After intermittently dealing, allowing the young man with red hair to "earn" another ten thousand or so, I didn't choose to continue cheating for a while. Instead, I played cards honestly.
The game was not even halfway through, and with my covert assistance, the red-haired young man had already won over thirty thousand yuan, enough to provoke Wang Yu's anger.
This guy was always petty and only accepted winning, never allowing others to win.
As long as they started to tear into each other, it would undoubtedly be a way for me to attract some attention.
This way, no matter what I did later, the attention I received would be much less.
As expected, seeing the red-haired youth win another round, and ultimately beating him, Wang Yu's expression finally couldn't hold back.
Lighting a strong Zhonghua cigarette and exhaling a winding long dragon, Wang Yu feigned, "Feiji, I've been treating you to games these past two days. Tonight... shouldn't you show some consideration?"
Upon hearing this, the red-haired young man, whom Wang Yu called Feiji, instantly changed his expression. But in the end, he nodded heavily.
However, everyone present could see that Feiji had no intention of treating them.
After all, the game was only halfway through, and there was still plenty of time to play freely. Until the last moment, it was truly impossible to say who would win or lose.
To be honest, Wang Yu's behavior of demanding that others treat him after they won money was extremely annoying.
If he hadn't had a good father, with his gambling etiquette... who the hell would care about him!?
At this moment, Shi Jianguo suddenly interjected, advising, "Xiao Yu, don't rush! Those who win first are just paper, those who win later are the real money! If Feiji can't keep winning until the end, your words are useless now!"
"And right now, you're just temporarily having bad luck. When your luck turns around later, maybe you won't need him to treat you in the end, right?!"
Shi Jianguo's seemingly comforting words were actually just fanning the flames.
Wang Yu didn't say anything, just stared at Feiji with a gloomy expression.
As for Feiji, he glared fiercely at Shi Jianguo before starting to shuffle and deal the cards.
I have to admit, after being boosted by my cheating skills, this Feiji's luck actually soared directly!
For the next half hour, without me cheating, relying on his sky-high luck, the red-haired young man, Feiji, seemed to have completed the task that I was supposed to complete.
He actually single-handedly defeated Wang Yu!
Whether it was stimulated by Feiji continuously winning money or he was already somewhat high, Wang Yu, who bet all his capital on that hand, actually had three cards of the same color but different suits!
This guy played his scattered cards as Golden Flowers, and kept stalling without revealing them.
He stalled until the end, dragging down other people's big hands, but was sent to heaven by Feiji with a pair of small 4s! He lost everything clean!
After losing this hand, Wang Yu's expression immediately changed.
Staring intently at Feiji, Wang Yu's eyes, which did not dodge at all, instantly revealed intense hatred, and a thick, almost overflowing... leaping anger!
Seeing this situation, I was immediately amused.
What a damn assist!
Without me lifting a finger, he was led into a pit by someone else, and now he really couldn't climb out!
Perhaps Wang Yu didn't expect that on his way to seek revenge from me with pent-up anger, he would be attacked first by his companion, directly stabbed in the back!
After all, this was tens of thousands of yuan, not thousands. Even if it were thrown into the water, it would take several throws!
Now, having lost all his money before the game even ended, any decent gambler would be eager to borrow money to win it back.
Once he took this step, Wang Yu... would be completely trapped by me and Yu Shuang!
As expected, when Feiji started gathering and shuffling the cards, Wang Yu directly extended a hand to him.
Seeing this, Feiji was stunned and asked stiffly, "What do you want?"
Hearing Feiji's words, Wang Yu's expression first stiffened, then he replied righteously, "Give me some money first, and I'll return it to you tonight."
Feiji slapped Wang Yu's hand away and sneered, "Xiao Yu, since we're brothers, I'll be direct."
"The old saying goes, 'Even brothers should settle accounts.' If you really want to borrow money, I won't say a word!"
"Except for the money on the table, I'll lend you all the money in my pockets without batting an eye!"
"But you directly reach out and tell me to take money... isn't that a bit out of line?"
Seeing Feiji's cold face, Wang Yu's temper flared up, and he shouted, "What's the difference between the money on the table and in my pockets?"
"Besides, what's our relationship? Quickly give me some money, and I'll return it all when we're done!"
I have to admit, Wang Yu's gambling etiquette is truly terrible.
They say you should act like a grandson when borrowing money. But this guy, when borrowing money, acts like a master, and never mentions the word "borrow."
He truly has no gambling etiquette and is overly concerned about his face!
Seeing his unreasonable behavior, Feiji couldn't help but laugh bitterly, "Since you say so, then why don't you just take all the money on the table?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Yu immediately became furious, his eyes widened, he gasped heavily, and said coldly, "What the hell do you mean, Feiji? You wouldn't let me take it earlier, and now you're telling me to take it all? Are you playing with me?"
"Why is it so hard for you to give me some money?"
Waving his hand, ignoring Wang Yu, Feiji first got up, greeted us, and passed around cigarettes. Then, after taking a deep breath, he said to Wang Yu, "Wang Yu! I must have been blind to choose to be friends with someone as selfish as you!"
"Let's not talk about not moving the money on the table, or you'll have bad luck if you do. When borrowing money, you don't even have the basic attitude, making it seem like I owe you!"
"From today onwards, we'll go our separate ways!"
"Sorry everyone! I'll return ten thousand yuan to you all. Let's call it a day. We'll play together again if there's a chance!"
After saying that, leaving ten thousand yuan behind, Feiji decisively collected the rest of his money and quickly left.
"Cao Ni Ma, don't go!!!"
With a bang, he slammed the table hard. Without even bothering to pick up the ten thousand yuan Feiji left behind, Wang Yu got up, pulled along the other two sycophantic friends, and angrily chased after him.
In the blink of an eye, only Shi Jianguo and I were left in the private room.
Looking at the stack of bright hundred-yuan bills, when he came back to his senses, Shi Jianguo immediately asked, "What's going on!? Won't Wang Yu not come anymore?"
"He will!"
Shaking my head decisively, I replied with a solemn expression, "The reason he acted like that just now was because he didn't want to lose face in front of me."
"As long as I, his former classmate, am here, he will never bow his head to ask others for money!"
"Don't worry! From today onwards, after experiencing the feeling of winning or losing tens of thousands based on his own luck within two or three hours, Wang Yu will only sink deeper!"
"After Feiji's matter is settled, he should try his best to get the capital!"
...
Since Yu Shuang didn't know where she went, after the gathering dispersed, I returned directly to the hotel.
Around 9:30 PM, I received a call from Yu Shuang.
On the phone, Yu Shuang said that Wang Yu refused to mention what happened in the afternoon, only asking to delay for a couple of days and arrange another time to play cards.
Moreover, this guy explicitly told her that I must be invited.
Just as I was mentally envisioning how to design and unfold the next game, Yu Shuang on the other end of the phone suddenly asked, "Chen Xiang, are you free now?"
Before I could answer, Yu Shuang continued, "If you're free now, come to Baole Chess and Card Room."
"I won't let you come for nothing, twenty thousand yuan!"