Chapter 53: Intercepting the Bounty

"Big Sis, Yang Chuxue is quite a celebrity in Wuyang City. Back in college, she was a notoriously promiscuous gold-digger, and the number of boyfriends she's had is too many to count on two hands.

She also has a best friend named Qi Linlin, who is an absolute piece of work. She acted as the mistress to a self-made billionaire worth over ten billion, and later got pregnant in hopes of moving up in the world.

Who would have thought the billionaire's legal wife would find out, bring a group of people, and beat her up right in the middle of the street, even stripping off her clothes.

Word has it that Yang Chuxue was the one behind the scenes scheming all this, and the billionaire's wife is currently finding ways to make life difficult for Yang Chuxue's family. I heard the Yang family was so terrified they packed up and fled Wuyang City."

A voice message played from Yu Shishi's phone.

Everyone present was left completely dumbfounded!

My goodness, Yang Chuxue, who always looked so pure and innocent, turned out to be a public bus?

She actually dared to instigate her best friend to meddle in someone else's marriage? What an elite slag!

"Xiao Xue, didn't you say Linlin was just made up to test Jiang Jin?"

Realizing she had been deceived, Li Yelur asked with an ashen face.

Faced with Li Yelru's questioning, Yang Chuxue looked somewhat panicked, but she still forced herself to remain calm as she replied, "Auntie, this was definitely fabricated by Yu Shishi to frame me. I'm not that kind of person!"

Jiang Jin chimed in, "What a coincidence. You made up a best friend named Linlin, and Miss Yu also happened to find someone to fabricate a best friend named Qi Linlin. Did the two of you rehearse this beforehand?"

Yang Chuxue was instantly rendered speechless!

Li Yelru let out a cold snort and turned her head away in disappointment.

Just looking at Yang Chuxue now made her sick to her stomach!

Jiang Jianye, who had been watching coldly from the sidelines all this time, finally couldn't help speaking up, "Old Yang, what a fine daughter you've raised!"

Yang Jianli immediately grabbed the hands of Yang Chuxue and his wife. "Xiao Xue, Lili, let's go!"

No matter how thick his skin was, having his family's dark history exposed like this left him with no face to stay here any longer.

And so, the family of three fled the scene in panic.

"Hmph, trying to play games with me, you're still too green!"

Yu Shishi shook her fist at Yang Chuxue's retreating back.

Then she walked up to Jiang Jin, bumped her arm against his, and said with a tone that practically demanded credit.

"Actually, you find Yang Chuxue annoying too, right? I chased her away for you, don't you think you should thank me?"

Jiang Jin nodded. It was true that Yang Chuxue was a master of green tea manipulation; if she had continued clinging to him, he really wouldn't have had any good way to get rid of her.

Yu Shishi added with a hint of coquettishness, "At least you have a conscience. That Japanese guy won one million from me last night, will you help me win it back?"

"Huh? You lost a million in a single night? Were you gambling?"

Li Yelru asked nervously.

If Yu Shishi were a girl who was addicted to gambling, she wouldn't be suitable to be Jiang Jin's girlfriend.

"Ahaha, no, no, it's just... um... well... that..."

Yu Shishi blinked her sparkling, gorgeous anime-like eyes, struggling for a long time without coming up with a good excuse.

She could only turn to Jiang Jin for help, saying, "Hey, help me explain to Auntie. I'm not a gambling girl!"

Jiang Jin's mouth opened slightly as his eyes replied, "Aren't you exactly that kind of woman?"

Yu Shishi pouted and replied with her own look, "This young lady is nothing of the sort!"

"Fine, I give up, I'm afraid of you."

Jiang Jin shook his head with a smile, turned to Li Yelru, and said,

"Mom, this was actually just a game played among friends. Losing a million is pretty much equivalent to donating a million to impoverished children."

"I played the same game with some friends last time, won thirty million, and donated every single cent of it. That incident was trending all over the internet."

Can you call it gambling if profit isn't the goal? Clearly, it was charity!

Zhao Ruonan chimed in, "Yes, Ms. Li. The matter of Mr. Jiang donating thirty million in charity funds was huge online, my colleagues and I all know about it."

Li Yelru let out a sigh of relief and praised Yu Shishi approvingly,

"You're a good girl with a kind heart."

Yu Shishi's cheeks flushed slightly, a joyful light twinkling in her eyes as she responded sweetly, "Thank you for the compliment, Auntie! I'll keep up the good work!"

Jiang Jin couldn't help but chuckle. Yu Shishi could be willful and capricious at times, but sometimes she was also rather adorable.

Yes, adorably foolish!

Jiang Jin said, "Dad, Mom, I still have some business to take care of here. How about you two head over to the lounge to rest?"

He definitely couldn't let his parents know about the matters he was going to discuss next, so he had to send them away first.

Jiang Jianye and his wife weren't fools, but Jiang Jin was a grown man now and had achieved considerable success, so it was time for them to let go.

Once Zhao Ruonan led the two of them away, Jiang Jin said,

"Considering that you helped me out, I suppose I'll reluctantly agree to your request."

Yu Shishi was startled for a moment before pouting and saying,

"Other guys would kill for the chance to help me out. Look at you acting all aloof, what kind of person are you!"

Jiang Jin raised an eyebrow, a teasing curve playing at the corner of his lips as he replied indifferently, "Then should I not help?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Shishi immediately panicked, waving her hands in a flurry. "Don't! Considering your driving skills and the fact that you're Wu Qingya's boyfriend, I'll forgive your arrogance!"

Seeing this, Asou chimed in with a look of intrigued amusement, "Miss Yu seems to have a lot of confidence in Mr. Jiang?"

Yu Shishi raised her chin and replied with a proud expression, "It's not just a lot of confidence, it's super confidence! Well, do you dare race against Jiang Jin and find out?"

Asou smiled faintly and calmly replied, "I have no objections, but the stakes this time need to be higher, otherwise it won't pique my interest."

Jiang Jin's expression remained unchanged as he looked calmly at Asou and asked straight to the point, "What do you want to bet?"

Asou pointed at the villa. "This villa. Since you have Yu Shishi backing you up, I naturally can't compete with you in terms of influence, but if you lose, you'll have to hand this villa over to me."

Jiang Jin's eyes narrowed slightly. "And what if I win?"

Asou crossed his arms and smiled with absolute confidence. "An equal exchange. However much you bought it for, I'll pay you that exact amount in cash. Fair and square."

Jiang Jin nodded. "Time and place."

Asou chuckled lightly, appearing fully assured of victory in the upcoming showdown. "I have to attend an auction tonight, so the time might be a bit late. Let's tentatively set it for 10 PM tonight, at Nameless Mountain. How about it?"

[Ding! Host, you have a new task.]

Just as Jiang Jin was about to agree, a system prompt suddenly rang in his ear.

[Task: Cut the Queue]

[Task Objective: Outbid Asou Jianshi for the item he is participating in at the auction.]

[Task Reward: Full refund of auction spending.]

[Note: Each bid cannot exceed the current auction price by 10 million, otherwise it will be deemed an invalid auction, and the auction spending will not be refunded.]

Is the system waging a personal war against Asou Jianshi today?

He had to beat Asou Jianshi in a street race, and now he had to outbid him at an auction.

Still, this should be a great opportunity to complete his spending quota task!

Jiang Jin let out a breath of air, exited the system interface, and said,

"Very well, then we'll see each other tonight."

"To be honest, I admire your courage. It's just a pity you have no idea what kind of opponent you're about to face. Prepare to taste despair."

Asou Jianshi gave a cold smile, turned around, and strode away.

Yu Shishi smacked her lips and said, "Tsk tsk... Jiang Jin, I thought you were arrogant enough, but I never expected this Japanese guy to be even more arrogant than you."

Jiang Jin frowned slightly, turned to Yu Shishi, and asked, "Miss Yu, do you know what kind of auction Asou Jianshi is attending?"

Yu Shishi blinked, pondered for a moment, and replied, "It's probably that small-scale auction being held at the Longteng Hotel."

Jiang Jin immediately followed up, "Does it require an invitation to get in?"

Yu Shishi nodded. "Of course it does, I happen to have received one. Why, do you want to go? Call me 'Wife' and I'll take you with me!"

"I'll take a photo and send it to Wu Qingya just to make her furious, hmph!"

As she spoke, Yu Shishi pulled out her phone, getting ready to take pictures.

Seeing this, Jiang Jin quickly reached out to stop her, saying with a helpless expression, "Stop right there! Miss Yu, can you be serious for once?"

Yu Shishi, however, curled her lips in dissatisfaction and retorted, "Huh? Come on, letting you call me 'Wife' means you're taking advantage of me. Countless guys would kill for the chance to call me that!"

Jiang Jin couldn't help rolling his eyes, joking, "But once I call you 'Wife', I won't be pure anymore."