Huo Beiyuan is not only proficient in gambling, but also skilled in fencing, billiards, golf, horseback riding, shooting... he can do it all!
Unfortunately, hampered by his legs, he could only sit in a wheelchair and never touched those things again. Qin Ge also never got to see the man in his prime.
Fortunately, Huo Beiyuan's leg treatment is nearing its end. With professional training, he will soon be able to stand up again and resume horseback riding and shooting.
Qin Ge, on the other hand, gambled with him. While he didn't lose every time, he won little and lost much, and was forced to agree to some 'territorial concessions and reparations' conditions.
The boy, blushing furiously, threw down his cards and said he was done playing.
If we keep playing like this, I'll lose even my pants to him.
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Qin Hao was the one who had truly lost everything. When he tried to cause trouble at "Heaven on Earth," the security guards grabbed him and threw him out through the back door of the casino.
Penniless, he stumbled to his feet and walked home in a pitiful state.
Qin Hao certainly didn't dare tell Qin Jianguo and Wang Qiuxia that he had gambled away all his money, including the one million yuan he had taken from Jiang Xibai from the couple. He had nothing left, not even enough money for a taxi home.
Qin Hao recently used the guise of doing business to actually win a lot of money through gambling. Qin Jianguo and Wang Qiuxia thought their son was doing well and praised him to the skies.
The Qin family is now completely run by Qin Hao, and even Qin Jianguo has to listen to him. Because Qin Hao is good at making money, he has become the pillar of the Qin family.
Now... Qin Hao doesn't know how to explain this to his parents.
Fortunately, when Qin Hao returned to the rented room, Qin Jianwang and Wang Qiuxia had already gone to bed. The next day, he got up with a gloomy face. Wang Qiuxia had prepared breakfast, a sumptuous meal that would never have appeared on the Qin family's dining table before.
Qin Hao couldn't eat, but Wang Qiuxia brought up money, "Hao Hao, didn't you say yesterday that we were going to look at houses today? Let's go after we finish eating."
"Also, what have you been eating lately? Australian lobster, salmon, these dishes are so expensive. Hao Hao, you don't have much of the allowance you gave Mom last time left..."
As she spoke, Wang Qiuxia looked at her youngest son with expectant eyes.
A few days ago, no, yesterday, if Wang Qiuxia had said that, Qin Hao would have generously transferred tens of thousands of yuan to her to buy groceries, and then taken the elderly couple to look at houses.
But now...
Qin Hao became irritated at the mention of money. "What's the point of looking at houses? I don't have time!"
Qin Hao has been riding high lately, and he's been generous and considerate to his parents as well. They often ask him for money when they don't have enough. Why is he so impatient today?
Qin Jianguo and Wang Qiuxia felt that Qin Hao had returned to his rebellious teenage years, giving them the cold shoulder and acting like he was doing them a dirty trick.
The couple looked at each other in bewilderment.
However, in their eyes, Qin Hao, who had become the pillar of the Qin family, could not be beaten or scolded as easily as before. Seeing that Qin Hao was in a bad mood, they did not provoke him. Wang Qiuxia no longer mentioned buying a house or taking money for grocery shopping.
Qin Hao, on the other hand, was extremely agitated by the feeling of being penniless. With a gloomy expression, he asked Wang Qiuxia in a very unpleasant tone, "Hey, do you have any money left? Give me a few tens of thousands!"
Qin Hao refused to believe he would keep losing!
Since he was able to win millions with a small amount of capital before, he can now turn his life around with just tens of thousands of yuan!
Thinking of this, Qin Hao's dejection and frustration vanished completely.
Yes, he can win it back!
Upon hearing that money was required, Wang Qiuxia became hesitant and said in a timid tone, "Haohao, didn't you make tens of millions in business? Why do you need more money? Your brother gave you all of the one million. Your father and I only kept a little money for our coffins."
Qin Hao, impatient with all this, asked directly, "How many?"
"There's still 58,000 left." Wang Qiuxia held the card in her hand, actually giving a false number.
"Give me 50,000!" Qin Hao got angry when he saw Wang Qiuxia being hesitant. He snatched the card and lied as soon as he heard it, "I invested in a new project and I'm a little short on cash. Look at how stingy you are. Do you think I'd take your life savings? It's not like I, Qin Hao, can't earn it back!"
Qin Jianguo spoke up, his authority within the Qin family undiminished, "Give it to him."
…
With 50,000 yuan in his pocket, Qin Hao returned to the casino.
The moment he stepped into "Heaven on Earth," someone reported to Sixth Brother, "Sixth Brother, that kid's here again. Should we... tonight?"
Liu Zi, smoking a cigarette, said, "Don't worry about him. Don't give him any special treatment. Treat him like an ordinary guest and let him have his fun according to the rules of 'Heaven on Earth'."
"yes."
…
"Impossible, how could I have lost again? This can't be real..." Qin Hao's face was full of dejection and disbelief.
The 50,000 yuan was barely warm in his pocket before he gambled it away.
Qin Hao wanted to turn his fortunes around, but he ended up losing even his last bit of capital.
This is a classic gambler's mentality.
Always thinking about winning back their losses, they ended up losing more and more money gambling.
At this moment, a casino waiter approached Qin Hao with a smile and said, "Heaven on Earth offers credit services to VIP guests. If you are currently short of money, you can borrow some first, and then pay it back when you win it back."
"Borrow! I want to borrow!" Qin Hao, blinded by greed, pressed his bright red fingerprint onto the loan agreement without hesitation.
He believed he would definitely win back.
However, as his gambling debts snowballed, Qin Hao no longer had the good fortune of winning nine out of ten times.
The people who gamble at "Heaven on Earth" are all seasoned gamblers. No casino is deliberately letting Qin Hao win. Qin Hao has now become someone who loses nine out of ten times. The occasional win is not enough for Qin Hao to win back his gambling debts, but it is like a hook, keeping Qin Hao's appetite dangling.
Even without the hook, Qin Hao, who had been dragged into the mud, would have had no way to extricate himself.
The money he owed to "Heaven on Earth" was an astronomical sum that the Qin family could never repay.
so--
It's time to close the net.
…
Qin Hao was dragged from the gambling table to Liu Zi like a dog.
Liu Zi sat on the sofa with a swagger, legs crossed, and said, "Brother, you already owe our casino seventy million. When are you planning to pay it back?"
The number seventy million clearly shocked Qin Hao. "...How could it be so much?!"
Where would he get so much money?
Why aren't you coming yet!
Qin Hao's voice trembled, filled with a glimmer of hope as he asked, "Sixth Brother, for the sake of our friendship..."
"Haozi, friendship is friendship, gambling debts are gambling debts. Our casino isn't a charity; all these brothers need to eat. If everyone were like you, coming to talk about friendship after owing tens of millions, how could Heaven and Earth continue operating? Don't you think so?" Liu Zi patted Qin Hao on the shoulder. "Brother, let me give you a piece of advice—"
"If you make a mistake, you have to stand there and take the punishment."
After Liu Zi finished speaking, he got up and left.
The remaining group of fierce-looking men threatened Qin Hao that he had to pay back the money from the casino within three days.
If they can't pay back the money, either their hand or their foot will be broken.
Most humans have an innate tendency to seek protection from their parents. Seeing that things were spiraling out of control, Qin Hao abandoned what little dignity and pride he had left. He knelt before Qin Jianguo and Wang Qiuxia, hugging their legs and weeping bitterly, begging them to save him, "Dad, Mom, I don't want my arms and legs to be broken..."
"—What, seventy million?!"
Upon hearing this, the two nearly fainted.
Wang Qiuxia screamed at the top of her lungs, slapping her thighs and wailing, "What terrible things have I done to deserve this...?"
Qin Jianguo's seemingly honest face flushed red. He slapped Qin Hao hard and cursed, "You beast!"
Qin Hao didn't even dare to fight back.
After one of them finished beating and the other finished wailing, what could be done in the end? After all, he was a member of the Qin family, so they had no choice but to forgive him!
Seventy million is an astronomical figure that the impoverished Qin family could not afford, even if it cost Qin Jianguo and Wang Qiuxia their lives.
But there is one person who has...
Jiang Xibai!
Wang Qiuxia called Jiang Xibai, appealing to his sympathy and explaining the whole story.
Even Jiang Xibai gasped when he heard the figure of seventy million. "Are you crazy? Where would I get that much money?!"
It's true that the Jiang family is a wealthy family, and sometimes they buy cars for seven or eight figures. However, even he couldn't come up with 70 million in liquid assets all at once; he would have to sell real estate to have that much.
But why would he sell his own assets and give away 70 million to Qin Hao for no reason just to pay off gambling debts for a complete stranger?
That's not his brother!
Jiang Xibai coldly said no and hung up the phone.
Qin Hao's eyes were bloodshot with hatred. "How could Jiang Xibai be so heartless?!"
Wang Qiuxia's mouth was also full of bitterness. She had long since realized that her son did not want to acknowledge her or the Qin family.
Qin Hao had no feelings for this older brother he had taken for granted. Jiang Xibai clearly had money but refused to lend it to him, which was tantamount to taking his life!
The boy, his face fierce, stirred up trouble in front of Wang Qiuxia, "Mom, if it weren't for you back then, where would Jiang Xibai be today with his wealth and status? A single car in the Jiang family is worth tens of millions, and now you won't even lend him seventy million to save his brother's life! I'm his own brother! If he's so heartless, how can we expect him to take care of you in your old age?"
Although both children are equally dear to her, people's hearts are biased. Qin Hao was raised by her and was her youngest son, so Wang Qiuxia naturally favored him. Originally, Wang Qiuxia also felt that Jiang Xibai did not want to acknowledge her, but after Qin Hao stirred things up, she completely agreed with him.
Jiang Xibai can forget about getting anything out of him.
Her youngest son is the one she can rely on for the rest of her life!
Wang Qiuxia pursed her lips. "But we can't get in touch with Xibai, and he's unwilling to lend us money..."
Qin Hao sneered and said, "I have connections to know where the Jiang family is. As for whether he'll lend us money... we have such a big handle on him, he has no choice but to agree!"
Qin Hao learned where the Jiang family lived from Liu Zi, and Liu Zi readily told him. Qin Hao and his family then headed there in a large group.
Jiang's mother was furious when she heard that this family was so unreasonable, especially when they wanted to send Qin Hao to the Jiang family to be raised by them, saying that they were brothers...
Jiang's mother lost her elegance as a wealthy matriarch and socialite, and immediately screamed for the housekeeper to kick her out.
Along with that, my impression of Jiang Xibai plummeted to rock bottom—
Why does Jiang Xibai have such biological parents?
That's really... shameless!
Thinking of Wang Qiuxia, who acted like a complete commoner, and then thinking of the blood of such a person flowing in Jiang Xibai's veins, Jiang's mother no longer thought of Jiang Xibai as an outstanding and elegant aristocrat. Whenever she saw Jiang Xibai, Wang Qiuxia's face would appear before her eyes...
Noticing the way Jiang's mother was looking at him, which was slowly becoming scrutinizing, distant, and critical, Jiang Xibai knew he was doomed.
He hates the Qin family to death!
He's already having such a hard time in the Jiang family, and he still has to deal with that disgusting Jiang Feng... Why do these people still want to ruin him?!
That's right, Jiang Feng actually backed up the video. After sleeping with Jiang Xibai once, he became addicted and couldn't forget her. He used the video to blackmail Jiang Xibai into meeting him secretly. You can't expect someone like Jiang Feng to have any integrity and not do anything to Jiang Xibai.
Now that Jiang Xibai has lost his status as the darling of the Jiang family, the only person he can hold onto is his fiancé, Lu Sinian. He dares not let Lu Sinian know about this, and the more he tries to keep it a secret, the more unscrupulous Jiang Feng becomes, inviting him out more and more frequently.
After each rendezvous, Jiang Xibai would take a long shower to wash away the disgusting smell and put on long sleeves and trousers to cover up the marks.
He became increasingly frail during this period.
Unfortunately, the Qin family still caused him a lot of trouble.
He originally thought the Qin family had gone back, but he didn't expect them to cause trouble at the Jiang family's place.
Looking at Jiang's mother's distant and complicated gaze, Jiang Xibai couldn't lift his feet and was unable to move forward for a moment.
Lu Si Nian...
Yes, he must capture Lu Sinian now!
Jiang Xibai asked the driver to take him to the Lu family home. He wanted Lu Sinian to get their marriage certificate as soon as possible, even if they didn't have a grand wedding!
"A-Nian!" Jiang Xibai asked the Lu family's servants and learned that Lu Sinian was in his room, so he hurriedly went upstairs and opened the door.
Lu Sinian happened to be holding a stack of photos when he heard Jiang Xibai's voice. He slowly raised his head and looked at Jiang Xibai with dark and cold eyes.
Jiang Xibai spoke at the same time as him—
"A-Nian, let's get married as soon as possible."
"Jiang Xibai, explain the matter of the photos."
The words fell at the same time.
The air fell silent for a moment.
Jiang Xibai finally realized that something was wrong with Lu Sinian. Lu Sinian had never looked at him so coldly before, and had never called him by his full name so icily. "...Photos? What photos?"
He looked down.
The photo in Lu Sinian's hand happened to catch his eye.
Jiang Xibai's breath hitched for a moment, and his face turned deathly pale.
Those photos were of him and Jiang Feng having a secret rendezvous... various intimate photos.
Including going to bed.
Jiang Xibai instinctively tried to grab Lu Sinian's hand: "A-Nian, let me explain..."
They didn't catch it.
Lu Sinian stepped aside and said in a calm tone, "Go ahead."
The seemingly unintentional action made Jiang Xibai's face turn even paler; he suddenly remembered that Lu Sinian was a germaphobe...
He won't want anything that's dirty.
And now...
He was obviously dirty.
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