it was Shang Yan’s turn to be the dealer. She took out her cards and shuffled them quickly and skillfully. The cards seemed particularly obedient in her hands, unfolding face up and then flipping them face down with a flick of her finger, forming a stack.
Cui Heyuan clapped his hands at this, praising her skill.
Yes, Shang Yan had worked as a dealer for a while because she owed the casino a large debt that she couldn’t repay immediately, so she simply worked there to pay it off.
She was beautiful and had a sharp hand, so many wealthy young men liked to hire her as a dealer. Later, she became friends with some of them and pooled their money to buy her out of the casino.
Having spent a long time in the casino, she had a general understanding of the underhanded dealings. After that, no matter what kind of gambling game she encountered, she could basically handle it and pay off her debt.
Alas, her path to becoming a gambling queen was paved entirely with lessons learned through blood and tears.
After shuffling the cards and putting them in the deck, Shang Yan pushed over 30 million chips, and the three of them followed suit with chips of equal value.
Shang Yan flipped over one of her cards. “Heads up, 6 of Hearts.”
She looked at Xie Heng and said, “Please.
” “Take a card.”
Shang Yan threw her card at Xie Heng, who held out his hand. Shang Yan immediately confirmed.
“Splitting the cards, double the bet.”
Xie Heng looked at his hand: 4 of Hearts, 2 of Diamonds. He took another card and received two more small cards.
Then he raised his hand again, which made Shang Yan glance at him. Perhaps sensing the inquiry in her eyes, Xie Heng smiled slightly and explained,
“Small hand.”
Shang Yan nodded and dealt two more cards, finally calling a stop.
Of the remaining two, Cui Heyuan was eliminated immediately after Shang Yan called “bust,” and Wei Yan took one card and then stopped.
When it was the dealer’s turn to take a card, Shang Yan’s emotionless voice rang out.
“Six points, dealer has twelve points.”
“Take a card.”
“Five points, dealer has seventeen points, stop.”
This round went by especially quickly. Xie Heng had the highest score, followed by Wei Yansi, who tied with Shang Yan. Because Xie Heng’s two hands were both higher than hers, Shang Yan lost all her stake this round.
Over several rounds, Shang Yan’s bets grew larger and larger, and her rapid hand and speaking speed kept Cui Heyuan highly focused, constantly calculating the cards in his mind.
In the final round, Shang Yan pushed all her chips out, the crisp sound landing on the table, stimulating everyone’s nerves.
“All in.”
Xie Heng raised his head, squinting at those clear eyes, then smiled and pushed out three-quarters of his chips.
Chips increased, bets grew larger, and excitement grew. Cui Heyuan, caught up in the excitement, also pushed out all his chips, shouting, “All in!”
Wei Yanji remained rational; he only pushed out half, but that wasn’t a small amount either. This hand had already reached a bet of over 100 million.
Shang Yan looked at her two cards, her expression unchanged, and flipped one over: King of Spades, ten points.
Xie Heng, after flipping over his card, smiled broadly, “Looks like you have the best luck.”
He then raised his hand.
Shang Yan spoke, “Take a card.”
“Stand.”
Next, Wei Yanji, chose to split, and after taking two cards, he finally showed a radiant expression.
“Looks like Lady Luck is on my side!”
He held two decks of cards, one with 19 points and the other with 18 points, both excellent hands.
Seeing his enthusiasm, Cui Heyuan wasn’t about to be outdone. Shang Yan uttered a single word to him: “Please.”
When the cards were dealt to him, Cui Heyuan took a deep breath, slowly flipping over the cards, even closing his eyes. It had to be a six, it had to be a six!
First came a heart. He moved his finger slightly back, his eyes lit up, and he moved his hand away—a six of hearts!
He had collected 21!
“Pah! Lady Luck is on my side! Hahahaha!”
Seeing his crazed state, Wei Yansi simply turned his face away, too lazy to watch. He’d see if he’d still be laughing when he lost.
Xie Heng propped his chin on his hand, lightly tapping the red-backed card on the table, not to be outdone, “I think Lady Luck is on my side.”
It was the dealer’s turn.
Shang Yan’s expression remained unchanged. All three of them stared at the cards in front of her, but they were all relaxed, as if the game was already decided.
Shang Yan placed her hand on the cards, her beautiful eyes crinkling into a smile. Xie Heng immediately noticed something was amiss, offering a helpless smile. Wei Yansi and Cui Heyuan’s smiles also vanished, their brows furrowing.
The cards were flipped over, revealing another face-down card, ACe.
A clear, melodious voice, like pearls falling onto a jade plate, uttered each word: “Dealer, Blackjack.”
“Holy crap?!”
“Awesome.”
“Looks like Lady Luck is on my side.”
At the card table, the young girl’s eyebrows curved, and the halo reflected on her smooth hair, giving her a divine charm. Every smile and frown was full of the smugness of a successful scheme.
Xie Heng looked at her, momentarily lost in thought, his eyes filled with deep inquiry. Was this really a minor? Had she been playing cards with her family since she was little?
Blackjack, consisting of two cards, Ace and any ten, totaling exactly twenty-one, and greater than twenty-one in any other way. In other words, these two cards would result in a knockout.
Shang Yan smiled and withdrew her hand. Tonight was a success, a huge harvest. She won several hundred million in one round. She now had six small goals in her hand.
Putting on her hat and putting away her chips, she hummed a little tune and was about to leave when Cui Heyuan stopped her. Shang Yan stared at his hand and clicked her tongue.
What did that mean? How many times had she been stopped today?
She wasn’t a pig, why did everyone stop her?
Seeing her growing displeasure, Cui Heyuan immediately withdrew his hand and explained, “No, no, let’s add each other as friends, little sister, please, just give me a friend slot!”
This was an act that outsiders wouldn’t even dare to imagine. Usually, people were always fawning over him; who would ever be so eager to be a friend?
Wei Yansi: -_-#Idiot.
Shang Yan didn’t refuse, taking out her phone and showing her QR code. Xie Heng, standing beside her, also silently scanned it, his smile perfectly timed and not at all annoying. “Thank you.”
Shang Yan: Wow, even the big villain is adding me.
Seeing that they had both added each other, Wei Yansi, adhering to the principle of “since I’m already here,” also added Shang Yan as a friend.
They had all had a good time today. Shang Yan originally wanted to go to the cage room to exchange for chips, but Cui Heyuan waved his hand, saying there was no need for such trouble, just leave her bank account number and he’d transfer the money to her immediately.
Shang Yan was happy to have less trouble, so she said goodbye and left. Cui Heyuan offered to send her off, but Shang Yan waved him off.
Of course, she couldn’t agree; what would happen if they found out where she lived? If they discovered she was the Shang family’s child, Shang Yuanlin would give her a good spanking tomorrow. She
wasn’t fully recovered yet, and it still hurt to walk a few steps.