhenzhen had been talking about Zhou Yuwen, Chen Rongrong hadn't voiced an opinion because she had planned to wait until he arrived, announce her relationship with him, and show off a little.

Then, when Zhou Yuwen had come in just now, he had glanced at Chen Rongrong.

Who would have thought Chen Rongrong would actually put on airs and refuse to speak to him?

Since Chen Rongrong didn't want to make their relationship public,

Zhou Yuwen certainly wouldn't go out of his way to stick close to her.

So Zhou Yuwen's arrival had caused a brief stir, but things soon returned to normal.

Chen Rongrong was still sitting primly at the song-selection screen, her long legs in yoga pants crossed and raised. Shen Ding stayed by her side, picking songs for her and trying to make her laugh.

As soon as Zhou Yuwen sat down, Shi Zhenzhen came over with a smile and asked, "Zhou Yuwen, where did you go over summer break? We asked you out, but you never came."

"Oh, I was getting my driver's license."

"Wow, you got your license! That's amazing!"

Zhou Yuwen asked Shi Zhenzhen, "Aren't you guys going to sing? I only see Shen Ding and Chen Rongrong picking songs over there. Aren't you going to join them and pick a couple?"

Shi Zhenzhen couldn't help laughing at his question. "Let's not disturb them."

"Disturb them?"

"Yeah, don't you know?"

"Know what?"

Putting on a mysterious air, Shi Zhenzhen leaned close to Zhou Yuwen and whispered, "Shen Ding likes Chen Rongrong!"

Zhou Yuwen feigned surprise. "Really?"

"Oh, come on, you couldn't tell? We can all see it, right, Dong Xue?" Shi Zhenzhen said, nudging Dong Xue beside her with a smug look.

Dong Xue covered her mouth and laughed. Her expression showed what she thought, but she still said, "Don't talk nonsense~"

"What's there to be afraid of? Zhou Yuwen isn't an outsider. Let's not disturb them. We can play on our own."

Shi Zhenzhen pulled Dong Xue closer and said the three of them should play dice.

Dong Xue asked how to play, saying she had never played before.

"I know how," Shi Zhenzhen said. "My brother taught me. You bluff like this, and whoever loses has to drink. Zhou Yuwen, you can drink, right?"

"A little."

"Great, then the three of us can play. Come on, Dong Xue, sit here."

Originally, Shi Zhenzhen had been sitting in the middle, with Zhou Yuwen and Dong Xue on either side.

But Shi Zhenzhen got up of her own accord, pushed Dong Xue into the middle seat, and kept nudging her toward Zhou Yuwen.

"Oh, move over a little more!"

Shi Zhenzhen didn't know her own strength, and Dong Xue wasn't paying attention. She pushed Dong Xue halfway into Zhou Yuwen's arms. Fortunately, he reached out to steady her, or she probably would have fallen straight onto the floor.

"What are you doing?" Dong Xue's face turned red as she laughingly scolded Shi Zhenzhen.

Shi Zhenzhen merely stuck out her tongue. "Who told you to be so delicate a breeze could knock you over? Good thing Zhou Yuwen caught you."

"You really are..."

Dong Xue couldn't even be bothered to scold Shi Zhenzhen anymore. You can't tie the red thread like that, can you?

Still, Zhou Yuwen really is solid. Being pushed against him just now felt different...

"All right, all right, let's play."

Shi Zhenzhen said with a smile.

Zhou Yuwen had played plenty of dice-bluffing games at KTVs in his previous life, but the two girls were obviously beginners who barely understood the rules. It was just a game for fun, so he played along.

They had quite a good time. All they had to do was drink a glass whenever they lost.

Since Zhou Yuwen had driven there, he tried his best not to lose. After several rounds, either Dong Xue or Shi Zhenzhen had ended up drinking each time.

The two girls were quite happy, though Shi Zhenzhen's remarks tended to come out of nowhere.

Come to think of it, Dong Xue was quite cute too. She had rosy apple cheeks that grew even redder when she was shy.

Strictly speaking, Xuhuai was in the north, so most of the girls here were tall. Dong Xue and Shi Zhenzhen were just a little less attractive than Chen Rongrong, but they were ordinary girls too.

She lost two rounds in a row and drank two glasses. Her cheeks were slightly flushed as she complained, "Why is it always me!?"

Shi Zhenzhen said, "It's all Zhou Yuwen's fault. He hasn't lost once. He must know how to play and be setting us up on purpose."

"No, I'm just lucky," Zhou Yuwen said.

Shi Zhenzhen said, "But you can't just watch us drink without having a single glass yourself."

Zhou Yuwen said there was nothing he could do about that; he hadn't lost.

Shi Zhenzhen thought for a moment and said, "How about this? Dong Xue has to drink anyway, so have a glass with her."

"Why should I drink with her?" Zhou Yuwen asked curiously.

"Just drink!"

Shi Zhenzhen was still making no sense. She pouted. "Then how about you two drink with your arms linked!"

Dong Xue's face instantly turned red when she heard that, and she promptly slapped Shi Zhenzhen. "Hey!"

Shi Zhenzhen laughed and dodged.

Only then did Zhou Yuwen vaguely sense something...

Then he looked at Dong Xue's flushed face...

Uh...

Was I really this charming after being reborn?

As for Chen Rongrong, she had been sitting primly over there, waiting for Zhou Yuwen to come to her of his own accord.

To make him jealous, she had even smiled and exchanged a couple of words with Shen Ding.

She had thought that would surely make Zhou Yuwen jealous.

But when she looked back, she found him having the time of his life with the other two girls.

Worse still, that blabbermouth Shi Zhenzhen-

It was a shame she hadn't become a matchmaker. She was practically stuffing Dong Xue into Zhou Yuwen's arms.

And seeing that little vixen Dong Xue blushing and half resisting, half giving in,

Chen Rongrong really did start to feel a little uncomfortable.

"R-Rongrong, could we sing this song together later...?" Shen Ding worked up the courage to call Chen Rongrong by name and carefully make his request.

After making the request, Shen Ding's face turned red, and he didn't dare look at Chen Rongrong's expression.

After a long while, when Chen Rongrong still hadn't said anything, he finally raised his head.

Only to find her staring in Dong Xue's direction, her eyes practically spitting fire.

"C-Chen, Rongrong." Seeing how frightening Chen Rongrong looked, Shen Ding couldn't help calling her name again.

"Huh? What is it?" Only then did Chen Rongrong come back to herself.

"N-Nothing. I just wanted to ask what song we're singing later."

"Oh, wait a moment."

In the end, Chen Rongrong couldn't hold back. If she didn't go over now, Zhou Yuwen and Dong Xue might really end up drinking with their arms linked.

So she strode over on her long legs, wrapped in yoga pants.

Shen Ding thought she was just feeling playful and wanted to join Dong Xue and the others for a few rounds of dice.

Who could have imagined that Chen Rongrong would simply walk over on her own

and, before anyone could react, plop straight into Zhou Yuwen's lap, wrap her arms around his neck, and smile playfully? "What are you playing? You're having so much fun!"