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332: Ms. Lei, I wasn't exaggerating, was I?
So, Atapong looked at Lei Jun and begged on his knees for her to play a round with him.
Lei Jun didn't feel like playing, but eventually, unable to withstand Atapong's persistent pleading, she agreed.
"Great!" Atapong jumped with excitement, an exhilarated smile appearing on his face.
Miss Lei Jun agreed!
Fantastic! This time, he had to figure out exactly where he had lost.
"Miss Lei Jun, you should be the one to deal the cards."
By letting Lei Jun deal, he would be completely convinced even if he lost.
Lei Jun nodded, picked up the poker cards on the table, and began shuffling and dealing.
Her movements were very casual, looking as if she didn't care about this gamble at all.
Atapong, on the other hand, looked tense, his eyes fixed on Lei Jun's hands, for fear of missing any detail.
Soon, the cards were dealt.
Atapong couldn't wait to pick up the cards in front of him and slowly flipped them over.
When he saw the first card was a King, his eyes lit up; when he saw the second card was also a King, his breathing became rapid; when he saw the third card was still a King, he couldn't help but shout out.
Atapong was shaking with excitement, a look of wild joy on his face.
Three Kings! This was a high hand, second only to three Aces!
Great! He would definitely win this time! No matter how skilled Lei Jun was, she couldn't possibly get three Aces!
Nala and Songphong also hurried over, and seeing the three Kings in Atapong's hand, they both showed excited smiles.
"That's great, Atapong, you'll definitely win this time!" Nala said excitedly.
Songphong also breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Good cards, truly good cards!"
Looking at Atapong's ecstatic appearance, Lei Jun said calmly, "Atapong, your acting today is much worse than yesterday."
Hearing this, Atapong froze for a moment, then said excitedly, "I'm not acting! This hand of mine is really good! If we were playing for money, you would definitely lose!"
After saying that, he directly showed the cards in his hand and said triumphantly, "Ms. Lei, see for yourself! Three Kings! You absolutely cannot win!"
The people around gathered over, and seeing the three Kings in Atapong's hand, they all let out exclamations of surprise.
"My God! It really is three Kings!"
"These cards are too good! Atapong will definitely win this time!"
"If Miss Lei Jun wants to win, she can only get three Aces, but how can three Aces be so easy to get?"
"I don't think Miss Lei Jun can get three Aces; Atapong is bound to win this time!"
Listening to everyone's discussion, Atapong became even more proud. He looked at Lei Jun and said, "Ms. Lei, I didn't boast, did I? You absolutely cannot beat me!"
Lei Jun smiled faintly and said, "Are you sure?"
This question stumped Atapong.
He froze for a moment, suddenly feeling a bit flustered.
Seeing Lei Jun's confident look, could she have really gotten three Aces? Impossible, right? The probability of three Aces was so small!
But he soon firmed up his thoughts and said, "Ms. Lei, unless you caught three Aces, I'm bound to win!"
Others also chimed in.
"Yeah, unless it's three Aces, Miss Lei Jun can't win."
"I don't think it's possible to be three Aces; how could anyone have such good luck?"
Su Qing and Su Cha, however, had absolute faith in Lei Jun.
Yesterday, Miss Lei Jun could turn a 4-5-6 straight flush into three Aces; she would definitely have a way to win today.
Lei Jun looked at Atapong, smiled faintly, and said, "Atapong, you want three Aces? Then as you wish!"
After saying that, she slowly flipped over the cards in front of her.
When the first Ace was flipped, the discussion in the courtyard stopped instantly; when the second Ace was flipped, everyone's eyes widened; when the third Ace was flipped, the entire courtyard went silent, and everyone was stunned.
"W-What! It really is an Ace Leopard! Three Aces!"
"My God! Am I seeing things? It really is three Aces!"
"This is too incredible!"
"Miss Lei Jun is too amazing! Her gambling skills are too superb!"
The crowd's discussion broke out again, their tones filled with shock and disbelief.
Atapong froze on the spot, his eyes fixed on the three Aces in Lei Jun's hand, his mind a complete blank.
How was it possible? How could it be three Aces again? This was simply impossible! He couldn't understand it, nor was he willing to believe it.
He was stunned for a long while, then suddenly stood up excitedly, pointed at Lei Jun, and said loudly, "You... you must have cheated! Otherwise, how could you get three Aces two rounds in a row!"
He thought to himself, it must be so! Lei Jun must have cheated! Otherwise, it was impossible to have such good luck! Two consecutive Ace Leopards simply defied common sense!
Hearing Atapong's words, Songphong was scared out of his wits. He hurried forward, grabbed Atapong, and scolded him.
"Atapong! What nonsense are you talking! Miss Lei Jun is a distinguished guest of The King; how could she possibly cheat! How can you say such things to The King's honored guest! Have you lost your mind!"
Songphong was anxious to death; he never expected his son would say such things.
Lei Jun was The King's honored guest; if they offended her, their family would be completely finished. He now only wanted his son to apologize quickly, hoping to get Lei Jun's forgiveness.
Being scolded by Songphong, Atapong instantly snapped out of it. He then remembered Lei Jun's identity and was so scared that he trembled all over, his face pale.
How could he have forgotten this? Lei Jun was The King's honored guest; how could she possibly cheat? Even if she really did cheat, he couldn't say it out loud!
He hurried to Lei Jun and fell to his knees with a thud. "Miss Lei Jun, I'm sorry! I was wrong! I shouldn't have talked nonsense, I shouldn't have said you cheated! Please forgive me!"
He was filled with fear and regret.
He feared the consequences of offending The King's honored guest and regretted saying those words in a moment of impulse.
Lei Jun looked at Atapong kneeling on the ground, feeling quite helpless.
"Get up. I don't mind."
"You say I cheated, do you have evidence?"
Atapong hurriedly scrambled up from the ground, lowered his head, and said in a small voice, "I... I don't have evidence."
"Since there's no evidence, don't just say things recklessly," Lei Jun said. "You shuffle the cards this round; that way, you shouldn't have any doubts, right?"
Lei Jun thought to herself, since you think I'm Cheating, then let you shuffle the cards yourself and see if you can still get a good hand.
In any case, to her, it didn't matter who shuffled the cards; the result would be the same.
Hearing this, Atapong's eyes suddenly lit up. He hurriedly said, "Okay, I'll shuffle the cards this round! I can definitely win!"
He thought to himself, if he shuffled the cards, he would definitely shuffle them into a mess so that Lei Jun wouldn't be able to cheat.
This time he had to win to prove that he didn't lose to Cheating, but to skill.