Xia Xiwan looked up, her gaze locking with Lu Hanting’s narrow, piercing eyes. Lu Hanting commanded the head of the card table, dressed in a tailored black shirt and trousers. A cigarette smoldered between two long fingers, its ember a crimson spark as he exhaled a cloud of smoke. Just as Huo Xize called out, Lu Hanting was taking a drag from his cigarette. He glanced up toward Xia Xiwan, his hand