Forced into a romantic relationship

Chapter 182 What would happen if I kissed him?
At an altitude of 4,000 meters, the temperature at Green Mountain Base Camp is very low at night, and the snow wind rages outside, making a low howling sound.

Inside the cramped room, four people sat around a square table with an electric heater underneath and electric blankets under their bottoms. Four plumes of white steam rose slowly into the air, dissipating just before touching the light bulb.

Xiao Yuyan looked at the three cards in her hand with a serious expression, then placed them face down on the table and subtly observed the expressions of the other three people.

However, after watching for a long time, she still couldn't figure it out. The kind of thing where you can easily analyze what cards your opponents have just by looking at their micro-expressions at the card table only happens on TV. The three people had different expressions on their faces, but you couldn't tell what they were thinking at all.

Fortunately, there's no need for analysis. She has a very strong hand this time, and there's a high probability that she can beat everyone else. So what she needs to do now is to feign weakness and let the others follow suit.

That's right, the four of them are playing Texas Hold'em now. Zhang Tao originally planned to play Dou Dizhu with Han Zhou and Mo Yixia when he came, but since there was an extra person, they switched to playing Texas Hold'em.

To everyone's surprise, this was the first time Mo Yixia had ever played such a simple game. However, Texas Hold'em was not difficult, and she quickly mastered the rules.

It's worth mentioning that when Han Zhou suggested playing Texas Hold'em, his expression was quite strange. It wasn't that he was thinking of his gambling-addicted father and didn't want to play this common gambling game, but rather that he knew very well that for someone like Mo Yixia who had "mind-reading" abilities, this game would be a free win for her.

Fortunately, no one had placed any bets yet, otherwise he was worried that this guy would cause trouble.

However, what is bound to happen will happen eventually.

Suddenly, Mo Yixia spoke up: "Playing like that is no fun. When there are no consequences for calling or folding, the game loses its meaning. Why don't we increase the stakes?"

"What's the stake?" Zhang Tao asked with a smile.

Playing Texas Hold'em definitely needs a little bit of stake, otherwise it's not very fun.

"It's best not to gamble. Han Zhou hates gambling," Mo Yixia said calmly. She knew that Han Zhou had a gambling father.

Han Zhou raised an eyebrow. Based on his understanding of Mo Yixia, this girl was probably about to set a trap. If nothing unexpected happened, she would probably propose a bet similar to Truth or Dare.

"How about this: every ten rounds will be one round, with an initial score of twenty. After each round, those with a score below twenty will need to truthfully answer one question from everyone present, but the question can't be too difficult, okay?"

Xiao Yuyan suggested with shining eyes that, as a CP leader and gossip enthusiast, this was the perfect bet for her, because no matter whether she won or lost, she would hear some interesting gossip, which was a sure-fire way to make money.

This CP leader silently praised himself for his cleverness.

Zhang Tao seemed thoughtful, then smiled and said, "I agree."

"I don't have any objection either."

Mo Yixia nodded slightly, then added after thinking for a moment, "Han Zhou too."

You're not just saying you have no objections, you're practically in favor of it...

Han Zhou's lips twitched. It wasn't because Mo Yixia made the decision for him; he knew the problem would lie with Xiao Yuyan. With just a little guidance, this gossip-loving girl would steer the bet towards exploring gossip.

And that's exactly what Mo Yixia wanted.

Seeing that Han Zhou had no objections, Xiao Yuyan was in a great mood and was about to speak when Zhang Tao said, "Then how about we start from this round?"

Her good mood intensified, but she kept a straight face and feigned hesitation, saying, "How about we start from the next round... Of course, starting now is fine too, I have no objection..."

She currently has a straight, which is a very strong hand. Of course, she plans to start accumulating wins from this round. However, if she brings it up herself, it might give people away that she has a strong hand. Unexpectedly, this person named Zhang Tao gave her a good assist by suggesting this to her.

As for the purpose of feigning hesitation, it was of course to make everyone mistakenly believe that she had a relatively small hand this time, thus increasing the likelihood of everyone following suit.

Generally speaking, in situations where the first person makes a suggestion and the second person says they don't care, the third person should agree with the first person's suggestion. However, Mo Yixia completely deviated from the expected pattern and nodded, saying, "Okay, let's start from the next round."

Xiao Yuyan was stunned.

She felt as if the other person glanced at her while speaking, as if they could read her mind.

However, she quickly realized that she had worried too much. Mo Yixia showed her cards and continued, "My cards are too weak this round. I should be able to get a strong card next round."

Two, four, seven.

It was indeed a card that was as small as it could possibly be.

Since the cards are already revealed, this round obviously can't continue. However, Xiao Yuyan didn't have any objections. She just wanted a good start, and she would make a profit no matter whether she won or lost.

However, she did not reveal her hand, lest everyone realize her little trick and be wary of her in the next round, so she took the initiative to take on the responsibility of shuffling the cards.

Han Zhou felt a pang of melancholy. He hadn't noticed Xiao Yuyan's ulterior motives; instead, he began to worry about what would happen after ten rounds.

Xiao Yuyan's suggestion was also a sure win for Mo Yixia, although he thought Mo Yixia wouldn't get any valuable information out of her, he was still inexplicably worried.

Xiao Yuyan shuffled the cards with great skill, quickly dealing three cards to each person. Then she picked up the three cards in front of her, carefully rubbed them apart, and gently displayed the cards to herself.

She learned this from movies; gambling bigwigs like the God of Gamblers almost always deal their cards this way, as if it makes their hands bigger.

"Let Han Zhou speak first."

Zhang Tao wasn't as indecisive as her. He picked up the three cards on the table, glanced at them casually, and then smiled at Han Zhou.

Han Zhou quickly finished looking at the cards, a calm and confident smile on his face, and then he folded without hesitation.

Zhang Tao was taken aback. Judging from the confident expression, he thought the other party had a very strong hand. So he just folded?

Next, it was Mo Yixia's turn. She glanced at Han Zhou, a thoughtful expression on her face, and then raised the bet after two seconds. Xiao Yuyan hesitated before calling.

"I'll go too."

Zhang Tao has the most style. He puts his ten fingers together in front of his chin, and his smile is calm and unhurried. If he had a slicked-back hairstyle and occasionally stuffed a piece of white chocolate into his mouth, Han Zhou might think that the God of Gamblers, Ko Chun, had also traveled through time.

However, Han Zhou's main attention was still focused on Mo Yixia. He had thought about how Mo Yixia would perform when playing games with Gu Zheng and others at Lin Anyu's house, and now was the time to verify his guess.

In order not to become a loser, he needs to observe the guy's weaknesses as much as possible.

If things go as expected, Mo Yixia's ambitions are probably quite grand; her goal is to make the other three people besides herself losers.

This means that each loser has to answer one question from the other three people, which means she can get answers to nine questions at once, and also has the opportunity to ask each person a question once.

Unfortunately, ideals are often far from reality. It's easy for Mo Yixia to read other people's minds, but it's incredibly difficult for others to read hers. Han Zhou stared at her for a long time but couldn't figure anything out, only thinking that she seemed to be getting prettier and prettier...

The moment that thought crossed his mind, he met Mo Yixia's gaze.

"Does it look good?"

The girl made no attempt to hide her voice; her soft voice drifted into the room and naturally reached the ears of both Xiao Yuyan and Zhang Tao.

They all turned their gazes to Han Zhou, their faces showing strange expressions.

Han Zhou hadn't expected Mo Yixia to suddenly launch a "sneak attack," so his expression immediately turned serious, and he coughed twice, saying, "It looks good, but..."

If you like it, take a closer look.

Mo Yixia didn't give him a chance to continue speaking. She looked at the cards in her hand and pondered for a moment before saying, "I'll continue."

"Then I'll go too."

Xiao Yuyan was somewhat disappointed that their conversation had ended so abruptly, and she chose to follow suit. She was having a good run of luck this time and believed that she had a high probability of winning.

"and."

Zhang Tao maintained his composed and unhurried demeanor as a gambling god.

"and."

"and."

"and."

"..."

Han Zhou secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but he couldn't hold back for long. It was only the first round, how come these three guys were holding such incredible cards and they kept going on and on?

He glanced at Zhang Tao and Xiao Yuyan with some concern, wondering if these two would lose everything in the first round.

Is that okay?

Based on his understanding of Mo Yixia, he believed that Mo Yixia would definitely be the winner of this round.

After hesitating for a moment, he moved closer to Mo Yixia to see her cards.

However, Mo Yixia immediately picked up the cards and moved away, glancing at him with a hint of displeasure, and said irritably, "Looking at the cards is not as good as looking at me."

Facing the strange looks that Xiao Yuyan and the other woman were giving him again, Han Zhou shamelessly said, "You don't understand since it's your first time playing, let me help you take a look."

Mo Yixia pondered for a moment: "Then you have to make sure that your emotions don't fluctuate too much when you see the cards."

So she was worried that Han Zhou's expression would reveal her true intentions...

This means she has either a very strong hand or a very weak one. Considering the current situation and the fact that her opponent is a novice, it seems more likely to be the former. Of course, we can't rule out the possibility that she's bluffing us...

Xiao Yuyan and Zhang Tao naturally gleaned this information from that statement.

Seeing the fleeting thoughtful look in their eyes, Han Zhou breathed a sigh of relief. It was clear that these two were playing seriously and weren't just randomly following the cards, which at least prevented them from losing too badly.

"no problem."

Thinking of this, he immediately made a promise, then stretched his neck and leaned closer to Mo Yixia. She didn't cause any trouble and obediently showed him the three cards.

I see……

The moment Han Zhou saw the cards, he understood. Of course, he didn't intend to make any move to hint at Xiao Yuyan and the other person with his eyes. Just as he was about to subtly turn his head back, his expression suddenly became somewhat unnatural.

Because he could clearly hear Mo Yixia's voice, which was as soft as a mosquito's buzz, and her tone was anything but a joke.

"What do you think would happen if I kissed him right now?"

I have something to do today, so this counts as taking a day off. Only 3000 words.
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