Although Lin Yu had not had much contact with Li Hua, he knew that Li Hua was usually very clean with his hands.
Although he scratched his hair and pushed up his glasses when thinking, Li Hua rarely "played" with anything in his hands.
At this moment, however, Li Hua's deliberate fidgeting with the chips seemed extremely "abrupt."
In Lin Yu's eyes, Li Hua was unquestionably intelligent.
When dealing with an intelligent person, one had to consider the information both parties shared and use it to infer the meaning behind his actions.
"He knows I studied acting, so this gesture... does indeed look a bit like some kind of amateur but passable 'performance.'"
"Then who is he performing as? Let me think. Li Hua's 'profession' is 'Gambler,' and although he's from Haicheng, he seems to have business interests in Macau City as well, so he should be very familiar with 'gamblers' in casinos... Although he isn't that type, this little gesture probably comes from... a gambler going all in."
"Taking into account why he's doing this... I see. The way he pushed his phone looked strange, but it actually meant 'pushing forward the chips to raise the bet'... Even tapping the table twice was part of the performance. That's a psychological tactic commonly used in poker—to apply pressure by tapping the table after betting. So what Li Hua wants to convey is 'bluffing.' He's acting as a 'bluffing' gambler."
Lin Yu suddenly understood Li Hua's hint. "So, everything he said after he started playing with the chips was a 'bluff.' I have to interpret it in reverse."
What Li Hua had said earlier was: "Overall, there are some places that don't line up with the plan, but I can tell that this was only a plan made on short notice.