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The white candlelight flickered.
Li Jianbai was slumped in the sofa, breathing heavily, exhaling more than inhaling, as if he were about to faint at any moment.
Gu Xinglan patted the water droplets off her body and stopped half a meter away.
"Li Jianbai?"
The person on the sofa did not respond to him.
Li Jianbai only spoke after Liu Feizhou closed the door and finished cutting and serving the fruit.
"We've already sent people up to look for him, and we should have news by tomorrow." After saying that, he craned his neck a little, his eyes flickering as he looked at Gu Xinglan across from him.
Noticing that gaze, Gu Xinglan hesitated.
I don't know what to say; my mind is completely blank.
"Let's play some simple games," Liu Feizhou said, taking out a chess set.
"Chessboard?"
"Yes, Third Master is watching the two of us play."
Gu Xinglan was momentarily speechless.
Could Liu Feizhou not sense the faint aura of death emanating from Li Jianbai's body?
Furthermore, Liu Feizhou could actually do something so heartless—playing a game just to show off to others.
His lifeless appearance finally made Gu Xinglan unable to resist. She went upstairs to get a coat and hat, tidied up Li Jianbai's slightly long hair, put it all into the hat, and then gently draped the coat over Li Jianbai's shoulders.
When Li Jianbai saw him cough, Gu Xinglan patted the other's back until the heavy deathly aura finally dissipated a bit.
"Gu Xinglan, why would you rather go to the pigsty than come here to me?"
A hoarse voice came from beside my ear.
Gu Xinglan paused in her actions of adjusting the buttons.
"No, it's not that. I was just sent to clean the pigsty, that's why I didn't come here."
Grandpa Li Yuan wouldn't let him come over to Li Jianbai's place, and he couldn't get a reason from him. He kept replaying Li Yuan's words about the danger in his mind.
He associated those words with the feeling of being watched; wasn't it dangerous to be seen as someone lurking in the shadows watching him?
However, now, that feeling of being constantly on someone's back has completely disappeared, and it seems like everything has returned to normal.
"Oh, I know what's good to play with." Liu Feizhou placed a plastic bottle on the ground.
"Truth or Dare, it's suitable for three people."
I wanted to play Dou Dizhu (a popular Chinese card game), but unfortunately there wasn't even a deck of cards available here, and the internet speed was incredibly slow.
Liu Feizhou thought to himself, "If I really lived here for the rest of my life, I'd go crazy."
The fast-paced modern life and the slow-paced life here are worlds apart, and he simply can't stand it.
Gu Xinglan sat on the floor, somewhat uninterested, her gaze occasionally drifting towards the rain outside.
"Okay, let's play rock-paper-scissors. The winner spins the bottle first. The person who spins it successfully completes the task and has to stick a note on the person who asked the question."
Conversely, if the person cannot complete the truth or dare, they have to stick a sticky note on their face.
If you abstain, you must stick a sticky note on your face.
Whoever has the most sticky notes on their face loses. The loser must grant everyone present a wish. Also, there are truth or dare games, with the condition that the game must continue.
Liu Feizhou glanced at Li Jianbai with some excitement.
He wanted Li Jianbai to improve the slow internet speed in the yard.
Without the internet, even looking up information takes half a day of flipping through books, making it extremely inefficient. He's almost driven to the brink of neurasthenia by it.
Li Jianbai's gaze, however, was fixed on Gu Xinglan beside him.
Then it was Gu Xinglan's turn, who won against both of them by throwing scissors.
"I'll go first."
Gu Xinglan spun the bottle, and the mouth of the bottle was aimed directly at Li Jianbai.
Having already assumed that Li Jianbai was not suited for dares, he asked, "If it's a truth or dare question, besides the three of us, is there anyone else in your room?"
The questions that came up right away were a bit creepy, which made Liu Feizhou's scalp tingle and he couldn't help but swallow hard.
The only light in the room was from candles. The dim candles flickered on the table, their tiny flames barely creating a small halo that cast a waxy yellow glow on the three people's faces, their features contorting in the flickering light as if they were about to be swallowed by darkness.
"Have."
"Ah..." Liu Feizhou murmured, his whole body covered in goosebumps, and his face turned pale.
"it's your turn."
Gu Xinglan didn't press the matter further. She rolled the bottle over to Li Jianbai and then stuck a note on her face.
In this game, the person who asks the most questions is likely to lose; he could simply designate Li Jianbai to complete the great adventure.
If Li Jianbai fails to complete the task, he will have to put a sticky note on his face, and then Li Jianbai will be the loser.
The bottle neck was turned to Liu Feizhou.
Li Jianbai raised his eyes slightly, "Could you please take off your shirt?"
Liu Feizhou's expression was somewhat strange as he took off his shirt.
There were two muscles on it, not many, and they trembled slightly from the surrounding temperature.
"Ahem, it's my turn."
Liu Feizhou prayed that the bottle would be aimed at Li Jianbai, but the bottle spun several times and still couldn't be aimed at him.
"It's so cold." He sniffed and turned the bottle again.
The bottle opening was pointed at Gu Xinglan.
“I’ll give you a dare. Help me put my clothes on.” Liu Feizhou pointed to the short-sleeved shirt on the ground.
Gu Xinglan smiled and looked at Liu Feizhou.
The person was so cold that their voice trembled.
This is the mountaintop, so it's definitely colder here, which is normal, not to mention it's raining right now.
After Liu Feizhou was dressed, all three of them had a sticky note on their faces.
Gu Xinglan spun the bottle around twice, then aimed it at Li Jianbai again.
Liu Feizhou looked at him expectantly from the side.
He tapped his knee and said softly, "Do you know where Li Hetai is?"
"know."
"Ouch..." Liu Feizhou nudged Gu Xinglan's arm twice with his elbow. "You should make him play truth or dare. If he can't do it, just stick a note on his arm, right?"
He tried to aim the bottle at Li Jianbai, but he wasn't lucky; Gu Xinglan bumped into Li Jianbai twice instead.
Gu Xinglan chuckled and rolled the bottle to Li Jianbai's side.
This time, the bottle opening was aimed at Gu Xinglan.
I want you to look me in the eye for one minute.
Gu Xinglan straightened her clothes, climbed up to face Li Jianbai, and stared into his eyes.
The pupils of the Li family members all seemed to be dark black.
Only when you look closely can you see a little bit of the other colors.
A minute felt like an eternity, and Liu Feizhou, who was watching the whole thing from the sidelines, felt that the atmosphere was a bit strange.
"Could you come any closer?" Li Jianbai asked casually.
Gu Xinglan shook her head, her gaze still fixed on Li Jianbai.
"That's the next game."
It's Gu Xinglan's turn to spin the bottle again.
This time, when the bottle was turned to Liu Feizhou, he finally smiled contentedly.
It will be his turn to spin the bottle soon.
"What exhibition was that black ticket you gave me last time for?"
When Liu Feizhou was at the villa in Changgu, he gave him a completely black exhibition ticket. According to Liu Feizhou himself, it was an education-related exhibition. Was it really necessary to be so secretive?
He didn't go. Later, because he had kidnapped Hong Liang, he left the villa and stayed at Lu Yinian's house for several days.
Liu Feizhou, sitting opposite him, blushed and stammered as he spoke.
"It's a comfortable exhibition, meeting normal physiological needs..."
The air stopped for a moment.
Li Jianbai looked at Liu Feizhou strangely and couldn't help but murmur, "Comfortable?"
"Cough." Gu Xinglan couldn't bear to watch and rolled the bottle toward Liu Feizhou. "Your turn."
The bottle was finally passed from Liu Feizhou to Li Jianbai, who beamed with joy.
"Go outside and get caught in the rain before you come back."
This adventure is anything but ruthless.
Li Jianbai looked sickly, his face somewhat somber.
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