Proud Goddess Falls in Love with Me
Chapter 37 - 37 38 Ning Xin's First Kiss_1

37: Chapter 38 Ning Xin’s First Kiss_1 37: Chapter 38 Ning Xin’s First Kiss_1 Ning Xin smiled and patted Lu Chuan’s head, “You’re about to become my little brother soon, if you dare not answer my calls again, I’ll teach you a lesson!”

Lu Chuan shrugged his shoulders and said, “Even masters can be mistaken at times, wait ’til you lose, you can’t kiss the cheek, you’ll have to kiss the lips.”

Ning Xin’s eyes widened, “Kiss the lips?

You you you…”

Although she enjoyed watching little movies, as the young lady of a major family, she had always been well-protected, and still had her first kiss.

But she quickly recovered, saying haughtily, “Keep dreaming, there’s no way you can win!”

A smile played on Lu Chuan’s lips, “Wait and see.”

Not long after, the exhibition was about to end.

Someone from the organizer shouted, “Is there anyone else who wants to participate in the bidding?

We’re about to start the stone cutting process!”

Everyone was silent, those who wanted to bid had already done so.

At that moment, Lu Chuan walked up to a potted plant and picked up a decorative rock, asking loudly, “Uh, I wanted to ask, is this rock for sale?”

All heads turned to look.

When they saw that Lu Chuan was holding a decorative rock, they couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

“Isn’t that Miss Ning’s boyfriend?

He must be joking, he actually wants to buy a rock for pressing flowers, couldn’t you just pick those up anywhere on the road?”

“This guy really is just Miss Ning’s boy toy, eh?

So clueless, everyone else is buying jade raw stones, and he’s going for a landscape rock, I’m embarrassed for him.”

“He really doesn’t mind embarrassing Miss Ning, with his intellect, how could she fancy him?

Couldn’t really be because of a special talent in a certain area, could it?”

…

Ning Xin hadn’t expected Lu Chuan to pull such a stunt and was so mortified she could practically dig a whole villa under her feet.

She walked over and tugged at Lu Chuan, “What are you doing?

Quickly put that broken rock down, don’t you see everyone is laughing at you?”

Lu Chuan said seriously, “I really want to buy this rock.”

Qi Zhenyuan looked at Lu Chuan with scorn, muttering, “I thought he had some skills with all his grand promises earlier, but it turns out he’s just a clown seeking attention.”

The person from the organizer had never expected anyone would want to buy a decorative rock from a potted plant.

Trying to suppress a laugh, the organizer said to Lu Chuan, “If you really want it, I’ll sell it to you for ten bucks.”

Lu Chuan felt his pocket and pulled out a crumpled ten-yuan note, handing it to the organizer.

Laughter erupted once more.

Lu Chuan remained unruffled, completely ignoring the jeers.

Ning Xin glared at Lu Chuan, “Next time I ask you to pretend to be my boyfriend, I might as well be dead!”

The organizer didn’t delay any further and quickly moved on to the stone cutting.

Raw stone number six, which had received the highest anticipation, was saved for last as the finale.

One by one, the raw stones were cut open, and to everyone’s surprise, none of them produced any jade, and even if some did, it was pitifully little.

Those who had successfully bid for these stones went from excited anticipation to dejected and dispirited, as if they had lost their souls.

However, no one went to trouble the organizer, as gambling on stones was inherently risky, and a loss was simply bad luck.

Ning Xin glanced at Lu Chuan with some surprise, muttering quietly, “This guy actually got it right.”

Qi Zhenyuan was not the least bit panicked; in fact, he only grew more confident.

The fewer the count of jade in the previous raw stones, the greater the chance his number six raw stone contained jade.

It wasn’t long before the stone cutting master placed raw stone number six in front of everyone.

“Today, none of the raw stones has produced any good material.

It seems like it’s all concentrated in this number six stone.

Rich tycoon Qi is about to make a killing again,” someone said.

Many were holding high expectations for raw stone number six.

Qi Zhenyuan glanced at Lu Chuan, “Kid, just wait to be slapped in the face.”

Without hesitation, the stone cutting master started to cut along the lines marked on raw stone number six.

When the cutting was complete, everyone went silent, focusing intently on the reveal.

Qi Zhenyuan took a deep breath, clearly much more anxious.

The stone cutting master slowly moved aside the cut piece, revealing the freshly cut surface.

Rough, dull, utterly ordinary.

Everyone was shocked.

“How is this possible?

Just an ordinary rock?”

“No way, I’ve been gambling on stones for so many years, and based on experience, stone number six should definitely have good quality material.

If I had not been financially outbid by rich tycoon Qi, I would have taken my chance, but how come it’s even worse than the ones before?”

“This just proves that experience is still just experience, if gambling on stones were so easy to predict, everyone would be rushing into this business.”

…

Qi Zhenyuan’s face drastically changed, shouting incredulously, “How can this be!

This was vouched for by Master Zhang!”

Not far away, Master Zhang wiped his sweat, “How could I have misjudged.”

He glanced at Qi Zhenyuan, and while everyone was distracted, he quietly slipped away.

Lu Chuan smiled at Qi Zhenyuan, “Mr.

Qi, spending eighty million on an ordinary stone, that kind of boldness is probably unique to you, the rich tycoon.”

Qi Zhenyuan’s face turned extremely ugly, yet he had no comeback.

Ning Xin stared blankly at Lu Chuan, her thoughts elsewhere, “I…

am I about to lose my first kiss?”

Lu Chuan took that landscape rock over to the stone cutting master, “Master, can you cut this one for me as well, just split it down the middle.”

The master glanced at him and then nodded, “Sure.”

The crowd was about to disperse, but upon seeing Lu Chuan ask to cut that landscape rock, they all turned back.

“This guy just doesn’t give up, does he?

With so many jade raw stones failing to produce anything of value today, how could his wretched rock possibly yield anything good.”

“Let’s just treat it as a bit of fun, everyone’s luck has been pretty bad today, so if he can cheer us up a bit, that’s good too.”

…

Qi Zhenyun shook his head as he looked at Lu Chuan, “Although he won against me, his own judgment isn’t that great either, it’s most likely just luck.”

The stone cutting master started working, and because the stone wasn’t very big, it was easily split open.

A striking purple radiance appeared, and everyone’s pupils sharply contracted.

“Purple…

could it be…?”

The stone cutting master presented the cut surface to everyone.

The crystal-clear purple gemstone, bathed in the light, gleamed and exuded an air of nobility.

“Amethyst!

It’s actually an amethyst!”

Everyone was boiling with excitement.

Among jade stones, amethyst is one of the rarest categories, a once-in-decades phenomenon.

Even an amethyst the size of an egg could fetch a sky-high price of a billion; and Lu Chuan’s stone was at least the size of two fists, practically a priceless treasure.

What’s most important is that Lu Chuan bought this stone for only ten dollars!

Qi Zhenyuan’s eyes turned red as he stared at the full-bodied amethyst, muttering non-stop: “How is this possible!

How is this possible!”

Surprise was written all over Ning Xin’s pretty face, “He wasn’t just joking.”

Lu Chuan looked satisfied at the amethyst revealed, a trace of excitement also present in his eyes.

This amethyst was an excellent material for making a Magic Artifact; he really did come to the right place today!

He reached out to take the amethyst that had been split in half.

Just then, the manager ran over to stop him, “The amethyst is ours!

You can’t take it!”

Lu Chuan frowned, “I bought this with money, it was a fair exchange.

Are you trying to go back on the deal?”

The manager stubbornly retorted, “I…

I never said I’d sell you this stone, you stole it!”

Lu Chuan was speechless, “Do you think everyone here is blind?”

The manager couldn’t care less at this point and shouted, “I don’t care, the stone is ours, you can’t take it away!”

At that moment, Ning Xin walked over, her cold gaze settling on the manager, “Don’t you want to stay in this business anymore?”

The manager immediately shivered with fear, “Ning…

Miss Ning, I…”

“Give the stone back to him!” Ning Xin commanded.

The manager, face filled with reluctance, but pressured by Ning Xin’s authority, could only hand over the amethyst to Lu Chuan with a heavy heart.

Lu Chuan, taking the gemstone, said to Ning Xin, “Thank you.”

Ning Xin coughed lightly and said, “I helped you get the amethyst back, so let’s call off our bet, okay?”

Lu Chuan outright rejected her, “No deal, we must abide by the rules.

You lost fair and square.”

Ning Xin’s face was a mix of lingering resentment and a hint of shyness.

Someone then offered twenty billion to buy Lu Chuan’s amethyst.

Lu Chuan directly refused.

Though he was in need of money, amethysts were invaluable, and twenty billion couldn’t buy a powerful Magic Artifact.

Qi Zhenyuan came over.

The look he gave Lu Chuan had changed completely, from one of contempt to admiration.

He handed Lu Chuan a check for a million, “Lu Chuan, I apologize to you for my previous arrogance.

I underestimated you.

Your talent in gem gambling is truly unprecedented; I am utterly convinced by my loss.

Here’s a million for you.”

Lu Chuan smiled as he accepted the check, “Thank you, Mr.

Qi.”

Respect is mutual, and Qi Zhenyuan’s swift change in attitude towards Lu Chuan revealed his magnanimity, so naturally, Lu Chuan would also be courteous to him.

After all, the man was a rich tycoon; forging a connection with him could mean never worrying about making money in the future.

Lu Chuan turned to Ning Xin, smiling wickedly, “Your turn.”

Ning Xin’s eyes filled with bashfulness, unable to look directly at Lu Chuan, “I…

I…”

Watching her uneasy demeanor, Lu Chuan felt a burst of triumph and then said, “Alright, if you don’t want to kiss, let’s forget it.

I was just teasing you.”

Ning Xin huffed, “Do you think I can’t afford to lose?”

With that, she stood on tiptoes, wrapped her arms around Lu Chuan’s neck, and kissed him.

Lu Chuan felt a sweet, slightly mushy sensation, and his eyes widened.

The crowd around them started cheering immediately.

After Lu Chuan displayed his impressive abilities, no one thought of him as merely Ning Xin’s kept man anymore.

Everyone watching the kissing couple had eyes full of envy and jealousy.

“Miss Ning taking the initiative to kiss, it’s like a scene straight out of my dreams!”

As Lu Chuan felt the warmth of Ning Xin’s soft lips, his heartbeat quickened and he couldn’t resist pulling her into his mouth.

A kiss not taken is a kiss wasted…

At that moment, a tall and handsome young man accompanied by two bodyguards entered the hotel.

Upon seeing Ning Xin kissing Lu Chuan, his eyes bulged and he screamed in an anguished voice, “No!!!!”

Some recognized the young man and laughed, “It’s Xiao Yun, one of the Four Young Masters of Cloud City!

He’s been pursuing Miss Ning for a long time, this is going to be interesting!”

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