Jiang Han led Du Lingxuan into the room and was first greeted by kind-hearted Carla Lamp—her pointed cat ears and golden fur made her easy to recognize—lying sprawled atop Liang Cuoyu's head, guiding the little witch through practice questions.
Beside her, the ill-intentioned Ovi Lamp had already reverted to her human form, Olivia. With her arms folded over her chest and her black-stockinged legs crossed, she sat amid the thick dragon-hide carpet. Before her stood a small wooden table—or rather, a low wooden table, the sort that let people sitting on the floor have a good time playing.
Sha'er and Xiya, seated on either side, frowned at the tabletop.
Miss Chen Ligu, seated across from her, was frowning at her cards.
Cleya, the little flame demon acting as the simulated dealer, wore an imitation bunny-girl outfit and played her role with a grave expression.
This hand had already reached the river—the fifth community card dealt in Texas Hold'em was called the river, while the fourth was the turn.
One look at the chips on the table told Jiang Han that Chen Ligu was already too deeply entangled to pull herself free. She had called the bad kitty all the way.
The community cards were the three of diamonds, king of diamonds, jack of clubs, two of spades, and seven of hearts.
Chen Ligu held the two of hearts and king of hearts: two pair, with a high pair and a bottom pair. Rarely, all four suits were present among the community cards, so there was no threat of a flush; nor were the cards connected to each other, eliminating any threat of a straight. There was no real reason to fold such a hand.
And so, Chen Ligu called.
"Call."
As though this move had stunned her, Olivia froze for