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With the support of Mo Kai Liang, Lan Qingqing walked step by step forward as he hailed a taxi by the roadside. Once they got in, Lan Qingqing's emotions gradually stabilized. She took out her phone and messaged Hou Yi, asking, "When did you leave? Don't you care about me? Do you even know what I've been through?"
Hou Yi replied, "I'm at the casino, too lazy to watch the show." Shortly after, he sent her an address and asked, "Want to come?"
Lan Qingqing immediately showed the address to the driver. "Sir, here."
Half an hour later, the car arrived at a sprawling estate on the outskirts. The area was vast and surrounded by high fences that seemed to stretch endlessly.
Using Hou Yi's name, Lan Qingqing entered the estate alone, while Mo Kai Liang had to wait outside the grand entrance. She boarded a sightseeing vehicle and took a tour around the luxurious grounds. Eventually, she got off in front of an extravagant three-story building.
The scenery of the estate was breathtaking; even the grass on the ground looked unreal—lush and perfectly manicured. Without significant investment in maintenance and regular replacement, such beauty would be impossible to achieve. The flowerbeds were even more impressive; just picking one flower could fetch thirty or forty dollars outside.
Lan Qingqing's bad mood was lifted by the opulence of the estate. If it weren't for Hou Yi's influence, she would never have had the chance to step into such a place as a lowly worker.
Entering the lavish three-story building, she encountered strict security checks at the entrance. After passing through multiple layers of scrutiny, she stepped into the casino hall on the top floor. It looked just like what she had seen on television—luxurious and dazzling, with air that smelled sweet and fragrant.
She spotted Hou Yi among the crowd and felt suddenly timid. She had just seen the chips stacked on his table; those amounts were enough to buy her life.
Lan Qingqing softly called out to Hou Yi, but he slammed his hand on the table with an annoyed expression. Turning around and seeing her, he expressed his dissatisfaction. "I was just winning continuously, and now that you're here, I've lost."
Feeling wronged, Lan Qingqing replied, "Look at my face; I don't even look human anymore."
Hou Yi dismissed her complaint with indifference, tossing a few chips her way. "Play by yourself."
Not one to be polite, Lan Qingqing thought that since she was already there, it would be a waste not to play. Relying on a stroke of luck, she actually won a few rounds—about thirty thousand dollars in total.
Her spirits lifted completely; she now understood the allure of money. No matter how painful things got, as long as there was enough money involved, it could ease her heartache. Besides, if worse came to worst, she still had Hou Yi. As long as she clung tightly to this lifeline, there would surely come a day when she could turn her fortunes around!
Returning to Hou Yi's side with excitement, she bragged, "I won thirty thousand dollars! Isn’t that impressive?"
Hou Yi gestured for her to sit beside him as he continued playing cards at the table.
Lan Qingqing whispered, "Now the entire department has received the video of me and Ke Wenjie. I can't face anyone anymore; I don't want to stay in Zong Shi Yan Tuan."
Hou Yi chuckled casually, "It seems you've had more fun than I thought. The men you've been involved with keep coming one after another. I underestimated you."
Feeling awkward, Lan Qingqing replied, "That was all my ignorance and mistakes. From now on, I'll tell you everything, okay? I won't hide anything from you."
Hou Yi glanced at the cards on the gambling table and asked, "So this time, will Ke Wenjie divorce Tong Le?"
Lan Qingqing frowned, "Why are you still concerned about Tong Le at a time like this? Shouldn't you be worried about me? Look at my face and neck; this red mark won't wash off completely for at least a week! I want to hate Tong Le and Wu Youyou so much!"
Hou Yi said, "Why don't you hate Ke Wenjie? Isn't he the one who got you into this mess?"
Lan Qingqing replied, "Ke Wenjie is also a victim of Tong Le! I don't know what kind of expert Tong Le found, but she managed to send emails to everyone in the department. It must have been her doing! Who else could it be? I have no grudges with anyone else!"
Suddenly realizing something, Lan Qingqing gasped, "So Tong Le knew about my relationship with Ke Wenjie all along?"
The more she thought about it, the more frightened she became.
Hou Yi remained unfazed. "So, will Ke Wenjie divorce her this time?"
Suppressing her annoyance, Lan Qingqing said, "He probably won't divorce her now. Ke Wenjie has backed himself into a corner; the more he feels trapped, the less likely he is to let go of Tong Le."
Hou Yi's hand froze for a moment; he hadn't expected that he was actually making things worse. He understood that Tong Le had worked hard to get where she was. Her ultimate goal was to divorce Ke Wenjie smoothly. His actions were meant to help her vent her frustrations, but it seemed to be backfiring.
He overlooked one thing: a cornered dog will jump over the wall.
Hou Yi wasn't in a hurry; having lost another round at the table, he turned to Lan Qingqing and ordered, "Help me make sure Ke Wenjie divorces Tong Le."
Lan Qingqing frowned in confusion.
With a sinister smile, Hou Yi pointed outside toward a mountain. "Do you see that mountain? That's the back mountain of the estate. Two days ago, someone was buried there. It's a graveyard—an exclusive feature of this estate—commonly known as Gambling Graveyard. The person who died two days ago lost everything gambling and couldn't face reality anymore; he committed suicide."
Hou Yi laughed heartily. "Isn't this casino quite humane? Buy chips and get a graveyard for free."
A chill ran down Lan Qingqing's spine as she listened.
Hou Yi continued, "You help me with this, and I'll take care of you. If you betray me, I'll also give you a piece of land in that graveyard."
Returning his focus to the gambling table, Hou Yi remarked to Wu Youyou, "Life is just a gamble. Win, and you walk out of this estate in glory; lose, and your life ends buried behind this estate—forgotten by all."
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