"!?"
After dealing the cards, Exusiai looked at her hand with utter disbelief.
No way. Playing cards with this guy, I could actually get a hand like this!?
She rubbed her eyes and found that she had not misread her cards. Exusiai was instantly overjoyed.
Ha! After losing so many times, Lemuel had finally turned her luck around!
I have the first move. How could I possibly lose with this hand? How could I lose!?
You bastard, Chen An. Just wait until you have another slip pasted on your face too!
Repeating the words How could I lose with this hand over and over in her heart, convinced that her luck had finally changed, Exusiai was so excited that she even thought of the name she had not used in a long time. She clutched her cards tightly, wearing an expression so delighted she nearly laughed out loud.
Texas had the same reaction as Exusiai. After arranging her excellent hand, she too revealed a look of disbelief.
Then, even she, normally so cool and reserved, could not keep the delight from showing on her face.
They glanced at Chen An's helpless expression in perfect sync. Both Texas and Exusiai felt this round was in the bag.
"Ahem."
With a cough meant to draw everyone's attention, Exusiai forced herself to remain calm, though she could not stop herself from beaming so widely that half a row of pearly teeth showed. She played first.
"Three, four, five, six, seven—consecutive pairs. Want to beat that? Want to? If not, I'm continuing!"
Certain that she was about to win, Miss Exusiai, who had been losing terribly, could not help showing off smugly.
Chen An did not want to respond, but remembering Exusiai and Texas's threat that they would molest him if he threw the