Chapter 236: Rock, Paper, Scissors
"I like it!" Lin Tian nodded without hesitation. "That just means you have charm!"
"But liking your body doesn’t mean I don’t like you!"
Lin Tian felt that Mei Ruyan’s antipathy towards men wasn’t really an illness; to be precise, it was a mental block. If she could unlock it, she might return to normal.
Mei Ruyan opened her large eyes and snorted coldly, "What’s the difference?"
"I can’t really explain the difference, you wouldn’t understand!" Lin Tian struggled to clarify such things.
It’s like when someone asks you what love is.
Can love that you can articulate be considered love?
Love is felt with the heart and shown through actions.
"The fact that there’s no difference is why you can’t explain it!" Mae Ruyan stared at Lin Tian intently. "You’re clearly just trying to justify yourself!"
"I admit there are a few bad apples among men, but most are not. They pursue love, love one person for a lifetime, marry and have children, struggle for their family, and they never complain about hardship or exhaustion!"
Lin Tian stared at Mei Ruyan and drank the whole bottle of beer in his hand. "Unfortunately, you once fell for one of those bad apples among men!"
"Forget about those troubling matters, let’s drink!" Mei Ruyan sighed, opened a bottle of beer, and started drinking alone.
Twelve bottles of Budweiser, and in a short while, more than half were empty, most of them drunk by Mei Ruyan, which showed she was in a truly bad mood.
"Actually, drinking like this is boring. How about we play a game to add some fun and forget our troubles?" Lin Tian suggested.
Mei Ruyan looked at Lin Tian, "What game?"
"The drinking game: the loser has to drink! And has to say something as requested by the winner. For example, if you win and want me to say I miss you, then I’ll say I miss you!" Lin Tian explained vividly.
"Only a fool would make you say that!"
Mei Ruyan crossed her right leg over her left and returned to her cold demeanor, "So, if I tell you to say you’re a big pervert, will you say it?"
Lin Tian nodded resolutely, "Of course, a man of his word, but just to be clear, if you lose, you have to say what I want!"
Obviously, Mei Ruyan knew what Lin Tian’s little schemes were.
This game clearly put women at a disadvantage.
But Mei Ruyan was in a very bad mood, not only annoyed but also overwhelmed by thoughts that surfaced from deep within her. She needed a way to release her emotions, so she didn’t mind playing the drinking game with Lin Tian. Besides, it wasn’t certain who would win or lose!
"Then shall we begin?" Lin Tian’s eyes flashed craftily, thinking hard about what embarrassing things he could make Mei Ruyan say.
"Round one begins!" Mei Ruyan called out first. "Rock, paper, scissors!"
"Scissors!"
"Rock!"
Mei Ruyan laughed because she played rock, and Lin Tian scratched his head. Losing the first round was clearly not a good sign.
"Haha, I won!" Mei Ruyan cheered, clapping her hands in excitement. "I want you to say, you’re a big pervert!"
"You’re a big pervert!" Lin Tian obeyed quickly.
"Ah, that’s not right! I told you to say you’re a big pervert, not that I’m a big pervert!" Mei Ruyan hurriedly corrected.
"But you did ask me to say you’re a big pervert, didn’t you? It’s not wrong, right?" Lin Tian laughed mischievously. "Your words were unclear!"
In this game, Mei Ruyan was simply not a match for Lin Tian.
"I don’t care, you have to say it again!" Mei Ruyan’s eyebrows furrowed in frustration.
"I already said, win a round, say one sentence, the rules were set. If you want me to say it again, you have to win another round!"
Lin Tian was principled; games should be fair and just, so how could he cheat?
"Hmph~" Mei Ruyan huffed, clearly unconvinced. "Again, I want to beat you!"
Rock, paper, scissors!
"Scissors!"
"Rock!"
A bead of sweat dripped off Lin Tian’s forehead, and his face flushed with embarrassment as neither changed their play.
"Why did you play rock again!" Lin Tian was bewildered; his scissors lost again.
"Why did you play scissors again?" Mei Ruyan gave a sly smile. "I win again, quickly say Lin Tian is a big pervert!"
"Lin Tian is a big pervert!" Lin Tian said feebly, unable to cheat this time since Mei Ruyan had specified precisely.
"I refuse to believe I’ll keep losing!" Lin Tian decided to stick to his game plan; Mei Ruyan would surely change her play this time.
"Scissors!"
"Rock!"
"Haha, I’ve never seen someone as dumb as you!" Mei Ruyan laughed heartily.
Lin Tian picked up a bottle of beer on the table and drank half of it directly; his luck was beyond bad.
He wondered if Mei Ruyan was truly smart enough to guess his play, or if she was foolish enough not to change her play.
Wait... Mei Ruyan wasn’t stupid; if she were, wouldn’t losing three rounds make him even dumber?
"Quickly say Lin Tian is a puppy!"
"Lin Tian is a puppy!"
Rock, paper, scissors.
"Lin Tian isn’t human!"
"Lin Tian is a big fool!"
"Lin Tian is the biggest idiot in the world!"
It’s undeniable that women, even when playing games, can’t say anything too harsh. The words just cycled through those few phrases, never really achieving a pranking effect.
However, Mei Ruyan was having a great time, laughing radiantly, making Lin Tian’s eyes nearly pop out.
"No, I must win a round!" Lin Tian blew into his hands; he couldn’t continuously lose in a simple rock-paper-scissors game, right?
Rock, paper, scissors.
"Scissors!"
"Paper!"
Lin Tian stuck to his plan, even though he lost many times, he still played scissors.
However, this time Mei Ruyan changed her play, surprisingly playing paper.
"How can you be so silly and still play scissors?" Mei Ruyan lost with frustration, who would have thought Lin Tian was so stubborn with scissors.
"Ah, finally won!" Lin Tian flexed his neck, as mischievous thoughts began swirling in his mind.
"Heavens, earth, what should I make you say?" Lin Tian swaggered as he pondered.
"You better be careful; if you make me say something too excessive, you’ll regret it when you lose next!" Even at this critical juncture, Mei Ruyan still had the audacity to threaten Lin Tian.
Can one endure this? Any man would refuse!
"Okay, considering you dared to threaten me, say ’Mei Ruyan is Lin Tian’s wife’!" Lin Tian raised his eyebrows with a triumphant smile.
Naughty, truly naughty to the core, not even forgetting to take advantage of a woman in a rock-paper-scissors game. Perhaps that was Mei Ruyan’s sole thought at this moment.
"Can we change the sentence?" Mei Ruyan clearly resisted such a sentence. How could she, who disliked men, say such embarrassing words?
The feeling left her both shy and embarrassed.
"Mei Ruyan is Lin Tian’s lover; you can choose to say this instead!" Lin Tian shrugged indifferently.