Chapter 89: 89: Sorry, You Lost

“”Nonsense, you’re just a guy from a small county town, you’ve never even been exposed to gambling on stones, so how could you understand it? The moment you agreed to gamble with me, you were destined to lose,” Chen Guanglei said.

“Don’t celebrate too early, or it will be embarrassing when you get slapped in the face later,” Xu Yang said indifferently.

“Still stubborn at the brink of death, then go ahead and unwrap your raw stone. I want to see you go from hope to despair,” Chen Guanglei scoffed.

Xu Yang signaled the stone cutter to start cutting.

As soon as the first stone was unwrapped, exclaims of surprise sounded.

“Holy shit, that’s Emperor Green!”

“The piece isn’t large, but it’s worth at least a million!”

“A million? Are you dreaming? It’s at least one million five hundred thousand!”

“I bid one million eight hundred thousand!”

“Stop competing with me, I bid two million!”

Immediately, people started bidding, and it reached two million.

Xu Yang looked at Chen Guanglei, “So, do you still think I’m going to lose?”

Chen Guang Lei’s face looked somewhat unsightly as he snorted, “I don’t know what kind of dumb luck you have to have bought such a stone with Emperor Green in it. I don’t believe your luck can be that good. If the next two stones don’t reveal any jadeite, you’re still going to lose!”

Xu Yang smiled faintly, “Alright, let’s continue watching then.”

The stone cutter continued to work.

Soon, exclamations were heard again.

“Holy shit! Another Emperor Green!”

“This guy’s luck is too good!”

“Maybe it’s not about luck, but skill.”

“This piece of Emperor Green is slightly bigger than the last one. How much is it worth?”

“Two million five hundred thousand!”

“It’s not just two million five hundred thousand, at least three million.”

“That’s the price, about right; any higher and there won’t be much profit left to make on resale.”

The crowd discussed and settled on a price.

Xu Yang once again looked at Chen Guanglei, “How do you feel now?”

This guy had been showing off in front of him every time a piece of jadeite was revealed, complete with mockery and scorn.

Now that his own stone had produced a gem, he naturally wouldn’t let the other party off so easily.

Chen Guanglei’s face grew even uglier, but he still snorted, “It’s just two pieces of jadeite, worth a total of five million, still less than mine. I don’t believe you can still have such good luck that the last piece will have jadeite too.”

As he spoke, he began to laugh, continuing, “The last one is a dud, and your five million will be mine. I should thank you. Plus the five million you lose to me, I’ll have earned ten million from you, hahaha!”

Xu Yang said, “It seems you’re still clinging to fantasies. Ever since I got my marriage certificate with my wife, I’ve been very lucky. Watch carefully what’s coming next.”

Zhao Yuxin was beside him, feeling quite delighted upon hearing Xu Yang’s words.

What Xu Yang meant was that she brought him good luck.

Chen Guanglei snorted, “Let’s see then. Your dumb luck is used up; get ready to hand over the money to me.”

Quickly, the third stone was cut open.

A series of exclamations erupted.

“Holy shit, yet another Emperor Green, three times in a row, that’s incredible.”

“This kind of luck is truly unmatched.”

“Who says the guy is just lucky? Maybe it’s not luck but real skill.”

“Exactly, once or twice might be luck, but a third time can’t just be explained by luck.”

“Never thought this young man would be so impressive, making us old-timers look bad.”

“Yes, we’ve all been in this industry for at least a decade, and we still can’t judge accurately.”

“Speaking of which, how much is this huge piece of Imperial Green worth?”

“Eight million!”

“Eight million? Old Wu, I’m surprised you can say that with a straight face. For Imperial Green like this, just eight million? I’ll take as many as you have for that price.”

“Then what do you think it’s worth?”

“At least ten million, I’ll offer ten million!”

“Old Feng, you’re not being fair either. I bid eleven million!”

“You guys, each one of you wants to take advantage of this young man. If he could select such a jade-bearing raw stone, do you really think he can’t see its true value? Young man, I’ll be straightforward. I’ll offer thirteen million for your jade, and that should be the highest bid. If you’re interested, sell it to me.”

The crowd buzzed with discussion. The person who offered thirteen million was a square-faced middle-aged man.

Xu Yang pondered for a moment before saying, “Including the previous two pieces, the total is twenty million. Take it if you want, forget it if you don’t.”

“No problem!” The square-faced middle-aged man immediately agreed.

Originally, that was what he had in mind, buying the other two pieces and adding a bit more money was fine for him.

The price Xu Yang quoted didn’t come as a surprise to him.

These pieces of Imperial Green jade could attract a lot of high-end clients.

Soon, the square-faced middle-aged man transferred twenty million to Xu Yang and left with the three pieces of jade.

Xu Yang turned to Chen Guanglei, “Sorry, you’ve lost!”

Chen Guanglei’s face looked as grim as if his parents had died, and he said through gritted teeth, “I can’t believe your damned luck, you actually found three pieces of Imperial Green!”

He was extremely upset, very upset indeed.

He had hoped to trample on Xu Yang through the bet and win some money.

But he had not expected this outcome.

To say that Xu Yang selected the stones based on skill, he wouldn’t believe it even if he were beaten to death.

The only explanation was that Xu Yang had insanely good luck, securing three raw stones with Imperial Green.

Xu Yang said indifferently, “I just have that kind of good luck. There’s nothing you can do about it. Even if you buzz around me like a fly, you can’t affect my good fortune.”

“You!” Chen Guanglei’s face turned livid with anger, and he took a deep breath, “Fine, you just wait, this isn’t over between us.”

With that, he turned to leave.

“Wait a minute!” Xu Yang quickly called out to him.

“What else do you want?” Chen Guanglei asked.

“Young Master Chen, have you forgotten something?” Xu Yang said.

“Forgotten what?” Chen Guanglei looked confused.

“It seems you have forgotten. Let me remind you, our agreement had three terms, and the third term states that the jade opened by the losing party becomes the property of the winner. You’ve just sold three pieces for eight million, please transfer the money to me,” Xu Yang said.

“I really did forget.” Chen Guanglei’s face turned ugly, realizing there was no room to wiggle out of it.

Of course, he hadn’t forgotten. When he tried to leave, he had hoped Xu Yang would fail to remember this detail.

Once he was gone, Xu Yang wouldn’t have been able to demand the money from him.

Unfortunately for him, Xu Yang didn’t forget and announced it publicly.

“Now that you remember, let’s settle the payment.” Xu Yang took out his phone and gave Chen Guanglei a bank account number.

With no other choice, Chen Guanglei transferred eight million to Xu Yang.

“There’s no need to go through the third party anymore. They must already know the result of our bet, and I’ll just go collect your five million. Thanks,” Xu Yang said with a grin.

“Hmph, it’s just thirteen million, I can afford to lose it. Just you wait, I will make it back from you one day!”

Chen Guanglei’s face looked sour as he snorted coldly and turned to leave.

Zhao Yulu glanced at Xu Yang and Zhao Yuxin and then followed Chen Guanglei’s footsteps, leaving as well.