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881 The Second Form of Gambling

If they couldn't win today, she would lose her identity as the lady of the He family. If so, Hong Yuefei would dump her without doubt, and she would lose her title of Mrs. Hong as well.

If she was able to marry into another rich or powerful family, she would do that, but she clearly knew that it was impossible. She had been left no choice before, so she had chosen Hong Yuefei.

Although she was born in the He family, she was always overshadowed by He Siyin who was her older cousin. That was the reason why she was so jealous of He Siyin.

"We will. We will!" He Hongyuan repeatedly said to comfort himself.

"Mr. Fan, you have to win the nine hundred million yuan back in the second form of gambling." He Hongyuan ordered. Fan Zhihao was displeased hearing that, but didn't say a word. He was also eager to win, or he would lose his own money.

However, he was still confused why "Tang Aining" was able to be right every time in Sic Bo, which was so strange. It was as if she could see the dice in the dice cup, but he wasn't willing to believe that.

"I don't believe that she's so skilled at every form of gambling!" Fan Zhihao said in a cold voice.

Half an hour later, the two parties went back to the hall. He Hongyuan looked much better after the rest, but he was still in a bad mood.

"Well, now you can choose what form of gambling you want to play next. Let's roll the dice to see who will choose first," He Yishao said.

"No problem."

Gu Ning and Fan Zhihao agreed.

They went to the sides of the gambling table, and rolled the dice on it.

It didn't matter to Gu Ning who got to choose first, so she casually threw the dice, and the number was 1, while Fan Zhihao's was 5, so Fan Zhihao chose first.

"I choose 5 card stud," Fan Zhihao said.

Play began with each player being dealt one card with its face down, followed by one card with its face up (beginning, as usual, with the player to the dealer's left).

If played with a bring-in, the player with the lowest-ranking up-card must pay the bring-in, and betting proceeded after that.

After the first betting round was complete, another face-up card was dealt to each player. Betting now began with the player whose up-cards make the best poker hand. On this and subsequent betting rounds, the player to act first might check or bet up to the game's limit.

The second betting round was followed by a third up-card to each player and a third betting round, again starting with the player with the best poker hand showing (thus, the first player to act on each round may change).

A fourth face-up card and fourth betting round was followed by a showdown, if necessary (it usually wouldn't be – most deals of five-card stud ended early when a player bet and got no calls).

Gu Ning had learned the rules on the Internet before, but she had never played it herself in real life. Luckily, she had Jade Eyes, so she could make decisions after seeing the other person's cards. She was confident that she wouldn't lose much.

"Who will win this time?"

"I heard that Fan Zhihao is quite good at 5 card stud."

"Um, I'm curious whether Miss Tang is also excellent at 5 card stud."

"I think Fan Zhihao is more likely to win."

…

Although Gu Ning had won in Sic Bo, it didn't mean that people all believed that she could win again. Most people thought that she couldn't be so good at every form of gambling.

Before the game began, Fan Zhihao needed to exchanged more chips with his own money. He only had 10 chips in his hands now, which were obviously not enough.

Therefore, Fan Zhihao exchanged more chips with another five hundred million yuan.

Such a sky-high bet had never appeared before in HK.

Even though Fan Zhihao had around two billion yuan in wealth, he could barely afford his failure today.

In fact, he used to think that he was going to win, but had encountered an abject failure.

With enough chips in their pockets, the game began. Both Gu Ning and Fan Zhihao placed a chip of ten million yuan on the table.

The dealer began to deal cards. He dealt one card with its face down first, then one card with its face up.

Fan Zhihao's face-up card was hearts K.

Gu Ning's face-up card was spades 2.

Gu Ning used her Jade Eyes and saw that Fan Zhihao's face-down card was hearts Q, while hers was spades 6. Her next card would be hearts 7, and it was impossible for her to get "straight".

She wasn't lucky this time!

Fan Zhihao was in at first, and threw two chips to the table, but Gu Ning gave up, so she lost ten million yuan.

Although Fan Zhihao only won ten million yuan after the first round, it was a good beginning anyway.

Gu Ning lost after the first round, but He Hongjie and the others weren't worried about her. She had nine hundred million yuan in her pocket now after all, and ten million yuan was merely nothing.

The second round began soon.

Gu Ning lost again, and didn't bother to lay her bet.

Fan Zhihao won once more, but he wasn't happy about it, because he couldn't win a lot if Gu Ning refused to be in every time. However, he couldn't force her to do so.

Gu Ning was in the third round, but Fan Zhihao gave up.

In the following fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh round, both Gu Ning and Fan Zhihao won two rounds, and Gu Ning lost fifty million yuan in all after seven rounds.

She didn't care about it at all, neither did the He family, because Gu Ning still had many chips.

The eighth round started.

Fan Zhihao's face-up card was diamonds 8 and his face-down card was hearts 8.

Gu Ning's face-up card was spades Q, and her face-down card was spades 10.

This time, Gu Ning was in first, and threw out two chips. The dealer dealt her the next card, which was spades 9.

Fan Zhihao was in later, and laid two chips too. The dealer also dealt him the next card, which was spades 8.

With three cards of 8 in hands, Fan Zhihao got excited. If he could get another two cards of 8, it would be a royal flush! If he could get a card of 8 and a random card, it would be four of a kind, which was a good result.

Nevertheless, it was very difficult to get the cards he wanted.

882 Gu Ning Wins Again

He was also worried that Gu Ning might get a straight flush, but it was hard too.

Although he didn't know what her face-down card was, he already had spades 8. Gu Ning's face-up cards were Q and 9. If she was going to make a straight flush, she needed spades 9, 10, J, Q, or K.

Except for the face-down card, her face-up cards weren't enough to make a straight flush.

Gu Ning kept adding chips, and the chips doubled every time. She placed another four chips on the table, and her next card was spades K.

For now, Gu Ning had spades 9, 10, Q and K. All she needed was a card of spades J so that she could make a straight flush.

In fact, Gu Ning had already used her Jade Eyes to see their cards during this round, so she was aware that Fan Zhihao was going to make four of a kind, and hers was a straight flush. That was the reason why Gu Ning kept adding her chips.

Seeing Gu Ning's cards, Fan Zhihao got a little nervous. However, he already had three cards of 8 now, so it was impossible for him to give up right now. Therefore, he threw another four chips to the table as well, and his next card was hearts 8.

With four cards of 8 in hands, Fan Zhihao was more excited now, but he didn't show it on his face.

People started to discuss behind him.

"Jesus, could it be four of a kind?"

"Even if it isn't four of a kind, it could be full house!"

"Wow, it's so amazing!"

"As long as the woman can't get a straight flush, Mr. Fan is going to win."

"Um, could she get a straight flush? She already has spades 9, Q and K. If her face-down card is spades 10 or J, it will be a straight flush."

"I don't think it's that easy to make a straight flush."

…

More people believed that Fan Zhihao could win. Even He Hongyuan was cheered up a little seeing the cards in Fan Zhihao's hands.

The final card was about to be dealt. No matter what it was, Fan Zhihao was going to make four of a kind.

At this moment, Gu Ning placed another eight chips on the table.

The dealer gave the final card to Gu Ning, and it was spades J.

"OMG, could it really be a straight flush?"

Seeing that, everyone was shocked.

Fan Zhihao and He Hongyuan were disappointed. If Gu Ning really made a straight flush, they would lose again. In addition, Gu Ning didn't seem worried at all.

Given Gu Ning's four face-up cards, it could be a straight flush or straight.

With three face-up cards of 8 in hands, Fan Zhihao was likely to make four of a kind or full house in others' eyes.

If he made full house, Gu Ning would win no matter if hers was a straight flush or straight. If he made four of a kind, he might win on the condition that hers was straight.

Thinking of that, Fan Zhihao relaxed a little.

He also threw out another eight chips, and got his final card, which was hearts K.

In the end, each of them held five cards in hands, but they still needed to raise the bet before turning the face-down card up.

Once Fan Zhihao raised the bet, Gu Ning had to follow up if she wanted to reveal the face-down card, or she had to give up.

No one was willing to give up and lose all the previous chips at this time.

If Gu Ning gave up right now, her previous bets would be wasted. She could make straight flush this time after all!

Fan Zhihao was a little worried that Gu Ning's cards could be a straight flush in the end, so he didn't dare to take the risk and bet all his chips on the result. If he did that, he could lose all his money.

He was scared of Gu Ning's gambling skills, so he stayed cautious even though he had good cards in hand.

Accordingly, Fan Zhihao placed another 10 chips on the table, so did Gu Ning.

The moment Fan Zhihao flipped his face-down card over, everyone was astonished.

"Jesus, it is four of a kind!"

"Unless she can make a straight flush, she'll lose."

All the chips they had laid during this round added up to 250 million yuan.

People turned to look at Gu Ning with one accord after seeing Fan Zhihao's face-down card.

They thought that Gu Ning would panic a little at least, but she looked calm as usual, which made He Hongyuan and Fan Zhihao anxious.

Is she going to make a straight flush?

Gu Ning turned her face-down card up, and it was indeed spades 10.

"OMG, it's a straight flush!"

"I can't believe my eyes!"

…

Some were greatly surprised, while some couldn't accept it.

He Hongjie was happy to see the result without doubt, while Fan Zhihao couldn't believe it.

After playing the second form of gambling, Gu Ning had chips of 1.01 billion yuan in all now.

Nobody had seen anyone else who could make a fortune as easily as she could before.

In fact, Gu Ning thought that stone gambling was the best way to make a lot of money. She actually wasn't very interested in other forms of gambling.

…

There were only two rounds left.

Fan Zhihao totally lost confidence in himself now, and started to be unlucky.

Gu Ning wasn't in during the ninth round, so she lost ten million yuan.

In the tenth round, Fan Zhihao got terrible cards, so he decided not to be in, and Gu Ning got the ten million yuan back.

All in all, Gu Ning still had chips of 1.01 billion yuan in her hands now.

In many people's eyes, it was a great fortune.

"Do you need to rest again?" He Yishao asked He Hongyuan and couldn't help gloating over their failure.

883 Let"s Play Slot Machine

In fact, He Hongyuan did want to have a rest to calm down, in case he was annoyed to death.

He was reluctant to admit that his body was in a worse condition because of their failure today, but he had to be more careful about his own body. Nevertheless, he felt utterly humiliated when He Yishao asked him that question, so he rejected his offer to defend his dignity. "No need, thanks."

He Yishao didn't care about He Hongyuan's body condition at all. Since He Hongyuan was unwilling to rest, the game would go on. "Great, Miss Tang, please choose the third form of gambling for today's competition."

"Let's play slot machine," Gu Ning said.

"What? Slot machine?"

Hearing that, everyone was surprised. They all thought that Gu Ning would propose baccarat, roulette, mahjong or so forth, but she chose slot machine.

Although slot machine was also a form of gambling in casinos, it was more like a commercial game. Therefore, this serious competition suddenly became dramatic once Gu Ning proposed playing slot machine.

It seemed like it wasn't gambling, but amusements.

As a famous gambler and an ex apprentice of the gambling magnate in City M, Fan Zhihao grew up in casinos and knew all forms of gambling. Nevertheless, slot machine wasn't one of the forms that he was best at. Even so, he couldn't disagree with Gu Ning's choice, unless he accepted his failure right now.

He obviously wasn't willing to do that. As long as he had hope, he would try it.

"How about the odds?" Fan Zhihao asked.

"No matter how much you win, I'll pay you the money and vice versa. What do you think?" Gu Ning asked.

Fan Zhihao hesitated for a while, then agreed. "No problem."

In the beginning, Fan Zhihao didn't think that it was a good idea, because it wasn't easy to win a lot by playing slot machine in his eyes. Even if he won, he couldn't win all the money that he had lost back.

However, he was scared of Gu Ning's gambling skills now after losing twice in today's tournament against her.

In addition, slot machine was Gu Ning's choice, and she must have confidence in herself.

Given the amount of money that he had lost till now, he couldn't win all his money back even if the chips in the prize pool was his 10 times.

The face value of chips in a slot machine could be ¥100, ¥1,000, or ¥10,000, and normally the total value of those chips in the prize pool was higher than a hundred million yuan.

In that case, even if he could win all the chips in the prize pool for 10 successive times, he could only get a little more than a billion yuan.

Nonetheless, the odds were heavily against his winning.

Fan Zhihao knew that he was doomed to fail. And although he was unwilling to face it, he had to accept it.

He Hongyuan didn't want to give up either until he saw the final result of today's competition.

The face value of Gu Ning and Fan Zhihao's chips was ten million yuan, so they had to change them before the game began.

They would bet on all 10 of the reels, which cost a hundred thousand yuan a round, so they needed to exchange 100 chips of ten thousand yuan with a million yuan.

The previous bet was ten million yuan a round, while now was just a hundred thousand yuan. Many people weren't used to the big gap yet.

Times of odds were 100 times, 200 times, 300 times, 400 times, 500 times, 600 times, 700 times, 800 times, 900 times, and 1000 times.

To avoid that the program of this slot machine had been edited beforehand, they had to let others see its program first to prove that it totally depended on one's luck to win the game.

Fan Zhihao was the first one to play it.

It was more likely to win money if people bet on all reels, and Fan Zhihao was a skilled gambler after all, so it was much more likely for him to win.

After the first round, Fan Zhihao got eight million yuan in all.

Once 800 chips were taken out, another 800 chips were added into the prize pool to make sure that there was no less than a hundred million yuan inside.

It wasn't easy for ordinary players to win money by playing slot machine, so onlookers thought that Fan Zhihao had done a good job.

Afterwards, it was Gu Ning's turn. People all held high anticipation for her performance.

Not only had she won in Sic Bo, but she was also the winner in 5 card stud. Slot machine was her choice anyway, so it was highly likely that she was going to win. Nobody would choose to compete in something that he or she wasn't good at.

Fan Zhihao was good at 5 card stud, so he had chosen it, but Gu Ning was better than him.

Given Gu Ning's previous performance, people tended to believe that Gu Ning could win again.

"Miss Tang, come on! I believe you can win!" a handsome young man encouraged Gu Ning, and he stared straight at her with a broad smile.

Hearing that, Gu Ning smiled at him out of kindness, which made him feel excited.

Leng Shaoting, however, was displeased, and gave the young man a cold glance.

Gu Ning also noticed that, and shook her head. She forgot that she had a jealous boyfriend!

After that, she walked to the slot machine and began to put in chips.

Gu Ning was confident that she could win money every time, but she wasn't sure whether the prize pool would open every time.

She pulled the spin later, and the slot machine worked with a loud noise, while all 10 reels moved fast at the same time.

With her Jade Eyes, Gu Ning was able to calculate when the pictures of different odds would fall on a certain position. When it was the time, Gu Ning quickly press the stop button.

The slot machine stopped with a sound like someone just slammed on the brakes, and the 10 reels gradually stopped one by one from left to right.

The atmosphere was tense as everyone fixed his or her eyes on the pictures on the screen.

884 The Prize Pool Opens

He Hongyuan prayed that Gu Ning failed, while others all wanted to see her win.

When the reels fully stopped, pictures of 500 times lined up along the third reel.

Seeing that, He Hongyuan was upset, while others got excited.

More pictures lined up on the fourth, fifth, seventh and eighth reels.

After the first round, Gu Ning made 33 million yuan in all.

"H-How is it possible." He Hongyuan couldn't accept it.

Fan Zhihao had a stronger feeling of failure now. If he continued to lose like that, he could lose every cent of his wealth. However, he was left no choice.

While Fan Zhihao and He Hongyuan were both in a bad mood, the audience was excited.

"Wow, pictures lined up along five reels! It's so amazing!"

"And the times are all big."

"I've never seen so many chips before!"

…

He Hongjie was also surprised. Even though Gu Ning had told him that she was confident to win, he was still amazed to see the result.

What Gu Ning had done today exceeded his expectations.

In fact, there was more to come!

Seeing chips coming out from the slot machine in a large amount, people were all envious of Gu Ning, and they wished that they could win that much money.

More chips were added into the prize pool before the second round began.

Fan Zhihao, who was under great pressure now, couldn't stay calm anymore, so he casually pressed the stop button in annoyance.

This time, pictures only lined up along a single reel, and he won a million yuan. The more he lost, the more restless he was; the more restless he became, the more he lost. As time went by, Fan Zhihao was about to lose control of himself.

"How come you only won a million yuan?" He Hongyuan was dissatisfied with it.

It was Gu Ning's turn again. She made 27 million yuan in all after the second round.

Everyone was amazed once more.

"Jesus, since when has it become so easy to win money by playing slot machine?"

"I think it's super easy for Miss Tang to win a fortune!"

"I'm so jealous of her."

…

"Why? Why could she win so much every time? There must be something wrong with this slot machine!" He Hongyuan raised his voice.

"Right, you must have done something to it!" He Yixi argued as well.

The He family was displeased facing the unreasonable suspicion, and He Yishao retorted, "Master Hongyuan, you should be responsible for your words. We checked this slot machine right before the game began, and you know it's fine and works properly."

"You…" He Hongyuan didn't know what to say. He couldn't afford anymore losses, but he had to admit that he already lost everything now.

"Well, I think the result of today's competition is quite obvious now. Why don't you just admit that you lose?" He Siyin said with pride.

The second she finished her sentence, Gu Ning interrupted her. "I don't think so. We agreed to play 10 rounds, and we must do that. I plan to make more money today after all!"

Although Gu Ning acted greedy, nobody showed dislike towards her. On the contrary, they still thought that she was adorable and deserved to win.

Since they had agreed to play 10 rounds, they should do that! Moreover, Gu Ning was making money all the time, and she was unwilling to stop.

She didn't come to HK often, so she seized every chance to make as much money as possible here.

He Siyin turned to look at Gu Ning, then changed her words at once. "Well, I was just kidding, and the game should continue."

In fact, He Siyin merely wanted to humiliate them.

He Hongyuan had to start the third round.

To everyone's astonishment, the prize pool opened when Gu Ning pressed the stop button at the third round.

"Jesus, the prize pool opened!"

"Wow, I've never ever seen that before!"

…

"How is it possible? How is it possible!" He Hongyuan was too mad to stand still, and almost fell down. Luckily, He Yixi supported him on time.

"It can't be possible!" He Yixi couldn't believe her eyes either.

Fan Zhihao was struck dumb by the scene as well. Gu Ning won over a hundred million in a single round!

He Hongjie was more than shocked now. He totally forgot that Gu Ning was actually winning money from his family's business. As long as he could win the competition against He Hongyuan, money was nothing in his eyes.

Since the prize pool was empty now, chips were poured into it at once.

Hong Yuehuan observed Gu Ning for a long while. This woman was too unbelievable!

How did the He family find her? Why haven't I heard of her name before in the gambling industry? Is she a new face?

Hong Yuehuan thought to himself. If the news of today's gambling competition went abroad, the name "Tang Aining" would be the focus of the gambling industry in every big city.

Countless skilled gamblers would find "Tang Aining" to compete against her, but Hong Yuehuan believed that she was better than any of those ace gamblers.

Gu Ning noticed Hong Yuehuan's look, but ignored it.

885 He Hongyuan Falls Unconscious

Gu Ning didn't care about it, but Leng Shaoting did. Seeing Hong Yuehuan observing her, Leng Shaoting gave him a cold glance. He wouldn't allow anyone else to steal his girl away from him.

As the heir of the Tiandihui, Hong Yuehuan noticed the warning glance at once, but the glance was already gone when he turned to search for it. However, he felt threatened by the simple glance, and became alert in an instant. He was afraid that an enemy was also in the crowd.

There were many enemies of the Tiandihui after all. In addition, he could sense the person's hostility and outstanding ability from the glance, so he had to be cautious.

Leng Shaoting wasn't interested in Hong Yuehuan's thoughts, as long as he stopped looking at Gu Ning.

Hong Yuehuan was distracted by the potential danger, so he moved his eyes away from Gu Ning.

"Mr. Fan, please."

The prize pool was filled with chips, but Fan Zhihao just stood there, so He Yishao opened his mouth to remind him to play the game.

Fan Zhihao was reluctant to continue to play the game now, because he was losing a lot of money. Nobody could stay calm in such a situation! Nevertheless, it wasn't up to him to give up now.

Except for He Hongyuan who still hoped that Fan Zhihao could win because he was unwilling to accept failure, others all believed that Gu Ning would be the winner without a doubt.

In that case, no one paid much attention to him.

Fan Zhihao did his best to calm himself down in order to focus on the game and not to lose so much again. He made 12 million yuan this time.

Because Gu Ning had won all the chips in the prize pool just then, nobody thought that it was a big surprise that Fan Zhihao won over ten million yuan.

Fan Zhihao himself also wished that he could win all the chips in the prize pool once.

He Hongyuan had the same idea, because Gu Ning had done it before, which proved that it was possible.

Gu Ning, however, made 28 million yuan after this around, which was more than double what Fan Zhihao made.

By now, people were already used to Gu Ning winning.

"Are you useless? You can't even beat a woman!" He Hongyuan blurted out in anger.

Hearing that, Fan Zhihao was angry, and moved his hand off the machine at once. "Why don't you do it yourself then?"

"Move! I'll do it myself!" He Hongyuan raised his voice.

He knew how to play slot machine, but wasn't very good at it, so he pressed the stop button relying on his feelings.

As a result, there was no reel with pictures lined up on the screen at all, which annoyed He Hongyuan.

Gu Ning, on the contrary, won all the chips in the prize pool again.

"Seriously?"

"OMG, I can't believe my eyes."

"Miss Tang is so unbelievable!"

"Am I in a dream right now?"

"I'm short of words."

…

Fan Zhihao was shocked by the result, and also felt lucky that he didn't play the round himself, or he would have lost another hundred million yuan.

He Hongyuan couldn't stand it anymore, and spat out blood again, then fell unconscious.

"Father? Father!" He Yixi panicked, and shouted.

"Master Hongyuan!" He Hongyuan's bodyguards walked forward without delay.

People around him were also scared. They were afraid that He Hongyuan would really die here.

"We need to send Master Hongyuan to the hospital right now, and we can wait for Master Hongyuan to wake up to play the rest of the rounds," He Yishao said. In fact, he couldn't wait to see He Hongyuan die, but his younger brother was still in danger now, so He Hongyuan had to stay alive.

"Wait a second." Gu Ning stopped them and walked towards He Hongyuan.

He Hongyuan's bodyguards stood in her way without hesitation, in case Gu Ning hurt him.

"What do you want to do?" A bodyguard glared at Gu Ning.

"I can rescue him," Gu Ning said. She said that not because she was kind, but because she wanted to leave with the money as soon as possible. Who knew how long she would have to wait for He Hongyuan to wake up?

It sounded cruel and cold-blooded, but He Hongyuan wasn't someone she cared about after all.

"Can you?"

Everyone was surprised and had doubts.

"I don't think that you're so kind." He Yixi stared at her with eyes full of hatred. Gu Ning came here to help the He family after all.

"I'm not, but I just want to finish today's competition. I don't have time to wait for him," Gu Ning said. She didn't bother to hide her real intention.

"You…"

Hearing that, He Yixi was mad and criticized Gu Ning. "My father's life is in danger now, and all you want is money?" It sounded like it was Gu Ning's fault.

"I think she's a little cold-blooded."

"Yeah, she shouldn't have said that."

…

People started to discuss her behavior.

Leng Shaoting disliked their negative comments on Gu Ning, but he couldn't say anything to defend her now. Instead, he coldly looked at He Yixi, which made her feel stressed.

886 Rescue You for Money

What happened? Why do I suddenly feel so cold and uncomfortable? He Yixi thought to herself.

Seeing Gu Ning being criticized, the He family obviously wouldn't stand aside. However, before they could defend her, Gu Ning opened her mouth herself. "Of course I care more about money than your father. Your father's bad condition has nothing to do with me, and you should know that we're competitors today. In that case, I'm kind enough that I'm willing to rescue him," Gu Ning said.

"You…" He Yixi was furious, but had to admit that it was the truth.

Hearing Gu Ning's argument, people agreed with her. They were competitors after all. Moreover, although Gu Ning was only willing to rescue He Hongyuan for money, it was already very kind of her that she had the idea to help.

Gu Ning glanced around the crowd, then added, "Do you think I'm cold-blooded? Fine, I don't care. We're strangers anyway, but I believe every one of you is aware of the importance of today's competition. It affects the future of the He family. Why couldn't you spare a moment to think about the reason why Master Hongyuan has to compete against Master Hongjie for the leading role in the He family? Don't be so naive to believe the superficial excuse."

Hearing that, many people realized that it wasn't a simple competition. At the same time, they started to think about whether they should criticize Gu Ning.

Once they figured out the real aim of today's competition, nobody had sympathy for He Hongyuan.

Fan Zhihao clearly knew what He Hongyuan wanted to do, but it had nothing to do with him either. He was merely He Hongyuan's guest. No matter what the result was, he was an outsider in the end.

"Bullshit! My father proposed to have today's competition for the sake of the He family's future!" He Siyin argued.

"Fine, believe it or not." Gu Ning dropped the topic. "I think we should wake your father up right now and finish what we should do today. As for the rest of the things, you and the He family can deal with them together."

"No need, we can go to the hospital." He Yixi turned Gu Ning down. She didn't trust Gu Ning.

"What? Are you afraid that I'll poison your father in a public place? Come on, there is no conflict between your father and I. Your father just owes me some money, and I just want to get it back," Gu Ning sneered. She was only willing to rescue He Hongyuan for the money anyway.

As for the grudge between the He family and He Hongyuan, Gu Ning wasn't interested in their family affairs.

"You…" He Yixi was in a rage. "No, we don't need your help, and we can send my father to the hospital."

"Why do you turn me down again and again? Are you scheming something? Did your father fall unconscious on purpose? He owes me a lot," Gu Ning said.

Others also had the same suspicion.

"How can you say that?" He Yixi raised her voice. "My father spat blood out!"

"So what? Hasn't he done the same thing before?" Gu Ning said airily.

He Yixi was so mad now that she could barely say another word.

"Well, I promise that I can wake him up within three minutes, and his body will soon be in a better condition. If not, I'll give up the one hundred million yuan in the prize pool. How is it?" Gu Ning asked.

The moment Gu Ning finished her sentences, everyone was astonished. It sounded like she was the Almighty God.

Many people held doubts, while some were curious.

He Hongjie trusted Gu Ning, and wouldn't stop her. Leng Shaoting, Gao Yi and Qiao Ya were also supportive.

Although He Yixi didn't trust Gu Ning and she knew that her father fell unconscious for real, she didn't know how to persuade others to believe her.

As for the money, He Yixi didn't take it to heart, because she knew that Gu Ning was confident that she could wake her father up.

Actually, her father just fell unconscious from annoyance, and he would wake up after resting for a while.

In the end, He Yixi yielded.

Since He Yixi gave in, He Hongyuan's bodyguards stepped aside.

Afterwards, Gu Ning took out a porcelain bottle and poured out a pill. She told He Yixi to help He Hongyuan swallow it.

He Yixi hesitated for a while, then did what Gu Ning told her to do.

Chapter 887 A Total Failure

People stared at He Hongyuan. Nobody wanted to miss any of his reactions.

Some even took out their phones to see whether He Hongyuan could really wake up within three minutes.

"Do you think the pill is effective?" Although they knew that they would soon find out the answer, someone still asked with curiosity.

"Miss Tang seems very confident. I think it should be effective."

"I agree, but I don't think it can be very effective."

"Let's see!"

…

However, to everyone's surprise, He Hongyuan woke up after just a minute, and his pale face gradually turned ruddy.

"Jesus, Master Hongyuan woke up after just a minute!"

"It's so amazing!"

"Can this pill cure other diseases?"

"You should ask Miss Tang."

…

People began to discuss the magical medicine.

When He Hongyuan heard their discussion, he frowned. He didn't understand what they were talking about.

"Father, are you alright?" He Yixi was excited. "Do you feel uncomfortable?"

He Hongyuan shook his head, but didn't say a word, because he was also confused as to why he suddenly felt much better now.

What happened?

Although He Hongyuan made a little movement, he didn't say a word, so others didn't know whether he was really back to consciousness or not.

People still stared at him to see his reaction.

After a short while, He Hongyuan realized that he was sitting on the floor and felt embarrassed, then got back to his feet at once.

"Father, how do you feel?" He Yixi asked again with concern.

"I'm feeling well," He Hongyuan said.

Hearing that, everyone was sure that He Hongyuan was fine now, and they were surprised again.

"Wow, Master Hongyuan is really fine now."

"Miss Tang's medicine is so unbelievable."

He Hongyuan frowned. He glanced at Gu Ning, then looked at He Yixi. "What happened?"

He learned something from their discussion, but wasn't clear about it.

"Father, you just fell unconscious and we were supposed to send you to the hospital, but Miss Tang said she didn't want to waste time, and she could rescue you within three minutes. She gave me a pill and I helped you swallow it, and you woke up after just a minute," He Yixi said.

Knowing that, He Hongyuan was astonished. He knew his condition very well, so he understood how effective the pill was.

Even though Gu Ning just saved his life, he wasn't willing to thank her, because he knew that Gu Ning just did it for the money.

Gu Ning didn't mind it either. "Master Hongyuan, if you're fine now, shall we continue? There are still five rounds left."

Since Gu Ning didn't mind whether he thanked her or not, He Hongyuan dropped that topic too. He looked to Fan Zhihao and said, "Mr. Fan, please help me play the rest of the rounds."

It was obvious that they were going to lose, so Fan Zhihao was reluctant to play the rest of the rounds, but he had to do it. If he left before the competition ended, he had to pay the liquidated damages.

After the following five rounds, Fan Zhihao made 62 million yuan in all.

Gu Ning, on the other hand, made 201 million yuan in all.

Seeing the result, He Hongyuan was struck dumb. He had a sudden impulse to either spit blood out or fall unconscious again so that he wouldn't see the terrible failure. However, after taking Gu Ning's power crystal, his resistance was much better than before, so he couldn't spit blood out nor fall unconscious, but had to witness the whole process.

Fan Zhihao was already used to it.

It was a total failure.

He Hongyuan was in despair now, so was He Xiyi.

She lost her identity as the lady of the He family and her title of Mrs. Hong.

He Hongjie walked towards He Hongyuan at this moment, and asked him in a cold deep voice, "He Hongyuan, you're the loser. What can you say now?"

He Hongyuan remained silent, because he didn't know what to say.

He Hongjie didn't care about it. According to their agreement, it was impossible for He Hongyuan to be the leading role in the He family, and he also lost his control of the He family���s casinos, which meant he was deprived of power and position. All he had left was his shares. Besides, if anything bad happened to He Siyang, He Hongjie could kill He Hongyuan.

Ever since He Hongyuan had schemed against the He family, they weren't brothers anymore.

He Hongjie wasn't weak at all, and he was determined to pay his enemies back.

Chapter 888 Hong Shitian

If He Siyang was safe and sound, He Hongjie would let He Hongyuan go, but He Hongyuan still had to bear the result of what he had done.

After counting the chips, the final result of the third form of gambling showed.

Fan Zhihao made 93 million yuan in all.

Gu Ning made 396 million yuan in all.

"Well, after deducting the money that you've won, Mr. Fan, you still need to pay me 303 million yuan," Gu Ning said.

"I'll only pay you 203 million yuan, because Master Hongyuan joined the game once and lost a hundred million yuan on his own." Since the competition ended now, there was no need for Fan Zhihao to care about his face. He was unwilling to pay the one hundred million yuan for He Hongyuan.

Hearing that, He Hongyuan frowned with dissatisfaction, but didn't oppose it, because he did lose that much money himself.

Afterwards, Gu Ning took out the bank card under the name of Tang Aining and gave it to Fan Zhihao and He Hongyuan.

As for the rest of the chips, she would give them to He Yishao. Gao Yi and Qiao Ya would go to count them together, and exchange them for money before transferring it to the bank card under Gu Ning's name.

"Miss Tang must have won a lot today!"

"I think she's won 1.6 billion yuan at least!"

"Jesus, that's a fortune!"

"I've never seen anyone else who has so easily made so much money before!"

"She's too outstanding!"

…

Everyone was envious of Gu Ning, because 1.6 billion was a sky-high number in most people's eyes.

After playing the first and second form of gambling, Gu Ning won 1.01 million yuan, and the number was 396 million after playing the third form of gambling, which added up to 1.406 million yuan. Including the 303 million yuan that Fan Zhihao and He Hongyuan still had to pay her the amount she won was 1.707 million yuan.

In addition, the He family would pay Gu Ning five hundred million yuan as commission, so the total number was 2.307 million.

In that case, Gu Ning made 2.307 million yuan after this trip in HK!

After the money transfer, He Hongyuan's group left the casino in despair. Many people also came forward to congratulate He Hongjie, including Hong Yuehuan. "Master He, congratulations!" he said.

"Thanks, Lord Hong," He Hongjie replied lightly and kept a distance from him.

Hong Yuehuan understood that He Hongjie wasn't satisfied with the Tiandihui's behavior, so he didn't mind He Hongjie's attitude and soon left as well.

He Hongjie still needed to have a private talk with Gu Ning, so he didn't stay in the casino for long. He told He Yishao to treat the other guests, then walked to Gu Ning. "Miss Tang, it's late now. I've ordered a private room in the Gonghao Hotel. Would you mind joining us for a meal?" It wasn't convenient for them to talk here.

"It's my honor, thanks," Gu Ning said, then walked away with He Hongjie.

…

Hong Yuehuan called his father the second he got back in his car.

The leading role in the Tiandihui was Hong Shitian, and he was reading a book in his study now, waiting for Hong Yuehuan's news. Once his phone rang, Hong Shitian picked it up and asked, "How is it?"

"He Hongjie is the winner," Hong Yuehuan said.

"What? He Hongjie won?" Hong Shitian was greatly surprised. He chose to work with He Hongyuan because He Hongjie was losing his hearing and He Siyang was missing. He thought that He Hongyuan was more likely to win. However, He Hongjie became the winner!

In that case, he was cornered now.

He had made his choice to support He Hongyuan, which meant that he was He Hongjie's enemy now. Although he hadn't done anything to harm He Hongjie yet, their close relationship was over.

Since He Hongjie won the competition, he was still the leading role in the He family. If the Tiandihui wanted to cooperate with the He family, they had to gain He Hongjie's permission. It obviously wasn't possible.

"Did He Hongjie gamble himself or invite another person?" Hong Shitian asked.

Even though he heard that He Hongjie would join the competition in person yesterday, he couldn't believe that He Hongjie was the winner.

He Hongjie was losing his hearing, so it was impossible for him to win against Fan Zhihao. Fan Zhihao was a famous ace gambler in the gambling industry after all.

Even if He Hongjie had good hearing, it wasn't very likely that he could beat Fan Zhihao.

"He invited someone else to gamble for him. She's a woman in her late twenties. Whether the form of gambling was Sic Bo, 5 card stud or slot machine, she could win every time and made a lot of money. I think she could be the best gambler in the world," Hong Yuehuan said.

"What?" Hong Shitian was shocked.

A woman in her late twenties?

Whether the form of gambling was Sic Bo, 5 card stud or slot machine, she could win every time and made a lot of money?

She could be the best gambler in the world?

Hong Shitian couldn't believe his ears. It seemed that the woman really wasn't an ordinary gambler.

"Did she cheat?" Hong Shitian was suspicious.

"No," Hong Yuehuan said with certainty.

"How's He Hongjie's attitude towards you?" Hong Shitian asked.

"Well, I think he'll soon deal with his cooperation with us after he gets rid of He Hongyuan," Hong Yuehuan said.

Hong Shitian frowned. It wasn't good news.

"Do something to stop it from happening," Hong Shitian said.

"Don't you think that you should talk to him in person about that?" Hong Yuehuan said. "I think that we should help them find He Siyang at this moment."

Even though the Tiandihui was an illegal gang, they couldn't do everything with dirty tricks.

The Tiandihui had betrayed He Hongjie, but they weren't opponents, because they hadn't damaged the He family's benefits yet.

"Let me think about it." Hong Shitian frowned.

Hong Yuehuan then remained silent.

Chapter 889 Where Is He Siyang?

He Hongyuan and Fan Zhihao seperated once they left the casino. Fan Zhihao felt utterly embarrassed today, and he lost a fortune.

"Dad, what should we do now?" He Yixi felt helpless.

He Hongyuan seemed displeased and remained silent, because he didn't know what to do now either.

An idea dawned on He Yixi. "Dad, why don't we use He Siyang to threaten Uncle Hongjie?"

Hearing that, He Hongyuan was mad. "I wish I could! He Siyang escaped yesterday, and he's nowhere to be found now."

"What? He escaped? How is it possible?" He Yixi panicked.

If He Siyang escaped, they had no bargaining chip left to negotiate with the He family.

After what they had done behind the He family's back, it was impossible that the He family would let them get away with it.

"Although he escaped, he must still be on the island. We have to catch him as soon as possible," He Hongyuan said.

The island was very far from the mainland. No matter how excellent a person was at swimming, he couldn't leave this island. Therefore, even though He Siyang escaped from the place where he was kept, he was still trapped on this island.

The problem was that it was very difficult to find a person on this large island if the person hid well. He Hongyuan couldn't send more people there, because he knew that the He family was keeping a close eye on him. The moment he did something, the He family would find out. Once the He family found He Siyang, his good days would be over.

…

Zuo Jiangkui stayed in the casino with He Yishao.

When the others were all gone, He Yishao told Zuo Jiangkui to come have a talk in his office, then let the bodyguards catch him without delay.

Zuo Jiangkui was surprised. He figured out why He Yishao suddenly caught him, but he still played dumb before the dirty secret was fully exposed. "Yishao, what are you doing?"

Zuo Jiangkui was He Hongjie's first apprentice, and he had followed He Hongjie for over a dozen years. He Hongjie always treated him like he was his own son, so he was very close to the offspring in the He family. He could directly call their names, instead of addressing them as lady or lord.

"Zuo Jiangkui, I don't think my family has treated you badly." He Yishao stared straight at Zuo Jiangkui.

"Of course not," Zuo Jiangkui said.

"Then why did you still betray us?" He Yishao became angry all of a sudden and raised his voice, questioning Zuo Jiangkui.

The He family had never treated Zuo Jiangkui badly. Why did he betray the He family once the He family encountered a minor problem? Other apprentices, however, still sided with the He family.

A touch of guilt flashed in Zuo Jiangkui's eyes, but he refused to admit it. "Why do you say that?" He still hoped that He Yishao didn't have solid proof so that he could be safe.

"Well." He Yishao understood what Zuo Jiangkui was thinking now. He sneered, then took out a pile of photos from a drawer. "Why don't you have a look for yourself?"

When Zuo Jiangkui saw the pile of photos, he got nervous in an instant. Those were photos of his secret meetings with Hong Yuefei and He Hongyuan.

"What else do you want to explain?" He Yishao asked. In fact, he already had the answer from Zuo Jiangkui's expression.

Zuo Jiangkui remained silent for a while, but still tried to deny it.

He argued, "You can't accuse me of betraying the He family just because of some photos. I did meet them, but they came to me first. They tried to bribe me to help them, but I turned them down!"

"Why didn't you tell us that they found you if you really turned them down?" He Yishao asked. He didn't believe a single word Zuo Jiangkui told him.

If Zuo Jiangkui was really loyal to the He family, he should have told them that Hong Yuefei and He Hongyuan had tried to bribe him. If he kept it a secret, then he must be doing something that he didn't want the He family to know.

"I-I just didn't want to cause misunderstandings." Zuo Jiangkui panicked again.

"Oh, interesting. Weren't you afraid that we would find out someday?" He Yishao sneered.

"I know that you don't trust me now, but I've done nothing that hurt the He family's benefits," Zuo Jiangkui said.

It was the truth. Even though Zuo Jiangkui betrayed the He family, he hadn't hurt the He family's benefits, yet.

��Zuo Jiangkui, since you want to cooperate with He Hongyuan, you must know where Siyang is now. As long as you can tell me, we can let you leave if Siyang is safe and sound when we find him," He Yishao said.

The He family would punish him without doubt, but his life would be saved.

"I have no idea," Zuo Jiangkui said.

"Are you sure?" He Yishao asked. He obviously didn't believe it. "Zuo Jiangkui, struggling is useless now. We all know what you've done behind our backs."

Zuo Jiangkui didn't say a word, but hesitated. He knew how powerful the He family was.

After hesitating for a while, Zuo Jiangkui opened his mouth again. "I only know that He Siyang is still on the island, but I don't know his specific location."

"He's still on the island?" He Yishao frowned with doubt. They had searched everywhere on the island for He Siyang before, but found nothing. Maybe they should search there more carefully again.

"Are you sure?" He Yishao fixed his eyes on Zuo Jiangkui.

890 Help He Hongjie

"As long as there is no ship which has moved near to the island, he must still be there. It's impossible for a person to escape from there by swimming," Zuo Jiangkui said.

Whether it was true or not, since Zuo Jiangkui gave him that information, He Yishao had to send people there to search for He Siyang again.

He Yishao told the bodyguards to watch him, then walked out.

Zuo Jiangkui, for now, was put under house arrest. The He family would deal with him once they found He Siyang.

Right after He Hongjie and the others arrived at the Gonghao Hotel, he received He Yishao's call. Seeing the caller's name, He Hongjie picked it up at once and didn't avoid Gu Ning.

"What?" He Hongjie asked.

"Father, Zuo Jiangkui is under control now, and I'm questioning him about Siyang's condition. He told me that Siyang should still be on the island," He Yishao said.

Gu Ning, who had super good hearing, heard their conversation on the phone.

"What?" He Hongjie was greatly surprised. "Send people there to search for Siyang again!"

No matter what, they wouldn't stop searching for their family.

"Please wait a second." Gu Ning opened her mouth all of a sudden. "We can go with you."

Gu Ning wanted to go there not because she was kind and wanted to help He Hongjie find He Siyang, but because she was interested in the island.

He Hongjie hesitated for a second, then agreed. "No problem."

He Hongjie understood that they weren't ordinary people and he believed that they could be very helpful.

Afterwards, He Hongjie told He Yishao to make the arrangements, and that they would leave for the island from the He family's private pier after the meal.

Before the dishes were placed on the table, Gu Ning took out a porcelain bottle with three pills inside. She handed it to He Hongjie. "Master He, if you're willing to trust me, you can use this medicine, and it might help your hearing recover."

Gu Ning had made so much money because of the He family, so she would do something for them as well. In addition, it wasn't a big deal in her eyes, and she could also maintain a good relationship with them. The more connections she had, the more successful her career would be.

"Really?" He Siyin was excited hearing that.

He Hongjie, however, was struck dumb for a second, and didn't take the bottle at once. "Is this medicine the one that you just gave He Hongyuan?"

"Yes," Gu Ning replied.

He Hongyuan soon woke up after taking this pill, and felt much better than ever. He Hongjie thought that it was very unbelievable, but didn't think further.

When Gu Ning gave him the bottle of pills, he suddenly had hope.

After that, he took it without delay and thanked Gu Ning. "Thank you so much, Miss Gu."

He had witnessed the effect of this medicine, so he didn't doubt whether it was harmful to his body.

Nothing good came without risk.

He Siyin also trusted Gu Ning, so she didn't stop He Hongjie.

"You're welcome," Gu Ning said. "Take a pill every three days."

"Can I take one right now?" He Hongjie couldn't wait to try it.

"Sure," Gu Ning said.

He Hongjie opened the porcelain bottle at once, and poured a pill out.

The power crystal was transparent, and looked like a diamond.

The moment the pill was put into his mouth, it melted and a flow of coolness spread through his body like lightning, which was quite comfortable.

He Hongjie was losing his hearing because of a kind of medicine, but he didn't know when he had been affected by it. He only knew that He Hongyuan was involved in it.

It wasn't a serious, nor minor problem. He could still hear sounds, and communicate with others, but wasn't able to tell the numbers of the dice by hearing it.

He Hongyuan was best at Sic Bo among all the forms of gambling that he could play, and Sic Bo had a high requirement for hearing.

He had turned to doctors for help, but even the doctors weren't sure whether his hearing could recover.

After the medical treatment, his hearing got a little better, but he still couldn't tell the numbers of the dice by hearing it.

Actually, his hearing problem wouldn't affect the He family's business; it was He Hongyuan who added fuel to the fire and caused big trouble for the He family.

'How do you feel, father?" He Siyin stared at He Siyin. She was even more nervous than her father.

"I won't be effective within such a short time," Gu Ning said, and felt amused.

He Siyin was slightly embarrassed and smiled.

"Well, I do feel comfortable and energetic after taking the pill," He Hongjie said with excitement.

Although he had a problem with his hearing, his body wasn't in a good condition either. Because of long-lasting worries, he felt exhausted all day. However, he was full of energy now.

"Wow, it's so good!" He Siyin was also thrilled.

"Miss Gu, this medicine is so unbelievable. How did you get it?" He Hongjie asked. He hoped that he could get more of it. If it was possible, he wanted to buy a large amount of it.

Gu Ning understood, but she couldn't satisfy his need.

"Um, it's a gift from my master, and I don't know how she got it, but my master has already passed away. I only have a small amount of it myself," Gu Ning said with a sad face.

Hearing that, He Hongjie stopped asking about it.

Gu Ning was a very outstanding young girl, so he was unwilling to damage their relationship.