Inside the dice cup, three tiny dice showing a single point each lay stationary, almost blinding the crowd.
"Three ones? That’s impossible!" someone exclaimed.
Like he had been struck by lightning, Lü the Second stood there, gaping for a long moment, murmuring to himself, "This can’t be. This can’t be..."
He was sure he had shaken three sixes, so how had they changed?
Muttering to himself, he abruptly lifted his head, staring at Cai Wei, and challenged, "Are you cheating?"
Cai Wei scoffed, "Everyone here is watching. The dice cup has always been in your hands, I didn’t even touch it. How could I be cheating? Are you, Second Master Lü, slandering me because the Lü family can’t afford to lose and wants to welsh on the bet?"
The gamblers spectating from behind were murmuring amongst themselves. Although they didn’t dare to speak loudly, they were all doubtful about Lü the Second’s refusal to admit his loss!
While this was going on, a cool male voice sounded—
"It’s just a single knife. My Lü family can afford to lose it!"
There, the boss of Hongyun Casino, Lü Junchen was calmly descending the stairs, hands crossed over his chest. He wore a light gauze grabbing corner turban on his head, two white jade rings on the back of his head, a green Luo tuanhua long robe draped over his body, a double-tailed turtle’s back silver bag fastened to his waist, and a pair of hoof-shaped black boots on his feet. He walked steadily, showing no sign of the anxiety one would expect from a family member who had just lost a bet.
The gamblers watching on both sides spontaneously stepped aside, respectfully making a path for him.
Walking and smiling, Lü Junchen’s eyes, blazing like fire, locked onto the maiden in the crowd, seeming almost itchy.
That damn wench dared to play him. The aphrodisiac he had planned to use on her had been cunningly used on him, infecting him with such a profound poison that it made him sleep with that middle-aged, ugly nanny and caused him to feel nauseous up to now, making it impossible for him to be with a woman!
Today, he must vent all his anger on her. Regardless of any obstacle, he must sleep with her to finally let it go!
Facing his furious gaze, Cai Wei returned his look fearlessly!
Damn beast, damn breeding pig. She had finally lured him out. He dared to smash her restaurant and ruin her hard work. He must pay for it today with his reputation in tatters and his family assets depleted!
Both were harboring their own thoughts but wore thin smiles on their faces. This scene, viewed from a distance by Zhu Yue, looked like a romantic exchange between lovers!
He cursed under his breath, feeling angry, hate, and powerless!
After descending the stairs, Lü Junchen strolled leisurely to the gambling table, picked up the knife on the table, drew it from its sheath to examine it, and praised, "Even Tai’a Juke has trouble matching this, Gan Jiang and Mo Ye must be ordinary in comparison. Ah! This is indeed a rare good knife!"
After speaking, he resheathed the knife and presented it to Cai Wei, laughing and saying, "I respect the rules of the game. This knife now belongs to you, Miss."
Cai Wei looked at his posturing and felt a chill. She really wanted to take it, but the thought that this knife was being held by this pig, a pig’s hand that had just played with two women, made her feel waves of disgust.
"What? Does Miss Mu not want this knife?"
Seeing Cai Wei making no move to take it, Lü Junchen raised an eyebrow and asked.
Of course, she had to take it. Cai Wei was counting on collecting Zhang Biaotou and his armed escorts with it, using them for her own purposes!
She gritted her teeth, pulled out a plain cotton handkerchief from her sleeve, wrapped it around her hand, quickly took the knife, and put it on the corner of the table.
This move seriously irritated Lü Junchen. He looked at Cai Wei’s disgusted expression, his smile deepened, but it became more ferocious.