Chapter 513 - 512: Old-fashioned but a Classic

"What are you talking about? Her name is Tu Tutu. If you can’t remember it, don’t just make something up."

Yun Zijin walked into the private room and, hearing Sheng Yang get Tu Tutu’s name wrong, quickly corrected him.

If he’d said it to Tu Tutu’s face, that would have been truly mortifying.

"My bad. Tu Tutu. I’ll remember it."

When Su Mengyao saw Yun Zijin arrive, her eyes lit up instantly. She stood up from the sofa, determined to sit next to Yun Zijin even under Lu Yunque’s death glare.

Goodness knows how awkward she had been just a moment ago, being the only girl in the room.

Although Sheng Yang was her boyfriend, in front of Sheng Hao, he was as meek as a lamb compared to his usual boisterous personality.

How could Sheng Hao not notice that Su Mengyao couldn’t relax around him? But since she was with Sheng Yang, she would inevitably have to face him at future gatherings.

She had a tendency to get nervous around him. If she didn’t get used to it and learn to calm down sooner rather than later, it would be a problem.

However, Su Mengyao was doing much better today than before. He believed that with a little more time to adjust, she would gradually be able to remain unfazed in his presence.

After Yun Zijin and Lu Yunque arrived, Li Yuexing, Fu Ze, Lu Yunfeng, and the others also trickled into the private room.

Once everyone had arrived, Sheng Hao stood up.

"Today, I invited everyone here for one main purpose: to apologize to Zijin."

Previously, Sheng Hao had always called Yun Zijin "Miss Yun." But today, to show his sincerity, he deliberately used a more familiar address to close the distance between them.

Hearing Sheng Hao’s form of address for her, Yun Zijin raised a slight eyebrow but didn’t correct him.

Li Yuexing usually called her Zijing. It wasn’t wrong for Sheng Hao to call her Zijin, either. They were all brothers who grew up with Lu Yunque.

"Because of Sheng Tian, Zijin was almost harmed. And this time, she’s still causing trouble in the detention center.

Sheng Tian can’t get out right now. As her older brother, I am here to apologize to you on her behalf.

I’m not asking you to forgive her. I’m just here to make our position clear. The Sheng Family will sever all ties with Sheng Tian, and she will pay the price for the evil things she has done.

I’ll down this glass of liquor. Zijin, you can drink as you please."

After speaking, Sheng Hao tilted his head back and downed the full glass of liquor in one gulp.

Watching from the side, Yun Zijin felt her own throat burn just from the sight.

"It’s fine. I wasn’t substantially affected. Besides, haven’t you already transferred ownership of several offices in Hengyu Building to me? My quarterly rental income has increased by quite a bit."

It was a known fact that Yun Zijin’s rental income from the South Suburb Auto Museum City alone was 500 million a month.

However, this rent was collected quarterly. It was currently November, so the next collection date was in early January.

However, the few offices in Hengyu Building were just small potatoes to Yun Zijin.

The quarterly rent from Dingsi Building, next to Hengyu Building, was far more than the rent from these few offices.

"I can’t hold my liquor, so I’ll substitute with tea this time. Mr. Sheng, there’s no need to worry so much over Sheng Tian’s actions."

After all, every injustice has its perpetrator. Even if Yun Zijin wanted revenge, she would only target Sheng Tian.

"Alright, now that the toasts have been made, let’s turn the page on this matter.

It’s rare for everyone to be gathered together like this. Let’s not talk about such unpleasant topics."

Li Yuexing stood up, cutting off any chance for the two of them to continue the topic, and quickly diverted their attention.

After the apology, Sheng Hao felt a sense of relief wash over him, and a smile unconsciously spread across his face.

Thanks to Li Yuexing’s playful banter, everyone soon put Sheng Hao’s apology to the back of their minds, breaking off into their own small groups within the room to chat.

Su Mengyao and Lu Yunque were sitting beside Yun Zijin. Tu Tutu, having arrived late with Lu Yunfeng, found that all the spots next to Yun Zijin were already taken.

In the end, Tu Tutu had no choice but to bite the bullet and sit next to Sheng Yang.

Sheng Yang felt someone sit down beside him. He looked up, saw Tu Tutu, and instinctively glanced over at Lu Yunfeng.

If he wasn’t mistaken, Tu Tutu had just come in with Lu Yunfeng.

The fact that Lu Yunfeng had gone to pick her up personally... the meaning was self-evident.

However, after observing their interaction, Sheng Yang realized it was a classic case of unrequited love.

Sheng Yang shot Lu Yunfeng a sympathetic glance, but he concealed it so well that Lu Yunfeng didn’t notice at all.

"Come on, come on, don’t be so lifeless! Let’s play a game!"

Since it was a party, having no interaction the whole time wouldn’t do. Li Yuexing, the designated hype man, eagerly stepped up and called for everyone to play a game.

They say the card table is the best place to build relationships, and playing games is no less effective.

"What game? Don’t tell me it’s that old classic, Truth or Dare."

You hear about that game everywhere. But if it’s the same game at every party, there’s no novelty.

"Even if the game is old, it’s a classic.

A classic is a classic for a reason.

Everyone write down a ’truth’ question and a ’dare’ on these slips. We’ll put them into two separate pen holders. What you draw is what you get.

Whoever the bottle’s mouth points to will be the player. The person the bottle’s base points to will draw a dare or a question from the slips for the player to complete.

You can choose ’Truth’ or ’Dare’. If you don’t want to do it, you have to drink.

But we can go easy on the girls; a small sip is fine. Of course, they can also choose tea or a soft drink, but if they do, they have to finish the whole glass."

Li Yuexing ignored their protests, and with a bit of cajoling, the game began.

Everyone quickly wrote down their dares and questions and placed them into the two separate pen holders.

Li Yuexing placed the two pen holders beside the table. Then he grabbed a random bottle, set it in the very center of the table, and with a flick of his wrist, sent it spinning smoothly.

"Come on, come on! Let’s see who gets the first turn!"

A few seconds later, the bottle’s mouth was pointing at Fu Ze, and its base was pointing at Lu Yunque.

The moment the bottle stopped, the room erupted in thunderous applause and whistling.

Qin Sitong, sitting next to Fu Ze, felt incredibly relieved. ’Thank goodness it’s not me.’

But it didn’t occur to her that given everyone’s relationships in the room, the bottle pointing at Fu Ze was practically the same as it pointing at her.

"Well? Truth or Dare!"

Lu Yunque sat up straight, even making a show of straightening his already neat clothes.

"Dare."

The moment Fu Ze made his choice, Lu Yunque, with lightning speed, drew a slip from the ’Dare’ pile.

He then unfolded it and showed everyone the contents of the dare: Find a member of the opposite sex present and do 20 deep squats while holding them.

This was one of the more conventional dares, but it was also quite physically demanding.

Someone without real strength wouldn’t be able to complete it.

Without the slightest hesitation, Fu Ze chose Qin Sitong as his partner to complete the dare.