A Dangerous Game

My hands were shaking as I played cards, with that phrase in my head, "Can I?"

I've played two more rounds, and my eyes are almost too tired to stay open.

I lost the last chips, and it feels like I have accomplished something big. I stretch my arms and back.

"Can we...not play anymore?" I quietly asked.

"Let's play a little longer."

"I am tired."

Watching them all energetic and alert, I was really exhausted.

"Tired? Sleep?" A man looked at me, then at Zhou Juan, swallowed the words he was about to say.

"Of course, yes...,"

Several men immediately understood and stood up.

Me!!!

It seems like they misunderstood something.

"It's not...you misunderstood."

"We understand, we understand..."

I was almost in tears.

I turned to look at Zhou Juan, he was still calm and collected, of course he wouldn't help me explain the situation.

"Understand? Then leave!"

"Come on, take love more seriously than friendship." Several men walked out without even grabbing their clothes.

"When are you going to pay us back?" A man asked desperately.

"When did I play cards and owe you money?" Zhou Juan sat there and chuckled.

Me...

"Zhou Juan, you...we can't ask a girl for money."

"..." He didn't speak, slowly stood up, and before he could even say anything, several people ran out the door in fear.

Bang...

He gently shut the door and leaned against it, looking at me.

"How much was that? Would you...let me pay?" I was so stunned, I shouldn't have trusted in losing to Zhou Juan's.

"Well, then you pay," he said with a smile.

"Is it a lot?" I was depressed.

"It's okay." He sounded patient, but I wanted to cry.

"Can I pay in installments?" I felt like I was being cheated.

"..." He didn't speak, lit another cigarette for himself, "Let you play, you play. Are you silly? You're so bad at it..."

What?

I can understand being called bad, but every time I played a card, I asked for his opinion and he always agreed.

"Do you know how to play?" I suddenly realized, he must have let me lose on purpose.

He laughed again, "I play, and they all will lose their diapers."

"Then why don't you play yourself! Why make me play?" I was really angry, what kind of person is he.

"Let you remember!" He put out his cigarette, walked towards me, grabbed me, pressed me against the door, and was about to kiss me.

I was so scared that I turned my head at the last second.

His kiss stopped on top of my head.

His unexpected actions left me at a loss and my heart was beating so fast it was about to explode.

"Won't kiss?" He asked with a smile, "Trying to hook me?"

"No!" My voice was shaky, "I came here tonight to tell you that I've been thinking about being your girlfriend all night...just forget I said it."

"Hmm." He seemed reasonably rational.

"I also gave you your clothes back, can't that matter just end there?" My brain was already a mess.

"You're saying it's over?" He spoke with a deep voice, "Don't play with me, I don't have patience."

"I'm not playing." I'm about to cry.

"... " He hesitated for a second and eventually let go of me and stepped back.

I finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"If you can't play, don't play." He turned around to get my bag and give it to me.

I reached out to take it, but he pulled it over and bumped into his chest.

He's really tall, and being so close, I feel too oppressed.

He lowered his head again...

I was so scared that I used my bag to cover my mouth.

A pair of deep eyes forced me to look into his, "I'm not a good person, there's no good person around me, you'd better stay away from me."

"Ok...okay..." I nodded my head in fear.

"Remember that." He inserted a room card into my hair and then turned around to walk back.

"Don't let me see you again, I don't play with rookies."

I...

Without him saying it, I definitely wouldn't dare to see him again, he's too scary.

I ran out of the room in a puff of smoke.

I went to the room with the room card he gave me and locked the door as soon as I entered.