My Sexy CEO Wife

The strange person walked into the back room and then slapped the wall.

"Ka ka ka..."

The smooth and level wall suddenly moved to both sides, revealing a rusty iron door.

"Come in with me," the strange person said as he pushed open the iron door and walked in.

Behind the iron door was a secret chamber, quite spacious, covering over five hundred square meters. The chamber was filled with all sorts of stones: some tall and large, others short and small; some stones looked exceptionally beautiful and pleasing to the eye, while others looked very ordinary.

A rough count estimated there were about a thousand pieces.

"These stones..." Gao Fei activated his Clairvoyance and scanned around, then his eyes went wide with shock—masterpieces! They were all masterpieces! Nearly all these stones contained high-quality Jade, especially a few in the center... they were truly extraordinary.

"Most of these stones were handed down by my ancestors," the strange person said. "A small portion of the stones were collected by myself. How about it, not bad, right?"

Gao Fei nodded, "Not bad, very good, indeed. These stones... all masterpieces, could fetch a high price if auctioned outside."

"You're right," the strange person said with a smile that revealed his teeth. "Many people wanted to buy these stones, offering very high prices, but I rejected them all." Here, he paused for a moment. "I collect stones purely as a hobby, not at all for the money."

"Mr. Gao, among these stones, are there any to your liking?" Luo Mingshan spoke up.

"Yes," Gao Fei nodded. "And quite a few of them."

"I'll give you three at most," the strange person held up three fingers. "Choose them yourself."

Three? That's a bit few! Gao Fei muttered inwardly. If possible, he would like to take all the stones, and his heartfelt desire proved these were no ordinary stones.

"Uh... could you give me a few more?" Gao Fei asked.

"No," the strange person shook his head like a rattle drum. "I cannot give you even one more! To be honest, if I hadn't seen you betting your life with Wang Changtian, I wouldn't have given you a single stone."

"Really, that's not possible?" Gao Fei asked, not giving up.

"No!" The strange person was firmly resolute.

"Alright then, I'll just choose three," Gao Fei sighed helplessly, what a pity for so many good stones... Gao Fei walked around the secret chamber, then picked out three stones: "These three."

"Since you've chosen, let's go out," the strange person said.

The stones Gao Fei had picked were not very large, and each person could carry one as they left the secret chamber.

"Bang!"

The strange person closed the iron door, locked it, then triggered the mechanism. The separated walls came back together, rejoining as one.

"How much in total? I'll transfer the money to you now," Gao Fei said.

"What money? Didn't I tell you? These three stones are a gift for you, no money needed," the strange person replied.

"How can there be no money involved." Gao Fei said, "These three stones are all exquisite. If taken to an auction house, they would definitely sell at a sky-high price..."

"I don't like to repeat myself thrice!" the strange person waved his hand impatiently. "Bring up money again, and I'll get angry."

"Well..." Gao Fei's mouth twitched a few times.

"Since Brother Hu insists on giving them, just accept them," Luo Mingshan hinted at Gao Fei with a glance. "It's getting late; we should leave now. I'll come to visit Brother Hu another day."

The strange person nodded. "Go ahead."

...

After leaving the strange person's house, Gao Fei asked Luo Mingshan, "Luo Lao, this friend of yours... he..."

"Has an odd personality, right?" Luo Mingshan said with a laugh.

Gao Fei nodded. "Too odd! I've never met such an odd person in my life."

"When he was very young, his grandparents passed away. After growing up, his parents died, and not many years later, his sister died too... Living alone in this world, how could he not feel distressed? How could he not feel lonely? Over time, he developed this odd character," Luo Mingshan explained with a sigh.

"When I first met him, I was somewhat repelled by him, but after spending some time together, I realized he's actually very warm-hearted and loyal; he is a friend worth making a deep connection with."

"What did his ancestors do? Why did they collect so many Jade rough stones?" Gao Fei continued.

"They were in the Jade trade, and they did it on a large scale," Luo Mingshan knew quite a bit. "Don't be fooled by Hu Yilai's unassuming clothes and humble living quarters. Actually, he's very wealthy, extremely wealthy."

"Hu Yilai?"

"That's the name of my friend," Luo Mingshan confirmed.

"That name... really is unique... If you take away the 'yi' from the middle, it becomes 'rashly acting' (Hu Lai)."

"Hehe..." Luo Mingshan laughed, "Let me tell you, my friend was indeed originally called 'rashly acting,' but later he found the name ambiguous, so he changed it to Hu Yilai."

"So that was it. By the way, your friend seems to really despise Wang Changtian, doesn't he? Is there some grudge between them?" Gao Fei asked.

Luo Mingshan nodded. "Hu Yilai's sister died at the hands of Wang Changtian."

"What?" Gao Fei's eyes widened. "What exactly happened?"

"More than twenty years ago, Hu Yilai's sister was hit by a car while crossing the road and died instantly," Luo Mingshan said solemnly. "The driver of the car was Wang Changtian."

"What happened after that?"

"After that, Wang Changtian was detained, but he was only detained for three days before being released."

"How could this be?"

"The explanation from the police was this… At the time, Wang Changtian was driving normally, and Hu Yilai's sister crossed the road during a red light, ultimately getting struck and killed by Wang Changtian's car. The primary responsibility lay with Hu Yilai's sister, and after the police had Wang Changtian pay a sum of money, they closed the case."

"Is that the real truth of the matter?"

"The section of the road where the accident happened was relatively remote, and there were no cameras installed. There were also no witnesses at the time, so everything is just as the police said," Luo Mingshan continued. "Whether it's true or not, there's no way to know now, but that's the determination the police made." Here, Luo Mingshan added, "Hu Yilai did not accept the police's decision.

He said his sister always followed traffic rules and would never run a red light! Hu Yilai went to court to sue Wang Changtian, but the court would not take the case."

"This matter is probably not that simple," Gao Fei mused.

Luo Mingshan nodded, "That's what I think too. Hu Yilai's sister was named Hu Jiaojiao, a very lovely girl with a sweet appearance and polite manner of speaking, and she was also a college student. I don't believe Hu Jiaojiao would cross at a red light either."

"What happened with the matter afterward?"

"What could have happened? It just came to nothing."

"Did Hu Yilai just give up on investigating the truth behind his sister's death?"

"Of course, he didn't give up, but… The Myanmar authorities backed Wang Changtian completely, giving Hu Yilai no chance to appeal for his sister. Later, Hu Yilai, out of frustration, went after Wang Changtian with a kitchen knife, only to be subdued by Wang Changtian's bodyguards. Subsequently, Hu Yilai was arrested by the police and sentenced to three years in prison for intentional assault."

"No wonder Hu Yilai holds such a grudge against Wang Changtian," Gao Fei nodded. "His sister died at Wang Changtian's hands, and he himself served three years in prison because of Wang Changtian. The hatred is as deep as the sea. If it were me, I would go after Wang Changtian with all I had too."

"Mr. Gao, the three stones you have selected… Are you confident?" Luo Mingshan asked.

Gao Fei smiled and nodded, "As long as there are no 'Defying Heavenly Level' surprises, I've got this gambling round in the bag!"

…

Three days passed in a blink of an eye.

The day for Gao Fei and Wang Changtian to gamble with their lives finally arrived.

The vast square was filled with people, all there to watch the excitement.

"Hey, who do you think will win today?"

"Do you even need to ask? It has to be Wang Changtian!"

"Are you so sure?"

"Of course, who is Wang Changtian? He's the Jade King!"

…

Ninety percent of the people were convinced Wang Changtian would win, with only a very few believing Gao Fei could take the victory.

A small group of people even set up a betting pool privately, offering one-to-one odds on Wang Changtian winning and one hundred-to-one odds on Gao Fei winning. Clearly, everyone doubted Gao Fei, which is why the odds for him were so high.

"Bang!"

Gu Dexi slapped a check on Gao Fei's name: "I bet on Gao Fei, one billion."

"Hiss..."

The person who set up the betting pool inhaled sharply, "You… Are you sure? Have you thought this through? Really understood?"

"I've thought it through very clearly! I'm betting on Gao Fei!" Gu Dexi declared emphatically.

"Alright, if you dare to bet, I dare to accept," the person running the betting pool took the check and then issued Gu Dexi a receipt, "It's rare to see someone give away money so easily these days."

"The odds for Gao Fei are one hundred to one, I'm betting one billion, so if Gao Fei wins, you'll owe me one hundred billion," Gu Dexi said calmly. "I haven't miscalculated, have I?"

"You haven't miscalculated," the betting pool operator nodded. "You've got it exactly right! But… Can Gao Fei really win?"

"I have great confidence in Gao Fei!" Gu Dexi declared.

"What's confidence worth in money?" the betting pool operator laughed, "Do you know who Gao Fei is betting against? It's the Jade King!"

"Let's hope you can still laugh after the gambling round is over," with that parting shot, Gu Dexi turned and left.

"This guy, his brain must have been kicked by a donkey," the betting pool operator muttered under his breath, "Any fool knows Gao Fei will lose, and yet there's someone betting on him, and with one billion no less. Truly ignorant of life and death."

"Bang!"

Another person placed a check on Gao Fei's name.

"Eh…" The betting pool operator looked up and saw an elderly man with flecks of gray in his hair standing in front of him. He blinked, "Are you betting on Gao Fei?"

The old man nodded, "One billion, on Gao Fei." If Gao Fei were here, he would recognize the old man immediately—it was Luo Mingshan.