Lin Yu gripped Mao Ruirui's shoulders firmly, making sure to reassure her as he spoke.
"Ruirui, seriously, thank you so much!"
"It's thanks to having you by my side; otherwise, I wouldn't have had a clue what to do."
Such direct praise made Mao Ruirui feel incredibly sweet inside.
"Time is short..."
"Little Yu, go find everyone first."
"Then, we can all give you your gifts together, and you can write the greeting cards for everyone at once."
"Doing it one by one takes way too much time."
"I believe in you; you can definitely do it!"
Mao Ruirui hadn't just revealed their locations; she had also come up with a solution for the time constraints on Lin Yu's behalf.
Once everyone ran into the yard, the area available for hiding was limited.
There were also two who had run into the dining room—the very place Lin Yu had gone to first.
When searching, one tends to subconsciously ignore places they have already checked.
This was exactly why Lin Yu was so grateful to Mao Ruirui.
If Lin Yu had run down on his own, his first instinct would definitely have been to chase after Mao Ruirui and then scour the yard.
By the time he wasted all that time and returned to the apartment, he would be back to square one, with people potentially hiding on the first, second, or third floors.
Now that the specific locations were locked down, everything was much easier!
...
Five minutes later.
Lin Yu had found every single girl; not one was left behind.
The challenge task designed by Maomao hadn't been in vain after all.
Everyone gathered in the main hall, waiting for the host, Maomao, to continue controlling the room and cue the next part of the process.
When Maomao discussed things in the group chat, she had only mentioned the rules of the game and the plan to make things difficult for Lin Yu.
As for what kind of item reward Lin Yu would receive upon completion, the others were also in the dark.
Lin Yu himself was even more clueless.
He asked expectantly:
"Maomao, before the game started, you said that after I found everyone, I'd get a mysterious item."
"Everyone is here now, so can you give it to me?"
Maomao raised her microphone and fished a deck of "poker cards" out of her pocket:
"Congratulations to the birthday boy for successfully completing everyone's test."
"I trust everyone has received the birthday boy's messages; please keep them safe as a souvenir."
"There is still a long time before dinner, and during this period, we will play another game together..."
"Fibbing and No Dares!"
Everyone in the room: "???"
Lin Yu: "???"
What on earth?
Was that even a real sentence?
Fibbing! No Dares!
What kind of magically modified party game was this?
It was hard to imagine just how outrageous the rules would be.
Did Maomao know about party games too?
He had never heard her mention anything about this before!
The prize Lin Yu got for passing the level, that thing that looked like a deck of poker cards, was likely related to this "Fibbing and No Dares" game.
As for the specifics, he naturally had to wait for Maomao to continue.
Unexpectedly.
Maomao immediately added:
"The creator of this interesting party game is our very own Ying'er."
"Regarding the rules, please let Ying'er explain them to everyone; she can explain it much more detailedly than I can."
Lin Yu: "..."
He knew it.
He hadn't heard of Maomao having skills in party games.
If the game came from Ying'er's hands, then it wasn't strange at all.
Just hearing the name, it really had Ying'er's style written all over it.
Considering the board game from the last gathering, since this was another one of Ying'er's masterpieces, the gameplay would definitely involve plenty of thrills and excitement.
Lin Yu was actually a little worried...
They wouldn't all get drunk before they even made it to dinner, right?
Amidst warm applause, Ying'er came up to Maomao and took the microphone.
She walked specifically over to Lin Yu, faced him, and said:
"As everyone knows, in traditional Truth or Dare, the person chosen has to answer a question or perform a dare."
"It's boring, and it's dull."
"Fibbing and No Dares adds new settings to the traditional Truth or Dare."
Saying this, Ying'er paused on purpose, looking at Lin Yu expectantly.
Lin Yu stared blankly for a few seconds, completely failing to understand what Ying'er was expecting.
Then he asked in confusion:
"How is that different from saying nothing?"
"Everyone has played Truth or Dare and knows how it works."
"Get to the point—what exactly is the setting for your Fibbing and No Dares?"
Ying'er held up a finger and said decisively:
"Good question!"
"Fibbing means that when someone asks you a question, you have to give the opposite answer within three seconds."
"For example, 'Which one of us is richer?'"
Saying that, Ying'er pointed at Lin Yu, waiting for him to continue.
Lin Yu roughly understood Ying'er's meaning and played along:
"I am richer."
Ying'er: "Am I pretty?"
Lin Yu: "Not pretty."
Ying'er: "Hey! Between us, who is the son?"
Lin Yu: "Two examples are enough. I suggest everyone avoid asking that last type of question."
Ying'er: "Hahaha."
Hearing Lin Yu dodge the answer, Ying'er laughed even more happily.
As expected of Little Yu!
His reaction was quite fast; he actually didn't fall for it.
How could Lin Yu be tricked so easily? Similar games had appeared before.
It was just saying the opposite of the truth.
The fun of playing this at a party lay in whether the words spoken could trigger a comedic effect.
Or perhaps for some flirtatious young people, they could use the opportunity of saying the opposite to reveal their true feelings.
Having figured out the "False Truth" part, Lin Yu asked again:
"Ying'er, explain to everyone, what is 'No Dares'?"
Ying'er clapped her hands:
"Good question!"
"No Dares basically means 'Don't Do the Challenge'!"
"Everyone will wear a card on their forehead with something written on it that they cannot do."
"You can see the cards on other people's heads, but you can't see your own."
"Everyone can talk in order, or talk freely. Choose someone you have a grudge against and go straight for them."
Lin Yu: "..."
Wasn't this just two games combined together?
He didn't feel like it sounded that interesting when Ying'er explained it.
Lin Yu scratched his head suspiciously.
Could some outdated little games really be played in a new way here?
Forget about being novel.
Even among the multitude of party games, the combination of the two Ying'er selected wasn't particularly outstanding.
It belonged to the category of things you'd only bring out to play if there was absolutely nothing else to do.
Of course.
These were just Lin Yu's internal thoughts; he naturally couldn't say them out loud to Ying'er.
"If anyone has anything they don't understand, you can ask me now, okay?"
"We're only going to explain the rules once right here."
"Later on, during the game, if you do something outside the rules, you'll have to accept a punishment!"
...
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
ions, keeping it grounded and realistic】 After quitting his job, office worker Su Yang accidentally binds with the "Enjoy Life System." As the name suggests, simply by indulging in life's pleasures, he can earn random rewards from the system—no need to spend money on beautiful women or grovel before anyone. Just enjoy, and the money follows, making it all about effortless fun. The system comes with a scanning feature, allowing him to establish a favorability bond with women rated 85 points or above. Every 20-point increase in favorability unlocks additional rewards. After suffering through over twenty years of hardship, Su Yang trembles with excitement, his dull eyes suddenly gleaming with newfound hope. "Enjoy life? How hard could that be?"
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
m back to his original world. In the end, he realized he had overthought things. [Hey, why is Shen Manni, the female lead, acting strange? Shouldn't she be fawning over the male lead at this point?] [Zhou Qiaoqiao, are you sick? Weren't you supposed to break off your engagement today?] [Damn it! An Youyi, please do your job as an undercover agent and sell my information to the protagonist, you idiot!] ... At this moment, Xu Mo himself didn't know that these female leads had already heard his inner thoughts. Then they decided not to play by the rules. Xu Mo: Please respect my profession as the big villain!
