PATGFM Chapter 36: The Bet

 Chapter 36: The Bet

Qin Lan was stunned.

She looked at the girl in front of her, who was a hundred times more beautiful and elegant than herself, her face filled with disbelief.

"Luchuan is your boyfriend?"

Ning Xin raised her head proudly. "That's right! What's it to you, you old hag? You trying to steal my boyfriend?"

Qin Lan clenched her fists. "Who are you calling an old hag?"

Ning Xin sized up Qin Lan. "Your complexion is sallow, your skin is dull, your eyes are lifeless, you're ugly and haggard, what else would you be if not an old hag?"

Qin Lan was furious. "You're the old hag! Your whole family are old hags!"

Ning Xin smirked. "You call me an old hag, I don't care at all. I just think you're jealous of me. But when I call you an old hag, you get so angry. That just proves that you yourself think you're an old hag."

She looked arrogantly at Qin Lan. "Stay away from my boyfriend in the future. He's so outstanding, he's not someone like you, who's not up to standard, can casually get close to."

With that, she took Luchuan's arm and left.

Qin Lan was burning with anger, seething with rage, but in the end, all she could do was scream helplessly.

Outside the mall, Ning Xin looked happy and asked Luchuan, "How was my performance just now?"

Luchuan gave her a thumbs up. "One word, professional!"

Ning Xin giggled incessantly, then asked, "Was that your ex-girlfriend who just got dumped?"

Luchuan nodded.

Ning Xin said seriously, "Although you're lecherous and materialistic, I think it's a good thing you broke up with her. She's not worthy of you."

Luchuan smiled. "Thanks."

Ning Xin's big eyes turned and she asked, "Um, just to make it clear, I'm just a little curious, I don't mean anything else, don't overthink it... What do you think of me?"

Luchuan looked at Ning Xin strangely, wondering if she really had feelings for him?

He glanced at Ning Xin's chest and gave an honest assessment, "Big chest, no brains."

Ning Xin's hopeful expression came to an abrupt halt.

A dark cloud appeared on her pretty face, thunder and lightning flashing.

She pinched Lu Chuan's arm and gritted her teeth, saying, "Who did you say has no brains?"

Lu Chuan quickly begged for mercy, "I have no brains, I have no brains, Miss, you're going to pinch my flesh off."

Ning Xin snorted, "I'll give you another chance to rearrange your words and think carefully about how you feel about me!"

Lu Chuan's eyes lit up, saying, "I got it."

Ning Xin raised her expectations again, "Hurry up and say."

Lu Chuan grinned mischievously, "You're quite lustful too."

Ning Xin was furious, "I don't share the same hobbies as scoundrels like you!"

Lu Chuan said, "I just remembered that I recently bookmarked a few free and ad-free adult movie websites."

Ning Xin quickly took out her phone, "Really? Share them with me."

Lu Chuan laughed heartily and hurriedly ran ahead.

Ning Xin stomped her foot in anger, "Bastard, stop right there!"

...

At night.

Lu Chuan followed Ning Xin to a five-star hotel.

The place was full of luxury cars, and the people coming and going were all social elites.

The hotel lobby was magnificent, filled with various delicacies and wines for people to enjoy.

It was Lu Chuan's first time in such a high-end setting, and he was a bit uncomfortable.

Ning Xin, on the other hand, remained calm, even displaying a sense of pride in front of these people, completely different from her casual and carefree demeanor when she was with Lu Chuan in the afternoon.

Lu Chuan thought she was deliberately putting on a show, but seeing how the young masters of prominent families all showed respect to her, he realized that this woman's background was not as simple as he thought.

Ning Xin walked arm in arm with Lu Chuan, attracting a lot of whispered discussions.

"Is that Miss Ning's boyfriend? Does anyone know which wealthy young master he is?"

"I haven't seen him before. There shouldn't be such a person in the upper circles of Yun City. Could he be from the capital?"

"Impossible. If he were really a young master from the capital, being Miss Ning's boyfriend would have been plastered all over the news. That person is probably just an unknown."

"He's so lucky to be Miss Ning's boyfriend, it's like reaching the sky in one step!"

"Miss Ning is probably just playing around. That guy must excel in some aspect to be Miss Ning's boyfriend, but he's not worthy of being called a boyfriend."

...

Lu Chuan and Ning Xin arrived at the gourmet area.

At this time, a refined middle-aged man walked over.

"Miss Ning, it's been a long time. You're getting more beautiful."

Ning Xin nodded slightly, "Uncle Qi, you flatter me."

The middle-aged man glanced at Lu Chuan, "And who is this?"

Ning Xin smiled and hugged Lu Chuan's arm, "He's my boyfriend, Lu Chuan."

The middle-aged man was slightly surprised, "I wonder which young master he is from?"

Ning Xin was slightly displeased, "Who said my boyfriend has to be from those so-called young masters? He's not from any wealthy family, but if you must know, he's my family's young master!"

The middle-aged man quickly said, "It's my fault for speaking out of turn, Miss Ning, please don't be offended."

Lu Chuan looked at Ning Xin with some emotion. Just now, as they walked over, he heard many people discussing his background, which made him quite uncomfortable. Now, Ning Xin's words made him feel much better.

Ning Xin introduced them, "This is the richest man in Yun City, Mr. Qi Zhenyuan. You should have heard of him."

Lu Chuan was surprised. He had heard of Qi Zhenyuan's reputation, but this was the first time he had seen him in person.

Out of politeness, he bowed to Qi Zhenyuan.

Qi Zhenyuan just nodded slightly and had no intention of further conversation with Lu Chuan.

Apparently, Ning Xin's words just now had made him understand that Lu Chuan didn't have much background.

Most of the time, those who could become the boyfriends of young ladies from prominent families were usually just temporary playthings, without any real value in forming connections.

"Miss Ning, there's a jade gambling exhibition going on over there. Are you interested in taking a look?" Qi Zhenyuan asked.

Ning Xin thought for a moment, "Let's go."

Qi Zhenyuan immediately made a gesture of invitation, but he never glanced at Lu Chuan throughout.

Lu Chuan didn't mind, just somewhat surprised as he looked at Ning Xin.

"Yun City's richest man is so respectful to her. Who exactly is this lady?"

The three of them arrived at the exhibition area.

There were a total of thirty-six pieces of jadeite rough on display for people to admire and study. If someone fancied a piece of rough, they could participate in the bidding, and the highest bidder would win.

By the end of the exhibition, the organizers would cut open the stones on-site and announce the results for each piece.

If one was lucky, opening a good piece of jadeite could increase its value by tens or even hundreds of times on the spot. If unlucky, a stone bought at a sky-high price might turn into an ordinary rock worth nothing.

Gambling on stones was all about excitement.

The three of them circled around the exhibition hall.

Qi Zhenyuan said, "At the moment, the sixth piece of rough has the highest probability of containing jadeite, and it's also the most watched. The bidding for the sixth piece has already reached sixty million. Miss Ning, do you have any thoughts?"

Ning Xin waved her hand, "I'm not interested in this. I'm here to see the excitement when the stones are opened. Uncle Qi, if you want to bid, go ahead."

Qi Zhenyuan laughed, "Then I won't be polite to Miss Ning. I have an eighty percent chance of opening high-quality jadeite from the sixth piece. I'll start with a bid of seventy million. If I guess right, it'll easily multiply by five."

At this moment, Lu Chuan was staring at a small landscape stone in a giant pot not far away. After hearing Qi Zhenyuan's words, he quickly said, "Mr. Qi, you'd better not bid on the sixth piece. That stone is not as good as you think."

Qi Zhenyuan was slightly surprised, then chuckled lightly, "I've been gambling on stones for many years and accumulated countless experiences. Whether the sixth piece is good or not, I can naturally judge."

Lu Chuan shook his head, "Then your money is likely to go down the drain."

Qi Zhenyuan frowned. He thought Lu Chuan was deliberately giving him a hard time because he didn't take him seriously.

With a sneer, he turned and walked towards the bidding area, muttering to himself, "Ignorant!"

Ning Xin looked at Lu Chuan in surprise, "You understand gambling on stones?"

Lu Chuan smiled and said, "I don't, but I can tell whether these stones contain jadeite

 or not."

Jadeite has a spiritual resonance, and he can sense it through his spiritual power.

Ning Xin asked, "Then tell me, among these thirty-six pieces of rough, which one do you think will contain jadeite?"

Lu Chuan gave a playful smile, swept his finger over the thirty-six stones, and finally landed on the landscape stone in the pot.

Ning Xin rolled her eyes, "Pretending to know when you don't, annoying."

Lu Chuan smiled and didn't explain further.

Qi Zhenyuan finished bidding and returned to Lu Chuan and Ning Xin. He looked at Lu Chuan displeasedly and suddenly said, "Young man, since you don't think highly of the sixth piece of rough, why don't we make a bet?"

Lu Chuan smiled, "Sure, what do you want to bet on?"

Qi Zhenyuan thought for a moment and said, "If you lose, stay away from Miss Ning, shallow and ignorant fellows like you are not worthy of her."

Lu Chuan immediately agreed, "Okay, but what if I win?"

Qi Zhenyuan said, "If you win, I'll give you a million."

Lu Chuan's eyes lit up, "Deal!"

Ning Xin blinked, "I want to bet too!"

Lu Chuan looked at her and asked, "What do you want to bet?"

Ning Xin didn't want Qi Zhenyuan to hear, so she pulled Lu Chuan aside and said, "If you lose, you have to be my little lackey for a month, at my beck and call."

"And if you lose?" Lu Chuan asked.

Ning Xin said, "Then I'll kiss you."

Lu Chuan's gaze fell on Ning Xin's sexy lips, thinking that there was such a good thing, so he immediately agreed, "Okay, but you can't back out."

Ning Xin didn't care, "Tsk, you don't understand gambling on stones at all. I definitely won't lose, okay?" 

At this moment, an old man walked over.

Qi Zhenyuan's eyes lit up when he saw him, and he quickly went over to chat.

In a short while, he returned to Lu Chuan and Ning Xin with a triumphant look, saying, "That person just now is Master Zhang Wensong, who is well-known in Yun City's jade gambling circle for his divine eyes. He's incredibly accurate in gambling on stones. I've already learned his bottom line. He also thinks the sixth piece of rough is good."

"Let's not talk much, I'll add another ten million to prevent it from being snatched away by others."

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