On a snowy night when she was eighteen, the grand gate opened before her. An aged voice rang out above her: "From now on, he is your uncle." A noble and benevolent man then knelt before her...
Chapter 236 Gambling Table
However, his expression was somewhat unnatural. He looked around from time to time, as if he was afraid of meeting acquaintances, and the girl was still following behind him not far away. After the group of people walked into the hall, the women naturally left them automatically.
Only the girl was still following.
Chen Zhou saw that everyone else had left, but the girl was still following him. He thought for a few seconds, stopped, and looked at the girl.
When the girl saw him looking at her, she stopped immediately.
Chen Zhou looked unnatural, but he quickly said to the girl, "You can go too."
The girl was still a little reluctant to leave, but after hearing his words, she thought for a few seconds and nodded, then naturally left him quietly.
After the girl left, Chen Zhou immediately withdrew his gaze. At this time, Zhou Shiran came to his side, put his hand on his shoulder, and asked in a low voice: "How was it? Last night... was it comfortable? Was the technique very enjoyable?"
Chen Zhou hadn't expected that he would end up in such a place. He had been drinking last night, and now that he was sober, he felt somewhat disgusted with himself. So he pushed Zhou Shiran off him again: "Not very good."
He said this without even looking at Zhou Shiran, but just walked forward.
Seeing his expression, Zhou Shiran naturally didn't say much. With a smile in his eyes, he followed him out.
After a whole night of fun, everyone was a little tired. However, since they hadn't had breakfast yet, Zhou Shiran asked again, "Where are we going to get something to eat?"
Chen Zhou was no longer in the mood to eat, so after hearing Zhou Shiran's question, he immediately replied, "I have something else to do today. You guys go ahead."
When Zhou Shiran heard this, he naturally did not force him and let him leave.
After Shen Zhou left, Tan Yan came to Zhou Shiran and asked in a low voice, "Brother Zhou, it seems like Mr. Zhou had a lot of fun last night."
Zhou Shiran smiled lewdly and said, "You still pretend to be noble after playing around. You are both upright and responsible."
Seeing the smile on his face, Tan Yan naturally smiled too: "That's normal. This Mr. Zhou has never been to a place like this. He would definitely disdain such vulgar people. But after tonight, I'm afraid it will be different. He's tired of eating in high-end restaurants, and instead he's attracted to the delicious food on the side streets."
Zhou Shiran pushed Tan Yan's head and smiled: "You kid, you had a good time last night."
Tan Yan touched his head and chuckled twice. The expression on his face was naturally self-evident.
A group of people stood at the door of the nightclub for a while, and then went to another place to have breakfast.
After Chen Zhou returned, he immediately rushed to his residence to take a shower. The first shower was not enough, so he showered again until the smell of powder on his body disappeared. Only then did he turn off the shower and come out of the bathroom.
After he sat on the sofa, his cell phone vibrated. Chen Zhou's first reaction was to look at the call reminder. When he saw the words "Guan Yue" on the screen, he frowned.
After frowning for a few seconds, he finally reached for the phone and answered it.
"Hello."
Guan Yue is his female friend. Chen Zhou didn't even need to think about why she called him today. He knew exactly why.
Guan Yue asked on the phone: "How is things going between you and Shen Sangsang?"
Chen Zhou picked up the mineral water on the table and drank it in big gulps. After finishing the bottle of water in one breath, he replied to Guan Yue in a calm voice: "Don't pay attention to her. Let her misunderstand whatever she wants."
Guan Yue asked worriedly, "This... isn't good."
"What's wrong with that?" Chen Zhou's tone was filled with indifference. After a few seconds, he added, "Doesn't she know about our long-standing relationship? If she can even misunderstand our relationship, then what trust is there between us?"
"Well, then you shouldn't go abroad out of spite. When will you be back?"
Chen Zhou looked absentminded: "Well, I don't know yet. I have something to do here."
"thing?"
"Yes, I have something to say. Anyway, there is no need for you to feel any psychological burden. Go and do your thing."
Guan Yue listened to his words on the phone. After a few seconds of silence, she said slowly, "Okay."
Chen Zhou didn't talk to her for long and ended the call in a minute.
Since the two of them had quarreled, he had not been in contact with her except for receiving a text message from her.
Of course, Chen Zhou doesn't want to have any contact with her at the moment.
Maybe he was a little tired last night. After taking a shower, he sat on the sofa and gradually felt sleepy. He actually fell asleep slowly.
This sleep was very deep.
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After that night, Zhou Shiran didn't contact Chen Zhou for several days.
Of course, Chen Zhou didn't contact him either.
Tan Yan was very bored during those days. After all, it had been so lively for several days, and suddenly it became quiet. Naturally, he was very uncomfortable.
He asked, "Brother Zhou? Why don't you invite Master Zhou to play?"
Zhou Shiran was playing poker with a few of his younger brothers. His eyes and hands were very busy, so he didn't even look up at his younger brothers' words. He replied, "If he wanted to play with us, he would naturally ask us out. If we were to ask him out, it would only make him unhappy."
Tan Yan laughed when he heard this, but a few seconds later, he stroked his beard and sat down next to him: "Brother Zhou, when are we going to go to that nightclub again? The girls there are really good."
When Zhou Shiran heard this, he raised his eyebrows and glanced at Tan Yan. After a glance, he smiled and said, "How about we invite Master Zhou to play cards tonight?"
When Tan Yan heard that he was going to meet Mr. Zhou again, he was naturally excited immediately and said happily, "Okay, I'm really bored."
After Zhou Shiran said this, he handed the cards in his hand to Tan Yan. He stood up, took his cell phone and went to the side to make a call.
After the call was dialed, no one answered at first.
Zhou Shiran thought that Chen Zhou would not answer the phone, and was thinking of forgetting the call today.
He thought for a few seconds and was about to end the call, but when he was about to press the hang-up button, Chen Zhou's voice came from the other end of the phone.
Zhou Shiran smiled when he heard his voice: "Zhouzi, are you busy today?"
Chen Zhou was lying on the bed, and he whispered in response to his words: "What?"
The voice was a bit cold.
Zhou Shiran naturally noticed the change in his voice. He thought for a few seconds and replied with a smile, "What else can I do? Of course, the brothers missed you and wanted to invite you to play cards during the day."
The Shen family has a rule that the descendants of the Shen family are not allowed to touch any pornography, gambling or drugs.
As for gambling, Chen Zhou has never been interested in it. Not only is he not interested, he also doesn't know how to play it.
He replied: "You know, I don't know how to do this."
"It doesn't matter. None of my brothers know how to play it. We're just playing it to kill time."
This is the Shen family's newly opened place, and Chen Zhou came here this time to meet some of the Shen Group's elders. However, not only did he fail to meet the elders, but now he is lying in the hotel with nothing to do, eating and sleeping all day long.
For him, Zhou Shiran’s appearance was like an interesting person appearing in a boring time.
He thought for a few seconds and said nothing.
Seeing that he hadn't spoken, Zhou Shiran asked again, "How is it? Everyone is waiting."
Chen Zhou thought for a few seconds and replied: "Okay, give me an address."
When Zhou Shiran heard his answer, he immediately smiled and replied, "Okay, come over earlier."
In about half an hour, Chen Zhou appeared at Zhou Shiran's residence.
After Zhou Shiran opened the door, things were bustling inside. Chen Zhou stood at the door, glanced into the room, and asked, "Are you all playing?"
Zhou Shiran pulled his arm and said, "Everyone is waiting for you, how dare you play around?"
Chen Zhou thought what he said was a little funny, so he said, "Don't give me that."
Zhou Shiran pulled him into the room: "Anyway, just come in quickly."
Pulled by Zhou Shiran, he reached the smoke-filled room.
Today things are quite serious here. The people around Zhou Shiran are watching TV, playing cards, and the rest are playing games on their video game consoles.
After Zhou Shiran pulled Chen Zhou to the card table, he took away a younger brother who was shuffling the cards.
In fact, Chen Zhou didn't come here to play cards. When he saw someone playing, he immediately replied, "I'll just sit and watch you guys chat. I really don't know how to play."
Zhou Shiran, however, invited him enthusiastically: "The cards we are playing today are really fun. It doesn't matter if you don't know how to play. I will teach you."
Chen Zhou wanted to refuse, but Zhou Shiran had already pulled him to sit down and even stuffed the cards directly into his hand.
Chen Zhou looked at the cards in his hand and felt like he was looking at astronomical figures.
After the game started, Zhou Shiran lit a cigarette and instructed Chen Zhou on how to play his cards.
When Chen Zhou played his first hand, he couldn't even hold the cards in his hand steadily. The cards were crooked in his hands and he even dropped a few cards.
When Zhou Shiran's younger brothers saw the way he was holding the cards, they started teasing him, "Brother Zhou, you're really a newbie. You're holding the cards like a folding fan."
As soon as the teasing words came out, the onlookers burst into laughter. Even Chen Zhou himself couldn't help laughing. He glanced at those who laughed at him and said, "Why do you look down on me?"
The person who teased him said quickly, "No, no, Brother Zhou, we are good at drawing cards, but we may not be as good as you at playing.
Zhou Shiran, who was teaching Chen Zhou how to play cards, heard this and immediately replied, "It's good that you know it, kid. Prepare the few taels of silver in your wallet and give it to your brother Zhou."
As soon as Zhou Shiran finished speaking, he took two cards from Chen Zhou's hand and threw them directly on the table: "A pair of A's to blast him!"
There was a huge commotion at the poker table, and the younger brother begged for mercy: "Brother Zhou, you two, why do you want to play like this? You've made such a big deal from the beginning, how can we continue to play?"
Chen Zhou didn't understand, but when he heard those people calling for mercy, he just found it interesting. When Zhou Shiran heard his younger brother say this, he just said harshly: "You kid, wait, we are going to play the card in your hand."
As soon as Zhou Shiran said this, everyone present started to make a fuss and talk.
Afterwards, Chen Zhou played his cards and Zhou Shiran taught him from the side.
After teaching him a few rounds of games and explaining some card rules and gameplay, Chen Zhou quickly got on the road.
After that, he not only got on the road, but also figured out his own set of playing methods. After that, he used his own set of playing methods to naturally have smooth sailing at the card table, and he could get any cards he wanted.
He thought it was very fun, to what extent?
The morning passed in the blink of an eye.
By eleven or twelve o'clock, almost all the money on the table went to him, which made him feel very accomplished and happy.
As the game went on, he naturally became more focused. Zhou Shiran, who was smoking next to him, handed him a cigarette.
Chen Zhou usually doesn't smoke, so when he saw Zhou Shiran handing him the cigarette, he naturally reached out to take it, and then put it in his mouth without thinking.
Zhou Shiran lit a cigarette for him.
Everyone was smoking together, and the smell of smoke in the room became even thicker. In such a closed space, it was almost impossible to open your eyes.
A few of them had lunch in the middle of the trip, and after lunch, they naturally continued to play at the card table.
Chen Zhou thoroughly experienced the thrill of having a favorable game. By the afternoon, his luck was even better, and he almost emptied the pockets of everyone at the table.
Those people started shouting, "How can we play this kind of cards? Brother Zhou! Show some mercy! We'll have to pay you with our underwear."
Chen Zhou was very happy, and he became even happier when he heard them shouting.
He wasn't interested in the money on the table; he simply enjoyed the thrill of winning. Hearing their words, he smiled and said, "Weren't you guys shouting so loudly before? Why are you begging for mercy now?"
Everyone at the card table complimented him, "Who knew you were such a card god, Brother Zhou? If we had known you were so good at it, we wouldn't have played with you."
Zhou Shiran, who was watching the cards on the side, also laughed when he heard these words.
By the evening, after playing all day, it was naturally time for dinner. Some people were so tired of losing that they asked for dinner.
Chen Zhou was still not satisfied, but seeing that no one at the table wanted to play anymore, he said, "Since you guys lost so generously today, I'll treat you tonight."
The people at the card table were naturally very happy to hear his words, and immediately stood up to find a restaurant.
Chen Zhou took the money and gave it to Zhou Shiran.
Zhou Shiran naturally wouldn't want him, and immediately asked, "What are you doing for me?"
Chen Zhou replied: "Isn't your master a good teacher?"
Zhou Shiran said with a smile: "I am not a master at all. You are smart. This is your first time playing, so just take this money."
This amount of money was indeed not a lot. Seeing that Zhou Shiran refused to take it, he naturally didn't want to push it back, so he put the money in his wallet and took a group of them to find a restaurant for dinner.
Chen Zhou's treat was naturally expensive. After the meal, the younger brothers asked again: "Brother Zhou, where are we going to play tonight?"
As soon as I said this, someone said, "Then it's a nightclub."