Chapter 113

Ah, our family's little business can't really compare to yours, so I won't show off in front of you all—better not mention it." Xiao Yunzhe smiled and said perfunctorily.

They can't be compared, because there's simply nothing comparable.

Although Xiao Yunzhe didn't know exactly how much money his father had, even if these young masters were rich, they couldn't possibly be rich enough to build a rocket at home, could they?

Everyone believed him after hearing that.

Everyone sighed, lacking interest, and gave Zhu Luo a meaningful glance, clearly saying this time, Luo-ge had picked the wrong person.

Looking at Xiao Yunzhe, he seems like a small fry; the only thing he can show off is probably that sports car.

If the family were truly wealthy, they wouldn't be embarrassed to say their company's name.

Is that so? No matter what, from now on we're good friends." That Young Master Wu said to Xiao Yunzhe in a bold manner, acting as if he were the elder brother and Xiao Yunzhe the younger.

Zhu Luo, however, didn't take Young Master Wu's words to heart.

If Xiao Yunzhe were a newly rich upstart, that would also be fine.

Lacking experience and brains, he's easier to take advantage of.

After some horseplay, Young Master Wu led the way, and everyone went to the nearby card room, where Zhu Luo and Young Master Wu et al. began playing cards.

Others were drinking and chatting, or singing and dancing; the card room was a small space with decent soundproofing, so everyone's entertainment didn't interfere with each other.

After a while, Zhu Luo and another young master lost several million, making Xiao Yunzhe stare wide-eyed.

Are they treating money as if it weren't money?

"Yun Zhe, want to play?" Zhu Luo called out to Xiao Yunzhe.

Xiao Yunzhe snapped back, quickly shaking his head: "No, no, no, I've never played this, I don't understand, so I'll stay out of it."

Although he hadn't experienced it himself, he had heard of many tragedies caused by gambling, and he had zero interest in it.

"All right!" Zhu Luo said, and didn't urge him further.

This game has been going on for a while; there's no rush now. Anyone who plays with Zhu Luo will eventually learn, even if they don't know how yet—saying too much would just seem forced.

Such matters are best handled gradually.

Zhu Luo kept playing cards while chatting with Xiao Yunzhe about everything under the sun; no matter the topic, he always responded well to Xiao Yunzhe's remarks.

At that moment, his phone suddenly rang.

"Yun Zhe, I'll take this call." Zhu Luo said, picking up his phone while still playing.

"Dad..."

Before Zhu Luo could say anything else, his father barked: "You good-for-nothing, who have you provoked outside? You've actually brought a calamity upon our Zhu Family!"

"Dad, what are you talking about?" Zhu Luo was dazed by the shouting.

"Don't you understand? Our Zhu Family faces a disaster that could wipe us out." On the other end, Zhu Luo's father said angrily and helplessly: "Before calling you, I just got the news that over in Creekside, the Wu Major Gambling Company said they'd join forces to deal with our family."

Before the news was released, several experts came to our venue, and within an hour they'd won about half of our assets, roughly estimated at five hundred million.

Midway through the call, Zhu Luo's hand holding the cards froze in midair, the smile on his face vanishing instantly: "Why, why would this happen?"

When asked for the reason, his father flared up again: "Why? They say you've stretched your hand too far, reaching onto someone you can't afford to provoke."

After his father finished yelling, the line went silent except for a noisy clatter, as if Zhu Luo's father had fainted.

Soon after, the line cut off; Zhu Luo stood there, face ashen like pig's liver, dazed for a long while before slowly regaining his senses.

He had reached out to someone he shouldn't have?

His gaze slowly turned toward Xiao Yunzhe.

Could it be referring to Xiao Yunzhe?

Zhu Luo searched his mind for a while; besides Xiao Yunzhe, he couldn't think of any other possibility.

Zhu Luo felt as if his whole self was about to collapse.

On the phone, his father despairingly said, "Our Zhu Family has suffered a disaster that could wipe us out?"

His family is doomed!

The company is doomed too; everything is gone. If the Five Major Gambling Companies join forces against us, the Grand Joy Group basically has no ability to resist.

It's absolutely a dead end.

The Five Major Gambling Companies, led by the Wu family, virtually monopolize the gambling industry in Creekside; the Zhu Family is merely an ant surviving in the cracks, and if the five major gambling outfits want to wipe them out, they have absolutely no chance of survival.

All this is because he reached out to someone he shouldn't have?

During this time, the only person she has come into contact with is Xiao Yunzhe.

Zhu Luo was on the verge of breaking down, tears almost falling—what on earth has he done?

That's right, it must be Xiao Yunzhe.

When he first met Xiao Yunzhe, Xiao Yunzhe was driving a top-of-the-line Hennessey Venom supercar; few could afford such a flashy car, yet he had never heard of someone named Xiao Yunzhe.

Speaking of which, up to now he still knows nothing about Xiao Yunzhe.

He had thought that since Xiao Yunzhe was unfamiliar, he must be a newly rich upstart.

Someone like that lacks experience and brains, making him easy to deceive.

He figured that once they got more familiar, he could lure Xiao Yunzhe to his own venue for a few rounds, guaranteeing that Xiao Yunzhe would lose miserably, losing his entire stake.

He had used this method many times on such newly rich young masters, and it never failed.

After they fell into the trap, those people didn't even know what was happening; the few smarter ones, after coming to their senses later and realizing what had happened, found it was already too late.

First, Zhu Luo never leaves any evidence; second, given his status and position, even if they knew, they couldn't do anything to him.

Over the years, he's made money this way, indeed earning quite a bit for his family, and his father has often praised him, saying he has a head for business.

But he never expected to be tripped up this time by someone named Xiao Yunzhe.

Just who is this opponent, that he can summon the Five Major Gambling Companies to go against their Grand Joy Group?

How could a single gathering bring such a disaster that could wipe out his Zhu Family?

At this moment, Xiao Yunzhe was casually chatting with other young masters, as if he had nothing to do with this matter at all.

Besides that supercar and the limited-edition watch on his wrist, Xiao Yunzhe looked as ordinary as could be; Zhu Luo truly couldn't believe it, that this person had brought such a disaster upon his family.

No, he couldn't just stand by and watch his family be destroyed like that.

Thinking of this, Zhu Luo slowly rose to her feet, then suddenly rushed forward and knelt before Xiao Yunzhe.

Xiao Yunzhe, caught off guard by Zhu Luo's great bow, was momentarily dazed.