Seeing her compromise for Jin Chenye, his gaze grew even colder, a sinister charm faintly exuding a devouring presence.

"I have someone to take care of, and I won’t gamble my life with Mr. Yu. As for the rest, whatever." Jin Chenye spoke, turned to glance at Ye Mingmei, and reached out to pull out a chair for her, letting her sit back down.

A very subtle gesture, yet very considerate.

Without needing much explanation, everyone present understood what he meant.

"No need to be so tense, Mr. Jin. This way, it seems like I’m bullying someone. We’re business people, not thugs," Yu Xiuzhun spoke, deliberately glancing at Ye Mingmei as he did so.

Sure enough, he saw Ye Mingmei gritting her teeth fiercely.

Her angry expression seemed to accuse him of being a thug.

Yu Xiuzhun narrowed his eyes and raised his hand to signal the waiter to build a tower of drinks in front of their card table.

However, instead of champagne, it was filled with spirits.

Once everything was ready, the waiter stepped forward to unseal the deck and place the cards neatly on the table for the two of them.

"Lose the first round, one drink; the second round, two drinks; the third round, four drinks... and so on. What does Mr. Jin think?" Yu Xiuzhun toyed with the small pinky ring on his hand and spoke indifferently.

"As for how to play, you decide."

Yu Xiuzhun’s words carried absolute confidence.

The more confident he was, the more nervous Ye Mingmei became, with his past words echoing in her mind.

Any man who dared get close to her would be doomed by Yu Xiuzhun.

If anything happened to Jin Chenye, it would all be because of her...

Thinking this, Ye Mingmei’s face became even paler.

Somehow, her hand moved to her stomach, and a fine sweat appeared on her forehead.

"Let’s play the simplest game, draw cards to see which one is higher." Jin Chenye’s eyes flickered as he calmly suggested.

"Hah—"

As soon as he finished speaking, the wealthy young men around them burst into laughter.

A wave of laughter erupted.

Drawing one card each to compare numbers, with the highest point being ten. Drawing a face card equaled zero points. Such a simple game, it truly dazzled everyone.

Even children would find it too silly.

But Jin Chenye remained very calm, unruffled, allowing others to scrutinize him with various looks, retaining his elegance and fearlessness.

Yu Xiuzhun heard his words, raised his eyebrows slightly, somewhat surprised.

Others might not understand, but he realized it.

Jin Chenye was obviously guarding against him cheating, opting for the simplest game.

Drawing one card each to see which is higher is indeed very simple, so simple that unless you can see all the cards’ positions in a second, you can only rely on luck.

Such a simple game can prevent cheating to the greatest extent.

Jin Chenye was smarter than he had imagined, a respectable opponent.

"Alright, as you suggested." Yu Xiuzhun slightly raised his mischievous eyes, stopping the waiter who was about to shuffle the cards, and looking at Ye Mingmei, "You shuffle."

"...Me?" Ye Mingmei was slightly taken aback, pointing at her nose in disbelief, paused for a few seconds, and then shook her head, "I don’t know how."

"Fool." Yu Xiuzhun snorted coldly without hesitation, "If you don’t, let Meilan do it."

Yu Xiuzhun finally looked directly at Yang Meilan.

Yang Meilan immediately stood up, preparing to reach for the cards.

"Wait, I’ll shuffle." Ye Mingmei nervously stood up and grabbed the cards on the table first.

This important matter, she’d rather handle herself than entrust it to others.