Chapter 10 Have you seen enough?
The light in the Jintinghui box was dim like mist.
Jiang Tingwan stepped into it in her high heels, the soles of her shoes sinking into the thick carpet silently.
She subconsciously stretched out her fingertips and gently placed them on Shen Guan's wrist, as if looking for support.
"Watch out for the steps."
Shen Guan noticed it, and held her hand with his backhand, transferring the warmth from his palm to her.
She obediently let him lead her and walked slowly to her seat.
As soon as I raised my eyes, I was caught off guard by a gaze as deep as the abyss.
Lu Zhaoye leaned sideways on the leather sofa, his dark jacket casually open, revealing the simple lining underneath.
The flame of the lighter between his fingers flickered in the dim light, just like his unpredictable thoughts.
His gaze slowly moved downwards and paused on the overlapping hands of Jiang Tingwan and Shen Guan.
For some reason, these past few days he couldn't help but think of the feeling of the woman throwing herself into his arms that day.
The soft body was filled with the faint scent of jasmine, which lingered in his heart and could not be shaken off.
He raised his head and met Jiang Tingwan's provocative gaze.
I saw her red lips slightly opening and closing. Although no sound came out, it clearly conveyed: "Have you seen enough?"
Lu Zhaoye only felt his Adam's apple rolling.
Without saying a word, he tilted his head back and drank half a glass of whiskey.
The spicy liquid flowed down my throat, as if it could quench the inexplicable restlessness in my heart.
Then, he turned around and started chatting with the person next to him, deliberately avoiding Jiang Tingwan's sight.
"You're not going to take this chance?"
Jiang Tingwan pondered secretly in his heart, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
She reached out and picked up a glass of whiskey, gently swirling the amber liquid in the glass, her eyes intentionally or unintentionally cast towards Lu Zhaoye, and slowly said: "Mr. Lu looks unhappy?"
Lu Zhaoye turned his head, raised the corners of his mouth but without a smile, and responded coldly.
"It's not as good as Miss Jiang's success."
Jiang Tingwan knew in her heart that this was a hint at her.
"Isn't this the eldest daughter of the Jiang family?" The people at the card table seemed to have just noticed her at this moment.
One of them suddenly leaned forward and turned around, the playing cards in his hand rustling with his movements.
He shook the cards in his hand, with a warm yet tentative smile on his face, "Would you like to play?"
"Okay." Jiang Tingwan raised the corners of her lips slightly, drawing an elegant arc.
Her eyes swept across the card table inconspicuously - as expected, they were all familiar faces she had seen that night.
She tilted her head slightly, and lightly tapped the back of Shen Guan's hand with her fingertips, with a hint of cunning and coquettishness in her eyes.
"Boss Shen, if I lose later..."
"Put it on my account."
Shen Guan answered neatly and with a hint of smile.
He recalled the last time in the bar, this woman clearly had a clear grasp of the situation, but she pretended to be unexpectedly innocent.
I don’t know what kind of drama she will perform today.
"Oh, Mr. Shen dotes on her so much?" Everyone started to make a noise when they saw this.
At this moment, Lu Zhaoye suddenly stood up.
"Add me one." His voice was low, with an air of authority that could not be refused.
The atmosphere of the game suddenly became subtle.
Jiang Tingwan was also a little surprised, but she quickly regained her composure.
Anyway, she was just planning to cheat Shen Guan for fun and had no intention of winning the card game at all.
Lu Zhaoye's joining didn't seem to be a big deal to her.
The first game begins.
Jiang Tingwan deliberately played two wrong cards and lost naturally and smoothly.
She pushed the chips to Lu Zhaoye's side with a look of regret on her face, just like a child who accidentally lost her favorite toy.
Chen Guan raised his eyebrows. He really didn't expect her to be like this tonight. She was trying to trick him on purpose.
Lu Zhaoye looked at her like this, and a smile slowly appeared on the corner of his mouth.
The second one.
It seemed as if Lu Zhaoye was deliberately targeting Jiang Tingwan, and every move he made cleverly cut off all her escape routes.
This person pressed on step by step, and finally forced her to reveal her trump card.
Jiang Tingwan looked at the Flush that he had deliberately broken up.
I feel a little helpless, but also funny.
Childish or not.
She suddenly laughed softly, which was particularly abrupt in this slightly depressing card game.
"Master Lu is targeting me like this?"
"against?"
Lu Zhaoye didn't even raise his eyelids, his expression was cold, he casually threw out four aces, his tone was calm.
"Miss Jiang is overthinking."
The third time, Jiang Tingwan was pushed to the point of being unable to bear it any longer.
The woman's eyes calmed down, and she memorized and counted the cards in one go, and finally played a royal flush.
At that moment, it seemed as if the air in the entire box had frozen.
Lu Zhaoye couldn't help but narrow his eyes.
She even calculated the suit of her hidden cards accurately.
"Mr. Lu," she gently hooked her hand, signaling Lu Zhaoye to hand over the chips, with a hint of pride in her eyes, "Don't think too much."
It turns out that she was not incapable of playing, but had been deliberately hiding her ability.
Lu Zhaoye didn't move.
Jiang Tingwan took the opportunity to quickly snatch away the lighter he had placed on the table.
In his pupils as deep as a pool, she smiled brilliantly.
"I won this round."
She threw the lighter into the air and caught it firmly.
"The spoils of war are confiscated."
Lu Zhaoye stared at the lighter in her palm, his eyes becoming increasingly serious.
Suddenly, a playful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and that smile concealed a deep meaning: "Okay."
After saying that, he slowly stood up and prepared to leave the card table.
However, just as he passed by Jiang Tingwan, he suddenly leaned over.
He whispered in her ear: "Next bet..."
The warm lips brushed her earlobe gently, and the touch instantly spread throughout her body like an electric current.
"Why not change into the cheongsam you're wearing?"
Jiang Tingwan was stunned and subconsciously raised her head to look at him.
The next moment, Lu Zhaoye stood up, turned around and left the box without looking back.
His departure plunged the entire scene into a strange silence.
The person who invited her in the first place seemed a little overwhelmed and asked uncertainly, "Still want to play?"
Jiang Tingwan was playing with the lighter in her hand, her thoughts still immersed in Lu Zhaoye's words just now, and she didn't fully understand the meaning of his words for a while.
This person seemed to dislike her a few days ago and acted as if he was avoiding her.
What's on today?
But she still had a bright smile on her face, like a satisfied cat.
"Play, why not?"
After that, she turned to look at Shen Guan and blinked.
"Someone will reimburse me anyway."
Chen Guan also came over at this time, leaned over naturally, put his arm around her waist, and gently took her into his arms.
He lowered his head slightly and whispered in her ear, his warm breath brushing against her ears.
"Deliberately provoking him?"
“Should I charge some interest?”
The man tightened his arms slightly, his voice low and slightly warning.
"Emeralds are not for you to use to tease others."
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