Chapter 1885 - 694: Successfully Outsmarted All of Them!

Chapter 1885: Chapter 694: Successfully Outsmarted All of Them!

"But there’s one condition: no matter what the result is later, we all have to accept the outcome of the bet. No backing out. That okay?"

At this point, Laura was completely fired up by Zhang Jingdong, so she nodded happily. "Okay, no problem!"

In that moment, Sophia and the other two were completely stunned, and were now full of anticipation for the showdown between the two of them.

Especially Isabella.

On one hand, she had no idea why Zhang Jingdong would put up one hundred million US Dollars as the stake.

Because normally, if his ability was just average, that one hundred million US Dollars would be pretty much him deliberately giving money to her and her daughter.

And since the amount was just way too huge, she naturally didn’t believe he’d give it to them for nothing; he was bound to make some special demands of their mother–daughter pair.

After all, he had already been teasing her nonstop just now.

On the other hand, she also began to wonder if Zhang Jingdong’s swimming skills were really as strong as he claimed earlier—could he actually beat Laura?

And if that really turned out to be the case, with that hundred million on the line, then the "punishment" he’d demand from Laura after winning would definitely be over the top.

Could it be he was planning to use this chance to get something out of Laura?

Thinking of this, Isabella found herself very curious about Zhang Jingdong, and also felt that this guy’s depth of scheming was far beyond his age.

She completely stopped treating him like some little boy.

Seeing that Laura had taken the bait, Zhang Jingdong immediately wanted to widen the battlefield, so he turned to look at Sophia and the other two.

Then he said, "Do you three want to get in on our bet too?"

"Here’s the deal: if the person you bet on wins, then each of you can propose one punishment for the loser. For example, if all of you bet on Laura to win, and she really does win in the end, then each of you gets to punish me by making me give you one hundred million US Dollars. How about it? Stakes this brutal—want to join?"

Sophia and He Jieyu both instantly got excited.

Sophia: "Sure, since there’s such a great chance to strike it rich, I’ll bet on Laura to win!"

He Jieyu: "I’ll bet on Laura to win too!"

At this moment Zhang Jingdong turned to look at Isabella. "Lady Isabella, what about you?"

Isabella hesitated for a moment, then shook her head. "You guys play. I’m sitting this one out."

"What, you don’t have any faith in your own daughter?"

Isabella had actually wanted to cut Zhang Jingdong some slack, but hadn’t expected him to say that.

So she said, "My daughter is a world champion. Of course I have confidence in her. Fine, since you’re so eager to lose another hundred million, I’ll join in too. I’m betting my daughter will win as well!"

Seeing that she had finally taken the bait too, Zhang Jingdong said, "Good, that’s exactly what I was going for! What I like most is being written off by everyone and then using my strength to make all your jaws drop!"

"Also, let me repeat this: you’ve all bet on Laura to win, so if I lose later, I’ll give each of you one hundred million US Dollars. But if Laura loses, then each of you owes me a punishment of equivalent level."

"No matter what the final result is, everyone has to accept the outcome of the bet. No backing out. That okay?"

He Jieyu was the first to speak. "We’re just worried you might not be able to take the loss. I mean, that’s one hundred million US Dollars!"

Sophia immediately chimed in. "Boss Zhang, even though you’re my boyfriend, it’s still one hundred million US Dollars, so I will definitely make you follow through on the punishment!"

Laura said sweetly, "Mr. Zhang, since you’ve already talked this big, I’ve got nothing more to say. I’m taking that hundred million for sure!"

Isabella then echoed her daughter, "Laura, it’s not just one hundred million—between the two of us, that’s two hundred million, so you absolutely have to give it everything you’ve got!"

Laura nodded instinctively. "Mom, don’t worry. I’m definitely going to win!"

Seeing that he’d completely cut off all their escape routes, Zhang Jingdong said, "Okay, then let’s officially start!"

Laura swam over to the edge of the pool. "You tell me—how do you want to race?"

While loosening up his body, Zhang Jingdong said, "Your main event is the 400-meter freestyle, right? Then let’s race that."

At this point, Laura was almost laughing and crying. "Mr. Zhang, are you sure? This is basically you walking right into the line of fire."

Smiling, Zhang Jingdong came to the poolside. "Absolutely sure. I want to challenge you in the field you’re best at—that way, it’ll push you to your limit, and it’ll also make your loss completely convincing."

Laura blinked her deep eyes. "Okay. Since that’s how you want it, I’ve got nothing else to say. Let’s go."

With that, she also got out of the water.

Once the two of them were ready to dive in, Isabella shouted, "I’ll count down from three, and then the race officially starts!"

"Three... two... one!"

In an instant, Zhang Jingdong and Laura both leaped into the water like fish.

Seeing Zhang Jingdong’s entry into the water and his stroke technique, Isabella was once again shocked by him, and at the same time felt a vague sense of foreboding in her heart.

Because it was obvious that Zhang Jingdong had really trained, and both his explosive power and his swimming technique were at a top-tier level.

Although He Jieyu and Sophia hadn’t trained professionally in swimming, they had watched plenty of swim meets, so they could also tell that Zhang Jingdong’s strength was no joke.

Especially He Jieyu—at this moment she vaguely felt that Zhang Jingdong might actually beat Laura.

And right now, the one who was most shocked had to be Laura herself, the one physically racing against Zhang Jingdong.