137: Magic Master

Shen Qian arrived alone, but when he returned, Feng Qinmian was in his car.

"I'm sorry. Although I know you won't accept my apology, I still want to say it."

"Silly girl."

Shen Qian chuckled and pulled over to the side of the road.

"If I hadn't been a bit harsh with you, would Bai Xiu have let you go so easily?

If I hadn't forced you to sign that severance of kinship document, did you really want your degenerate gambler father to ruin your life forever?"

"You... you don't blame me?"

"Silly girl, I like you. How could I blame you?"

[Deceiving a girl who has feelings for you; behavior fits scumbag behavior standards. Reward being distributed...]

[Stirring the emotions of a seven-point girl; because it fits scumbag behavior standards, reward being distributed...]

"You really don't blame me? But I lied to you and almost made you lose one hundred million."

As the girl spoke, her eyes welled up. Shen Qian took out a tissue from the front and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.

"If I can't even tolerate a woman's lies, then what kind of man am I?

Qinmian, don't be afraid. The day has dawned, and your future is in your own hands."

"I'm sorry, I'm really sorry! If you want me to be your spare tire, I'm willing."

"Why are you trying to take everything for yourself? I have a Girlfriend. Although I'm a scumbag and might have other Girlfriends in the future..."

"But my current goal is just to make the woman I love happy, nothing more."

"You don't have to worry, I won't disrupt the relationship between you and your Girlfriend. But at least let me do something. I really want to do something for you."

"If you must do something, then forget about today's events. After all, I don't like that woman, so my performance might have been a bit off."

"Huh?"

Feng Qinmian was stunned by his words, not even knowing what to do next.

"Also, hold those tears back. I hate it most when women cry in front of me; it cries all the good fortune away.

If you want to keep crying, then get out of the car, or I'll find you a job as a professional mourner where you can cry at someone's house for three days and nights."

It had to be said that in Feng Qinmian's eyes, Shen Qian was an eccentric, but now, this eccentricity actually felt exceptionally charming to her.

[Through deception, causing a girl to fall madly in love with you; behavior fits scumbag behavior standards. Reward being distributed...]

"Her heart is moved, it's all under control. Unfortunately, now isn't the time to harvest. If I made a move on her now, she'd look back one day and think I was taking advantage of a favor.

I didn't take such a huge risk just for a simple one-night stand."

In the club, Bai Xiu endured the pain below and recalled the confrontation with Shen Qian over and over. She had no idea when he had cheated.

She knew how to cheat too. Although she wasn't at the highest level, ordinary cheating couldn't escape her eyes. Not only did he succeed, but he also manipulated her emotions throughout the game to make her lose her head.

"Isn't this guy about the same age as me? How could he have such skillful techniques! And I didn't realize until the very last moment that this was all his setup!"

In the car, Feng Qinmian had also regained her composure.

"I still have a question. Was it really luck that you won against her?"

Shen Qian smiled.

"It wasn't luck. I'm a Master Magician. I magically changed those three cards to a 2-3-5 in my hand."

"Really?"

"Of course it's fake. It was entirely based on luck. Honestly, when she showed her Triple Aces, I was stunned too. I thought I was dead for sure. Now it seems like because that woman did too many bad things, Heaven sent me to take her down."

"If that's the case, then Heaven has finally sent someone to save me, and that person is you."

"No, even if Heaven hadn't sent me, I would have saved you."

Shen Qian recalled the card game just now. Bai Xiu was very steady, and her cheating techniques were sophisticated, but she didn't know she was facing a master-level magician.

If Bai Xiu were a master-level card sharp, Shen Qian might not have been a match, because when it comes to cheating, a card sharp of the same level is definitely much better than a magician.

But if the skill gap is several tiers apart, it's a different story.

So Shen Qian noticed the first time Bai Xiu cheated. Throughout several rounds, Bai Xiu cheated almost every time, including letting him get Three Kings.

In the round with the Three Kings, Bai Xiu still had Triple Aces in her hand.

It was likely to prevent Feng Qinmian from turning against her.

As he continued to reminisce, he thought back to that final scene at the gambling table.

"Will it happen?"

He considered the question for a moment, but then the answer came to him.

"That's even better. Worst case, I'll let her hit me. That's a must-have move for a scumbag. Other girls wouldn't do, but she's just right. Maybe I can even unlock a new scumbag behavior."

With others, Shen Qian might feel a slight sense of guilt and wouldn't hurt them too badly, but with this Bai Xiu, Shen Qian found it very convenient to use her.

However, things didn't go exactly as Shen Qian expected. Not long after Shen Qian left, Bai Xiu went to a pharmacy to buy medicine.

"Thank you, Shen Qian. Really, thank you."

"Don't just thank me. Your father owes 600,000 in gambling debts. If you want to help him pay it back, you can pay me."

"Can I give myself to you instead?"

"You're trying to take everything for yourself again. Go on, bye-bye."

Feng Qinmian smiled. This was the most natural smile she'd had since they met. With a beautiful life ahead of her, how could she not smile?

"Shen Qian!" Just as he was watching Feng Qinmian leave, Shen Qian was immediately called out by someone.

To be honest, Shen Qian felt that if Liu Xinyao were his official Girlfriend, she must have some kind of adultery radar installed on her. Every time he met with another woman, she always happened to run into them.

It could also be that other women were smarter and would hide if they saw him with someone else, but Xinyao wouldn't. She would blankly call out to Shen Qian, as if doing so could earn her a bit more of a place in this scumbag's heart.

Beside the girl stood her roommates, who were currently looking at him with embarrassed expressions.

"Have you eaten? Do you want to go grab a meal together?"

Shen Qian knew what Liu Xinyao was thinking and what the other girls were thinking, but he didn't plan on explaining.

Explain? What was there to explain? He had said long ago that he was a scumbag.

Never mind that nothing was going on with Feng Qinmian; even if there were, Shen Qian wouldn't feel it mattered even if it happened right in front of her.

When he acted as a scumbag, he did so openly and honestly.

Only those with a guilty conscience need to explain.

"Not yet. Were you out on business with the Senior?"

"Yeah, you could say I was helping her out with a small favor."

Xinyao's embarrassed expression immediately softened. She was actually quite afraid because, based on her knowledge of Shen Qian, if he had said he was back from a date, he wouldn't have hidden it at all, even with her roommates right there.

But now, she felt she had regained some face.