The night was hazy and captivating, the night breeze cool and refreshing...
On this early summer night in June, the sounds of cicadas and frogs occasionally echoed from the open grassy areas along the streets.
Through the elongated shadow cast by a figure with a bag slung over their shoulder under the night lamps, I knew who it was before they had even fully raised their head.
Sun Jingjing!
However, I had no intention of speaking first. Instead, I turned my gaze to her, feigning an expression of curiosity and confusion.
Sun Jingjing must have an ulterior motive for blocking my path in the dead of night.
If I were to speak first at this moment, I might fall into her trap and be led by the nose.
Therefore, I had to wait for her to speak first.
It would also be a good opportunity to see what exactly she wanted...
As expected, seeing my silence, Sun Jingjing smiled charmingly and asked me, "What? Lost your ability to move when you see a beautiful woman?"
Upon hearing this, my lips moved, wanting to retort, but I held back.
In my eyes, even with a "great" universe hidden within her chest, Sun Jingjing, with her heavy makeup, was nowhere near the word "beauty."
Among all the women I had ever met, there were only two who could be described as "beautiful" and carried no hint of worldliness.
The first was Leng Meng, who habitually appeared with a bare face. She always exuded an ethereal aura, as if she had emerged unstained from the mud, elegant and refined.
As for the other, it was Yu Shuang, who used her cold, red lips to ignite a man's desire for conquest.
Compared to the pure and beautiful Leng Meng, Yu Shuang was like a red rose with thorns.
While she was incredibly eye-catching, she could only be admired from afar.
If one got too close, wanting to touch or pluck her, they were bound to be pricked by this self-admiring red rose!
...
Seeing my continued silence, Sun Jingjing strode directly in front of me, her alluring eyes fixed on me, and said with a light laugh, "Don't be like that! I mean no harm."
Hearing her words, I remained expressionless.
At this point, Sun Jingjing's expression finally turned grim, and she said coldly, "You've really gotten good, Chen Xiang! No wonder you can fool that idiot Wang Yu so thoroughly now."
The moment Sun Jingjing finished speaking, my expression flickered slightly, but then immediately returned to normal. I frowned and replied, "I'm sorry! I don't know what you're talking about."
Hearing this, Sun Jingjing suddenly smiled again.
"Hehehe..."
As she laughed, the magnificent peaks on her chest swayed and trembled, truly a "surging tide"!
After her laughter subsided, Sun Jingjing looked up at me and said in an extremely mysterious tone, "The onlooker sees clearly, while the player is blinded!"
"You think I'll believe it was just luck that you beat Wang Yu with marked cards!?"
Her words made my eyes twitch fiercely.
I never expected that Wang Yu, that scoundrel, would actually say anything. He even blabbed about cheating at cards so carelessly.
However, I didn't argue. I replied sternly, "I don't understand anything about marked cards. I only know that I won in the end."
"If you think I did something wrong, you can go directly to Wang Yu and complain to him."
Setting aside the fact that the game was already over, according to the unwritten rules of the martial world, just as catching a thief requires catching them red-handed, catching someone cheating at cards... must be done on the spot, at the table!
Hindsight is meaningless.
Therefore, I was not afraid of Sun Jingjing complaining.
Furthermore, if this were the first game between Wang Yu and me after we reconnected, then Sun Jingjing's complaint would definitely be effective.
But now... it was too late!
Wang Yu, who had already transformed into a gambling addict, was currently drowning in the sea of gambling, unaware of his predicament.
There was no point in reasoning with a gambling addict, because they simply couldn't hear you anymore.
It was better to give them some money, which might even earn you a smile, or a pleasant word.
Trying to reason with them would only intensify their rebellious nature, making them despise and even loathe you more.
The reason for this situation was that, in the self-perception of gambling addicts, the concepts of winning and losing were merely about whether they had to play one more game or one fewer.
This was the true reflection hidden deep within the hearts of those addicted to gambling!
It was no exaggeration to say that a gambling addict with a debt of only one million yuan, even if you let him win back all one million in a single game, would you believe that within a few days... he would reappear at the card table!?
This is why gambling addicts say, "I'm not afraid of the hardship of losing, but I'm afraid of being cut off from gambling," because once gambling becomes an addiction, it's truly difficult to quit.
Drug use is illegal and can be forcibly rehabilitated.
But gambling cannot!
So, once you get involved with it, your life is pretty much ruined!
...
After I ruthlessly rebuffed her, Sun Jingjing's smile froze.
Seeing Sun Jingjing frozen in place, I ignored her and walked forward, intending to leave.
Just as I was about to pass by Sun Jingjing, she suddenly spoke again, "Chen Xiang, about your family matters... Wang Yu told me."
Hearing this, my footsteps instantly halted.
Seeing this, the smile that was about to disappear reappeared on Sun Jingjing's lips.
Before I could speak, Sun Jingjing said with a smile, "Although I can't be sure how you beat Wang Yu, I can be sure... you are approaching him with a purpose!"
This time, it was my turn to wear a cold expression.
Who said that having a large chest meant having a small brain?
Look at Sun Jingjing. Why did she, with her G-cup bust, have such a sharp mind? It simply wasn't logical!
To be honest, I truly admired Sun Jingjing's observational skills.
She had truly taken the saying "The onlooker sees clearly, while the player is blinded" to its extreme!
In the three games I played against Wang Yu, she only watched one and saw through my purpose.
The old saying is indeed true: not gambling is winning!
Only those outsiders who are truly uninterested in gambling can see the essence of the game at a glance.
And only they are the winners in life!
...
Seeing my continued silence, Sun Jingjing suddenly spoke again, "You want revenge on Wang Yu and Wang Yangming! You want to use gambling to make them penniless!"
"Am I right?"
Facing Sun Jingjing's incisive words, I naturally could not admit it. I coldly replied, "I don't know what you're talking about!"
"It's late. If you have nothing else, I'll be going."
At this moment, all I could think of were the two sentences Uncle Tuo commented on the people of the Fengmen sect:
Zero sincerity spoken to others, ten parts sophistry hidden within the heart!
Since Wang Yu had already taken the bait, no matter how Sun Jingjing tried to trick me into talking, I would never admit it!
Seeing me refuse outright, Sun Jingjing remained persistent and quickly said, "Wang Yangming is now the top leader of our Liangshan Town. The power behind him is beyond your wildest imagination!"
"To bring him down, simply tricking Wang Yu into gambling won't be enough!"
"If his money is gone, but his official position remains, Wang Yangming can make a comeback at any time!"
"Only when he falls will the Wang family... truly be crushed!"
"Two hundred thousand! No matter how much money you want to trick Wang Yu out of, I only want two hundred thousand!"
"Give me two hundred thousand, and I guarantee I'll help you bring down those father and son!!!"