019 Not So Tight
"Having a female friend definitely doesn't count! Don't try to weasel out of it!"
Fatty clamored to bend his finger.
Jiang Shiyu dodged sideways and retorted, "How doesn't it count? Isn't she also a friend?"
Zeng Keqin lowered her head, seriously grilling the chicken wings in her hand. The charcoal fire illuminated her cheeks, making them red.
Fatty wanted to argue further, but Qian Bo pulled him back. "Alright, my bad for not being clear. Let me add one thing: female friends don't count."
Liu Ying was displeased. "If that's the case, then all of us girls would have to bend our fingers, wouldn't we?"
As the two sides were about to argue, the host Wang Chunyue stood up to mediate. "Stop arguing! This round doesn't count. We'll clarify next round. Xiaoting, it's your turn!"
Wu Mengting hugged Qian Bo's arm, resting her chin on his shoulder, and said with a grin, "I have a boyfriend. That doesn't include male friends."
Everyone except Wu Mengting bent a finger.
Fatty wailed, "This is such a lovey-dovey display. Who invited them?"
Jiang Shiyu added slyly, "Wasn't it you?"
The atmosphere instantly became lively, filled with laughter and playful curses.
Zeng Keqin stealthily lifted her eyes and looked at Jiang Shiyu through the crowd.
He tilted his head back, drinking beer, his Adam's apple bobbing. Seeming to sense her gaze, he turned his head.
She hurriedly lowered her head, picked up a skewer of barbecue, and put it in her mouth, instantly screwing up her face from the heat.
Out of the corner of her eye, she saw a smile curve at the corner of Jiang Shiyu's mouth.
Was he laughing at her?
"Qinqin, it's your turn!"
Wang Chunyue nudged her with her elbow.
Zeng Keqin thought for a moment. "I was locked in the library for an entire night."
Silence fell for a second.
Everyone bent their fingers at the same time.
Fatty gave a thumbs up. "Awesome! No wonder you're a top student!"
Zeng Keqin lowered her head sheepishly.
Actually, it wasn't some glorious achievement. In her freshman year, she was so absorbed in reading that she didn't hear the closing music and got locked in the library. Eventually, the dorm matron came to fetch her, and since then, even the cleaning lady recognized her.
Wang Chunyue cleared her throat and dropped a bombshell. "I've seen a ghost with my own eyes!"
Qian Bo exclaimed, "Really? No way!"
"Really! When I was little at my rural hometown, I got up to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night and saw a white figure float past. Soon after, I heard an old man in the village had passed away..."
Wang Chunyue described it vividly.
"Stop, don't say anymore."
Wu Mengting, scared, hid in Qian Bo's arms.
Everyone bent their fingers one after another.
Only Jiang Shiyu and Zeng Keqin didn't move.
"Have you two seen one too?"
Jiang Shiyu said, "I don't believe such things exist in the world."
Zeng Keqin said, "I only believe in science."
Wang Chunyue pointed at them angrily. "You win."
Just then, Liu Ying suddenly hunched over and stood up. "My stomach hurts."
Fang Yu quickly supported her. "I'll go with Yingzi."
Wang Chunyue didn't notice anything unusual and waved her hand. "Go on, come back soon."
Next, it was Jiang Shiyu's turn.
He said expressionlessly, "I've gotten five ear piercings."
Everyone bent their fingers.
Only Zeng Keqin's gaze fell on his glittering earrings, as if she was thinking about something.
The game gradually reached a fever pitch.
Wang Chunyue had only one finger left. She gritted her teeth and went for broke. "I wet the bed when I was seven!"
Everyone exchanged glances, suppressing their laughter, and bent their fingers at the same time.
Wang Chunyue pointed triumphantly at Fatty. "Hahaha, you lose!"
Before the laughter died down, strings of small fairy lights suddenly lit up on the hill opposite, like scattered stars.