Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 739 Betting

Yu Shijiu: "?"

The chubby creature, which seemed to understand, perched on Yu Shijiu's lap and meowed, "Meow?!"

He Lingling and Xu Han, who had just arrived: "..."

He Lingling and Xu Han walked up to Yu Shijiu, and the former nodded slightly to Ruan Qinghe: "President Ruan, it's been a long time."

Ruan Qinghe looked at He Lingling, as if she had finally remembered her after a long while, and covered her mouth in surprise.

"Is it Lingling?"

He Lingling's eyelids twitched, and she nodded somewhat awkwardly: "Yes, does President Ruan still remember me?"

"How could I not remember?" Ruan Qinghe smiled and took her hand, saying softly, "When I asked you to join the Poker League, didn't you refuse me?"

He Lingling: "..."

She felt even more embarrassed and coughed, "Back then, I was a bit young and naive..."

Xu Han, standing nearby, was incredibly surprised. He hadn't expected Ruan Qinghe to have approached He Lingling—but then again, He Lingling's prophetic talent was indeed quite appealing.

It's quite normal for Ruan Qinghe to have such thoughts.

“Don’t feel awkward,” Ruan Qinghe smiled gently. “Everyone has their own thoughts. I just like you, so I contacted you. Whether you join or not is your own business.”

He Lingling abruptly changed the subject: "...So, President Ruan, you came here specifically for coffee?"

"More or less," Ruan Qinghe said with a smile, seemingly oblivious to how abruptly she changed the subject. "I also came to see my new crush."

Shi Yuan, the girl she "newly liked" next to her: "..."

Shi Yuan's lips twitched, but he pretended not to hear anything and continued to remain silent.

Yu Shijiu finally snapped out of his shock, his eyes shining as he looked at Ruan Qinghe excitedly:

"Really, sister? You ordered a month's worth of mini cakes for me!"

Ruan Qinghe smiled gently: "Of course, Shi Jiu, this is a gift I gave to the lovely little one."

Yu Shijiu blinked, affectionately took Ruan Qinghe's other hand, and said happily:

"Sister Ruan, you're so kind."

"No, not at all," Ruan Qinghe said, her eyes crinkling as she looked into the boy's bright pupils. "It's just a small gift, Shi Jiu, don't take it to heart."

"Uh-huh."

Yu Shijiu nodded vigorously: "Thank you, Sister Ruan."

"Alright, alright," Ruan Qinghe said with a smile, "I'm leaving with Shi Yuan now. If you have the chance in the future, Shi Jiu, you and Lingling can come visit the Poker Alliance together."

As if she had thought of something, Ruan Qinghe added:

"I think I'm pretty good at cooking. You guys can come and try it next time. Shi Jiu, let's exchange contact information."

"Okay."

Yu Shijiu happily exchanged contact information with Ruan Qinghe, and finally watched Ruan Qinghe and Shi Yuan leave the coffee shop with coffee and cake.

"..."

"She's so generous."

Xu Han finally found an opportunity to exclaim, "Ruan Qinghe's generosity is exactly as rumored."

"..." He Lingling glanced at him and said coolly, "As the source player of the gambling points voucher developers, how can you not be generous?"

Xu Han was genuinely shocked this time. "Holy crap! Those gamblers over there in the square are all being kept by Ruan Qinghe?!"

"Don't say such harsh things, what's with all this talk about raising children?" He Lingling sighed.

"Ruan Qinghe merely provided the venue. Those gamblers converted the points they earned with their lives into points vouchers to gamble and place bets. It was their own choice."

“…That’s not fair to say…” Xu Han muttered, “If Ruan Qinghe hadn’t provided the venue, they might not have gambled at all…”

Xu Han had seen countless instances of people gambling in the town, and he had even witnessed players who had lost all their points collapsing, kneeling on the ground, and begging the leader to return their points... In the end, they returned to the cocoon shop because they had lost the points needed to survive in the town.

"You think it's wrong?"

He Lingling sneered: "Would you bet on whether the players in the live stream live or die?"

"Of course I won't!"

Xu Han subconsciously shook his head: "How could I possibly—"

Xu Han's voice stopped abruptly.

"See, you can realize it too."

He Lingling looked at him and said, "This is just a personal choice."

"Ruan Qinghe has provided a way to vent and have fun, and everyone who participates does so willingly... Shi Jiu, will you participate in the betting?"

"what?"

Yu Shijiu, who was busy discussing cake packaging with a part-time female gamer when he was asked the question, looked up blankly.

"Participate in what?"

"...The life-or-death gamble over there in the square," He Lingling explained with a hint of helplessness, "I remember when you first entered the town, you saw Lu Chusheng dealing with the players who were stealing points tickets?"

"Oh, that," Yu Shijiu suddenly realized, retrieving the memory from her mind, and said, "That betting game looked quite interesting, how do I get involved?"

He Lingling and Xu Han: "..."

The two exchanged a glance, He Lingling took a deep breath, and slowly said:

"It's okay, just pretend I didn't ask. How's it going? Is the cake ready?"

Xu Han nodded in perfect unison, "What flavors of cake do you have? I'd like a durian one later, is that okay?"

“Yes, yes,” Yu Shijiu said to the part-time female gamer, “Sister, could you separate the durian-flavored cake?”

"Ok."

The part-time female gamer deftly placed the durian cake into a individually wrapped bag and handed it to Yu Shijiu with a smile.

"Do you want to eat now? The two coffees you ordered will be ready soon, you can drink them together."

"How much longer?"

He Lingling was starting to want to go back—the other players who hadn't left were all secretly watching them.

That look, like you're staring at a monkey, is really irritating.

"About three or four minutes."

The part-time female gamer glanced at the time and said somewhat apologetically:

"I'm the only one here today, so it might be a little slow. Sorry."

"It's okay."

Yu Shijiu smiled and comforted the part-time female gamer, "We can wait a little longer."

As she spoke, Yu Shijiu handed the separately packaged durian cake to Xu Han: "Brother Han, would you like to eat it now?"

"...Oh, well, we can eat it when we get back."

Xu Han was a little embarrassed, his eyes darting around: "How about we go back and eat together? Let's invite Sister An and Brother Chen to eat with us too?"

“Sure,” Yu Shijiu said matter-of-factly, “There are enough cakes for the four of us to eat for two or three days.”

"...Well, that's good."

Xu Han took the durian cake and showed Yu Shijiu a very excited expression:

"Shi Jiu, you actually shared a whole cake with me! That's amazing!"

Yu Shijiu was puzzled: "...Brother Han, I often share cake with you, don't I?"