Lu Yanting calmly placed the balloon between the two of them, then gently placed his hands on Qiu Mang's shoulders and tried to pop the balloon with a little force.
The balloon was deformed by the pressure from the two people, but stubbornly showed no signs of breaking.
"Looks like we'll have to put in some effort." Lu Yanting narrowed his eyes slightly, his voice growing increasingly deep.
Qiu Mang nodded; she just wanted it to end quickly.
Taking advantage of Qiu Mang's distraction, Lu Yanting quietly slid his long hand to her waist, and then suddenly exerted force.
With a sharp "bang," Qiu Mang was thrown forward uncontrollably, crashing heavily into Lu Yanting's solid chest. The two embraced tightly, completely unprepared, and the balloon burst at that moment.
Someone whistled loudly, and instantly the scene erupted in screams and cheers.
Qiu Mang felt her cheeks burning, so embarrassed she wanted to disappear into the ground. But before she could recover, someone handed her a balloon. Looking at the balloon, Qiu Mang felt like dying.
Lu Yanting seemed oblivious to her embarrassment, expertly placing the balloon between them again, as if about to exert force once more. Qiu Mang reacted quickly, reaching out to stop him, "Wait!"
Lu Yanting lowered his head slightly. "What's wrong?"
Qiu Mang blushed and said softly, "Could you...think of another way? This is just too embarrassing, it's so...blushing."
"Did you have anything sharp on you?" Lu Yanting raised an eyebrow slightly.
Qiu Mang pursed her lips and gently shook her head. "No."
"Hey! Hurry up, everyone's waiting for the next round!" Hua Xiao's loud voice rang out again, sounding particularly abrupt in the noise. Only he dared to urge Lu Yanting so recklessly.
Lu Yanting looked at Qiu Mang, "There's no other way, let's finish this quickly."
After saying that, he gave another tight hug, followed by another loud popping sound like a balloon bursting.
Xu Jingyan sat frozen in place, her hands gripping a handful of sand and stones tightly. Her palms were already scratched by the sharp stones from the excessive force, but she felt no pain. Her eyes were fixed on the two people embracing not far away, filled with resentment and unwillingness.
The game continued, and now it was Lu Yanting's turn to spin the bottle. As the bottle slowly came to a stop, its opening was perfectly aligned with Xu Jingyan.
Xu Jingyan was slightly taken aback, then smiled. She remembered Lu Yanting's choice earlier, so she said without hesitation, "I also choose 12."
"Then this time, just like before, find someone of the opposite sex on the spot and pop two balloons while hugging them." Han Feng glanced at Xu Jingyan and announced the rules unhurriedly.
Xu Jingyan took a deep breath, walked straight up to Lu Yanting, her eyes sparkling with hope, and said softly, "Yanting, let's go together."
Lu Yanting gazed at her silently, his face expressionless. After a long while, he nodded slightly and uttered a single word: "Okay."
At this moment, the surroundings seemed calm, but everyone inexplicably felt an undercurrent quietly surging, and the atmosphere became subtle and oppressive.
At this moment, although everything seemed calm, everyone felt that something was surging beneath the surface.
Xu Jingyan and Lu Yanting have always been considered the perfect couple, but tonight, Lu Yanting not only didn't invite Xu Jingyan, his childhood sweetheart, but instead invited an ordinary person to do a task.
Now, Xu Jingyan has come to find Lu Yanting again, as if trying to win him back.
Xu Jingyan picked up a balloon and placed it between the two of them with a slightly nervous expression. She put her hand on Lu Yanting's waist, and with just a little force, the balloon popped.
Xu Jingyan stared wide-eyed at the scattered balloon fragments on the ground in disbelief, frowning as she said, "This... how is this possible?"
Lu Yanting remained indifferent, simply placing a brand new balloon between the two of them.
Xu Jingyan composed herself, thinking that perhaps it was just a coincidence, and mustered her courage to gently press the balloon again. However, with just a little pressure, the balloon burst open once more.
Xu Jingyan froze on the spot, momentarily at a loss for what to do. Seeing this, Lu Yanting let go of her hand, turned around, and walked back to his seat.
"Alright! Let's continue the game!" Han Feng noticed that Xu Jingyan was a little embarrassed, so he quickly spoke up, trying to divert her attention.
This time it was Xu Jingyan's turn to spin the bottle. She had limited strength, and the bottle only spun around three times before slowly coming to a stop, with the bottle opening pointing precisely at Han Feng.
Han Feng raised his hand and scratched his head, looking at Xu Jingyan, "Sister Jingyan, I really shouldn't have rushed you just now."
Xu Jingyan smiled slightly and asked, "So, what do you want to choose?"
Han Feng glanced at Xu Jingyan, then at Qiu Mang, his eyes darting around, and an idea instantly formed in his mind.
He had been holding the notebook the whole time, and he had looked at it carefully, knowing the details of the tasks inside. So he said, "I'll choose task 26 from the notebook."
“26?” Xu Jingyan repeated subconsciously.
Han Feng nodded emphatically, looking confident: "Yes! 26."
Xu Jingyan picked up the notebook, looked down at it carefully, and then read it aloud: "We need a guest to cooperate on site. The guest needs to balance an apple on their head, and the person doing the task is responsible for using a slingshot to knock the apple down."
As soon as Xu Jingyan finished speaking, Han Feng pulled a slingshot out of his pocket.
Qiu Mang stared blankly at the slingshot in Han Feng's hand. From a distance, he could see that the wooden frame was dark in color, the red rubber bands were mottled, and a yellowish leather pouch was tied in the middle of the rubber bands.
Qiu Mang was somewhat dazed because, in her memory, she had also seen a slingshot that looked similar.
Han Feng held a soft plastic ball in his hand, looking eager to try it out.
The group exchanged bewildered glances. Although they all knew that even if the ball hit them, it wouldn't cause serious injury, the pain would be unavoidable. Therefore, this task wasn't meant to make things difficult for the person doing it; it was clearly designed to torment the one cooperating!
In an instant, everyone simultaneously recalled a scene from a TV series they had once watched: a spoiled princess holding a bow and arrow, and ten meters away from her stood a eunuch with an apple on his head. The spoiled princess had only just drawn her bow, and before she could even shoot the arrow, the eunuch opposite her was already so frightened that he wet his pants.
Thinking this way, no one wanted to be the eunuch who wet his pants, so they all lowered their heads and remained silent.
"Han Feng, who are you going to ask to cooperate with you?" Xu Jingyan broke the silence and asked softly.
Han Feng smiled and gave Xu Jingyan a reassuring look before slowly walking towards Qiu Mang.
"Miss Qiu, please!"
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