Chapter Forty-Four: The Bet

  "You... you! You're a woman, I won't bother with you! He Dong, do you know what this place is? This is where people gamble on stones, dare you to bet with me!" Cheng Tianxuan was somewhat flustered by Zhao Xinxin's rebuke, but in the midst of so many people, for the sake of saving face he couldn't take any action against Zhao Xinxin. In the end, he directly turned his spearhead towards He Dong.

  "Oh, how do you want to bet?" He Dong looked at his opponent with a skeptical gaze and asked.

  "Of course, it's a gamble. We each choose three raw stones in the same area and see who cuts out the most valuable jade, whoever wins!" Cheng Tianxuan said loudly.

  "What's the point of winning? What's the point of losing?" He Dong asked calmly.

  "The loser will leave Lin Xuan!" Cheng Tiankui proposed the condition.

  "Haha, how do I feel that your IQ is even lower than average? You actually proposed such a condition? Lin Xuan is my girlfriend, if I lose, I have to leave Lin Xuan, but if you lose, nothing happens? Besides, Lin Xuan is a person, not a bet. If you want to play this kind of game, go find someone else!" He Dong said with a contemptuous smile.

  "You... you...!" Cheng Tiankuai's face turned bright red from being squeezed by He Dong, but he had no words to refute. In the end, he could only give up his original plan and continue saying "Alright, let's change the stakes. Whoever loses will have to knock their head three times for the other person, and in the future, they'll have to take a detour when they meet!"

  "This bet isn't great either. You should also know about that time I gambled with Sun Sheng? People like you, second-generation rich kids, have thicker skin than city walls, and it's not uncommon for you to welch on debts. If you don't kowtow to me when the time comes, I won't be able to force you to do so! Let's change to another one!" He Dong's face still wore a calm smile.

  "Alright, let's bet with cash then! That should be fine!" Cheng Tianyue was infuriated by He Dong's words and his whole body was trembling.

  "Money? That's possible. But how much are we betting? I can tell you that 180 million is not even worth mentioning, don't even think about it!" He Dong used his usual tactics, but if this were a few days ago, he would have actually dared to bet with the opponent. However, now that he possessed the Broken Illusion Eye, he wasn't afraid at all.

  "Alright then, let's bet 10 million! Plus all the jade that opens up!" Cheng Tiankuai shouted with a red face and ears.

  "Alright, this is acceptable. Alright, let's settle on this. However, I don't trust your character, we must find an intermediary, and first transfer 10 million to the intermediary's account, whoever wins will get it!" He Dong proposed.

  "Alright! Let Old Li be the middleman then. He's the boss here, and Wang Qiang is also very familiar with him!" Cheng Tianxuan now hated to let He Dong fall on his face immediately, so he agreed without hesitation.

  He Dong turned around and took a glance at Wang Qiang. When He Dong and Cheng Tianhui started talking about making a bet, Wang Qiang had already given He Dong a signal with his eyes, and even quietly pulled him several times, hoping to stop him. However, He Dong pretended not to see it. Now that the betting situation has been set, he can only do his best to help He Dong, so when he saw He Dong's inquiring gaze, he nodded directly.

  Lao Li has a good reputation in the stone gambling circle, and Lao Li also has some background identity, so it's just right to be an intermediary.

  "Alright, I'll trouble Uncle Li then!" He Dong agreed readily as soon as Wang Qiang nodded.

  When He Dong, Wang Qiang and Cheng Tianyuan had a conflict, Li Shu was already present beside them, ready to stop the conflict in time when it escalated. However, the conflict did not develop into violence, but this way of confrontation was also what he most hoped for, because no matter who won or lost, he could benefit from it.

  "Don't worry, both of you! I, old Li, guarantee with my reputation that this gamble will be absolutely fair and just!" said Uncle Li, patting his chest.

  Soon, 200 million in cash was transferred into an account provided by Uncle Li, and after negotiation, the two decided to choose from that pile of jade rough worth 10,000 yuan per kilogram.

  As the gamble began, Cheng Tianyue immediately took Zhang Yang and walked over to start carefully selecting jade rough stones. He Dong, on the other hand, calmly hugged the piece of jade rough stone he had just selected and circled around the pile of rough stones.

  "Lao San, I've already called our company's jade expert, they'll be here soon. Put down the stone first and wait for the expert to come and help you pick three good ones. We must win them!" Wang Qiang said as he prepared to take over the original stone that He Dong had "randomly" selected earlier.

  "No way! Boss, this raw stone has a fate with me, and I'll use it to block them in a while!" He Dong would not give up the raw stone he had "selected" himself.

  "You... are going to drive me crazy! This gamble of stone, although it also involves luck and fate, experience and technique are the key, otherwise there wouldn't be such a thing as a stone gambling expert!" Wang Qiang was so angry that his breathing became heavier.

  "Don't worry, boss. Lately, my luck has been overflowing. Not having experience and skills is no big deal. Haven't you heard people say that when good fortune comes, even city walls can't stop it?" He Dong said stubbornly.

  "You... you... you! Forget it, I'm not going to argue with you. Anyway, it's your gamble. But let me warn you, don't cry when you lose!" Wang Qiang said to He Dong with a bad attitude.

  "Don't worry, it's definitely not me who will cry!" He Dong said confidently.

  More than an hour later, Cheng Tianxuan had already selected three pieces of jade rough stones with the help of Zhang Yang, while He Dong's speed was not slow either, and he even chose more than Cheng Tianxuan, a total of six pieces of jade rough stones.

  "Hmph, a leopard can't change its spots! No matter how many times you try to polish it, it's still just a worthless rock. And even if you managed to find a thousand of them, only three would be worthy of being used for the gamble. Hey, I'm asking you, He Dong, which three are you planning on using for the bet?" Cheng Tianxuan said disdainfully to He Dong.

  Not to mention Cheng Tianlei, almost everyone's gaze at He Dong was strange, including Wang Qiang, Zhao Xinxin and Wang Xuewu, because no one had ever seen anyone pick jade like they were buying vegetables in the market.

  "There's no pressure betting with you, so I'll just buy a few more for myself. Since you're in such a hurry to lose money to me, I'll use these three... this one... and that one to bet with you!" He Dong casually pointed out three of the six jade rough stones he had selected.

  Actually, Cheng Tianlei didn't know that He Dong, who had the broken jade eye, wasn't selecting gambling stones, but was directly selecting jadeite. So, although He Dong picked out six pieces of jadeite from hundreds of raw jade stones, these six pieces were already the best among this batch of raw jade stones. Therefore, the gamble hadn't even started yet, but Cheng Tianlei was already destined to lose.

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