"I've already come all the way here, and it's pointless to say these unnecessary things. The most important thing is still up to you. We did agree on a time, didn't we? Let's just hurry up and go!" Gu Mian let out a sigh and adjusted her spirits.

  Since she had already promised Zhou Tao that she would help, there was nothing else she could say. She should just do her best, which is the right thing to do.

  "Thank you." Zhou Tao lowered his head and stiffly led the way in front, guiding Gu Mian to their destination this time.

  It turns out that when Zhou Tao came to her again and blocked her at the bottom of the dormitory building, she was also very surprised.

  Blocking her way, Zhou Tao looked even more haggard than the last few days, his eyes filled with bloodshot, as if he hadn't slept for several days, his pale face looking a bit frightening.

  She originally thought Zhou Tao was coming to borrow money from her again, and at the moment she saw him, she was still hesitant about whether or not to lend it to him. She had heard a lot about Zhang Tingting's affairs from that little gossip Bai Fangfang.

  She changed to a different brand-name handbag every now and then, and was picked up in some luxury car or other - she was much more showy than when she had been going out with Du Hao.

  There are not a few beauties who have been picked up by luxury cars, but recently the most lively one is this Tingting. She and Zhou Tao seem to have really fallen out, even on the school's BBS there are people talking about it, Bai Fangfang still loves to put on a cloak of righteousness to go and make speeches.

  But to her surprise, Zhou Tao was not here to borrow money this time, but to ask for her help, to help him win back the fake jade ring temporarily kept by his uncle.

  There is only one way to win back the emerald ring, which is on-site appraisal. By identifying genuine antiques from the items presented by the other party, not only will the ring be returned to Zhou Tao, but also the money he lost previously will be returned to him along with it.

  But if he loses, Zhou Tao will have to leave behind what he brought to gamble with.

  The last time Zhou Tao borrowed money from her was to make up for this so-called "admission ticket", but unfortunately, the other party asked for a higher price each time, and simply borrowing money from others was not enough.

  The lost glass emerald ring was worth at least 1.6 million, and if it couldn't be retrieved, Zhou Tao might as well jump off a building.

  The other party only gave Zhou Tao two chances, and Zhou Tao had already used one of them, unfortunately failed. The last chance left, he coincidentally found Gu Mian, hoping that Gu Mian could help him.

  According to Gu Mei's idea, her first reaction after hearing the whole thing clearly was that she wanted to refuse.

  It's about a 1.6 million jade ring, if she wins, it's nothing, but what if she loses? Although her left hand can touch those things to see if they are antiques or not, this is obviously a trap set by others for Zhou Tao, who can guarantee that the other party will return the thing to Zhou Tao after winning.

  Zhou Tao wasn't unaware of this point, it's just that he had no other choice. In order to retrieve the jade ring, now that the other party has given him a glimmer of hope, he could only head in the direction of this hope.

  He had lost once before, and his confidence was thoroughly shattered. Gu Mian was the only person he could think of who might be able to help him. As he asked Gu Mian to agree, he also took out a letter of guarantee he had written himself, promising that no matter what the outcome of this matter was, Gu Mian would not bear any responsibility.

  For Zhou Tao to lose something so precious because of a temporary dispute, especially when it wasn't even his own thing, Gu Mian was deeply disapproving. What's more, the cause of the whole thing was that vain Zhang Tingting.

  She didn't want to agree to this troublesome matter, but looking at Zhou Tao in front of her who was like a trapped beast, Gu Mei seemed to see the her who had tried every means for her grandfather's medical expenses back then, and thinking of her left hand, she inexplicably softened.

  If it weren't for Zhou Tao's help at that time, the porcelain pillow would never have been picked up by her, and Grandpa wouldn't know what would happen.

  A soft heart is still a soft heart; things that shouldn't be promised still can't be promised.

  In the end, Gu Ming could only think of a way that wasn't a solution. He would have them both be in charge of appraising it together, then tell Zhou Tao the result they came up with, and finally whether to believe what she said or what Zhou Tao himself had come up with was still up to Zhou Tao to decide.

  In short, the final decision is that Gu Mei will absolutely not help Zhou Tao.

  The two of them made their way through the crowded dance floor and turned into a corridor, entering the VIP lounge area.

  The security guard at the private room seemed to have received instructions beforehand and did not stop them, allowing them to enter smoothly.

  After seven twists and eight turns, Gu Meng finally stood in front of a private room door with Zhou Tao. The soundproofing facilities of the private room were very good. At least she had been walking around this corridor for a while, and basically didn't hear any sounds coming from those passing private rooms.

  Only occasionally when someone who has had too much to drink comes out, at the moment the door is opened, can you hear the sound of what seems like a group of demons dancing wildly inside the private room.

  Knock knock knock...

  Zhou Tao knocked on the door and then took a deep breath before pushing open the door of the private room.

  "Hey, I thought you weren't coming back. Didn't expect you to actually show up." The man sitting in the middle burst out laughing as soon as he saw Zhou Tao.

  Zhou Tao's face was tense as he looked at Zhang Tingting leaning against the other person, a hint of pain flashing across his face: "This time, I have a request."

  The man released his hand from around Zhang Tingting's waist and looked at Zhou Tao with great interest: "What are the requirements?"

  "I want to appraise it with the person I brought." Zhou Tao stared tightly at his opponent.

  "Are you looking for outside help?" The man chuckled lightly: "The rules I told you before, you should still remember them, right? If you're going to find outside help, it can only be your classmates, no one else is allowed."

  "Gu Mian is our classmate." Zhou Tao stepped aside, revealing Gu Mian behind him to everyone's eyes.

  Gu Mei carefully observed the people inside from the moment she entered the private room, and her first glance fell on Zhang Tingting from the Fine Arts Department, who was unexpectedly also there.

  Zhang Tingting's face showed a moment of unnaturalness when she saw Zhou Tao appear, but it was quickly covered up.

  There weren't many people in the private room, apart from the one who had been talking to Zhou Tao from the beginning. Only three couples were seated next to them, with several bottles of wine on the table and a deck of poker cards. There were also quite a few banknotes scattered around, it seemed they had a great time before.

  Can't help but say, the rich young master beside Zhang Tingting is still quite handsome, wealthy and good-looking, no wonder he made Zhang Tingting so unceremoniously turn against Zhou Tao.

  "Is she really a classmate of yours?" the man asked Zhang Tingting.

  Zhang Tingting glanced at Gu Ming, unsure if she really knew or was just pretending, but smiled and nodded slightly, acknowledging it.

  "Believe you." The man pinched Zhang Tingting's cheek, turned his head and smiled at Zhou Tao: "I promised you, so as not to let you say I'm bullying the weak with my power."

  Zhou Tao moved his lips, seemingly wanting to say something, but Gu Mian quickly pulled him back, stopping his action.

  "Come on, hurry up and clean up the things on the table. Today's main event is about to start." The man said to the person next to him.

  The person next to them was obviously very interested in what Zhou Tao and Gu Mian were about to do, and soon cleared everything on the table to one side, emptying it.

  "This time, let's play a different game. The things on the table don't need to be picked out as real or fake, just judge whether they are true or false. However, you must pay attention, when judging, be careful not to make any mistakes, if one is wrong, it counts as your loss." The man placed the items on the table and smiled ambiguously at Gu Mian and Zhou Tao.

  (Thanks for the peace charm sent by PaoPaoBian, MiaoMiao will work harder, there are still two more updates today, see you later~~~)