Jiang Shuyi and Wen Yao arrived late at the cafeteria, and by the time they were done eating and came out, there were hardly any people left outside.

Wen Yao seemed to be in no mood to talk, so Jiang Shuyi remained silent, walking quietly beside her.

Wen Yao was also wearing the school's sports uniform today.

The loose white uniform had a stylish design, and Wen Yao looked great in it.

As soon as they entered the gym, the grade director came to call Wen Yao away.

Watching Wen Yao's departing figure, Jiang Shuyi felt a bit down.

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After Wen Yao followed the grade director away, Jiang Shuyi sat in the gym, bored, watching the high jumpers in the distance.

Almost everyone was enthusiastically participating in the competitions.

It was quite lively.

But Jiang Shuyi found it very boring.

Song Jinxi and Zhou Jingtang approached with a deck of cards. "Want to play cards, Jiang Shuyi?"

Jiang Shuyi nodded at the cards in Song Jinxi's hand.

She felt the need for something to distract her attention.

The three of them sat on one side of the gym.

"Just playing cards seems a bit boring..." Song Jinxi skillfully shuffled the cards in her hand. "How about we add a little twist?"

Zhou Jingtang scratched his head, looking indifferent. "Sure."

"What kind of twist? I'm not betting money..."

Jiang Shuyi glanced skeptically at the two of them.

When it came to games like this, she was always confident she would get taken advantage of.

"Don't worry, I'm not betting money either."

Song Jinxi expertly dealt the cards in front of everyone.

Jiang Shuyi picked up her cards with one hand and began to sort them. "So what's the twist?"

"It's just a punishment game, we won't make it too complicated." Song Jinxi smiled, raising a finger. "The first person to lose three rounds has to add a tail sound to the end of their sentences based on what the person who won the most says."

"'Tail sound'?"

"Like 'woof woof' or 'meow meow' or something like that."

That didn't sound too bad, Jiang Shuyi thought.

"Alright." She replied.

Before long, the game became intense.

Although it was intense, it was one-sided, with only Jiang Shuyi feeling the pressure.

Jiang Shuyi had terrible luck with the cards.

In several rounds, her starting hand was a complete mess—neither consecutive cards nor high-ranking ones.

So it was no surprise that she lost, quickly racking up three losses.

In the fourth round.

Song Jinxi played a three-card set with a six. "Three circles and one six."

"Pass."

"What about your tail sound?" Song Jinxi reminded her.

"...Sister." Jiang Shuyi said with a pained expression.

'Sister' was the tail sound Song Jinxi had suggested for her.

Hearing her tail sound, Zhou Jingtang couldn't help but chuckle as he threw down four sevens, "Bomb!"

"How is there still a bomb at this point?" Jiang Shuyi said, feeling embarrassed as she looked at her cards. After a moment, she remembered she had forgotten to add her tail sound. "...Sister."

Jiang Shuyi felt that this punishment game was truly humiliating.

"Don't you have any strategy in mind?" Song Jinxi sighed.

". . ."

Jiang Shuyi didn't respond, trying to minimize the number of words she spoke.

This game was just too embarrassing.

Zhou Jingtang played a pair of eights.

Jiang Shuyi's hand wasn't great, but she still had a pair of Aces. However, if she played the Aces, she would be left with a lot of cards and wasn't sure if she could follow up, plus she might get eaten by someone else.

Jiang Shuyi hesitated.

A hand reached over her shoulder and gently pulled out her pair of Aces to play.

"Who is it?" Jiang Shuyi complained inwardly and quickly turned her head.

Wen Yao looked at her calmly, patted her head, and spoke in a gentle tone, "You need to play this now to win."

The scent of roses slowly enveloped her, and as Wen Yao spoke in her ear, Jiang Shuyi felt her heart skip a beat.

"Oh, okay."

All of Jiang Shuyi's complaints vanished the moment she saw it was Wen Yao.

"Then I'll play this." She immediately complied.

Song Jinxi glanced at the two of them and coughed, coldly reminding her, "......Jiang Shuyi, did you forget something?"

Jiang Shuyi looked at Wen Yao beside her and paused for a moment. After a while, her ears turned red as she added the tail sound.

"......Sister."

Wen Yao listened to their conversation, her fingers pausing slightly.

"'Sister'?" Wen Yao repeated, her tone sounding much like usual.

Jiang Shuyi's ears turned red, and she reluctantly explained, "We're playing Landlord, and the first person to lose three rounds has to accept a punishment game..."

"The first person to lose three rounds has to add a word at the end of their sentences, like 'woof' or 'meow'..."

"I just had bad luck and lost three rounds." Jiang Shuyi's tone was aggrieved.

"Jiang Shuyi, you forgot again..." Song Jinxi reminded her.

Jiang Shuyi, displeased, added, "Sister."

"I see."

Wen Yao said casually, just like usual.

Looking at the pair of Aces Jiang Shuyi had just played, Song Jinxi said, "Pass."

Jiang Shuyi looked at Wen Yao in surprise.

"Did you already know their 'two' was split?"

Wen Yao didn't answer, saying nothing as she began to help Jiang Shuyi play cards.

Wen Yao pointed to a card, and Jiang Shuyi played it. By the end of the round, thanks to Wen Yao's guidance, Jiang Shuyi actually won.

Zhou Jingtang looked up at Wen Yao while shuffling the cards. "Class monitor, do you want to join us?"

Wen Yao didn't immediately say 'yes' or 'no.'

". . ." She stood behind Jiang Shuyi, crossing her arms. "If I join, will there be a punishment game for me too?"

"If you don't want to, you can skip it. But it might be more fun if you join." Song Jinxi glanced at Jiang Shuyi.

Jiang Shuyi felt a bit excited.

She really wanted to hear Wen Yao add 'meow' at the end of her sentences.

Wen Yao continued to ask in a calm voice, "Can the tail sound be any word?"

Song Jinxi nodded while shuffling the cards. "Basically, as long as it's not too excessive, it's fine."

Wen Yao glanced at Jiang Shuyi and, after a few seconds, replied briefly, "Alright."

They quickly started a four-player game of Landlord.

But everyone soon realized something was off...

Wen Yao hadn't lost a single round since she joined the table.

"Class monitor, you're too good!"

Zhou Jingtang sighed in frustration, regretting inviting Wen Yao to play this game.

"A pair of threes." Song Jinxi said with a smug smile.

She was now on the same team as Wen Yao.

"I'm completely being carried by the pro here..."

". . ." Wen Yao played her cards without responding.

Jiang Shuyi looked at Wen Yao sitting next to Song Jinxi and then glanced at her own hand of cards that she hadn't played yet, remaining silent.

She began to feel uncomfortable again.

Since Wen Yao joined, she had been losing consistently.

No one likes to keep losing, but if it were just bad luck causing her to lose a game, Jiang Shuyi wouldn't feel so awkward about it.

The problem was that every time a game started, she asked Wen Yao to choose her as a teammate, but Wen Yao never picked her.

She either chose Song Jinxi or Zhou Jingtang.

Not only that, but Wen Yao won every time she played, completely dominating her opponents like a king beating a bronze player.

It was just a card game, right? What was wrong with bringing her along?

Jiang Shuyi felt a bit unhappy.

Wen Yao glanced at Jiang Shuyi's expression and thought that if this Alpha's ears could respond like an animal's, they would definitely be drooping right now.

Wen Yao squinted at Jiang Shuyi and, without any mercy, played her last card.

"Miss Yi, we lost again." Zhou Jingtang, who was on Jiang Shuyi's team, sighed.

". . ." Jiang Shuyi didn't say anything.

She knew perfectly well that she had lost.

She also recognized that, with this round ending, she had come in last.

"......What tail sound do you want me to add?"

Jiang Shuyi asked, gathering her remaining cards together, her tone displeased as she directed her frustration at Wen Yao, who was in the lead.

The more she thought about it, the more she felt targeted.

Wen Yao must be deliberately bullying her.

Wen Yao looked at Jiang Shuyi's unwilling expression, her eyebrows not even twitching.

Her lips moved slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but before she could speak, the gym's announcement rang out.

It was an announcement notifying students to participate in the class tug-of-war competition.

Wen Yao lowered her gaze, stood up from her chair, and clapped her hands in the center of the class, "Alright, everyone, get ready to go to the field for the tug-of-war."

Song Jinxi also started to put away the cards.

Seeing that the game was coming to an end, Jiang Shuyi stood up, intending to walk to the gathering place.

"Jiang Shuyi."

Wen Yao's fingers pinched the sleeve of Jiang Shuyi's sports uniform.

Amid the crowd rushing to the meeting place, Jiang Shuyi stopped and turned to look back at Wen Yao. "Hmm?"

"I still can't think of what tail sound to have you add." After a moment of silence, Wen Yao said quietly as usual.

As expected of Wen Yao, even in a punishment game, she would take it seriously. This kind of unserious game must be very unfamiliar to her.

That was understandable. Jiang Shuyi nodded.

"It's fine, you can take your time to think about it."

It's just a tail sound, after all.

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