Tang Bingyun's wealthy friends became intensely jealous after seeing Wang Haoran make such a huge profit, and they immediately felt the urge to try Gambling Stones again.
Wang Haoran was not even twenty yet, so there was no way he understood the art of Gambling Stones.
Besides, when he picked raw stones, he did it as casually as picking watermelons. He simply chose whichever ones caught his eye.
Luck had certainly played a part in how much he earned.
But more importantly, most of this batch of raw stones should have been profitable.
"I'll give it another try!"
The middle-aged Man Li, who had previously lost 950,000, copied Wang Haoran's "go with the flow" method of selecting stones and picked five raw stones in one go.
He had suffered consecutive losses opening them one at a time before. Now that he had picked five at once, he couldn't possibly keep losing, right? The others could no longer hold themselves back either and began choosing raw stones.
Once the stones had been selected, the master cutter started the machine.
Tang Bingyun's wealthy friends gathered around the machine, all of them smiling as they waited to reap the rewards.
After each raw stone was cut open, Tang Bingyun and several appraisers evaluated it and immediately announced the profit or loss.
"Loss of 50,000."
"Loss of 100,000."
"Loss of 250,000."
"Loss of 800,000."
The smiles on those wealthy people's faces gradually vanished. By the end, they looked as though their parents had died.
Hardly any of the stones they chose turned a profit. Even the profitable ones only earned a few tens of thousands, nowhere near enough to cover the losses from the other raw stones.
They had all lost money.
The smallest loss was 300,000, while the largest reached 3.3 million.
Wang Haoran stood nearby, holding back his laughter so hard he nearly got a cramp.
There were basically no good stones left among the remaining raw stones.
There was no money to be made from them.
Tang Bingyun should originally have borne all those losses herself, but these people had become suckers and helped her fill the hole.
"Young Master Wang, is there some secret to cutting raw stones? Could you teach me?"
The middle-aged Man Li, who had lost the most, approached Wang Haoran and humbly sought advice.
"Did you see me carefully selecting the raw stones? What secret could there be? It was all luck."
The middle-aged Man Li had no response to Wang Haoran's answer.
He could only assume that smoke was rising from the Wang Family's ancestral graves. Their ancestors must have blessed them—not only was their business huge and successful, but their descendants' gambling luck was absurdly good too.
At that moment, a vintage car arrived outside the factory.
The old principal and Chu Bai got out of the car one after the other.
"Little Brother Chu Bai, are you really that skilled at Gambling Stones? Can you profit nine times out of ten?"
"To be honest, I've never tried it before, but with the experience passed down to me by an expert, there definitely won't be any problem."
Chu Bai had actually only read some basic information about jade online, but that was enough.
What he was thinking about now was how he should spend the money once he made a fortune through Gambling Stones.
"You've never put it into practice before? Wouldn't that just be empty talk?" the old principal asked in astonishment.
"Whether it's empty talk or not, old principal, you'll find out soon enough." Chu Bai's confidence overflowed.
Although he had no experience with Gambling Stones, he possessed the X-ray Vision Ability. To him, Gambling Stones was like picking up money.
"Then I'll open these old eyes and wait to see it for myself." The old principal smiled, his heart filled with anticipation.
A short while later, the two arrived at the large shed.
Chu Bai came face-to-face with Wang Haoran.
A look of surprise first flashed through the former's eyes, followed by deep loathing.
Xu Muyan was such a kind and adorable girl. Only he truly treated her well and could give her happiness.
Wang Haoran was complete scum. He simply was not worthy of Xu Muyan's affection.
He had to find a chance to have a proper talk with Xu Muyan.
Otherwise, Xu Muyan would definitely be ruined by Wang Haoran! Wang Haoran had no idea what Chu Bai was thinking.
If he had known, Wang Haoran would definitely have savagely mocked Chu Bai.
Would Xu Muyan definitely be happy if she was with you? If she liked someone else, she would be ruined by him?
That was fucking unreasonable.
It was true that you loved Xu Muyan, but you also loved other beautiful girls.
You were a two-timing scumbag!
Of course, Wang Haoran felt that he was a scumbag too.
But he was the villain.
Wang Haoran shook off those thoughts and stepped forward to greet the old principal.
Tang Bingyun also walked over and asked curiously, "Old Ren, why did you arrive so late?"
Although Principal Ren and Tang Bingyun were technically in a superior-subordinate relationship, Principal Ren was highly respected in the education sector, so Tang Bingyun treated him with great respect.
"My old eyes are bad, so I drive rather slowly. I also got a flat tire on the way here, which delayed me for quite some time." At this point, the old principal said resentfully,
"I don't know who was so wicked as to scatter nails on the road."
"Is the car still parked by the roadside? Should I have someone tow it away?" Tang Bingyun asked politely.
"Fortunately, this little brother beside me was there. He helped me put on the spare tire, so everything is fine now." The old principal glanced at Chu Bai beside him.
Wang Haoran gave Chu Bai a surprised look.
This guy could even change a spare tire? Fuck, impressive!
After hearing what the old principal said, Tang Bingyun could not help looking at Chu Bai as well.
Chu Bai, who had just been troubled over Xu Muyan, had now thrown her to the back of his mind. His eyes held only Tang Bingyun before him.
This woman was far too beautiful, wasn't she? Her looks, her temperament—they were simply flawless! It was his first time seeing such a stunning woman.
How happy would he be if he could become this woman's boyfriend?
"Old Ren, why did you bring a stranger here?"
Chu Bai's appraising gaze made Tang Bingyun somewhat displeased.
"Oh, he's my student. He heard there was gambling stones here, so he came to have some fun," the old principal said.
"A young brat like him understands Gambling Stones?" Tang Bingyun looked at Chu Bai, a mocking smile on her lips.
"Beauty, don't let my age fool you. When it comes to Gambling Stones, if I claim first place in all of Qingling City, no one would dare claim second." Chu Bai raised his head and said.
"What arrogant words. Aren't you afraid the wind will cut your tongue?"
"You don't believe me? Then let's make a bet. I'll choose ten stones. If eight of them turn a profit, I win. Otherwise, I lose."
"What happens if I win, and what happens if you win?" It was Tang Bingyun's first time seeing someone with such a big mouth, and she was quite unconvinced.
"If you win, I'll work for free at your factory for the rest of my life. If I win, you... you become my girlfriend." Chu Bai was certain of victory, so he gathered his courage and said it.
Tang Bingyun frowned deeply upon hearing this.
Nearby,
Wang Haoran secretly mocked him.
Chu Bai really loved making bets with people. Last time, it was Xu Muyan. This time, it was Tang Bingyun.
It was fine to use schemes on girls, but could he at least come up with something new? Making a bet every single time—was that even interesting?
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