Chapter 25 The Bet Begins
Zhao Wentang scrutinized the woman in front of him.
He had never taken women seriously, but at this moment, he saw the person before him in a new light.
He had heard that the illegitimate daughter of the Minister of Rites, Ye Zhilan, possessed some talents, and it seems the rumors are true.
But having run a gambling house for many years and encountered countless people, Zhao Wentang could not be easily fooled by a young girl. With a dismissive smile, he said, "Young Master Ye lost more than 42 billion silver to me; on what grounds does Miss Ye propose another gamble? If Miss Ye loses and the Ye Family cannot pay, wouldn't my winning of this 42 billion be in vain?!"
"But in fact, Master Zhao, you are well aware that even if our Ye Family went bankrupt, we could not produce the 42 billion silver my brother lost."
"I am a person who does not coerce others. I will not demand the Ye Family to pay the 42 billion all at once. Just pay 5,000 silver first, and then make regular payments each month until the full amount is settled."
"Master Zhao is still coercing us. Even with all his abilities, my father could never earn 42 billion silver in this lifetime. Ultimately, we won't be able to pay back this sum to Master Zhao."
"There's a way around that!" Zhao Wentang's face turned cold, "According to the rules of the gambling house, if you cannot pay back, you repay with your life. Of course, for the sake of the Lord Minister, I won't take Young Master Ye's life; just cut off one of his hands to prevent him from gambling in the future."
"If one hand can solve the problem, then I will gamble with my hand against Master Zhao, may I?" Ye Qichi said calmly.
Ye Yunan was not calm.
Seeing that Ye Qichi had come, he thought he had been abandoned by his father. Ye Qichi had always been weak and incompetent; although Ye Yunan did not look down on him as much as his biological mother and sister did, he also had no expectations for him and hardly any affection. He never expected Ye Qichi to go this far for him!