At the director’s signal, the production crew quickly brought out the prepared props.
A deck of playing cards was spread face down across the table from left to right.
The participants glanced at each other, but no one made the first move.
Yu Wan glanced around, then decisively leaned forward and drew a card from the pile.
She didn’t understand what everyone was waiting for.
Better to draw early and get it over with. But the moment she saw her card, her smile vanished.
When you’re unlucky, even cold water gets stuck in your teeth.
As luck would have it, she had drawn the smallest card – a 2.
Since she was out of the running, Yu Wan simply leaned back on the sofa to watch the show.
Seeing that Yu Wan had drawn, the others began to move as well.
After everyone had drawn their cards, each face showed different expressions.
[You know, I’m really curious who has the highest card. The expressions are so varied.]
[Could it be Yu Wan? She looks so composed.]
[If she spins the wheel, she’ll definitely try some tricks. That’s just her style – hasn’t changed for ages.]
“Alright, please reveal your cards,” a staff member announced.
The guests then turned over their cards one by one.
Xi Zishu went first: “Mine’s an 8.”
A number that was neither high nor low.
Then Tang Xiaoxiao said sheepishly: “I have a 6.”
Mu Xubai had a 9, Xie Shiyuan had a J.
Xie Mingyan spread his hand to reveal a 3.
[Hahaha, that’s really low!]
[I bet that’s the smallest card on the table.]
Yu Xiayue curled her lips into a smile and flipped her card, saying with a laugh: “I have a K.”
[Wow, could my Yueyue have the highest card?]
[LOL, there are still two people who haven’t revealed their cards and you’re already claiming she has the highest?]
[Don’t forget how composed Yu Wan looks.]
Shen Li also glanced at Yu Wan, who was lazily reclining on the sofa, looking completely relaxed.
Could it be?
“Wan…” Xie Shiyuan started to say, then caught himself and changed his address: “Yu Wan, what’s your card?”
Under everyone’s watchful eyes, Yu Wan slowly sat up straight.
[Oh damn, could it really be!]
The next moment, Yu Wan casually tossed her card onto the table.
“Pfft-” Shen Li couldn’t help laughing when she saw the card.
“Hahaha, Yu Wan, you’ve got some luck there.”
In the first round, with so many cards to choose from, she had managed to draw the absolute smallest one.
How could that not be considered lucky?
Yu Wan: “…”
She shot a glare at Shen Li: No one would think you’re mute if you kept quiet.
[Pfft, this is hilarious. She looked so composed, I really thought she had the highest card. Turns out it was the lowest.]
[The couple – one with a 2, one with a 3, both with tiny cards. That’s just perfect.]
[Now it must be my Yueyue with the highest card, right?]
Not only the audience thought so, but most people present shared the same assumption.
Yu Xiayue was already preparing to stand up and spin the wheel.
The next moment, a voice spoke up: “Sorry everyone, I’ll be spinning the wheel for you this time.”
Shen Li lightly tossed her card onto the table, revealing an A.
The highest card in the game.
Before walking up to the stage, she didn’t forget to wink at Yu Wan.
Yu Wan had a rather ominous feeling.
Seeing Shen Li come up, the staff member gave up their position at the spinner to her.
Shen Li looked down at the crowd with a sly glint in her eyes. “Let me see who wants to be the lucky one.”
As she spoke, her gaze lingered on Yu Wan for an extra two seconds.
Yu Wan shot her a warning look: Don’t cause trouble.
Shen Li wasn’t afraid of her at all. “I’m starting now.”
[You know, the spinning wheel is even more thrilling than revealing the cards earlier.]
[Who will it land on? Truth or Dare? Seriously, my heart is already pounding.]
[No wonder this show knows how to create excitement—it really tests your nerves.]
Under everyone’s watchful eyes, Shen Li slowly moved her wrist, and the large circular board began to spin. The pointer swept past each guest’s name.
Every pass sent hearts racing.
Finally, the spinning slowed down, and the pointer’s movement became sluggish.
It pointed to Xie Shiyuan’s slot, moving extremely slowly, with Yu Wan’s name next in line.
Yu Wan: It can’t be.
[Xie Shiyuan, Xie Shiyuan, Xie Shiyuan! I want to see him and Yueyue do a Dare task!]
[Not Yu Wan—who wants to see her? She’s just a homewrecker.]
[Hey, you upstairs, shut your mouth. I want to see Yu Wan. Her face is way more pleasing to look at than your so-called Yu Xiayue.]
[Besides, what’s wrong with liking pretty faces? I want Yu Wan.]
[Hehe, especially since Yu Wan looks like she’s desperately hoping it won’t be her. That just makes me more excited—I love putting people in difficult situations.]
At last, the slowly turning pointer crossed the line and came to a steady stop on Yu Wan’s name.
Yu Wan—Dare!
Shen Li raised an eyebrow, thoroughly pleased with the result. “Looks like my spinning skills are pretty good.”
She even turned to the seated guests. “Don’t you think so, Yu Wan?”
Yu Wan gritted her teeth. Like hell I do.
She strongly suspected Shen Li was here specifically to mess with her.
Shen Li shrugged. Wasn’t it obvious?
What could be more fun than making your rival uncomfortable?
After all, she had only joined this show because she saw Yu Wan’s name on the list. Otherwise, with that celebrity boyfriend of hers, there was no way they could have gotten Shen Li to come.
She had originally intended to mock Yu Wan for having poor taste, chasing after Xie Shiyuan.
But now it seemed Yu Wan’s judgment had improved, so Shen Li had shifted her focus to making trouble for her.
She just loved forcing Yu Wan to do things she didn’t want to do.
“Come on, Yu Wan.” Shen Li made a gesture of invitation, wearing a smirk full of schadenfreude. “Draw your Dare card.”
Yu Wan rose from her seat and walked over to Shen Li, grinding her teeth. “Shen Li, just you wait.”
She refused to believe the spinner wouldn’t land on Shen Li eventually.
Yu Wan stood before a row of cards laid out on the table.
“Just randomly pick one from these and show it to the camera.”
Yu Wan scanned the cards on the table, silently praying. Surely her luck couldn’t be that bad, right?
Netizens: Dream on, Yu Wan. If your luck weren’t terrible, how could you have drawn the worst card from the entire deck last time?
On camera, Yu Wan’s finger slowly glided over the row of cards before finally stopping on one.
She picked it up and held it up to the camera.
The next second—
The live stream exploded.
Dare Task: Choose a member of the opposite sex and maintain eye contact for 30 seconds. The distance between your noses must not exceed 10 cm.
“Holy shit! This is so intense!!!”
“Eye contact is one thing, but the distance between noses can’t exceed 10cm? My god, that’s way too close.”
“Wait, didn’t you guys notice there’s another line of text below the card?”
Sure enough, there was a line of fine print at the bottom of the card.
Restriction: The player with the highest or lowest card value.
“Alright then, now I understand what the director meant at the beginning about card values being related to the Dare. So this is how they’re playing it.”
“There are four men present. Xie Shiyuan has the highest card value, Xie Mingyan has the lowest. It’s obvious who Yu Wan will choose, right?”
“Given how she’s been chasing after him and joining this variety show like some lovesick puppy, there’s no way she’d pass up such a great opportunity. Without a doubt, she’ll choose Xie Shiyuan.”
“I feel sorry for Xie Shiyuan, and my heart aches for Yu Xiayue. This couple is suffering workplace injuries.”
“Poor Xie Mingyan. Being stuck with a wife who’s cuckolding him like this must be tough.”
“Ahhhhh, Yu Wan, why don’t you just take the punishment yourself? Stop tormenting our favorite couple, damn it!”
When Yu Wan saw the card’s contents, she felt like her vision went dark. She knew nothing good would come of this.
“Yu Wan, are you going to choose the highest or lowest card value?”
Implied meaning: Are you going to choose Xie Shiyuan or Xie Mingyan?
Yu Wan lifted her gaze and looked at the seated group.
Everyone present stared intently at Yu Wan. Given her previous behavior, they had no doubt she would choose Xie Shiyuan.
Yu Wan’s gaze slowly settled on Xie Shiyuan.
Seeing this, Yu Xiayue, who was sitting nearby, felt her heart tighten. Her expression turned visibly unpleasant.
“Damn, I knew it. Yu Wan, a dog can’t change its habit of eating shit.”
“Yu Wan, if you dare choose Xie Shiyuan, I’ll tear you apart!”
Yu Xiayue turned her head pitifully toward Xie Shiyuan, lightly biting her lip, her voice trembling slightly: “Shiyuan, you wouldn’t agree to this, would you?”
Xie Shiyuan looked at Yu Wan in the distance, his hands on his legs clenched into fists, his lips pressed tightly together.
If Yu Wan really chose him, he wasn’t sure…
Meanwhile, no one noticed Xie Mingyan on the other side.
His lowered eyes gleamed with a dark light, fixed intently on Yu Wan, carrying a chilling coldness that was startling.
That gaze seemed to wrap tightly around Yu Wan, suffocating and leaving no trace.
As if, should the answer from the person before him displease him, he didn’t know what he might do.
The next moment, Yu Wan’s gaze decisively shifted away from Xie Shiyuan and firmly landed on the man.
Her crimson lips parted slightly, her voice tinged with dissatisfaction: “Xie Mingyan, why aren’t you coming over yet? What are you waiting for?”