Chapter 178: You Are My Medicine (3)
The moment Xiao Ji said those words, another boy who had come with Chen Yinnian suddenly gasped.
Lin He was already terrified enough.
Lin He was the son of Chen Ni’s driver and was the same age as Chen Yinnian. He was the only friend who had been able to tolerate Chen Yinnian since they were young.
Lin He understood Chen Yinnian’s condition very well. Usually, at a time like this, Chen Yinnian was in a state that was very difficult to control.
When they left the house tonight, Chen Ni had transferred a hundred thousand yuan to Lin He, telling him to keep a close eye on Chen Yinnian and ensure he didn’t do anything unthinkable.
Seeing that Chen Yinnian was about to throw twenty million yuan down the drain, Lin He had hurriedly notified Chen Ni.
But Chen Ni was likely busy and hadn’t replied.
Lin He was so anxious that he felt like he was about to develop mouth sores. He didn’t even have time to coax the boy, and now this cold-looking CEO Xiao had opened his mouth and stabbed Chen Yinnian right in the heart.
Lin He’s vision went black. He was already prepared to pounce on Xiao Ji the moment Chen Yinnian struck, so he could take the hit himself and minimize the consequences.
To his surprise, Chen Yinnian didn’t strike. Instead, he suddenly let out a cold laugh and said to Xiao Ji:
“Let’s play a round together and see whose luck is worse.”
Xiao Ji nodded and said to his assistant beside him:
“Reset it. The chips Mr. Chen lost just now are on me.”
Chen Yinnian refused him: “No need. I don’t lack this little bit of money.”
Xiao Ji didn’t respond to him, only letting his subordinates handle the matter, and then said to Chen Yinnian:
“Let’s bet on something else.”
Chen Yinnian wasn’t a gambler. He didn’t expect to make a fortune off this stuff, nor would he get hooked.
He just had nothing to do and didn’t know what to do, so he needed to find things others found stimulating to distract himself.
But in reality, neither the loss nor the gain of money could give him that thrill.
Hearing Xiao Ji say this, he suddenly felt a bit of interest:
“Bet on what?”
“If you lose, you stop touching these things.”
Not touching “these things” wasn’t a problem at all for Chen Yinnian.
If he didn’t come, he didn’t come. He had already planned to finish playing today and not come back tomorrow anyway.
But he couldn’t accept someone “managing” him.
Others requesting, commanding, or restraining him.
He licked the corner of his mouth and asked Xiao Ji:
“And if you lose?”
Xiao Ji threw the right to decide back to Chen Yinnian:
“You decide.”
Chen Yinnian was irritable and ill, but at this moment, he wasn’t completely without logic or boundaries.
The request Xiao Ji made wasn’t excessive, and he wouldn’t directly offend Xiao Ji.
But looking at Xiao Ji’s dignified and self-contained appearance, he developed a different kind of thought.
Chen Yinnian rode his motorcycle like he didn’t want his life. Lin He had only sat on the back once, and he was so scared his heart, liver, lungs, and kidneys felt like they were being stirred together to be vomited out.
From then on, he vowed never to sit on the back of Chen Yinnian’s bike.
Thus, he said to Xiao Ji:
“If you lose, I’ll take you for a ride to catch some wind.”
Xiao Ji glanced at him and gave the staff member a look to reset the roulette, then said:
“Deal.”
Before they officially began, Chen Yinnian still felt there was an issue and said to Xiao Ji:
“Let my person operate it.”
Xiao Ji waved his hand to let the staff member leave and asked him:
“Any other requirements?”
Chen Yinnian said: “Keep it simple. One number. A loss is a loss, a win is a win. Best of three.”
Xiao Ji nodded: “Fine.”
Lin He swallowed hard, his heart trembling as he operated the machine.
Chen Yinnian said: “22.”
Xiao Ji followed: “22.”
The roulette began to spin.
A moment later, the ball rolled and landed—without the slightest deviation—in the slot for 22.
Chen Yinnian looked at Xiao Ji: “There really is something wrong with you.”
Xiao Ji simply said: “Just luck.”
Chen Yinnian wasn’t convinced: “Change the table.”
Xiao Ji didn’t care: “You pick.”
Hearing this, Chen Yinnian began to roam the entire floor, studying each roulette table back and forth. Finally, he chose one that looked pleasing to his eye:
“This one. 8.”
Xiao Ji: “8.”
Very quickly, the ball landed in the slot marked 8.
Best of three; Chen Yinnian had already lost.
But he had lost too strangely and too quickly.
There were 36 slots. Xiao Ji had correctly guessed the landing point of the ball twice in a row without a single error. No matter who it was, they wouldn’t believe it.
Chen Yinnian sneaked a cold laugh: “Big brother, are you playing me?”
Xiao Ji looked at Lin He and said: “You chose the table yourself. The person is also your person.”
Chen Yinnian slammed the table with a thud and looked at Lin He:
“Did he give you money?”
Lin He jumped: “Absolutely not!”
Chen Yinnian looked back at Xiao Ji: “Then it’s you. Your people are manipulating things behind the scenes. Whatever you say, they make it happen.”
If anyone else had said this, Xiao Ji would never have defended himself. He would have demanded the person produce evidence or kicked them out for being a sore loser.
But now, facing Chen Yinnian, he was willing to indulge him, simply saying:
“Then for this round, no one speaks. Write the number in the other’s palm. Is that acceptable?”
Chen Yinnian hesitated for a moment:
“Fine.”
Once they agreed, Chen Yinnian took off his jacket and used it to cover his hand. He then gave Xiao Ji a look, letting him reach in to write the number on his palm.
Ensuring that a third person couldn’t see.
Xiao Ji did as instructed. His cold fingertips slid across Chen Yinnian’s palm, drawing a simple number: 1.
It felt tingly and numb, scratching Chen Yinnian’s palm until it was itchy.
Chen Yinnian was stunned: “Just like that?”
Xiao Ji was certain: “Just like that. Your turn.”
Chen Yinnian then felt for Xiao Ji’s hand and, in his palm, drew a 2.
Xiao Ji said nothing but let out a light laugh.
Afterward, Chen Yinnian signaled Lin He to start.
And when the ball rolled once more, it happened to drop perfectly into slot 1.
This time, Chen Yinnian completely lost his composure.
“Tell me, are you some kind of roulette spirit? Is that why your casino is thriving in Jinsha?”
Xiao Ji reached out to a staff member, who handed him two hot, wet towels.
Xiao Ji handed one to Chen Yinnian and, in front of him, wiped his own hands:
“I was born with good luck. Heaven looks after me; I win every time I gamble.”
Chen Yinnian looked at the way he wiped his hands and then at the towel in his own hand. For a moment, he couldn’t tell if Xiao Ji was disgusted by the touch just now or if he simply had a cleanliness obsession.
[037 was puzzled: He’s already ill. Is it appropriate for you to provoke him like this instead of coaxing him?]
[Xiao Ji lowered his gaze: He’s currently in an excited state. What I need to do is divert his attention, pique his curiosity, and make him focus his interest on me.]
As expected, as soon as Xiao Ji finished speaking, the look in Chen Yinnian’s eyes began to shine as he looked at Xiao Ji.
He curled his lips: “Who are you kidding? Brother Xiao, teach me?”
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