Chen Xiaoxue stared at Hou Jun as well.

The two of them locked eyes for a while.

Suddenly, Hou Jun spoke to me:

“I’ll put my girlfriend on the line! Chu Liu, if you win this round, I’ll let Xiaoxue go with you today. You can do whatever you want with her. What do you say?”

Hou Jun’s words left everyone in the room stunned.

No one expected him to bet his own girlfriend.

This is what gamblers are like.

When their eyes are bloodshot, they lose all sense of reason.

What surprised everyone even more was that Chen Xiaoxue didn’t object.

She sneered, her tone dripping with provocation, and said to me:

“Chu Liu, if you win, I’ll go with you today. You can do whatever you want with me. Are you game?”

Chen Xiaoxue knew what Hou Jun’s cards were, so she dared to use herself as a wager.

I shot her a cold glance.

In my eyes, she wasn’t worth even a hundred, let alone ten thousand.

But because she had just insulted my parents, today, I had to make her understand the consequences of her disrespect.

“Fine, I agree. Let’s reveal the cards!”

The room fell silent.

Everyone’s eyes were fixed on Hou Jun’s three cards.

At this moment, Hou Jun’s face turned red with excitement.

But in order to act like he didn’t know his cards, he continued to play along.

He grabbed the deck, held it up high, and shouted:

“God help me, give me a big hand!”

Slap!

The three cards slammed onto the table.

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What?

As soon as the cards were revealed, everyone gasped in surprise!

A full house!

An Ace full house!

Hou Jun had actually bet on an Ace full house, the highest possible hand in this game of “zhajinhua.”

Hou Jun already knew what his hand was, but he kept playing the part, laughing loudly as he looked at his cards.

“I told you, I wouldn’t keep losing. This hand, I’m making a big comeback!”

He eagerly grabbed the money on the table.

Chen Xiaoxue joined in, excitedly waving her hands.

They had won.

They had won over ten thousand yuan.

Just as Hou Jun was about to collect the money, I suddenly coldly spoke:

“Wait a minute!”

Hou Jun looked up at me.

Everyone else in the room turned to look as well.

“Does an Ace full house automatically win? What if I have 2, 3, 5?”

2, 3, 5 are the smallest cards in zhajinhua.

But according to the rules in Harbei, 2, 3, 5 can beat an Ace full house.

And it can only beat an Ace full house.

“Dream on. 2, 3, 5? Do you think you’re a gambling god?”

Chen Xiaoxue mocked me.

And Hou Jun didn’t believe I could have 2, 3, 5. He shouted:

“Stop talking nonsense, just reveal your cards!”

I removed the cigarette box.

Slowly, I revealed the first card.

Spade 2.

Hou Jun frowned slightly.

Then, I slowly revealed the second card.

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Diamond 5.

The atmosphere in the room immediately became tense.

Everyone’s gaze was fixed on the last card in my hand.

Hou Jun’s hands, resting on the table, were trembling.

Suddenly, I shouted:

“Give me a 3…”

With that shout, I slammed the third card down.

A heart 3.

The room fell completely silent.

Everyone was stunned.

It seemed no one could believe what they were seeing.

An Ace full house had been beaten by 2, 3, 5.

A combination like this hadn’t been seen in decades.

And now, it had happened.

It took a while before Hou Jun thudded into his chair, completely disoriented.

He had already assumed that the money, over ten thousand yuan, was his.

But in the blink of an eye, it was mine.

And he had lost his girlfriend to me as well.

Although, only for a day.

“How could this be so lucky?”

Hou Jun stared at me for a few seconds before he looked up.

“Chu Liu, you must have cheated. Otherwise, how could this be so coincidental?”

Hou Jun wasn’t completely dumb, and he guessed that I might have cheated.

I did cheat.

But my technique wasn’t something his pitiful eyes could catch.

I still had the same disdainful look and slowly said:

“Hou Jun, you set the place, you called the people, you bought the cards.

But now you’re accusing me of cheating? Do you think that makes sense? Besides, do you have any proof?”

To catch a thief, you need evidence.

The same goes for cheating.

Even if you’re 100% sure someone cheated, if you don’t have evidence, it’s all just talk.

That’s why when Six taught me how to cheat, he told me:

Whether in small gambling games or large casinos,

when you cheat, you must leave no trace.

As long as they don’t have proof, even if the King of Heaven comes, it won’t matter.

I gathered the money from the table.

It was quite a good haul.

After deducting my initial stake, I had won over five thousand yuan.

With the money safely in hand, I turned to Hou Jun.

“Hou Jun, you lost. Doesn’t your girlfriend need to go with me now?”

Hou Jun’s face darkened, and before Chen Xiaoxue could speak, he immediately said:

“No way!”

I snorted coldly.

“Fine, if she doesn’t go with me, then she needs to kneel and apologize to me.

Call me ‘Master Chu Liu!’ Then, we’ll consider this over.”

I had no intention of taking Chen Xiaoxue with me.

A woman like her, almost like a prostitute, held no interest for me.

I just wanted to teach her a lesson for her sharp tongue.

“I won’t kneel, and I won’t call you that!”

Chen Xiaoxue glared at me fiercely.

“Then you must come with me!”

I didn’t back down.

We were at a standoff.

Old Black, standing to the side, suddenly patted me on the arm and said:

“Bro, enough is enough. You’ve won the money, but you don’t really want to take his girlfriend home, do you? Give the brother some face, let this go.”

Old Black carried a certain rough, street-smart aura.

But he and I weren’t from the same world.

I looked at Old Black coldly and replied:

“If Hou Jun had won, would he have let this go?”

“What do you mean by that?”

Old Black sounded displeased.

“Gambling is about accepting the bet.

If they set the stakes, they have to abide by the rules!”

Old Black clearly didn’t expect me to refuse so decisively.

He glared at me with fiery eyes and shouted:

“So you’re telling me you won’t give me face, and you insist on taking her with you?”

I nodded.

Old Black suddenly jumped to his feet.

“I’m giving you respect, but you’re not taking it, huh? Fine, don’t blame me. Let’s step outside, I’ll see how you’re going to take her with you!”

I furrowed my brow.

I was encountering someone like Old Black, who didn’t follow the rules. But I still stood up and followed him outside the supermarket.

Liu Ye had once said:

“A cheater relies on skill, and it’s all about ability. Whoever wins, takes it. Otherwise, what’s the point of practicing cheating?”

Outside the supermarket, Old Black, like a black tower, stood with his arms crossed, angrily staring at me.

The people inside the room followed us outside.

They stood by, watching the drama unfold.

“Get out of here now, and this matter will be over. If you still want to take Chen Xiaoxue, don’t say I didn’t warn you!” Old Black issued his ultimatum.

I replied coldly, without a hint of fear:

“Then you’d better not be polite to me…”

Just as I finished speaking, Old Black’s eyes widened in fury. He took a big step forward, swinging a massive fist toward my face.

You could tell he was furious. His fists were like iron hammers, cutting through the air.

I quickly raised my arm to block. Although I stopped the punch, I still staggered and fell to the ground.

Old Black’s punch was heavy. Just one hit, and my arm felt like it was being pierced with pain.

“Are you going to back down now? Or do you still want to take her?” Old Black stood in front of me, towering and smug.

I said nothing. Slowly, I got up. Looking at Old Black, I said coldly:

“Come again!”

This was a fight where no one was going to win. Old Black was a professional in martial arts, and I had never learned any kind of fighting.

But I should be thankful for my ugly uncle and my ruthless cousin Li Dabiao. Countless times of being beaten had taught me one thing:

How to take a beating!