Note that this book is a slow-burn novel, and it will become increasingly exciting as the story progresses.
It starts from 2002, beginning at the Beijing Film Academy, and starting with the H...
Shen Fang stole a moment from his busy schedule to finish lunch and returned to the hotel. Just as he was about to rest, his phone rang.
A call from an unknown number.
The call was connected.
"Hey, who's there?"
A plaintive voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Brother Chen, you forgot to send me a text message."
Shen Fang...He Chaolian....
"Um, well, Xiaolian, I'm busy."
"Hmph, she's always been thinking about you, you heartless man."
Shen Fang... What kind of nonsense is this little girl thinking? How did I become such a heartless man?
"Don't say things like that, or I'll hang up."
"No, no, no," came He Chaolian's anxious voice from the other end of the phone.
"I was wrong, Brother Chen. Do you want to come to Macau for fun? I can treat you. There are lots of fun things to do here."
"I'm busy. Let's meet up sometime when you're free. I'm sleepy, going to bed now."
"Okay then, remember to miss me."
Shen Fang replied perfunctorily, "Yeah, yeah, I miss you, I miss you."
After hanging up the phone, Chen Fang lay down on the bed to catch up on sleep.
"Sister, how about it? Is Brother Chen coming to play?"
He Chaoxin looked at He Chaolian expectantly and asked.
Laurinda Ho shook her head: "Brother Shen Fang seems to be very busy. But he said that if he comes to visit, he will invite me and that he will miss me."
If Shen Fang knew what He Chaolian was thinking, he could only helplessly retort, "Little sister, stop being so infatuated, okay? I'm not interested in little girls. Come find me when you're older."
He Chaoxin was somewhat disappointed upon hearing this. As someone who is attracted to good looks, she was quite smitten with Shen Fang's appearance, although she didn't show it. It was also her idea to invite Shen Fang over this time.
He Chaolian hummed a song in a very cheerful mood.
He picked up the drawing board and began to color in Chen Fang's sketch.
Suddenly the door opened, and a middle-aged woman walked in, carrying two bowls of soup.
"Xiaoxin, Xiaolian, the soup is ready. Come and have some delicious soup."
A middle-aged woman walked in.
He Chaoxin pouted: "I don't want to drink it. I'm tired of drinking it every day."
He Chaoxin smiled and accepted the soup from the middle-aged woman.
"Thank you, Fourth Aunt."
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged woman's eyes flashed with impatience.
She is Angela Leong, the fourth wife of the gambling king.
She wasn't really a fourth wife; to be precise, she was just a mistress.
The gambling king had four wives in total, three of whom were legally married. Angela Leong does not count.
First wife Lai Wan-wah
Stanley Ho was originally a wealthy young man, but his family fell on hard times and he became a penniless young man. Clementina Leitao, on the other hand, was a wealthy heiress from a prominent family. Her family, who had connections in both Portugal and Macau, strongly opposed the marriage. However, in 1942, Clementina Leitao disregarded her family's objections and insisted on marrying Stanley Ho, thus beginning their union.
It was this marriage that made the gambling king who he is today.
However, Clementina Leitao's life was quite bumpy. She was first ill, then suffered a car accident, and then witnessed the gambling king marry other women. Her life should not have been so full of ups and downs, but it was just like that. She experienced the misfortune of being seriously ill and losing her memory, her son being in a car accident, and her daughter going insane.
The second wife, Lan Qiongying
After Clementina Leitao's father passed away, she fell ill. Less than a year later, Stanley Ho married his second wife, Lucina Laam. The two met through dancing. At the time, Lucina Laam was young and beautiful. After their marriage, Lucina Laam gave birth to four daughters and one son for Stanley Ho. Lucina Laam also won Stanley Ho's heart with her dancing skills.
Of course, it was the bizarre ordeal that befell the first wife's family after she came to power. First, there was the mysterious car accident involving the first wife, Clementina Leitao. Eight years later, in the same place, her eldest son, Robert Ho Yau-kwong, also suffered a car accident. However, Robert Ho Yau-kwong was not as lucky as his mother, and the first wife's family suffered great trauma. As for her eldest daughter, Pansy Ho, she had been exiled to dozens of countries and had gone insane when she returned to her hometown.
On several occasions when she appeared at the gambling tycoon's parties, she looked apprehensive, as if she had been threatened.
In short, the tragic fate of the large room leads everyone to believe that the two-room room is also involved.
So, who did it? Rumor has it that Lan Xiying couldn't sever ties. This person, who claims to have been a "bad kid," was difficult to deal with from a young age. Born on the battlefield, he was always eager to fight, driving, and brawling, but knew nothing else.
Subsequently, after Qing Qiongying took power, she arranged for her confidants to work in the Australian entertainment finance department. Both families successfully rose to power and ultimately became the winners, with the confidants contributing a great deal of effort behind the scenes.
Rumors circulate that in 1994, Angela Leong, the fourth wife of Angela Leong, was tricked into signing an agreement. She was then given tea laced with a sedative in a room, leaving her in a state of mental confusion and nearly unconscious. Fortunately, she had previously notified her husband, Mr. Pang, who immediately came to her rescue, ensuring her safety. Some suspected the second wife's family of being responsible, but without evidence, the matter was dropped.
Some might ask, if the death of Robert Ho was the "masterpiece" of the two-bedroom family, then why did no one die in the following decades when the three-bedroom and four-living-room families took over?
This needs to be considered from several perspectives. On the one hand, the second wife's family has already secured a core position in the family business, so it's no longer the case when Robert Ho was firmly on his side as successor. Back then, the second wife's family was just rising to power and thus resorted to this ruthless move. Moreover, the children of the third and fourth wives are too young to pose a threat to either of the two families. On the other hand, in the decades that followed, in a society governed by the rule of law, creating a "hidden case" as before might not be so easy.
Nevertheless, the fact that the fourth wife encountered several malicious attacks suggests that things are not so simple.
Furthermore, the second wife's most infamous act included the "gangster kill order" against Nina Li. At the time, the beautiful and well-proportioned Nina Li was about to become the "fifth wife." This ruined the lives of several of the gambling king's wives, especially the second wife. The second wife, in particular, went so far as to issue a ruthless "gangster kill order," resulting in the death of one of Nina Li's drivers. Fortunately, Nina Li got out of the car beforehand and escaped the robbery.
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