Chapter 24: What bad intentions could Le Can have? You were especially serious, I was especially…
As soon as the sentence “I divorce Xi Yun” came out.
Le Can, unsurprisingly, received a heap of verbal and visual admonitions:
—Think twice before you act, King Le!
However, King Le leaned back lazily against the backrest of the “source of trouble” behind him, lifting his eyelids sluggishly, looking every bit the fatuous ruler bent on having his own way.
“Do we bet?”
The person who had quietly seized the right to speak and taken control of the “hostage” was particularly fearless.
He slowly curled a corner of the white silk ribbon with his fingers, raised his eyes from behind Xi Yun, and cast a very deliberate, sidelong glance at the hesitant Gu Xinxue.
Le Can actually couldn’t see what he looked like at this moment, but he could guess he must look arrogant and infuriating.
Sure enough, sparks of anger instantly crackled in Gu Xinxue’s eyes. Le Can knew at a glance that this rather unsophisticated goading method had worked.
“Bet!”
The resounding answer indicated that the owner had steeled his heart.
Grateful for the “Godly Opponent” being so considerate and cooperative, Le Can couldn’t forget to go through the full motions of his act.
The young man let out a sigh that feigned regret. The hand that was practically being stared through released the cool white silk, while he silently burned a stick of incense in his heart for the God of Wealth, Gu.
At the same time, he didn’t forget to glance at the back of Xi Yun’s full, round, and perfectly shaped head, while warning himself:
There is a knife hanging over the head of lust.
And the male lead is a guillotine that can sever a head in one blow!
Seeing Le Can nod with a slightly distracted expression, Gu Xinxue glanced at Xi Yun sitting upright in the wheelchair, overjoyed.
It was as if he could already see his own figure standing behind the man in the near future.
But an inexplicable feeling of strangeness made Gu Xinxue feel slightly uneasy.
Finally, under the immense temptation of his wish—which kept him tossing and turning every night—being on the verge of fulfillment, he succumbed to his inner desires. However, he cautiously added two sentences:
“Three rounds of betting, best two out of three.”
“One windowed material, one full gambling material, and the last bet will be on the two pieces of material we have already paid for and have in hand.”
Best two out of three was understandable, but after Gu Xinxue added the final condition, Yuan Cheng and Xie Jun, who knew exactly how the “Winter Melon Candy” was acquired, couldn’t sit still.
“No!”
Yuan Cheng waved his fist in righteous indignation. “Brother-in-law, you absolutely cannot agree to him!”
Xie Jun also couldn’t help but furrow her brows tightly, stepping forward to coldly amend the conditions.
“Betting is fine, but for the one windowed material and two full gambling materials, all three must be re-selected from the piles of raw stones.”
Anyone with eyes could see the glaring trap in Gu Xinxue’s words.
Regarding the materials they had each already bought: the piece held by the middle-aged man had been bought along with the Ice Species Blue Water jadeite only after Gu Xinxue’s repeated screening, deliberation, and comparison.
And the raw stone Le Can bought, currently being held by Xi Yun?
Let’s just say that if they were picking a watermelon by the roadside, they would have carefully compared two or three before choosing one that sounded like it had thin skin and plenty of flesh.
Le Can’s process of scooping up a raw stone and patting it casually was even more abbreviated and perfunctory than picking a watermelon. From beginning to end, it was the embodiment of one word—unreliable!
Best two out of three sounded fair, but in reality, no one thought Le Can could win this specific round.
Before the three rounds even started, the outcome of one round seemed to lack any suspense. If Le Can wanted to be the final winner, the remaining two rounds had to be foolproof.
If this was called fair,
It was truly enough to make people laugh their teeth off!
Seeing the circle of people around them, including Du Ran who came with him, revealing disapproving gazes, Gu Xinxue let out a contemptuous sneer from his throat.
How could someone accustomed to standing high above and making rules propose conditions that would harm their own interests?
Perhaps there were such self-sacrificing “saints” in this world, but it would absolutely not be him. Face was something that, once lost, could just be marketed back into existence later.
Facing everyone’s doubts, Gu Xinxue not only didn’t yield an inch but also crossed his arms and looked at Le Can, standing behind the crowd, with a provocative smile.
“The one competing with me is you, so I want you to say it!”
“Tell me, were those two stones picked out from the raw stone pile by us?”
Le Can lifted his eyelids, pretending not to notice the malice in Gu Xinxue’s eyes.
He even kept his eyes open and turned a blind and deaf ear to the people around him who were frantically shaking their heads or making eye signals, wishing they could answer “No” on his behalf.
“Yes, aren’t they jadeite raw stones specially selected by us?”
It’s just that you were especially serious, and I was especially casual.
Hearing this affirmative answer, Gu Xinxue almost laughed out loud.
Looking at the beautiful youth opposite him—who had nothing but looks, gold on the outside but cotton waste on the inside—he felt jealous of the various beauty privileges the other enjoyed, while simultaneously belittling him infinitely. Malice and confidence bred wildly in his heart.
So what if he’s being protected?
He’s still just a brainless waste!
But it didn’t matter. Soon, all these things would rightfully become his, Gu Xinxue’s…
“Since you also admit that the material is the result of your own selection, then picking two more times from the full gambling raw stones would be a waste of time.”
Gu Xinxue lifted his chin arrogantly. “As the heir to Gu Hui Jewelry, my time isn’t as ‘abundant’ as some people’s.”
As the direct target of the sarcasm, the smile on Le Can’s face didn’t diminish by half.
In fact, not only was he not angry, but he also played along with a good temper: “Mhm, mhm.”
Isn’t he just an ordinary person?
An innocent bystander with lots of time, ordinary and unlucky enough to get dragged into the plot.
This reaction, which suspected of being super obtuse, cut Gu Xinxue’s intention and joy of showing off in half.
He huffed, feeling quite disappointed. His gaze circled around and fell back on Xi Yun, whose brows and eyes were covered by white silk.
“Only strength like that of our Gu Hui Jewelry can easily help others overcome some seemingly unsolvable difficulties…”
The implicit Eastern style of leaving things unsaid, where words end but meaning is infinite, could hardly conceal a “Sima Zhao’s heart” that was known to every passerby. He might as well have directly said, “Dump him and choose me.”
Facing the contemporary “God of Wealth” who was diligently swinging his hoe, attempting to poach his wall right in front of him, Le Can only gave Gu Xinxue a final glance of pity.
With a brain that couldn’t figure out who to like and insisting on liking the male lead of a no-CP (romance-free) novel, it’s no wonder you are destined to lose a fortune today.
You are arrogant in stone gambling, but your wallet’s life or death is unpredictable… Horizontal scroll: Rest in Peace. Amen.JPG
“Alright, let’s do as you said in the beginning.”
Le Can looked at Gu Xinxue, who looked unhappy after being interrupted, and narrowed his eyes with a light smile, hiding the pity in their depths as he hammered down the final decision.
“One round of windowed material, one round of full gambling material, and one round with the raw materials we have on hand. Best two out of three.”
“If you win, I’ll give up the identity of Xi Yun’s fiancé.”
The eyes that looked at him like an enemy a second ago lit up with a zing. Le Can saw this and felt even deeper pity in his heart.
Silly child, I said give it up, I didn’t say I’d give it directly to you.
“If I win, that Blue Water jadeite of yours belongs to me.”
Everything had to be made clear in advance so that no one could go back on their word at the end.
After speaking, Le Can pointed his finger at the beautiful raw stone he had coveted for a long time, then turned his finger to point at the man in front of him.
“As the stake for you and me, how about letting Xi Yun hold that piece of fully exposed material?”
Putting a stake with a stake; it sounded very reasonable.
But thinking about it carefully, the reasonableness was tinged with something weird, though one couldn’t immediately say where the weirdness lay. Gu Xinxue’s brain couldn’t turn fast enough, so he could only nod in agreement.
After obediently nodding, Young Master Gu suddenly realized something was wrong.
He quickly switched back to his arrogant look of looking down his nose at people. “Fine, leave it with you for a while. When the time comes, I will naturally take them all back!”
The one paying is the boss. Le Can’s eyes, which came with their own filter, even found the “proud little peacock” in front of him pleasing to the eye.
So what if he got mocked a few times?
When the time comes, right when the other party is most triumphant, plucking off all those beautiful and expensive feathers… The youth with peach blossom eyes narrowed his eyes happily.
That scene would definitely be very beautiful.
After finally agreeing on the time and place to meet, Le Can smiled and watched Gu Xinxue leave, then turned his head and squatted in front of Xi Yun’s wheelchair.
Under the pained and confused gazes of the crowd, Le Can, who was actually the biggest cheater in this game, secretly poked the biggest “Cheat Code” gentleman beside him.
“Fiancé~”
A voice lowered to be sweet yet eerie enough to make one’s hair stand on end.
The man, who hadn’t shown a single reaction despite hearing Gu Xinxue say so much, turned his head slightly toward Le Can.
After having jadeite raw stones placed in his arms twice in succession, his extremely painful and sensitive eyes easily captured an anomaly he usually didn’t feel deeply.
A cool aura flowed over his eyes, like the coolest summer breeze brushing over dry heat. Xi Yun had already perceived the intention behind Le Can’s strange behaviors.
Because he understood, he was even more puzzled.
A person who could “foresee” the future fate of those around him, a person who likely knew about the ability he had never spoken of, and even knew the side effects of that ability like the back of his hand…
What exactly did such a person want to gain by coming to his side?
The smiling youth rested his hands on Xi Yun’s knees, squatting in front of him. He opened his mouth and, like a machine gun going “tu-tu-tu,” spat out a string of questions.
“Where is the raw material you’re looking for? What does it roughly look like? Describe its shape? Size? Color?”
Perhaps because the questions were too many and too dense, and Le Can was afraid the male lead would misunderstand that he wanted to “steal the peach” (take credit/benefits), he said sincerely:
“The thing is yours, but how about opening it through my hands?”
What bad intentions could Le Can have?
In his past life, he gave face to so many people yet died a violent death. Living again, he just wanted to live recklessly and regardless of consequences.
If one were to ask what he wanted to gain from Xi Yun?
Aside from wealth, it was probably excitement.
He couldn’t possibly have changed worlds only to live a life as poor, bland, and boring as before, right?
After asking the questions, the youth looked up at Xi Yun, who sat with eyes closed and head quietly lowered, for two seconds.
His gaze, carrying a nonchalant scrutiny, slid down from the high bridge of the nose supported by the white silk ribbon, landing on the other’s pale lips.
Whatever reaction Xi Yun might have, those slight changes in expression would always give Le Can the answer before words did.
“You should know the reason I chose stone gambling.”
Xi Yun’s thin lips touched lightly, calmly spitting out a sentence.
“Yeah,” Le Can propped his chin with one hand, saving his sore neck. “So what if I know, so what if I don’t?”
Le Can was fearless about his own flaws.
Xi Yun was also not surprised that the youth would react this way. “Weiyuanjing needs greater fame.”
Whether it was for him, the newly appointed owner, or for the auction item that should be printed on the cover of the Spring Auction catalog.
Hearing this, Le Can rested his head against his hand and laughed low.
“Then, as the reward you promised, my dear fiancé…”
“I’ll give you a grand and incomparable promotion, how about that?”
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