Chapter 1: The Little Devil

During the evening self-study period, the whole class was added to a WeChat group by a stranger.

"Dear classmates, shall we play a red packet grabbing game?"

The ID of this person was "Little Devil". When everyone heard about the chance to grab red packets, they all got excited. Nobody cared who he was and they all urged him to send the red packets quickly, telling him not to be so slow.

After sending a smiling emoji, the Little Devil said,

"I'll send the red packets for you all to grab. But the one who grabs the most money has to play a game with me. If you don't complete the game task, you'll have to accept the punishment. What do you think?"

Grabbing red packets was as attractive as picking up money, having an invisible allure. I quickly typed and was the first to say,

"No problem. I'll play!"

"I'll play too!"

"I'll play. Group owner, send the red packet quickly. You're being so sluggish..."

Seeing me taking the lead, everyone was excited and decided to play. The Little Devil didn't hesitate and actually sent a red packet worth 200 yuan.

"Damn! What a rich guy..."

"Damn it! I only grabbed 80 cents..."

"Hey! Zhou Zhiwen is the luckiest one! What incredible luck."

I grabbed six yuan, which was not too bad. Zhou Zhiwen grabbed more than twenty yuan and became the luckiest one.

Watching their messages scrolling by rapidly, I couldn't get a word in, so I just quietly waited for the Little Devil to give the next instruction.

After a while, the Little Devil sent a message:

"The luckiest one is classmate Zhou Zhiwen. For the first round of the game, Zhou Zhiwen is required to take off one of Zhang Ya's socks within one hour."

When I heard this, I almost burst out laughing. Although Zhang Ya wasn't the most beautiful girl in the class, she was really good at dressing up. She had a great figure and always dressed up very flamboyantly. I had peeked at her quite a few times. Zhou Zhiwen, on the other hand, was a different story. He was a quiet and honest boy in the class, wearing glasses and being extremely introverted. I hadn't even talked to him once throughout the whole semester.

I couldn't help but admire this Little Devil. He really knew how to come up with such games!

Zhang Ya sent a series of crying-laughing emojis in the group and then said, "Damn it! You're deliberately making things difficult for me, aren't you?"

"Come on, this isn't a punishment at all. It's clearly a reward. Sister Ya, you're not afraid, are you? Hahaha!"

"Ahhhh, finally seeing you getting shy..."

"Zhou Zhiwen is really like a toad that has managed to get a taste of the swan's meat."

There were still a few minutes left before the class ended. Everyone was teasing Zhang Ya in the group. Zhang Ya was quite open-minded and didn't seem to mind. Instead, she seemed to enjoy being the center of attention with so many people around her.

As soon as the class was over, someone closed the classroom door and said with a laugh,

"Sister Ya, hurry up. Don't be shy, haha."

"Come on. Do you think I'm afraid?"

"Zhou Zhiwen, come up here!"

Zhang Ya and Zhou Zhiwen had been egged on by everyone to the front of the platform. Zhou Zhiwen was short and was half a head shorter than the tall and slender Zhang Ya. His whole face turned red all the way to his neck. He kept his head down and didn't dare to look at Zhang Ya.

I don't know who pushed Zhou Zhiwen from behind. Zhou Zhiwen's legs went weak and he directly knelt down in front of Zhang Ya.

Someone jeered, "Look, Zhou Zhiwen has even knelt down for you. Sister Ya, you should be more proactive too, hahaha!"

No matter how open-minded Zhang Ya was, she was still just a student. Being heckled by a group of people like that, she still felt a bit embarrassed. Finally, she bit her lip, bent down, took off her shoe, and stretched out her leg.

"Hurry up!"

"Hiss..." The surrounding classmates were extremely envious of Zhou Zhiwen.

Zhou Zhiwen was much bolder than I had expected. Presumably, under the pressure of the people around him jeering, he gradually reached out his hand towards Zhang Ya.

I stood aside as an onlooker and didn't take my eyes off this scene.

I clearly saw that when Zhou Zhiwen's hand touched Zhang Ya's ankle, Zhang Ya shuddered all over and her face turned even redder than before.

After taking off Zhang Ya's sock, Zhou Zhiwen sat on the ground as if he was completely exhausted. It was only when Zhang Ya snatched the sock back from his hand that he snapped out of it.

"Good job. Zhou Zhiwen has completed the task."

After saying this, the Little Devil resolutely sent another red packet worth 200 yuan.

"This is so exciting! I must be the luckiest one this time!"

"The rich group owner is really awesome!"

Everyone's emotions were heightened by the Little Devil. With red packets to grab and games to play, it seemed like a great deal.

I didn't care about anything else. I just wanted to grab the red packet first. Zhang Ya said in the group,

"Damn it! I only grabbed five yuan. What bad luck."

"Will the next round of the game be even more exciting? Haha!"

"Yeah, yeah. Looking forward to seeing who the luckiest one will be."

This time, I still only grabbed a few yuan. The luckiest one turned out to be He Peng.

The Little Devil still sent a smiling emoji first and then said,

"For the second round of the game, the luckiest one, He Peng, has to touch Li Juan's face within one hour."

Li Juan was our class's PE monitor. She was a tough girl type and no one really dared to mess with her. At this moment, she first sent an angry emoji and then said,

"I won't play! This game is so tasteless. Let He Peng come over and try it! 😡..."

The Little Devil habitually sent a smiling emoji and said, "If the luckiest one doesn't complete the task, he has to accept the punishment."

Seeing that Li Juan was kind of spoiling the fun, everyone started to get worked up in the group.

"Li Juan, you've also grabbed the red packet. Just put up with it a bit..."

"Ah, it's so boring. We just started playing the game and we ran into someone like this. So annoying."

"He Peng is innocent. If you don't play, he'll be punished..."

He Peng was a nice guy in the class. He sent a laughing emoji and said,

"Haha, everyone, don't force it. Don't force it..."

Li Juan was probably really furious. She directly sent five "knife" emojis in the group and said,

"I said I won't play. Whoever wants to play can play! His punishment has nothing to do with me. Shameless!"

Everyone had been in high spirits originally, but after being scolded by Li Juan like that, everyone fell silent. I guess everyone was cursing this tough girl in their hearts, just like I was.

After returning to the dormitory after the evening self-study, the Little Devil suddenly sent a message in the group:

"The luckiest one in the second round, He Peng, has failed the game. The punishment is 'falling from a high place'."

Falling from a high place? I didn't quite understand what this punishment meant. Everyone also started to discuss it in the group.

"What does 'falling from a high place' mean?"

"He Peng, after you've received the punishment, tell us about it tomorrow, hehe."

"Haha, He Peng is really unlucky to have run into Li Juan."

But from start to finish, He Peng didn't reply in the group. And everyone didn't pay much attention to it either.

The Little Devil sent a smiling emoji and said,

"I'll send red packets again tomorrow morning. Everyone, get ready! The game has just begun!"

I glanced at the messages in the group and then directly closed it and started reading a novel. Anyway, there were no more red packets to grab at night, and I didn't care about that "falling from a high place" punishment either.

I never dreamed that things would get so out of hand.

During the morning reading the next day, everyone still seemed to be immersed in yesterday's red packet game. Many people secretly sent messages in the group to tag the Little Devil.

What made me feel strange was that He Peng's seat was always empty. I didn't know where he had gone.

After thinking about it, I asked in the group,

"He Peng, why haven't you come to class yet?"

He Peng never replied to me. Suddenly, an ominous premonition hit me. Other classmates in the class also made fun of him:

"He Peng, don't tell me you were punished by the Little Devil to jump off the building? Hahaha!"

"Yeah, 'falling from a high place'..."

Just then, someone suddenly rushed into the classroom from outside. It was He Peng.

He didn't go back to his seat. Instead, he ran to the platform and stared at us with a blank look in his eyes.

Everyone looked at him in unison, not knowing what he was up to.

At this moment, He Peng suddenly grinned, rushed towards the corridor, and jumped off the fifth floor.

I only heard a dull "thud" sound, and I was too shocked to say a word.