After a night of meditation, Xu Chen jumped up, practiced his boxing for a while in the morning sun, and headed towards the school. Just as he reached the school gate, several thugs with a flamboyant, punk-like style blocked his way. "Young Master Chen, do you still remember us?" one of the thugs asked politely. Xu Chen asked, puzzled, "Who are you?" The thugs looked helpless. Their boss had sent them to wait for Xu Chen early this morning, but here he was pretending to have amnesia. "Young Master Chen, you really have a bad memory. Do you remember the Huayang Hotel? Back then, we brothers were invincible at gambling."
Xu Chen then realized that the karmic debts of "Xu Chen No. 1" had come knocking. The thugs were quite helpless; their boss had gone mad and was determined to make things difficult for Xu Chen. Years ago, Xu Chen had lost hundreds of thousands in the casino and almost had to borrow money from the boss to gamble. Now that Xu Chen was back, they wanted to drag him back to gambling. Xu Chen recalled that from Xu Nan's memories, Xu Nan had paid to redeem "Xu Chen No. 1" from the casino that last time. "Hmph, I almost forgot. Back then, I lost every single hand. Now that I'm back, you still want to fool me?" Xu Chen feigned anger. The thugs, hearing this, thought, "Oh, this son of a high-ranking official has finally come to his senses?" They thought they could continue their deception. The thugs exchanged glances. The leader's eyes darted around, and he said, "Young Master Chen, don't be angry. Master Yuan knows you're back and was just about to host a banquet to apologize. We just found out your school is closed tonight, so please do us the honor of joining us at our usual spot." Xu Chen thought to himself, "You even found out if your school is closed or not. Looks like you came prepared." "Okay, I'll definitely be there." Xu Chen waved his hand, and the thugs dispersed.
Mu Wan had just arrived at the school gate when she thought, "It seems Xu Chen is a leopard that can't change its spots. He cheated on the exam and went back to his old ways. He's hopeless." Seeing Xu Chen about to turn and enter the school, Mu Wan quickly left to avoid being "entangled." Xu Chen thought to himself, "Sister Xiaobai, do you know anything about gambling?" Xiaobai replied, "With your abilities, do you really need me to teach you gambling?" "True."
As night fell and the city lights began to twinkle, Xu Chen, relying on his sister's memories, walked towards the Huayang Hotel. Wang Rong was on a business trip in Guangdong Province, and Xu Jianguo was working overtime in the city. His sister, Xu Nan, and her friends were shopping on the pedestrian street, saving Xu Chen the trouble of explaining. "On Tianquan Star, the largest towns for mortals only have a few hundred thousand people, but this place is incredibly prosperous." Xu Chen strolled slowly along the street, feeling the different atmosphere of the world. Not far away, at the subway station exit, several girls were walking out chatting and laughing. "Xu Nan, isn't that your brother?" one of the girls asked. Yi Ling looked across the street, and Xu Nan also noticed Xu Chen. "Come on, let's take him shopping." Another girl, Li Jie, was very excited. "I think you want Xu Nan's brother to help you carry your bags, right?" Gu Yi Ling said teasingly. At this moment, Xu Nan said to the two of them, "I have to break my promise today. I want to go see where my brother is going." "Nan Nan, I'll have the housekeeper take the things home. I'll go with you." Gu Yi Ling saw the anxiety in Xu Nan's eyes, so the girls reached a consensus. After dealing with the bags, they quickly caught up with Xu Chen.
"Chen-di, where are you going?" Xu Nan blocked Xu Chen's path. She had a guess in her mind; she knew this road all too well. Years ago, she had taken a bank card with hundreds of thousands of yuan and run from here to the Huayang Hotel to ransom someone. So, subconsciously, she wanted to stop Xu Chen. "Sister, who are you? I'm going to the Huayang Hotel," Xu Chen said softly, looking at his anxious sister and the two girls around him. Xu Nan became anxious. "Chen-di, are you going to gamble again? You're not allowed to go!" Xu Nan grabbed Xu Chen's arm and gestured for the two girls to grab his other arm. Xu Chen felt that both arms were incredibly soft. "My willpower has been tested by this cheap older sister; it's basically zero," Xu Chen thought to himself.
“Yes, little brother, your sister is very worried about you. Gambling is all a scam.” Gu Yiling also spoke up in time to stop Xu Chen from gambling. Several “sisters” kept trying to dissuade him, and some passers-by also looked over. Xu Chen gently comforted the three girls: “Sisters, I’m not going to gamble. Someone invited me to have a drink.” Xu Nan became anxious, and it seemed that tears were about to come out: “Little brother, please don’t go.”
Just as the group was locked in a stalemate, the gang leader they'd seen that morning rode by on his motorcycle. "Young Master Chen, this is... oh, I remember this is your sister." Wang Biao got off his motorcycle and walked towards Xu Chen. Xu Nan blocked Wang Biao and Xu Chen's path, shouting, "What are you doing? Trying to trick my brother into gambling with you again?" The passersby were buzzing with discussion. "I remember that guy, the security guard at the Huayang Hotel." "I heard the Huayang Hotel has an underground casino. Looks like it's true. Gambling is a killer." Wang Biao didn't seem to care. "Young Master Chen, you can come with your sister. It's just a simple apology dinner. Uncle Yuan said he absolutely has to apologize to you."
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