Gu Nanyan didn't refute at all, and stepped away. "I'll wait for you in the private room next door. Just send me a message when you're done." His voice was soft and gentle, and through his non-prescription blue screen glasses, it was full of tenderness and affection.
Shen Beian nodded, his peach blossom eyes also filled with a smile, and walked towards the three of them.
"Beibei's awake?" Sheng Jingchen made room for her. "It hasn't officially started yet. We're doing the final preparations. You just woke up, so have some snacks first." He handed her a glass of warm milk and a plate of delicate lotus-shaped pastries.
Shaped like a lotus flower, with clearly defined layers, it is beautiful to look at and has a crisp, sweet taste.
It's difficult to make, but it's loved by people of all ages in Beijing.
Coincidentally, this was also what Shen Bei'an liked.
"Beibei, there's a small betting game over there, where you guess who the final winner will be. Want to play?" Fu Mutian raised her chin. "It's all small bets, after all, Nightshade is a legal place."
Both gambling in groups and gambling in general are illegal activities, but when it comes to playing, it's almost always people in the same circle, and sometimes it's inevitable that they'll play a small gambling game.
The stakes aren't high, and no idiot would bet on something that's actually useful.
Shen Bei'an took the milk and lotus flower pastry. "You all participated too?"
The three nodded in unison. "It's just a game anyway. Sweetie has a glass-type icy white natural jadeite round tube bracelet, Brother Chen has an 18k rose gold Lange Saxony watch, and as for me, I'm not as casual as Sweetie and Brother Chen. I just have a small gold-plated blanket."
Shen Bei'an: ...These prices are all over a million. The glass-type natural jadeite bracelet goes without saying, and these watches, like A. Lange & Söhne and Patek Philippe, are high-end luxury items. He remembered that Sheng Jingchen seemed to really enjoy collecting watches; he had a whole bunch at home.
As for the gold-plated carpet...
Even if you have money, you might not be able to buy it, no matter how good it is.
That's all real gold and silver.
Who do you all think will win?
“Without a doubt, we all bet on Nanxing.” Fu Mutian waved her hand. “However, because Nanxing won more, the odds were very low, 1:1.5. The others had relatively high odds. Guess who had the highest odds?” She smiled at Shen Beian.
Such scenes of being proven wrong are common in pseudonyms, where people readily declare, "It must be Xie Yunyu, the second young master of the Tang family."
Sheng Jingchen smiled and said, "Beautiful, it's her. The odds are 1:20, which is the highest Nightshade has ever had. But no one has voted for her yet."
Shen Bei'an knew that if it weren't for the fact that the Seventh Prince couldn't vote, the female lead's underlings would probably have made a fortune tonight.
"Then I'll vote for her," he thought, since following the female lead meant there would be benefits, so he casually handed her a jade pendant.
"Wow," Sheng Jingchen took it, his eyes wide with surprise, "Beibei, you really trust the second young master of the Tang family that much? This is an artifact from the Ming Dynasty."
This jade pendant is worth nearly ten million.
It's more expensive than all three of them combined.
Shen Beian shrugged indifferently, "It doesn't matter, we're the bookmakers anyway, so it doesn't matter if we lose."
"Tsk tsk," Ye Lin shook his head and entered the data for Shen Beian's bet on Xie Yunyu. "Anyone who didn't know better would think you knew a lot about Xie Yunyu, being so bold."
This jade pendant is definitely the biggest gamble of the night!
A jade pendant caused Xie Yunyu's bets to skyrocket.
“Exactly. If I didn’t remember that you’re already married, I would have thought you were interested in the second young master of the Tang family,” Fu Mutian added.
“That’s right,” Sheng Jingchen said, not at all considering himself Shen Beian’s brother-in-law at this moment. “An’an has only met the second young master of the Tang family a few times, and she’s already so bold.”
All three spoke in a teasing tone, without any other implications.
Shen Bei'an smiled, then suddenly paused.
Oh right, he and Xie Yunyu have only met a few times?
Doesn't it seem strange to others that he trusts her so much?
Wait, Gu Nanyan!
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