The Reigning Star: Tycoon's Exclusive Obsession-Chapter 931 - 13: The First Time I Thought I Was Really Dumb
This is just a simple little game. Once Lu Beiyao and Li Mengru understood the rules, they knew how to play. It tests not only their level of understanding but also requires the luck of drawing good cards.
When coordinating with Zhou Ju’an, they could understand each other just through eye contact, but now... Li Siru kept her head down the whole time and didn’t even glance at Lu Beiyao.
They had already started playing cards, and Li Mengru was poised, coordinating well with Zhou Ju’an. Lu Beiyao was like an old hand, getting out first every time.
After a few rounds, she was always at the bottom, dragging the team down. Her luck was terrible, always getting such bad cards that she couldn’t play.
"It’s really boring to keep playing like this, why don’t we add some stakes? Best of five, the losing side has to promise the winning side one thing, how about that?" Zhou Ju’an suggested, and Li Mengru nodded in agreement.
Li Siru had no choice but to agree despite her reluctance.
With a penalty in place, everyone seemed to take it more seriously. As a result, Li Siru became even more nervous, and her luck got even worse!
"Are you stupid? Why do you always get stuck?" Lu Beiyao finally couldn’t help but speak up in the second round, "I’ve been giving you small cards, why don’t you play your phone numbers out?"
"I was thinking if I play small cards too, what if they run out of small cards?" Li Siru said nervously.
"If they play small cards, I will naturally suppress them. You’re not even taking care of yourself and you’re thinking about so much. Are you sure you know how to play this game?" Lu Beiyao’s gaze was slowly filled with disdain and disbelief.
Even though it was just a game, and though she was indeed lousy and often criticized by Zhou Ju’an, needing his help, she was suddenly ashamed when he spoke like that, so much so that she couldn’t lift her head and felt very wronged inside.
"If you lose the next round, we win!" Zhou Ju’an said smugly.
Li Mengru said, "Don’t put so much pressure on Sisi!"
Li Siru silently exhaled a breath, feeling rather foolish in her aggrieved state.
Lu Beiyao couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow, "Alright, I won’t scold you anymore, just remember to run first, and don’t worry about anything else, okay?"
His tone softened and he spoke gently, causing her ears to tingle. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮
Li Mengru had never seen him so gentle and patient. He was always silent... a bit unapproachable. It seemed she hadn’t really understood him, and because she didn’t know how to move forward in their interactions, their relationship had always been lukewarm.
It turns out that Lu Beiyao also enjoys a bit of playful teasing with friends and is someone with emotions.
She was accustomed to being gentle with people and had a tranquil personality herself.
Sometimes, she envied her younger sister for being so willful!
Shaking her head, she continued to the next round. This time, Li Siru was determined about the strategy of running first. Lu Beiyao, sitting above her, also took a supportive stance. She was the second to leave, leaving only Lu Beiyao and Zhou Ju’an.
Li Siru was completely tense; if they lost this round, they would lose three rounds, guaranteeing their victory.
As she was still pondering, Lu Beiyao had already laid down his cards, "We won!"
She gaped in surprise, glancing sideways at him. How did he do that?!
"If I wasn’t watching your every move, I might have suspected you were cheating!" Zhou Ju’an couldn’t help but comment, "They say the Lu brothers are both geniuses, and it seems Mr. Lu certainly lives up to the reputation!"
Lu Beiyao chuckled lightly but said nothing, whereas Li Mengru commented, "This kind of simple thing is something even I can do easily, it’s indeed no big deal for him."
In comparison, Li Siru felt she truly seemed quite foolish!
Being criticized daily, this was the first time she felt utterly dull-witted.
