A perfect life begins with changing the timeline.

"Hahaha, four Aces, you thought I was bluffing you? Hahaha~"

In the first hand, Li Mu, acting as the dealer, won the 35,000 prize pool with four Aces, making Sister Zhang beam with joy.

Then, Sister Zhang tossed over a chip worth 10,000 yuan:

"Xiao Li, here you go."

"?"

Li Mu took the chips and looked at her with a puzzled expression. The woman smiled and said:

"Great news! We're a perfect match! Don't let me be such a lousy guy sitting here all day without getting a single win. Now that you're here, I can finally get my revenge, hahaha..."

"Uh... thank you, Sister Zhang."

Li Mu smiled somewhat embarrassedly, quickly gathered the cards into his hand, and continued shuffling.

In the second round, she won 17,000 with two pairs.

The older sister was even happier.

In the third round, after winning 20,000 with three Kings, her eyes lit up completely.

"Little Li, we're a perfect match! Hahaha..."

At this moment, Bie Yan pushed open the door and came back.

Seeing this, Li Mu, who was shuffling the cards, immediately tried to stand up, but the woman waved her hand:

"Hey, hey, wait, Xiao Li, you're sitting here... Hey, come here, weren't you having a good time just now? Come on up to the table, I'll teach you a lesson."

Bie Yan seemed somewhat puzzled:

"What do you mean?"

Chen Lixin gave a bitter laugh:

"Don't even mention it, Sister Zhang has lost to us three times in a row. As soon as Xiao Li comes, she's the one who gets all the wins."

"Oh?"

Bie Yan paused for a moment, then looked at Sister Zhang and smiled:

"I'm laid off so soon?"

"No, that's not necessary. Hurry up and sit down."

"No, I said I'll carry it this month."

"It's all so damn superstitious, hurry up and get rid of it."

"...Alright then."

Bie Yan smiled and nodded:

"I'll go get the chips."

……

The card game started around 7 p.m. Three hours earlier, Ms. Zhang had lost nearly 600,000 yuan.

But after Li Mu became the dealer, she went from losing to winning nearly 300,000 in less than two hours.

Li Mu could see very clearly that this person was a very emotional person when playing cards; wins and losses, and the size of the hand, were all reflected on his face.

Sure enough, he had only won less than 300,000, but he was already beaming with joy, his face as radiant as a flower.

The game ended close to 1 a.m.

Li Mu then kept her winnings capped at 200,000 yuan.

But everyone could see that she played her cards exceptionally well in the second half of the game.

"Okay, that's all. I won. You can have massages, it's all on my tab."

The woman readily handed the chips to the waiter who was counting them, then suddenly patted Li Mu's shoulder affectionately:

"Little Li, we're really a perfect match, hahaha."

"Uh... haha. But Brother Sun lost terribly."

Li Mu's words made Brother Sun roll his eyes.

"What's there to be proud of? It's just a stroke of luck."

"Hahaha~"

Sister Zhang laughed even more heartily, then turned to Bie Yan and said:

"Remember to bring Xiao Li next time we play cards, we're a winning combination!"

Bie Yan rolled her eyes as well:

"We don't get along!"

He lost seventy or eighty thousand.

"Hahahaha..."

Sister Zhang smiled even more happily.

Zhou Jian glanced at Chen Lixin from the side.

……

"Xiao Li, come on, I'll take you for a massage."

As soon as Bie Yan finished speaking after leaving the private room, Sister Zhang, who had just come out of the restroom, said:

"Put it in my account."

"Okay, do you want a late-night snack?"

"I'm not eating, I'm on a diet. My husband keeps saying I've gained weight..."

The group chatted and laughed as they walked toward the elevator. Once inside, Ms. Zhang pressed the button for the top floor.

The other three didn't press any floor numbers, so they must have been together.

"Hmm, let's not talk about that anymore, shall we continue tomorrow?"

"What day of the week do you return to Yanjing?"

"Lin Qiong is going to Thailand, right? She'll just leave from here?"

"Hong Kong, I'm leaving tomorrow. I won't be able to play with you guys anymore."

Li Muxin said that the name of this quiet Sister Lin was Lin Qiong.

After hearing this, Sister Zhang nodded:

"Old Sun and I haven't had much to do these past few days, but Old Liu is going to be busy soon."

Brother Liu, who was called Lao Liu, didn't say a word.

At this moment, the elevator arrived at a floor, and Bie Yan said:

"Let's talk about it tomorrow. Let's go get massages."

"Go ahead, go ahead."

The group parted ways.

After the elevator doors closed, Bie Yan led everyone into a door with a sign that read "SPA Massage".

Li Mu was indeed visiting for the first time, but he didn't think much of it because the spa at the Lisboa was a legitimate establishment that was somewhat borderline.

Old Qian is quite reliable in this regard.

Bie Yan, however, readily ordered two rooms and led Li Mu into one, pointing to a massage bed:

"Change clothes..."

As he spoke, he closed the door.

Then he asked Li Mu:

"How are you feeling?"

"That's great, I've learned something new."

Without asking about the identities of those people or discussing whether Zhang Jie's wins were due to his own efforts, Li Mu gave his own answer.

Bie Yan was taken aback at first, then smiled slightly:

"Okay, let's change our clothes."

"OK."

……

I changed my clothes, but the technician still hadn't arrived.

Bie Yan leaned back on the massage bed, lit a cigarette, glanced at Li Mu who had pulled up his pants, and smiled:

"These guys don't really care about money, they just love to have fun. They fly here from Beijing almost every week to stay for two days. After all, it's legal here, and nobody wants to cause any trouble. Once you get to know them, you'll gradually understand; they're actually all pretty nice people."

"Yeah, as long as you can help Brother Bie, that's fine."

"Ha ha."

Stop talking about fun:

"There's no question of helping or not helping; we're just friends hanging out together."

As soon as he finished speaking, the door opened.

Soon, two massage therapists who looked like they were from Southeast Asia walked in.

Without saying another word, he lay down on the bed.

Before long, the sound of snoring began.

Li Mu also lay on the massage bed, feeling the technician's just-right massage pressure, and gradually his whole body relaxed.

Tonight's events unfolded much as he had predicted.

As for my thoughts on following...

He couldn't quite figure it out right away, just like Brother Bie said, he had to take his time to understand.

Let's walk and see as we go.

……

Li Mu discovered that Bie Yan really was a night owl...

He was snoring loudly just now, but after the massage, he ended up going out to eat at a street food stall...

Zhou Jian and Chen Lixin were also with them.

The four of them sat around a table, and amidst Li Mu's breathy breathing, Bie Yan and Zhou Jian went to order food.

Although it's a street food stall, it's not far from the Lisboa Hotel, and the various seafood dishes look quite luxurious, with a touch of everyday life. Coupled with the pleasant evening breeze, even staying up late makes the trip worthwhile.

As soon as the two left, Chen Lixin took out his phone:

"Hey Li, how about we exchange phone numbers?"

Li Mu was taken aback, then quickly nodded and took out his phone:

"Brother Chen, just tell me, and I'll call you."

"Um."

As the phone rang, Chen Lixin saved Li Mu's number and smiled:

"Let's keep in touch when we get back to Guangzhou."

"OK."

Li Mu smiled and agreed.