Previously, my remarks were both deadly and soul-crushing. The moment Xiang Tianhua heard them, he was enraged, seething with fury.
With old grudges unsettled and new ones added, Xiang Tianhua, after finally calming his emotions, stared at me coldly and said sarcastically, "I won't engage in verbal sparring with you now! When you lose, there will naturally be plenty of people to spit on you!"
After a small farce, silence returned to the conference room.
I didn't know if Wang Mingxuan particularly enjoyed the feeling of defeating and eroding his opponents bit by bit. Even though he was on a winning streak, he still didn't choose to increase his bet.
He continued to bet ten thousand per round.
After Wang Mingxuan placed his bet, I began to deal the cards.
The first card he received was a single 7.
As for me, I got a single 4.
When dealing Wang Mingxuan his second hidden card, there were no sudden snaps of the fingers or ventriloquism.
Upon revealing it, it was a face card, a Jack.
With 17 points, Wang Mingxuan chose to stand.
Seeing Wang Mingxuan choose to stand, I flipped over the second card in front of me.
It was a conspicuous red 9.
Combined with the 4 points from the first card, it added up to 13 points, a number that people in China particularly dislike.
With 13 points, neither high enough to stand nor low enough to hit, I had no choice but to draw another card.
So, I reached out and drew the crucial third card from the deck, flipping it over as I did so.
A spade 10! 23 points, I busted.
Seeing this, Wang Mingxuan immediately burst into laughter again, saying in an extremely arrogant tone, "Chen Xiang, do you think there's any need for us to continue gambling?"
"Honestly, I feel like we can end it right here!"
"You don't even have the basic ability to fight back, and I haven't seen a single trick or technique from you. Winning is making me numb and bored!"
"Don't say I'm not considering your dignity. I think... you should just take the initiative and obediently give up your position to me."
"At least, it won't look too bad on the surface."
I shook my head and directly refused, "The gamble isn't over yet, and anything can happen!"
"Besides, what's the point of sitting in a position that someone else gives you?"
"So, if you want to move up, you have to fight for it yourself!"
"Heh heh! Fight for it!?"
After a cold laugh, Wang Mingxuan said dismissively, "Fine! Since you don't understand reason, don't blame me for not giving you a chance!"
"This round... I'm going all in!"
"I'm asking you, do you dare to accept!!"
Before his voice had even fully fallen, I saw Wang Mingxuan slam his hand on the table and then push all his chips into the pot.
The initial capital of one million, plus the nearly five hundred thousand he had won.
Wang Mingxuan had bet all of his nearly 1.5 million chips in one go.
As the old saying goes: "Don't just steam the buns, fight for your pride!"
Even though I was at a disadvantage, facing Wang Mingxuan's relentless pressure, I absolutely could not retreat an inch.
So, I responded decisively, "If you dare to bet, I dare to accept! I'll take it all this round!!!"
Hearing this, Wang Mingxuan was first stunned for a moment, then immediately sneered disdainfully, "Accept? Heh heh! What are you going to use to accept!?"
"If by any chance I get a blackjack, or another doubling card, you won't have enough money to pay me!"
"Let's be clear! What do you want?" I asked, frowning.
"It's very simple!" Wang Mingxuan paused, then said with a sinister smile, "You just need to add enough chips!"
"If I had known you were this weak, I would have raised the stakes no matter what!"
"But now... it's not too late!"
"A single price! You add another four million, preparing chips three times my 1.5 million.
"If I really manage to get a doubling card, it will be good to know if you can afford to pay me!"
It seemed Wang Mingxuan had me cornered.
And after failing to force me to step down, this guy had come up with another scheme to trap me.
Tonight, he was determined to make me lose both money and face...
Seeing my silence, Wang Mingxuan provocatively said, "Of course, if you can't come up with that much money, you can borrow from me."
"As for the interest, considering we're colleagues, I'll give you a discount based on bank loan interest rates!"
"If you can't bring yourself to borrow from me, it's okay, you can find others to help you!"
Provocation! Naked provocation and sarcasm!
This was slapping my face and cutting off my retreat!
With this thought, I didn't say another word and directly took out a bank card from my pocket and placed it on the gambling table, saying coldly, "I don't need your 'kind' advice. I still have some money in my card!"
Hearing this, a barely perceptible flicker of greed flashed in Wang Mingxuan's eyes.
Immediately after, this scoundrel turned to Jiang Xiaowan, who was watching from behind, and said, "Sister Xiaowan, you're on duty tonight."
"Please ask the finance department to bring a machine to check how much money is in Chen Xiang's card."
Jiang Xiaowan didn't reply to Wang Mingxuan but directly took out her phone and called finance.
Within two minutes, a good-looking female accountant came up with a machine.
After the female accountant with the machine had me swipe my card and enter my PIN, she immediately gave everyone the result.
Seven million exactly!
This seven million was the cash reward Ying Baolin had given me earlier.
And this bank card was also opened by me to deposit this seven million in cash.
The moment this result came out, the entire venue fell silent.
No one expected that I, the lamp lighter who suddenly appeared out of nowhere at such a young age, was a millionaire with nearly ten million in assets!
...
After confirming that my bank card had sufficient balance, Wang Mingxuan immediately signaled for the gamble to continue.
Taking a deep breath, I began to deal.
His first visible card was a diamond Jack.
As for mine, it was a small 2.
The moment he saw the diamond Jack, Wang Mingxuan smiled, and he smiled brightly.
For Wang Mingxuan, a 10-point card was the best.
Because he could use this opportunity to manipulate me again.
As expected!
The moment I reached for the deck to deal him his second card...
The familiar ventriloquism and finger snaps arrived together once more!
In an instant, my brain froze!
With vacant eyes, I drew a poker card from the deck and presented it to Wang Mingxuan.
Seeing this, Wang Mingxuan, feeling confident of victory, casually picked up the card, glanced around, and said pretentiously, "Ladies and gentlemen, the moment to witness a miracle has arrived..."
"Blackjack, come out for me!!!"
With that, Wang Mingxuan dramatically flipped over the card.
In an instant, a dazzling, almost blinding red 3, appeared!
10 plus 3, 13 points.
The onlookers in the lounge were instantly stunned by Wang Mingxuan's clever move.