In the private box, the warm air was blowing at just the right temperature. The two bodies were nestled together, looking like a sweet and loving couple.
Wen Baozhu sat quietly in Fu Lian's arms, listening to his last words, "For you, I'm willing to accept defeat in the bet."
The atmosphere fell into a gentle silence.
Suddenly, she said softly, "Mr. Fu actually won't lose at all, right?"
The words carried a double meaning.
Fu Lian gently tightened his arms and hugged her more tightly. He let out a laugh and said, "I've always said that our Baozhu is very smart."
He let go of her, picked her up horizontally and placed her on his lap. He looked into her eyes and asked, "How did you figure it out?"
Judging from Fu Lian's eyes and tone, he wasn't just asking casually. He was really curious about how she had guessed.
"I'm not actually sure... It's just that the points were too perfect. Where could there be such good luck to get exactly 21 points? But it might also be because I'm not very lucky, so..."
She was a bit at a loss, not knowing how to explain her sixth sense, and even less knowing how Fu Lian had managed it.
After all, that gambling game just now seemed to be completely spur - of - the - moment.
It would be extremely difficult to bribe and persuade the croupier in advance and achieve the precise number right under so many people's noses.
Wen Baozhu was just an ordinary person. Her experience and intellect were not enough to explain this wonderful and perfect gambling game.
It was really flawless and seemed to have no loopholes.
Fu Lian smiled, touched by the innocence in her eyes. He moved his lips and said, "I don't need to bribe anyone."
He didn't need to make arrangements in advance, nor did he need to cheat or play any dirty tricks.
Because these were things that others needed to consider.
As long as he showed up here, everyone would pave the way for him.
In public, he was always the elegant gentleman people talked about, without a single stain on his record.
He was as pure as a celestial being.
Only in front of Wen Baozhu would he briefly take off his mask of hypocrisy and show his true self.
However, this true face might not be entirely himself.
Under one mask, there might be another.
"Mr. Fu, you're so arrogant," Wen Baozhu couldn't help but scold him gently. Then she quickly realized that the words were too ambiguous and blinked her eyes twice in a hurry.
"Are you scolding me?"
Wen Baozhu quickly shook her head and denied, "No, I didn't mean to..."
Fu Lian suddenly lowered his head and planted a kiss on the corner of her lips. He didn't deepen it but just tasted it briefly. "My little bird has such a sweet voice. Even scolding me makes me feel refreshed."
"You should scold me more often on weekdays. I like it very much."
...
Macau Port.
Zhang Sumei was like a water - soaked bird that had been beaten by a stick. She looked dejected.
Fu Shuyi was so frustrated with her that she rolled her eyes to the sky. She couldn't help but sneer sarcastically, "Ms. Zhang, how did you come up with the idea of having a gambling game with him? He started touching cards at the age of three and had gambled all over Macau by the age of ten. He has shares in all the casinos here. Who dares to let him lose?"
Everything here relies on connections and social skills.
It would be a complete waste for the whole casino to offend Fu Lian, the young master of the Fu family, just for a small gambling game.
"The croupier is as familiar with the cards as with his own body. Does he need to look at the cards to know the numbers and points? You're so stupid!"
Zhang Sumei's face turned pale and green. "It was me... I was stupid. I was blinded by the one - million dollars."
"The points were set in advance just to give you hope and then let you down, Gambler!"
Fu Shuyi was in a bad mood. She had thought that by getting hold of Wen Baozhu's biological mother in advance, she would at least have one more bargaining chip.
Who would have thought that this bargaining chip was so stupid that she rushed to offer herself up.
Zhang Sumei finally came to her senses and realized that the one - million dollars had never been hers, and she wouldn't even be able to touch a single cent. Only then did her brain start to think again.
"Miss Fu, what should I do next?" Zhang Sumei was nervous. "Mr. Fu has already forbidden me from coming to Hong Kong and Macau again. You said you would make me win!"
Zhang Sumei was just an ordinary civilian from the Chinese mainland. She didn't have the ability to easily enter and exit the high - end areas of the casino.
Previously, there was a "noble person" helping her and "escorting" her.
Fu Shuyi glanced at her and sneered, "We're all from the Fu family. Since they listen to him, do you think they won't listen to me?"
"They can manage everything. If a fly crosses the strait, can they manage that too?"
The analogy was too unpleasant. Zhang Sumei's face looked bad for a moment.
Noticing that she was unhappy, Fu Shuyi changed her tone. "Sumei, this isn't all bad for you. You saw your daughter today. Don't you have a lot to talk to each other?"
She was hitting a sore spot.
Zhang Sumei's face turned even more ashen. "I don't have such a daughter! She's snobbish and even slapped her own mother!"
Great.
Hate and anger would cloud one's mind and make people do stupid things.
Stupid people should do stupid things. They should match their own qualities.
Fu Shuyi hid her smile in the corner of her lips. On the surface, she remained calm, and there was even a bit of concern in her tone. "How could this be? In Hong Kong, Baozhu has always had a good reputation."
"Her? She's just a country girl."
Fu Shuyi continued slowly, pretending to speak for Wen Baozhu. "Really? But she's very good at doing charity. Now she's favored by A Lian. No one in Hong Kong dares to say a single bad word about her."
She deliberately said, "I think she's usually very obedient. Although she can't compare with the high - class ladies in Hong Kong, at least she's a pure and innocent girl."
Zhang Sumei didn't believe it and waved her hand. "Before, she almost became a concubine for someone and gave birth to children for them. She was lucky. Good reputation? It's all bullshit!"
It was so vulgar, completely the tone of a country person. Fu Shuyi frowned in disgust.
She knew that she had to be patient before doing something big, so she still forced out a kind smile. "A concubine? When did this happen? Why haven't I heard of it?"
Zhang Sumei was a shrewd person. She had long seen that Fu Shuyi was using her and could roughly guess what was going on.
Hong Kong might seem high - class, but there were so many dirty things among the wealthy families. Which one of them wasn't vulgar?
She saw through it but didn't say it.
The upper - class people looked down on the lower - class people, and the lower - class people laughed at the upper - class people.
Everyone had their own chain of contempt.
Zhang Sumei stretched and rubbed her stomach, smacking her lips. "I've been playing at Wynn for a whole day. I'm so hungry now. They kicked me out, and I can't even stay in a hotel. Miss Fu, I'm so miserable now."
She said it deliberately, with a shrewd look in her beady eyes, full of the shrewdness of a petty citizen.
This stupid woman dared to put on airs in front of her!
Fu Shuyi's eyebrows twitched violently. She couldn't help but want to curse, but she really wanted to hear the story. So she smiled slightly, showing the generosity of a noble lady.
"Don't worry. How could I let Baozhu's mother stay on the street? Actually, we're relatives."
She smiled sweetly and warmly. "I'll have someone make arrangements. I guarantee you'll stay in a five - star hotel every day and eat steak and seafood for every meal!"