The referee said, "Ready, set, go!"
Xiong Jiany leaped onto the ring expressionlessly and stared at Zhao Ritian without a word.
Zhao Ritian burst out laughing. "I said yesterday that I'd take down all three of you by myself."
Xiong Jiany slowly took off his jacket and tossed it out of the ring. "Oh."
Zhao Ritian said, "Once I take you down, I'll be guaranteed a hundred million! After paying Lu Chengwen ten million, I'll still have ninety million left! Hahahaha! I'm gonna be rich!"
Xiong Jiany remained expressionless. "Oh."
Zhao Ritian sensed that something was off. "Is that the only word you know? Weren't you acting all arrogant yesterday? Telling everyone I was an idiot and getting them all to bet on you? Now you've gotten everyone so broke they're practically bankrupt! Let's see what you do now!"
Still expressionless, Xiong Jiany looked toward Lu Chengwen. "CEO Lu."
"Hm?" Lu Chengwen opened his mouth, and Hua Xuening placed a peeled longan into it.
"Can I raise the bet?"
The referee said, "Betting has already closed. No more wagers can be placed. Besides, at this stage of the competition—"
Xiong Jiany said, "I want a private wager with CEO Lu."
Lu Chengwen dusted off his hands, patted Jiang Shihan on the butt, and she hurriedly stood up.
Only then did Lu Chengwen rise. "Gambling isn't good. I said it yesterday: small bets are fun, but big bets hurt people. Better not to gamble at all. Look around—who here hasn't been driven nearly bankrupt by you? I didn't say a word, yet you went around spreading the news for me... Haven't I always said that I believed my junior brother could take down all three of you?"
Xiong Jiany flew into a rage. "It was you! You tricked me! You tricked