Using power to force marriage

In the afternoon, the group drove to a private club in the southern part of the city.

Inside the card room, floor-to-ceiling windows offer panoramic views of the entire mountain and lake landscape, providing breathtaking scenery.

A square mahogany table, covered with a matte dark green velvet cloth, was placed in the center area, and several people took their seats.

Zhao Jingnian didn't plan to play at the table today. This game was just to please Ruan Fu. If he played, who could possibly win?

When Qi Xiao saw the WeChat message from Zhao Jingnian, he silently cursed him a couple of times in his heart.

Then she replied: 【Understood.】

Then he said to Gu Qingyue, "You not only have to fetch water for your sister-in-law, but you also have to fetch water for my Momo."

So today's card game was purely to please the two ladies.

Gu Qingyue was driven crazy by these two doting husbands. He had come all the way from Haicheng, originally intending to find Zhao Jingnian to avenge his previous humiliation, but unexpectedly, these two forced him to help appease his wife.

Before the cards were dealt, Ruan Fu solemnly kissed both of her hands, just like she had kissed Zhao Jingnian last time, one on each side.

Seeing his actions, Gu Qingyue asked, "Sister-in-law, what kind of trick are you using?"

"This will bring me good luck, and my luck will improve when I draw cards."

Gu Qingyue didn't believe it. "Don't make me laugh, how could that be?"

"Last time Zhao Jingnian kissed his hand twice before playing cards with you, and then he kept winning."

She used Zhao Jingnian as an example, and when Chen Yinmo at the card table heard this, she immediately followed Ruan Fu's example and kissed her own hand.

"Sister Ruan, does this really bring good luck?"

She nodded. "Really."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qi Xiao and Gu Qingyue kissed, each of them taking a bite of the back of their hand.

It's better to believe it exists than to believe it doesn't.

Qi Xiao: "Brother Qingyue, didn't you not believe me? Now you're going to imitate your sister-in-law?"

Gu Qingyue: "I'd like to."

Zhao Jingnian sat next to Ruan Fu, helping her look at the cards.

"Old Zhao, you can't speak, and you can't help your wife. This card table demands absolute fairness and impartiality."

Zhao Jingnian glanced at Gu Qingyue, reminding him with his eyes not to forget to relieve himself later.

But this guy has always been competitive, and he won in the very first round.

Qi Xiao was quite good at letting the two ladies win, constantly feeding them cards, but Gu Qingyue was stubborn and inflexible.

Gu Qingyue was still angry when he thought about how much money Zhao Jingnian had won from him last time, so he decided to take advantage of Ruan Fu today.

"Holy crap! Brother Qingyue, you..."

Qi Xiao was dumbfounded. Wasn't it agreed that they would go easy on him?

"Huh? Zhao Jingnian, it seems I'm not having a good day." Ruan Fu said dejectedly.

The man beside her comforted her gently, "It's okay, it'll be fine in the next round."

His gaze was cold as he glanced at Gu Qingyue, warning him not to win again.

This guy just had to rebel today, and he won the second round again.

The third round was the same.

At the card table, Chen Yinmo also deflated, "Ugh, Brother Qingyue is absolutely crushing a newbie like me."

Qi Xiao kicked Gu Qingyue under the table, signaling to him with his eyes that that was enough and he should stop bullying his Momo.

We agreed that today was just for fun, to make the two ladies happy, not to watch him show off his skills and dominate the game.

Gu Qingyue won three games, which thrilled him. The feeling of carrying the whole team was amazing. Anyway, he didn't have a wife, so he didn't have to worry about Zhao Jingnian and Qi Xiao retaliating.

Gu Qingyue got really into it, "Come on, let's keep going!"

Ruan Fu lost her cards one after another, and was dejected and lost interest.

"Zhao Jingnian, why do I keep losing?"

Ruan Fu's card skills are poor because she doesn't play often and isn't proficient.

"Trust me, you'll definitely win in the next round."

He encouraged her, but Ruan Fu had already lost confidence. "How could we possibly win?"

Could it be that her card skills will improve dramatically in the next round?

After the game restarted, Zhao Jingnian sat next to her and gestured to her under the table, telling her how to play her cards.

Ruan Fu was quite clever; she understood his meaning with just a glance.

Sure enough, she won this round.

"Wow! Sister-in-law, how did you suddenly become so amazing?"

Gu Qingyue was a little confused. "You played really badly in the first few rounds, but this time you played like you were cheating."

Ruan Fu smiled, because she had been being cheeky.

"I don't know, maybe I just had good luck this time."

Ruan Fu won the card, and Chen Yinmo and Qi Xiao were very happy. They had been suppressed by Gu Qingyue, and suddenly someone turned the tables on them. Even if it wasn't them, it was still quite satisfying.

"Go on, I really don't believe your luck can stay this good forever."

Zhao Jingnian said calmly, "Starting from this round, the bets will double. It'll be more fun if we play bigger."

Ruan Fu could hardly contain her excitement. If nothing unexpected happened, she would win the next round. If the bet doubled, she could win back all the money she had just lost.

Losing a couple of dollars isn't a big deal, but being completely dominated by Gu Qingyue was really frustrating.

With Zhao Jingnian's help, she was finally able to turn her life around.

Gu Qingyue didn't believe Ruan Fu could win the next round by luck. "Go ahead and raise the stakes, I'm not afraid."

Another game started, and Zhao Jingnian continued to give her hand gestures under the table, secretly reminding her.

"Old Zhao, this card game has to be fair and impartial. You're sitting next to your wife, so you can definitely see her cards. You can't tell her how to play them."

Zhao Jingnian nodded, "Of course, I never cheat."

Ruan Fu and he worked together very well and won another round.

The chips doubled in this round, and she instantly broke even.

"Zhao Jingnian! I won again!"

In the first few rounds, she slumped down like a wilted eggplant, but these two rounds energized her and she played with increasing enthusiasm.

Seeing her smile, Zhao Jingnian's expression softened. "Yes, you can win the next round too."

Gu Qingyue scratched his head, his expression turning serious. "Sister-in-law, you weren't holding back in the previous rounds, were you?"

Are you pretending to be weak while he's actually strong here?

"Sister Ruan, you're amazing!" Chen Yinmo exclaimed with admiration. "I never knew you were such a good card player."

She wasn't modest at all, and said in a playful tone, "It's alright. I'm a pretty low-key person, and I don't make a move easily."

After winning several more rounds, Gu Qingyue was on the verge of tears.

"You two are truly a perfect couple; you even use the same tactics when you play cards."

He lost to Zhao Jingnian last time, and now he's lost to Ruan Fu. So he's the couple's money-giving boy?

Seeing Gu Qingyue's pained expression, Chen Yinmo couldn't help but chuckle and said, "Qingyue-ge, why aren't you smug anymore? Why aren't you smiling? Are you just naturally averse to smiling?"

Ruan Fuchong raised an eyebrow at Chen Yinmo, "Momo, I won money today, I'll take you to buy a dress tomorrow."

Wow! Sister Ruan, you're so kind.

In just a short time, Gu Qingyue had already lost tens of millions. It was all Zhao Jingnian's fault for insisting on doubling the bet earlier; otherwise, he wouldn't have lost so badly.

I feel like I've fallen into this couple's trap.

"Shall we continue?"

You absolutely cannot touch the card table; winning is addictive, and losing is even more addictive.

Gu Qingyue was always thinking that she could win back her losses in the next round, so she busied herself with preparing to continue playing cards.

Ruan Fu had a thick stack of scoreboards next to her, each worth 80. She had earned quite a bit today.

During a break in the shuffling, she picked up her phone, typed a line in the input field, and held it up to show Zhao Jingnian:

Honey, won't we get beaten up if we act like this?

He casually lifted his eyelids. "Who dares?"