Chapter 1537 - 1523: The Grand Finale Part 2

Early the next morning, Lai Xiaole, Ye Ling, and Chen Ting arrived at the casino.

As everyone knows, Macau's casinos are mostly open 24 hours a day. When Lai Xiaole and the others entered the gaming hall, it was still packed with people, which made Lai Xiaole sigh with emotion: gambling truly is a universal hobby.

Mark had been waiting for Lai Xiaole for a while. Seeing him come in, he plastered a fawning smile on his face and came forward, saying, "Mr. Lai, you're finally here."

Lai Xiaole smiled slightly and said, "Today I want to make some big bets. Can you arrange a game for me?"

Mark hesitated slightly and said, "Mr. Lai, it's possible, but…"

At this, Mark looked a little troubled. Lai Xiaole knew exactly what was on his mind and said, "Mr. Mark, just set it up for me. Your share won't be short."

Upon hearing this, Mark immediately grinned and said, "Mr. Lai, what are you saying? I'll arrange it for you right away."

After Mark left, Ye Ling chuckled and said, "Lai Xiaole, don't gamble away yourself, I don't have money to bail you out."

Lai Xiaole laughed heartily and replied, "If I lose all my money, I'll put you up as collateral first. Anyway, your dad has plenty of money; he won't just leave you hanging."

Ye Ling rolled her eyes at Lai Xiaole and said, "You really are a rogue."

Lai Xiaole chuckled, "You've only realized that after all this time? Hahaha."

Having money does make things happen quickly. In less than half an hour, Mark had arranged a game for Lai Xiaole in the VIP room on the third floor of the casino.

Ye Ling didn't want to go off with Chen Ting today and insisted on tagging along with him. Lai Xiaole had no choice but to agree.

The casino's VIP room was indeed extraordinary. Upon entering, there was a large gambling table with four or five people already seated.

Among them were two people Lai Xiaole had met yesterday, one was the Korean Park Ji and the other was the big-nosed American, Grue.

Upon seeing Lai Xiaole enter, Park Ji gave him a slight smile, while Grue remained expressionless.

Among the other three was a woman in her thirties or forties. Though her looks were average, she was dressed very elegantly, clearly a person of wealth or status.

Another was an older man in his fifties, with a cigarette in his mouth, and the last was a young man dressed in designer clothes, quite handsome but a bit effeminate.

Lai Xiaole sat down, and Ye Ling and Chen Ting also took their seats.

"Exchange these for ten million US Dollars in chips," Lai Xiaole said after sitting down, pulling a check from his pocket and handing it to one of the casino staff behind him.

Spending ten million US Dollars right off the bat made the others look at Lai Xiaole with new respect, especially the woman, whose eyes flashed with a strange light when she looked at him.

The game officially started — they were playing Texas hold'em.

The rules of Texas hold'em are actually quite simple: each person is first dealt two cards, one face-up and one face-down. The player with the highest face-up card begins the betting, and the others follow suit.

If you don't follow, you fold your cards.

In the first round, Lai Xiaole's face-up card was the Queen of Spades, and his hole card was the Queen of Hearts.

The woman next to him had the King of Hearts as her face-up card, Park Ji had a small Club Five, the old man had a Diamond Seven, the young man had a Club Ten, and Grue had the highest card, an Ace of Diamonds.

Grue bet, tossing out fifty thousand in chips.

Park Ji and the young man both folded, while the young man, the old man, and the woman each matched the fifty thousand.

Lai Xiaole glanced around, tossed out fifty thousand in chips, and then said, "I'll bet fifty thousand, and raise you a hundred thousand."

The third card was dealt. Grue got a Diamond Nine, and Lai Xiaole got a Club Queen. The woman received a Club Nine, the old man got a Diamond Eight, and the young man a Heart Ten.

Lai Xiaole had the highest hand. After pondering for a moment, he said, "One million."

At this, Park Ji, the woman, and the old man all folded, leaving only the young man and Grue, who each followed with a hundred thousand.

The fourth card was dealt, and with Lai Xiaole still holding the pair of Queens high, he bet five million.

When you act, you better act rich, and Lai Xiaole's bet was the epitome of a high roller's move.

This time, the woman and the young man folded, leaving only Grue in the game.

The fifth card was dealt, and Grue had a straight flush. He looked at Lai Xiaole, gritted his teeth, and said, "Eight million."

The first hand was already at such high stakes; everyone else around the table was staring at Lai Xiaole in anticipation.

It was Chen Ting's first time witnessing such a game, a place where money seemed not to matter, and she watched nervously.

Ye Ling's father, Ye Tiansheng, was the president of a conglomerate, so money didn't mean much to her.

Lai Xiaole looked at Grue, a slight smile curling his lips, and said, "I'll call and raise you another ten million."

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Grue's face froze suddenly, his expression somewhat embarrassed, and he looked nervously at Lai Xiaole, gritted his teeth and said, "You're ruthless, I'm out."

Lai Xiaole chuckled, threw out his cards, and gathered the chips in front of him, saying to himself, "Deal the cards."

In the first round, Lai Xiaole won nearly ten million.

In the next few rounds, Lai Xiaole folded almost immediately after the second card. The old man had better luck, winning three to four million, but Grue lost the most and had almost no money left.

The gambling session lasted more than an hour, and Grue was completely broke and had to exit the game.

During this hour of gambling, the biggest winner was Lai Xiaole, who won about twenty million.

Lai Xiaole had a straight flush next, hearts two, three, four, five, while the others had already folded, leaving only the old man still in.

The old man's cards were three kings. He looked at Lai Xiaole's cards and a hint of delight flashed in his eyes.

Lai Xiaole similarly glanced at the old man's cards and said, "One million."

"Alright, I'll match your one million," the old man said almost without hesitation.

Lai Xiaole looked at the chips on the old man's table and laughed, "Mister, it seems you don't have that much money left on your table."

The old man froze and then looked at the chips in front of him. With a sudden grit of his teeth, he pulled out a small black box from his chest and said, "I'll bet this."

Before Lai Xiaole could speak, the woman next to him said, "What is this thing? Is it worth a few million?"

The old man glared at the woman and said, "This is the Xuanyuan family's heirloom. Forget a few million, it's worth several tens of millions."

As the old man said this, the others laughed, but Lai Xiaole was startled. The old man claimed to be from the Xuanyuan family. Could he be the person I've been looking for? Is the item in this box Xuanyuan Tears?

"Alright, I accept your bet," Lai Xiaole pondered for a moment and suddenly said.

Everyone's eyes focused on Lai Xiaole, each with different expressions.

Especially the old man, who seemed very surprised and said, "Alright, I have four kings, you reveal your cards, I don't believe you have a straight flush."

Lai Xiaole chuckled, reached out to reveal his hole card, which was a hearts six, two, three, four, five, six, a standard straight flush.

The old man was stunned for a long time before reacting, looking at Lai Xiaole and said, "Kid, it seems luck is on your side today, but I will temporarily leave this item here with you. I'll bring money to redeem it tomorrow."

The old man finished speaking and walked away.

Lai Xiaole stood up and shouted at the old man, "Mister, please wait."

The old man's figure halted, turned around, and looked at Lai Xiaole and said, "What, anything else?"

Lai Xiaole chuckled, approached the old man, whispered a few words in his ear. Upon hearing Lai Xiaole's words, the old man's expression was very surprised, enough to fit two eggs.

Watching the surprised expression on the old man's face, Lai Xiaole continued, "Mister, meet me at the casino's restaurant in an hour."

The old man looked at Lai Xiaole for a full two minutes, then, without a word, turned and left the gambling hall.

Lai Xiaole turned back to the gambling table, sat down, smiled at the others, and said, "Everyone, today's gambling session ends here, Ye Ling, go and convert the chips to cash, we're leaving."

After speaking, he didn't care about the others' reactions, casually picked up the little black box on the table, stood up, and walked out of the gambling hall.

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Shanghai, a certain hospital.

Zhang Wenhui and his team were on full alert, practically guarding the entrance to Zhou Rui and Lin Chuan's child's ward. Last night's incident where someone tried to steal the baby couldn't be allowed to happen again.

It was now half past two in the afternoon, for the safety of Tang Yumeng and Silver Fox, Zhang Wenhui arranged for both to leave the hospital, but they were resolute in staying.

Left with no choice, Zhang Wenhui instructed Song Xiaojia to protect their safety.

The clock ticked softly for a while, and Zhang Wenhui suddenly felt a chill in the air, whispering to Feng Lingfeng and Feng'er beside him, "Attention, enemies have infiltrated."

Just as Zhang Wenhui finished speaking, a sound of tinkling laughter came from down the corridor, followed by the appearance of several women.

These women were none other than Yaoji leading the way, followed by Yang Zi and others.

"Ksitigarbha, I have arrived with great fanfare, it seems you're not very welcome here," Yaoji said, her face adorned with an indescribably charming smile, as she looked at Zhang Wenhui.

Zhang Wenhui sneered coldly and said, "You know very well the purpose of your visit, we certainly do not welcome you."

Behind Yaoji, Yang Zi shouted charmingly, "Ksitigarbha, you are not very courteous. How could you speak to the god of fate like that?"

Zhang Wenhui sneered, staring at Yang Zi and said, "You are wicked, willingly acting as someone's minion, and yet have the audacity to shout at me here."