Chapter 202: Meeting an Old Friend Again
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
“Brother Chao, wake up!”
“Hmm, what time is it now?” Zhou Chao opened his slightly dazed eyes and looked out the window. It was already pitch-black outside!
“It’s 8 o’clock in the evening. Brother Li Yang and Sister Shen Lan have already gone to dinner. They saw you still asleep earlier and didn’t want to disturb you.” Upon hearing this, Zhou Chao sat up in bed and rubbed his forehead to help him focus.
“Give me a moment, I’ll take a shower first and then we can eat.” Zhou Chao kissed Jiang Li’s forehead before getting up and heading to the bathroom.
About 5 minutes later, Zhou Chao emerged from the bathroom, wrapped in only a towel around his lower body, revealing his perfect upper body. Combined with his flawless looks, Jiang Li couldn’t help but look a bit captivated.
“It’s not like you haven’t seen it before. We’ve been together for so long, why are you still looking at me like that?” Zhou Chao teased when he noticed Jiang Li’s expression.
“Hmph, mind your own business!” Jiang Li picked up a pillow from the side and threw it at him.
“Ah, you missed!” Zhou Chao dodged the pillow thrown by Jiang Li and started to sway playfully, not realizing that his towel had silently slipped off.
Jiang Li, now seeing Zhou Chao completely exposed, blushed instantly. It was only then that Zhou Chao noticed that his towel had fallen to the ground.
“You naughty Jiang, are you intentionally trying to make fun of me?” Zhou Chao walked quickly to Jiang Li, lifted her small head with his index finger, and kissed her.
After a long moment, Zhou Chao released Jiang Li’s head.
“Alright, Brother Chao, it’s getting late. Let’s go eat.” Zhou Chao got up and put on his clothes, then held Jiang Li’s hand as they walked out of the room.
When the two of them arrived at the restaurant, they saw Li Yang and Shen Lan already eating. Li Yang teased when he saw Zhou Chao and Jiang Li walking in together. “Oh, you finally decided to get up. I thought you were going to sleep through dinner.”
“Cut it out. You didn’t even wake me up to eat!” Zhou Chao playfully scolded and then sat down in a chair.
“Hehe… Chao’er, you’ve got it all wrong. If I had disturbed your beauty sleep, I’m afraid certain people would complain about me!” Li Yang said with a mischievous look in his eyes as he glanced at someone.
Zhou Chao understood from his expression that Li Yang had misunderstood. He really just took a nap!
“So, where should we go after dinner?” Zhou Chao casually ordered a few dishes and handed the menu back to the waiter.
“How about a visit to the casino? Qin Lang and the others have always said you’re a gambling god. Tonight, you should show off your skills!” Li Yang looked at Zhou Chao with an expectant expression.
“What’s the point, Big Bro! Playing against oneself in one’s own territory, can you really do that?” Zhou Chao finally realized that this was his own ship, and winning here meant he would be winning from himself!
“Well… forget what I said. But yeah, we can go take a look later.” Zhou Chao nodded in agreement.
Soon, the waiter brought the dishes that Zhou Chao had ordered.
“Let’s not talk about it for now. Let’s eat first, and then we can go to the casino.” Li Yang nodded in agreement.
After about 10 minutes, Zhou Chao finally put down his chopsticks, while Jiang Li had been chatting with Shen Lan.
“Let’s go, I’ve settled the bill already,” Li Yang said eagerly, having been waiting for this moment.
Then, the four of them headed to the casino. As they entered, they heard the bustling noise of the casino with a large crowd of people. Zhou Chao held Jiang Li’s hand tightly.
“Big Bro, just take a look around, don’t get too carried away. Just play for a while.”
“Alright, 1 got it,” Li Yang replied. He went to the chip exchange area and exchanged 400,000 chips. He returned with a chip box in hand.
“Each of you gets 100,000, just for some enjoyment.” Li Yang distributed the chips to everyone.
“Big Bro, you can keep mine. 1 won’t use them,” Zhou Chao pushed the chips back to Li Yang. Seeing this, Li Yang didn’t insist and took the chips, heading off with Shen Lan to find a place to play.
“Brother Chao, what should we do then?” Jiang Li held about a dozen chips of different sizes in her hand and asked Zhou Chao beside her.
“Just play casually, it’s all for fun!” Jiang Li nodded in agreement at Zhou Chao’s suggestion.
Zhou Chao strolled around with Jiang Li. Whenever she found something interesting, she would place bets. Within an hour, Jiang Li had lost all her chips.
“What’s wrong? Feeling down?” Zhou Chao patted Jiang Li’s head affectionately and said with a playful smile.
“Why are you still laughing? Didn’t you see that I’ve lost everything?” Jiang Li felt even more aggrieved when she saw Zhou Chao teasing her.
“Alright, alright, there’s no need to fret. Even though you lost, at least it happened within the comfort of our own place. Don’t worry! Let’s go locate Big Bro and the rest!” Hearing this, Jiang Li began to feel a bit better.
“Okay!” Zhou Chao held Jiang Li’s hand and they started looking for Li Yang in the casino.
After circling around and not finding Li Yang and Shen Lan, Zhou Chao took out his phone and made a call.
It took about five or six seconds for Li Yang to answer the phone.
“Big Bro, did you go back to the room? We didn’t see you!”
“I’m with Li Hao in the VIP room at the casino. Hurry over, Li Hao is getting a bit carried away with his losses!” Zhou Chao heard the urgency in Li Yang’s voice.
“I got it, I’ll come right away!” Zhou Chao then led Jiang Li towards the VIP room and briefly explained the situation to her.
As Zhou Chao pushed open the door to the VIP room and walked in, he saw a familiar face.
Several people at the gambling table turned their attention towards him.
“Oh, Young Master Zhou, it’s quite a coincidence. It’s been a while since we last met. Today, we meet again in such circumstances.”
“Hehe… Fate works in mysterious ways, Young Master Liu! I didn’t expect to run into you in a place like this,” Zhou Chao said with a smile as he looked at Liu Xu sitting at the gambling table.
However, those present could sense the tension between the two, and Li Yang, standing next to Li Hao, quickly approached Zhou Chao.
He whispered in Zhou Chao’s ear, “How do you know Liu Xu?”
“During the previous encounter, I was the one who took part in a match on behalf of Qin Fen against him. 1 won a Koenigsegg and ten million in charity funds from him!”
“Hmm… Li Hao’s family and the Liu family have never gotten along. We happened to run into them today. Li Hao has already lost over 30 million. Do you see the foreigner next to Liu Xu? He’s said to be a regular at Las Vegas, but we don’t know his exact identity.”
“I see.” Zhou Chao nodded lightly.
“Oh, so you know each other. Young Master Zhou, would you like to join us and play together? Last time, you won quite a bit from me. Fortunately, Li Hao and Young Master Li helped cover my losses,” Liu Xu said in a mocking tone, making Li Hao’s face even more unpleasant.
Li Hao also looked at Zhou Chao with hopeful eyes, thinking about how he could save face in this situation. Losing to others was one thing, but losing to Liu Xu was absolutely unacceptable. He knew that returning home with such a defeat would lead to unimaginable consequences.
“Young Master Liu, if you’re interested, I’ll sit down and play with you.” Zhou Chao nodded lightly to Li Hao and then pulled up a chair at the gambling table.
Zhou Chao called the waitress over, exchanged for ten million in chips, and then turned his gaze towards Liu Xu.
“Let’s begin!”