Chapter 87: A Song Dedicated to the Ladies

“Um, Xiaomi, maybe you should go first. I just got here and I’m not too familiar with everything yet. Let me play a few rounds and get used to things, then you can ask me!”

Hearing Su Bai say this, Yang Xiaomi nodded, understanding his hesitation. After all, it wouldn’t be right to ask something too personal or outrageous the moment they’d just met.

Yang Xiaomi purposely straightened up and asked, “With a figure like mine, are you envious?”

“Whoa, Sis Mi, are you trying to make us all jealous?”

“Sis Mi, that’s a bit much!”

“Sis Mi, you’ve really gone too far…”

Tang Yuyan looked at Yang Xiaomi, a line appearing on her forehead. “Mi, you’re not just making me jealous, you’re making all of us jealous!”

“But Mi, I’ve never seen for myself just how grand the scale is. Next time you lose, you’ll have to show us so we can see for ourselves!”

Yang Beibei stared at Tang Yuyan in disbelief. “Yuyan, is that really you? When did you get so bold?”

Then Yang Beibei rubbed her hands together excitedly. “This is getting interesting, very interesting, heh heh!”

Yang Xiaomi’s expression darkened again.

She pressed, “Well? Are you envious?”

“Of course…”

Tang Yuyan’s admission spoke for all the women present, and perhaps for countless women across the country.

Next came the third round.

It was clear from their faces that everyone was a little excited—maybe because the addition of a man made it all the more thrilling.

Su Bai had originally thought he could just sit back and watch the show. But in the third round, the losing number was his.

Su Bai looked helplessly around—well, since there was nowhere to hide, he’d have to face the music.

Yang Beibei grinned broadly. “Looks like it’s my turn!”

Seeing how eager Yang Beibei was, none of the others tried to take her place.

“Ahem, Su Bai, what do you think of the figure our Xiaomi is so proud of—how does it feel?”

“Oooh, that’s a good one!”

“Spicy! That’s a spicy question!”

Yang Xiaomi’s face turned completely dark.

Su Bai was momentarily at a loss. He honestly had no idea.

“Um, I wouldn’t know, actually. I haven’t…”

Before Su Bai could finish, Yang Beibei and Tang Yuyan shot him looks of disdain.

“Su Bai, the whole point of this game is honesty! If you lie, what’s the fun?”

Before Su Bai could explain, Yang Xiaomi spoke up herself.

“I wanted to explain what happened earlier, but none of you would listen!”

“I’d better tell you now, otherwise who knows what kind of crazy questions you’ll ask later!”

“I’ll keep it short.”

“Su Bai was invited by me to help shoot a promo video.”

“I wanted to use Su Bai’s popularity to give my film a boost.”

“You all know Lin Zifeng was a last-minute addition to our cast, and he’s playing the male lead.”

“Lately, I’ve been stuck on a kissing scene, and I just can’t get a good shot. Lin Zifeng keeps messing it up on purpose!”

“He kept dragging it out, so I finally had a stand-in do the kiss.”

“But Lin Zifeng wasn’t happy about that. Today he insisted I do the scene myself, or he couldn’t get into character.”

“So I played along and told him he wasn’t convincing, and had Su Bai fill in instead.”

“That’s all. Su Bai and I just acted out a kiss scene, nothing as dirty as you’re thinking!”

“We were just going through the motions.”

After Yang Xiaomi’s explanation, Tong Xiaoya and Liu Yishi finally understood. It did seem a little much to have a kiss on the very first day they met.

So that’s what happened!

But Tang Yuyan wasn’t convinced it was so simple. She’d clearly seen the sparks flying between the two of them in the hallway earlier. If she hadn’t interrupted, who knows what might have happened.

Still, watching Yang Xiaomi explain with such seriousness, Tang Yuyan didn’t expose her. There was a limit to joking around, and she knew not to push it, otherwise it’d be awkward for everyone.

Yang Beibei sighed in disappointment. “What a waste of a good opportunity!”

“If you’ve never experienced it, you should have said so earlier!”

“Later, when it’s your turn at Truth or Dare, you can try it out—and make sure to tell me how it feels! I don’t want my question to go to waste!”

Wow! Wow!

The others immediately joined in the teasing.

Yang Xiaomi, face flushed, stared at Yang Beibei and enunciated, “Yang—Beibei! If someone’s going to ‘experience’ anything, let Su Bai try yours! Don’t drag me into it!”

Yang Beibei just laughed. “Mine isn’t as big as yours!”

“Who likes the small ones? Right, Su Bai?”

Su Bai forced an awkward smile, not knowing how to answer. No matter what he said, he’d offend someone, so he could only mumble, “They’re all the same, all the same!”

Hm?

Everyone stared at Su Bai in shock.

He quickly tried to explain, “I didn’t mean it like that, I just—”

But the more he tried, the more trouble he got into, so he finally gave up.

A few rounds of Truth or Dare quickly brought Su Bai and the women closer together.

At some point, someone started asking about their heartbreaks and old wounds.

They each took a turn or more.

Listening to their stories, Su Bai couldn’t help but sigh—everyone has it tough.

They all drank quite a bit as the night went on, and gradually, the game faded away. Now, anyone could ask anything they wanted, and those questioned rarely held anything back.

“Hey, Su Bai, who’s that girl who sings ‘Goddess from Heaven’? Is she an artist too? She’s really pretty—your girlfriend?”

Tong Xiaoya, cheeks flushed pink from alcohol, looked at him expectantly.

“She’s my little sister, the one from that kidnapping case a while back!”

“She’s sung before, but she’s not really an artist now. She’s a trainee at the national broadcasting network.”

Everyone gasped when they heard she was Su Bai’s sister.

“I thought you were pretty handsome before,” someone teased.

“But now that I know she’s your sister, I suddenly think you’re not so good-looking after all!”

Laughter erupted, and everyone gave Yang Beibei a thumbs up.

It was true—Yang Mengke was stunning. Some kinds of beauty can’t be achieved with makeup or surgery; it’s simply innate.

“Tong Xiaoya has been obsessed with your ‘goddess’ song for ages. Now that we’re all so familiar, isn’t it time you sang it for her?”

“Actually, all of us here are heaven-sent goddesses!”

“A toast—to eternal youth, to lasting friendship, and to all of us finding our true love!”

At Xiaoya’s suggestion, everyone raised their glasses.

Su Bai, a little moved, said, “I don’t think the mood right now quite fits ‘Goddess from Heaven.’”

“How about this—I’ll sing something else for everyone.”

“Here’s to all our hardships, to the friendships we have now, and to the beautiful future ahead of us.”

“I hope each of you finds your true love someday.”

“The song is called ‘Just Once is Enough.’”

As soon as Su Bai finished, everyone fell silent, waiting for him to sing, and reflecting on his words.

Just once is enough?