134: Using money to coerce people

"Shen Qian, who exactly are you!"

Feng Qinmian seemed to have realized something.

Shen Qian once again revealed that innocent smile.

"Senior, actually, I'm a huge scumbag. I've not only set my sights on you, but also on Senior Bai. I want to make both of you my spare tires.

But from the looks of it, after she becomes my spare tire, you can only be the spare tire's follower."

"Junior's tone is quite bold."

The door was pushed open, and Bai Xiu looked at Shen Qian with a smile, her hands in her pockets.

Feng Qinmian knew this smile; Bai Xiu was angry. It had always been her turn to play with others; there was no logic in others playing with her, not even thinking about it was allowed.

"Senior Bai, tsk tsk tsk, you're dressed alright today. You've got the chest, you've got the ass, but it's a pity about this face—only a five out of ten. Compared to the seven-out-of-ten Senior Feng, it's far too lacking."

"People like you and I should know, is being pretty useful?

Feng Qinmian, come here."

With a gentle call from Bai Xiu, Feng Qinmian walked to her side.

"Kneel down."

Hearing those two words, Shen Qian narrowed his eyes slightly. He wouldn't pity Feng Qinmian because this woman wanted to set him up with Bai Xiu, but he thought of what was behind Feng Qinmian—one ordinary person after another.

In the face of power, ordinary people are as weak as ants.

This made him unable to resist looking at that father.

But seeing the man remain unmoved, he finally understood that he was no longer a father; he was a dog with a broken spine, capable of nothing but crawling on the ground and wailing.

He knew wasting words on this man was useless, but he still couldn't help glaring at him.

"You're a fucking waste!"

Just as Feng Qinmian was about to kneel, Shen Qian grabbed her arm and threw the girl aside. She didn't kneel, but she fell flat on her butt.

"I've taken a liking to this woman now. She won't kneel to anyone, including you."

"Junior wants to play the hero saving the beauty?" Bai Xiu was very proud of her behavior. In her view, Shen Qian had actually fallen into the trap. Men always felt they could save everything, with their inexplicable heroism.

"That's right, I just want to play the hero saving the beauty." As he spoke, he added two words in his heart:

"As if."

When a man becomes a simp, it mostly revolves around three principles: Uniqueness, Permanence, and Salvability.

To put it simply: I only want this woman, I want to spend my life with this woman, and I want to save her.

If he hits even one of these three, he'll undoubtedly suffer from simp-itis. If he hits all three, then the man can no longer be called a man; he's completely a dog.

Because he fits the three elements of a dog: having only one master, staying with the master for life, and wanting to protect the master.

Feng Qinmian might be miserable, but what does that have to do with him?

It's like some girls who were hurt by an ex-boyfriend; what does that have to do with the current boyfriend?

Isn't it all self-inflicted? Is the successor supposed to pay for the predecessor's mistakes? Wouldn't that make him a sucker?

"You want me to be your spare tire?"

Shen Qian shrugged.

"Is that not allowed?"

"It is, of course it is. Then let's play a bit."

Bai Xiu spoke as she walked to a gambling table, then she looked at Shen Qian.

"Wanting to save the beauty requires strength. Do you have it?"

Shen Qian laughed.

"That man is your uncle, not your father, so I don't think your economic strength will be greater than mine."

"Then let's play. Something simple, Fried Golden Flower. Do you know it?"

"A little."

"The rules are simple. Three of a kind is called a Leopard; three Aces is the highest Leopard. Next is the Straight Flush, then the Flush, then the Straight, and finally Pairs.

Of course, although three Aces is the highest, a 2-3-5 can beat three Aces.

Also, we'll have an ante. After getting your cards, you have three choices: call, fold, or show. If you choose to call, you need to..."

"I thought you'd have me play Mahjong."

"Mahjong is fine too, but would you be at ease? After all, you're only one person, and this is my home turf."

"Who's the third person? It can't just be the two of us, right?"

"Her, of course."

Bai Xiu smiled and gestured toward Feng Qinmian with her chin.

"You want to save her, so she'll naturally favor you. But she has no status and doesn't dare offend me, so it's the most fair, isn't it?"

"Fine, her it is."

The three didn't stay in the hall but found a private room.

"Aren't you going to find a dealer to deal the cards?"

"Dealing? Aren't you afraid I'll cheat?"

"Go ahead and cheat. If you dare to cheat in front of me and I catch you, I'll cut off your hand. Your uncle won't be able to stop me either. I said so."

"You really are too interesting. I'm liking you more and more. When you lose until you don't have a single cent left, I'll keep you."

"Sure, but I'll say this in advance: I won't be a loyal dog. I'm the type to kill my master."

Bai Xiu chuckled twice and looked at Feng Qinmian.

"Do you think she doesn't want to? It's not that she doesn't want to, it's that she doesn't dare. But you're different; we're in similar positions, so we should be more compatible. If I keep you, and you like her, then just sleep with her. She's just a toy anyway.

In over a year, her body hasn't been taken yet."

"I don't care if she's pure or not. I only care if you're pure, if you've caught any diseases, or if you've had any abortions.

After all, I'm not like you; I like things very clean."

A trace of ferocity finally appeared on Bai Xiu's face. This guy actually dared to insult her; by saying those things, he was practically calling her a piece of trash.

"Shen Qian, how about we change the way we play? Gambling for money all the time is boring. We'll play for money one round, and for something else the next."

"Betting what?"

"Let's bet slaps. How about it?"

"Sure."

The first round of dealing ended. Feng Qinmian looked at her cards first: three junk cards, the highest being a Jack.

"1x."

The next player was Bai Xiu. She looked at her cards and then smiled.

"50x."

Shen Qian tapped the table lightly.

"500x, blind bet."

Their ante was 1,000. 500x was directly 500,000, and since it was a blind bet, the amount would double regardless of the outcome, making it 1,000,000 directly. 1,000,000 in one round.

Feng Qinmian looked at Shen Qian with a face full of horror. This was simply a joke; who plays this big right from the start?

"How about it, Senior Bai? Are you still in?"

"Heh, 600x. I'm in."

"1,000x, still blind."

After speaking, Shen Qian still had that same smile, only with a bit more mockery in his gaze.

"Senior, still in?"

"I see. You want to decide life and death with me in one round. You really are crazy enough. Fine, 2,000x, I'm in!"

"Delightful. 4,000x. Continuing... blind."