“To make our self-introductions a bit more interesting, we’ve added a small rule.”
As Wen Di spoke, he took out a small red dice from his pocket: “Each person rolls a number, and we’ll rank them from highest to lowest. The person ranked after another can ask the one before them three questions after their self-introduction. Note: the person being questioned cannot lie. ‘Six’ asks ‘one.’”
“If two people roll the same number, they’ll roll again within the ranking until the order is determined. Of course, you can also volunteer to be the smaller number.”
After saying this, he opened his palm and addressed the group: “Who wants to go first?”
The room fell silent for a moment. Liu Yajun and Yao Nana looked around, hesitant. As the saying goes, the early bird gets the worm, but even for something as simple as rolling dice, they were used to being bystanders first.
Most importantly, with Fu Zhen and Shen Wangqing present, no matter what the task was, it wouldn’t be their turn to go first.
After waiting for a while, surprisingly, no one volunteered to roll the dice first.
Shen Wangqing leisurely picked up a teacup from the coffee table, took a sip, and acted as if it had nothing to do with him.
What about Fu Zhen? Leaning back in his chair, his eyes were closed?! Was he sleeping??
And Lu Jieyang? Still acting strange?! Still staring at Wen Di—was there a clue on his face or something??
“Aren’t any of you going to roll?!” Liu Yajun exclaimed, his face full of shock and confusion.
It was just rolling a dice—surely nothing would happen, right?
Could it be that the dice had some trick? Would the first person to roll die??
Shen Wangqing slowly turned to him and gave a friendly smile: “Yajun, why don’t you go first?”
Liu Yajun immediately refused: “If you’re not rolling, I’m not rolling either!”
If others weren’t doing it, he wouldn’t either! That was one of the rules for surviving!
Yao Nana turned her head away—she certainly didn’t want to be the first to roll either.
Wen Di looked at their timid expressions, puzzled. Was this his first time leading Players? Were all Players this cautious and fearful? Could a simple dice scare them this much?
But Shen Wangqing, Fu Zhen, and Lu Jieyang didn’t seem afraid. Could it be… they’d gotten false clues? Did they think the dice was also a trap?
It had only been a day—where did these people get so many random clues? He hadn’t even told them anything yet.
“If you don’t roll, don’t even think about leaving.”
Wen Di deliberately tried to scare them.
The door slammed shut in response.
Under his cloak, Wen Di quietly slipped the remote control back into his pants pocket.
Yao Nana let out a frightened yelp and turned to hit Liu Yajun: “Just roll! It’s just a dice—are you really that scared?! You’re such a coward!”
Liu Yajun stammered and trembled for a while before angrily pointing at the others: “Why don’t you say that to them! They’re not rolling either!”
Suddenly, he thought of something and turned to Wen Di: “You roll! Why don’t you go first? Aren’t you participating in this activity too? Since you’re making us choose, we choose you to go first!”
Wen Di was taken aback, as if he’d just realized he could also go first. After a moment’s thought, he nodded: “Alright then, I’ll go first.”
Shen Wangqing, who had been staying still, suddenly spoke up cheerfully: “Then I’ll go second.”
Lu Jieyang sneered coldly: “You think you can just claim second? I want to be second.”
Fu Zhen finally opened his eyes: “You’re all fighting for second? Then I think the second spot should be mine.”
“……”
Liu Yajun was dumbfounded.
Why was no one willing to go first, yet second place was so fiercely contested?
What clue had they gotten?
Could second place make you rich? Or let you clear the game immediately?
Regardless of what benefits second place held, since both big shots were fighting for it, he definitely had to join in. He immediately shouted eagerly, “I want second place too!”
Fu Zhen shot him a cold glare. “Get lost.”
Liu Yajun shrank his neck but mustered his courage. “Why should I listen to you? I want second place too!”
Seeing the fierce competition, Yao Nana cleared her throat and pitifully cooed, “Brothers, why not let me go second~”
No one paid her any attention.
“……”
As the host, Wen Di himself had no idea why the ranking was so hotly contested. Rolling the dice was just a formality; the order was essentially up to fate and didn’t make much difference anyway.
“You’re all so noisy!” Wen Di yelled at the group, then added, “Since you can’t decide the order, I’ll arrange it. Since I’m first, the order will start from my left and go clockwise.”
That meant Lu Jieyang would be second.
Hearing this, Lu Jieyang immediately beamed. “I knew Wen Wen would favor me.”
Wen Di looked at him as if he were an idiot. “Please don’t suffer from delusions.”
Lu Jieyang acted as if he hadn’t heard.
“Alright, I’ll start then.”
Wen Di tossed the dice up with a flourish, but accidentally threw it too high. He hurriedly stretched out both hands to catch it, relieved when it landed safely in his palms.
He flattened one hand, then opened the other, revealing the dice’s number to everyone:
“Six.”
“Your turn.”
Wen Di passed the dice to Lu Jieyang.
Lu Jieyang held the dice in his palm, smiling at Wen Di. “If I roll a five, then I can ask Wen Wen three questions, right?”
Wen Di paused, then nodded, adding disdainfully, “Yes, but how can you be sure you’ll roll a five? It’s all random.”
Lu Jieyang sighed dramatically, looking genuinely regretful. He immediately cupped the dice in both hands, nervously beginning to pray, “Please let it be a five!”
With that, he tossed it up and caught it.
Slowly, trembling, he opened his hand.
This whole performance made Wen Di tense up too, and he couldn’t help leaning over to look.
Lu Jieyang’s face instantly lit up with joy, his eyebrows dancing excitedly. He abruptly opened his hand, revealing the number: “Five!”
Overjoyed, he rushed over to hug Wen Di, taking the chance to inhale deeply against his hair unnoticed before pulling away. “Wen Wen, I can ask you three questions now! I’m so happy. I’ve had so many questions for you since I met you, but never had the chance.”
Wen Di was stunned by the hug for several seconds, burning with embarrassment from his toes to his cheeks.
Fortunately, the dim indoor lighting helped conceal it, preserving a shred of his dignity.
“You… you’re insane!” Not knowing how else to respond, Wen Di cursed him offhandedly.
Lu Jieyang wasn’t the least bit upset; in fact, he grew even more excited.
“Here.” Lu Jieyang tossed the dice to Fu Zhen with the haughty air of a victor.
Fu Zhen sat calmly, holding the dice between two fingers. His dark eyes were cold as he spoke indifferently, “Is rolling a five really that difficult?”
With that, he flicked his fingers. Though it seemed effortless, the dice soared high into the air. When it fell, he casually caught it and opened his hand, his demeanor cool to the point of nonchalance:
“Five.”
“Five??”
Liu Yajun was stunned. Yao Nana was stunned. Wen Di was stunned.
With 193’s reminder, Wen Di closed her gaping jaw.