Chapter 506

"Why do you keep moving around when you're sleeping?"

On the bedroom bed, Li Luo felt Yan Zhusheng's small hand secretly stroking his Adam's apple, and sighed helplessly.

"I didn't move my foot," Yan Zhusheng retorted seriously, eyes still closed, curiously tracing the rise and fall of Li Luo's Adam's apple as he spoke, then crawling upward like a caterpillar to steal a kiss upon it.

"What's this weird habit of yours?"

"I'm just curious."

Yan Zhusheng licked her lips, couldn't resist peeking open one eye to glance at Li Luo—then immediately shut it again, feigning sleep when she caught his gaze lowered toward her.

Li Luo found her expression utterly adorable and couldn't resist, cupping her face in both hands.

Yan Zhusheng usually wore no expression in public; many classmates thought her a cold goddess, only releasing her energy when singing on stage.

But only Li Luo knew how adorable Yan Zhusheng was in private.

And it wasn't ordinary cuteness—it was a contrast: seemingly innocent and clueless, yet revealing subtle intentions that made it impossible to resist.

Yan Zhusheng shifted her body upward slightly, making it easier for Li Luo to kiss her.

Soon after, footsteps sounded outside the door.

Li Luo and Yan Zhusheng immediately pulled apart, lying still on their beds with eyes closed.

Xu Youyu walked to the door, knocked on the already-open door, saw them lying like that, and rolled her eyes: "Wake up! I've already finished two rounds with Chanxi."

Xu Youyu didn't believe for a second that nothing had happened between them, lying there so properly.

If Yan Zhusheng had been replaced by Chanxi, Xu Youyu might've believed it a little more.

Li Luo and Yan Zhusheng opened their eyes, exchanged glances, then quickly looked away, rising from the bed to follow Xu Youyu back to the living room and sit down.

At this moment, Xu Youyu stood on a 【Character Card】 square and had just collected one 【Character Card】 and one 【Event Card】.

Ying Chanxi had moved from the previous 【Living Room Desk】 to the 【Scene Card】 square in front of Xu Youyu, but since she passed through 【Yan Zhusheng's Bedroom】 along the way, she had only gained one additional card.

Now it was Yan Zhusheng's turn; she rolled a 12 and landed directly in the square between Xu Youyu and Ying Chanxi—the 【Hallway Bathroom】—still no event triggered.

Li Luo rolled a 9 and drew an 【Event Card】.

"【Event Card】: You argued with the other person, and in a fit of anger, slapped them. Seeing the tears fall, you realized your mistake and quickly comforted them."

After reading the card, Li Luo stared blankly: "I never slap people, okay?"

"Then isn't this perfect?" Xu Youyu teased, picking up the dice. "Just go easy on them."

"If the person chosen next is you, I'll hit harder." Li Luo glanced at her and chuckled.

"I'm the Birthday Person! How can you be so mean?" Xu Youyu glared at him, then rolled the dice—rolled a 7. "Huh? Perfect, landed on 【Entrance】."

Moving her pawn to the map's starting point, the 【Entrance】, Xu Youyu cleared her throat and said: "If you land exactly on 【Entrance】, it has a special ability—you can instantly teleport to any of the other twelve scene squares on the map."

"Perfect—I just drew an 【Event Card】 and a 【Character Card】. After teleporting, I can trigger an event."

"So now I'm going to…"

"Wait!" Ying Chanxi interrupted sharply, earnestly arguing with Xu Youyu: "Senior, there's a bug here!"

"Huh? What's wrong?" Xu Youyu looked puzzled.

"【Entrance】 is still a location, right?" Ying Chanxi said. "So once you arrive at 【Entrance】, you've already met all three elements—【Scene】, 【Event】, 【Character】. According to the rules, you must trigger the event first, then use 【Entrance】's special ability to teleport elsewhere."

"Hmm…" Xu Youyu fell into thought, feeling Ying Chanxi's logic had merit. "I didn't clarify that in the rules."

After all, she'd designed the game alone, preparing for nearly a year without ever testing it—of course bugs would surface once they actually played.

But since Ying Chanxi pointed it out, Xu Youyu nodded readily: "Fine, then the event triggers at 【Entrance】. I'll teleport after completing it."

Still, she felt a little disappointed—she'd hoped to pick a more private space.

After all, the 【Character Card】 she'd drawn read: "You and the other person are inseparable friends, sharing many common topics."

Honestly, Xu Youyu could've chosen any of the three.

As for the event…

【Event Card】: You thought of a bad joke and couldn't wait to share it—leap onto the other person's back and whisper it quietly.

Ying Chanxi feared Xu Youyu would drag Li Luo somewhere she couldn't see, so she was sharp-eyed and immediately spotted the earlier bug.

Xu Youyu didn't mind—【Entrance】 was fine.

She stood up, smiled, and waved Li Luo over to the front door.

Li Luo chuckled as he rose, walking toward her: "With this trend, I feel like I could just win by lying down?"

"I haven't triggered a single event yet, but I've already collected events from 【Entrance】, 【Master Bedroom】, and 【Master Bedroom Bathroom】."

"By the way, what's the prize for winning?"

Xu Youyu smiled sweetly: "Well~ The loser gets punished, and the punishment? The winner gets to decide."

"... Typical of you."

Li Luo reached the entrance, recalling his birthday party when they'd played the flying chess battle—his Memory Palace vividly replayed those tender scenes, stirring his inner restlessness.

Since then, he hadn't seen Ying Chanxi or Yan Zhusheng wear silk stockings again—he was actually a little hungry for it.

Li Luo shook his head, forcing the thoughts away, and asked Xu Youyu: "What do I do?"

"Just turn around," Xu Youyu told him, making him face the living room sofa while she stepped behind him and pounced onto his back with a "heh!"

Ying Chanxi and Yan Zhusheng sat on the sofa, watching the scene unfold clearly before them.

Even though she was watching closely and preventing any sneaky moves, Ying Chanxi still felt a pang of envy seeing Li Luo carrying Xu Youyu, and couldn't help biting her lip lightly.

Especially since the weather was hot—Xu Youyu wore light clothing, and once she leapt onto Li Luo's back, she unhesitatingly wrapped her arms around his neck, pressing her front tightly against his back.

Ying Chanxi stared at the pronounced silhouette squeezed between them, bit her lip hard with envy, then looked down at herself—suddenly feeling down.

But she stole a glance at Yan Zhusheng's chest and found a little psychological comfort.

At that moment, Xu Youyu, perched on Li Luo's back, leaned forward, using his head to shield her face from Ying Chanxi and Yan Zhusheng's view.

Then she gave a loud smack—kissing Li Luo's cheek.

Li Luo startled at her action, turning his head toward the door to look at Xu Youyu.

As it happened, Xu Youyu stole a second kiss, and their lips collided.

This time, it was Xu Youyu who was startled—he'd only intended to sneak a kiss on the cheek in front of Xixi and Zhusheng.

Now he'd kissed her lips too; Xu Youyu immediately jumped off Li Luo's back, feeling guilty, cleared his throat twice, and said to Li Luo: "I—I told a funny joke, right?"

Li Luo: "... I don't know if it's funny, but it's cold."

Looking toward the sofa where Ying Chanxi and Yan Zhusheng sat, Li Luo saw that neither had noticed anything unusual, and only then did he exhale slightly.

Following this came a strange, indescribable thrill—delayed, now surging through his heart all at once.

Li Luo returned to the sofa; Xu Youyu sat down beside him.

At this moment, the 【Front Door】 scene effect triggered. Xu Youyu pondered for a moment; since he had no other cards left to trigger events, he decided not to move.

The dice landed in Ying Chanxi's hands; she held one 【Character Card】 and one 【Scene Card】—if she drew one more 【Event Card】, she could successfully trigger an event.

She muttered under her breath and tossed her dice.

—7 points.

Ying Chanxi advanced seven steps, passed through Xu Youyu's 【Front Door】, and landed on the 【Skill Card】 square.

This result disappointed her slightly, but she quickly rallied, remembering that Yan Zhusheng had just drawn a 【Specified Event Card】.

If she could draw a card with a similar effect, she could achieve the same goal!

Thinking this, Ying Chanxi eagerly reached out and drew a card from the 【Skill Card】 deck.

"【Steal Card】" Ying Chanxi blinked, reading the card's effect: "Another player rolls the dice; the player with the lowest number must show all cards in their hand. You may choose one to steal."

Seeing this 【Skill Card】, Ying Chanxi raised an eyebrow and broke into a wide smile.

She glanced around: Xu Youyu had nothing in hand, but Yan Zhusheng and Li Luo each held usable cards.

Without hesitation, she activated the 【Steal Card】.

Whether or not Li Luo had some bad-luck trait, whenever they played games, unless he cheated with the Memory Palace, his dice roll was always the lowest.

This time was no exception.

But now Ying Chanxi was stuck.

She'd really wanted Yan Zhusheng's 【Specified Event Card】.

Li Luo did have an 【Event Card】 usable, but its effect was to slap someone.

Ying Chanxi didn't want to slap Li Luo, so after thinking it over, her gaze settled on Li Luo's Skill Card.

—【Caught in the Act Card】!

Without further thought, Ying Chanxi snatched the card into her hand, a faint smile curling at her lips.

Hmph!

If Zhusheng and Xuejie trigger any more extreme events later, she'd strike with the speed of thunder!

This thing was like a nuclear weapon—only safe when held in her own hands.

Though she hadn't gotten the 【Event Card】 she wanted, acquiring the 【Caught in the Act Card】 still left her satisfied.

Now it was Yan Zhusheng's turn again.

She rolled a smooth 5, landed on the 【Character Card】 square, and drew a card.

"【Character Card】: If you had to choose one person to be your lifelong friend, who would you choose?"

After reading the card, Yan Zhusheng unexpectedly smiled, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Li Luo.

Lifelong friend? Okay.

Li Luo couldn't help laughing, meeting her gaze.

Then Yan Zhusheng picked up the 【Specified Event Card】 she'd drawn earlier and said: "I'm using this."

"What event are you creating?" Xu Youyu asked curiously.

"Do I have to say it here?" Yan Zhusheng blinked, glancing at Ying Chanxi, reluctant to speak.

Xu Youyu clearly noticed Yan Zhusheng's subtle expression and chuckled: "You don't have to say it—as long as the person you chose doesn't object."

"Then let's go," Yan Zhusheng immediately reached out to Li Luo. "Let's go… to Xuejie's room."

Xu Youyu: "???"

Yan Zhusheng's reasoning was simple: the 【Scene Card】 she'd drawn earlier could only choose one of the other three people's bedrooms.

Following game logic, she'd already visited the master bedroom, so she preferred choosing one of her two best friends' rooms.

Earlier, Xu Youyu had triggered two events with Li Luo, which had made Yan Zhusheng slightly jealous.

So she chose Xu Youyu's bedroom, planning a small counterattack.

Soon, Yan Zhusheng pulled Li Luo out of the living room and vanished around the hallway corner.

Xu Youyu stared after them, having no doubt about what Yan Zhusheng would do.

She didn't mind certain things—but that didn't mean she wouldn't get jealous.

Especially since that brat had the nerve to pick her own bedroom!

So Xu Youyu rolled her eyes and poked Ying Chanxi's waist urgently: "Xixi, you just got a Skill Card—use it now! Zhusheng's about to create an event; who knows what she'll do!"

Prompted by Xu Youyu, Ying Chanxi snapped to attention. Remembering Yan Zhusheng's blunt nature, she immediately grabbed the 【Caught in the Act Card】 and said to Xu Youyu: "I—I'll use it right now!"

"You don't need to tell me—just go!" Xu Youyu looked exasperated, eager to kill two birds with one stone: ruin Yan Zhusheng's plan and burn through Ying Chanxi's Skill Card. She urged, "They've been in the room for seconds already!"

Hearing this, Ying Chanxi leapt off the sofa and sprinted toward Xu Youyu's bedroom door.

But when she turned the doorknob, it was locked from inside!

Fortunately, Xu Youyu always left her bedroom key stuck in the lock, so Ying Chanxi quickly fumbled to unlock it, beads of sweat forming on her forehead.

But the instant she finally opened the door and saw what was happening inside the bedroom, she froze—completely stunned, unable to speak.

(End of Chapter)