Chapter 23 Small Theater - Warm Water VS Spring Breeze

After several rounds of fighting, this was the final round. Andy gently pushed out the last few cards in his hand, the sound clear and steady.

"Mr. Zhao, you should still have a pair of kings and a 7 in your hand. You want to use this pair of kings to suppress Mr. Meng's straight at the end of the game, and then use Zhou Xun's single ace to cut off my retreat."

"Mr. Meng, your straight is beautiful, but the key card you're missing has just been opened and discarded by Zhou Xun. You can't wait any longer."

"Zhou Xun, your biggest reliance was the pair of twos in your hole cards, hoping to hold on for the final victory. But unfortunately, when you counted the cards, you forgot to count the two scattered cards that had already been played. My straight flush is just one level higher than yours."

Obviously, Andy won.

She calmly laid her cards on the table—a nearly flawless, killer hand.

Our Andy is excellent as always!

The whole audience was silent for a second, and then burst into warm cheers and exclamations!

The three men looked at each other, then finally shook their heads and laughed, accepting their defeat with all their heart.

"admire."

"I accept the defeat with all my heart."

"Wonderful."

Bao Yifan was extremely showy at this moment, standing out like a peacock with its tail spread out.

Putting his arm around Andy's shoulders, he yelled to the whole crowd,

"Come on! Who else?! Who else?! What do you call this? This is called a husband being basic, but a wife being not basic!"

Fan Shengmei put her hands on her hips and said to the group of helpless men with a smile,

"Be careful, don't mess with us, we have Andy on the 22nd floor!"

Bao Yifan immediately put his arm around Andy's, rested his head on her shoulder, and said coquettishly,

"Me too~ I'm also protected by Andy~"

Andy was amused by him and patted his head gently.

Bao Yifan followed up with a rainbow fart, "Master, you helped me to avenge all the previous grudges, so cool."

He stared at the three top students opposite him with an expression of "a villain who has achieved success".

"You lost, didn't you? You deserve it! I'll make you feel bad when you pay for it later!"

Andy raised his eyebrows and chuckled, "Alright, thanks to the three of you for letting me do this this time. From now on, if you have any buns, we'll pay for them!"

“Wow—”

"Long live Andy!"

“Mr. Bao is so generous!”

The atmosphere in the whole venue was instantly ignited, only Bao Yifan looked back at Andy with a look of shock and disbelief.

Andy smiled and patted his shoulder. "Technically speaking, you're the brother-in-law on the 22nd floor. Be generous."

Obviously, this statement was very useful to Bao Yifan. He turned around and hugged Andy, waving his hand.

"Buy! Master Bao will pay for all the expenses tonight!"

Fan Shengmei brought a glass of orange juice, walked to Jiang Xiaoguo who was sitting quietly in the corner, and handed her a glass.

"Interesting, isn't it?"

Fan Shengmei asked with a smile, her eyes sweeping over the bustling crowd.

Jiang Xiaoguo took the orange juice and nodded vigorously, with a little envy and emotion in her eyes.

"You're all amazing."

Fan Shengmei sat down beside her, her tone filled with the sympathy of someone who had experienced this.

"I remember when I first came to this city to work hard, my biggest goal was to own a small house of my own, as if that would mean I had truly put down roots."

"Me too!"

Jiang Xiaoguo seemed to have found a resonance and started talking. "I was working so hard to save money for buying a house that I wanted a promotion and a raise, but I ended up falling out with my previous company."

She paused and lowered her voice, "It's the company that Mr. Zhou used to work for."

"Being used as a stepping stone by others?"

Fan Shengmei smiled and said that she was no longer surprised by anything she had seen in the workplace for many years.

"It seems that no matter which city we are in or what stage we are at, the obsessions that we girls strive for are very much the same. It's nothing more than wanting a place that truly belongs to us, and then growing into our own confidence step by step."

"Sister Fan,"

Jiang Xiaoguo looked at her sincerely, "You are very lucky, but you are also really outstanding. Congratulations, you have got what you wanted."

"Thanks."

Fan Shengmei said softly, her eyes slightly profound, "I've also taken detours and been lost. Later I gradually understood that the most important thing in life is to see clearly what you truly feel in your heart - what kind of life do you want, what kind of person do you want to be? Once the answers are clear, then you can choose the corresponding path and walk it without feeling awkward."

She looked into the distance, speaking meaningfully, "In this world, some people choose 'warm water'—it's within reach, safe and comfortable. If you can truly accept it, it's a kind of simple happiness."

"Some people choose the 'spring breeze.' It's invisible, intangible, yet it moistens everything silently, helping you take root and sprout."

Fan Shengmei chuckled, "Actually, no matter which choice you make, there will be happiness, but there will also be risks. Ultimately, it all depends on whether you can maintain the same state of mind as when you made the choice, and whether you can always keep your original intention."

She sighed softly, "I didn't have that glass of warm water within reach back then."

His eyes fell on Meng Yanchen who was not far away, with a smile on his face.

"Now it seems that not having a choice is also a kind of luck."

Jiang Xiaoguo listened quietly, her eyes involuntarily drifting to Zhou Xun, who was talking quietly with Meng Yanchen in the distance, as if she was lost in thought...