Chapter 25. Bet
In the end, Jia Yingjun had supper at Xu Wei's house until two in the morning, and pitifully begged Xu Wei to lend him the sofa for one night.
Ruan Tang slept in the same bed with Xu Wei. She turned over, looked at Xu Wei's bony back, and sighed. Listening to her long, even breathing, she sighed softly: "In the gamble of love, why are women always the losers? It's boring."
"Hmm?" Xu Wei asked vaguely as if in a dream: What did you say?
"It's okay, let's talk later." Ruan Tang pulled the quilt to her neck, wrapped her body in it and fell asleep.
The next day was the weekend, and the matchmaker called Ruan Tang again to say that there was an offline blind date event this Sunday. The entry requirements for men were all 985 or 211 master's degrees or overseas returnees, and a spot was reserved for her.
Ruan Tang was still worried about when to tell Xu Wei the truth, so she flatly refused and simply cancelled the automatic renewal of the dating website.
In the evening, Xu Wei suddenly appeared in the tavern and said that she had booked the whole place and invited everyone to gather there for the night.
Wearing makeup for the first time since her wedding day, she looked bright and elegant in a crew-neck beaded Dior dress.
As the two were talking, Feng Xue walked in from outside carrying an aluminum alloy box.
Ruan Tang couldn't help but laugh and said: If you dress cooler, you'll look a bit like a gangster boss in TV dramas.
Xu Wei turned her head and looked, and said in surprise: I haven’t played Texas Hold’em for a long time, just right!
Feng Xue nodded: "You can do it too? It seems like it's fate."
Seeing that the two of them seemed to be in sync, Ruan Tang silently took the box, opened it and looked at it, and asked: Why did you suddenly buy this?
Feng Xue smiled helplessly and explained: This is the goods to be delivered today. I took a photo when I picked up the goods, but the recipient insisted that a chip was missing. I was too lazy to compare them one by one with the photos, so I paid compensation and took the goods back.
"What kind of logic is this? If someone asks you to deliver diamonds and they turn out to be fake, you're going to compensate them? Mouthwash today, Texas Hold'em tomorrow. How many things have you brought back since you started delivering goods?" Ruan Tang scolded with a dissatisfied look on her face.
Feng Xue didn't argue, only giving a slightly awkward smile as she lowered her head to sort the chips. Xu Wei, on the other hand, rested her chin on her hand and watched the two of them with a cheerful expression, as if she were watching a family sitcom.
It happened that Jia Yingjun and Wu Jiahao also arrived at this time. Jia Yingjun's eyes lit up when he saw Texas Hold'em. He rolled up his sleeves and started preparing to start the game.
He kindly asked Xu Wei if he wanted to explain the rules to her first, but Xu Wei just smiled and said: Let's discuss the bet.
Jia Yingjun said: I'll do whatever you say.
Xu Wei played with a chip in her hand, thought for a while, and said: Then the person who loses everything first will agree to one request of the winner.
Ruan Tang learned the rules temporarily and was responsible for dealing the cards. Although she was not familiar with the rules, Xu Wei's playing style still made her feel nervous. She kept following up and raising the bet. Ruan Tang even began to worry about what would happen if Jia Yingjun won and asked her to agree to be his girlfriend.
Finally, Xu Wei went all-in, forcing Jia Yingjun to follow suit. Xu Wei then hit a royal flush, winning all of Jia Yingjun's chips. After he left the table, Feng Xue and Wu Jiahao quickly lost ground.
Xu Wei gathered all the chips in front of her, smiled and winked at Jia Yingjun, and said: It seems that if you want to play the game, courage and luck are indispensable.
Jia Yingjun spread his hands and said: I accept the loss.
"Then it seems I need to think carefully about what request to make." Xu Wei looked at Jia Yingjun meaningfully.
Feng Xue turned his head to glance at Ruan Tang, then stood up and said: It's just a game, don't take it too seriously. Everyone wait a moment, I'll go make some snacks.
"Thank you for your hard work." Xu Wei looked up and thanked Feng Xue, then looked at Jia Yingjun and asked: Do you think so too?
Jia Yingjun glanced at the chips in front of Xu Wei and said: Of course not, a gentleman’s word is hard to catch up with no matter how many horses are on the road.
"That's good. Let me think about it and I'll tell you after dinner." Xu Wei smiled mysteriously.
After a few rounds of toasts, Wu Jiahao quietly lowered his head to eat his food. Feng Xue asked, "What's wrong? You look worried?"
Jia Yingjun poured a beer and placed it in front of Wu Jiahao, saying, "Because of Jiang Li? My niece is so obsessed with pursuing my best friend, and I, as her uncle, am not even emo."
Wu Jiahao's face changed, he picked up the beer and drank half of it, saying: You know I don't have...
Xu Wei tried to smooth things over and said: Forget it, Jiahao, you'd better not drink anymore. It's easy to get drunk when you're in a bad mood.
"But my former client said something that I think makes a lot of sense. She said that everyone has some bad habits. It's so tiring to be a serious person every day." Ruan Tang sighed and poured another half glass of wine for Wu Jiahao.
Feng Xue nodded in agreement: I had an American colleague before, who said that it is rare to see psychological counselors in China, and that you have to consult them for everything, whether it is love counseling, marriage counseling, or child relationship counseling. He asked me how people around me usually deal with psychological barriers, and my first reaction was to find a buddy to have a drink.
Jia Yingjun put away his usual nonchalant look, smiled helplessly and said: It's even harder for men. They have to keep all their worries to themselves. It's hard to find someone around them to talk to openly. So, emotional counseling is really a business.
Feng Xue shook his head: Isn't it even more unacceptable to talk about intimate things with someone you just met?
Xu Wei seemed to be slightly drunk, her face was slightly red. When she heard Feng Xue say this, she patted him on the shoulder and said: I am a professional, do you have any emotional problems?
"Oh, it was a pretty relaxing dinner, why did it suddenly become so heavy? The moonlight is so beautiful tonight, can't we talk about something romantic?" Ruan Tang took Xu Wei's hand back, intending to liven up the atmosphere.
Jia Yingjun returned his gaze to Xu Wei, nodded, and sighed, "Teacher Xu looks great today. There's a saying that women dress to please themselves, but I think it should be changed to 'women dress to please themselves.' If you like yourself, you have to please yourself, whether there's someone to please you or not."
Xu Wei raised the corner of her mouth, stretched out her index finger and waved it in front of Jia Yingjun's eyes, saying: Don't think that I will let you go just because you say nice things.
Wu Jiahao, who had been drinking quietly nearby, suddenly looked at Jia Yingjun and said, "Love is really just a chemical reaction. As long as the brain produces enough phenylethylamine (PEA), people will feel a sense of attraction." Phenyethylamine and amphetamine are like twin brothers, the latter being the drug amphetamine. To put it bluntly, they both stimulate the central nervous system. Love is similar to drug addiction. How can people become addicted to themselves? You're wrong."
Ruan Tang looked at Wu Jiahao and thought to herself, why should I go to a high-educated blind date party when there is a walking science machine on the scene.
Seeing Ruan Tang holding her chin and staring at Wu Jiahao, Feng Xue pursed her lips and said: Our Jiahao has been like this since he was a child, just like Baidu Encyclopedia.
After three rounds of drinks, Ruan Tang felt that her body and consciousness had become light.
As the meeting was coming to an end, Wu Jiahao drank a glass of red wine and reminded: Xu Wei’s request has not been made yet.
Xu Wei suddenly stood up, tapped the wine glass with a spoon, and said with a bright smile on her face: I have been in this life for more than 30 years and I have never been to a disco. Why don’t you, Mr. Jia, wear women’s clothes and accompany me to a nightclub.
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