He absolutely cannot tolerate such a waste of resources!
"stop!"
Ye Chen shouted a sharp command, almost yelling it out. He turned sharply and gave a hurried order to the scorpion behind him.
"Scorpion, give me the money!"
Scorpion's face instantly turned more ashen than if he were crying, so embarrassed he could dig a three-bedroom apartment with his toes, his voice as soft as a mosquito's wing.
“Young Master…we…we’ve already…already invested all the working capital in our accounts a few days ago, in order to target the Qin family’s businesses and for some follow-up plans…”
"How much is left?!" Ye Chen suppressed his shock and anger and asked through gritted teeth.
Scorpion cautiously raised his head and quickly glanced at Ye Chen, his voice so low it was almost inaudible.
"Your personal account currently... currently only has 300.08 yuan left..."
Three hundred dollars... and eight cents?
Ye Chen felt a sudden darkness before his eyes, his blood surged, and he almost spat out a mouthful of blood on the spot.
He, the young master of the Dragon King Palace, a mercenary king who once roamed overseas and struck fear into the hearts of countless enemies, now only has three hundred yuan left in his personal account?! If this gets out, how can Ye Chen ever face anyone again?! It's an utter disgrace!
He gritted his teeth, his gaze sweeping rapidly around him with a dark expression, his mind racing as he tried to find a way out of the predicament.
Just then, his gaze suddenly fixed on a small jade gambling area set up in the corner of the Treasure Pavilion.
That's right! Jade gambling!
With his extraordinary eyesight honed through cultivation, coupled with some fortuitous encounters in the past, finding a rough stone among these rocks that could yield top-quality jade would be a piece of cake! He could easily earn not just 500 million, but even 5 billion!
A spark of hope rekindled in Ye Chen's eyes, like a drowning man grasping at a straw. He turned to Geng Yu and let out a cold snort filled with disdain.
"Five hundred million, is that it? You just wait, I can get the money right now!"
With that, he ignored Geng Yu and Liu Qingyou and strode towards the jade gambling area. He casually picked up a fist-sized stone, its surface covered with gray rind, which looked unremarkable. His face regained that confident smile of complete control, and he said with certainty.
"This piece, once cut open, will definitely contain a top-grade emerald of imperial green quality!"
Liu Qingyou frowned slightly as she watched his actions, which seemed to be possessed by a charlatan. Out of respect for the store rules, she still gently reminded him.
"Sir, according to the rules, you need to purchase this rough stone before it can be cut."
She stretched out her slender finger and pointed to the inconspicuous price tag next to the stone.
"This stone, worth fifty thousand."
Fifty thousand yuan...
Ye Chen's confident smile froze instantly, and the corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily.
He can't even come up with 50,000 yuan right now!
Embarrassment, like a tangible tide, completely overwhelmed him. An unprecedented sense of awkwardness enveloped him, making him wish he could disappear into the ground.
Just as the atmosphere froze to freezing point, a clear, gentle voice, carrying a hint of leisure, came slowly from behind the jade carving beside them.
"Oh? Jade gambling? Looks like it's quite lively today. Perfect, I know a little about this too."
As the words fell, Qin Xiao calmly stepped out from behind the jade carving. He was still playing with a small, exquisite brass magnifying glass in his hand, the lens seemingly still bearing the subtle traces left from observing the antique's patterns, as if he had truly been intently studying a certain ancient artifact.
The moment Ye Chen saw Qin Xiao appear, his already sharp eyes instantly filled with terrifying bloodshot veins, like a wild beast enraged before hunting, staring intently at Qin Xiao as if he were seeing his mortal enemy who killed his father!
All the previous humiliation, anger, embarrassment, and the huge impact of those three hundred yuan and eight cents finally found an outlet at this moment!
"Qin Xiao!"
Ye Chen practically roared, pointing his finger at Qin Xiao and cursing him, his voice distorted with rage.
"You good-for-nothing spoiled brat who only knows how to hide behind women and scheme! What else can you do besides eating, drinking, and whoring?!"
"You're lazy, despicable, shameless, and ruthless! You deserve to go to hell!"
Faced with Ye Chen's furious and seemingly insane cursing, Qin Xiao didn't even lift an eyelid, as if the other party was cursing at nothing.
He didn't even look at the furious Ye Chen, but instead turned his gaze to Liu Qingyou, a gentle and slightly apologetic smile on his face. He nodded slightly, as if to apologize for his sudden departure, or to reassure her that she didn't need to care about the farce in front of her.
Liu Qingyou watched the dramatic scene unfold before her. On one side was Ye Chen, furious and swearing like a shrew in the street; on the other side was Qin Xiao, calm and composed, without revealing a trace of emotion.
The difference between the two is obvious and cannot be more clear.
The thought that had just been clouded by Ye Chen's greasy and rude manner resurfaced in her mind with unwavering resolve:
Qin Xiao... he is absolutely, absolutely not as despicable as Ye Chen described him to be.
At least, the Qin Xiao standing before her now, calmly handling everything, was definitely not like that. He possessed a reassuring yet intriguing composure that made people want to investigate him.
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