The Inconceivable Flame: A Fallen Angel's Disguise

Zhiren naturally had faith in both Ru and Ran Zi but how could he possibly not know about their reckless obsession for winning. That is why he was restless until he reached the clubhouse.

"Who won?" He inquired first hand as he saw Ru and Ran Zi giving each other a high five.

"Is it not obvious?" Ru chirped while wiggling her brows at him.

Xiao Zhiren thought he really was asking a dumb question. How could she let anyone win? Shaking his head, he entered the clubhouse and walked straight to the private hall they had booked already.

However, Ru didn’t follow them inside immediately. She received a call and stayed out. Although she had asked Wu Dishi to not contact her, the Knight Empire still needed her for some decision. She spent quite a bit of time outside the club before joining others.

Ran Zi was really a party fanatic since the room was filled with food and liquor when she got there. And seeing the way how he had begun to drink already, she realized he really was into alcohol.

"How about a drink, Rong?" Ran Zi offered.

"If you insist, then I’ll take Baiju." Ru didn’t feel like turning him down. It was a celebration anyway and alcohol was a must.

"Where is your sister?" She asked while taking a sip of her drink.

"Xiao Hong is coming from France. Her flight must have been delayed." Shrugging his shoulder nonchalantly he added, "She’ll be here though."

She sat down in a corner to reply to some emails as she zoned out everything around her whether it was chatter or the loud music played by the youngsters.

But in her distraction, she also didn’t realize how many glasses of Baiju she had gulped down. Only Zhiren noticed her speed of emptying the alcohol as if she was drinking water.

"Oniisan, let’s play with us." As Yuan specifically tapped her shoulder, she finally looked up from her screen and smiled at Yuan. She couldn’t possibly say no to him.

"What’s the game?" She asked curiously.

"The game of truth and dare." Zhang Han jutted in.

"Huh? Isn’t that boring?" Ru voiced out her displeasure softly. "How do we play it?" She asked.

She was then enlightened by the rules of one of the most childish games of her life. It was simple. Each had to pick three cards out of the deck and the person with the lowest card value will be asked a question or given a dare by the person with the highest card value.

In the first round of the game, Yuan was the one with the lowest card values while Ran Zi had the highest number. Oddly, in her own first try, she became the one with the lowest card value while Yuan was the king.

"So, my question is simple... Oniisan, are you single or taken?" Yuan asked with a sly smile while Ru gave him a slightly dazed look.

"Who cares? I’m awesome anyway!" Ru answered cheekily making them burst out laughing.

"Someone knows how to play this game." Ran Zi remarked as he gave Ru a fleeting glance.

In the next round, she was again stuck with the lowest number and wondered, was her luck really this bad? Was it just bad luck? Or she really didn’t understand this simple game?

This time though she was stuck with Ran Zi.

"Rong..."

"Yes..."

"Hmm..." He thought long and hard before saying, "Call your crush and express your love to her."

Xiao Zhiren coughed a bit.

Ru thought and extended her hand saying, "Give me your phone." Ran Zi didn’t know what she was up to but he still passed his cellphone. She typed something and waited. After a while, she passed the phone back saying, "My crush is not picking up."

"Didn’t you just called yourself?" Zhiren was the one who pointed this fact out since he knew her best.

Ru smiled shamelessly and said, "With this gorgeous face, why would I have any other crush? Self-love is the most important one. Naturally, I am my own crush and first love."

Ran Zi’s lips twitched while Zhiren shook his head at her. This proud peacock was always ready to show off his narcissism. Can’t she stop for once?

Ignoring her, the resumed the game. The highest one was again Ran Zi and he asked Xiao Zhiren, "If the girl you love had been here, what would you say to her?"

Unconsciously, Ru’s eyes shifted to his face only to realize he was staring back at her intently. With a brief pause, Zhiren answered, "I would ask her to start smiling. Because she is my reason to smile and it hurts when she puts on a facade of happiness."