Chapter 4#
Chapter 4 Bet (2)
Sun Peiming winked, and the middle-aged man who had gone to get the table earlier stood up and took the bracelet.
“Young Master Gu doesn’t mind if we appraise it, right?” Sun Peiming exhaled a puff of smoke, squinting and smiling.
Everyone was in the system, so it was impossible to say bandit words like “if you break it a little, you’ll pay with your life”. Gu Chenzhou just said “as you please” and leaned back in his chair, waiting for Sun Peiming’s people to appraise it.
The card game paused again. The professional quality of the dealer this time was much higher than Chen Hao’s. Seeing that both sides had reached an agreement, he immediately put down the cards in his hand, took a few steps back and left the table, showing respect and avoiding suspicion of dirty hands afterwards.
The middle-aged man went out for about ten minutes. When he came back, he leaned into Sun Peiming’s ear and whispered something.
Sun Peiming was silent for a while, waved his hand to let him sit back, and then took the bracelet and put it in the pile of chips in the middle of the card game: “Carrying millions with you, Young Master Gu is generous.”
“Not as generous as Young Master Sun supporting stars.” Gu Chenzhou said.
It was unknown what this sentence reminded Sun Peiming of, but he calmed down again, showing a gentle smile and saying: “Young Master Gu is right, it’s hard to buy what you like with a thousand gold. Continue, I call three million.” The last sentence was said to the dealer, and three million was the estimated value of the bracelet.
The dealer bowed again and returned to the table to continue dealing.
The third card was turned over, Sun Peiming had the King of Hearts, and Gu Chenzhou had the 3 of Diamonds.
“Call.” Sun Peiming.
“Call.” Gu Chenzhou.
The fourth card was turned over, Sun Peiming had the King of Hearts, and Gu Chenzhou had the 5 of Diamonds.
Continue.
The fifth river card, Sun Peiming had the King of Clubs, and Gu Chenzhou had the Ace of Diamonds.
Sun Peiming looked at the cards on the table for a while: “Raise.”
6 million!
Gu Chenzhou’s expression remained indifferent, signaling the dealer to call for him.
By now, the people who were playing cards and drinking before had all gathered around the gambling table.
Wei Xiangjin changed the wine in his hand for a cup of tea. Ten million a game, the three of them didn’t lack this money, but the gambling game tonight had reached this point, whoever lost would lose face big time. He glanced at Sun Peiming, then rested his gaze on Gu Chenzhou.
Gu Chenzhou was playing with the jade token in his hand. Sensing Wei Xiangjin’s gaze, he turned his head and smiled slightly at the other party.
Just then, Sun Peiming’s voice rang out: “Turn.”
2 of Diamonds!
Sun Peiming felt a bit regretful, but also seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. Having lost twenty-five games in a row, and finding nothing wrong after the inspection just now, he could still hold it together on the surface, but he was really a bit scared inside. Seeing that the other party had three identical community cards, he began to worry that the other party would turn over a straight flush.
Gu Chenzhou also turned over his card, it was also a 2, the 2 of Clubs.
Now there was one last card left.
The ringtone of a mobile phone suddenly broke the silence on the second floor. Just as the crowd around the card table was slightly agitated, Gu Chenzhou took out his mobile phone, answered it and just said “En” twice, when the person on the other end hung up.
He didn’t care either. After hanging up the phone, he said to Wei Xiangjin: “Minister Gu has given instructions, I have to go back.” As he spoke, he glanced at the card table, “Call or fold this game… or just forget it?”
Gu Chenzhou’s words had a deep meaning!
Sun Peiming narrowed his eyes slightly. Playing this card game until now, he didn’t really believe he had much chance of winning. But the dealer, the table, the room, the props, everything had been checked, and there were no problems.
Was it really a difference in luck and card skills?
He didn’t believe it, no one believed it.
“Everyone came out to play, no one says forget it halfway through. Young Master Gu is looking down on me.” Sun Peiming said with a smile, gently flicking the cigarette ash, “Minister Gu’s instructions must be obeyed, but a minute or two won’t make a difference…” Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the middle-aged man sitting next to him quietly gesturing to him. This was someone he brought back from a foreign casino, proficient in both fair and foul play, with impeccable professional quality, just a bit dense in some areas.
It’s just ten million, he can afford to lose if he can afford to bet! As long as he is still in this circle, as long as he still wants to be a top member of this circle, let alone one ten million, even a second or third one, he dares to throw it all out as long as he can get off the table.
Even if he throws it all out, he has to keep his face!
“Call.”
The last card was turned over.
7 of Diamonds. Three Kings, two scattered cards. At this time, Sun Peiming didn’t care about winning or losing anymore. He just watched Gu Chenzhou turn over the card, and he even silently recited 4 in his heart, 4 of Hearts, 4 of Spades, 4 of Clubs, 4 of Diamonds…
4 of Diamonds!
The last card was revealed, and the high and low breaths around converged into a considerable wave of sound.
In comparison, the two people at the card table seemed much calmer.
Sun Peiming even felt that Gu Chenzhou knew the result from the beginning of the game, but feeling was feeling, he still showed his demeanor immediately: “Young Master Gu has good luck tonight. The money will be transferred to Young Master Gu’s account tomorrow morning.”
“Easy to say, Young Master Sun’s luck tonight is actually not bad either.” Gu Chenzhou said, then turned to Wei Xiangjin, “Do you have something to do later? Should I take a taxi?”
Young Master Gu, actually I have time to send you… At this moment, definitely more than one person thought this sentence!
Unfortunately, Wei Xiangjin always took the lead in such matters. As soon as Gu Chenzhou finished speaking, he took over: “Just happen to be free, is it about time today?” The last sentence was said to the people around.
“It’s okay, it’s okay, we’re about to leave too.” The people around quickly expressed their attitude, surrounding Wei Xiangjin and Gu Chenzhou as they walked out of Qianhe Pavilion.
The group filed through the stone corridor. When approaching the floral-pendant gate, Sun Peiming, who had fallen behind, finally caught up. He didn’t talk nonsense. Seeing Gu Chenzhou, he said meaningfully: “Minister Gu gave temporary instructions, tonight wasn’t fully enjoyable. Next time I invite Young Master Gu out, Young Master Gu must do me the honor.”
Gu Chenzhou stopped and replied in the same tone: “I will definitely be on time for Young Master Sun’s invitation.”
The group walked all the way to the entrance of National Beauty and Heavenly Fragrance, and saw the manager bowing slightly and talking to someone in front of the spiral staircase in the lobby from a distance. Gu Chenzhou took an extra look over there, and their eyes met.
Almost at the same time, they asked the people beside them:
“Who is that?”
“What?” Wei Xiangjin wondered.
Sharp-eyed people around looked at the same place as Gu Chenzhou and quickly said: “That’s Young Master He.”
Wei Xiangjin also saw the other party now. He frowned, didn’t say anything immediately, but waited until they separated from the crowd and got the car before saying to Gu Chenzhou: “He Hailou. You probably don’t know him. He came just after you went abroad. He is from the He family.”
“What’s wrong with him?” Gu Chenzhou asked.
“This person is a bit dangerous.” Wei Xiangjin frowned slightly, tapping his fingers lightly on the steering wheel, “Although no one has really caught any evidence… but some things he did may have crossed the line.”
“Oh?”
“And his life is very chaotic.” Wei Xiangjin added, with some disgust on his face, “He doesn’t care about gender, is a regular at orgies, and loves extreme sports. I’ve seen him a few times. With his way of playing, sooner or later he will play himself to death.” Being with Gu Chenzhou, Wei Xiangjin spoke much more casually, unlike his usual habit of hiding half of what he said, “By the way, why did you suddenly notice him?”
“Just happened to see him.” Gu Chenzhou said.
“That’s Young Master Wei and Young Master Gu.”
While Wei Xiangjin and Gu Chenzhou were discussing He Hailou, the person beside He Hailou also carefully told He Hailou: “Young Master Gu used to be the top in the circle just like Young Master Wei. But he went abroad three years ago and there has been no news. I didn’t expect him to suddenly appear here today.”
“Gu Chenzhou?” He Hailou said in a low voice. This twenty-two-year-old man, judging from his appearance alone, was definitely not inferior to those male stars on the screen who caused thousands of fans to scream. Moreover, he had a family background that those people couldn’t catch up with even if they spurred their horses - he was from the He family in the capital, even if he was not He Nanshan’s direct bloodline, “It’s actually him…”
While speaking, several people passed through the back garden and walked into the detached small building. The boy who was staying inside jumped up from his seat like a spring.
He Hailou smiled, walked up and pinched the other party’s cheek intimately.
But the boy, who looked only eighteen or nineteen years old, didn’t seem used to it, and awkwardly dodged a few times.
The people around were used to it. Everyone who knew He Hailou knew his problem: he liked to mess with students, the cleaner they looked the better, and he would definitely change people within three months.
However, although he changed people frequently, when he first got started, Young Master He was not stingy in showing a little of his thoughtfulness. After a few rounds of drinking, all the wine that the boy beside him should have drunk went into He Hailou’s stomach. Then he drank a glass of red wine with everyone, pinched the chin of the boy beside him and poured it in mouth to mouth.
The boy was eating honestly. Being treated like this, he choked and coughed until tears came out. When he finally straightened up, he saw He Hailou turning his head and pointing at him with a smile:
“Tastes good, just don’t know if the eldest young master of the Gu family has this good taste.”
Now, time around the wine table seemed to be suddenly paused. Sounds and movements all stopped.
Wei Xiangjin’s car was slowly driving towards Tianrui Garden.
After passing the inspection at the foot of the mountain as required, because it was night, Gu Chenzhou and Wei Xiangjin were shone in the face by the guard with a flashlight several times before being allowed to pass.
Winding up along the mountain road, the lush trees blocked the noise of the city behind. Wei Xiangjin parked the car in front of his own house (their two families lived next door), thought for a while and said to Gu Chenzhou: “Shall I go with you to see how Uncle Gu is doing?”
“What are you going to do?” Gu Chenzhou looked at Wei Xiangjin in surprise.
“Say hello first, and then say that I ran abroad to bring you back.” Wei Xiangjin said.
This… Gu Chenzhou was speechless for a while: “I think you are used to taking the blame for me since childhood. Come on, you stay here for a while. I’ll go in for a bit, I guess I’ll come out later.”
“Come out again?” Based on Wei Xiangjin’s years of understanding of the Gu family, this sentence meant that Gu Chenzhou would be kicked out later. He said, “How about you make some noise if it really doesn’t work?”
“And then?”
“So I can go in at the right time.”
“…Good brother.” Gu Chenzhou was amused at first, and then slowly felt a trace of emotion. This sudden emotion made him look like he had been injected with vitality, hiding the previous silence and casualness, and the whole person became vivid, “I won’t forget you.”
“Won’t forget to let me take the blame for you?” Holding the steering wheel, Wei Xiangjin joked, then he leaned out of the car window and called out to Gu Chenzhou who had already walked a few steps: “Xiao Zhou!”
“Hmm?”
“Uncle Gu is not young anymore, don’t make him too angry.”
“Got it.” Gu Chenzhou turned his back to Wei Xiangjin and threw a sentence from a distance.