What a fool I am, even if An's House is not as influential as the Wu family of Jiangnan, I shouldn't have offended them like this! Had I known, I should have just killed An Yueyue outright, instead of leaving her alive.
Now look what has happened, it's gotten to the Second Prince, who summoned me first thing in the morning for a stern scolding—infuriating!
"Oh, so it turns out the boss of Wuji Gambling House is Second Young Master Wu, my apologies for the oversight."
With a feigned smile that failed to reach his eyes, Xia Zheng had not offered Wu Zhengqing the courtesy of a proper face-to-face meeting, leaving Wu Zhengqing feeling utterly stifled.
Looking at the certificate Xia Zheng placed on the table, Wu Zhengqing felt like dying—Two Hundred Thousand Tael of Silver, according to the rules of betting one hundred to one, he had to pay out two thousand taels of silver!
