The Gambler

"Mu Xin!"

"What a wonderful name, Mu Erniu. I never thought a rough fellow like you could come up with such a pleasant name."

Laughter continued to ring out. Outside the shabby little house, the laughter went on without end. The middle-aged man was not embarrassed in the slightest and laughed along with them.

Even this shabby little house could not keep out the warmth of human affection.

However, three people appeared at an inopportune moment. They walked straight toward Mu Erniu.

"Mu Erniu."

Hearing the call, Mu Erniu immediately turned his head. When he saw the three people approaching, his expression changed at once. He hurried forward and said ingratiatingly,

"Greetings, Brother Liu."

The people who had originally come to offer their congratulations scattered as soon as they saw Liu Pei, not daring to linger any longer, as though Liu Pei were some demon who killed without batting an eye.

Liu Pei looked at him coldly. "Stop grinning like a fool here. Where are my Spirit Stones? When are you going to pay me back?"

Mu Erniu's face stiffened at once, but then he smiled again.

"Brother Liu, could you give me two more days? I used those Spirit Stones to buy things for the child. I really can't come up with anything extra right now."

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Pei kicked him directly. His expression was icy.

"You can pretend to be a good father in front of outsiders if you want, but what are you pretending to be in front of me? Buying things for the child? How could you possibly have that kind of thought? Don't think I don't know. You took those five thousand Spirit Stones and gambled them away."

"You even had to borrow the midwife who delivered the child from