Three-Way Contest (Part One)

Leng Shaming laughed heartily. Just as he was about to speak, Luo Qiming suddenly sprang out from the side, pointed at Chu Chen, and roared, "You again! You again! What exactly have I ever done to you? Why do you keep opposing me?"

Seeing Luo Qiming become so hysterical, Chu Chen was utterly baffled and somewhat speechless. "Mr. Luo, how have I opposed you? If you're talking about the bidding, that was a matter of ability. Ask everyone here—whoever loses a bid, do they go settle accounts with the person who won it?"

Zhang Yanbin, standing nearby, chimed in, "Exactly! Luo Qiming, can you stop being so childish all the time? You're already a grown man, so why are you throwing a child's tantrum?"

Luo Qiming knew that he was in the wrong, but his heart was still filled with fury. His face flushed bright red with anger, yet because he had no grounds to argue, he couldn't say a word. He was so frustrated he felt like vomiting blood.

Seeing this, the old man from before shook his head and sighed. Luo Qiming had always been competitive since childhood, especially when it came to gambling on stones. He had talent and worked hard, so he had always believed that he should be the leader of the younger generation.

Unfortunately, things had not gone as he wished. Leng Shaming had suddenly appeared and given him a crushing defeat right from the start. But since Leng Shaming wore the mantle of the Jade King's disciple, he could still accept it. However, he had never expected that last year, Chu Chen, who had risen from humble beginnings in the jade trade, would emerge out of nowhere and deal him several more blows.

In reality, some people couldn't withstand a single setback, but