Both sides were tense with hostility. Master Li saw his brother's face as dark as iron, fearing the atmosphere might become rigid, he quickly spoke up to smooth things over:
"Miss Huo is right. It's a competition, so the loser should accept defeat. However, the fact that you all came to my birthday banquet is already a blessing for an old man like me. How could I let you put up stakes? Here's what we'll do: the stakes won't come from the kids but from me, the old man. Just for fun—Hang, Miss Huo, whoever wins today's match can pick any gift from the room, how about it?"
As he spoke, not caring if Huo Sining and Li Hang agreed, Master Li hurriedly waved to the butler behind him and gave him an instruction.
Some staff members were already waiting and, upon receiving the master's note, quickly found an empty room and moved all the gifts from the second-floor reception into that room, placing them neatly.
