Chapter 50 Truth or Dare

Su Mian looked a bit embarrassed. "There's really no need for that. I'll just go back and take some medicine."

After finishing their meal, Huo Beihan drove her back to the entrance of Yintai Group, a scene that happened to be witnessed by Lin Mu, who was smoking by the window.

He quietly breathed a sigh of relief. As expected, whoever tied the bell must untie it.

Su Mian took the documents and headed upstairs, knocking on the office door. "Mr. Lin, I'm Su Mian. I've brought the documents back. President Huo has already marked the areas that need revision."

Lin Mu invited Su Mian into his office. "We can talk about that later. You were gone for so long—did he give you a hard time?"

Su Mian thought about it. Apart from making her wait for more than three hours, he didn't seem to have done anything particularly outrageous.

"No. President Huo said the document isn't urgent and that as long as the proposal is ready within this week, it's fine."

Upon hearing the answer he had been hoping for, Lin Mu finally felt his hanging heart settle back into place. "I knew you could do it! Today, you're our greatest hero, and I'm treating you to a celebration banquet."

Before Su Mian could even say a word, he had already booked a private room at a restaurant and then made a call to Huo Beihan.

"Brother, today at 6:30 PM, I'm hosting a celebration banquet for Su Mian at Quanju De. As our business partner, you must be there too. Don't forget."

Huo Beihan knew that Lin Mu was deliberately manufacturing an opportunity for him and Su Mian, so naturally, he would not miss this God-given chance.

After hanging up, Lin Mu looked at Su Mian. "My little lucky star, I'm giving you the afternoon off. Go back and freshen up properly, or your big brother will definitely accuse me of exploiting your labor again."

Su Mian felt that he was clearly just teasing her, but she still accepted his kindness.

At 6:30 PM, Huo Beihan appeared in the private room right on time, and everyone had already taken their seats.

Lin Mu purposefully arranged for Su Mian and Huo Beihan to sit next to each other. The colleagues, who had been chatting and laughing earlier, fell completely silent the moment Huo Beihan arrived.

Su Mian huddled like a frightened quail, quietly eating the few dishes right in front of her. Huo Beihan picked up a white prawn and placed it in her bowl, prompting her to subconsciously blurt out, "Thank you, Big... President Huo."

Envious glances were cast toward Su Mian from all around the table, making her feel quite uneasy.

Unable to bear the oppressive atmosphere, Lin Mu raised his glass and proposed a toast. "Team-building is supposed to be a fun thing. Why do all of you look like you've got deep grudges against the world?"

"I propose we play Truth or Dare. Whoever the bottleneck points to goes first, and we go in order from there."

The atmosphere in the room instantly livened up, and everyone became thoroughly engrossed in the game.

One of the colleagues spun the bottle, and the bottleneck came to a halt pointing straight at Su Mian. "Ms. Su, Truth or Dare?"

Su Mian knew how wild these people could get when playing games, and she didn't dare to risk a dare. "Truth."

The colleague cast a knowing, ambiguous look around the room and asked with a mischievous grin, "Ms. Su, what type of men are you attracted to?"

Su Mian felt the question was a bit too personal, yet an image of Huo Beihan inexplicably flashed across her mind.

"Ms. Su, if you find it hard to answer, you'll have to take a penalty instead."

Refusing to answer or resisting a challenge meant drinking a full glass of baijiu as punishment, and she certainly didn't want to get drunk.

Nor could she brazenly describe Huo Beihan here, so she just blurted out a random excuse. "I like guys who are a bit funny."

Everyone already had an answer in mind, as Lin Mu was the only one in the entire company who fit that description.

Catching the look of fiery exasperation directed his way, Lin Mu suddenly regretted running his mouth and suggesting this game.

After a few more rounds, the bottle landed on Manager Ruan. Having harbored a long-standing resentment toward Su Mian, she was never going to let such a prime opportunity slip by.

Controlling her strength with precision, she spun the bottle, and once again, the bottleneck pointed directly at Su Mian.

This time, Su Mian chose Truth once more.

Manager Ruan smiled and said, "Just now you said you like humorous and witty people. We have quite a few men of that style in our company. I wonder if your crush happens to be among us?"

Lin Mu covered his face, feeling that his own proposal was simply lifting a rock only to drop it on his own feet.

This time, she chose not to answer and accepted the penalty instead.

As Su Mian chugged down a glass of fiery liquor, Huo Beihan's gaze toward Lin Mu grew even sharper.

Perhaps due to the alcohol, Su Mian did not single anyone out this round.

The initiative of the game was reset by drawing lots, and this time Manager Ruan was chosen once again.

Lin Mu closed his eyes, silently praying that she wouldn't stir up any more trouble, but things went against his wishes—she once again pointed the bottle straight at Su Mian.

Su Mian felt that she was being targeted intentionally, though she lacked concrete proof. In her slightly hazy state, she managed to say, "Manager Ruan, your luck really is something else. I choose Truth."

Manager Ruan smiled faintly. "Indeed. But Ms. Su doesn't seem to have such good luck. Ms. Su, please tell us: is the person you like our President Lin?"

As soon as those words left her mouth, everyone was so terrified they didn't even dare to breathe loudly, and Su Mian froze on the spot.

To dare ask such a question—was she genuinely drunk, or simply tired of living?

Huo Beihan clenched his fists tightly, desperately fighting the urge to knock Lin Mu flat on his back.

Coming back to her senses, Su Mian immediately denied it. "I'm sorry, Manager Ruan, but you must have misunderstood. I don't like the girl-next-door brother type like President Lin."

Huo Beihan's expression softened slightly, though his heart simultaneously plunged to the very bottom.

Compared to Lin Mu, he was the true 'neighbor's older brother'.

Lin Mu silently jotted down a mental note against Manager Ruan, planning to find an opportunity to exact fierce revenge later.

Three rounds of drinks and five courses of food later, the game was still going on.

A colleague, heavily intoxicated and operating clumsily, accidentally spun the bottle so that it pointed directly at Huo Beihan.

Drintly, the colleague slurred, "Excuse me, President Huo, Truth or Dare?"

Huo Beihan chose Dare without a moment's hesitation.

The colleague had made an unintentional mistake and naturally wouldn't make things too difficult for Huo Beihan. "Please choose any female colleague in this room and dance a song with her."

Lin Mu gave the colleague a double thumbs-up. This guy had done a brilliant job, and he would definitely promote him and give him a raise later. If not for the colleague's innocent blunder, there was no telling how Huo Beihan would have tortured him afterward.

Huo Beihan looked at Su Mian with softened eyes. "Ms. Su, would you care to dance?"

Subconsciously, Su Mian wanted to refuse, considering she didn't know how to dance and was already feeling rather unwell from drinking too much.

At that moment, Lin Mu stepped in to assist Huo Beihan. "Su Mian, this is just an internal gathering, so don't be so coy. There will be plenty of occasions like this in the future, and you can't say no every time. Since President Huo is willing to teach you personally, you should cherish the opportunity."

Su Mian figured he had a point; she needed to integrate into these kinds of activities as quickly as possible if she wanted to improve herself.

She stood up and followed behind Huo Beihan, walking to the most spacious area of the private room.