funbook-pk Chapter 838 This is true love, isn't it?
Chapter 838 This is true love, isn't it?
Five people were playing cards, so Cha Lan could only watch. No one greeted him; even a security guard was ignored! Even technician number 58, sitting next to him, felt awkward!
Sigh, the aura of spending 100 million in one go has dimmed considerably. There's a huge difference between spending 100 million in one go and spending only 100 million in one go. The former makes you a millionaire, the latter makes you an idiot!
In No. 58's mind, browsing is almost as good as being a second-rate writer!
Chen Xiao and Xiao Wu sat opposite each other. Just as they sat down, they heard Boss Zhao say, "I'll be considerate of you today and won't play anything too high. 50 per game, is that okay?"
Xiao Wu was truly terrified; Boss Zhao's presence here was no joke. One wrong move, and he could be bankrupt!
As Mr. Zhao spoke, he looked at Chen Xiao. Chen Xiao said to number 88, "Let's exchange for 50 chips, that should be enough!"
Hearing Chen Xiao's confidence, Xiao Wu calmed down a little, knowing that Chen Xiao always dominated when he came here, and he was lucky!
but--
Xiao Wu suddenly asked, "Why didn't you call number 8 over?" Xiao Wu remembered that Chen Xiao's secret to winning money was always having number 8 present. Today was the final showdown; how could he not bring his winning formula?
Chen Xiao ignored him, he was sulking with Diao Chan, and he wasn't used to bowing down to anyone! So even though he thought No. 88 was a scheming bitch, he temporarily suppressed the urge to call out to Diao Chan!
"What? Mr. Chen is quite familiar with our company's No. 8?"
General Manager Yang smiled: "General Manager Zhao, let me report to you. General Manager Chen is the only customer on the 8th who is willing to extend his stay!"
General Manager Zhao frowned: "Take my advice, stay away from Number 8!"
As Chen Xiao drew his cards, he asked casually, "Why?"
"Because a noble person took a liking to her."
"Hmm?" Chen Xiao raised an eyebrow, and Cha Lan asked first, "Who is that important person?"
The security guard, whom no one had been paying attention to, suddenly interrupted. General Manager Zhao laughed dismissively; those at the bottom just had no manners. "Why are you asking who it is?"
The reply was instant: "I'll have someone break his legs." Just kidding. Diao Chan is a friend of President Chen. Beauties of this caliber are usually President Chen's playthings. If someone has designs on her, isn't it time for me to show my loyalty?
Mr. Zhao dropped his cards and forgot to pick them up! Everyone stared at Cha Lan, this simpleton! Whoever Mr. Zhao called a VIP must be incredibly powerful, right? He'd even threatened to break their legs. No, more like a lackey!
Number 58 regretted coming in, so embarrassed he was scratching his toes! But he also heard some juicy gossip: another big shot has his eye on Number 8!
I used "again" because I've had my eye on so many opportunities, but all of them ended in failure. Why doesn't this opportunity, which Mr. Zhao calls a benefactor, fall to me?!
Chen Xiao angrily rebuked Cha Lan: "Why are you so aggressive? We are all civilized people, and we believe in winning people over with virtue!"
Mr. Zhao chuckled, too lazy to say anything. This security guard was going to get beaten to death sooner or later; his words were a bit reckless!
Playing Guandan is different from playing Zhajinhua. The former requires a lot of skill. Chen Xiao, who rarely plays cards, is at a disadvantage compared to Zhao and Yang, who play cards every day. Their skill gap is like that between an elementary school student and a college student in math.
Therefore, although Chen Xiao had good luck and received good cards, his skills and his partner were not very good. After playing for more than an hour, with wins and losses, he lost all 50 chips!
"General Manager Wu, General Manager Chen! You only exchange 50 each time, which is enough to lose one hand. It's such a waste of time. At least learn from General Manager Yang and exchange 200 million at a time!" General Manager Zhao's smile was full of disdain. Playing cards with a bunch of poor people is no fun!
Chen Xiao didn't care, but Xiao Wu's face was rather grim. It wasn't that he didn't want to switch, but his pocket wasn't big enough! He glanced at Chen Xiao, full of resentment—why didn't he call number 8? What a fool!
Cha Lan stood up. "Mr. Chen, shall I get you some chips?"
Chen Xiao nodded slightly. He had originally intended to show off with 50, but it turned out that it really wouldn't work.
"Mr. Chen, really? You're asking an old security guard for money? You don't want him to gamble away his life savings."
"It's alright, he still has some fixed assets, we can keep selling them!" Chen Xiao joked, but it left everyone dumbfounded. Is this guy even human? Number 58 even suspected that Old Cha's last million-dollar spending might have been influenced by this guy.
"Mr. Chen is right. House prices in Jiangzhou have gone up now, and selling just one property is enough to cause a lot of trouble!"
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This old man, everyone in the room is envious of Chen Xiao, why don't they have a friend like that?
Mr. Zhao clapped his hands, signaling the technician to call a waiter over.
Number 58 was a little excited. This would be worth at least 50 yuan, and the performance would definitely be credited to him. Although the commission was a little small, it was better than nothing!
Xiao Wu changed it first, but he didn't want to transfer it to the VIP card. He's not stupid enough to put all that money in the VIP card!
Number 58 felt a chill run down his spine. Wasn't this going to "corrupt" Old Cha?
Fortunately, Old Cha seemed to be a bit rich and naive. As soon as the waiter arrived, he said, "Put some money on my card and then exchange it for some chips!"
After Xiao Wu exchanged 50, Cha Lan asked Chen Xiao, "Should I top up more?"
"Are you crazy? You've spent so much money; are you going to live here every day?"
"What kind of person is this? Someone lent him money to gamble, and he called them crazy!"
"Okay, then I'll top up a smaller amount," Cha Lan said, seemingly not angry at all, which made everyone even more puzzled! This couple is truly bizarre; one asks for money with such self-righteousness, while the other sells his house to support a friend, groveling and subservient!
Such friends are great, even better than confidants. Everyone had this thought, after all, Chen Xiao and his friends could win or lose 50 in a single game, and even if Cha Lan said to recharge less, it was still at least 50! If you're willing to spend 50 on someone, probably 90% of them would consider you a brother, and the remaining 10% would consider you their father!
Ignoring No. 58's expression, I checked the VIP card that cost 500,000. If I were alone with No. 58 now, she'd dare to throw herself into my arms and call me "Daddy!"
"VIP, how much would you like to recharge?" the waiter asked, still needing to know the exact amount.
"500 million!"
puff-
puff-
The first to kneel down was number 58. This time, she was genuinely sincere; she really wanted to be forced to kneel there every day as punishment—it was too exciting! A 500 million yuan recharge—who else can do that? If customers like that regularly came to her, it would be impossible not to become famous!
Next to kneel was Xiao Wu, he was genuinely terrified! This guy is a security guard? Compared to him, he's the one who looks like a security guard!
"Check it."
While paying, Cha interrupted him, "Please call me Old Cha!" Hmph, you're the trash, your whole family is trash!
Everyone stared wide-eyed as he successfully made the payment. Good heavens! I want a whole bunch of friends like that!
Number 88 stared at Chen Xiao, somewhat dazed. What kind of charm did this man possess that made both women and men fall for him?!
Yes, I love him! I lent him 500 million without hesitation to play cards. What else could this be but true love?
After the top-up was completed, Cha Lan instructed, "Exchange it all for chips and send it over."
"What an idiot! A complete idiot!" Xiao Wu screamed inwardly. "You lent Chen Xiao money, and it all went into his VIP card. Now that Chen Xiao has won, you can't come up with the money. That 500 million is basically thrown into the water."
But at this moment, he wanted to ask more: "Old Cha, are you selling a house?"
"Yes, it was a house in Shanghai that I sold."
"." Holy crap! No wonder there were so many! Number 58's eyes were practically drooling as he looked at Chalan!
Even Mr. Zhao was completely baffled by the investigation. Even with his financial resources, it was impossible for him to lend a friend 500 million yuan for gambling! It seems this old security guard has some financial strength!
"Old Cha, you wouldn't happen to be a resident of Shanghai whose property was demolished for compensation, would you?" They no longer dared to underestimate the old security guard. Who cared what his profession was, as long as he had cash on him!
After restarting, Chen Xiao and Xiao Wu still couldn't reverse their losing streak and both lost another 100 million! Xiao Wu's face turned pale. Today was terrible; he lost 150 million, and if he continued playing like this, he would only lose more!
"Alright, that's enough for today—" Chen Xiao stretched and yawned. The wall clock showed 7 p.m., time for the main event!
Mr. Zhao was somewhat surprised. This guy had been wanting to see him for a long time. But after seeing him, he wasn't like the other people who admired him and fawned over him! This guy, on the other hand, didn't even give him the time of day when Mr. Zhao took the initiative to befriend him.
"Want to play a little longer? You'll have a chance to win it back later. Otherwise, how are you going to pay back the money you borrowed from your friend?"
This was also what others were thinking; number 88 had been editing messages behind Chen Xiao and sending them to the technicians' group:
"Mr. Chen had a bad day; he lost all 50 yuan."
"Wow, Mr. Chen's friend Lao Cha is really wealthy; he sold an apartment in Shanghai! And Lao Cha is so generous, lending Mr. Chen 500 million to gamble!"
"However, Mr. Chen seems to be having a bad day; he's already lost 150 million."
Diao Chan doesn't usually read the gossip in the technicians' group, but Sister Juan and Qianqian do.
"Xiao Chan, Xiao Chan—"
"What's wrong?" Diao Chan turned her head, and sure enough, she wasn't looking at the group chat.
"Quick, check the group chat! It seems like something's happened to President Chen!"
Diao Chan quickly picked up her phone and saw the message from number 88. Her face turned deathly pale! She knew it; if you walk by the river often enough, you're bound to get your shoes wet.
Inside the private room, Chen Xiao laughed upon hearing President Zhao's words: "Old Cha, do I need to pay this money back?"
Cha Lan quickly replied, "No need to pay it back, no need to pay it back, it's only a few dollars!"
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Are they really good friends, or even best buddies?! Borrowing 500 million is one thing, but if they lose, they don't have to pay it back?
Number 88 was stunned. As expected, he was capable of working 2500 extra hours. What woman wouldn't like such a simpleton? If Chen Xiao hadn't been there, she would have pounced on Cha Lan by now!
"Number 8, it's your turn to be on duty!"
"I'm not feeling well, so I'm taking a break from trading!"
“.”, Sister Juan and Qianqian exchanged a glance, both of them able to tell that Diao Chan was in an extremely bad mood!
"Breaking news! Breaking news! Old Cha is a true friend! Mr. Chen owes him 100 million, but he says he doesn't need to pay it back!"
Diao Chan was paying close attention to the group chat and saw it immediately. She breathed a sigh of relief, and only then did she have time to feel exasperated: "Luckily, I have a friend like that, otherwise I would have been bankrupt! Let's teach this guy a lesson and see if he dares to gamble again!"
Just when she thought Chen Xiao should learn his lesson, another message came in the group chat. Upon seeing it, Diao Chan stood up angrily: "I'm not feeling well, I'm going back to the dorm to rest!"
"What's going on? Didn't we say we didn't have to pay compensation? Why is Number 8 even angrier now?" Sister Juan asked Qianqian!
“Who knows? Oh, Mr. Chen went to the top floor,” Qianqian said, pointing to the message in the group chat.
Just then, Diao Chan walked by, muttering, "Seriously, a leopard can't change its spots! Hopeless!"
Cha Lan and Chen Xiao arrived at the 6th floor, which is also the top floor of [Tianchi Hot Spring]. They entered the room using Cha Lan's VIP card!
"Wow, this is a casino!"
The interior is decorated in a lavish style and has a series of gambling tables, such as betting on big or small, odd or even, and all-in!
"We definitely came to the right place."
"VIP, please hand in your mobile phone before entering. Thank you for your cooperation!"
Cha Lan's eyes widened: "What?"
Chen Xiao patted him on the shoulder: "It's okay, just cooperate!"
Numbers 88 and 58 were also visiting for the first time, and it felt like a completely different world. They'd always wondered how such a large establishment could survive when hot spring resorts were doing so poorly. After seeing it, they understood: what could be more profitable than this?
"I'm worried that 400 million won't be enough. What if we need to exchange chips later?"
Both No. 88 and No. 58 petrified at the same time! Is this old man out of his mind? Is he just going to waste the money he got from selling the house like this?
"It's okay, I'm just playing around. I'll stop playing once I lose all 400 million!"
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Both No. 88 and No. 58 doubted whether they had misheard. This guy surnamed Chen is even more of a beast! Someone lent you 100 million and didn't ask you to pay it back, and now you're making things even worse?
"Alright then, I'm afraid you won't have enough fun!"
"." The two of them dared to swear to God that the person who loved President Chen the most in this world must be this old Cha!
"Mr. Chen, what would you like to play?"
There weren't many guests on this rooftop. It's nothing compared to Las Vegas, and it can't even compare to the casinos on some cruise ships at sea!
Chen Xiao turned around and said, "Let's play the simplest game, a size contest! It's easy, just flip and stare!"
This game is simple: the player compares their hand against the banker's, with King being the highest and Ace the lowest. You bet the same amount you pay out!
There are already customers playing at this betting table; I heard footsteps behind me!
"Is that you?" the young man who was playing turned around.
Chen Xiao recognized her; it was Wu Pei, whom he had met that afternoon, accompanied by a balding man in his fifties. Looking at the list, he thought, "Wow, this lineup is almost identical to my own!"
Wu Pei had run out of chips. The Mediterranean man next to her said, "Give me another 10 chips—" He took out his bank card, swiped it, and gave the chips to Wu Pei!
Interesting, just like me, a bald guy providing the chips!
Chen Xiao approached the betting platform and asked, "What's the cap?"
The dealer replied, "There's no cap!" The main reason is that people who come to play this kind of game don't bet much; normally, it won't exceed 1000 yuan per round!
Wu Pei took the chip from President Liang, threw in 1000, and asked Chen Xiao, "Dare to call?"
"You dare to provoke me with only 10 chips?" Chen Xiao didn't even bother with him and simply pushed all his chips up: "400 million!"
A period! Everyone was stunned!
What is this? A desperate gamble? Either die hanging upside down, or survive flipped over? (End of Chapter)