He randomly picked some numbers, âNo. 8 and No. 3, hold hands and walk around the tree three times.â
Maria shook her head, âLi, thatâs too simple. Whatâs the fun in that?â
Li Jinyuan was determined. âThatâs how I wanted it.â
Zhong Yuhuan was participating in the game as well. He didnât want to accidentally order her to do anything strange.
Maria couldnât say much more, âAlright, whoâs No. 8?â
Zhong Yuhuan raised her hand quietly, âI am.â
âWhoâs No. 3?â
Langdon stood up nervously, âI am.â
Had he known⦠why did he say anything about holding hands? Or circling a tree?
Li Jinyuan suddenly tossed away the Kingâs card in his hand and stood up. He smiled and said, âIâll be the tree.â
Langdon, ââ¦â¦â
Maria clapped her hands right away and laughed out loud, âGood, good! I like that!â
Others chimed in as well, âYeah! Whatâs the fun in circling a tree? I like it that way too!â
Li Jinyuan gave Langdon a look, still having that smile on his face and said, âCâmon.â
Langdon walked in front of Zhong Yuhuan.
Zhong Yuhuan, on the other hand, didnât feel any awkwardness at all. She casually took Langdonâs hand in hers and said, âJust three circles was all.â And started walking around Li Jinyuan.
Li Jinyuan had been getting taller and taller; otherwise, he would not be walking on the stage.
As he was significantly taller than Langdon, he did look sort of like a tree when he stood there.
Langdon might be outgoing, but he wasnât that bold.
He forced himself to walk around Li Jinyuan once with Zhong Yuhuan and thought to himself that heâd rather be circling a real tree.
He couldnât help but grumble to himself.
He now knew that Li Jinyuan was Zhong Yuhuanâs young brother, but why was he acting like he was her father?
Li Jinyuan maintained his smile as he stared at Langdon, all the way until the three circles were over.
When they all returned to their own spot, Langdonâs back was already drenched from his sweat.
Langdon had no idea why he felt so much stress, but when Li Jinyuan was staring at him, he felt extremely intimidatedâ¦.
They played 2-3 more rounds after that. Neither Zhong Yuhuan, Li Jinyuan, and Huo Chengming were picked, nor did they draw the Kingâs card. The others who drew the card ordered for âpick someone up and run to the treeâ, âhot kiss in publicâ, âclimb up a tree and a make monkey soundâ, âremove each otherâs clothesââ¦
In comparison, Li Jinyuanâs request was on the much milder side.
This lasted until Zhong Yuhuan drew the Kingâs card.
Smiling, she said, âNo. 4 and No. 5, take you clothes off and shout âFor the tribe!ââ
Maria chuckled, âDoes that mean they need to fight each other too?â
âOkay, we can throw in a fight,â nodded Zhong Yuhuan.
âWhoâs No. 4? Whoâs No. 5?â
They looked around.
Finally, Li Jinyuan and Huo Chengming stood up.
Zhong Yuhuan almost choked on the water from the glass in her hand.
She didnât know what to think of that.
Why did it have to be them?
How did she end up digging a hole for them?
She opened her mouth slightly and tried to think of something to get them out of it.