Lu Yanting chuckled, his eyes full of mockery: "Why are you asking? Didn't you say it yourself? The balloons are the same, only the people are different. Doesn't that explain the reason?"

"What does that prove?" Qiu Mang asked, looking bewildered.

"That just means you're bad..." the man chuckled.

Qiu Mang's face turned bright red with anger, her chest heaving violently: "You..."

"Okay... okay, stop fooling around..."

Seeing that she was really angry, Lu Yanting quickly put away his joking thoughts, strode forward, gently hugged her waist from behind, and his tone became gentle.

"Then tell me the truth, why did Xu Jingyan's balloon burst so quickly?" Qiu Mang remained stubborn and pressed on relentlessly.

The man's deep voice sounded in her ear, "It's nothing. There was a rose bush behind me, and I just casually removed its thorns."

"Then why don't you pop my balloon?" Qiu Mang turned her head and stared intently at him.

The man blinked, looking as innocent as a puppy: "Oh, maybe, I didn't think of that method at first."

Qiu Mang thought to himself: 'Don't believe him! This guy is definitely doing this on purpose!'

"Go away! You can't stay here too long. Xu Jingyan is waiting for you outside. Get out of here now!" Qiu Mang said as she forcefully broke free from his embrace.

Lu Yanting frowned slightly, a hint of displeasure flashing in his eyes: "You really want me to be with her that much?"

Looking at the almost ambiguous posture of the two in the mirror, Qiu Mang subconsciously turned her head to the side to avoid his burning gaze, and stammered, "This...this is just a matter of time. I just want to get this done as soon as possible."

After saying that, Qiu Mang shoved the man away, reached for the doorknob, and fled as if she were escaping.

Seeing that Qiu Mang had been gone for a long time, Xu Jingyan was worried that she wouldn't be able to find the restroom, so she got up and came to find her.

Just then, she saw Qiu Mang come out of the bathroom. She was about to go up and greet him when the bathroom door opened again and a tall, upright figure followed him out.

In the darkness, Xu Jingyan unconsciously covered her mouth with her hand, but tears streamed down her face uncontrollably, soaking her palms.

The three returned to the lawn one after the other, and everyone sat together again, laughing and chatting.

Xu Jingyan secretly glanced at Qiu Mang beside her. The streetlight cast a dim yellow light, illuminating the girl's fair, snow-white profile. She clearly saw that Qiu Mang's lipstick was missing a patch.

Xu Jingyan's anger was about to burst forth. This Qiu Mang was truly a master of deception! She had almost been fooled by her innocent appearance.

She had promised to help me, but in the blink of an eye, she was having a secret rendezvous with Lu Yanting in the restroom.

Xu Jingyan withdrew her gaze, feeling as if a huge boulder weighed down on her chest, so heavy that she could hardly breathe.

"Hey! Are you still playing Truth or Dare?" someone shouted from the crowd.

Hua Xiao's peach blossom eyes squinted slightly upwards, "Let's play! Of course we'll play! Let's continue!"

As he spoke, he strode to the round table, picked up the bottle, and gently turned it. The bottle slowly stopped, finally pointing at a man named Wang He.

"Wang He, do you want me to give you a question, or do you want to choose the tasks from the notebook yourself?"

Hua Xiao grinned mischievously, like a cunning fox plotting how to trick its prey.

"Brother Xiao, judging from your expression, I think it's more reliable for me to choose the mission myself." Wang He gave a wry smile.

Hua Xiao sighed with feigned regret: "What's wrong with this world? I clearly have an honest and simple appearance, so why do you all think so badly of me?"

"If you're honest, then there are no honest people in this world!" Lu Yanting teased.

“Mr. Lu is right! I don’t want to be tricked by him!” Wang He laughed.

After saying that, he began to think. Two tasks had just been chosen from the notebook; one was to pop balloons, but he hadn't brought a female companion today, so he didn't want to choose it.

Another one is the slingshot that Han Feng and Qiu Mang were playing with earlier. He had never been exposed to this kind of thing since he was a child, and he dared not try it rashly.

Wang He hesitated for a moment, then casually said a number and chose a task from a small notebook.

Han Bing was holding a small notebook and was about to read out the task when Hua Xiao, quick as a flash, snatched the notebook away first.

"We invite one person of the opposite sex to kiss us for one minute!"

Hua Xiao spoke concisely and quickly closed his notebook after finishing.

Seeing this, Han Bing frowned, reached out and grabbed his arm, and complained in a low voice, "What are you doing? I clearly saw that script just now, it's not this mission at all!"

Hua Xiao put his index finger to his lips, gesturing for her to be quiet. Then he leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Kids shouldn't talk too much. Games are fun because they're exciting!"

Wang He had no doubts about Hua Xiao's sudden assignment. He slowly stood up and glanced at everyone present.

Most of the women present were accompanied by their boyfriends; if he were to invite them out rashly, he would surely cause trouble.

Finally, his gaze fell on Xu Jingyan, Qiu Mang, and Han Bing. Han Bing was Han Feng's sister, and if he chose Han Bing, Han Feng would definitely be furious with him; looking at Xu Jingyan, there were rumors that she and Lu Yanting were a couple, so he naturally didn't dare to provoke her easily; after much deliberation, the man's gaze finally settled on Qiu Mang.

"Miss Qiu, could you do me a favor?" Wang He approached Qiu Mang with a polite smile, but his eyes betrayed a hint of helplessness and pleading. He had no other choice but to place his hopes on Qiu Mang.

"broken……"

Hua Xiao caught a glimpse of Lu Yanting's expression out of the corner of his eye and inwardly cursed the situation.

Sure enough, the man's face instantly darkened, as if a storm was brewing.

Qiu Mang looked up at Wang He and immediately saw the embarrassment in his eyes. She was about to get up and agree when she heard a deep, unyielding voice: "No!"

Wang He subconsciously turned around and saw that Lu Yanting had already stood up, his face ashen and extremely ugly.

"Mr. Lu... Mr. Lu, I..." Wang He's voice trembled with fear, and he didn't know what to do.

“Choose another one!” Lu Yanting’s tone was icy, carrying an extremely strong sense of pressure.

Wang He looked troubled, inwardly groaning. Choose another one? Wasn't that putting him in a difficult position? Choosing Han Bing or Xu Jingyan would just be asking for trouble.

Seeing this, Xu Jingyan also stood up. "Yan Ting, this is a game. Since Wang He has already chosen his partner, you shouldn't interfere!"

Lu Yanting glanced at her coldly, as if looking at a stranger: "I said no, and that's final!"