My Ares Son-in-Law

Seeing Jiao Yulang's clever rescue of Jin Lanlan, Xiao Chen sneered, and said with a bit of teasing: "Indeed, as you said, it's just a trial run. A mere 100,000 spirit stones is nothing to worry about. Could it be that Master Jiao and Miss Jin are afraid of this amount? If so, why bother to bring up this bet?"

Jin Lanlan's expression froze instantly, a look of astonishment and disbelief quietly crept onto her delicate features, her eyes widened, as if at this moment, everything around her had been paused, only Xiao Chen's calm yet powerful words echoed in the air, shaking her mind.

"One hundred thousand spirit stones... just a 'trial run'?" Jin Lanlan exclaimed in her heart. Although she didn't show her shock on her face, it was already surging like a tide. In the world she was familiar with, one hundred thousand spirit stones was undoubtedly a huge sum of money that was enough to make people's eyes drop, enough to drive countless martial arts practitioners crazy, and even go bankrupt.

But now, Xiao Chen treated this amount as insignificant with such a nonchalant attitude. Such broad-mindedness and financial resources undoubtedly made her secretly astonished, and she couldn't help but feel a bit of awe and confusion in her heart.

An indescribable complex emotion intertwined in her heart, including surprise at Xiao Chen's hiddenness and deep regret for her previous rash words. Xiao Chen's seemingly casual words were like a heavy hammer, hitting her proud and sensitive heart hard, making her begin to question her own judgment and knowledge.

"Is this guy really a hidden 'pretentious god'? He's so damn good at pretending!" Jin Lanlan secretly complained in her heart. Although she didn't dare to say it out loud, the frustration and helplessness surged like a tide, almost drowning her.

She stared at Xiao Chen, her eyes filled with reluctance and complicated emotions that made her not know how to respond for a moment.

She knew very well that she could not admit that she could not afford the gamble. If she did, it would not only be too embarrassing, but also a great irony to herself. After all, she, Jin Lanlan, was also a little famous. When had she ever suffered such a humiliation? What's more, she had previously said that Xiao Chen was a poor person.

Now, Xiao Chen easily took out 100,000 spirit stones, while he was hesitating here over such a small amount. This was undoubtedly a great irony to his previous arrogance and pride.

A deep regret entangled her heart like a poisonous snake, almost suffocating her. She should not have easily provoked this seemingly insignificant Xiao Chen, she secretly regretted it in her heart.

Who would have thought that this seemingly ordinary guy actually had such amazing financial resources? This sudden reversal caught her off guard and made her deeply realize the profound meaning of "You can't judge a person by his appearance, and you can't measure the depth of the sea."

Jiang Yixue's face was filled with a brilliant smile, and her eyes were filled with irrepressible joy and pride. Jin Lanlan had deliberately provoked her before, but now she had shot herself in the foot, and was caught in an awkward situation. How could Jiang Yixue not feel happy?
"Show off, hahaha..." Jiang Yixiu laughed silently in her heart, but pretended to be nonchalant on her face, as if she knew nothing about Jin Lanlan's predicament. The corners of her mouth rose slightly, with a barely perceptible cunning.

"I told you to show off, why don't you continue to show off? Now let's see if you dare to underestimate me!" Jiang Yixiu muttered to herself in her heart. She looked at Jin Lanlan's embarrassed and helpless appearance, and felt a burst of relief in her heart, as if the resentment that had been pent up for a long time was completely released at this moment.

Xiao Chen did not disappoint me! He always stepped forward at critical moments to protect me and my friends.

Jiang Yixue looked at Xiao Chen's calm and confident look, and she couldn't help but feel deep admiration and love in her heart. Her eyes were full of tenderness and respect, as if Xiao Chen was the hero in her heart. "So handsome! So cool!" Jiang Yixue cheered in her heart, and her eyes flashed with admiration when she looked at Xiao Chen. In her eyes, Xiao Chen was like an omnipotent god of war, who could always stand up and turn the tide in times of crisis.

Xiao Chen looked at Jin Lanlan's silence, and a playful smile appeared on his lips: "Miss Jin is so poor, if you think the stakes are too high and you can't afford it? That's okay, just tell me if you can't afford it, and we won't gamble. I'm not the kind of person who likes to kick someone when they're down or laugh at them."

Xiao Chen's words were full of ridicule and provocation, which made Jin Lanlan feel even more ashamed. She glared at Xiao Chen fiercely, but she couldn't help but feel a little doubtful.

The other party said that there were 200,000 low-grade spirit stones in that card. Was it just bluffing? After all, 200,000 low-grade spirit stones is not a small amount! How could the other party take it out so easily?

Jin Lanlan secretly calculated the other party's intention in her heart. Was he deliberately taking out a card to scare her? This kind of thing is not uncommon in cultivation and fantasy novels!

Furthermore, how could a doctor in a clinic easily come up with a huge sum of 100,000 low-grade spirit stones? Even if it was the valuable dragon coins in the secular world, it would probably be difficult to save such a huge amount from his meager income.

Even if he really had such financial resources, how could he be willing to easily use 100,000 low-grade spirit stones as chips for a gamble? This was undoubtedly a staggering amount of money, enough to make all the warriors look at it with awe and covet it.

This is out of the question! This is simply a fantasy! Jin Lanlan thought about this and felt a surge of anger in her heart. She felt as if she was being played by Xiao Chen like an ignorant child. How dare this seemingly ordinary doctor from the clinic perform such a clumsy trick in front of her?

Jin Lanlan suppressed her anger and secretly told herself to stay calm. She was almost fooled by Xiao Chen's seemingly confident appearance. Fortunately, she read a lot of books and knew that the protagonists in those novels were often very cunning and could even play with those old monsters with profound cultivation.

Maybe Xiao Chen was planning to use the same old trick again and get away with it by using an empty card.

Thinking of this, Jin Lanlan couldn't help but sneer. She stared at Xiao Chen with a sharp gaze, her tone full of sarcasm and disdain: "You said that you have 200,000 low-grade spirit stones in that card? Humph, you made it up quite well. I guess you can't even take out 10 low-grade spirit stones from this card? Are you trying to cheat me?

Well, let's verify it on the spot to see if there are so many spirit stones in your card. If there are, I will bet with you; but if not, then you have to pay the price for your arrogance! "(End of this chapter)