Chapter 64: A Bet! (Part 1)
Just that moment of murderous aura bursting out also slightly affected Lin Tian's mentality, and he actually had the urge to take out the silver star and directly blow up Lin Wei's head with a single shot. "Xiao Ling, unless absolutely necessary, it's better not to use this murderous aura," Lin Tian said in his mind, "How are Po Er Xue Er doing?" "I'm watching movies with them, Master, why don't you take another one in? Just the three of us, playing mahjong is always missing one, it's not good!"
Lin Tian was speechless.
At this time, Qin Ke's voice came through the loudspeaker. "Ladies and gentlemen, dear guests, welcome to my sister Zhou Yao's birthday party, wishing everyone a pleasant night ahead, next, let our birthday star say a few words!" Qin Ke handed the microphone to Zhou Yao beside him.
"Hello everyone, I'm glad you're all here to celebrate my birthday with me. Thank you also to my sisters for organizing this together. Now, let's share that big birthday cake!" Zhou Yao said a couple of sentences before putting down the microphone, leaving Nan Gong Wan Er and Mu Rong Xue slightly puzzled. Prior to this, Zhou Yao had prepared more than just these few words, but only Qin Ke let out a quiet sigh, knowing that Zhou Yao wasn't in a good mood at the moment, so she didn't have the enthusiasm to say more!
A five-layered large cake was placed on the table in the center of the hall, and Zhou Ya slowly inserted nineteen small candles, which were all lit up one by one. The lights went out, and the nineteen small candles shone brightly on Zhou Ya's face, making Lin Tianxin's heart flutter slightly as he walked over.
"Wishing you a happy birthday, wishing you a happy birthday..." Nangong Yu'er sang softly, and the others also hummed along. As the birthday song was sung, Zhou Yao took a deep breath and blew out all the candles. "Sister Yao, happy birthday!" Nangong Yu'er shouted loudly, "Hurry up and make a wish! After you've made your wish, we have lots of gifts for you!"
Zhou Ya nodded slightly, closed her eyes, and whispered a wish. Ten seconds later, Zhou Ya opened her eyes. "Hehe, Sister Yao, what did you wish for? Tell us so we can all hear!" said Nan Gong Yuanyu. Zhou Ya gently shook her head: "If I say it out loud, it won't come true!"
Nangong Wanyi stuck out her tongue: "You're so petty!" She brought out a small silver box from behind her back, "Yaojie, this is for you. Happy birthday." "Thanks, Wanyi!" Zhou Yao said, taking the small silver box and putting it aside.
Others also presented their gifts one by one, some were wrapped up like Nangong Yu'er, while others directly opened the gift box. Those who opened the gift box basically gave heavy gifts, and they did so to enjoy the surprised gaze of the crowd.
"Yao'er, this piece of jadeite was bought by me at an auction for $108,000. I hope you like it!" Lin Wei opened a delicate jewelry box, revealing a heart-shaped beautiful jadeite that emitted a dazzling glow under the newly turned-on lights. The onlookers were amazed, after all, it was just an ordinary birthday party, and many gifts, although precious, generally didn't exceed $10,000 in value. Lin Wei's move had surpassed many people, and several who also had intentions towards Zhou Yao couldn't help but secretly regret not buying a better gift!
Zhou Yaowu slightly furrowed her brow and said, "Lin Wei, please call me by my name Zhou Yaowu. Also, your gift is too valuable, I'm sorry, I can't accept it!" Lin Wei's face stiffened: "Yaowu, it's just over a million US dollars, how can that be considered valuable? As long as you're happy, even if it cost more, I'd still be willing to spend it!"
Wei Feng sneered and said, "Lin Wei, since Zhou Yao doesn't accept it, you can take it back. Whether Zhou Yao is happy or not depends on who gave the gift, not how precious the gift is. Alas, at your age, you still don't understand such a simple truth, I really feel sorry for you!"
Lin Wei was one of the people who didn't receive Zhou Yao's invitation. After learning about Zhou Yao's birthday, he spent over $100,000 at an auction to buy a beautiful jade. Unexpectedly, it ended up like this. Taking a deep breath, Lin Wei said in a low voice, "Yao'er, you really won't accept it?!"
"Some people, really have no shame, others don't let her call, but she still calls herself Yuer, tsk, tsk, to see such a scene, this trip is not in vain! This trip is not in vain!" Lin Tian said with a faint smile. Lin Wei's face turned cold, and he could tolerate Wei Feng's sarcasm, but Lin Tian's sarcasm was something he couldn't bear: "Lin Tian, I wonder where the gift you gave to Zhou Yuer is? You didn't come empty-handed, did you?"
Zhou Yao spoke up, "That's not true, Lin Tian already gave me a gift!" "Already gave it?" Lin Wei sneered, "I'm afraid the gift is something that can't be seen by others, otherwise, why didn't you give it to her when everyone was giving gifts together?!" Seeing Zhou Yao's face change color, he became even more convinced of his idea, "Zhou Yao, why don't you take out the gift Lin Tian gave you and let us all see it? Let us appreciate the big gift Lin Tian gave you!" As soon as he said this, Zhou Yao, Qin Ke, and Wei Feng all changed color. The box, Zhou Yao hadn't even opened it, but a box that can be bought for just a few dollars at a street stall, what could be inside? It's likely that the most probable thing is that there's just some small trinket inside. Although Zhou Yao was a bit annoyed with Lin Tian for not putting thought into her gift, she absolutely didn't want Lin Tian to lose face in public. "Sorry, I only want to look at the gift Lin Tian gave me alone." As soon as Zhou Yao said this, her face also turned slightly red.
"Zhou Yao, isn't this too much? It's just looking at the gift, it won't run away! Someone in the crowd saw Zhou Yao's attitude towards Lin Tian was not ordinary and felt jealous, helping Lin Wei say. "Exactly, exactly, even if Lin Tian's gift is too common, it shouldn't be unworthy of being seen by people!" Another person chimed in.
Wei Feng roared, "Shut up, all of you! Zhou Yao said she won't look, so just don't look. Why force her?!" Lin Wei sneered, "Wow, Wei Feng, you're really full of hot air. Today, we must take a good look, brothers, isn't that right?"
Someone took the lead, and although those people knew Wei Feng was not easy to deal with, they still responded loudly: "Yes!"
Zhou Yao was at a loss, her eyes pleadingly looked at Lin Tian, "Zhou Yao, just show it to them. I reckon you haven't even seen the gift I gave you yet. Before that, can you agree to one condition for me? No matter what's inside, you must not refuse it, okay?"
Zhou Yao thought for a moment, nodded her head. In her opinion, even if the things inside the box were not as valuable as the box itself, she would still accept it! Wei Feng was right, what's important wasn't the value of the gift, but who gave it to her! Although she had decided in her heart to distance herself from Lin Tian and help Mu Rong Xue and Lin Tian be together, this didn't mean she didn't like Lin Tian giving her gifts!
"Haha, let's wait and see, Lin Tian. If the value of your gift is even one-tenth of mine, I'll call you 'Grandpa' three times. Otherwise, you can call me 'Grandpa' instead!" Lin Wei laughed wildly. "I don't have an unworthy descendant like you!" Lin Tian replied calmly.
Lin Wei's face turned bright red with anger: "Coward, are you even afraid of making such a small bet?!"
(Cough, reminding again, listing in two days, brothers please come and support at the first time, Zhonghua Long will have how many subscriptions within a few hours, don't let me have less than half of his when the time comes... He has 1,450 collections on the shelf, I should have around 1,600 collections when I'm listed, having more collections on the shelf than others, if subscriptions are still lacking, I'll be too ashamed to face the ancestors... So, brothers, everything is up to you now, please give your support to Xiaotian at the first time, subscribe, flowers, gifts... and leave a footprint in the book review area to congratulate!)
