But now the horse is running slower and slower. Although its legs are not lame, it is not as fast as the one I chose.

His sharp gaze shot towards Su Yuxi beside him.

Su Yuxi ignored it, calmly continuing to eat sunflower seeds, completely unconcerned that her horse would lose, as if everything was in her hands.

Hua Zan gritted his teeth. Seeing her calm and composed demeanor, he chose to keep quiet for the time being. If he really lost, he would see how he dealt with her.

However, round and round went by.

Hua Zan's horse stayed in the last few places until the last lap. Everyone was cheering for their horses, but Hua Zan was shrouded in a dark cloud, his eyes filled with grief and despair.

He even began to regret trusting Su Yuxi and choosing such a lame horse.

Soon, the time was almost halfway through the lap.

Just when everyone thought the outcome was decided and their horses could maintain their ranking, the horse that had been quietly running alongside suddenly reared up and neighed, startling all the other horses.

Then he saw the horse that had been running behind him break free of its restraints, like a fully drawn bowstring, instantly unleashing astonishing power. Among the many horses, it transformed into a black lightning bolt, overtaking one companion after another, and finally taking first place by half a head.

The crowd, who should have been celebrating and shouting, suddenly seemed to have been put on pause, unable to utter a single sound.

The entire audience was eerily quiet.

They all bet on horses with a proven track record and high profile, but no one expected that Huazan, which had been lagging behind for years, would actually come in first place.

This first place is a huge upset, with very few people betting on it.

If we're talking about who buys the most, it has to be Huazan.

Having been beaten up a few days ago, he wanted to avenge himself in front of his father. He had an inexplicable trust in Su Yuxi, so he directly bought his horse for 100 million yuan, an unprecedentedly extravagant purchase.

The bookmaker thought he had a sure thing to make 100 million, and just a moment ago he was laughing so hard he almost lost his teeth.

Who knew that the horse his mother praised in the last half-lap would go against the current?

Because Hua Zan had never won, he specially offered him odds of 1 to 5.

So now, he can't laugh anymore.

Five hundred million, a full five hundred million to be lost.

Hua Zan stood there stunned, seemingly unable to believe what he was seeing.

"Did we... win?" His voice still carried a hint of disbelief.

The bodyguard next to him confirmed, "Yes, young master, we won."

Hua Zanmu stood there dumbfounded, turning to look at Su Yuxi, who was licking her ice cream: "An Jiaren, did we really win?"

Su Yuxi didn't realize at first that she was being called, so she didn't respond immediately. After a while, she paused in her ice cream eating, slowly turned her head, and nodded slightly under Hua Zan's expectant gaze.

"Hiss..." Hua Zan was about to raise his hand to celebrate, but he pulled on the wound on his back, making him wince in pain.

However, the ferocious expression was filled with joy and excitement, so the pain was nothing.

"Good, good, good." Finally, I can hold my head high.

Sitting in front of them, Yang Shao had a livid face, his head was covered with dark clouds, and he looked extremely frustrated, as if he had lost a lot.

But who cares?

"Hahaha, my horse came in first place! I made 500 million!" Hua Zan's hearty laughter echoed throughout the audience. Money didn't matter, but he had finally broken free from his perennial bottom-of-the-barrel record.

Su Yuxi's eyes lit up and she also started clapping.

She stretched out her hand and counted: 20 percent of 500 million... that's 100 million, right?

"Hua Zan, so don't you have to give me 100 million?"

Hua Zan's laughter faltered as she remembered the promise she had just made, and naturally wouldn't go back on her word: "Mm."

Before Su Yuxi could be happy, Hua Zan continued, "You owe me 600 million, deduct that amount directly."

So she worked hard all morning but didn't earn a single penny.

Su Yuxi's lips, which had just curled into a smile, quickly fell back down. She couldn't accept his calculation: "Why..."

"Based on the debt contract you signed."

Su Yuxi's lips trembled. She wanted to say that it wasn't her name, but if she did, the 600 million yuan debt would really fall on her shoulders.

But that was 100 million, and 100 million just vanished like that.

...

Su Yuxi had been suppressing her feelings for several days and hadn't recovered. She had no appetite, woke up in a cold sweat, and her mind was filled with thoughts of losing a hundred million.

Hua Zan came to see her again that day, saying he wanted to take her out and buy her some jade and jewelry as a reward. After all, he had become famous overnight, not only winning back all his savings from so many years, but also crushing his arch-rival. He couldn't have been happier these past few days.

Since Su Yuxi had been wearing a sour face all day, he decided to take her out to buy some jade to play with and cheer her up.

Su Yuxi had no interest at all; with a hundred million gone, buying a few pieces of jade couldn't ease her anxiety about the financial loss.

Besides, if you want the jade, why not just pry it out of her wall? Why go to such lengths when you can get it right here?

Hua Zan didn't care whether she agreed or not; he insisted that she come along.

Su Yuxi glanced at the bright sun outside the window, pondered for a moment, and nodded in agreement.

She returned to her room and picked up her backpack, which contained her diary and some jade and gold that she had secretly pried off.

She was already familiar with the terrain here and knew which way to run back to China.

So she plans to go out with them today and then take the opportunity to leave.

Hua Zan noticed that she was carrying a bulging bag, but only looked away after a moment of confusion. It was perfectly normal for a girl to carry a bag.

He even thoughtfully said to her, "Your bag is a bit small, I'll buy you a bigger one later."

"There's a bullfight the day after tomorrow. Get ready to come with me."

Su Yuxi rolled her eyes at him in her heart. Not giving him a single penny, yet doing everything he was supposed to do, what a load of crap.

"Oh, I see." I still need to appease him first.

Hua Zan was very pleased with her understanding; as long as she worked well for him, he would naturally treat her well.

The two of them took a car to the city's largest jade market.

About an hour later, they arrived at the Jade City area. Several large truckloads of jade had been brought in from the mining city that day, attracting merchants from all over the world. The entrance gate was crowded with people and vehicles.

Hua Zan had little patience. After waiting for nearly 20 minutes without any movement, he simply pulled Su Yuxi out of the car and planned to walk over.

As soon as Su Yuxi got out of the car, she looked around for a suitable escape route.

Suddenly she was blinded by a bright light, and when she looked up she saw a gun barrel sticking out of the other lane. Without hesitation, she pulled the trigger.

With a bang, the bullet that was meant to hit Hua Zan hit the vase behind him.

The vase shattered into pieces, and Su Yuxi was hit hard, falling directly into the car.