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Chapter 219 Life is Full of Surprises

Zhao Jin was getting tired from shouting. He took a sip of water to moisten his throat, shook his head and said, "Chen Xuan... I didn't expect you to be so capable. You didn't even blink when you took five thousand yuan. I should have set the upper limit higher."

"Should we open it?"

“Yeah… don’t argue with him,” Wang Xingyu also whispered to Chen Xuan, “Zhao Jin isn’t short of money.”

"Sigh, my hand is really good, but I know Mr. Zhao has plenty of money, that's why I wanted to win a big sum from him." Chen Xuan pretended to listen to advice and said regretfully, "Fine, in that case, I'll go first."

When both players play their cards, a flush naturally beats a straight.

A collective gasp rippled through the crowd.

"Wow, you really have some big names involved!"

"But you have to be willing to take the risk. If it were me, I would have opened it long ago!"

Chen Xuan won all ten thousand yuan on the table, making the others extremely envious.

"Not bad luck." Zhao Jin squinted at Chen Xuan for a while. "This is equivalent to two months' wages working at a fast food restaurant, right?"

"It'll probably take three months," he laughed. "Thanks for following up, Mr. Zhao."

For a fleeting moment, the veins on the other person's forehead bulged slightly.

“Alright, let’s continue.” Zhao Jin nodded to Xia Feiyan. “You deal the cards.”

The number of participants in this round was a few fewer than in the last, probably because they were scared off by the amount of money involved. But those who dared to continue betting were all excited, each hoping to be the next lucky winner.

Just then, Chen Xuan suddenly noticed that Xia Feiyan's fingers trembled slightly as she dealt the cards.

Ordinary people would never notice such an anomaly; only he could detect it.

He activated his Divine Eye technique in advance, and in a slow-motion view like that of a high-speed camera, he clearly saw that his opponent did not deal the cards from the top of the deck, but instead used his thumb and forefinger to take the cards from the deck at an extremely fast speed!
This is clearly cheating!

Chen Xuan was speechless for a moment. Was it really necessary to go through all this trouble at a class reunion? Was money alone not enough? Now they were resorting to underhanded tactics?

If it were only targeting him, that would be one thing, but the problem is that there are more than a dozen classmates at the table who are completely unaware of the situation.

His hand was pretty good this round; he had a pair of Aces, and logically he should have been able to keep up for several rounds.

During the card-viewing phase, Chen Xuan had already discovered that at least three people had better cards than him, including Zhao Jin and Zhu Wu, who both had flushes.

This was clearly a trap to lure him in.

Chen Xuan's expression darkened slightly. It was perfectly normal for classmates to have some grudges or even jealousy, and he could accept the saying "things change over time," but that didn't include setting up a trap to deliberately cheat someone. He didn't know where Xia Feiyan had learned this cheating technique, but Zhao Jin's choice to have her as the referee was clearly premeditated.

He discarded his cards immediately.

Because the cards in this round were deliberately arranged, the battle was particularly fierce. Many people had pairs or even straights, so the losses were relatively severe.

For example, Wang Xingyu and Cheng Yu each lost more than a thousand yuan.

When only Zhao Jin and Zhu Wu remained, Zhu Wu pretended to hesitate for a moment before directly conceding defeat to the other, even though his hand was actually a higher rank than the opponent's. This was quite unusual for Zhu Wu, given his personality.

Chen Xuan knew perfectly well that the three of them were in cahoots.

"No, I'm sorry, I suddenly remembered something and I have to go..." Cheng Yu said with a somewhat embarrassed smile, "The money has already been transferred to Sister Yanzi, let's hang out together again next time."

"Are you leaving already?" Zhao Jin asked, feigning regret. "Alright, go ahead."

"I'm sorry..." He smiled apologetically and left quickly, as if afraid the other person would try to stop him.

"Tsk." Zhu Wu clicked his tongue. "Isn't it just that you're afraid of losing? If you don't have money, you can just not play. You can go over there to sing and chat. Why make up an excuse?"

"Maybe he really has something to do?" Zhao Jin shrugged. "One less won't make a difference. Let's ignore him and continue!"

The fourth hand was the same. Chen Xuan's hand was slightly better than average, but this time he went all in and said, "Call 100!"

This way of speaking startled the other people.

"Such a big opening move? Brother Xuan, that can't be right."

"Forget it... I'm not going to follow anymore."

People wouldn't think much of a OnePlus 20 yuan bill, but it's a completely different story when someone pulls out 100 yuan at once. After one round, only Zhao Jin, Zhu Wu, and Chen Xuan were left on the field.

This is exactly the result Chen Xuan wanted to see.

The other players even glanced sideways at the dealer in unison, and Xia Feiyan also nodded slightly—he noticed all of these subtle movements.

"Really? You got a big hand again?" Zhao Jin asked meaningfully.

"It's not small." Chen Xuan rubbed his hands together, looking eager to try. "Are you guys in?" "Stop talking nonsense, whoever chickens out is a dog!" Zhu Wu shouted directly, "Add 100!"

In their eyes, Chen Xuan had already taken the bait.

Although I don't know what cards he has, they are definitely not as strong as the cards in my hand. It's just a matter of seeing how much I can beat him.

However, little did they know that they were the ones who had taken the bait.

Chen Xuan saw it clearly: Zhu Wu had a straight flush (JQK), while Zhao Jin had a low-ranking hand. No wonder one referee wasn't enough; having two people take turns making high hands made it much harder to be detected.

He only had a regular straight of 789.

But this was not a simple card game.

After the three of them played ten more rounds, Zhao Jin deliberately shook his head. "This can't go on. Nobody wants to take the initiative, and we can't just let everyone watch us play, can we? How about... we change the limit?"

"I don't care, it's up to you guys," Zhu Wu said, nodding at Chen Xuan with his chin.

Chen Xuan laughed, "Okay, it's not good if the class reunion only revolves around the three of us. Let's just remove the upper limit."

"Remove it?" A commotion immediately erupted around them.

Wang Xingyu and the others stared at Chen Xuan in disbelief, as if they didn't recognize him.

Zhao Jin was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly, "You've got guts! I'll add 1."

Without saying a word, Chen Xuan naturally followed.

This unexpected turn of events instantly transformed a previously relaxed gathering into a highly charged one.

"Is it really that impressive to work at a big company?"

"The problem is, isn't Chen Xuan still helping Zhao Jin find a job? Why does it feel like he's going against President Zhao?"

"Hey, stop singing and come watch them play cards!"

A few quiet murmurs rippled through the air.

All the people attending the party gradually gathered around.

After another ten rounds of playing cards, the amount on the table quickly exceeded 300,000, leaving even Xia Feiyan feeling somewhat flustered.

Seeing that things were about right, Chen Xuan made the final decision, "Add 100 million."

After he finished speaking, the room fell silent!

It was so loud you could hear a pin drop!
What does 100 million mean? Most people don't even have that much money in their entire salary account!

"You're fucking talking nonsense!" Zhu Wu immediately shouted. "Can you even come up with a million? You're just spouting nonsense!"

Chen Xuan didn't bother to explain. He simply took out his phone, opened the bank balance section, and placed it on the table. "Is this enough?"

People around started craning their necks to look.

"How many zeros is that?" Wang Xingyu counted and exclaimed in shock, "Twenty-two million?"

He had specifically prepared a sum of money to deposit into his account in order to buy an excavator for Mala Village, never expecting it would be useful in a place like this. Of course, Chen Xuan actually had far more funds at his disposal than that; since establishing a cooperative relationship with Beitian Academy, he no longer needed to pay attention to the amount in his bank account.

"To follow or not to follow? Whoever backs down is a dog." He deliberately used Zhu Wu's words to mock him.

Zhao Jin let out a cold laugh. Knowing full well that he was certain to win, why wouldn't he follow suit?
He winked at Zhu Wu.

The latter was already impatient; a million! Even if Zhao Jin gave him half afterward, that would still be 500,000, enough for him to live comfortably for several years!

However, there was no point in continuing the game, so Zhu Wu chose to reveal his hand, "I'll bet with you—100 million!"

According to the rules, there were still three players remaining. He should have asked the referee to compare the cards of the two players, but in his excitement, Zhu Wu slammed his own cards onto the table. He knew in his heart that Zhao Jin's hand was just a decoy, and this round would be decided by him!
"Holy crap, a straight flush of JQK!?" the onlookers exclaimed in surprise.

"Is Brother Wu's luck really that good today?"

"Show us what you've got! Let the brothers see what you're capable of!" Zhu Wu glared at Chen Xuanyin and said fiercely.

Chen Xuan smiled and placed his three cards on the table.

"Sorry... I won."

Those three cards were clearly three Aces!

(End of this chapter)