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Bab 9: The Gamble (Part 1)

Editor: Sparrow Translations

Xie Junyan saw Ning Lingyu turn her head back and finally had a good look at her delicate face that resembled a flower in the rain. His pupils contracted and her stunning beauty took his breath away!

This fresh and beautiful vibe, resembling the atmosphere after a rain, emanated by Ning Lingyu was definitely unique to her. It was something that the beautiful Cao Shanshan and seductive Zhuang Meina did not possess!

This was also the biggest reason why Xie Junyan was so attracted to Ning Lingyu and swore to never give up until he made her his girlfriend.

Xie Junyan hid away the greed in his eyes without a trace and put on a kind smile in the blink of an eye before he spoke to Ning Lingyu. "Lingyu, why are you crying? Meina isn't good with her words, please don't mind her…"

The key to pleasing someone was more than just words.

Initially, Zhuang Meina was hoping for Xie Junyan to side her and insult Ning Lingyu along with her. After seeing how Xie Junyan spoke to Ning Lingyu, she was so furious that she withdrew her hand from Xie Junyan's arm.

"Hmph, that idiot is your brother? I'm sorry, I didn't know that."

She intentionally raised her chin towards Ning Lingyu with an annoying look on her heavily powdered face as she stated nonchalantly. Regardless, Zhuang Meina still achieved her goal of hurting Ning Lingyu and was very glad about it.

"Zhuang Meina, I never wanted to go against you, but don't assume that I'm afraid of you! I'm going to say it again, my brother isn't a useless piece of junk. Please respect yourself in the future!"

Zhuang Meina's face was filled with disdain after she heard that and responded mockingly, "Your brother isn't a useless piece of junk? Isn't he the bottom of the cohort for the most recent exam again? Isn't he always bullied by others? Always mocked by others? And he still wants to go after Cao Shanshan? Does he even know how to take a good look at himself in the mirror? Please, if he isn't a useless piece of junk, I really don't know who else is!"

Zhuang Meina had the upper hand and spared no mercy towards her while addressing him as "her brother" instead of using his name, Ling Yun. Obviously, she finally caught on Ning Lingyu's weakness and used it to embarrass and insult her as much as she could.

Ning Lingyu was enraged, "You!" As much as she wanted to defend Ling Yun, she didn't know how to.

This was because Zhuang Meina had truly exploited her weakness and it made her incapable of defending herself.

"Alright alright, can't you keep your mouth shut, Zhuang Meina? Since we're all classmates, you have to be considerate of Lingyu's feelings too…"

Xie Junyan noticed that all their classmates looked unhappy as they crowded over. He was afraid that Zhuang Meina was going to anger everyone, thus he quickly stopped her from escalating things.

Even though Ning Lingyu came from a poor family, she was extremely hardworking. Apart from her good looks, she was also part of the studying committee in class, consistently helping out her classmates who were underperforming in their exams. Therefore, she was extremely popular and influential among her classmates.

It would be fair to say that Ning Lingyu was the dream girl for most of the boys from her class. They were all equally irritated when they all saw how Zhuang Meina was madly insulting her then.

However, Zhuang Meina did not see it this way. She relied on her filthy rich family background and was conceited enough to believe that she was more charming than anyone else. She assumed these classmates would not dare to land a finger on her, therefore she started acting more arrogant instead.

"Xie Junyan, are you my boyfriend or her boyfriend? Are you going to help her or me? So what if I call her brother a useless piece of junk! Hmph, useless piece of junk, ugly toad!"

Ning Lingyu was so angry her eyes turned red as she bit hard on her lower lip and her breathing rate accelerated. Her body was trembling violently as she pointed her finger at that smug-looking Zhuang Meina. She was too angry to even say anything!

Xie Junyan's heart was welled up with a perverted thrill when he saw how Ning Lingyu looked when she was angry. Hmph, I'm only allowing you to act like a saint before me because I want you to fall head over heels for me. Otherwise, I would've raped you for ten times in a row even if you looked like that!

However, Xie Junyan still had his mask on, looking all concerned for Ning Lingyu. As for Zhuang Meina who had a helpless expression on, he furrowed his brows heartbrokenly and was about to say something. However, he was interrupted by a wave of noises that came from Grade 12 Class 2, the classroom right beside!

"Place your bets, place your bets, as the Little Gambling God, I, Tang Meng, shall be the banker. Bet on how many laps that dumb fatty can run, going off at 1 to 1 for 1 lap, 2 to 2 for two laps… 5 to 1 for five to ten laps, 20 to 1 for ten laps and above! There will be no payouts for wrong guesses!"

That was the 'Little Gambling God', Tang Meng, from Grade 12 Class 2. He was the son of the deputy director of the Public Security Bureau, one of the Big Four Bullies of Qingshui High. He had been obsessed with gambling since young and worshipped the Gambling God character played by Chow Yun Fat. Hence, he gave himself the nickname "Little Gambling God".

Ever since he came to high school, he had turned every single competitive event into a gambling opportunity.

That included all sorts of examination results, the competition between champion and runner-up for the annual sports meet, or interclass football and basketball matches. He would never let go of any gambling opportunity as soon as one arose.

This guy was tall and muscular, dressed in a floral shirt and denim jeans. He had a flowy hairstyle similar to Chan Ho-Nam's from the Young and Dangerous film series. He was rebellious and defiant. But even though he had done many bad things, which included truancy to visit internet cafes, getting into fights, gambling and wooing girls, he rarely bullied the weak.

Since Tang Meng worshipped the gambling god, he would obviously place the most emphasis on gambling ethics. Of course, he would get a large sum of money every time he won. However, if he did lose, he would always pay up fair and square.

Even though many students were not fond of his dandiness, they all found his gambling ethics admirable.

After class was dismissed, he saw Ling Yun running madly on the school field while carrying a sandbag with no signs of stopping. He instantly felt like there was an itch that had to be scratched, which pushed him to start the gambling event and promote it loudly!

His voice was very loud, and all the Grade 12 students caught wind of it in no time. Soon enough, every nosy student from each class started streaming towards him.

"Brother Tang Meng, I'm betting 50 on one lap…"

"I'm betting 100 on two laps…"

"80, one lap…" "200, one lap…" "150, two laps…"

As a class monitor, Xie Junyan was already having a splitting headache on how to settle the fight between the two campus belles from his class. He instantly felt relieved the moment Tang Meng opened up a gambling event since it made everyone flood there instead.

He dragged Zhuang Meina who was pleased with herself as he casually said, "Let's go have a look."

Like a rooster that had just won a fight, Zhuang Meina glanced over at Ning Lingyu with a smug look on her face as she said with intentional disdain, "What's there to bet about? That useless piece of junk hasn't even completed half a lap, he'll probably finish one lap at best!"

Xie Junyan was back facing Ning Lingyu as he put on a smile that emitted a hint of evil and said softly, "Exactly. Tang Meng won my ten thousand dollars during the last round and since he had the guts to start this gambling event, I'll make him pay it all back with additional interest!"

The word "Exactly" seemed to be meant for Ning Lingyu to hear, the loudness of his voice was just nice for her to catch what he said.

Ning Lingyu had already been attacked by Zhuang Meina's insults previously. Therefore, the "unintentional" disdain from Xie Junyan's words drove her absolutely mad!

The brilliant Ning Lingyu, who had rejected Xie Junyan countless of times, knew that there were the Big Four Bullies in school. However, the sum of all four of them would still be nothing compared to the top of the list of Qingshui High's spoiled brats, the son of Qingshui City's deputy mayor!

This was because the Big Four Bullies' kind of evil was merely superficial. On the other hand, Xie Junyan was a smiling tiger who was evil to the bones, a ruthless and two-faced character who was capable of murder even without a weapon!

She hesitated a little and looked at the shadow on the field that was moving steadily. A hint of determination flashed through her eyes before she walked towards Tang Meng.

She wanted to bet that her brother could run more than ten laps. Even though she knew she was definitely going to lose, she was still strong-willed and wanted to use this special kind of method to encourage her brother who suddenly made such a huge change!

As long as that stubborn, loving, and protective brother of hers could pick himself up, she would be more than willing to pour out her entire savings to motivate him.

No one would believe that Ning Lingyu, whose appearance resembled a peaceful orchid from the mountains, would be so passionate!

"That b*stard Tang Meng used our classmate Ling Yun to start another gambling event. Shanshan, do you want to go join in on the fun?" The peculiar Zhang Ling immediately started to disturb Cao Shanshan the moment she saw a bunch of her classmates running towards Class 2.

Even though Cao Shanshan looked calm and collected on the outside, her mind was a complete mess and her heart was pounding like mad. It was as if huge endless waves kept crashing directly into her heart.

She knew that with her identity, she could not have any association with Ling Yun. Therefore, she felt no feelings towards him at all, just like how she felt about most guys.

She had definitely been enraged this morning when she got randomly dragged into a whirlwind of chaos with Ling Yun. Later on, she realized that it was probably some gimmick started by a bunch of lowlifes and thus, she felt less agitated.

Whereas her stubbornness when the class was dismissed was just her maintaining her ego before Zhang Ling.

However, when she saw Ling Yun on the school field, running with all his might while carrying the sandbag, she was reminded of her brother, Cao Tianlong.

The determination on Ling Yun's face and the perseverance in his eyes, along with his indomitable fighting spirit and strong willpower exhibited by his body were eerily similar to the outstanding brother that she was extremely proud of!

"Let's go have a look!" Zhang Ling had initially been afraid that Cao Shanshan would not join in the fun and was already planning on using her silver tongue to convince her. Instead, she was surprised by what Cao Shanshan said!

She could not quite wrap her head around it… Why was Cao Shanshan acting so differently? Could it be? Was there really something going on between them?

"Ah, to what do I owe the honor for the presence of all three campus belles at my little gambling event? I say, would the three beauties be interested in placing a bet?"

Tang Meng did not expect the event to attract all three campus belles, even someone as shameless as him was shocked and almost blacked out.

"Why is that so, Tang Meng? Since you're willing to start this gambling event, are we not invited to place bets?"

Cao Shanshan had a bright smile that resembled hundreds of peonies blooming, which made all the guys watching her disoriented and lose their senses.

"Welcome, welcome. Of course, you're welcome, I didn't expect the prettiest girl in school to be paying this much attention to this fatty…"

A playful grin danced across Tang Meng's lips as he referenced this morning's rumor, intentionally or unintentionally.

"Save your nonsense Tang Meng, I'm betting 2000 dollars. I'm betting that that loser runs one lap at best!" Zhuang Meina was losing her patience ever since Cao Shanshan came over and stole her spotlight.

Tang Meng cocked his head and looked at Zhuang Meina before calmly replying, "Alright alright alright, the prettiest campus belle Ms. Zhuang bets 2000 on one lap, if she gets it right, she wins a profit of 2000 dollars!"

Soon after, he shifted his gaze from Zhuang Meina towards Xie Junyan and shot him a fierce look. "So? Mr. Xie, do you want to place a bet and win back all that you have lost the last round?"

Tang Meng's stare was overbearing and fierce. Xie Junyan raised his eyebrows slightly and his eyes twinkled as he shrugged and said, "Alright, I guess I'll play with you this time!"


Bab 10: The Gamble (Part 2)

Editor: Sparrow Translations

It was as if Tang Meng had anticipated that Xie Junyan would participate in the gamble. He smiled politely and pointed towards the school field with his thumb. Then, he calmly said, "Since Mr. Xie is interested, please place your bet soon. The fatty has already completed half a lap, how many laps are you betting on?"

All the students, who had already placed their bets or were intending to place their bets, held their breaths and fixed their gazes on Xie Junyan. It was obvious that everyone trusted his judgment more.

Xie Junyan did not say a word but instead focused his gaze on Ling Yun who was still on the field. He keenly observed each step, each move, his breathing and even his expression in his eyes, as if he was observing the racehorses on the race course.

Xie Junyan's brows furrowed even more. He became more puzzled and conflicted following his observations.

Tang Meng saw what he was doing and could not help but tease him, "Mr. Xie, do you think this is horse racing? You've been observing for so long, don't join us if you're going to be a sore loser. Many people are waiting to place their bets!"

Xie Junyan straightened his eyebrows the moment he heard those words and quickly looked away from Ling Yun who was still running slowly. There was an indescribable carefree expression on his face as he smiled and replied, "This year, it seems as if even horses are better than humans, so what if I treat it like horse racing? I'm betting $5000 on four rounds!"

"Ah? …"

"What? That's crazy. Xie Junyan actually betted on Ling Yun running four laps while carrying a sandbag, that's 1600 meters!"

"We're done for, Xie Junyan's judgment should be rather accurate, I only betted on him finishing one lap, I'm going to lose for sure!"

The students, who crowded around, were sent into a state of shock. Some of them did not believe that Ling Yun could finish four laps while others were pining over the loss of their weekly allowance. However, most of them were bewildered by the faith that Xie Junyan had in Ling Yun.

Amongst the crowd, Zhuang Meina was definitely the angriest and most shocked one; especially since she had just betted a whopping $2000 on Ling Yun finishing one lap at most. Now that Xie Junyan had predicted that Ling Yun would finish four laps, was that not a direct slap on her face?

She was not worried about losing the $2000, she was more concerned about losing face in front of so many people!

"Hmm, four laps? 1600 meters? That fat pig? It'd be a miracle if he could even finish three laps without carrying the sandbag!" Even though Zhuang Meina knew that Xie Junyan would not dig his own grave, she was still unable to hold in her disdain.

When Tang Meng heard that, the big banker's eyes twitched involuntarily.

Since his nickname was Little Gambling God, he definitely did not set his odds blindly before he started his gambling event. He also observed Ling Yun's posture and action closely and his prediction was exactly four laps too!

Whereas for five laps and above… That was a sure win for him, whoever betted on that would definitely lose. If one did not undergo specialized training, which high school student would be able to carry a 25kg sandbag and run 2000 meters?

Even though Xie Junyan had him in a tight spot, Tang Meng remained calm and replied, "Mr. Xie has a keen eye for this, $5000, 4 to 1, you're taking away $20000 if you win. I suppose you're trying to win more than what you lost the previous round?"

Xie Junyan noticed the brief moment of Tang Meng's uneasiness since the beginning. He seemed confident and smiled, "It's only fair and polite, isn't it? You won my $10000 the previous round. If I win an extra $10000 this round, that evens it out. Do you need me to get cash?"

Tang Meng chuckled, "It's not as if I don't trust you, Mr. Xie. Zhao Lei, record it down, Xie Junyan, $5000 on four laps!"

"Alright!" Tang Meng's little assistant, Zhao Lei, quickly scribbled it onto a little notebook.

Before he could finish scribbling, Tang Meng took one deep breath and yelled, "Anyone else wants to bet?"

"I'm betting $1000, between 5 to 10 laps!" Cao Shanshan parted her lips slightly but her voice was filled with confidence and determination.

"Sss…" A wave of gasps filled the air as everyone there was petrified!

"Ah?! This…" Many students were stunned as they looked at Cao Shanshan with disbelief written all over their faces!

Even Xie Junyan could not hold it in as an awkward expression crept onto his face after he heard that. He could not believe that the ridiculously unapproachable ice queen campus belle would have that much confidence in Ling Yun.

Amongst the crowd, Zhang Ling and Ning Lingyu were the most shocked!

"Shanshan, are you having a fever? Just look at Ling Yun, he probably can't even finish two laps, let alone five." Zhang Ling quickly tugged at Cao Shanshan's sleeve and tried to persuade her out of it.

If a crowd was not present, she would have likely rested her hand against Cao Shanshan's smooth forehead to see whether this beauty was having a fever.

"Alright! The prettiest campus belle Ms. Cao. bets $1000 on Ling Yun running five to ten laps! If she wins, she'll take away an extra $5000!" Tang Meng was beyond elated because that was a sure win.

This was no longer about how much money he could earn. Just imagine if Tang Meng was able to earn $1000 from the famous campus belle Cao Shanshan back in his high school days, he would have the rights to boast about it in the future. It was definitely a dream come true.

Ning Lingyu could only stare at Cao Shanshan with her glassy eyes as she wondered whether she misheard anything just now!

Cao Shanshan thought this highly of her own brother? Could it be the rumor from that morning…

Tang Meng giggled as he made his minion, Zhao Lei, record it down. However, he did not show any concern about collecting the money from Cao Shanshan. After that, he quickly pointed at the school field.

"Fellow students, look at this fatty's drive, he is definitely exerting all his energy to run. However, there's only a few more minutes before class begins—" His eyes swept the classroom as he reached that part of his sentence, before continuing, "If everyone has faith in my gambling ethics, I, Tang Meng will head down to the school field now and track the number of laps Ling Yun completes!"

"As for the crowd, you guys should go back to class and wait until class is dismissed. I'll let everyone know how many laps Ling Yun finishes in the end!"

'Of course, if those who placed their bets with me are worried, you could skip classes and come along with me to count the laps!"

Tang Meng's eyes, however, were fixed on Xie Junyan's face by the end of his high-sounding speech.

His reasons were obvious. Xie Junyan had placed the highest bet, so the question was whether he would return to class or follow him to the school field to count the laps.

Xie Junyan smiled as he shook his head. He put on a generous exterior and said, "Why would anyone in Qingshi High not have faith in Tang Meng's gambling ethics? The number of laps would be the same no matter what, I'm not interested in counting laps for someone…"

After he was done, he smiled and nodded at Cao Shanshan out of politeness before holding Zhuang Meina's hand and heading back to class.

Tang Meng was ready to dismiss the crowd before he heard a loud cry.

"Wait!"

That piqued the interests of the students who were prepared to run back to class. They all stopped in their tracks and looked towards the source of the voice.

All they saw was Ning Lingyu with her brows furrowed together. She moved forward slightly before looking at Tang Meng with her bright eyes. Then, she said, "Tang Meng, since you're using my brother to start a gambling event, I'd like to place a bet, is that alright?"

Even though Tang Meng was crude and brave, it was still a little awkward for someone's little sister to come upfront after he had used her brother for a gambling event. Especially since he was the one who secretly had a crush on her out of the Four Big Bullies in Qingshui High.

Tang Meng was feeling a little guilty. He smiled sheepishly and said, "Haha, Ning Lingyu, it's a misunderstanding. I'm just having some fun. I don't mean anything else…"

"I don't care what you mean!" Ning Lingyu's expression remained grim as she dug out the only $500 that was left in her wallet and handed it to Tang Meng.

"Listen carefully, here's $500. I'm betting on my brother running more than ten laps!" Ning Lingyu did not bother to mask the anger within her eyes, she knew that she was flushing her money down the drain but she did not care.

Everyone in the corridor was in shock.

"Ten laps? That's… That's impossible!"

"I know, running 4000 meters while carrying a 25kg sandbag? This isn't a fantasy novel…"

"I'd believe it if it was someone from the special forces, but Ling Yun, hehe…"

The corridor was filled with cries and discussions among the students.

"Ning Lingyu. *cough cough* I'm telling you, even though we're gambling for fun here, I won't return you the money if you lose the bet. There's really no need to do this out of sheer spite…" Tang Meng knew that Ning Lingyu's family was in a tight spot, thus, he didn't accept the money Ning Lingyu handed to him. Instead, he tried to convince her out of it.

Xie Junyan also tried to gently advise Ning Lingyu, "Ning Lingyu, it's impossible for your brother to run more than ten laps, don't waste your money… Tang Meng is a vicious and greedy person, you really can't afford to do this…"

It was indisputable that Xie Junyan was a master of manipulation, as he belittled Tang Meng while comforting Ning Lingyu.

Cao Shanshan, who was standing beside them, did not say a word as she observed Ning Lingyu with her clear and bright eyes. She was secretly admiring this girl's bravery and fiery nature.

An extremely unfriendly voice thundered enigmatically, "I say, Xie Junyan, did you forget your medications today? Someone's willing to waste her money for her brother, what's that got to do with you? God d*mn it, I betted $2000, why didn't you even bat an eye?"

Naturally, the owner of the voice was Zhuang Meina. She had already been upset with Xie Junyan since the start. Xie Junyan had repeatedly defended and sided with Ning Lingyu even though Zhuang Meina was officially his girlfriend. Based on her temper, it was already considered an admirable feat that she could hold it off till then.

If it was not for her considerations about the power Xie Junyan's family held, she would have screamed her head off.

Ning Lingyu could not be bothered to entertain Zhuang Meina. She forcefully shoved the $500 into Tang Meng's hands before turning around and dashing back to her classroom.

Tang Meng could no longer maintain his composure after he saw the anger and hatred in his crush's eyes. His expression was hard to read as he casually threw the $500 into Zhao Lei's hands and said with annoyance, "Dismissed, dismissed. I'm heading to the field. Those who are interested can follow me!"

After he was done, he could not even be bothered with Zhao Lei as he squeezed through the crowd and ran towards the staircase.

He wanted to witness for himself how many laps could Ling Yun run.

*Ring*

The school bell rang as Tang Meng exited the school block but truancy was merely routine to him. He could not be bothered by it at all.

How long could Ling Yun persevere? How many laps could he run?

It was not just those who participated in the gamble, this seemed to be a question in every student's mind.


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