289: Sucha has gone mad.

Hearing her husband actually ignore her threats and agree in public, Nala completely broke down!

"Atapong! You bastard! You beast! You're not human!"

She began to cry and curse in public, her voice shrill and piercing, shouting every foul thing she could think of.

"For the sake of a woman, you're throwing away your home! And your money! Have you forgotten who stayed by your side when you were as poor as a dog? Have you forgotten who took care of your mother when she was sick?"

"You think you're so great just because you have a little bit of money now? Don't think I don't know about all the dirty things you do outside! You and that secretary of yours... and that time in Bangkok..."

She began to blurt out all of Atapong's scandals without restraint; some were true, while others were likely exaggerated.

Atapong's face instantly turned ashen, and the resentment in his eyes was almost palpable.

He even felt the urge to kill.

This crazy woman! How dare she?

How dare she say these things in public?

"I'll kill you!!" Atapong roared, about to pounce on her.

Fortunately, Songphong was prepared this time. Although his face was still stinging with pain, he desperately held his son back from behind.

"Stop it! Atapong! Calm down! You can't keep hitting her! You can't keep making a scene!"

Songphong felt bitter; today, they had truly lost all face!

But he was even more afraid that his son would kill or injure his daughter-in-law in public, which would truly be an irredeemable disaster!

Atapong actually agreed!

This unexpected turn of events sent the courtyard into a total frenzy!

"Wait, is Atapong an idiot? Why would he agree to a substitution in a game he's guaranteed to win! The other side's substitution is clearly a trap, what a fool!"

"Hahaha, I can't believe I guessed right. Atapong actually agreed, this is hilarious."

"What are you so happy about? Even if Atapong agreed, can Su Cha and the others really win? You have to remember Atapong has three Queens. Even if Lei Jun takes over, what can she do? They'll still lose!"

"Humph, you never know. Anything is possible. Maybe they really can win after Lei Jun steps in! Just now you said Atapong wouldn't agree, but he went right ahead and did it!"

"Hahaha, this just got more interesting! I want to see what this Lei Jun is capable of, being able to replace Su Cha like that!"

After Atapong said he agreed to the substitution, his head was actually buzzing.

Was he crazy? Why did he agree?

But now that things had come to this, he had three Queens anyway, so what was there to fear?

Would the cards change just because the player did?

No matter how beautiful this woman was, could she see through his hand and conjure up better cards?

It was a joke!

The stakes... right, he almost forgot that crucial point.

Su Cha didn't have enough money!

"Su Cha, I may have agreed to the substitution, but where's your money?"

"You're still short two hundred thousand for the bet. If you can't match it, I win automatically! It won't matter who you swap in!"

He emphasized the words "win automatically" heavily, his gaze sweeping over Lei Jun with a provocative air.

He wanted to see panic or distress on Lei Jun's face, but he only saw that the woman remained calm.

"Is it just two hundred thousand?"

Su Cha grabbed the phone sitting nearby and thrust the screen toward Atapong, nearly poking him in the face with it.

"Do you see this!"

He roared, the clear numbers and the "available for withdrawal" text on the screen being very prominent.

"I took out a two hundred thousand loan online! My bet is covered now!"

He panted heavily, his eyes fixed on Atapong as he slammed the phone onto the table.

"Is it enough? Atapong?"

The courtyard instantly erupted.

"My god! An online loan? Is Su Cha crazy? Two hundred thousand! How high must the interest be? How is he going to pay it back?"

"This is no joke. Looking at that app, it seems like one of those 'XX Loans' where the interest snowballs to terrifying levels! If he can't pay it back, the debt collectors will blow up his phone, and he might actually have to sell his house and land!"

"Burning his bridges! He's really going for broke! Is it worth it just to save face? What if he loses? What about his wife? What about Old Wen?"

"What do you know! If he doesn't stand his ground now, he'll never be able to hold his head up in the village again! With someone like Atapong, the softer you are, the more he bullies you! Su Cha has been backed into a corner; he has no choice!"

"But this is too risky! That Lei Jun... is she any good? She looks so young and beautiful, not like someone who knows how to play cards. Is Su Cha really betting everything on her?"

"Hard to say! Look at Su Cha, he's like a red-eyed gambler. Since he trusts this Lei Jun so much, maybe she really has some tricks up her sleeve? Didn't Atapong almost lose his soul just from one look from her earlier, and then he actually agreed to the swap?"

"A honey trap! It's definitely a honey trap! Atapong must be possessed! Now that Su Cha has even taken out an online loan, let's see how Atapong settles this!"

"Regardless of whether it's a honey trap, this game is getting scarier and scarier. Now that online loans are involved, what's next?"

Atapong stared at the numbers on Su Cha's phone screen, stunned.

He hadn't expected Su Cha to actually come up with two hundred thousand, let alone in this manner.

An online loan? This kid really is crazy!

If Su Cha lost, the consequences would be unimaginable!

Not only would he lose the current stakes, but he would also be burdened with massive debt. By then, Su Cha's family would truly never be able to recover!

Thinking of that scene, Atapong's mood, which had been darkened by Nala's revelations, actually improved a bit.

He instinctively looked at Nala beside him. Nala was also looking at him, and their eyes met.

The couple, who had just been cursing each other out and wanting to kill one another, reached a strange, temporary consensus at this moment because of their common enemy, Su Cha, and the gambling match before them that could win them even more and ruin their opponent forever.

Present a united front first; win the game, then talk!

They would settle their domestic scores later!

Resentment and tears still lingered in Nala's eyes, but there was even more shock at Su Cha's actions, followed by greed and a sense of triumph.

She knew all too well about online loans; a distant cousin from her mother's side had been forced to flee because of them.

Su Cha was seeking his own death!

She could almost imagine Su Cha's family being driven into chaos by debt collection calls, kneeling and begging for mercy in the future.

When that time came, she would definitely "comfort" her uncle Wenchalong and that arrogant Su Cha!

Reading a similar sentiment in Nala's eyes, Atapong turned to Su Cha and burst into a loud, grating laugh, intentionally drawing it out.

"Hahaha! Su Cha! You're really something else!"

"Taking out an online loan on the spot just to play with me?"

He shook his head as if he were looking at something incredibly ridiculous and foolish.

"Just to compete with me, you dare to jump into such a pit of fire? Do you think you're not dying fast enough?"

Having said this, his expression suddenly darkened. He leaned forward, staring into Su Cha's eyes, and spoke each word through gritted teeth.