Chapter 521: The Thousand-Year-Old (42)

In the past, Wen Wan would have loved these performances. However, after watching Gu Li's performance, Wen Wan felt that nothing could move her heart that beat for Gu Li for the time being. Wen Wan's gaze was on Gu Li most of the time, secretly and occasionally openly. The more she looked at him, the more she thought he was handsome. How much had she missed before? Now she really wanted to see him every minute. She had indeed become the ultimate love-struck person.

Gu Li: "Is it pretty?"

Gu Li suddenly spoke up, and Wen Wan didn't hesitate, nodding, "You look good, but you looked even better before."

While makeup may make you look beautiful, it lacks a certain soul.

Gu Li: "..."

What performance have you prepared?

Wen Wan: "Don't worry, it will definitely open your eyes to a whole new world. With me in charge, it's absolutely doable."

"Do you need me to chant slogans for you?"

Wen Yan: "..."

Just imagine the scene: the aloof beauty shouting out some corny cheering slogans for her. She shook her head and said, "No need. I'll handle it myself. I don't need any slogans."

When it was Wen Wan's turn, many audience members had come from the morning session and were cheering her on.

Everyone was curious about what he would perform, after all, his wife's performance in the morning session had amazed everyone.

Wen Wan went on stage.

Then she took off her outer clothes, revealing a black and red magician's costume underneath. This costume was specially made by Wen Wan, and no one knew about it except for Xiao Cui, not even Gu Li.

Wen Wan is preparing to perform a magic trick.

To be honest, even the system was shocked.

Wen Wan took out a rose. "Look what this is?"

"Is the flower... going to dance?"

Wen Wan: "Do you want to see butterflies?"

The next second, the rose was covered with a red cloth, then a breath was blown on it, and the next second the red cloth was lifted, and several butterflies flew out.

The audience gasped.

Everyone found it unbelievable.

The system roared while helping its host cheat, "[You only told me at the last minute, you're really something! If I hadn't known how, you would have messed up, and then you'd see what happened to you.]"

"With you here, I can perform more difficult magic tricks; without you, I can perform simpler ones. I actually did learn a few simple magic tricks."

system:【……】

Afterwards, the butterfly flew around Wen Wan once and then flew away. Only one pink butterfly landed on Wen Wan's fingertip. Wen Wan covered it with a red cloth, blew on it, and then uncovered it the next second. It was a pink peony flower.

Wen Wan gave the flowers to Gu Li, which caused a stir.

Wen Wan then took out three copper coins and showed them to the audience, saying, "I now need a handsome man or a beautiful woman to help me complete my performance. Who would like to raise their hand?"

Gu Li raised her hand.

Wen Wan: "You can't do that. You're my wife. If others see this, they'll suspect you're helping me cheat."

Wen Wan randomly pointed to someone, and that person went up on stage. "This little beauty, could you hold one for me?"

The other person took the copper coin in their hand and said, "This is an ordinary copper coin, right? You can check it."

The other party tried it, examined it, and nodded, "It's an ordinary copper coin."

"You're holding her in your hands; she's the most important thing to you right now. You won't lose her, will you?"

"Won't."

Wen Wan placed two coins in her palm. "How many copper coins do you have in your palm?"

"One."

"are you sure?"

"Sure."

"Close your eyes and imagine you are eating a delicious meal right now, with braised lion's head meatballs, steamed sea bass, and braised..."

"Open your eyes now."

Are you sure you only have one copper coin in your hand?

"Sure."

I didn't touch you, did I?

"No."

"Check the copper coins in your palm."

The woman opened her palm and was shocked to see two copper coins stacked on top of each other in her hand.

She didn't notice at all.

Wen Wan opened her arms, and the two copper coins in her palms had vanished. The woman exclaimed in surprise, "How is this possible?"

The audience exclaimed in surprise, "How is this possible? How could the copper coin suddenly appear in someone else's hand? They were watching it the whole time, this is absolutely impossible!"

"One more time."

An audience member shouted.

Wen Wan took the copper coins back. "That won't do. We have a time limit. If you want to see more performances, vote for me."

Audience: "We'll vote!"

The contestant performing behind Wen Wan: "..."

Damn it, does anyone even care to watch his performance? Of course not, the last few were furious; it was practically cheating.

In the final vote, Wen Wan received a lot of votes and came in third place.

The top two were both handsome men who had won the championship in previous years, so she was already very satisfied with her results.

Wen Wan stepped off the stage and then walked to Gu Li's side.

"Am I amazing or not? I'll tell you I don't need slogans to win."

Gu Li chuckled: "Very impressive."

Wen Wan's ears turned red, while Uncle De was overjoyed. "Today I'm treating. Let's go out for a good meal to reward you both for your hard work and to celebrate our achievements."

This is a huge profit.

If before we only thought that this lady could win the championship, who would have thought that now both of us might receive honors.

He went back and placed more bets; he really made a fortune this time. His judgment was indeed sharp.

"Sure."

When someone invites you to dinner, there's no reason not to eat. During the meal, Wen Wan looked at Uncle De and asked, "Uncle De, is there any gambling involved in this competition?"

Uncle De paused for a moment, then said, "What do you mean? I did place a bet, but I did it because I believed you could beat me."

Wen Wan: "Don't worry, relax. I just need Uncle De's help with something."

"What's wrong? I'll help if I can."

"Could you help me place a bet? Just a thousand taels, all on my wife winning."

"One thousand taels?"

Uncle De: "Are you sure? Although I believe in your abilities, in previous years, the first place was always contested by a few individuals. Family background and financial resources are indispensable. There is no precedent for an ordinary person to win first place!"

"My wife isn't as pretty as them?"

Uncle De: "Of course not."

"Your talents aren't as outstanding as theirs?"

"That's not true either."

"Then why can't we win?"

Uncle De: "..."

In the end, Uncle De still helped Wen Wan place a bet of one thousand taels. This time, more than a dozen people bet on Gu Li to win, but most of them were still betting on the popular players. So if they won, it would be like becoming rich overnight.

Wen Wan was convinced that the male lead would win, and she had already started fantasizing about how much money she could win.

When Uncle De returned, he casually remarked, "I wonder who actually bet a thousand taels on you winning. There are so many rich people these days."

Wen Wan: "What? There are actually such suckers?"

Uncle De: "..."