Chuanliu sensed something was wrong.

Everything went black, and I lost consciousness.

In a daze, she seemed to return to her lonely and helpless childhood.

She was very poor at that time, had no relatives, and lived in a cardboard box on a street corner every day, suffering from cold and hunger.

Xiao Tian's appearance became a ray of light in her life.

Xiao Tian lived in an affluent area. Because they were of similar age and got along well, Xiao Tian would sneak out of his house every few days to play with her.

He would bring her delicious food, tell her about his troubles at school, tell her stories she wouldn't have access to, and bring her warmth she had never experienced before.

That day, it snowed. Chuanliu stood at Xiaotian's door with the doll he had saved up to buy, wanting to give him a birthday surprise.

But then they saw Xiao Tian leading his parents out of the villa, looking very aggressive.

Xiao Tian seemed to have changed his tune, pointing at Chuan Liu and saying to his parents, "It's her!"

Without saying a word, the middle-aged woman slapped him across the face.

Chuanliu was stunned and fell to the ground.

My face was burning, and my head was buzzing.

The woman said angrily to her son, "I told you long ago not to associate with such shady people, and they even stole from my house!"

The middle-aged man glanced at the bustling crowd as if they were ants, then patted his wife on the shoulder, "Learn from your mistakes. It's snowing, don't let our son get cold."

The iron gate slowly closed.

Watching the family of three walk away, Chuanliu wanted to call out to Xiaotian and question him about why, but he found that he couldn't say anything.

The doll fell into the muddy snow and got stained with stains that couldn't be washed off.

The cold snowflakes fell on her burning face, and the girl fainted.

...

Consciousness returned to the present, and Chuanliu awoke with a start from an unfamiliar environment.

The room was quiet, with only the faint sound of someone breathing.

She didn't open her eyes immediately; she remained motionless, trying her best to perceive everything around her.

She was tied to a chair, her hands and feet were bound, and her eyes were covered with a black cloth, making escape impossible.

Then, as if remembering something else, his attention shifted to his thigh.

Sure enough, the bank card and stone strapped to my leg were taken away.

Thankfully, they didn't undo her bun.

To prevent any unforeseen circumstances, from the moment Maho had her change into a white dress, Chuanliu hid the WD special badge in an even more concealed place—in her hair.

Thinking of a solution, Chuanliu tried his best to adjust his breathing and calm himself down.

The fact that he didn't kill her outright at least proves that he still has some use to him.

Just then, that familiar voice reached her ears.

"How long are you going to pretend to be asleep?"

It's a string of coins.

His voice was very close, as if whispering in Chuanliu's ear, his tone arrogant yet playful.

It's like a cat eyeing its prey.

Feeling the dampness near his ear, Chuanliu shuddered. The alarm rang, and he asked timidly in an innocent tone:

"Who are you? Why are you arresting me?"

She seemed to sense Qian Chuan's gaze fixed on her, so she first pretended to be an innocent passerby to probe his purpose.

The man's fingers traced her fair cheek. "Who am I? What do you think?"

The ball was kicked back again. Chuanliu pursed his lips. "Good sir, I have neither money nor beauty. Please, be magnanimous and let me go!"

The girl's body trembled, as if she had been truly terrified.

Qian Chuan withdrew his hand, took a few steps back, and sat down in the chair opposite him. "Letting you off the hook is not out of the question. First, guess where this is."

Without an immediate answer, the girl continued to cry and show her weakness.

Qian Chuan's patience was already limited, and the girl's nagging only made him more irritable. "If you want to die here today, you can continue to keep quiet."

Chuanliu fell silent. She already knew the answer in her heart, but she waited two minutes before replying hesitantly:

"Is it...a casino?"

"Oh? Why?"

"Because the chair I'm sitting in now is the same style I've only ever seen at the Red Heart Casino; and the smell in this room is very similar to the smell on the first floor."

And, based on the distance of the sound of the money string, the two should now be sitting face to face at opposite ends of a game table.

Of course, the third point was not mentioned by Chuanliu.

Qian Chuan curled the corners of his mouth and gestured to his men to remove her black cloth.

The blinding light caused Chuanliu to squeeze out a few tears, and the girl looked at the man in front of her with teary eyes.

Across the game table, a pair of captivating eyes paired with a flamboyant hairstyle, along with a hint of a chest, and a high, straight nose with a slight upturn at the corners of the mouth.

If the river were tied up and in this situation, the scene before us would be quite pleasing to the eye.

However, she has absolutely no mood to appreciate it now.

"Do you recognize me now?" Qian Chuan asked.

Chuan looked puzzled. "Sixth Brother Qian...?"

Wang Shuo, who had been standing by watching the show, also came over and asked, "Beautiful lady, do you know who I am?"

The girl shook her head.

Wang Shuo said regretfully to Qian Chuan, "I lost 70,000 or 80,000 yuan in one night, and the beautiful woman didn't even know my name. Only a handsome guy like you can leave a lasting impression. Sigh."

They've been discovered, just as expected.

Chuanliu's heart sank. They must have checked the amount in the card and knew that she was the culprit who destroyed the "6 of Diamonds".

Qian Chuan noticed the girl's momentary pause and said with interest:

"Your acting is excellent, but you chose the wrong time. If I hadn't found your bank card, I might have believed you. Although Ma Hu is impulsive and doesn't think things through, he can manage hundreds of people, so he's definitely not useless. You managed to steal and destroy my ID card and escape from him; you're quite capable."

So, let me formally introduce myself.

My name is Qian Chuan, "6 of Diamonds", and my occupation is broker.

"Hello, Chuanliu, it's nice to see you again."

Now that things have come to this, Chuanliu no longer pretends.

The girl's eyes were clear and bright, her phoenix eyes unfathomable.

"Hello, it's nice to meet you again, Brother Qian Liu."

Money String: "I've been so sincere, aren't you going to introduce your identity card?"

Chuanliu smiled and said, "Brother Qian Liu, have you forgotten? I gave my identity token to Ma Hu on the first day I arrived on the island."

Qian Chuan remained silent, seemingly trying to discern something from Chuan Liu's expression.

The exchange clerk yesterday clearly said that she didn't dare to mess with her because she saw that she still had an ID card...

Could it be that she played some kind of trick?

Chuanliu's expression was flawless, and even Qianchuan couldn't tell whether his words were true or false.

Then, the man took out three playing cards from his pocket and showed them to her one by one.

The first two are "3 of Diamonds".

It's hers and Ma Hu's.

Chuanliu glanced at Qian Chuan, wondering what he was up to.

The money string continues to reveal the third card.

On the third card, the six red squares stood out starkly.

Chuanliu stared in shock at the man before him, “This is…!”