Chapter 101: A Gathering of Friends

After settling matters with Second Master Tang, Lin Feng took a taxi back to the Hualong Villa district.

As soon as he opened the door and prepared to enter the living room, the lights suddenly flickered on. Wang Lun, Liu Susu, and Li Yating jumped out wearing birthday hats, shouting in unison:

"Happy birthday, Lin Feng!"

They then began to sing the birthday song to a lively melody:

"Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you!"

Li Yating held a birthday cake, while Wang Lun and Liu Susu tossed colorful ribbons into the air. The living room was newly decorated with balloons and streamers, and the melody of the birthday song echoed through the air. Seeing the smiles on their faces, Lin Feng was momentarily stunned.

To restore his cultivation and seek his revenge, Lin Feng had kept his mind tightly wound. He was cold, rational, and perfectionistic, but at the end of the day, he was still human, and humans have emotions. He had even forgotten his own birthday, yet these friends had remembered it and gone to the trouble of celebrating it for him. It would be a lie to say he wasn't moved.

He looked at Wang Lun’s silly grin, Liu Susu clinging to Wang Lun looking blissfully happy, and Li Yating’s gentle, lovely expression as she held the cake. Lin Feng’s heart was once again filled with a sense of warmth.

"Buddy, didn't see that coming, did you? Surprised? Shocked? Are you so moved you're about to weep? Come on, make a wish and blow out the candles!" Wang Lun teased, throwing an arm around Lin Feng’s shoulder.

The two beautiful women laughed at his antics. Lin Feng didn't mind; he patted Wang Lun on the shoulder and smiled. "I really didn't expect it. Even I had forgotten."

"Of course you did! If Yating hadn't organized this personally, who would remember the birthday of a loser like you? You must have saved the entire human race in your past life to have met a girl as virtuous, gentle, and beautiful as Yating!" Wang Lun winked at Lin Feng, signaling him to show his appreciation.

Lin Feng stepped forward toward Li Yating. In his past life, after one hundred thousand years of lonely cultivation, his heart—shattered by Yao Qianqian’s betrayal—had been left in ruins. He never expected that, in these recent days, the beautiful and gentle woman before him would gradually mend his broken heart with her love.

With a deep, magnetic voice, Lin Feng looked into Li Yating’s blushing face and said softly, "Yating, thank you. I wish for you a lifetime of happiness, peace, and joy."

After saying this, Lin Feng took a breath and blew out the candles. He had turned his wish for her into his own birthday wish.

Hearing this, Li Yating’s heart began to race. It felt as if a young creature were leaping within her chest. She shyly lowered her head, her voice as soft as a mosquito’s hum, and whispered, "Thank you, Lin Feng."

Though it was just a simple blessing, Li Yating’s heart was overjoyed. At that moment, she felt that everything she had done for Lin Feng was worth it.

"Oh my, how sappy! Xiaolun and I are the ones in a relationship, so why are we the ones getting fed dog food?" Liu Susu laughed, pulling on Wang Lun’s arm and teasing Li Yating.

Already shy, Li Yating couldn't handle the teasing. She put down the cake and ran into the bathroom. Watching her go, Lin Feng smiled and shook his head, feeling a growing warmth in his heart.

"By the way, how did you know today was my birthday?"

"That’s simple. Susu checked your personnel file at the company. As for the keys to your villa, Yating got them from Wang Haiyang. He’s the general manager of the property management company and has master keys for the whole district," Wang Lun explained. He then pulled a stack of cards from his backpack. "Hahaha! Let’s play Truth or Dare!"

Wang Lun dropped the cards on the coffee table with a look of pure gossip. Lin Feng glanced at them and saw they were filled with prying questions—things like "Who was your first kiss?", "Who was your first love?", "Who was your first sexual partner?", or carefully designed questions like "How many people have you dated?" and "Have you ever been cheated on?"

"Hahaha! Don't even think about running away today! I've been waiting for this chance for a long time; I'm going to dig up every bit of gossip about you!" Wang Lun grabbed Lin Feng, giving him no chance to escape, and pulled him onto the sofa.

"Exactly, and we need to learn more about Yating too. You two know too little about each other; we're just helping you break down the barriers!" Liu Susu said excitedly. The two were a perfect match, both equally obsessed with digging into other people's business.

However, they had miscalculated. The game required rolling dice, and Lin Feng’s current strength allowed him to manipulate the dice with his spiritual energy. As long as he didn't want to, he would never lose.

"Sure, I don't mind," Lin Feng said. As a former "master of traps," he wouldn't pass up an opportunity to mess with them.

Liu Susu ran to the bathroom to call Li Yating out, whispering in her ear, "Don't worry, the three of us are a team. Wang Lun has already rigged the dice and the cards. Even if we have to dig deep, we're going to make Lin Feng answer every sensitive question!"

"Ah! Is that okay? Isn't that cheating?" Li Yating asked, looking troubled.

"Cheating? My dear, if we don't cheat, how will we know about his past? What if he’s a scumbag with a dozen exes?"

"But..." Li Yating was reluctant; she didn't want to put Lin Feng on the spot or embarrass him.

"No 'buts,' this is a rare chance!" Liu Susu grinned and dragged Li Yating to the sofa.

"Alright, everyone is here. Truth or Dare begins!" Wang Lun announced confidently, pulling out his prepared dice and cup, and began to shake them.

*Clatter—*

"Open it! The number is... six!" Wang Lun didn't even look; he had practiced with his mercury-weighted dice for a long time just to land a six.

Lin Feng’s lips curled slightly. He wasn't about to give Wang Lun the satisfaction. With a flick of his right index finger, a burst of spiritual energy shot out, flipping the dice inside the cup.

"Hahaha! It's you! Lin Feng, the number is six, that points to you!" Wang Lun lifted the cup, laughing triumphantly.

However, as everyone looked expectantly at the dice, they slowly stopped. The final number was four. Liu Susu’s expression changed, and she shouted, "Wait, Wang Lun, the number is four."

"Huh? That's impossible! It should have been six! How is it four? I've practiced this for so long, and the dice..." Wang Lun realized he had almost slipped up and quickly covered his mouth.

"Number four is Liu Susu. Truth or Dare?" Lin Feng asked with a faint smile.

"I choose... Truth!"

Liu Susu’s face turned the color of liver, her gaze sharp as a knife as she glared at Wang Lun. *Useless! Failing at the critical moment!*

Wang Lun shrank back, thinking, *Oh no, I'm done for. I won't be escaping the washboard tonight!* He prayed not to draw a devastating question, but when he picked up the card, he wished he were dead.

The card read: "Question: How many exes have you had? Who was the longest relationship? Give their name and detail the story!"

Seeing the question, Liu Susu’s eyelids twitched. *Damn it!* This was supposed to be the card she prepared to trap Lin Feng, and now it had landed on her!

Under the watchful eyes of the others, Liu Susu had no choice but to recount how she had been dumped by a scumbag. She talked for over half an hour, a story so melodramatic it could move anyone to tears. Most importantly, it turned out Liu Susu had had twenty exes!

Wang Lun’s mind was on the verge of shattering. *Twenty! That’s almost an entire platoon!* He felt as if the layers of "green hats" (cuckoldry) on his head were becoming unbearable, and he wept silently.