Chapter 35: Deeper Mastery

Yang Shihao was stunned on the spot. "What did you say?"

Gu Mingzhu's beautiful pupils stared directly at him, her lips curving into a smile. "To be honest, I deliberately lost to you in the previous games. After all, if I didn't let you taste some sweetness, how could you be willing to bet big?"

As if knowing he wouldn't believe her, Gu Mingzhu picked up a stack of cards from the table and casually spread them apart with both hands.

The cards seemed alive in her hands, dozens of them instantly arranged into a straight line without dropping a single one. It was as dazzling as the most beautiful latte art, gracefully contracting between her slender fingers.

Without looking at the cards in her hands, Gu Mingzhu stared at Yang Shihao and transformed the cards into a heart shape. A few seconds later, the cards fell back into her hands, neatly aligned.

The onlookers clearly didn't expect to see this scene and were all amazed.

"Old Wang, you've been in the gambling world for two or three decades. Can you do this?" someone nudged their companion and asked.

"I can't... Only the Gambling King would have such skills!"

"So, Gu Mingzhu isn't a novice at all? Yang Shihao was tricked!"

"What trick? When did Gu Mingzhu ever claim to be a beginner? Clearly, Yang Shihao wanted to take advantage of the Xu family's heiress, but ended up hitting a wall!"

...

The surrounding discussions continued, and Yang Shihao finally came to his senses.

He glared at Gu Mingzhu, his anger clear. "You're not a beginner at all! You deceitful woman! How dare you trick me!"

Gu Mingzhu smiled with cold eyes. "How could I trick you? You were the one who wanted to play, and I kindly accompanied you."

"You! You... You deceitful woman!" Yang Shihao's face turned pale with anger, his vision darkening.

He hadn't expected that Gu Mingzhu, a young girl, would be a gambling expert. He had initially planned to win big from her and show off in front of his sister, but instead of gaining anything, he ended up deeply indebted to this cunning girl!

Thinking of this, Yang Shihao felt like he was about to vomit blood.

Gu Mingzhu seemed to want to add insult to injury. She looked directly into his eyes and said with a smirk, "Oh, I forgot to mention, Mr. Yang's cheating skills are really lousy."

Hearing this, Yang Shihao's eyes widened in shock, subconsciously taking a step back.

"You... You... You knew?"

Gu Mingzhu smiled, clearly not intending to answer.

"You said that if someone loses, they have to run two laps around the casino naked, right?"

"You! Gu Mingzhu, don't push people too far!" Yang Shihao looked around at the mocking gazes and gritted his teeth.

Gu Mingzhu sneered, "In the gambling world, it's a rule to accept defeat gracefully. Even if it's stripping or something else, you should honor it. How come it's considered pushing too far when it comes to me?"

"Yeah, wasn't it you who set the condition? Why are you backing out now?"

"Yang Shihao, are you still a man? Don't disgrace yourself!"

"Just do it, take it off..."

The crowd around him was noisy and eager to watch the show. Yang Shihao's face turned red with embarrassment and he wanted to leave.

Unfortunately, the audience, who seemed to enjoy chaos, wouldn't let him go, causing a scene of chaos.

Gu Mingzhu wasn't interested in seeing Yang Shihao naked. She tossed the cards in her hands, and hundreds of them scattered like flower petals.

Seizing the opportunity, she slipped away from the crowd and left without looking back.

At this moment, in a private room on the second floor.

Azhao approached Yan Jingcheng and whispered, "Fourth Young Master, Yang Shihao seems to be cheating, but for some reason, the cards haven't changed."

Yan Jingcheng's deep eyes landed on Gu Mingzhu and said lightly, "Because someone has deeper mastery than him."