Chapter 249

Chapter 249: Tangtang, Want to Kiss? Jiang Shixu stepped aside and made a phone call to Lu Ze, giving low-voiced instructions. Tan Bin was led by Lu Ze to a very dark and hidden room below the ship's deck. The guide was one of the Shu family's people, one of the cruise ship's management staff. He brought Jiang Shixu's man Lu Ze to this most secretive dark chamber. The soundproofing here was excellent. It was far from the cruise ship's entertainment facilities and guest cabins. Unless someone familiar with the ship led the way, no one could find this place. Here. No matter how loud Tan Bin's screams were, no one could hear them except the people in the room. Jiang Shixu had instructed them to give Tan Bin a proper "welcome." Tan Bin had just been pulled from the sea, soaked through, his body still trembling with fear. The bodyguards bound Tan Bin and laid out a set of knives. Tan Bin was like a startled bird—before they even touched him with the knives, he was already screaming in terror. He didn't know what he was in for. But seeing those knives, Tan Bin knew his fate wouldn't be good. Lu Ze let out an impatient "tsk," the sharp blade in his hand glinting coldly. "What are you yelling about? Yell again and I'll cut your tongue out!" Tan Bin stared at the knife in sheer terror and abruptly shut his mouth. Lu Ze's eyes were dark and sinister as he said slowly, "You like to play? Then I'll play with you properly today." ...... Liang Chuman was badly frightened. She immediately transferred a hundred thousand yuan to Chu Tang. She also said she would finish writing and publishing her apology statement within the day. Chu Tang donated the money to a charity organization in return. Over here. Jiang Shixu, Chu Tang, and the others went to a lounge. Chen Yuanyuan asked, "Where's Tan Bin? Shixu-ge, where did you have him taken?" Jiang Shixu's expression was cold. "A good place." Chu Tang glanced at Jiang Shixu but said nothing. She trusted that he knew what he was doing. Chen Yuanyuan clenched her fists and said, "Teach him a lesson! Don't let him off so easily! This guy has ruined quite a few girls in Su City." "Don't worry." Jiang Shixu's voice was faint. Qin Yan looked at Jiang Shixu and said, "Don't go as far as killing someone." Jiang Shixu swirled the half glass of red wine in his hand and said coldly, "I won't." ...... Su City. The Tan family residence. Tan Changsheng received two videos and a few photos. In the first video, someone was struggling in the sea, too far away to make out the face. In the second video, on the deck of a large ship, his son Tan Bin lay collapsed on the ground, soaked through. The photos all showed Tan Bin's disheveled, drenched state. Tan Changsheng immediately made a phone call. Upon learning that Tan Bin had offended the Jiang and Ruan families outside, Tan Changsheng immediately had someone draft a statement severing the father-son relationship with Tan Bin. Tan Bin's mother, Li Yuting, got into a huge fight with Tan Changsheng—crying, throwing a tantrum, threatening suicide. Tan Changsheng was thoroughly annoyed. He shoved Li Yuting aside. "Look at what a fine son you raised and what a huge disaster he's brought on me! You still have the nerve to cry and make a scene. I told him long ago—playing around outside was fine, but never, ever provoke Jiang Shixu. He just wouldn't listen. If we don't cut ties with him, the Tan family will be destroyed by his hands!" "What a sin, what a sin..." Li Yuting fell to the ground from the shove and simply sat there, crying and muttering to herself. ...... There were still two hours until Shu Mingyue's birthday party that evening. In the lounge. Qin Yan suggested playing a game to pass the time. Chen Yuanyuan pulled out a deck of playing cards. "Let's play King's Game." It was a simple little game. Draw out one joker card and several numbered cards. Whoever gets the joker is the King and can designate any holder of a numbered card to do one task. Everyone present was basically a couple. Jiang Shixu and Ruan Chutang, Qin Yan and Chen Yuanyuan, Zhou Zheng'an and Shao Yufei. The remaining singles were Zhou Xueluo, Lu Shuci, Shu Mingyue, and Zhang Tingyi. This was going to be interesting. Everyone could see Lu Shuci's feelings for Chu Tang. Shu Mingyue made no effort to hide her interest in Jiang Shixu. As for the remaining two, Zhou Xueluo and Zhang Tingyi, no one else could tell, but Chu Tang knew that Zhang Tingyi was here for Zhou Xueluo. The game was simple, but exciting. The exciting part was that whatever the King ordered the holder of the designated numbered card to do, they had to do it. The first round, Chen Yuanyuan got the King. Chen Yuanyuan's gaze swept around the room, a mischievous smile curling at her lips. "Ten of spades, do a hundred push-ups." "Damn!" Qin Yan yelped. "How did you manage to draw that?" Chen Yuanyuan grinned. "That's what they call a meeting of minds." Qin Yan got up helplessly. "Great draw. Don't draw like that again." With that, he dropped to the floor in the open space in the middle of the lounge and started doing push-ups. Qin Yan did fifty in one go without even breathing hard. Zhou Zheng'an laughed and teased, "Pretty good stamina." Qin Yan even had the energy to joke around. "Of course. Bad stamina and someone would start complaining about me." Chen Yuanyuan's face suddenly flushed red. "What nonsense are you talking about? Shut your mouth!" "You got it." Zhou Xueluo snickered from the side. "What are you laughing at?" Chen Yuanyuan turned her head and looked over suspiciously. "You don't actually get it already, do you? Damn, Xueluo, you're not innocent anymore." Zhou Xueluo chuckled lightly. "I don't, don't talk nonsense." Qin Yan finished his hundred push-ups and got up, only slightly out of breath. He unscrewed his water bottle and took a couple of sips. "Just kidding—your boy here's got an eight-pack. What's a mere hundred push-ups to me?" Chen Yuanyuan shot him a dagger of a glare. Qin Yan: "What are you glaring at me for? Aren't you the one who knows best whether I've got an eight-pack or not?" "You keep talking!" Chen Yuanyuan's face grew even redder. With them carrying on like this, Chu Tang's mood lifted considerably. She sat on the sidelines, enjoying the show. Second round, Zhou Zheng'an drew the King. He raised an eyebrow with a smile. "Six of hearts, pick someone of the opposite sex from the room and kiss them." "You're insane!" Qin Yan yelled. "Playing this spicy, huh? That's so you." Zhou Zheng'an laughed with a roguish air. "What's the point of party games if not for the thrill?" Qin Yan said with a grin, "Let me see who the unlucky bastard holding the six of hearts is." Chu Tang glanced at her own cards and breathed a sigh of relief. Four of spades. Good thing it wasn't her. Seeing that it wasn't them, everyone else let out a small sigh of relief too. Jiang Shixu let out a light laugh and calmly turned his card around to show everyone. Six of hearts. Qin Yan waggled his eyebrows and teased, "Ooh, so the six of hearts is you, huh? Let me guess who you're gonna pick to kiss—it's not little sister Chu Tang, is it?" The answer went without saying. Who else could it be but Chu Tang? Whether it was from too much wine or shyness, a thin layer of red tinged Chu Tang's cheeks. Jiang Shixu looked at Chu Tang, his voice magnetic and alluring. "Tangtang, want to kiss?"