Chapter 217: A Great Start

As soon as he said that, voices of agreement immediately rose.

"Great, great! What should we play?"

"Truth or dare? Or werewolf?"

"Werewolf takes too long; let's play truth or dare instead—simple and direct."

Xia Chaoyi joined in the clamor: "I think it's fine."

Yu Ci glanced at Gu Xingnan, but he gave no reaction.

Mu Youyu was used to it—whether at class gatherings or friends' birthday parties, group games were mostly truth or dare; she'd played from middle school through high school and often been teased.

Liu Yunmi smiled and nodded: "I have no objection. But let me say this up front—no overly personal questions, and no forcing anyone to do something too outrageous."

"Don't worry, Director Liu!" Yu Ci shot up his hand, smiling innocently, "How about you be the referee? With you overseeing, nobody would dare misbehave!"

Liu Yunmi agreed, thought for a moment, then said: "The rules are simple. I'll use a number‑picking app; whoever gets number one chooses truth or dare. If they refuse, they must drink… three cups of beverage!"

As soon as she said that, everyone cheered, the previously somewhat stiff atmosphere instantly loosened, and many eyes fell on the phone screen flashing numbers.

Someone even shouted on purpose, "Not three cups of soda, or we'll burst!"

"Wow, what a deal! I love drinking beverages!"

"Drink that much and you won't need to eat—Director Liu, are you trying to make us eat less?" Yu Ci chimed in jokingly.

"What? Just three small cups!" Liu Yunmi cleared her throat, quieted the crowd, and continued, "The second number drawn gets to ask the question."

"Sure, sure!"

"No problem!"

As she pressed start, the numbers on the screen spun rapidly; Mu Youyu's heartbeat inexplicably skipped a beat. She glanced up and met Jiang Liangjin's gaze.

The boy's brow twitched slightly, a faint smile tugging at his lips: "What's up?"

Mu Youyu was about to ask him whether he wanted to go to the Mu family later, when she heard the uproar from the crowd below.

"Number one, number one, Yu‑jie!"

She turned her head, saw the teacher's screen frozen on the number "1", raised an eyebrow, and rose to her feet calmly under everyone's gaze, showing no nervousness.

Laughter burst out around her; Liu Yunmi couldn't help laughing and teased, "Sure, our class's top scorer gets an opening win—truth or dare?"

Mu Youyu's clear voice: "Truth."

When the number on the screen stopped, the surroundings fell silent for a few seconds, then erupted in laughter.

"Number one, number one, Yu‑jie asks herself!"

Mu Youyu stared at the glaring "1", her mouth twitched, and she said helplessly, "Let's draw again."

Liu Yunmi quickly nodded and pressed start again.

The numbers spun rapidly once more, then stopped.

"It's number one again!"

The whole class burst into laughter; Xia Chaoyi slapped the table and shouted, "Yu‑jie! This is fate—just ask yourself a question!"

Jiang Liangjin gave a light cough: "Did the app glitch?"

Liu Yunmi gave an embarrassed laugh: "I forgot to set the number range—I only entered a single 1 earlier."

Bai Yun chimed in to smooth things over: "No problem, no problem—let number two ask. Number two is just like little Yu; he can be number one too!"

"Then why isn't Young Master Jiang number one? That way Yu‑jie could ask him."

As soon as that was said, the clamor in the class grew louder.

These two were already the focus of attention in the class.

One is the Mu family's eldest daughter, sweet‑tempered and with countless older brothers; the other is the Jiang clan's heir, who never loses his temper with her, and they've been childhood sweethearts since they were young.

Even their school uniforms seem to radiate a couple vibe—no one knows how many people have secretly shipped them.

Mu Youyu instinctively glanced toward Jiang Liangjin.

The boy was propping his chin; hearing her, he lifted his eyes, his gaze meeting hers squarely, a hint of smile in his eyes, neither refuting nor responding, just quietly watching her.

Liu Yunmi couldn't miss the students' little thoughts; she smiled, waved her hand, and went along with the flow: "Then let Young Master Jiang ask—perfect to satisfy your curiosity."