Surrender and Lose Half

"Beauty, why aren't you answering? Do you dare or not?"

Seeing that Tang Bingyun didn't reply, Chu Bai pressed her.

Tang Bingyun snorted coldly.

She hadn't intended to bother with Chu Bai, but he was actually getting worked up.

How could this guy, not even twenty years old, understand Gambling Stones?

When she won later, she definitely wouldn't let him off. She would make him sign a contract and work in the Jade Factory for the rest of his life.

Then they'd see if this kid was still so arrogant.

"You're very confident, alright, then..."

"Wait."

Before Tang Bingyun could finish speaking, she was interrupted by Wang Haoran.

"What does it have to do with you? Why are you butting in?"

Chu Bai was very annoyed to see Wang Haoran trying to cause trouble.

"You and I are classmates, right?" Wang Haoran asked.

"That's right, why are you suddenly saying this?" Chu Bai was a little confused.

"Just answer the question," Wang Haoran continued to ask:

"Your family background is ordinary, and your academic performance is at the bottom of the class, right?"

"Wang Haoran, what do you mean?!" Chu Bai felt insulted and said angrily.

"Not denying it proves I'm right then," Wang Haoran's words gradually became sharper: "You and I are classmates, naturally peers. This beauty is a generation older than me, and thus your elder. For you, a junior, to offend an elder is truly impolite."

"Your family background is ordinary, your academic performance is poor, and your words are frivolous. You actually want to latch onto a young lady from a wealthy family? That's just wishful thinking."

"And the fairness of a bet lies in equal stakes. The labor you can contribute in your lifetime is limited and cheap, while Aunt Tang's lifelong happiness is priceless. How can you even propose such an unfair bet?"

"Wang Haoran, you..." Chu Bai was furious and almost swore, but he swallowed the words back at the last moment.

He hated himself for not studying hard enough usually, for his poor eloquence, and for not being able to argue with Wang Haoran.

Swearing wasn't appropriate in this situation either.

Chu Bai didn't want to ruin the Old Principal's and this ice-cold beauty's impression of him.

"Haoran, you're right. I shouldn't bother with this kid at all." Tang Bingyun calmed down and couldn't be bothered to pay attention to Chu Bai anymore.

[Ding, the Host prevented the protagonist Chu Bai from scheming against one of the heroines, Tang Bingyun, gaining 200 Villain Points.]

My mouth is almost dry from talking, but at least it wasn't for nothing.

Wang Haoran smiled inwardly, then looked at Chu Bai and struck while the iron was hot: "If you're really that interested, I'll bet with you. Just as you said, you pick ten raw stones. If eight of them are profitable, then you win. Otherwise, I win."

"As for the stakes, it depends on how big you want to play. I'll see it through to the end."

"Are you serious?" Chu Bai's expression improved.

"Truly, everyone here can bear witness."

"It's a deal!" Chu Bai said, overjoyed:

"If I win, from now on you must stay away from Xu Muyan, not even speak a word to her. If you win, from now on I will also stay away from Xu Muyan, not speak a word to her."

Wang Haoran was directly amused by Chu Bai's words.

This guy was too thick-skinned. He could even propose such a bet? Xu Muyan already didn't pay much attention to Chu Bai, but instead was very close to him.

If Chu Bai won, Wang Haoran would suffer a huge loss.

If Chu Bai lost, Wang Haoran wouldn't gain anything.

What the hell, you dog protagonist, can you have some shame? "What are you laughing at? Are you betting or not?" Chu Bai said angrily.

"Bet."

Although Chu Bai proposed such a shameless bet, Chu Bai couldn't win either.

Of course, Wang Haoran was fearless.

"You're bound to lose!"

Wang Haoran said nonchalantly:

"Lose if I lose, I don't care, but may I ask how much money you brought? Is it enough to buy ten raw stones?"

"Oh, a friendly reminder, there are no raw stones here for less than five thousand."

Chu Bai was startled.

Last time he reported Sang Kun and got a 40,000 yuan bonus, paid 30,000 yuan in medical expenses, repaid Chen Zishi a thousand, and spent a little himself. Now he only had a little over seven thousand left.

Doesn't that mean he only had enough to buy one stone? "Little brother Chu Bai, just pick whatever you want, I'll cover the cost of the raw stones for you," the Old Principal said, helping Chu Bai out of his predicament.

"Thank you, Principal, I'll return the money to you right away," Chu Bai said gratefully, then smiled and walked towards the raw stones placed in the shed.

He used his perspective ability and looked at the raw stones on the ground.

One minute, two minutes, three minutes, ten minutes.

Ding, Host has successfully intercepted, preventing the protagonist Chu Bai from showing off through Gambling Stones, gaining 200 Villain Points.

"Hey, how much longer are you going to look? Have you picked yet?" Wang Haoran urged.

Chu Bai's confident smile had completely disappeared, replaced by confusion, astonishment, and embarrassment.

"Beautiful lady, there's a problem with the raw stones here. Based on the prices marked on them, among these fifty-odd raw stones, there are basically none that can make a profit," Chu Bai said seriously to Tang Bingyun.

"I think you're just a clown!" Tang Bingyun said angrily:

"Just now, many good items were cut from these raw stones, including even Glass Imperial Green. How could there be a problem?"

"Someone cut out good items, and even Glass Imperial Green! Who cut it?" Chu Bai asked in surprise.

"That would be me. Just now I cut 39 pieces, and it seems 33 of them made a profit. I probably only made a little over 120 million," Wang Haoran said lightly.

"You?! You understand Gambling Stones?"

"I don't understand. This is my first time playing today, but I got a bit lucky," Wang Haoran explained briefly, then urged,

"Don't waste time. If you can't do it, just admit defeat."

"I won't admit defeat!"

"Then open the stones."

"I..." Chu Bai was speechless.

There were no good goods in these rough stones. What was there to open?

"How about we follow the unwritten rule of the jianghu? Surrender and lose half. I admit defeat, you win half, and I won't ask Xu Muyan for tutoring anymore," Chu Bai's mind spun, and he suddenly said.

"Surrender and lose half?" Wang Haoran was once again startled by Chu Bai's shamelessness.

This guy was simply a scoundrel.

However, for Chu Bai, this was completely normal behavior.

He didn't like studying and often hung out with young people from society. It was common for him to lose bets and then act like a sore loser.

When Tang Bingyun heard Chu Bai's shameless words, she felt extremely contemptuous.

He couldn't even accept losing a bet. This kind of person was simply disgusting.

"Principal Ren, this student you brought is really a bit shameless," Tang Bingyun couldn't help but say.

"Hehe, is that so? I actually find it quite cute. Surrender and lose half, an interesting rule," the Old Principal smiled.

Tang Bingyun frowned, feeling that the Old Principal was a bit too biased towards Chu Bai, but she didn't say anything more.

Wang Haoran wasn't surprised to hear the Old Principal's words.

Although Chu Bai's style was unconventional, it wasn't to the extent of being truly wicked. As a staunch supporter of the protagonist, the Old Principal naturally wouldn't think much of it.

The Old Principal looked at Wang Haoran with a smile:

"You are both classmates, you'll see each other often. Don't make things too awkward. The suggestion of surrendering and losing half is good, don't you think?"

"Since the Principal has spoken, what else can I say?" Wang Haoran smiled slightly.

The Principal was completely on Chu Bai's side. Arguing with him further wouldn't change his attitude.

Since that was the case, why should Wang Haoran waste his breath? He could only wait and see how long the Principal could help Chu Bai.