"Ah, this..."
Seeing the playing card in Gu Xiao's hand, which had originally been one card but was now rubbed into two, everyone was stunned.
"It must have been watermelon juice that dripped on it when you were eating watermelon earlier."
Gu Xiao touched the card; it was sticky. When she held it up to the light, she saw a small, diffused red dot on it.
"The watermelon juice stuck the two cards together. When counting the cards, because they were rubbed with fingers, the force was greater than the stickiness, so it was fifty-four cards. But when scratching the cards, the force was small, not enough to separate the two cards, so it was fifty-three cards."
The reason Huang Yu didn't count it out earlier was because he gently took out the cards one by one when counting.
This also explained why the disappearing card was different each time.
Because the watermelon juice dripped on the back of that card, whichever card it stuck to afterwards would be the one that 'disappeared'.
Of course, the main reason was that it was dark at night and hard to see, plus the alcohol made their minds a bit fuzzy, so they didn't notice.
"Holy crap, so that's what it was. You three really scared us to death."
A classmate next to him breathed a sigh of relief and slapped Wu Liang on the shoulder.
He almost thought they had encountered a supernatural event, and he had even thought of the rumors that would follow.
Why would one card suddenly be missing when playing cards late at night? Why was not a single card missing when counting them?
Why did the teachers and students at the graduation party on the playground late at night die mysteriously? Who was the fifty-fourth person in the group photo of fifty-three teachers and students?
Please tune into Yunqi City's Urban Legends: The Late Night Playing Cards.
"You almost got us killed."
Hou Yong tapped Wu Liang on the head in annoyance; he was naturally talking about social death.
Calling late at night saying they encountered a ghost, the Professional teacher rushed over in a hurry, only to search around and find a drop of watermelon juice stuck to a playing card.
He couldn't even imagine what would happen after that.
These little rascals were about to leave school, but he still had to stay here for who knows how many years?
What if the Professional teacher who arrived thought the matter was not simple and called the police, summoning the Security Bureau personnel?
Good heavens, he really should consider moving to another city to live.
He had been wise his whole life, and almost had his reputation ruined because of attending a graduation party. The thought of it still made him tremble with fear.
"Hehe."
Wu Liang also felt very awkward and didn't know what to say for a moment, so he could only keep chuckling.
The graduation party lasted until the next morning. The energetic students played all night, while the less energetic ones went to sleep in the tents prepared earlier.
However, none of the boys slept, not because they weren't tired.
It was because when Hou Yong saw someone yawning, he said that those who were tired should go to sleep.
Then Feng Kai added, "At this age, you can't even last one night? Are you weak?"
And so, all the boys in the class stubbornly stayed up all night.
The next day, when Gu Xiao woke up, she found herself being hugged by Lu Li.
Gu Xiao gently removed Lu Li's hand from her waist, but the slight movement still woke Lu Li up.
"Is it time to get up?"
Lu Li propped herself up with one hand and rubbed her sleepy eyes with the other.
"Yes, it's about time. We should leave, otherwise it'll be awkward if we run into junior students coming for physical education class."
Seeing Lu Li wake up, Gu Xiao's movements became bolder, but as she opened the tent to go out, Lu Li suddenly pulled her back.
"Wait a moment."
Gu Xiao turned her head and saw Lu Li taking out a small comb from her pocket.
"You have to comb your hair first."
Gu Xiao turned her head back, letting Lu Li comb her hair.
Only after hearing a "Done" did she get up and walk out of the tent.
As soon as Gu Xiao emerged from the tent, she saw some male classmates standing there, shivering a little.
For those not used to staying up late, the first all-nighter was indeed a bit tough.
"Guo Tao, are you alright?"
Gu Xiao walked behind Guo Tao and patted his shoulder.
"Tired? Who said I'm tired? I'm not tired at all, I'm wide awake."
Suddenly patted on the shoulder by Gu Xiao, Guo Tao instinctively blurted out.
Gu Xiao shook her head. This damn desire to win. Luckily, she wasn't a male body here.
Although staying up all night was no challenge for her, she personally really liked sleeping.
Soon, the other sleeping classmates also woke up one after another, and everyone began to clean up the mess.
Because the first and second-year junior students might come for physical education class at any time, everyone cleaned up quickly.
Before the first class, they had already collected the trash on the playground and sorted it into different bags.
"It's all cleaned up, everyone hurry home."
Seeing the students' drowsy appearance, Hou Yong said with a chuckle.
Young people are so competitive, it even kept him up all night.
Mainly, let alone sleeping, if anyone yawned at night, all the other boys' gazes would
Although everyone was hoping for the first person to give up and go to sleep, their eyes were full of anticipation.
But the person being watched didn't feel that way; they only felt that the bright eyes contained disdain.
They were immediately provoked. Could they back down? Absolutely not.
So, for one whole night, not a single boy went to sleep.
"Alright, goodbye, Brother Hou."
"Brother Hou, we'll definitely come back to see you in the future."
"Brother Hou, wait for my return as a King-rank!"
After a quick farewell to Hou Yong, the students headed out of the school.
The boys hadn't slept all night, and now they all wanted to go home and get some good sleep.
Although The Girls had rested, they generally went to bed very late, and it was still early, so they had only slept for three or four hours.
Each of them rubbed their sleepy eyes, wanting to go home quickly and catch up on sleep.
School Gate
"Goodbye."
"See you at the Professional trials."
"See you at the college entrance exam."
After throwing their trash into the bins outside the school gate, everyone waved goodbye and went their separate ways.
Gu Xiao and Lu Li's homes were relatively close to the school, so they didn't take a taxi.
"Shall we go to my place for breakfast first?"
Gu Xiao said to Lu Li. This was the perfect time to go to her family's fast-food restaurant for breakfast.
Lu Li gladly accepted Gu Xiao's invitation, and the two walked towards the fast-food restaurant.
Two beautiful girls entered the fast-food restaurant, attracting the attention of many diners.
Many regulars here recognized Gu Xiao and Lu Li, merely nodding at them. Only a few people who happened to be eating there frequently glanced at them.
"Sister, Sister Lu."
As soon as the two entered, Gu Yue bounced over.
Gu Xiao squatted down and picked up Gu Yue, then led Lu Li towards the back kitchen.
"Lu Li is here too."
Gu Xiao's father and mother smiled and greeted Lu Li upon seeing her.
"Uncle Gu, Aunt Ruan," Lu Li responded with a smile.