Chapter 117: UNO!
After dinner, the table was a mess of empty plates, sauce stains, crumpled napkins, and three suspiciously empty wine bottles that Luo Yanyu insisted were "absolutely necessary for digestion."
Su Meilin and Jin Yuexin did most of the cleaning, with Han Queying’s eyes trailing behind them offering "moral support" while nibbling on the leftover dumplings.
While Ruan Lihua tried to stop Yanyu from drinking more, she prevented an alcohol poisoning since she drank straight out of the bottle.
Zhao Yiming tried helping but was quickly kicked out of the kitchen after almost breaking a porcelain plate Meilin said was "antique" (it wasn’t).
Then came game night.
They crowded into the living room, sprawled on floor pillows and the couch, bowls of snacks within arm’s reach, soda cans sweating on the table, and a stack of Uno cards in the middle like a ticking bomb.
It started innocently enough.
Ruan Lihua leaned back lazily on the couch, her legs crossed with grace, one hand casually swirling her drink as if she were here to watch, not to destroy.
Zhao Yiming cracked his knuckles. "Alright, no bloodshed this time. It’s just Uno."
"Tell that to Meilin," Han Queying muttered, narrowing her eyes as she drew her starting hand. "She plays like it’s the national championship."
Su Meilin, already focused like a sniper, didn’t even blink. "Because I play to win. No mercy."