"Is it really necessary to make such a fuss over breaking a cup?" I could hear the grating sound of something breaking as I entered Moyna's place, and I saw Dongge's girlfriend shouting at Moyna.
"Mine..."
"I know, the dress was expensive, and the shoes even more so. Must you keep repeating the same thing over and over? Besides, it's just water. What are you screaming about?" I stopped my wheelchair in front of her and bent down to sniff. There was no suspicious smell, just plain water.
"Why are you being so arrogant, little girl..." Dongge's girlfriend's voice grew quieter. "Dongge, his eyes..."
They looked at me with uneasy expressions, as if they were being watched and had nowhere to hide, feeling uncomfortable but unable to say anything.
"Haha, Moyna just needs to apologize and everything will be fine. Let's not make a fuss among colleagues." Cui Dong mediated from the middle, but he demanded an apology from Moyna. Since we entered until now, we haven't heard who was truly at fault.
"Is it Moyna's fault? If it's not her fault, then no apology is needed." A pillow was thrown to the ground, the action clearly showing her temper. She was a typical spoiled princess, but not a noble one. Thinking of Elena and Li Liu, I really didn't know what this woman was here for.
I thought Moyna would give a definite answer, but she instead gave a vague response.
"Someone has to apologize first."
After Moyna apologized to the other party and cleaned up the broken items, she returned to the kitchen.
"Dongge, is an apology all that's needed? What about my dress?"
A pillow was thrown to the ground, the action clearly showing her temper. She was a typical spoiled princess, but not a noble one. Thinking of Elena and Li Liu, I really didn't know what this woman was here for.
Dongge's girlfriend posed and acted coy, giving me goosebumps. I had no choice but to turn my head and go back to the kitchen with Moyna.
"Don't cry." I held Moyna's wrist in the kitchen.
Moyna just brushed me off with a faint sentence, her eyes turning red.
"It's fine."
"I'll think of a way for you to receive an apology from Cui Dong."
"Forget it, he's just using the other girl outside to secure his position in the company. Why should I bother him?"
"Wow, you're being too kind. Sucking up to someone for one's own benefit should be despised." I shook my head. Jiang Moyna was too single-minded about being good to others. She cried herself to sleep with puffy eyes, thinking about others even when it caused me a headache.
2
After dinner, all of us sat in the living room and chatted. Although everyone, except for the princess, seemed to enjoy talking with Moyna, their forced smiles revealed a different story. They seemed to understand who getting closer to would benefit themselves.
"Moyna's cooking skills are great, right!" Cui Dong put on the expression of someone tasting delicious food for the first time.
"Oh, Moyna is the boss's assistant. The boss has a very difficult palate, so only the most delicious food can pass the test."
"Yes, we've all witnessed how picky our boss can be with food."
"I'm full and want to do something. I suggest we play a game, and the loser will face a punishment." Cui Dong came up with some strange ideas, and his eyes looked at me as if he was thinking about "punishing me." It seemed that both of us wanted to embarrass each other.
I looked at Cui Dong without changing my expression.
"Punishment? How about playing Truth or Dare?"
"Okay, what should we play? You decide."
I looked around the room, searching for something we could have fun with. Sitting in my wheelchair, I said, "Flying Chess."
"What? Flying chess, a game for kids."
"The outcome of flying chess depends on luck, it doesn't require skills, so it's fair."
I picked up a set of flying chess in the corner, there was nothing else to play with.
"Dongge, it doesn't matter what game we play, the punishment is the key. I suggest everyone write down a punishment, that way there won't be any targeting, and it's fair." Another male colleague brought by Cui Dong proposed this idea. I guess his intention is to prevent anyone from intentionally targeting others.
This is a three-dimensional flying chess, with a spherical map. It can accommodate up to ten players. The chess pieces can actually fly. The dice used is under a Magic prohibition, and the materials used are very resistant to magic infusion. It's a cheat-proof dice.
I gently tossed the dice in my hand, maneuvering through the airplane room. The three-dimensional flying chess was expensive. The fairness was guaranteed, at least none of the people sitting here had the ability to tamper with the dice, and neither did I. So it's all up to fate.
Time passed step by step, the number of airplanes above us increased, and the game's special effects were so realistic that even mid-air collisions were spectacular. The sound effects were like vintage vortex noises.
The others around me didn't seem to find it novel at all. On the contrary, they were not surprised at all. I secretly asked Dreamna, and she said that this kind of flying chess is very common on Mong Island. There is a company here that specializes in making toys, and various high-tech toys keep coming out. The export price is very expensive, but many ordinary families on Mong Island have them.
"I have three out of my four airplanes already reached the finish line." Cui Dong hugged his girlfriend and gave her a light kiss, showing off to everyone. Dreamna looked in the other direction and ended up rolling a "five", but unfortunately, her plane collided with Cui Dong's plane.
"Oh~~~ The last one is back to the base."
"Reisgolo, the last plane, it's impossible for it to be the last." Cui Dong pointed at the airplanes above everyone's apron. Each person had two or three planes parked there, and he was very confident.
"Sometimes when a person is having bad luck, it can be difficult to turn things around."
"Hey, kid, you can't even walk anymore, who's having bad luck?" Dongge's girlfriend had a big problem with me. She definitely felt provoked by my look just now.
"Well, it's just a matter of someone's physical condition, not like they're crippled."
"It's your turn." They wanted to provoke me, but how could that be possible.
Cui Dong shook the dice, it landed with a bright red "one", and Cui Dong's face changed.
"Bad luck has arrived." I raised my hand to the sky, pointing five fingers at the dice.
The game continued, the sound of the airplanes became more and more pleasant to listen to, because after three turns, the dice in Cui Dong's hand were still "one, two, three".
Five minutes later, everyone's plane had left the apron, but Cui Dong's sole plane was still there.
"Dreamna is amazing. All four of her planes are almost at the finish line."
"Hmpf, sometimes it takes more than a dozen rounds to get in and out of the finish line."
"Come on, Dreamna, blow on the dice, there won't be any problem."
Dreamna held the dice with both hands, ready to blow into it, but stopped before blowing.
"Reisgolo, can you help me?" Dreamna handed the dice to me.
"You guys... this is not a casino, why does it feel like you're going all-in."
"Dongge, if Dreamna wins, the losers will have to perform the punishments written on her paper."
I looked at Dongge, and his eyes suddenly flashed a clever light. He seemed a bit nervous. No one knows what kind of punishments are written on Dreamna's paper. We can't really think about it now.
"My brother Dong is not afraid, what punishment can Menna come up with that's difficult for me?"
"Yes, I'm not afraid."
Menna threw the dice and the plane automatically reached the destination.
"Lucky!"
"Just the first one, I only have one left."
Cui Dong picked up the dice and casually threw it, he laughed, a hearty laughter.
"Who said I was unlucky?"
The last plane took off, but as soon as it left, it was hit, and it was hit by his girlfriend.
"Ouch, it's really unlucky to even hit your own person." This time it was my turn to laugh, now it all depends on luck, even he can be this unlucky.
After ten rounds, Menna had only one plane left, I had three planes, and Cui Dong's plane was still on the tarmac, while the others were almost at the finish line.
"Last step, can you... can you help me?" Menna held the dice in her hands and slowly handed it to me.
"Why not let Dong help you, he always rolls 'one'."
"Hey, rolling one also requires skill."
"Menna, you have to do this yourself, winning has to be decent, relying on skill!"
I let Menna roll the dice herself this time, she took a deep breath into the fist, and then threw it out. The dice spun on the table, gradually slowing down, and the side facing up appeared in this moment of exhaling.
"You win! Let's see who will be the one to execute the punishment..." Menna's dice stopped, the plane landed, and she jumped out of the rankings.
Menna watched the situation on the table next to me. After dozens of rounds, Cui Dong couldn't laugh anymore, his only plane was still on the tarmac, while the others had reached the finish line, and I only had one plane left outside, as long as I rolled a "three", it would be fine.
"It's just you and me now."
"Reisgolo, your name is hard to pronounce, but you're straightforward. I'm curious what kind of punishment Menna will come up with."
"Dong, go ahead."
The sound of the dice hitting the ground.
"Six, wait for me, kid." Dong's last plane took off, and now no one would hit him, as long as he spent a little more time, he would catch up. In the end, it all depends on fate who will be the last to reach the finish line...
After about sixty rounds, we determined the winner.
"Dong..."
"I, Cui Dong, have indeed been unlucky today, the last step!" Cui Dong smiled bitterly and didn't need his girlfriend's comfort.
"It's not that I'm too lucky, it's just that I happened to be better than you. And Dong, I've thought about your proposal in the elevator, and I refuse."
"Refuse? Are you worried about your own pride? Even if you're handicapped, you can still be a star?"
"Accept the punishment, whether or not to be a star is my business." I relaxed and leaned back in the wheelchair, looking up at the standing Cui Dong, not very polite.
"Menna, tell me your punishment."
Jiang Menna handed the punishment note to Cui Dong, and Cui Dong's expression immediately changed.
"You tricked me!"
"What does it say? 'Execute the punishment for the second to last place.'" Cui Dong's girlfriend curiously glanced at it, "The second to last place is you!" She pointed at me, her face saying - this is your conspiracy!
Menna said embarrassedly, "Actually, I didn't know what to write, so I just wrote that."
"What about your punishment note?" Cui Dong reluctantly reached out to take it.
"Here you go." I handed him the punishment note, "Be honest, there's a lie detection Magic Array behind it. If you don't believe it, you can try it and see what effect it has."
Behind the paper that Cui Dong turned over, there was indeed a Magic formation, with densely packed lines that roughly resembled the real deal, and it looked quite official.
"Do you understand Magic formations?" Cui Dong seemed guarded, as ordinary people wouldn't understand Magic formations, nor did they need to understand.
"Whether I really understand or not, you'll find out soon." I didn't admit to it, because I didn't have the magical power to activate the Magic formation right now; it was just meant to scare people, but it could detect lies if activated.
"What?" Cui Dong looked at me, his expression even more guarded.
"Dong-ge, please confess any wrongdoings you've done to your ex-girlfriend and apologize to her right now in front of everyone!" I spoke loudly, while Cui Dong considered it, seriously contemplating whether to say it or not. He had been dating his current girlfriend, Meina, while also dating his ex-girlfriend secretly. His current girlfriend had no idea, but if she found out, it would be hard to say whether she would forgive him. However, creating such a mess in front of the company's employees would certainly be difficult to regain his authority.
"What's the matter? Dong-ge doesn't want to say it?"
"This punishment is putting me in a difficult spot..."
"It was your suggestion."
"Young lady, it's impolite to interrupt someone while they're speaking!"
Once again, I looked at Cui Dong's current girlfriend with the same expression as before, causing her scalp to tingle and her heart to waver.
"Come on."
Cui Dong's colleagues noticed the situation and spoke up.
"I don't think this is a good idea."
"Although it was Dong-ge who proposed the game... it's just a game."
"A game? I've been talking about punishment, so can't a game have consequences? We're not children. Even if you lose in a game of Flying Chess, can you handle something bigger?"
Cui Dong thought for a while and took out his phone.
"I'll call her."
"Call her? She's right here, why call?"
"What... what do you mean, she's here?" Cui Dong's current girlfriend faintly sensed that something was off. She looked at the two girls beside her, who shook their heads hastily, while Meina just kept her head down.
"Young lady, are you forcing me?" Cui Dong had a somewhat threatening tone. He didn't want to say it here, and he didn't dare to say it.
"Let's bet and face the consequences."
"Alright." Cui Dong's face turned serious as he walked away from his friends. A sense of crisis suddenly surged into my brain. Even if I didn't have magic power, my body and combat experience were far richer than anyone here.
After Cui Dong pretended to approach Meina, he suddenly turned around, his body jumping up as a faint electric current appeared in his hand. The electrical appliances in the room became abnormal. Cui Dong exerted all his strength, instantly increasing the small electric current, trying to strike at my heart at his fastest speed. I saw the killing intent, because the situation was too embarrassing and he resorted to killing intent. This person wasn't really capable of doing anything big.
"You've gone crazy, Cui Dong!" Meina and everyone present shouted. The men wanted to stop him, while the women were shocked. However, no one reacted in time at such a close distance, because they weren't used to combat. They were just ordinary people.
"Reese..." Meina accidentally tripped and fell to the ground, watching the flashing surge of electricity in front of her, unable to stop it.
"You wanted to embarrass me, next lifetime!" Cui Dong angrily said, while thinking that he would definitely make me suffer. At the same time, a powerful force erupted from his abdomen, and the wings of an angel appeared behind me...
Blood... I vomited blood all over my body. With excessive blood loss, I grasped the armrest of the chair firmly, desperately holding on.