Chapter 200 - A Hard Slap
The accumulated points of every team and the Final Result of the competition.
Red Team: 10+6+10= 26 (First Placer)
Blue Team: 6+10+8= 24 (Second Placer)
Yellow Team: 8+4+6= 18 (Third Placer)
Green Team: 4+8+4= 16 (Fourth Placer)
In the end, the Red Team won the victory. Blake and Jake were celebrating. They didn't expect that they would still get the extravagant prize that they wanted. They were both eyeing the Gold Membership Card of the Heavenly Star Enterprise.
Tristan just agreed with their wishes. Then the two sports cars would be given to Zhen-Zhen and Tristan.
'Hmm, I think I should teach Zhen-Zhen how to drive her own car,' Tristan made a mental note for that.
In contrast with that vibrant atmosphere around the Red Team, the Blue team was having a gloomy atmosphere around them except Andrew.
"Sweety, are you alright. Did you feel discomfort? Are you hurt?" Andrew asked Hannah, checking her out.
Hannah just nodded her head but she was frowning. She couldn't believe that Tristan would do that.
'Seriously? Releasing the rope in the first round? Did he not consider that I might get hurt when they did that?' Hannah was feeling frustrated at that thought.
Before... Tristan always made sure that Hannah wouldn't be hurt, but now, it seemed like he didn't care about her anymore, even playing tricks like that against her team. Hannah was mad and upset.
Hannah was not alone. Mark and Daniel felt the same way.
"F*ck! I hate this! Tristan won again! He was still the one laughing in the end!" Daniel said with his infuriated voice
"Relax, cousin. We are not done yet. The day just started. Did you forget that we prepared a big surprise for Lillie and Tristan? He might be laughing for now but it will not last long." Mark reminded Daniel about their plan.
"Oh, that's right! I wonder if the two of them would still act lovey-dovey after tonight. I'll make sure that I will ruin Tristan's happiness." Daniel swore to himself.
Meanwhile, aside from Tristan's team winning, there were also people who benefited because of that.
"Ahem, it seems that my younger sister and younger brother owed me this time. Your teams were defeated by my team. Hahaha. See, I told you, my granddaughter-in-law is a very lucky girl. I think their team won because of her." Grandpa Lu couldn't help but brag at them.
"Hmm, well, how I wish I could also find a very lucky granddaughter-in-law," Grandpa Alejandro said, taking a deep sigh as he accepted his defeat.
"Well, I will try to win the game by myself this afternoon! Remember, it's our event now. Oh speaking of your granddaughter-in-law, why don't you find a suitable wife for the twins, Jake and Blake?" Grandma Clara suggested to Grandpa Alejandro.
"Oh, follow Brother Lu's strategy. See, he succeeded in marrying off his playboy grandson, Tristan," Grandma Clara added before letting out a soft giggle.
Grandpa Alejandro turned to Grandpa Lu with his pitiful look, "Brother, tell me… What strategy did you use?"
"Cough! Cough! It's a secret. That strategy would only work on Tristan but not the twins."
Grandma Clara and Grandpa Alejandro could only sigh at Grandpa Lu's last remarks.
At the same time, Isabelle was also teasing her husband since he lost the bet.
While rubbing her hands and smiling playfully, Isabelle said to Lucas, "My slave, are you ready to serve your master starting today?"
Lucas: "...''
'I'm doomed!'
The morning activities were done. Now, it's time for family lunch. This time the Davis family would eat together with the set-up of Boodle Fight.
Boodle Fight was part of a military practice where a big pile of food was served in the middle of a really long table in a mess hall where every hungry soldier eats with their hands symbolizing camaraderie, brotherhood, and equality in the military.
The elders wanted every family member to experience this. In a Boodle Fight usually, food was served on top of a table lined with banana leaves.
Though it was not a fine dining experience wherein the diners had to use multiple sets of cutleries and glassware, the boodle fight was more fun and exciting.
Rice was placed in the middle and viands were served on top and on the sides of the rice. No utensils were used and they had to eat with bare hands.
Tristan and Zhen-Zhen were enjoying the meal. They even took turns in feeding each other using their bare hands. Others would just look away and avoid glancing in their direction because instead of the delicious food in front of them, they felt like they were eating dog food while watching Tristan and Zhen-Zhen.
After that enjoyable meal they had, The Davis Family and friends resume the afternoon events for the parents and elders. They had chess tournaments, rolling dice, card games, puzzles, scrabble, and other board games. The games focused on mind and intellect rather than physical strength.
Everyone had so much fun in the morning and afternoon events. Everything seemed going well for the Davis Family Gathering. Who would have thought that conflict and commotion would happen just because of other's selfishness and jealousy?
It just so happened that Mrs. Miller bumped into Zhen-Zhen in the comfort room and they were just alone at that time.
Out of annoyance and irritation, Mrs. Miller decided to confront Zhen-Zhen behind the other's back.
"Lillie, don't you have anything to say to me?" Mrs. Miller asked Zhen-Zhen with her cold voice.
Zhen-Zhen just shook her head in confusion.
"Wow. You really don't have manners. Are you not planning to apologize to me after what you've done to my daughter? You hurt her. She almost died because of you. You even seduced her fiancee. How come you can show your face to us. Don't you feel any shame at all?" Mrs. Miller raised her voice, ranting at Zhen-Zhen.
This time Zhen-Zhen understood what Mrs. Miller was asking her. "I'm sorry about that Auntie. I didn't mean to hurt Hannah. I have no idea about her allergy. And for the seduction issue, I already apologized to Andrew and Hannah."
"Don't you dare, call me Auntie. You're not my niece. And you don't deserve to be my niece or even part of my family. So just stay away from Hannah and Andrew. Your mere presence is enough to give me a cringe. How can you seduce the brother of your husband?"
Zhen-Zhen was tongued-tied because of Mrs. Miller's sudden burst out.
"I-" Zhen-Zhen wanted to say something but was not able to continue.
Before she realized what happened, a loud slapping sound was heard inside the comfort room.
Pak!
Mrs. Miller just slapped Zhen-Zhen in her right cheek. It was a hard slap, enough to make her face red with a slap mark. Zhen-Zhen just stood frozen on her spot, blinking her eyes as she watched Mrs. Miller in confusion.
She didn't expect that Mrs. Miller would do that to her.
"Now, we're even. I accept your apology." Mrs. Miller said with a smug smile on her face. Then she went out of the comfort room right away, leaving Zhen-Zhen in her baffled state.