Forced into a romantic relationship

Chapter 76 Everyone, let's reveal our cards!
Seeing that everyone was acting strangely, Han Zhou suddenly realized that something must have happened that he didn't know about. Most likely, Gu Zheng and Lin Youya had said something while he was talking to Lin Anyu, and it wasn't a pleasant topic, otherwise Gu Zheng wouldn't have suddenly become unhappy.

The problem is, what exactly did Lin Youya say that made Guzheng angry? And even if she was angry, why was she angry with me?
Han Zhou couldn't think of a reason for a moment.

Lin Anyu laughed at him for a full three minutes before wiping away his tears, finding a brand new deck of cards, taking out the Jokers, shuffling it several times with practiced ease, and then letting everyone draw cards.

Gu Zheng was the first to draw a card, her movements swift and decisive. She picked up the card and placed it directly on her smooth forehead. Her piercing gaze slowly swept over everyone, seemingly extremely confident in her luck and the "battle" to come.

Although this game isn't very competitive, someone losing means someone winning, and she'll definitely be the winner.

Thinking of this, she gave Han Zhou a cold smile, her face practically screaming "You just wait."

When will this guy ever stop...?

Han Zhou felt confused, but since there were too many people around, he couldn't ask Gu Zheng what was wrong. He casually drew a card and stuck it on his forehead, looking somewhat helpless.

Next up was Lin Anyu. This guy seemed to still be immersed in the joy of mocking Han Zhou. He was in a very good mood, and with a smile on his face, he finished drawing a card and stuck it on his forehead as well.

Finally, there's Lin Youya with a long face. She's young and short, and her round face is barely bigger than a playing card. Once the card is pasted on, you can barely see anything except her chubby cheeks.

Seeing this, Lin Anyu couldn't help but laugh and said, "Why don't you just stop sticking the card on your head and hold it in your hand?"

Lin Youya shook her head and said, "No need. The strong never complain about their environment; they only adapt to it!"

She actually quite liked it this way. Although she couldn't see very clearly, this way she could avoid Han Zhou's "murderous" gaze at any time. Moreover, with her luck and wit, even if she could only see some simple information, it would be enough to win.

I am the main character!
At this moment, our protagonist is unaware that she has a four of diamonds, the third smallest card from the bottom, on her forehead.

Lin Anyu was about to say that the girl's cards had completely covered her face, so how could he analyze her expression? But then he thought that there was no need to analyze her expression. This girl couldn't hide her thoughts at all.

He was quite confident, thinking that he couldn't possibly lose the first round. Even if his hand was small, it couldn't be smaller than four smaller cards, so he could hold on and not fold.

The card above his head is the three of hearts.

"Let's start with me, the next one is Ya Ya, clockwise."

Confident Lin Anyu spoke first, staring at Gu Zheng and Han Zhou's expressions for a while, unable to discern anything for the time being, but it was rare to see that both of them had a five in their cards.

Looking at Lin Youya, that idiot seems pretty smug. She probably thinks she has a lot of cards up her sleeve, and she seems to think our cards are all weak and easily defeated by her... Hmm? Maybe my cards aren't that strong either?
"My hand isn't the lowest."

After a moment's hesitation, he still stuck to his initial opinion that no matter how small his hand was, it couldn't be better than four small hands. He then concluded that it was Lin Youya's turn to speak.

Although Lin Youya couldn't see everyone's expressions clearly, she could still see the size of each person's cards. She didn't dare to look at Han Zhou much, and mainly observed Gu Zheng and Lin Anyu's expressions, especially the latter.

Just as Lin Anyu thought she was stupid, she also thought Lin Anyu was stupid, which is easy to understand.

Hmm... The owl seems quite smug, giving me a somewhat provocative look. He probably thinks I'm not a strong player, but I don't believe him. He's probably trying to mislead me, hoping I'll give up the punishment. That won't fool me.

Guzheng Sister's expression is so stiff, her eyes are so fierce, you can't tell what she's thinking at all... Lin Youya thought for a moment and said, "My card isn't the lowest either."

It's the guzheng's turn.

Gu Zheng only wanted to be the victor. Her expression was very cold and her eyes were calm. Even her body movements didn't change much. This was the tactic she planned to use in the first round: not let anyone see any information from her expression, and then observe the expressions of others.

"Lin Anyu's expressions are quite rich, but this guy is probably mixing truth with falsehood. It seems like he's targeting Ya Ya. Speaking of which, he should be the owl Ya Ya mentioned. I heard that this guy usually likes to flirt with girls everywhere. He's the one who said Han Zhou is very popular. Is that true or false...? No, could it be that he's the one who corrupted Han Zhou?"

She quickly realized she had gone off-topic and brought her thoughts back to the game. "Ya Ya's thinking is really easy to understand. Her confidence doesn't seem fake. Now that no one can see their cards, does she think our cards aren't very strong?"

"However, Lin Anyu's three cards are already the lowest possible hand, so there's no need to worry about him losing..."

Gu Zheng calmly replied, "My hand isn't the lowest either."

Even after giving her conclusion, her expression and movements remained unchanged, clearly indicating that she was taking the game very seriously. Even her tone was stiff, giving no one a chance to discern her thoughts.

Finally, it was Han Zhou's turn.

He had been thinking all along that if Mo Yixia were here, she would definitely win this game very easily.

I don't know if I'll have the chance to bring her along to play with everyone in the future...

Although he was thinking about unrelated things, he wasn't completely absent-minded. He kept an eye on everyone's reactions, but unfortunately, he hadn't inherited Mo Yixia's true skills and couldn't glean much definite information from micro-expressions. So he simply stopped thinking about it and said, "My hand isn't the lowest either."

The reason is simple.

Lin Anyu has a three on his head, that's so small, I could never lose, I just don't know why this guy is so smug...

His thoughts were the same as Gu Zheng's: with Lin Anyu as his backup, there was no need to worry about losing, so he didn't need to think too much.

Now that the first round of analysis is over, no one thinks they have the lowest card. Lin Anyu glanced at the four of diamonds above Lin Youya's head and said with a half-smile, "Has no one admitted to having the lowest card yet? There's one last chance to fold, otherwise, when the cards are revealed, the person with the lowest card will be severely punished."

He had already figured out how to punish Lin Youya.

At this moment, the other three people were almost entirely in agreement—

This guy probably has the lowest card, so what is he so proud of?
Seeing that no one was willing to fold, Lin Anyu smiled helplessly: "Tsk, they're really stubborn. Well then, everyone... let's reveal our cards."

After speaking, he slammed the cards on his head onto the table, his confident expression seemingly telling everyone that he was a gambling saint with special abilities.

Until he saw his own cards.

Three of Hearts.

It seems the patient has tested positive again. There will be a few more chapters later; they were written hastily and need revision. The rest will be posted once finished.
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