After being forced to leave the marriage, I became the wife of a top scholar.

Chapter 16 Bet
Yan Da Hu Zi was stunned when he first saw Bai Wan Qing. He was a man of many experience, but he had never seen such a captivating young woman before.

Her willow-leaf eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, and cherry-red lips graced her fair, oval face—absolutely stunning! Absolutely gorgeous!
Yan Da Hu Zi stared blankly, but Rui Xin reacted and stood directly in front of her young lady before Yan Da Hu Zi's gaze returned to him.

"You said you're a girl from the Bai family?" Yan the Bearded asked.

Bai Wanqing nodded slightly.

Yan Da Hu Zi felt a pang of regret. Everyone knew that the eldest daughter of the Bai family had just divorced the Meng family. Even if he was tempted, he was unwilling to offend the future official.

After all, the Meng family would probably feel uncomfortable if they let the divorced Miss Bai marry him.

So Yan Da Hu Zi thought for a moment, "The Bai family's daughter won't do either. Young Master Zhang just lost her to me."

"Everyone here saw it!"

"unless."

"Unless what?" Ruixin asked from the side.

"Unless you offer me another girl in exchange, none of you are allowed to take this second daughter of the Bai family away from me today." Yan the Bearded Man slammed his hand on the gambling table, displaying an unyielding and domineering aura.

Bai Furong shrank back in fright. She looked at her older sister for help, and Bai Wanqing whispered in her ear, "Don't be afraid, your older sister will take you back."

Bai Wanqing faced Yan Dahuzi again. She looked at the gambling table in front of her and said, "Since this is a gambling den, why don't we gamble here?"

"If I win, could you please release my sister?"

Yan Da Hu Zi never expected that this seemingly frail young woman would have the audacity to gamble with him.

The young man next to Bai Wanqing kindly reminded her, "Miss, you'd better not gamble with him. This Yan the Bearded is a well-known undefeated general in this area. You'll suffer a loss."

Yan the Bearded Man, however, became interested. “Alright! I’m willing to bet with you, but if you win, I’ll let the girl go. But what if you lose? Let’s make it clear, I don’t want any money.”

Although Yan Da Hu Zi was afraid of offending Meng Zhan, things were different now! If Bai Wan Qing herself lost to him as a bet, then it couldn't be said to be Yan Da Hu Zi's fault.

If the Meng family has anyone to blame, it's the Bai family for not taking good care of their daughter.

Bai Wanqing understood what Yan Da Hu Zi meant, "Okay! If I lose, I'll go with you!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Ruixin became anxious. Although her young lady had played some games at the gambling table with the madam before, those were just casual games between the two of them. How could they possibly be a match for this bearded man?

"no!"

Before the bearded man could happily agree, Ruixin was the first to jump out and block her young lady's way.

"Miss, you can't gamble with yourself, you can't gamble with me! I'm just a maid, even if I have to follow this bearded man, I'll accept it." Ruixin's hands and legs were trembling, but she still tilted her head up and stood in front of Bai Wanqing.

Bai Wanqing called out to Ruixin before she reluctantly retreated to the back.

Yan Da Hu Zi glanced at the little maid in front of him and showed a disdainful expression. "Little girl, I don't like your plain and simple appearance. Either this young lady is the wager, or you should give that second young lady back to me right now."

Ruixin was so angry that her cheeks puffed out after the bearded man called her bland and tasteless.

Bai Wanqing made up her mind and was about to step forward when she was stopped by someone.

It turned out to be another woman.

The woman was dressed in bright, colorful clothes, making her look less like a daughter from a respectable family and more like a girl from the brothel next door.

Although her clothes were a bit tacky, the girl was quite pretty; she was a different type of beauty from Bai Wanqing.

If Bai Wanqing is a white peony, understated yet refined, then the woman before us is a vibrant red rose, with deep features and a unique charm.

However, her powder was applied so thickly that it felt like it was going to choke you when you walked by.

Everyone was taken aback by the beauty, and someone even blurted out, "Which brothel's beauty is this? I've never seen her before." The beauty wasn't annoyed by such vulgar language. Instead, she looked at Yan Huzi and said with a smile, "Master Yan, if this young lady's maid isn't good enough, what do you think of me? Would it be a suitable wager between you and this young lady?"

Yan Hu Zi was grinning from ear to ear. He was having a stroke of good luck with women today, with one beautiful woman after another willing to follow him. Of course, he wouldn't refuse them.

He's already starting to imagine that the second young lady of the Bai family can be his first wife, and this alluring beauty can be his second wife. If the eldest young lady of the Bai family is still not satisfied, he'll take another gamble and make her the first wife.

Yan Huzi was already impatient to get started.

"Okay! Okay! Then you be the wager," Yan Dahuzi said quickly, afraid she would change her mind.

Bai Wanqing was surprised to find such a girl. Just as she was about to refuse, she heard a pleasant male voice in her ear, "Girl, listen to me. Even if you lose, I can still rescue your sister."

Bai Wanqing turned her head in confusion, only to meet the glamorous girl's confident gaze.

So this woman is not a woman, but a man?
The glamorous woman felt uncomfortable seeing Bai Wanqing looking at her with a strange gaze. She didn't want to become like this either! But this was the only way she could do it now.

He was speechless. He had followed Bai Wanqing to see what kind of mischief she was up to, but he never expected her to come directly to the gambling den.

He followed her in the moment she stepped into the gambling den.

He secretly blended into the surrounding crowd and roughly understood what was going on. It turned out that this woman had come here to rescue her second younger sister. The reason she had threatened the Zhang family's doorman earlier was simply to find out where her sister was.

However, since she is probably her own sister, it's understandable that she would defend her like this.

But he just couldn't stand these people bullying others, especially the bearded guy opposite him, who clearly wanted the girl to go back with him.

There was no other way, so he had to sacrifice his looks and borrow a set of clothes from next door.

He hadn't expected it to go so smoothly; the other party agreed immediately.

Bai Wanqing knew that the other party was a man, so she agreed to let him be her bargaining chip.

"Please, Miss Bai." Yan Da Hu Zi smiled and politely gestured for Bai Wanqing to sit opposite him.

"Miss Bai, tell me, how do you want to bet!" Yan the Bearded Man had been around this place for so long, so he naturally still had some pride. He would admit to beating his wife to death, but he would not admit to having no sportsmanship when it came to gambling.

She's still a girl, so let her choose.

"So, you mean I get to decide what to bet on and how to bet?"

Yan Da Hu Zi chuckled and nodded.

Bai Wanqing touched the dice on the table, tossed them up casually, and caught them neatly in the jar on the table. "Master Yan, shall we play a game of 'big' and 'small'?"

Old Man Yan squinted. Bai Wanqing's moves just now were not something a novice could do. For a gambler, encountering an opponent is enough to excite him, especially such a beautiful one.

"Okay! Let's compare sizes then."

All the onlookers gasped. This young lady of the Bai family was clearly inexperienced, especially considering that Yan the Bearded was most skilled at rolling dice.

They all looked at the alluring woman, secretly feeling sorry for her. Such a beautiful girl, what a pity! She's going to be ruined by that big-bearded Yan again.

However, the glamorous woman was not worried at all. Even if the Bai family's daughter lost the bet, could Master Yan still be interested in her? At that time, she could just take the opportunity to go home with Master Yan and find a way to send Miss Bai out again.

As he was thinking this, he inadvertently caught a glimpse of Yan Da Hu Zi's gaze.

"My lovely lady, whether you're male or female, I'll accept you. Hahahaha."

This statement puzzled everyone, but Bai Wanqing and the alluring woman were taken aback.

(End of this chapter)