Chapter 281 - Mission complete (1/2)

Translator: Sparrow Translations  Editor: Sparrow Translations

When he had seen that his cards were three aces, Chen Li Hao had been extremely ecstatic. How could he not win with these cards? They were already the best possible cards.

He could finally be relieved after losing all those rounds.

But the excitement couldn’t last long as he got stunned by Lin Fan again.

The two cards were indeed lousy but they made him extremely fearful.

Wang Ming Yang was stunned. He didn’t know what to say at all. This whole game was too crazy. Especially since Lin Fan was still so calm and relaxed. Could it be that he was in control of everything?

In the crowd.

“My heart can’t take it anymore.”

“Yeah, it’s so exciting. There are so many plot twists. What could the last card be?”

“Who knows?”

“Li Hao doesn’t even dare to flip the card over now. I guess he’s not even confident in himself anymore.”

“Wow, he probably didn’t expect it to become like this. If he had known, he wouldn’t have gambled.”

“I feel that this is considered to be pretty good. With Li Hao’s personality, it’s better to lose here than to lose outside.”

…

The surrounding conversations were all heard by Chen Li Hao.

The last card was near him but he felt like his arm was miles away.

Lin Fan was calm and he was smiling. His smile made Chen Li Hao even more nervous. Everything was so unbelievable. He was the one who had shuffled and distributed the cards. It was impossible for Lin Fan to cheat but why was he still so confident?

The ‘thrill’ that he had always been talking about was turned into fear.

Chen Li Hao clenched his jaw and covered the card with his palm.

He believed his set of cards was the best but now, he was afraid. Just as he was hesitating, Lin Fan said, “Open it. Your thrill could very well turn into fear in a split second.”

Chen Li Hao looked at Lin Fan and his throat that was wiggling as he spoke. Then, he lowered his head. That was the card that would determine his fate.

But he found himself extremely fearful.

Hesitation!

Still, hesitation!

Suddenly, a voice could be heard. It was like a bolt of lightning that jolted him.

“Why are you hesitating? Aren’t you looking for the thrill?”

“Open it!”

The crowd was stunned. They all looked at Master Lin. The calm and collected Master Lin that they knew had suddenly become stern and fierce.

Chen Li Hao’s heart was beating faster and faster as he looked at Lin Fan. His hand started to tremble.

The droplets of sweat on his forehead slowly dripped onto the table.

His face turned pale and he was stuttering. His palm stuck to the table as if it was glued to it. The simple task of flipping a card over became an extremely difficult one. It was as if the card weighed a few thousand tons and nobody could flip it over.

The crowd quietened down and only Chen Li Hao’s heavy breathing could be heard.

He realized that everyone in the room was looking at the card beneath his palm.

Nervous.

Fearful.

Frightening.

Those emotions filled him. In the past, playing cards would bring him a lot of thrill but now, he only felt fear in his heart.