My Super Beautiful Lady Boss-Chapter 679 - 668: The Unlucky Can Do It

Su Xuan visited Li Yuanyuan’s home as a guest, and unexpectedly encountered her younger brother, Li Chengcheng, returning to ask for money.

Li Chengcheng was a notorious gambler, not only did he refuse to go out and earn money, he even came home to demand the property deed for gambling purposes, such a son infuriated Li Yuanyuan’s mother to death.

"Chengcheng, if you dare step out of this door, I will no longer acknowledge you as my son from now on!"

Li Yuanyuan’s mother said furiously.

"If you won’t acknowledge me, so be it!"

Li Chengcheng ran out with the property deed in hand, and in order to leave, he even resorted to hitting his own sister, Li Yuanyuan, luckily Su Xuan was there to catch her.

Just as Li Chengcheng was about to leave, he found that an invisible pair of large hands firmly grasped his shoulder, unable to break free at all.

"Let go of me!"

Li Chengcheng shouted at Su Xuan behind him.

"I won’t."

Su Xuan said with a smile.

"What right do you have to meddle in my family’s affairs? You don’t need to manage our family’s business!"

Li Chengcheng said angrily, his hands already holding the property deed, as long as he could leave, he would be able to gamble again.

"He is your brother-in-law, how does he not have the right to intervene? You’ve never studied seriously since childhood, it’s our fault for not raising you well. We’re both teachers, yet we never expected to raise such a disgrace, it truly goes against the natural order."

Suddenly, the atmosphere in the room turned sad.

Li Yuanyuan also had tears in her eyes, feeling speechless about her brother, who had been spoiled since childhood and had picked up the vile habit of gambling. He still had a long life ahead of him, if he could one day turn over a new leaf and start afresh, it wouldn’t be too late.

"I’m going out to have a good talk with him, I’ll be back late," Su Xuan told her as he took him away. Before leaving, he didn’t forget to return the property deed, saying to Li Yuanyuan’s mother, "This time, you really must keep it safe."

"Mhm, thank you."

Su Xuan took Li Chengcheng away.

Standing at the window, Li Yuanyuan watched Su Xuan and her brother leave, unsure of what Su Xuan intended to do, but convinced he wouldn’t harm her brother.

"Will Chengcheng be okay?"

Even with her son like this, Li Yuanyuan’s mother still cared deeply for him, after all, he was her own flesh and blood, and blood is thicker than water.

"It’s alright, Su Xuan is always careful in how he handles things."

Li Yuanyuan said, watching the retreating figures of Su Xuan and her brother.

"Let go of me, where the hell are you taking me?"

Li Chengcheng asked desperately, still trying to fight Su Xuan, who could easily subdue him with just a finger.

"Don’t you like gambling? Coincidentally, so do I!"

Su Xuan shockingly revealed, leaving Li Chengcheng stunned and unable to believe his eyes.

"Aren’t you short of money? Well, I have some," Su Xuan said as he withdrew three hundred thousand yuan from an ATM and put it into a briefcase.

Li Chengcheng was still in the dark about what Su Xuan was planning.

"These funds won’t be enough for the night, but I’m not giving them to you for gambling; I’m the one who will gamble," Su Xuan said with a laugh. At that moment, Li Chengcheng didn’t understand Su Xuan’s intention, but his eyes were glistening at the sight of the money, which seemed to him even dearer than his own father at that point.

"I’ll give you one hundred thousand, you play with that. Once it’s gone, it’s gone."

"Okay, okay, brother-in-law, I’ll listen to you," Li Chengcheng said upon hearing he would be given one hundred thousand. He instantly switched to addressing him as brother-in-law, ready to call any benefactor ’Grandfather’ for money. A gambler without funds might stoop to any low such as committing robbery; dignity has long been thrown into the gutter.

"Take me to the gambling den, I want to see the scene in Qiutian City."

"Sure, sure, I’ll take you, brother-in-law," said Li Chengcheng, who knew all about the scene, and promptly led Su Xuan to an especially luxurious underground gambling den, bustling and full of life.

"Brother-in-law, this way."

Now respectfully addressing Su Xuan with every sentence, Li Chengcheng felt particularly comfortable inside; even spending one hundred thousand yuan to indulge his brother-in-law was painless.

Soon, Li Chengcheng brought Su Xuan to a gambling table. As soon as they arrived, someone recognized Li Chengcheng and said, "Ha, isn’t that Chengcheng? When your parents named you Chengcheng, they wanted you to be successful, to win. But you, your wins are few and your losses many here. I’d advise you to change your name to Li Shushu."

The onlookers burst into laughter upon hearing this.

Li Chengcheng’s face turned sour as he took out one hundred thousand yuan from Su Xuan’s bag, pushed it onto the table, and said, "Don’t laugh at me, I’ve come with money today!"

"Oh, you think you can play with so little money? Alright, you might play a few hands with that. That money isn’t stolen, is it? We don’t care where the money comes from here, just don’t commit any crimes," they said nonchalantly.

"Enough talk, start the game," Li Chengcheng urged, his eyes red from previous losses; in the past, he had quickly gone through the money he brought, now having one hundred thousand yuan might let him play for ten minutes.

"Don’t be afraid," Su Xuan said from the side.

Li Chengcheng thought his brother-in-law would add, "Don’t be afraid, if you lose it all, I still have more."

Instead, Su Xuan said, "Don’t be afraid, after you lose it all, we’ll leave."

This put a damper on Li Chengcheng’s mood, but he didn’t care anymore. With one hundred thousand yuan in hand, he would play it first and think about the rest later.

Cards were quickly dealt on the table; Li Chengcheng immediately got into the zone, a consistent trait of his at the gambling table, utterly focused though often losing more than winning.

"Deal, deal, deal!"

Li Chengcheng’s eyes were glued to those cards, shit, lost again!

This time, Li Chengcheng didn’t panic because he hadn’t lost all his money in a single game yet.

Su Xuan quietly watched from the side. He had gambled like this back in Qingshan City before—not too hard, but not too easy either.

"Fuck, lost again, damn it, tonight’s cursed!"

Li Chengcheng cursed, then dove into a new game, and quickly, that one hundred thousand yuan was gone.

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Li Chengcheng steadied himself at the table when the other party reminded him, "You’ve lost your one hundred thousand yuan, do you have any more betting money? We don’t grant credit here. If you want to borrow, you should go to loan sharks."

They pointed to a group of people sitting on a sofa nearby, smoking. They were the lenders, eagerly waiting for someone to approach them.

"Brother-in-law, I’m out of money."

"Then let’s go."

Su Xuan stood up, stretching lazily.

"You still have two hundred thousand. I need it, brother-in-law, you’re my real brother-in-law!" Li Chengcheng looked at Su Xuan with pleading eyes, like a dog that had lost its home. Su Xuan couldn’t imagine how Li Yuanyuan could have such a brother. Were they really blood-related? However, seeing his face did bear some resemblance to the Li family, Su Xuan didn’t dwell on the matter anymore.

"How much do you need?"

"Give me another one hundred thousand, the last time, just one hundred thousand," Li Chengcheng said excitedly.

"Are you planning to pay me back in the future or not?"

Su Xuan asked grudgingly.

"Of course, I’ll pay back. You’re my real brother-in-law, we’re all family here, how could I possibly not?"

Li Chengcheng’s words made a lot of sense.

"Fine, I’ll lend you another one hundred thousand."

Su Xuan took out another one hundred thousand from his bag. Normally, they would have cursed Li Chengcheng, but seeing that there was a financial backer giving him money today, they remained quite polite to Li Chengcheng. In the past, they would’ve started scolding him long ago.

With one hundred thousand in hand again, Li Chengcheng was elated, and his voice carried confidence.

"Come on, deal! Hurry up."

Li Chengcheng’s eyes fixated on the cards—so intense that, due to excitement or perhaps lack of sleep, his eyes began to redden.

Another game started, and Li Chengcheng lost again, but it was fine; he hadn’t run through the one hundred thousand yuan yet.

"Just a bit unlucky tonight."

Li Chengcheng said, rubbing his hands vigorously beneath the table, hoping luck would turn. Surely he couldn’t lose every single game.

Another game started—damn, a loss again.

Not many minutes passed, and he was losing even faster now, perhaps because the money from Su Xuan hadn’t run out yet, so Li Chengcheng appeared much calmer.

Of course, he didn’t know Su Xuan’s identity. If they were at home having dinner, Su Xuan could brag about being a big boss with many hotels under his belt. If Li Chengcheng knew that Su Xuan was a big boss, he would surely cling to him, relentlessly asking for money.

Currently, Su Xuan wasn’t particularly sensitive to money—it was just a number after all.

Like when he visited Supreme Treasure Restaurant owner Zhou Tianhao’s villa, the man had promised to give him three million, and Su Xuan didn’t bat an eyelid—three million was just that, three million.

Soon, Li Chengcheng had spent all of the second one hundred thousand from Su Xuan.

"Brother-in-law, I’m out of money again."

Li Chengcheng said with a pained expression, looking every bit the prodigal son.

"Well... your sister and I aren’t married yet, so I can’t really be considered your brother-in-law."

Su Xuan was somewhat distressed—handing over money continuously to this brother-in-law, who had managed to squander two hundred thousand in no time.

"What does it matter if you and my sister aren’t married yet? Just get married later, you are my real brother-in-law. Have you two slept together yet?"

Su Xuan was taken aback upon hearing this, raising his head, unsure of what he meant.

Li Chengcheng continued, "You should hurry up and make some babies, the more the better, and I, as an uncle, can help take care of them. You should go make babies tonight!"

Su Xuan was actually quite interested in the topic. He might not say it out loud, but his heart agreed vehemently—his brother-in-law made a lot of sense.

"This time I’ll give you ninety thousand, and I’ll keep the last ten thousand for myself."

"Sure, no problem. Watch closely, brother-in-law. This time I’ll win it all back for you, with interest," Li Chengcheng said, rolling up his sleeves, ready for action, causing Su Xuan to break out in a cold sweat. This brother-in-law, sweet-talker he might be, always ended up losing, which was quite embarrassing.

At the gambling table, no matter how much Li Chengcheng put down, the other party happily collected. And the result was always the same—Li Chengcheng lost.

Having lost habitually, Li Chengcheng moved another stack of money forward and declared, "Another go, can’t believe my luck won’t change now."

And, he lost again!

Su Xuan couldn’t bear to watch anymore; this brother-in-law was just too unlucky, never winning once despite all the money taken. He was too much of a jinx.

"Brother-in-law, it’s gone again."

Li Chengcheng felt an urge to cry, but his eyes were still fixed on Su Xuan’s bag.

"What are you doing? There’s only ten thousand yuan left in there. Aren’t you going to let your brother-in-law keep even this much?"

"Brother-in-law, you’re my real brother-in-law, please, just give me this ten thousand. I can turn this around, I promise to pay you back double. I’ve given you my sister, what more could you possibly be worried about?"

Li Chengcheng’s words did seem to make a lot of sense.

However, Su Xuan persisted, "Step aside, now it’s my turn to play."

"What do you mean your turn? Just give me the money fast."