After the True Heiress Travels Back
Chapter 483: I Want to Make a Bet with You

Chapter 483: Chapter 483: I Want to Make a Bet with You

"Because of President Shang?"

Shi Yiqing frowned, looked at Shang Minghao, and then let her questioning gaze rest on Shi Yaoguang.

Although she was now cooperating with Shang Minghao, she still didn’t know what issues there were between Shang Minghao and Shi Yaoguang.

Be it the previous seventeen years or after Shi Yaoguang had been taken back.

She had neither direct nor indirect contact with Shang Minghao.

On the surface, the two of them were strangers, with not the slightest enmity.

Even...

Occasionally, Shi Yiqing couldn’t shake the illusion that Shang Minghao had appeared out of nowhere.

Of course, these doubts were only thoughts she kept to herself.

Speaking them aloud was utterly out of the question.

If Shang Minghao wasn’t someone who had appeared out of thin air, that might be alright, but if he actually had, wouldn’t she be losing an ally?

She wouldn’t commit such a foolish act.

Shang Minghao didn’t spell it out, but he at least had a good idea of the calculations going on in Shi Yiqing’s mind.

The affairs of this world are never just black and white.

Not every matter can be summarized in simple terms of black or white.

Shang Minghao and Shi Yaoguang locked gazes for a long while before he finally spoke up, "No matter how you arrange things, what you want, you will never obtain!"

Shi Yaoguang countered, "What do I want?"

Shang Minghao snorted coldly, "You don’t need to deliberately provoke me. As long as I am here, Shi Yiqing’s position is unshakeable by anyone."

"Pfft," Shi Yaoguang laughed without giving face, "President Shang really has a big mouth. Did you forget to brush your teeth after eating garlic?"

With that, she sighed lightly, "Ah, but then again, I can’t blame you."

Shang Minghao looked at her, his eyes uncertain, "What do you mean?"

Shi Yaoguang spread her hands, an expression of helplessness on her face, "Blame my overpowering strength. It’s understandable that you need to find a way to save face. I can empathize with you."

Shi Yaoguang said she understood, but the expression on her face clearly read "contempt".

At this moment, Shang Minghao began to understand Shi Yiqing’s impatient attitude.

Facing someone like Shi Yaoguang who could provoke such impatience was truly a rare talent.

Shi Yaoguang wore an innocent face, "Did I say something wrong?"

"Perhaps in your view, placing Shi Yiqing on a pedestal is your life pursuit, but it’s not the same for me," he said.

"Surely, you are aware of what I want."

As she spoke, she snapped her fingers.

Instantly, a small envelope appeared in her hand.

Watching her perform what seemed like magic, Shang Minghao’s face remained unchanged.

But inside, he was shocked.

Who... exactly is she?

That trick of Shi Yaoguang’s, in Shi Yiqing’s eyes, might have been nothing more than a magician’s trick.

That’s because human eyes can only capture so much.

If someone is hiding their actions well, it’s normal for others to miss what they’re doing.

But this was not normal for Shang Minghao.

First of all, Shang Minghao was not a common man.

As an embodiment of Heavenly Dao, and the only manifestation Heavenly Dao could spare in the short term,

Heavenly Dao had placed many safeguards within him, ensuring he would not encounter any issues, not to become fodder for Shi Yaoguang once again.

In these circumstances, Shang Minghao’s abilities should not be underestimated.

Like a quick-footed mouse in a cat’s gaze, movements appear to slow down tenfold.

Some human actions, in his view, are also incredibly slow.

Yet, even with such seemingly slowed-down motions, Shang Minghao was unable to see how Shi Yaoguang’s small envelope had appeared, and this was terrifying enough.

Previously, Heavenly Dao’s speculation about her remained that she knew some peculiar, ancient sciences.

After all...

Using a lightning rod to resist Heavenly Tribulation was a move that really didn’t seem metaphysical at all.

But now, he had to reassess Shi Yaoguang seriously.

Perhaps, he had been too presumptuous before.

He thought that Shi Yaoguang was the way he imagined her to be, but reality proved otherwise.

Before, he considered that perhaps Shi Yaoguang was just lucky.

By now, any such hopeful thinking had been completely eradicated by him.

This wasn’t something that could simply be summed up as luck anymore.

Shi Yaoguang...she really wasn’t human.

Perhaps, he should take her more seriously.

Shi Yaoguang didn’t know that she had made Heavenly Dao wary of her again.

Even if she knew, she wouldn’t care.

After all, they were already on opposing sides; it didn’t matter how much worse their relationship got.

Shi Yiqing’s gaze, however, remained fixed on the small envelope in her hand.

At first, she didn’t know what this small envelope was.

After looking it over carefully, she remembered.

It was an invitation.

An invitation to the Starlight Gala.

The Starlight Gala was an annual celebration in the entertainment industry.

Unlike events held by local stations, the Starlight Gala was an event that the whole entertainment industry paid attention to.

Many people received invitations to the Starlight Gala, but very few became the focus of attention on the day of the event.

The reason was simple.

Because everyone attending that day was exceptionally talented.

If you were even slightly less skilled than others, you wouldn’t be able to capture the public’s eye at the Starlight Gala.

The gala was scheduled for the second to last day of the year.

There were still a few months to go from now.

Shi Yaoguang had actually received the Starlight Gala invitation so early!

That made Shi Yiqing’s teeth itch with envy.

What made Shi Yaoguang so special?

It was just an invitation, after all.

What was there to be so smug about?

All sorts of thoughts flashed through her mind.

In the end, they settled on her dissatisfaction with Shi Yaoguang.

"It’s just an invitation, what’s there to be so smug about?"

Shi Yiqing’s tone was sour.

Shi Yaoguang must have received the invitation because she landed the lead role in "Crimson Tears."

Thinking about this, she felt indignation for herself.

Though she wasn’t the lead, she was also not irrelevant.

Why did Shi Yaoguang get an invitation, while she didn’t?

Were the organizer’s eyes covered in shit?

Just as Shi Yiqing was inwardly cursing the organizers of the Starlight Gala, Shi Yaoguang spoke up.

"You should recognize what I have in my hand, right?"

Shi Yiqing snorted, "It’s just an invitation. What’s there to be so proud of, as if anyone would be envious."

Shi Yaoguang shrugged, "Then I’ll assume you’re not envious, but... I’m telling you this because I want to make a bet with you."

"A bet?" Shi Yiqing’s expression was suspicious, "What bet?"

She didn’t believe Shi Yaoguang suggested a bet without any ulterior motives; she wasn’t about to fall for it so easily.

Just as she was thinking she wouldn’t be fooled, she heard Shi Yaoguang say, "Nothing else, just a bet on... at the Starlight Gala, who will win more awards."

Upon hearing this, Shi Yiqing immediately objected, "Why should I?"

"You already have the lead role in ’Crimson Tears,’ and I have nothing yet. This so-called bet is obviously in your own favor!"

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