Chapter 107
The old man was very cautious and refused to let Gu Xin gamble, but he let him come here to play on the first day. His intention was despicable.
However, if it were someone else, they might really be easily addicted to sensual pleasures, but Gu Jiangkuo is not a good boy in the traditional sense. In the years after his parents passed away, he encountered so much cold stares and almost became a street vendor. He had already seen the most despicable human nature. Later, he was pulled out of the mire by Jiang Nuo, and he gained a lot of knowledge by following Nuo Nuo.
It is true that 'one can eat French food and swallow street food'. These chips worth hundreds of thousands or millions are certainly exciting for ordinary people, but before Gu Jiangkuo came here, he had just completed an acquisition worth hundreds of millions for Jiang Nuo. How could he care about these "small amounts of money"?
Gu Zhonghong really underestimated him.
But Gu Jiangkuo was happy to play along and was willing to act like a dandy who was immersed in it.
The dealer flattered him, "Of course you're suited to this place. You've won so much today! You're even better than the gambling gods in the movies."
Gu Jiangkuo laughed heartily. "God of Gamblers? You've been working here for so long, do you really believe there is a God of Gamblers in this world?"
The dealer gave an awkward laugh but didn't reply. It seemed his cultivation wasn't deep enough to allow him to lie. Where in the world was there a gambling god? Nine out of ten bets were lost, yet he could win every one. It was probably just something Old Man Gu had specifically instructed him to do, to cheer him up.
There is no need for Mr. Gu to give any instructions. These casinos will put out enough bait in advance for the new "big fish". They will wait until they win a lot and are reluctant to leave. They are willing to spend more money to make up for their losses, and then they will catch them all in one fell swoop.
However, Gu Jiangkuo guessed that Mr. Gu did not intend to let him lose all his family fortune. What he did was just to wear down his mind and smooth out his ambitions, so that he could live a peaceful life here and wait for death, and not really think about going after the 2% stake.
This is preparation for cheating.
Gu Jiangkuo did as he wished, playing peacefully in the casino until the early hours of the morning, then slowly packed up his things and left sleepily. As he was leaving the door, he saw a familiar figure.
The trapped look on his face instantly vanished. Gu Jiangkuo stretched out his long legs, rushed forward in three or two steps, and patted Abu's shoulder heavily, "Brother, long time no see."
Abu was startled and instinctively made an attacking gesture, but when he saw Gu Jiangkuo's face clearly, he immediately withdrew his hand and waved away the other thugs who were about to come to help.
But Abu did not relax his guard. He tensed his muscles and stared at Gu Jiangkuo. After a moment, he called out dryly, "Master."
"Don't be nervous," Gu Jiangkuo patted him twice again. "I'm where I am today thanks to you. I won't blame you. Can we say that we didn't know each other until we fought?"
Abu finally relaxed: "You are right."
"Let's play together when you have time. It's my treat," Gu Jiangkuo shook the chips in his hand, "but it's too late today. Let's talk about it next time."
Abu watched him exchange chips, then yawned and staggered out the door. Several thugs came over and asked, "Brother Abu, did this customer cause you any trouble?"
Abu shook his head and sneered contemptuously: "He is a very capable fighter, but it doesn't matter. I thought he was a big shot, but I didn't expect that he would fall in love with this place in just one day."
The thugs followed suit and said, "That's normal. Which of these gamblers isn't like this?"
A Bu: "Yes, this is good news. The master will definitely like to hear this news." Go and tell the news. Maybe if the master is happy, I can even get some rewards.
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Old Master Gu arranged a guest room very close to himself for Gu Jiangkuo at the Gu residence. If Jiang Nuo's villa is a luxurious single-family house, then the Gu residence can hardly be described as a villa. It should be called a 'manor'. In Lion City, where every inch of land is valuable, owning such a large manor is incredible enough, not to mention the complete and luxurious facilities inside. No wonder Old Master Gu has not left Lion City for several years. Such a home can fully meet the needs of eating, drinking, defecating, medical care, entertainment and sports... Not to mention leaving Lion City, he can even not leave home for several years.
The guest room where Gu Jiangkuo lived was larger than the master bedroom and living room of an ordinary family. It had its own toilet, bathroom and lounge area, but he still missed the small guest room in Jiang's house that was adjacent to Jiang Nuo's bedroom.
Gu Jiangkuo fell on the bed, and the first thing he did was to send a message to Jiang Nuo - after what happened in the evening, he didn't dare to make a video call to Nuo Nuo for the time being.
"What are you doing?"
Jiang Nuo didn't reply.
Gu Jiangkuo didn't dare to send another message immediately, so he turned up the volume of his phone to the maximum, took it into the bathroom, and took a quick shower. However, even after the shower, Jiang Nuo didn't reply to the message.
Gu Jiangkuo immediately started harassing Yu Xizheng.
"Nuonuo?"
"Wife."
"Please pay attention."
"I was wrong."
After thinking about it, he rummaged through the drawers to find an emoticon package that Jiang Xiaomi had sent him before. It was a stupid Alaskan dog that looked a bit like Wangcai, with slanted eyes and a mean look on his face, and the caption was: "I was wrong, I will dare to do it again next time."
But his finger stayed there for a long time and he didn't dare to forward it.
Finally, I chose an emoji I've treasured for a long time, one I also saved from Jiang Xiaomi. It's a GIF of Jiang Nuo wearing a little yellow duck headband during a live broadcast for Jiang Xia's makeup brand.
"Nuonuo nods meow.jpg"
This time Jiang Nuo responded immediately: "Threatened with a knife: Are you tired of living?.Jpg"
Gu Jiangkuo immediately responded with a kissing expression.
This expression is a system-installed expression after you input text. A big, sturdy dog pounces on the screen and kisses a big heart, which is both disgusting and funny.
Jiang Nuo responded with an eye-rolling expression.
And the text: "Good night."
The implication is "I am tired, please kneel down and bow."
Gu Jiangkuo knew when to stop and stopped harassing her, but he didn't go to bed immediately either. Instead, he held his phone and read their chat history over and over again. After reading today's chat, he went back to read the previous ones and flipped through the photo album to see the photos of Nuonuo that Jiang Xiaomi had taken for him. The young man was wearing soft pajamas, lying lazily on the sofa, with his feet resting on the big dog's back, revealing his slender ankles and wrists as white as jade.
Her eyebrows and eyes are picturesque, and she is as gentle as jade.
As a result, I couldn't sleep even more.
Gu Jiangkuo hugged the quilt, imagining the feeling of holding Nuonuo's hand in his arms, but the more he thought about it, the emptier he felt - no one could stand eating meat and suddenly being hungry - so he took out his phone again and reviewed their chat history for the nth time.
The next day, Gu Jiangkuo got up late as expected, but he still lingered in the room for a long time, did two hundred push-ups, took a shower, waited for the steam to dissipate, and ruffled his hair before yawning and going out with a listless look on his face.
At this moment, Mr. Gu was drinking tea on the balcony with Gu Xin, a sickly middle-aged man, and a middle-aged lady.
The sunlight was not very strong at ten o'clock in the morning, and the first floor was half a meter higher than that of ordinary buildings. Although it was luxurious, it gave the whole house a sense of oppression and dislocation of a European palace. The balcony was divided into two parts, the open air and the indoor area, by huge floor-to-ceiling windows. The middle-aged man seemed to be very ill and could not stand the wind, so the whole family accompanied him indoors to enjoy the sunshine.
"Master Akuo is awake." Several servants saluted Gu Jiangkuo in turn. They called Gu Xin, who was one year younger than Gu Jiangkuo, "Young Master", and only vaguely called him "Master Akuo". He was the eldest grandson of the eldest house, but seemed like a guest who came to stay.
When Mr. Gu heard the noise, he said unhappily, "Why are you still sleeping? How can you get up now? How disgraceful."
"Father, don't blame him," the frail middle-aged man advised softly, "He's still a child, only a year older than Xin, and he's at the age where he loves to play."
Old Master Gu wasn't really angry to begin with; he was just pretending to be angry in front of the servants. He immediately went down the stairs and said, "Ah Kuo, you haven't met your uncle yet, have you?"
Gu Jiangkuo had no good impression of the family and did not want to show any respect. He was happy to play the dandy. He strode up to the frail man and asked nonchalantly, "Which uncle are you?"
Gu Min only felt that the young man was tall and healthy. When he stood over, the thin sunlight was mostly blocked by him. He raised his head against the light and could barely see Gu Jiangkuo's face, and was shocked again.
This child... looks exactly like his deceased elder brother.
He wasn't handsome, but he had a kind of heroic and majestic masculine charm, as if he was born with an overbearing aura, just like when he first met his half-brother more than 30 years ago.
Gu Min has been protected by Gu Zhonghong since he was a child. In fact, he has not lacked food or clothing. On the contrary, he lives a more decent life than the young masters of wealthy families. However, he only has material enjoyment. His mother taught him since he was a child that he is a "bastard" and cannot be seen in public.
Until he met his brother of the same age on the street. Unlike him, his brother was weak and sickly. He was healthy and tall. He was only twelve years old, but he was almost as tall as some adults. His father and an ordinary-looking aunt (Gu Zhonghong's wife Fang Wan) were accompanying him to buy horse harnesses.
Gu Min, frail and sickly, wasn't allowed to ride a horse, and he couldn't help but feel envious. Furthermore, he also harbored a secret thought: what would happen if he and his mother were discovered by that plain-looking rich girl? If they fell out, would his father divorce Fang Wan and marry his mother, allowing him to go from being a "bastard" to a legitimate young master?
With this thought in mind, Gu Min deliberately bumped into him.
As a result, of course, he couldn't beat the tall Gu Min. He saw his brother frowning in displeasure, but because of his upbringing, he didn't make things difficult for him.
Gu Min watched helplessly as a group of servants and nannies swarmed around his brother who was completely innocent. No one paid any attention to him, and when he wanted to say something to his father, he was sternly driven away by his father.
More than 30 years later, Gu Min can still remember the condescending disgust in Gu Min's eyes when he deliberately bumped into him that day, as well as the embarrassment caused by his own self-righteousness.
I heard that the healthy Gu Min had disappeared long ago, but I, who was like a sickly person, was still alive and had taken over his name and identity.
Today, seeing Gu Jiangkuo, who looked like Gu Min, Gu Min didn't know why, but the resentment that had been pent up in his heart for over thirty years had finally come out again. He deliberately said slowly, "I'm your uncle. My name is Gu Min. It means autumn."
Gu Jiangkuo's fists suddenly clenched.
How could he not know that Gu Min was his father's name! It turned out that the rumors were true. That old man Gu Zhonghong actually used the son of his mistress to replace his father's life!
Even Gu Xin noticed that the atmosphere was not right, fearing that in the next second, this strong brother would punch his father to death. The middle-aged lady tugged at Gu Min's clothes nervously, signaling her husband not to talk nonsense. It was obvious that she also knew something about the inside story.
Very good, this family all knows how to take charge and openly enjoys the family business of his father and grandmother.
Only Old Man Gu remained calm and looked at Gu Jiangkuo calmly. Ever since Gu Jiangkuo moved in, the old man's sleep has improved a lot, and his spirits have also improved. His mind is clear, and his old and sharp eyes look at the newly recognized grandson calmly, as if evaluating, or examining him.
After a brief moment of anger, Gu Jiangkuo realized that he had lost his composure, but it was obviously too late to act as if nothing had happened. It would only arouse suspicion. His mind raced and he made up his mind.
Gu Jiangkuo sneered and kicked over the Huanghuali tea table in front of Gu Min with the standard street thug's posture. He was so strong that the solid and heavy solid wood tea table was kicked away and hit the floor-to-ceiling glass, smashing the tempered glass into pieces all over the floor.
This caused the cheap aunt and the servants to scream. Like a real dandy, Gu Jiangkuo grabbed Uncle Gu by the collar and cursed, "How dare you call me Gu Min?"
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