After Chen Chou left, it wasn't long before the funds were transferred into Tang Xin's account. Xu Xiaoyou nodded in satisfaction at the large sum that appeared.

"Got the ticket."

"Let's go, Anya, the fun has just begun."

Angelina: "I've never played before."

"Didn't you just mention the names?"

"Because of you. I just learned about it, but only barely."

"Then let's start with the simplest."

"Do I have to play?"

"Be confident!" Xu Xiaoyou waved her hand.

"Maybe you're a genius at this?"

The two of them crossed table after table, while millionaires squinted their eyes to scrutinize them. The crowd followed their every move, buzzing with discussion.

They had all heard about the earlier events, how this blonde girl had won the 'ticket' jackpot, and everyone wanted to see her in person.

Xu Xiaoyou found a table and sat down:

"Mind if two more join?"

Across the table sat a seductive Fox Woman. To the left, the catfish squinted his eyes and cast a gaze, slid a webbed hand along his long whiskers; his portly body wore a dark red suit, eyes filled with greed.

The Fox Woman's fingertips gripped a long cigarette holder, her narrow eyes shining shrewdly through the swirling smoke, intently examining the polite smile of Xu Xiaoyou.

Below her sat a man bound entirely by black restraining straps, hunched over as a seat. His face tightly bound, the black chastity mask emitted rough, heavy breaths.

For a moment, the gambling table was silent, with only the sound of rough breathing echoing.

"Why isn't anyone speaking?"

Xu Xiaoyou flicked out a few chips with her thumb, casually tossing them onto the table:

"Black Jack, I like to play."

"Pretty lucky today, let me be the dealer?"

"Let's warm up with a small round first."

"Suit yourself," the catfish was the first to speak.

The deep voice was somewhat of a warning, yet carried a hint of intrigue with this newcomer who waltzed into the casino, acting all familiar, he was quite interested.

As others followed suit with their chips, Angelina raised an eyebrow and mimicked grabbing a few chips to toss onto the table.

The rules of Black Jack are quite simple—it's about comparing sizes, aiming to get a hand value as close to 21 as possible without going over, with the highest hand winning at the table.

The deck usually consists of several decks minus jokers, with card values 2 to 9 reflecting their numbers, and 10, J, Q, K all counted as 10. The Ace can be either 1 or 11.

Everyone initially receives two cards. The non-dealers, or players, can choose to hit (get another card) or stand after seeing their hand value.

The dealer must hit until reaching 17 or higher, after which they can no longer draw cards.

Several people sat, and a girl in a golden mask walked out slowly. Her outfit was a neatly cinched waistcoat, long black pants ending in boots that struck the ground with purpose, her slender fingers were painted with bright pink nail polish. She seemed indifferent, busying herself with her nails until she reached the table, then silently put the nail clipper aside.

She swiftly shuffled four decks, the cards a blur in motion, her delicate fingers moving so quickly that it was dizzying. In the blink of an eye, this dealer girl had reshuffled the decks.

The dealing began.

Cards embroidered with golden patterns on the back were dealt one by one onto the table, flying in front of each player: first to Angelina, then to the Fox Woman and the catfish, and finally Xu Xiaoyou as the dealer.

Xu Xiaoyou felt the piercing gaze from under the dealer girl's mask, blinking as two cards appeared in front of her.

In Black Jack, the dealer receives two cards initially, one face down, the other face up. Only the dealer can see the face-down card, while the face-up card is visible to all players.

Xu Xiaoyou's face-up card was a 3 of Squares. Seeing this card, both Fox Woman and the catfish couldn't help but straighten their chests, raising their heads to look.

Seeing no one moving, Angelina shrugged:

"Go ahead and reveal the cards, it's just about who has the higher total, why act so serious?"

With that, she extended her hand, flipping over both cards to show everyone.

One Black Spade K and one Red Heart A.

For some reason, Angelina noticed that everyone's expressions, including Xu Xiaoyou's, had changed more or less, even the dealer girl cast a curious glance.

"Why's everyone staring at me? Show your cards."

Angelina frowned, puzzled by everyone's response.

"This..." the catfish's eyelid twitched.

He scratched his head and turned over his cards.

Red Heart 4, Square 7.

"Hit," the catfish declared decisively.

The dealer girl drew a third card for the catfish.

—Square 8.

Total: 19. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

"Stand," the catfish tapped the table.

The Fox Woman, silent, also turned over her cards.

Club 10, Club 3.

She blinked her narrow fox eyes at Xu Xiaoyou:

"Looks like your luck isn't great."

"Hit."

The dealer provided her a card.

—Red Heart 7.

Total: 20.

"Stand."

By rule, if a player believes they have a chance to approach 21 without exceeding it, they can choose to continue hitting. This action can be repeated during their turn.

Of course, the closer the points are to 21, the more risk of busting, so players often choose to stand to avoid this risk.

Bust: When total points exceed 21, the player/dealer loses the round.

It was Xu Xiaoyou's turn.

She glanced at Angelina, then at her own cards, sighed lightly, and turned over her hole card.

Square 3, Red Heart 3.

The dealer dealt her a card.

—Square K.

Total: 16.

Xu Xiaoyou's expression didn't change.

The Fox Woman and the catfish felt a slight tension inside, but seeing the fourth card dealt to Xu Xiaoyou, their furrowed brows slowly relaxed.

—Club 7.

Total rose to 23.

Bust.

The chat exploded.

"Hahaha, should I say, as expected of Angelina, straight Black Jack on the first hand—beginner's luck?"

"Dark Gold Rose's luck is as bad as ever, a random draw results in the smallest total, drawing twice more leads to an instant bust."

"When you're well-versed in a game but have a lucky beginner friend who knows nothing."

Black Jack: Getting 21 points with the initial two cards.

The first round ended.

Due to the bust, Xu Xiaoyou, as the dealer, lost two other stacks of chips, with 5250￥ deducted from her account.

Looking at the unexpected pile of chips in front of her, Angelina scratched her head.

At the table, the other two covertly observed the blonde girl.

To the surprise of the catfish and the Fox Woman, Xu Xiaoyou showed no signs of emotional change, as if the money she just lost was of no concern to her.

"Now that the warm-up is over."

"How about we raise the stakes for the next round?"

Xu Xiaoyou pushed her chips forward.

"I'm betting 250,000￥."