Chapter 139

"Please wait a moment," the waitress smiled and took the menu away.

Hearing the dishes Su Yang ordered, Xu Yutong was slightly lost. "How did you know I like eating these?"

In her impression, she only went out to eat hot pot with Su Yang once alone.

The reason for eating together was because they went out to handle the practical points form, just in time for mealtime.

That time it also happened to be Xu Yutong who ordered the food.

Didn't expect Su Yang to remember them all.

Su Yang took out an alcohol wipe to wipe the table in front of her and said slowly, "Because what you like to eat happens to be what I like to eat too."

Xu Yutong was both warmed and uncomfortable by his thoughtful actions.

She wasn't used to being taken care of like this; in many situations, she did things herself.

Single from birth, she didn't know what kind of treatment this was during a date.

However...

Looking at Su Yang's focused expression, the sadness in her heart couldn't help but fade a lot.

"What are you dazing for? Go help me get the seasoning," Su Yang saw her staring straight at him and couldn't help but find it funny.

"Oh."

Xu Yutong got up obediently.

"The usual?"

"Hmm."

After she left, Su Yang threw the alcohol wipe into the trash can, his brows furrowed.

Up to now, he hadn't found any signs of Xu Yutong activating her talent.

This wasn't a good thing.

In the situation where it was known that Xu Yutong's partner information was highly likely not 'lies,' she would inevitably launch a test.

Including but not limited to behavior and speech.

"After eating, it's the fireworks show..."

Su Yang was quite anxious now; his affection hadn't been exchanged for valuable things.

He had to dig out deeper things to make the information correspond with more certainty.

At least when getting new partner information in the coming days, he could filter them out one by one using the elimination method.

"Xu Yutong has always been a simple person; the impression she gives me now is exactly the same as before."

"But..."

Su Yang knew deeply that using habits to evaluate a person is a taboo.

Especially after experiencing multiple Death Games, even the kindest person would expose the root of human nature.

Just like Lin Yang, who possessed a heart of a child.

He also made a move on people he didn't want to kill when he had no choice.

Xu Yutong got four S-level ratings; Su Yang didn't believe she could get perfect points without spilling blood.

So... she had been hiding from the beginning to the end.

The truth, goodness, and beauty shown were just a cover-up.

The essence of this game—is who can pretend better.

"Then let's see who has more patience," a sharp light flashed in Su Yang's eyes.

Being too anxious would only make him passive and expose flaws.

Up to now, Su Yang considered his performance to be okay, without any obvious 'down-to-earth' actions.

He didn't need to worry about performance points; the rest... just wait for the fish to take the bait.

Soon, Xu Yutong returned with two seasoning dishes.

"I saw there was no sesame oil over there, so I added some millet spicy," Xu Yutong drilled in with a 'hey.'

Her delicate and soft thighs hit Su Yang's knees, as if hitting a block.

"But I don't like eating chili," Su Yang frowned.

"This chili isn't spicy, you can try it with chopsticks," Xu Yutong said.

Su Yang dipped with chopsticks and put it into his mouth to taste.

A slight spicy taste stimulated his tongue, accompanied by bursts of stinging pain.

"How is it? Do you like it?" Xu Yutong was full of expectation.

"Not bad," Su Yang put the chopsticks back in place unhurriedly.

Xu Yutong had always known he didn't eat spicy food.

Now she went against the norm and put chili for him.

There must be something strange inside.

Su Yang realized she couldn't hold back anymore, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

Is the key point in 'chili'?

No, it should be information related to spicy taste.

Su Yang saw the waitress bring the dishes one by one, looking at the bright red and tender snowflake beef, a thought flashed in his brain.

"Could it be..."

Before he could ponder, Xu Yutong took the initiative to ask, "You rest, let me do it."

To this, Su Yang didn't fight, and handed the colander and public chopsticks to her.

Xu Yutong first put all the yellow throat into the spicy pot, then put the shrimp paste into the tomato pot.

When the water temperature gradually rose, she used public chopsticks to slide the snowflake beef into the large colander of the tomato pot.

Waiting for eight seconds, she fished it all out and divided half into Su Yang's bowl.

"Eat," Xu Yutong smiled sweetly.

"Thank you," Su Yang picked up a piece of beef and put it into his mouth, chewing carefully twice.

Feeling the freshness and fragrance of the beef, there was also a unique tomato sweet and sour taste.

"How is it? Is it delicious?" Xu Yutong asked immediately.

"The taste is very good, you try it too," Su Yang smiled slightly.

The two started dinner with laughter, and during this time, Xu Yutong did everything, not letting Su Yang touch the public chopsticks.

Looking at the hot pot emitting steaming heat, Xu Yutong hesitated and said, "Actually, there's something I haven't told you."

"Hmm?" Su Yang picked up a baby squid.

"Shuyu was actually my neighbor in the initial prison," Xu Yutong said.

"Is that so? What a coincidence," Su Yang raised an eyebrow.

Ji Shu Yu was his ex-girlfriend's name.

Plus the time spent in prison this time, he hadn't heard this name for two months.

Now hearing Xu Yutong narrate the 'fact,' there were no waves in his heart.

That relationship was already in the past, and Su Yang had nothing to miss.

A trace of unbearable flashed on Xu Yutong's face, and after a while, she said, "She died."

Su Yang's hand holding the shrimp paste trembled slightly, then quickly stuffed it into his mouth.

"After the second Death Game ended, she didn't come back; I thought she was just transferred to another cell, but I saw her in the blood-colored corridor..." Xu Yutong took a deep breath, sadness flowing in her eyes.

"How did she die?" Su Yang put down his chopsticks and looked at her calmly.

Xu Yutong's expression struggled a bit. "Her chest was cut open, and her heart was dug out."

Su Yang took a deep breath, then pursued, "Why are you telling me this?"

"I just feel that you two liked each other, and have the qualification to know," Xu Yutong explained.

"Is that so?" Su Yang's eyes suddenly became sharp. "Her death has nothing to do with you or me."

"But you chose to say it at the critical moment of dating, nothing more than wanting to seek psychological comfort."

"Or, you are verifying something."

"You ruined the dating atmosphere; the performance points in my place will inevitably be greatly reduced; you aren't that stupid."

"I guess, the partner you mentioned who likes to 'lie' should be yourself, right?" A sharp light flashed in Su Yang's eyes.

Xu Yutong just looked at Su Yang quietly and said slowly, "You really changed; you became very cold-blooded; you weren't like this before."

"You're wrong; in the face of right and wrong, I haven't changed." Su Yang changed the subject.

"On the contrary, you changed."

"You became unable to distinguish right from wrong, became sinister, and want to use the weaknesses of human nature to manipulate emotions."

"If I'm not mistaken, the partner information you hold should be related to the emotional reaction when dealing with stimulation, right?"

"Just like this seasoning dish with millet spicy, you want to see how I would face something forcibly added when I clearly told you I don't like it."

"I was still thinking just now whether your test was related to the millet spicy itself."

"It seems I was wrong; you are more cunning than I thought."

Having said this, Su Yang raised his eyelids slightly. "Your test is very clumsy; your performance points in my place have already fallen to the bottom."

"As a player who has continuously obtained multiple perfect ratings, you won't let this situation happen."

"So if nothing goes wrong..."

"It's time for your talent to appear."