Fierce Love: Bringing Wife Home
Chapter 672: Love Above All - 31 Xiao Xi Grows Up

Chapter 672: Love Above All Chapter 31 Xiao Xi Grows Up

But no one believed that Gu Xiaoxi really had such good luck.

So, someone wrote a check and placed it down.

After that, the fifth card, Gu Xiaoxi had a spade Jack, unexpectedly.

The people present exchanged glances, and up to this point, one could say that everyone’s everything was on the table.

Until this moment, no one wanted to give up their right.

Gu Xiaoxi still hadn’t looked at her hole cards, her gaze casually sweeping over everyone, "My friends, are you still betting? I advise you all to fold, so that you can lose less when the time comes."

In Gu Yuxin’s hand were three Queens and an Ace, but she dared not reveal the last card she was holding.

"I refuse to believe in evil, Gu Xiaoxi. Your last card can’t possibly be the spade Queen. If it’s not... hmph... I’ll raise with another check for thirty million, don’t worry, my dad will pay for me," Wu Jingshan said through clenched teeth, determined to see it through no matter what. She couldn’t just let the money on the table be lost to Gu Xiaoxi for nothing.

Gu Yuxin inhaled deeply and opened her own hole card, only to be left dumbfounded.

In an instant, a cold sweat broke out on her forehead. A small four turned her decent hand into a jumble. "I fold!"

If it had been four Queens, she would have dared to see it through to the end! But as it was, even four eights would have beaten her.

Losing the money on the table was a trifle; incurring more debts would have meant a scolding to death from her mother.

At this time, there were six people left at the table who hadn’t folded.

Wu Jingshan, Tian Qiaoqiao, and a few financially robust gentlemen.

They each followed with thirty million!

Gu Xiaoxi watched everyone, a sly smile appearing in her eyes, "Oh dear, I told you all to fold, but you didn’t listen. Now I won’t be polite."

As she spoke, she was the first to flip over her hole card, and sure enough, it was exactly the spade Queen.

The highest straight flush, 10, Jack, Queen, King, Ace.

Wu Jingshan stood up from her seat in a rage and yelled at Gu Xiaoxi, "You must have cheated, how could you know it was the spade Queen without looking?"

The others were similarly unwilling to accept it, if only Gu Xiaoxi’s card wasn’t the spade Queen, they would have won.

But it just so happened to be so, and she hadn’t even looked at her hole card from the start, which filled everyone with unwillingness and shock.

Gu Xiaoxi leaned back in her chair, taking the hot tea Mi Xi handed her, her smile brighter than ever, "Are you sore losers? I’ve been losing all night and finally win one hand, and you all accuse me. Think about it, you’ve cheated to win against me all night, and I haven’t said a word."

"No, I want a professional to come check if there’s anything wrong with these cards," a man said angrily. Gu Xiaoxi had been losing without a care.

But their loss in a single hand could mean financial ruin.

Gu Xiaoxi spread her hands, "Then go ahead!"

Soon, an old man who claimed to have been in the gambling city for more than a decade came to inspect the cards on the table, afterward he stated firmly, "These are the most common playing cards on the market, there’s no problem with them."

Gu Xiaoxi’s small finger was hooked on the checks on the table, her smile still pure and innocent, "Oh! Actually, I’m not short of money, it’s just that you all insisted on playing with me, employing those lowly tactics. Take this money as tuition fees then."

Gu Xiaoxi waved her hand nonchalantly, and the bodyguard behind her collected all the money on the table, converting it into cash and transferring it to her bank account.

All this, in less than half an hour.

At this point, everyone present looked at Gu Xiaoxi with peculiar eyes.

This person had lost all night, only to make it all back in a single hand.

Not only had she broken even, but she also won quite a large sum.

"Miss Gu is in good luck tonight, seeing they’ve run out of money, how about we play a few hands?" asked three men who gathered around her. They were well-known underworld figures from other countries.

Gu Xiaoxi chuckled lightly, her demeanor indifferent, "No problem, although I’m a bit tired. If it makes everyone happy, I’ll play with you all, I have money after all."

As she said this, three other women also approached.

"As the Gu Family’s largest shareholder, I should play too, to make friends with Miss Gu," said a 26 or 27-year-old woman with a voluptuous figure and in sharp attire.

"Indeed! It’s our first time seeing Miss Gu in a public place, and we all really want to get to know you." This time, the speaker was a well-known young noblewoman, more precisely, Bai Yaxuan’s cousin, Bai Yu.

"For a fun event like this, how could you count me out?" The last to speak was Dongfang Le.

Gu Xiaoxi smiled. Tired from dealing with a bunch of riffraff all night.

Now, finally, she had found some individuals with reputation and strength. These three were significant players she couldn’t afford to offend at the moment, but if she could win their friendship, she wouldn’t be so lonely in this circle in the future.

As for the other three men, Gu Xiaoxi hadn’t checked their reputations, but they were certainly no common folks.

Just as the seven people were about to start, Quan Shaoqing suddenly stepped forward, and pulled the man sitting next to Gu Xiaoxi.

The man immediately understood and stood up to walk to a nearby spot, vacating the seat next to Gu Xiaoxi.

Quan Shaoqing squinted his eyes and sat down without expression, as the hotel staff destroyed the used poker cards and brought out new ones.

With Quan Shaoqing’s involvement, the Chen siblings also joined in.

Among those nobles, those with real power had all arrived.

Straightaway, the gambling table became lively.

Gu Xiaoxi furrowed her brows; these people were clearly not on the same level as Gu Yuxin.

Exactly how could she play so as to make everyone enjoy themselves without losing amiability?

The atmosphere on the scene turned eerie immediately with Quan Shaoqing’s involvement, and Gu Xiaoxi, with her hand resting on the table, blinked her long eyelashes while forming a plan in her heart.

She was absolutely not going to give in to everyone.

After all, none of these individuals were ordinary. She had to show some real skill to earn their respect.

Since they had said they wanted to play with her, then she would join in the fun with everyone.

Obviously, everyone sitting at the table this time were masters.

In every game, what needed to be collected got collected, what needed to progress, progressed—everyone had a good grasp on the rhythm.

They played all night, and Gu Xiaoxi, with her unwavering resolve, genuinely won several rounds. Considering that the people present were not ordinary, her ability to win money from them certainly involved some business tactics.

Including Quan Shaoqing, who had lost several billion to her.

In one evening, Gu Xiaoxi made a fortune but also wore herself out considerably.

As dawn broke, Quan Shaoqing put down his hand of cards and looked towards Gu Xiaoxi.

At that moment, he had to reassess Gu Xiaoxi.

It could be said that from the start of the card losses, he had been watching her the entire time. He could clearly see all the tampered cards.

Gu Xiaoxi initially had bad luck, with each hand of cards being terrible. Although she kept losing, she wasn’t losing badly.

Until later, when she openly pointed out cheating and switched cards...

In one move, she won back what she lost and made a hefty profit off it.

He had to admire her; she knew how to seize opportunities!

What seemed to be mindless play, she memorized every card, never taking her eyes off the poker no matter the shuffling.

He was sure that Gu Xiaoxi didn’t cheat; it was purely her memory and calculations that were invincible.

It made him admire her intelligence.

"Alright, no more playing. I’m tired," Quan Shaoqing rubbed his temple, as he indeed had a taxing night. Losing a few billion was inconsequential for those present.

Gu Xiaoxi blinked her eyelashes, her exhaustion more profound, "I’m glad to have met all of you today. Allow me to treat everyone to a drink. How about we set another date and go racing this afternoon?"

"You can race?" Bai Yu immediately became interested in Gu Xiaoxi’s topic.

"Of course! And I’m not bad at it!"

"Great! Today we have truly witnessed Miss Gu’s capabilities. I truly admire her," Chen Zhi also said with a smile.

"I’m game! I’ve been quite bored lately, and I find Gu Xiaoxi very interesting," Mo Lan, the woman who was dressed very provocatively, was reportedly a big-time entrepreneur, wielding hundreds of billions in her hands.

"Perfect, since I’m very skilled at driving, you all just wait to lose! Whoever loses will have to go sea fishing," Dongfang Le, the youngest, had a favorable impression of Gu Xiaoxi. She was a bona fide heiress with a hidden background.

The real contest between masters that evening allowed a single round to reveal character and ability.

Clearly, they were all quite approving of Gu Xiaoxi’s performance.

Chen Lu was not in a good mood, though Quan Shaoqing sat next to Gu Xiaoxi and said nothing, the occasional gaze that he sent her way made her feel sour.

At the poker table, the waiter brought over glasses of wine, and everyone drank in one go, a sign of the circle’s acceptance of Gu Xiaoxi.

The scions of wealth all loved autos, and it so happened that there was an excellent racetrack on the island, a playground for the wealthy.

And so it was agreed; everyone would return to the hotel to rest.

Mi Xi escorted Gu Xiaoxi to her room and patted her head, surprise in his eyes, "It seems Xiao Xi has grown up; your brother doesn’t need to worry about you anymore."

In all things, she could hold her own, and though she had offended a group of vile women, she’d made powerful connections.

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