Chapter 1703: Can't Understand It

Because of his own brain-filling, Richard now regarded Ye Chen as a plague god.

Right now, he just wanted to stabilize the situation and not have any new conflicts with Ye Chen.

So, he quietly gave Olivia a warning look, and then asked Ye Chen, "Mr. Ye, shall we officially start next?"

Ye Chen nodded slightly without speaking.

Richard breathed a sigh of relief and then hurriedly announced that the pre-wedding reception banquet was officially started.

During the banquet, Richard put down his so-called royal status and frequently toasted Ye Chen, his tone and words being nothing but respectful.

Olivia really couldn't understand, so she called her father aside under a pretext and asked in a low voice, "Dad, what's wrong with you for half a day? Why be so humble to that Ye Chen?"

Richard warned, "The Ye family and the Wanlong Palace probably have close cooperation. Don't touch Ye Chen's brow for now."

Olivia finally understood and asked hurriedly, "Dad, what about Helena's marriage?"

Richard said, "Let's slow down on this matter for now. Look at Amanlamovich's submissive appearance. Even if you let him take Helena away, he might not dare to take her."

Olivia gritted her teeth and said with unwillingness, "If Helena marries into the Ye family, wouldn't she have the Wanlong Palace supporting her?"

Richard comforted, "Don't think about these things for now. Hurry up and finish the wedding, and then hurry up and ascend the throne. Nothing is more important than this! As for Helena, you don't have to worry too much. She herself is seriously ill. Even if she marries into the Ye family and has the Wanlong Palace supporting her, how many years can she live?"

Olivia's expression finally eased a little when she heard this.

However, she couldn't help but think of her fiancé William's previous plan to trap Ye Chen, and wanted to ask her father's opinion.

But on second thought, she felt that her father was now overly wary of Ye Chen, and if he knew, he definitely wouldn't agree, so she didn't say anything more.

Returning to the dining table, William asked her in a low voice, "Olivia, should we still do what we agreed on?"

"Do it!" Olivia responded in a low voice, "As long as the dealer you mentioned is a good hand and isn't discovered, it's fair and square, and there's nothing to fear."

In Olivia's view, although the Wanlong Palace is powerful, there are things they dare not do. If Ye Chen loses money here today, he has to accept the loss. After all, the Wanlong Palace is a mercenary organization, not an evil organization. If they dare to come forward, it will naturally trigger a boycott by the whole society.

Therefore, this time, they couldn't let Ye Chen go easily. At the very least, they had to leave that Concorde airliner behind.

For these two people, the Concorde airliner, a top-tier luxury item for top-tier players, had an incomparable attraction. Since they had already had evil thoughts, they would definitely not easily give up.

Sure enough, when the banquet was almost over, a young man of about thirty at the table said with a smile, "Everyone, it's still early, do you want to play a few hands of poker?"

Hearing this, Ye Chen raised his eyebrows lightly and thought to himself, "It's finally coming."

Hearing that they were going to play poker, the other young people at the table became interested, and one after another raised their hands. One of them said with a smile, "Okay! How about playing a few hands of Texas Hold'em?"

"Count me in!"

"Count me in too!"

In the blink of an eye, five people raised their hands.

William deliberately didn't raise his hand at the first moment, but waited until these people were all eager to try before saying, "Count me in too."

After speaking, he looked at Ye Chen, pondering what kind of rhetoric to use to trick him into the pit, when Ye Chen took the initiative to raise his hand and said, "I also quite like Texas Hold'em, count me in."

William was so excited he almost cheered.

"I was just looking for an entry point to invite Ye Chen into the pit as naturally as possible, but I didn't expect Ye Chen to jump in himself."

"Perfect!"

Thus, he said politely, "I didn't expect Mr. Ye to also like playing Texas Hold'em. Since that's the case, let's all play a few hands and have some fun."

Ye Chen also said in a friendly manner, "Haha, Mr. William is right! Have some fun! I have no other hobbies, I just like playing cards. Although my card skills are very bad, I just like playing! Basically, I lose twenty or thirty billion every year just playing cards."

William was crazy with joy in his heart, but said with a smile, "It seems everyone is the same! My card skills are also extremely poor, but I especially love playing! I lose quite a bit of money every year as tuition."

Ye Chen said indifferently, "Everyone is young, of course, happiness is the priority! What does losing a little money count for?"

Olivia smiled and said, "Since everyone wants to play, I'll accompany you all for two rounds too!"

After saying that, Olivia added, "Let's move to the second floor. There is a leisure center there, and it just so happens there is a card table."

Everyone naturally agreed happily.

Olivia's father, Richard, breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to himself: "It seems Olivia and my future son-in-law are taking the initiative to get along with Ye Chen. These two children can put aside their previous grudges so quickly, they are indeed young talents with extraordinary vision."

Thinking of this, Richard also felt relieved, and then smiled, "You young people who love playing cards, go up and play together. I'll have a few more drinks and chat with Mr. Rothschild, so I won't go with you young people."

William's father, George Rothschild, thought the same as Richard at this time, and was also gratified by the children's maturity, so he didn't think much and said with a smile, "Yes! You young people go and play, we two old men will have a few more drinks."

Thus, a group of people stood up and prepared to go to the second floor.

Ye Chen said to Helena beside him, "Helena, come with me."

Helena nodded lightly and went to the second floor with Ye Chen.

The royal family has a leisure center of nearly a thousand square meters on the second floor of the ancient castle. Here, there are not only gyms, billiard halls, audio-visual halls, KTV and other facilities, but also exclusive areas such as Finnish saunas, Spas, and even special rooms for playing Texas Hold'em.

Texas Hold'em is very popular in Europe and America. After the efforts of major casinos in Las Vegas, this way of playing has almost become the most popular poker game in the entire Western world, and has even begun to sweep the globe.

Although Ye Chen rarely plays cards, he also knows how to play Texas Hold'em. He guessed that William and Olivia wanted to set up a slaughter trap for him today, so he planned to use their own trap against them and slaughter them like fat pigs.

Everyone came to the card table. The person who organized the card game earlier volunteered and said, "Let's do this, everyone. Everyone's economic strength is relatively strong, so playing must be fair and enjoyable. So today, you all play, and I will be the dealer for you. Friends who win money, just give me a little dividend at the end."

Giving dividends to the dealer is very common in the West, and it's not that everyone has to give it. You only need to take a few percentage points from the money you win, so everyone had no objections.

Thus, the person brought a brand-new deck of poker cards and said with a smile, "Come, everyone check if there is any problem with this deck of cards. If there is no problem, I will start dealing!" ===== CHAPTER 1704 =====