"Hey, I'm just joking. You don't have to take it off."
Seeing Bernice toss her pink lace panties aside, Jiang Hai panicked slightly. He couldn't help but look at her carefully, then quickly glanced outside. If Xiaoya and the others came back now, it would be troublesome.
"Admit defeat. If you lose the last round, I'll strip you naked for sure!" Bernice's fighting spirit flared as she stared at Jiang Hai. Jiang Hai found himself in a dilemma just looking at her.
"Come on!" Seeing Jiang Hai hesitate, Bernice shouted and the game resumed.
But unfortunately for her, Jiang Hai had already mastered a way to cheat. How could Bernice possibly win?
Sure enough, the second game ended with Bernice's face drained of color, while Jiang Hai claimed another triple kill.
"Damn it!" Bernice cursed, reaching to take off her top, but Jiang Hai stopped her.
"Forget it, forget it, let's call it here. Just consider it a loss," Jiang Hai waved his hand at her.
"What? I can't afford to lose?" Bernice didn't back down. She glared at Jiang Hai and pulled off her shirt.
Suddenly, Bernice stood naked in front of him.
Jiang Hai couldn't help but stare but quickly looked away. Bernice's body — how to say it — was truly beautiful, and he felt embarrassed. But since the loser was stripped naked, the game was over.
"Well, let's stop here for today. You should put your clothes back on." Jiang Hai reached to pick up the cards. With the winner decided, he had no objections.
"No, let's play again!" Bernice's eyes were red, and she shouted seriously as Jiang Hai reached for the cards.
"Fine, fine," Jiang Hai smiled helplessly. What was the matter? It was obvious he had won.
"No, one more round. This time, let's bet… If you win, Afra and the others have to live in your room from now on, and I won't interfere with whatever you do." Bernice said seriously after thinking for a moment. Jiang Hai raised an eyebrow.
That was a bet he could accept. After all, he wanted that too. With Afra and the others there, Bernice kept a close watch on him, making it impossible for him to get any freedom. If she stopped caring, that would be good news.
"Alright… let's play again!" Jiang Hai took a deep breath, determined to win this time.
"No way!" Bernice suddenly lost all strength, defeated at the thought of his confidence.
Ten minutes later, Bernice screamed in disbelief at her crushing defeat.
Another triple kill. She didn't even see who Jiang Hai's second character was…
"You promised—don't interfere with my business in the future." Jiang Hai smiled as he looked at Bernice. For the sake of his dignity, he ignored Bernice's exposed body — but it wasn't like he hadn't seen it before.
"Damn it, damn it, damn it! One more round!" Bernice grabbed Jiang Hai's hand as he tried to pack up the cards, her face fierce.
"Uh, but I don't want to gamble anymore." Jiang Hai had gotten what he wanted and didn't want to continue.
"No, one more round. If I win, the previous rounds don't count. If I lose… I'll let you do whatever you want!" Bernice said maliciously. Jiang Hai grinned. What on earth was this?
"I think we should just forget it… No, we have to play!" Jiang Hai sighed, looking at Bernice's stubborn face. If he didn't win again, she would keep pestering him. Since she was willing to risk everything, he was ready to bury her. Of course, he had no intention of doing anything improper with Bernice — that was his limit.
Seeing Jiang Hai agree, Bernice quickly grabbed the general cards.
"I'll shuffle the general cards; you shuffle these." She said seriously.
Jiang Hai hesitated but shuffled anyway. He didn't trust his own hands to draw good generals, but he had tricks to get favorable cards...
Sure enough, when the generals were dealt, four out of five were unsuitable for single duels: Bu Lianshi, Zhang Liao, Liu Bei, Cai Wenji. Only Huang Zhong was useful — luckily, there was a second Huang Zhong.
Thanks to the trick in the cards, one Huang Zhong was enough.
He attacked first. In the first round of six long cards, two plums appeared out of nowhere, instantly expanding his hand to ten cards.
Then he hung a crossbow, reduced a horse, and the shameless killing began...
"Ah, how is this possible!" After more than ten minutes, Bernice roared angrily, throwing her cards down. Her three generals had all died, yet Jiang Hai's Huang Zhong still had one drop of blood left.
"This is fate. Hurry up and pack up — go to bed!" Jiang Hai smiled as Bernice yelled.
This time, Bernice didn't stop Jiang Hai from packing. She had clearly accepted defeat.
But when Jiang Hai looked up after putting away the cards, Bernice was staring right at him.
"What's wrong?" Jiang Hai touched his face guiltily. Did she realize he cheated?
"Admit defeat!" Bernice said seriously.
Jiang Hai looked confused for a moment, then laughed at himself. This girl was too serious sometimes.
"That was just a joke! Okay, I'm taking my things back." Jiang Hai smiled, preparing to stand and put on his clothes, ready to take the deck back to Xiaoya's room.
But before he could stand, Bernice pounced on him. To avoid hurting her, Jiang Hai didn't resist and was thrown to the ground. He was a bit stunned by how close her pretty face was to his.
"You're not serious, are you? You know my situation — I'll hurt you." Jiang Hai's eyes darted nervously, whispering to her.
Bernice gave him no chance to speak further.
She lowered her head and kissed him deeply. Her clumsy but forceful movements told Jiang Hai she was serious. But if she was serious, what was he supposed to do?
"I'm not afraid. What are you afraid of?" After a few minutes, maybe because Jiang Hai lay still like a dead fish under her, Bernice patted his chest and whispered viciously, then bit his ear.
Her bite was no exaggeration — Jiang Hai gasped sharply.
The restraint and thoughts he'd held onto for so long vanished. Since being possessed by the dragon ball, his resistance to temptation had weakened severely. Some part of his character had changed.
He didn't know if this change was good or bad, but judging by Bernice's reaction, this was exactly what she wanted.
Feeling Jiang Hai's eyes redden and his hands move, Bernice kissed him again.
After a long time, their lips parted. Jiang Hai rolled over and pinned Bernice beneath him.
"Go to my room!" Jiang Hai's intent was clear. Bernice didn't refuse.
Hearing her consent, Jiang Hai's remaining rationality nudged him to carry Bernice to her room on the second floor.
"Xiaoya, you look stunning today!" Darlene smiled as she pushed open the villa door.
"Yeah, unlike us — stuck playing boys. But even if we played Princess Elsa, we wouldn't look as good as you. Didn't you see how those men were staring? Like they wanted to swallow you whole," Marian laughed as she followed in.
It was past five in the afternoon. The rehearsal had ended half an hour ago, and Azarina was picking up the three girls.
Because the rehearsal just finished, they were still in costume. Darlene wore a gray jacket, playing the male lead in this mostly female cast. Marian played the prince of the leading country, dressed in a stunning European medieval aristocratic outfit, looking every bit the part.
Xiaoya, walking between them, wore an even more gorgeous water-blue dress sprinkled with sparkles. With specially done makeup and strikingly pale skin, she looked like a character come to life from a fairy tale or cartoon.
She gave off a fairy-like, ethereal, otherworldly vibe — mesmerizing to both men and women alike.
"Hey, wasn't Jiang Hai cooking today?" Xiaoya asked awkwardly after hearing the sisters' comments. But when she looked up, Jiang Hai and Bernice, who were supposed to be here, were nowhere in sight.
"Where did Jiang Hai and Bernice go?" Darlene looked around curiously.
"There's a noise coming from the second floor." Azarina, who had just parked the car, entered the room and noticed Jiang Hai's absence. She listened carefully and confirmed the sound upstairs.
Hearing this, the girls exchanged glances and headed upstairs together. The noise grew louder. It was a sound they recognized, and none of them were hearing it for the first time.
Among them, Darlene, Marian, and Xiaoya blushed instantly.
The four quietly approached Bernice's room.
The door was unlocked, so they gently pushed it open just a crack—and what they saw shocked them.
Bernice and Jiang Hai lay naked on the bed, tightly entwined. Bernice's slender legs wrapped around Jiang Hai's waist, her arms around his neck, their lips locked. Her lower body moved rhythmically, and Jiang Hai's large hands pressed firmly on her back. With every movement, Bernice made soft humming sounds.
A pool of blood on the sheets hadn't yet fully coagulated, indicating they hadn't been at it long.
Darlene, Marian, and Xiaoya were stunned. Azarina was the first to react. She covered Darlene and Marian's eyes, then led them away upstairs before returning to escort Xiaoya downstairs.
But the scene lingered vividly in the three girls' minds. Darlene and Marian had seen Jiang Hai do unspeakable things before but never imagined he would be like this with Bernice.
Compared to Bernice, Darlene and Marian barely knew the others. Now that Jiang Hai had made a move on Bernice, would he do the same to them? They didn't know Jiang Hai was actually a victim, but that didn't stop their imaginations.
Their faces grew redder, especially Xiaoya's. Darlene and Marian had the status to maybe avoid Jiang Hai's advances, but Xiaoya was Bernice's sister. Living like this could be... ahem... a little dangerous.
Seeing the three girls confused, Azarina said nothing. She had long regarded herself as Jiang Hai's woman. Whenever he wanted her, she could climb into his bed without hesitation. She felt no psychological burden about what she had seen.
The most important thing was—she knew perfectly well none of the women in the room were truly uninterested in Jiang Hai. If she and these three were all conquered by him, it seemed Jiang Hai would only have more and more women around him...