Jiang Yue clearly wasn't buying it. He waved a hand and laughed. "Since you're that desperate, wait until I've won a few hands. Then I'll give you a proper teasing. Don't you go crying then."
"Please. You? Can you even handle it?"
Jiang Yue grinned. "Where I'm concerned, it's not about whether I can handle it. It's about whether you'll cry."
Everyone knew the question men dreaded most was whether they could handle it.
And clever women knew that perfectly well.
But Little Deer didn't seem very clever. Her pretty lips curled into a smug smile, and she looked Jiang Yue up and down, taunting him. "Don't think I can't see through you. You're all talk. You've got a sexy, gorgeous girl like me right in front of you, and you're off to gamble instead... I seriously suspect there's something seriously wrong with certain parts of your body."
Good grief, those saucy remarks were getting more and more outrageous.
Jiang Yue clearly wasn't about to get riled up. If anything, he was intrigued. He rested his chin on his hand and examined the unusual girl with interest.
For a moment, even Jiang Yue couldn't tell whether the girl was genuinely outspoken or just a calculating little minx.
Her motives only made him more curious.
He hadn't picked her out of the row of girls at random. Jiang Yue had noticed subtle differences between her and the others.
It wasn't just that she seemed rebellious and difficult to tame. Nor was it simply because she was new and hadn't been trained much.
Now, Jiang Yue was increasingly sure there was something off about her.
A moment ago, she'd told him not to bully her. Now she kept goading him, as if she were afraid he wouldn't.
Even if she was deliberately