32 032 tit for tat
◎The truth is revealed at the poker table.◎
The night party started soon. In the banquet hall and on the deck, there were crazy crowds everywhere. Beauties, fine wine, delicious food, elegant clothes, and a life of luxury and extravagance revealed an atmosphere of decadence and indulgence.
Ren Lu still didn't like this kind of environment. It wasn't because she was hypocritical, but because she couldn't really relax and enjoy it.
The more luxurious and eye-catching everything was, the more unworthy she felt. All this was based on the fact that she was Mrs. Lu, so she was qualified to sit here.
The man next to her can make her leave and slam the table at any time, and deprive her of all her wealth.
How can she feel at ease if the money isn't in her hands?
But it doesn't matter, just grit your teeth and hold on a little longer, the death of the top enemy will soon be here.
"Do you want to follow?" Someone at the table was obviously addicted. He spoke in an urgent tone and kept tapping the table.
"Make a decision quickly!" He changed from knocking to clapping. He was so immersed in it that he didn't care about any social etiquette.
"Old Wu, calm down, it's just for fun!"
"What do you mean just for fun? There is no fun at the poker table, only winning or losing! You guys decide quickly, I -" Old Wu just kept urging.
But before he could finish his words, a hand pressed on his shoulder.
"Change people." Huo Xiao stood beside Old Wu and ordered in a cold tone.
"I can't change it, I can't change it, I'm going to win! President Lu just said that as long as I win this round, he will cooperate with me on the Tiannan Mountain project. I must win!" When Old Wu said the latter part, his tone was close to madness, his eyes were red, and he obviously had the mentality of a gambler.
Ren Lu couldn't help but frown. This was one of the reasons why she didn't like this kind of banquet.
It looks extremely luxurious and extravagant, but it can also easily make people lost.
Even though these elites still wear suits and look respectable, their bad nature is revealed in their pursuit of money, power, fame and fortune when it comes to beauties and banging the table.
"Get out." Huo Xiao had lost his patience and only uttered one word, his face cold and his eyes threatening.
"Old Wu, Young Master Huo wants to play, so you should give way and try again next time."
Someone nearby noticed that the atmosphere was not right and immediately started to advise.
However, Old Wu, who was already in the gambler's mentality, couldn't listen at all. Instead, he thought that Huo Xiao was here to disrupt the situation. Victory was right in front of him, so it wouldn't be so easy to stop.
Old Wu was obviously confused. He shook off the hand on his shoulder and said urgently, "I've already said I want to win. No one can stop me. This game must go on. My company is waiting for the Nanshan project. As long as we can cooperate, there is still hope and we won't be overwhelmed..."
He was mumbling to himself and looked a little mentally unstable.
But just from this sentence alone, we can tell that it's no wonder that he cares so much about gain and loss. What he is betting on is not just a game of cards, but the company behind him, and even whether he will be qualified to sit at the card table for the rest of his life.
Huo Xiao didn't listen to what he said. He clenched his fist and punched him in the face.
“Bang, bang, bang—”
Before everyone could react, Old Wu had already been hit by three punches in a row. Huo Xiao had practiced Muay Thai, so every punch hit the flesh and even drew blood.
"Hey, hey, hey, Mr. Huo, don't do anything. Old Wu is drunk." The people around him wanted to stop him immediately, but they were all smart people. Seeing how heavy the blow was from Huo Xiao, they dared not step forward and could only shout.
Fortunately, there were bodyguards around, and Huo Xiao was stopped by the bodyguards before he could make another move.
He threw Old Wu to the ground and sat in the empty seat.
"Sorry, I'm in a playful mood and can't wait." He tugged at his collar, and the front of his shirt, which had already been unbuttoned with three buttons, was pulled open even wider, allowing his chest muscles to be clearly seen.
Ren Lu pursed her lips and squeezed hard into Lu Sinian's arms, almost pushing him off the chair.
"Are you so scared? When did you become so timid?" He sat up straight, put his arm around her shoulders, and whispered in her ear.
"Aren't you afraid of a mad dog? I was taught since I was young to stay away from mentally ill people to stay safe. If he kills me, I won't have to pay with my life." Ren Lu turned her head and asked him back.
She knew that Huo Xiao was not someone to be trifled with, he was simply a mad dog.
When reading the novel, she felt that this kind of male protagonist was very attractive. He would always give up literature, like a mad wild dog. Only when he was with the female protagonist would he become a well-behaved little lamb. This sense of contrast and the sense of satisfaction of successfully training a dog were indeed very attractive.
But when you meet someone like Huo Xiao in real life, you will definitely run as far away as possible.
Who wants to play with a mad dog? Put your head on your belt, and you can get rabies if you get bit by it.
"He is indeed a mad dog. But don't worry, as long as you are Mrs. Lu for one day, he can only act like a dog when he meets you, and he can't go crazy." Lu Sinian raised his hand and flicked her earrings again, his voice calm and confident.
Ren Lu thought about it carefully and found that it was indeed the case.
The black-hearted capitalist began to brainwash her again, telling her to be a good Mrs. Lu and not to have any bad thoughts.
However, he is worthy of being the wronged male supporting role. He doesn't even say a little bit of the male protagonist's declaration. If it were a male protagonist like Huo Xiao, he would probably make a bold statement to declare his sovereignty, such as: "You are mine, he dare not touch you."
Thinking of this, Ren Lu couldn't help but shook her head and threw out the words.
Fortunately, he didn't say it, because some of the male protagonists' declarations are really too greasy.
"Mr. Lu, how about we play a game?" Huo Xiao knocked on the table, interrupting the couple opposite him.
"Can."
"This is it. Do you dare?" Huo Xiao looked at the cards and his tone became more provocative.
He obviously had a good hand.
But just as he finished speaking, Old Wu struggled to crawl over, grabbed his trouser legs and said, "No, this game of cards is mine, and I'm the winner."
"Drag him away." Huo Xiao kicked his hand away and ordered the bodyguard in a cold tone.
Lu Sinian raised his eyebrows: "It's just playing cards, there's no need for Master Huo to get violent. Old Wu is also old. If you really want to talk about it, he and your father are of the same generation."
The man's tone sounded very calm, but in fact his words were full of ridicule.
"Mr. Lu, what are you saying? You are only a few years older than me. Do you call Old Wu uncle when you see him?" Huo Xiao retorted bluntly. He did not hide anything and his tone was extremely sarcastic.
Lu Sinian laughed out loud, as if he had heard a huge joke.
"Nowadays, the business world doesn't care about seniority, it depends on strength. But if Mr. Huo really rank people based on seniority, unfortunately, I am a generation older than you, and I can be regarded as a brother to your father." He said slowly.
However, these words were extremely scary, and they made Huo Xiao clench his teeth in an instant, with the veins on his forehead exposed.
He was already jealous of Lu Sinian, and now that he knew that this mortal enemy was his uncle, he became even more angry.
"Mr. Lu, are you joking? I haven't heard anyone mention it." He refused to admit it.
"You can go back and ask Mr. Huo, but these are just small matters. Old Wu, please send me a plan for the Nanshan project." Lu Sinian waved his hand, looking bored, and turned his head to signal the bodyguard to help Old Wu up.
"Thank you, Mr. Lu, for the opportunity. Mr. Lu, I, Old Wu, will be yours from now on and work like a slave for you..." When Old Wu heard this, his despair disappeared instantly. He became excited and knelt on the ground, wanting to kowtow to him. The words he said were extremely exaggerated.
No one spoke at the card table. Everyone looked at Old Wu's miserable appearance with indifference.
Ren Lu couldn't help but sigh in her heart. In fact, she was numb to it.
There is no shortage of people like Lao Wu in the world of fame and fortune. He may be a CEO worth hundreds of millions of dollars in the last second, but in the next second he may become a loser with countless debts due to the bankruptcy of his company.
Anyone who lends a hand when the building is about to collapse is like a lifesaver.
Of course, Lu Sinian is not a pushover. He attacked Old Wu purely because he saw something in Old Wu's hand that could be of benefit to him.
There are generally two endings for Old Wu. One is that he is completely exploited by Lu Sinian, drained of his blood and finally thrown away; the other is that he is useful enough to be Lu Sinian's dog for a long time, thus still maintaining his dignity.
"Okay, go bandage the wound." Lu Sinian waved his hand, and his bodyguard led Old Wu away.
"I didn't expect that Mr. Lu has a kind heart." Huo Xiao sneered.
Of course he didn't believe that Lu Sinian had such good intentions, he was just doing it for profit, and he also stepped on him to establish his own image.
A sinister old man.
"As a rule in the business world, leave a way out for everything so that we can meet again in the future."
"Oh? Then the rules I learned are different from those of President Lu. If you don't cut the grass at the root, it will grow again in the spring breeze. Mr. Lu can't save Old Wu's company even if he tries. " Huo Xiao responded sharply and put the words directly on the table.
Lu Sinian was not angry, and did not dwell on this topic. Instead, he pointed at the cards and asked, "Does Huo Shao still want to play?"
Ren Lu couldn't help but laughed, instantly breaking the tense atmosphere.
"What are you laughing at, Mrs. Lu? Did Mr. Lu just tell a joke?" Huo Xiao immediately changed his target and looked at Ren Lu with a gloomy gaze.
"No, I was just smiling. Mr. Huo shouldn't be so overbearing that he even has to control other people's expressions." Ren Lu denied it.
Huo Xiao snorted coldly and didn't press the issue any further. After all, he had just lost his temper and had already behaved very poorly. He couldn't get tough with Ren Lu now, otherwise it would be difficult for him to be invited to such a banquet in the future. Who would invite a lunatic to go crazy?
Ren Lu turned around and whispered in Lu Sinian's ear, "Boss Lu did tell a joke just now, but it's a pity that they didn't understand. You told him to play if he can, but if he can't, he should shut up and stop talking."
The man couldn't help but raise the corner of his lips: "The one who knows me is Mrs. Lu."
The couple was whispering to each other as if no one was around. Coupled with the timing and the rare smile on Mr. Lu's face, anyone would have wondered: They must be saying bad things about Mr. Huo.
Huo Xiao gritted his teeth in anger and squeezed out a sentence: "Let's start, will Mr. Lu follow?"
"Where's the bet?" Lu Sinian asked.
Huo Xiao's eyes moved to the side and rested on Ren Lu, with an wicked smile on his face.
"Mrs. Lu is radiant tonight, why don't we bet on her—" He raised his finger and pointed.
There was an uproar in an instant. The onlookers around the card table were all shocked and muttered in their hearts: This mad dog has really gone crazy and started biting people indiscriminately.
Ren Lu rose from a secretary to become Mrs. Lu. Many people in the wealthy circle indeed looked down on her. They would even say a few mocking words to her in private, saying that marrying a plaything as a wife must be a bad idea.
But no one dared to say it in front of Lu Sinian.
And today Huo Xiao said it so bluntly, not treating Ren Lu as a human being at all, but as a bet.
Lu Sinian's face turned cold, and before he could get angry, Huo Xiao continued, "How about the earrings?"
It was obvious that he had intentionally paused there to cause misunderstanding among everyone and to play a trick on Ren Lu at the same time.
Even though he changed his words in time and completed them, saying that what he wanted was the earrings and not Ren Lu, the humiliation he felt for those few seconds was real.
After Huo Xiao finished speaking, he took out an earring from his trouser pocket. It was the one that Ren Lu had thrown away.
"Just now, I made a bet with that blind woman and won this earring. Mrs. Lu is only wearing one earring now, which looks a bit empty. Why don't you take them off together so that I can make a pair?"
As he spoke, he tossed the earring back and forth, then held it in his palm and played with it slowly with his fingers. The expression on his face was truly disgusting.
"The earrings are not mine, so I have no say. You decide. Do you want to play?" Lu Sinian turned to look at Ren Lu, obviously asking for her opinion.
"Just for fun, they're just a pair of earrings. How can I spoil Mr. Huo's fun if he likes them so much? I'll give you a pair of high heels that will fit you later, but they have to be your size and they'll have to be custom-made. I'll recommend a few makeup artists to you later, they'll definitely be useful when you dress up in the future."
【Author’s words】
Sorry, the update is late~
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