Chapter 259: Truth or Dare (Four)
Chapter 259: Truth or Dare (Four)
She received a knowing smirk from Zhe Yuan and she tried her best to not look at anyone else but Li Xian.
"She’s choosing truth because she thinks it’s safer. It means we are being way too soft on her." Zhe Yuan commented, successfully pulling Xiang Ling’s attention toward him. The urge to kich him out of the pavilion was right there, but she gave him a fake smile and stayed silent.
"Then... are you feeling cold?"
There were some chuckles, some sighs, and a loud groan of disappointment that came from Zhe Yuan. "Are you for real, Li Xian?"
"You can try when it’s your turn. Don’t come at me." Li Xian was quick to defend himself.
Xiang Ling had a big smile playing on her lips as she shook her head negatively in response to the question and added, "No. I’m not feeling cold."
Since it was her turn to offer the choice, she scanned the men and her gaze eventually stopped on Zhe Yuan who was staring back at her. The look in his eyes said that if she didn’t pick him, then she was being a coward.
Taking in a deep breath, she asked, "Truth or dare?"
"Dare." The man seemed confident about his choice and it made Xiang Ling wonder if there was anything he wouldn’t be able to do. It did took her a while to finally think of a dare that he would fail to complete.
Suppressing her smile, she spoke, "Your dare is to kiss the person on your right for full five minutes."
For a moment, Zhe Yuan’s eyes sparkled in anticipation but the realization dawned over him the very next moment. His head shifted to look at his right side and he found an equally shocked Zhang Xuan sitting there.
The laughter that filled the pavilion this time was the loudest of the night so far. Everyone enjoyed Zhe Yuan’s disappointment and Zhang Xuan horror at the said dare.
Zhe Yuan let out a sigh, stood up and took off his outer robe before he once again settled down next to Xiang Ling.
"Truth or dare, wife?"
The smile disappeared from Xiang Ling’s lips when she noticed just how serious the man looked. She was initially worried about Dao Ming when he made her remove her clothes, but looking at the current situation, it was actually Zhe Yuan who was the most dangerous player among all her husbands.
"Truth." She once again went with the safer option among the two, not knowing that even this option wasn’t safe since her opponent was Zhe Yuan.
A startled gasp left her lips when the man suddenly advanced at her, almost making her lose her balance and land on the mattress if not for his arm that stopped her from falling on her back in time.
He stared into her eyes for a moment and it almost felt like he was staring right into her soul. She watched his face inching closer and his lips were almost brushing against hers. Just when she thought that he was going to kiss her, the man moved his face to side and brought his lips closer to her ear.
"Since you love choosing truth, then tell me wife... are you dripping wet for us right now?"
All air escaped Xiang Ling’s lungs as her ears registered the explicit question that actually made her realize that at some point, she started dripping down there, and the Mer Crown Prince somehow knew about it.
Her hand reached out for the cup of wine, but Zhe Yuan was quick to grab her wrist and stop her.
"If you decide to skip answering, then trust me, I will push my fingers into your core and will find out the answer right here."
The threat had Xiang Ling clenching her thighs together while her entire body shivered when she found herself imagining him doing exactly what he just said. She was in deep trouble, and the most dangerous part was that she felt more excited compared to the fear that was coursing inside her.
Making sure that she had heard him loud and clear, Zhe Yuan finally pulled away and waited with others to hear her answer.
Xiang Ling didn’t dare to look at any of her husbands. Taking in a deep breath, she finally answered, "Yes." She then picked up the wine cup and emptied it in one single go.
Her answer was met with a dead silence which eventually forced her to look up at the men, only to realize that each one of them had their intense gaze focused on her.
"I think we have played enough for the night. We should return to our rooms now." Xiang Ling tried to escape, but it was already too late for her.
Zhe Yuan grabbed her arm and stopped her while Dao Ming spoke, "Our game isn’t over yet. Don’t even think about escaping."
"Maybe we should stop it if she doesn’t want to play. She looks uncomfortable." Wei Guang finally spoke up when he noticed just how unsettled Xiang Ling was looking at the moment.
"Wei Guang, it’s time you should realize that our dear wife isn’t as pure as you think. She’s a little crafty thing who likes to initiates these games and enjoys them as long as she’s the one in power. But the moment this power shifts to the other party, she tries to flee. Don’t you think she deserves to be punished for such foul play?"
Xiang Ling’s entire body was shivering but it had nothing to do with the cold. Instead, it was the realization of losing the control over the game that was making her entire body react to the possibile outcome.
"Ah Ling, answer truthfully. Are you feeling uncomfortable or scared?" The question came from Zhang Xuan who was looking at her with an encouraging look in his eyes.
"S-scared."
"And why are you scared, Xiang Ling?" Xin Cheng asked from her other side as he brushed away a loose strand of hair from her face.
"B-because, I have lost my control over the game."