Chapter 335: Jiang Baobao Provokes: Are We Still Betting?

Listening to the busy signal coming from the phone, Li Beijue couldn't help but feel a bit subtle for a moment.

That phone call just now was truly too normal... leaving him no room for any concern or to say anything else, as if the two of them were really just the most ordinary Team boss and investor.

Li Beijue helplessly threw his phone onto the desk, but his gaze couldn't help but slowly drift toward his computer, where he typed the three words "Dream Island" into the search box.

Immediately after, he stared at the various exquisite game characters displayed on the webpage, unable to help but feel a bit dazed.

Games... are they really that fun?

He gently moved the mouse, unable to resist placing the cursor over the large words "Download Game".

Half an hour later—

Li Beijue watched as the game's download progress bar reached the end, completing his task.

He stared at the gaudy login interface in front of him for a few seconds, then clicked "Start Game" with some hesitation.

With a "Swish" sound, the system interface flashed with a dazzling light, followed immediately by the novice tutorial interface.

Li Beijue had never been interested in these kinds of games since he was a child; he stared at it for a few seconds before following the steps to register his account one by one, though for some reason, his expression looked rather serious, and soon he arrived at the character selection interface.

Li Beijue looked through all the characters one by one, then hesitantly placed the cursor on a character holding a bow and arrow.

If he remembered correctly... the last time Jiang Baobao dueled someone, she seemed to have used this class too...

Li Beijue's gaze flickered for an instant, and he clicked confirm without haste.

Another halo of light flashed, and a level-one archer wearing rags stood blankly in the Novice Village.

Li Beijue stared at his character for a few seconds, a trace of dissatisfaction flashing in the depths of his eyes.

He remembered that the last time he saw Jiang Baobao's account, the clothes on her body were all sparkling... why was his so ugly?

Li Beijue stared at it with a look of disdain for a while, then suddenly thought of something and took out his phone to send a message to Assistant Chen.

【Go check what Jiang Baobao's in-game character is named. Once you find it, send it to me.】

Almost as soon as Li Beijue's message was sent, he received a reply from Assistant Chen.

【Mr. Li, Miss Jiang's account is named, "Mind Your Own Business About Beauty."】

"Cough..." Li Beijue looked at the six characters in front of him and was nearly choked by the coffee he had just taken a sip of.

Why did she choose a name like that?

However...

Li Beijue thought, and a trace of a smile couldn't help but flash in the depths of his eyes.

She is indeed a beauty, that's for sure; she certainly has self-awareness.

On the other side, the player 【Mind Your Own Business About Beauty】 was browsing through the treasures in her warehouse.

"Boss, this top-tier Golden Crow Feather of yours... I'm truly envious..."

Xiao Ding stood behind Jiang Baobao, his face full of envy.

Jiang Baobao teased, "You're envious of this? There are plenty more good things on my account!"

As she spoke, she maneuvered her game character to turn around and opened another warehouse.

The expressions of the onlookers immediately turned even more sour: "Boss! We know your account is very valuable, but showing off wealth isn't right!"

"Exactly! And haven't you not been online for a long time? Why did you suddenly think of organizing your account?"

Ke Hao also asked, puzzled.

"Nothing, just wanted to see how much this account of mine is worth now..."

Jiang Baobao muttered while tallying the items on her account, tapping the calculator in her hand with a clatter.

"Boss! You aren't thinking of selling the account, are you! Why not just sell it to me?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ding's eyes immediately lit up.

Jiang Baobao rolled her eyes at him in annoyance and said unhurriedly, "Who's selling the account? Isn't Shen Yi wanting to bet against me? Then I'll just play along with him..."

"Don't, Boss! How much is his lousy account worth, and how much is yours worth? That's too much of a loss!"

The group was immediately startled and spoke up one after another to stop her.

Jiang Baobao looked at the group of people in front of her with an expression as if looking at idiots, and couldn't help but say, "So why aren't you all training yet? Are you really waiting to lose the match and lose my account along with it?"

"But... even if we win, how can we bet against him now?" The group looked at each other, all puzzled as to what Jiang Baobao was planning to do.

Jiang Baobao, however, smiled mysteriously and unhurriedly opened the previous game forum.

It turned out that the post which had already been managed by public relations was now being bumped to the top again.

Clicking in and flipping through two pages, the latest reply from an "insider" appeared.

【Stop arguing, everyone. This matter is completely different from what I heard! My friend happens to be the classmate of a certain Team manager's younger brother. I heard that on the day of the draw, it was Boss Shen who provoked her first, wanting to have a "delete-account" duel with Lisa. You guys shouldn't be unaware of Lisa's account, right? That's a big shot in the top ten of the game's wealth rankings! And it's said that because she's an old player with off-the-charts luck, there are many valuable items on the account that can no longer be obtained, with a value higher than an ordinary person's annual salary! Lisa was probably too angry, which is why she deliberately said whoever loses quits the competition. Boss Shen didn't dare to take the challenge, and the matter just fizzled out.】

This "insider" perfectly reconstructed the situation at the time, analyzing the whole event clearly and concisely.

However, under the post, there were still some people who didn't believe it and cursed even more harshly.

"Boss... although this is the truth, these keyboard warriors simply won't believe it..."

Ano looked at the flood of curses on the forum and curled his lips speechlessly.

Jiang Baobao, however, checked the time unhurriedly and hooked the corners of her lips slightly.

"The time should be up..."

She suddenly said something without context, and the next second, everyone's phones suddenly emitted a "ding" notification sound.

Several people were stunned and immediately picked up their phones one after another.

Only then did they realize it was a notification from their own Team's official blog.

【Hello everyone, I am Lisa. Regarding the betting controversy between me and @Shen Yi, I believe many people already know about it. Star Team has just returned, and I thank everyone for your attention and love. However, regarding active provocation, we at Star Team will never swallow our pride. Why not bring it out into the open? I will not use the future of the Team as a bet, but if Boss Shen still wants to bet with me, I can put up my personal account as a stake, but the condition is that Boss Shen must also put up his personal account and the accounts of all the Team's staff members. I wonder if Boss Shen still wants to bet with me? Additionally, Star Team is willing to get along well with any Team. It is normal for there to be wins and losses in a competition. Star Team might lose to any Team, but we are certain to take the first win of the first match.】

Jiang Baobao's long Weibo post specifically tagged Shen Yi and included two pictures.

One was a screenshot of the post's IP address, clearly showing it was at an internet cafe near the Shadow Training Base.

The second image was of her own glittering, golden warehouse, so bright it was practically enough to blind everyone's eyes.