Upon seeing the manager arrive, the group rushed to accuse him. Hearing the guests’ demands, the tactful manager gently reassured them before slowly saying,
“Thank you all for maintaining order. We have reviewed the surveillance footage, and this young lady indeed did not use any external force. Please disperse.”
Hearing this, the shouting men were completely dumbfounded. How could this be? Could someone really reach this level? Wouldn’t that make them gambling kings?!
“Impossible! She’s so young, how could she be so…” skilled?
Seeing that they still didn’t believe her, Shang Yan rolled her eyes. “What, finally realized you’ve wasted the last ten years of your life? Believe it or not, get out of my way.”
The manager smiled apologetically. The man, his face flushed from Shang Yan’s scolding, and surrounded by people looking at him with the kind of disdain one might expect, felt a surge of embarrassment. He snorted and strode away.
Shang Yan lowered her eyelashes, extremely annoyed. These casino people were so uncouth! She had planned to win a couple of rounds and then switch to another game, but these people had already lost their temper after just two.
She had never seen anyone so sullen when she won five rounds in a row at casinos abroad!
“This kid’s pretty violent,”
Cui Heyuan clicked his tongue, watching with fascination. Those kicks would surely dent the table; should he ask the kid for compensation?
Wei Yansi just smiled. “Violence is necessary. Look at those people, like wolves seeing meat, they want to tear her apart.”
He thought disdainfully, what a bunch of narrow-minded nouveau riche, making a fuss over such a small thing, even ganging up to bully a kid. No wonder they’ll never amount to anything.
Xie Heng sat back on the sofa, his high brow bones accentuating the depth of his eyes, giving him a somewhat aloof and indifferent air when he wasn’t smiling. “Your invitations are really easy to get.”
This sarcastic remark was clearly meant to be sarcastic. Wei Yansi chuckled, his eyes mocking.
Cui Heyuan, feeling insulted, shrugged indifferently and ordered his men to clear out all the troublemakers, banishing them from Guangming Casino forever. They were a disgrace to him.
Those who were treated like trash were filled with regret, wishing they could slap themselves. Guangming Casino wasn’t just a casino; it was a social circle. Anyone who could get into Guangming could become a future connection. They had lost out big time! Cui Heyuan leaned against the windowsill
, watching the girls walking around below. His eyes darted around, and a new idea popped into his head.
“I want to gamble with that kid!”
Shang Yan, who was about to sit down to play cards, was suddenly stopped by a hand. She looked over and saw the manager with a fawning smile.
Shang Yan stopped in her tracks. “What are you doing?”
The manager withdrew his hand, bowed respectfully to Shang Yan, and smiled brightly. “Hello, Miss, our boss would like to invite you to the second floor.”
Boss?
Shang Yan gripped the chip in her hand, frowned. What did the boss, Guangming, want her to do up there? Wasn’t it already explained?
In an instant, all the tropes of dealing with villains in novels flashed through her mind…
Shang Yan shuddered and decisively shook her head, “I’m not going.”
As a villain, her identity was too sensitive. She absolutely could not allow herself to be in an unsafe environment. What if something happened? What if it caused her physical and mental harm?
The manager saw the wariness in Shang Yan’s eyes and immediately explained, “Miss, don’t worry, our boss sincerely invited you up, not to cause trouble.”
“I’m not going.”
Shang Yan’s attitude was firm. What a joke! You’re the manager here, of course you’ll speak for the boss. If something happens to her, can this manager help her?
Yeah, right.
It would be good enough if he didn’t join in on her troubles.
Seeing that he couldn’t persuade Shang Yan to come, the manager had no choice but to call the boss. Upon hearing the call, Cui Heyuan dashed out of the private room and shouted in the corridor, “Little friend! It’s me, come up and play!”
He had a smile on his face, his collar wide open, looking quite frivolous, and he was waving around like a fool.
Shang Yan looked at him, then gave the manager a complicated look.
The manager chuckled, perhaps feeling embarrassed, and lowered his head, unable to laugh anymore.
Boss, can’t you be a little more composed?!
Finally, Shang Yan went up to the second floor. Wei Yan, worried that the crowded private room would frighten the child, went to another empty private room with the three of them. So when Shang Yan came up, she only saw the elevator trio.
Shang Yan: …
What a coincidence! She ran into the boss and his friend in the elevator. Wouldn’t that expose her fake invitation? Her little bit of leverage was in jeopardy.
To be honest, the environment on the second floor is different. The downstairs decoration is already quite luxurious, but compared to the second floor, it’s nothing.
Cui Heyuan enthusiastically pulled Shang Yan’s arm and led her to sit on the sofa, then began to introduce himself, “Hello, my name is Cui Heyuan. I just saw you playing with the spinning wheel downstairs, it was really amazing!”
Shang Yan’s eyes narrowed. Cui Heyuan?
The villainous male supporting character Cui Heyuan from the novel? That clingy guy that the female lead treated like a dog and couldn’t shake off, who finally turned against the protagonist out of love and hatred after being thoroughly hurt?
Before she could think further, Wei Yansi on the other side revealed a gentle smile and spoke, “Hello, my name is Wei Yansi, you can call me Fourth Brother.”
Shang Yan’s scalp tingled instantly. Wei Yansi…
the villainous, sinister, and sickly man in the novel who stabbed the male lead to death on the operating table in order to get the female lead?!
Her eyes inexplicably held a hint of admiration. It’s good that you acted quickly; if you had just killed him, everyone would be happy.
Wei Yansi, who received this gaze: Huh? (◐‿◑)
There was only one left. Shang Yan mechanically turned her head to look at the last man. The man’s facial features were clean and sharp, with a strong three-dimensional feel. Just standing there, one could feel his calm and confident aura.
When those misty eyes looked down at people, the detached feeling of a god looking down on mortals made one’s skin crawl.
So the only one left is…
“Hello, my name is Xie Heng.”
Xie Heng!!!
This is Xie Heng, the super villain in the book! The one who almost killed the male lead, and who would have been killed long ago if it weren’t for the Xie family patriarch’s plea!
Unlike the Shang family members who are just clueless and purely love-struck, these three adhere to the principle of “if I can’t have it, I’ll destroy it,” making them super powerful villains. Oh, except for Xie Heng, who is purely trying to protect his position as crown prince.
Goodness, she’s entered a villain’s den!
Shang Yan inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief.
There’s nothing to worry about anymore; they’re all villains, all family.
The four great families of the capital: Xie, Cui, Shang, and Wei.
The Xie family, ranked first, started doing business during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Their ancestors were of royal blood, and their businesses spanned both domestic and international borders. Two founding generals emerged from the family, which was involved in military, political, and business affairs. Xie Heng was the only legitimate heir of the Xie family.
The Cui family, the direct descendant of the Qinghe Cui clan, is the most prestigious and powerful family in the land. Their accumulated wealth over generations could feed the Pacific Ocean with fish, giving them immense social standing. Although Cui Heyuan is unreliable, being born into such a family provides him with ample resources and means.
The Shang family, a century-old conglomerate with deep roots in the East and branches spreading globally, is the only surviving prominent family in Beijing. They started in the late Qing Dynasty with silk and canal transport, later transitioning to national industry. They are said to have a mysterious ancient mansion in Beijing, and the family adheres strictly to the “Shang Clan Rules.”
The Wei family, however, has a story. Their ancestor was not a member of the last imperial family, but a meritorious iron-capped prince of the early Qing Dynasty, a member of the Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner. Some jokingly call Wei Yanji “Little Prince.” His mother was from the Western noble family of Stewart, making Wei Yanji a handsome mixed-race individual fluent in five languages.