"Sorry, another bomb!"
"Brother Gu, how... how do you have so many bombs? They've been exploding around on me for ages..." Lu Xuexue was so angry that her cheeks puffed up like a pufferfish, and she swayed, almost fainting from anger.
The little girl was already the weakest and couldn't withstand any more stress. Gu Luo's barrage of attacks left her so dazed she could barely hold her cards. Fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead, her fair face turned bright red, and her eyes glistened with tears—not from crying, but from anger.
How much will we lose this round?
She clutched the last tattered card, her fingertips turning white from gripping the corner, and rolled her eyes dramatically.
"...You're so good, did you take all the bombs in the whole deck...?" Gu Ximan, lying next to Gu Luo with a large strawberry in her mouth, stammered.
"Xuexue, you're not good enough. Do you want me to do it?"
Her cards were already neatly arranged, clearly indicating that she was conserving her energy.
She and Luo Shuhe had a tacit understanding: they would first let Lu Xuexue, whose emotions were obviously not right, be the "first to speak out," and then reap the benefits after Gu Luo had dropped enough bombshells.
Luo Shuhe sat on the other side of Gu Luo, toying with a Queen of Hearts with three fingers, and looked at Shen Qingling:
"Qingling, what are you doing standing there like a pillar? Why aren't you playing cards? Don't you like it, or are you afraid of losing?"
Shen Qingling remained seated at the foot of the bed, her fingers unconsciously twisting the hem of her skirt as she watched the bomb explode in front of her. Her heart pounded so hard it felt like it was going to burst out of her chest.
How many times would that be?
Are you playing this high-stakes game?
The tension in the card game was even stronger than she had expected. The way Gu Luo raised his eyes when he threw a bomb, the way Lu Xuexue rolled her eyes in anger, and even the sound of Gu Ximan chewing strawberries made her head buzz.
She tried to join in several times, but then she remembered that she had only just learned how to play Dou Dizhu (a popular Chinese card game), and she stopped herself in her tracks.
On average, you'll lose one game every one or two hours, and losing one game can mean losing hundreds of millions, which is something most people can't afford.
And this Gu Luoke has a fortune of hundreds of billions, even trillions.
“Yes, you little madwoman,” Gu Ximan suddenly turned her head, deliberately drawing out her words, her eyes revealing a hint of undisguised hostility:
"Don't you consider us sisters, or do you have a problem with my stinky older brother?"
These words made Shen Qingling's lips twitch—ever since her attempt to squeeze her out of the game was exposed, Gu Ximan hadn't given her a kind look.
Just as Shen Qingling was about to speak, Gu Luo's phone suddenly rang, the sharp ringtone instantly drowning out the noise in the bedroom.
Gu Luo's hand, which was about to pull out the fourth bomb, suddenly stopped. He looked down at the caller ID, his smiling eyes instantly froze, and the color drained from his fair cheeks.
He quickly made a "shh" gesture to the girls around him, putting his finger to his lips and even slowing his breathing.
Lu Xuexue's complaint got stuck in her throat, Gu Ximan immediately spat out the strawberry in her mouth, and Luo Shuhe stopped turning the cards. The bedroom was instantly quiet except for the sound of a cell phone ringing.
Gu Luo answered the phone, her voice soft and gentle, forcing herself to remain calm: "Hello? What's wrong, Dad?"
"Xiao Luo, your Aunt Luo and I have come to see you. We're right outside the door." Gu Feng's voice came through the phone's speaker, clearly reaching everyone's ears:
"We've rang the doorbell several times but no one answered. Are you in the bedroom right now?"
Gu Luo's body froze instantly, and the playing cards in his hand fell to the carpet with a "clatter".
He subconsciously looked up at the bedroom door. The warm light shone on his fair face, and he could clearly see that his pupils were slightly contracted and his lips were pursed into a straight line.
Lu Xuexue was so frightened she almost jumped up from the ground, Gu Ximan quickly covered her mouth, and Luo Shuhe also frowned.
No one expected that Luo Liang and Gu Feng would suddenly come knocking on their door.
This is organized gambling, and the stakes are very high. If they get caught... Gu Luo's life is in danger.
"Dad, wait a moment, Xiaoman and the others are taking a shower. I'm listening to music and writing in the bedroom." Gu Luo's voice remained calm. After moving Lu Xuexue to a different spot, he immediately sat up and said, "I'll open the door right now."
After hanging up the phone, he looked at the three people besides Shen Qingling and calmly instructed, "You all go to the bathroom for a bath now."
Then he looked at Shen Qingling, the only one who wasn't playing cards: "Qingling, come with me to open the door."
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