Chapter 160: 160
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“How about a bet just between you and me?” Bai Xiaofei inhaled deeply as he spoke, stunning both Fang Ye and Rui Mengqi .
“What’s the bet?” Rui Mengqi was an innocent person . Therefore, she fell for the trick almost immediately . She didn’t seem to be at all guarded against Bai Xiaofei .
“Let’s bet on me winning my bet with your store . If I win, you have to quit your job and come work for me instead . This is a reasonable request, right?”
Aiii, pitiful little missy, I am the only one that can save you . Just agree to it .
“But you’re just a student . Do you even have a place where I can work?”
Again and again, Rui Mengqi had lowered Bai Xiaofei’s opinion of her intelligence . By this point, Bai Xiaofei was already wondering how she had survived the over twenty years of life she had lived through . She actually managed to not get herself kidnapped and sold off by someone!
Unknown to Bai Xiaofei, Rui Mengqi was in fact sold to the Babel Merchant House .
“You don’t have to worry about this . If I say there is a place where you can work, there will be such a place . Moreover, the working conditions won’t be worse than here . Your salary will also be doubled . What do you think?” Bai Xiaofei tossed out the bait . Unfortunately, the bait didn’t seem at all attractive to Rui Mengqi .
Why did it not attract her? Rui Mengqi immediately made the answer known: “I am working here without salary . Double of nothing is still nothing…”
“No salary?” Bai Xiaofei and Fang Ye cried out in surprise .
“Yes, I was sold to the Babel Merchant House when I was very young . I have been working for many years to pay off my debt and buy my freedom . Therefore, I am not paid a salary . Only commissions are paid to me, but those have all been spent paying off my debt . ” Rui Mengqi spoke forthrightly, and Bai Xiaofei broke out into a cold sweat when he heard her explanation .
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She is indeed a kidnap victim…
Bai Xiaofei said, “If that’s the case, I’ll just promise you that your salary won’t be low . You will have enough to no longer need to worry about clothes and food . Will this work?”
He felt like this was already the best he could do for her . This was the very first time he had ever felt that convincing someone – no, communicating with someone – could be so difficult .
“But I’ve already paid enough of my debt to resign tomorrow . The result of your bet will only be known after a few days . Where am I supposed to wait if I don’t leave the academy?” Rui Mengqi thoughtlessly asked .
Bai Xiaofei felt himself going crazy . “What plans do you have, then? Where are you going after leaving?”
“I haven’t considered that . Oh well, I will just see what happens when the time comes . ” Rui Mengqi answered without hesitation in an extremely relaxed manner – so relaxed that Bai Xiaofei felt as if she didn’t at all look like a kidnap victim .
Being you, you will definitely get yourself kidnapped again after leaving this place!
“I have a place you can stay . That will be much better than drifting around aimlessly . Think about it . There are many weird people on the continent . With how pretty you are, do you have any idea what the consequences will be if you get kidnapped?”
Bai Xiaofei was being truthful . Rui Mengqi was really pretty . As far as Bai Xiaofei was concerned, her beauty was comparable to even those on the Blossom Rankings . Her beauty coupled with this “odd” characteristic of hers was something few men could resist .
“Fine . I will go look for you after I resign . ” Rui Mengqi immediately agreed, and it had taken her less than half a second to make the decision . The speed at which she made her decision caused Bai Xiaofei and Fang Ye to wonder if she only had a single brain cell she could use, an extremely simplistic brain cell at that .
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But…wasn’t she supposed to agree only after the bet?
Bai Xiaofei smiled helplessly and decided to give up .
Forget it . I can’t treat her as if she’s a normal person…
He said, “Then, help us set up our bet . It’s getting late, and if we return late, we will be skinned alive…”
Talking to Rui Mengqi, Bai Xiaofei had even forgotten the time . There was no helping it, though . This young missy here was truly too weird and intriguing of a person .
“Oh . Are you sure you want to make this bet? I can’t recommend this! Are you sure—”
“You don’t need to say anything more . This will be our bet!” Bai Xiaofei interrupted her with a helpless look on his face . If he continued listening to her, he would go crazy .
“Alright . This is your receipt . How much will you be betting?” Rui Mengqi retrieved a form from her storage ring then bent down to complete it . This simple action caught both Bai Xiaofei and Fang Ye by surprise, and they gulped at what they saw .
So fair! So big! Amitabha! See no evil! But then…it’s no wonder she’s this stupid . Looks like all her growth had been focused “there” .
Wait, what am I thinking about? Do I want to die?
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Rui Mengqi was completely oblivious to what was going on . When her question remained unanswered, she repeated it . “Are you listening? How much are you betting?”
“Oh, 32 . 5 billion Amethyst Coins . ”
Rui Mengqi dropped her pen in shock, and she opened her eyes wide . Stupefaction covered her face . “Sorry?”
“32 . 5 billion . I thought there’s no maximum bet here?” Bai Xiaofei asked, frowning .
“Are you serious?” Rui Mengqi asked blankly, not trying to hide her shock at all .
“Why would I joke about this? I am even going to pay immediately . This is my Amethyst Card . ”
Bai Xiaofei took out his card and gave it to Rui Mengqi . Taking it, she scanned it on a device on which a row of numbers soon appeared .
It was 32 . 5 billion Amethyst Coins for real .
“Have you gone crazy?” Rui Mengqi cried out in alarm . She then stuffed the card into Bai Xiaofei’s hand . “Such a huge bet will affect even the tournament itself! You’ll definitely lose all this money!”
In a moment of carelessness, Rui Mengqi blurted out some insider information . She covered her own mouth and carefully looked at the door . After making sure nobody was there, she patted her lofty chest in relief .
She said, “I had definitely told you nothing, alright? Just place a random bet and leave . You can do anything with this much money . Why must you waste it here?”
Once again, Bai Xiaofei smiled helplessly . He finally understood why Rui Mengqi’s sales would always be bad . It had nothing to do with the discrimination she faced here . She was simply stupid; that was the only reason .
“Write it down for me . I have never changed my decision, and it had never crossed my mind that this would affect even the tournament . But now that I know of it, nothing will go wrong . ” Bai Xiaofei gave Rui Mengqi the Amethyst Card as he wore a confident smile on his face . “Trust your future boss . I still have a huge family I need to support . I won’t be playing around with all this money . ”
Rui Mengqi gazed at Bai Xiaofei in a daze . For some reason, his words touched upon a certain part of her heart .
“Mhm . Alright . I will write it down,” Rui Mengqi answered then bent down again . This caught Bai Xiaofei by surprise and yet again caused his blood to rush to his nose .
Little missy, you change your mind way too easily . Can’t you struggle somewhat before making up your mind so as to not catch me by surprise?
“Alright, I’m done . This bet will be established after you sign your name here…huh? Why is your nose bleeding?” Rui Mengqi raised her head and asked blankly, still oblivious to how fatal a certain part of her body was…
“I’m fine . It’s too hot in here . That’s all . ”
Bai Xiaofei replied and signed his name on the ticket before taking his copy of it .
“Please wait a moment . Any bets above ten million will have to be reported to the manager,” Rui Mengqi said before running out the room . Bai Xiaofei and Fang Ye heaved a sigh of relief when she left .
“Big Brother Fei, if you bring this young missy back, Big Sister Xue will kill you . ” Fang Ye was the most perceptive among the Savage Class students . He was already aware that there was something between Bai Xiaofei and Xue Ying .
“Too bad . I’m just kind like that . I can’t watch on as she leaves this store only to get herself scammed by others again, right?” Bai Xiaofei might sound relaxed, but his heart was already rapidly pounding .
F*ck! It’s way too easy to let down one’s guard against this young missy! What am I supposed to do with her?