The last time Chen Zihan and Lu Ruorong were visiting the West Lake, they played a similar game.
Chen Zi Han lost that time.
The bet at that time was similar to what Chen Zihan had just said: the loser had to promise the winner something.
However, Lu Ruorong never fulfilled this bet.
In fact, Lu Ruorong just treated the bet that day as a joke. If Chen Zihan hadn't mentioned it, she would have almost forgotten about it.
When she heard Chen Zihan mention it again today, she suddenly remembered it.
"You lost the last competition by the West Lake, and I haven't fulfilled the bet yet!" Thinking of what happened that day, Lu Ruorong's glasses lit up.
"It's you who didn't fulfill it, not me who didn't want to."
"Anyway, you didn't say when it's due," Lu Ruorong said proudly, "Then I'll ask you to do something for me when I think of it."
"Do you want to play this game today?" Chen Zi Han asked Lu Ruorong with a smile.
"What are you guys playing? I don't quite understand!" Li Siqing asked Lu Ruorong anxiously, "What's going on?"
Lu Ruorong briefly explained it.
After hearing this, Li Siqing was a little angry: "Stinky Rong'er, how many things have you been hiding from me? Such an interesting thing, and you didn't even tell me. I'm very angry."
"How about you witness our literary prowess today?" Chen Zihan quickly stepped forward to help Lu Ruorong out. "This game is quite fun. If you're interested, you can play together!"
"I'm just a rough guy, how can I be as elegant as you guys!" Li Siqing rolled his eyes at Lu Ruorong and glared at Chen Zihan. "I'll be your referee today and watch you play!"
"Okay, I'll play another game with you. I'll use the words snow and plum as the introduction, and the poems I quote must contain these two words." Lu Ruorong also became interested.
Chen Zi Han naturally would not refuse, and he temporarily forgot about Yang Xiaodong wandering around.
After the two played rock-paper-scissors, Chen Zihan started first.
"Plum blossoms without snow are not spirited; snow without poetry is vulgar."
Lu Ruorong: "The plum blossom is three points less white than the snow, but the snow is one point less fragrant than the plum blossom."
Chen Zihan: "The fallen plum blossoms on the steps are like scattered snow, even after brushing them off, they are still full..."
Lü Ruorong: "The plum blossoms on the cold tree are white jade-white, standing far away on the village road beside the creek bridge. I wonder if the flowers bloom first near the water, perhaps because the winter snow has not yet melted."
......
Under the witness of Li Siqing, the two recited many poems back and forth.
But unfortunately, Chen Zi Han was defeated in the end.
When he was racking his brains but couldn't think of any poems to suit the occasion, Lu Ruorong recited several poems in succession, which even discouraged him.
"I'll never compete with you again!"
Lu Ruorong pointed two fingers and looked at Chen Zihan with a smile: "You have lost to me twice. From now on, you must do two things for me unconditionally."
Seeing Lu Ruorong's smug expression, Chen Zihan couldn't help but shudder.
These two things are by no means easy to do.
I dug a hole myself and had to jump into it!
And he didn't just dig one hole. He dug another one before the previous one was filled.
If you can't fill it up, you can only bury yourself.
Yang Xiaodong appeared inadvertently when Li Siqing was acting as a referee, listening to the two playing Feihualing and helping them take pictures.
"I went to the botanical garden with some classmates to enjoy the snow this afternoon. I went to the restroom and couldn't find them," Yang Xiaodong said, laughing as he ran towards them, explaining the reason. "I heard familiar voices and unexpectedly ran into you guys. I even saw you guys competing in poetry. It seems like today is a really good day."
"I don't know if it's a good day or not, but you've disturbed our fun today, so it's definitely a bad day." Chen Zihan rolled up a snowball and threw it directly at Yang Xiaodong, "It seems we don't welcome you!"
"Since we meet, please take a few photos for me!" Yang Xiaodong was naturally very thick-skinned and came over with a grin.
Lu Ruorong knew what was going on, but she didn't say anything.
Li Siqing didn't believe this was a coincidence. She looked at Chen Zihan with suspicion.
But Chen Zi Han didn't show any unusual expression and was busy taking pictures for everyone.
In the end, Li Siqing did not spoil everyone's fun and invited Yang Xiaodong to play with them.
After Yang Xiaodong joined in, Li Siqing, who originally wanted to leave, no longer planned to leave.
Chen Zi Han was not in a hurry, and the four of them strolled around the botanical garden for a while.
Around 3:30 in the afternoon, Yang Xiaodong saw Chen Zihan raise his hand to look at his watch several times. He immediately understood and jokingly asked Chen Zihan and Lu Ruorong if he had disturbed their romance.
"I'm glad to know!" Chen Zihan replied unhappily.
"Senior Li, should we be more tactful?" Yang Xiaodong asked Li Siqing with a grin on his face. "If we continue to be their third wheel, they'll probably stab us with a knife!"
"Okay, let's go!" Li Siqing nodded and said to Lu Ruorong, "Rong'er, you two can go climb the Gem Mountain by yourselves. We'll go back first."
"Okay!" Lu Ruorong agreed without hesitation and instructed Yang Xiaodong to take good care of Li Siqing.
If Li Siqing wants to go somewhere else to play, let Yang Xiaodong accompany her.
If Li Siqing wants to go back, then send her back.
Yang Xiaodong naturally agreed.
After saying goodbye to Chen Zihan and Lu Ruorong with Li Siqing, he whispered to Li Siqing, "Senior Li, how about we go for a stroll along the West Lake and see the lingering snow on the Broken Bridge? I'll treat you to hot pot later. On such a cold day, a hot pot meal is sure to warm up your blood."
Li Siqing hesitated for a few seconds before finally agreeing: "Okay, then let's go for a walk by the West Lake. Just don't run into those two annoying guys again!"
"We won't run into them!" Yang Xiaodong was overjoyed. "We just need to avoid them wherever they go."
Li Siqing nodded and followed Yang Xiaodong.
When walking out of the botanical garden gate, Li Siqing suddenly stopped.
Yang Xiaodong, who was so happy in his heart, was startled when he saw Li Siqing suddenly stop and asked hurriedly, "What's wrong?"
"I know they want to bring us together." Li Siqing looked at Yang Xiaodong seriously, "But I'm telling you clearly, I've never thought of finding a boyfriend younger than me. I hope my boyfriend is more mature than me, more capable than me, and better than me in every way."
Yang Xiaodong was startled and couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "You mean, you like Chen Zihan too?"
Li Siqing didn't deny it. She nodded and said, "He's indeed very likable, but I definitely won't compete with Rong'er for him. Besides, he has complicated relationships with several other girls, so I have no interest in joining their love triangle."
Yang Xiaodong looked at Li Siqing in surprise for a few times, and finally asked cautiously: "What do you mean?"
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