Game: Civilization Paradise

Clan Leader Gu Chang stared at Gu Yi and said angrily.

"You brat, you’ve always been the biggest troublemaker, but also the smartest. How could you be so foolish as to start gambling?"

"I’m sorry, Grandpa."

Gu Yi lowered his head and admitted his mistake.

"Sigh."

Seeing Gu Yi admit his fault, Gu Chang sighed, not knowing what to say.

Just then, Gu Zhong asked Gu Yi with a tense expression.

"Who did you bet on? Did you bet on Twilight? If it was Twilight, there’s still a chance to win. You couldn’t have been stupid enough to bet on Micro Light, could you? You know we have business with the Twilight Guild."

Hearing this, everyone pricked up their ears. Gu Yi had gambled, sure, but if he won, getting a bigger share of the money wouldn’t be so bad.

"I bet on an independent."

Gu Yi replied, his head still bowed.

"You rebellious son!"

Hearing this, Gu Zhong’s blood pressure skyrocketed. He strode forward and slapped him across the face.

"Father, I was wrong."

Gu Yi clutched his face, admitting his mistake with his head down.

"Is saying you were wrong going to do any good? Will it bring the money back?"

At that moment, Gu Gang berated Gu Yi without holding back.

"I used my own money. I’ll take the fall for this myself!"

Gu Yi, hearing his uncle’s accusation, replied, somewhat irritated.

"Good. You said it yourself. Everyone heard you."

Gu Gang said to everyone present.

"Mhm!"

The many relatives at the scene nodded one after another.

"Gu Yi, even though you lost your own money, this matter isn’t over."

Gu Gang continued speaking to Gu Yi.

"Uncle, what do you suggest then?"

Gu Yi asked, suppressing his anger.

"There’s a saying: you can’t trust a gambler’s word. Since Gu Yi has dabbled in gambling, he’s no longer fit to lead or manage the finances. It’s time to replace the person in charge of the money."

Gu Gang said to the crowd bluntly.

"That’s right."

Gu Yi’s third uncle, Gu Fei, chimed in.

Hearing this, Gu Zhong said with a dark expression.

"Everyone, Gu Yi just made a mistake on impulse. He realizes his error now, so let’s give him another chance!"

This made it clear that Gu Yi was being groomed as the Gu family’s heir.

"Second Brother, have you lost your mind? Haven’t you heard the saying? A dog can’t be cured of eating shit."

Gu Gang’s words were extremely harsh.

"Big Brother, aren’t your words a bit too harsh?"

Although Gu Zhong was furious at Gu Yi’s actions.

But deep down, he still believed in Gu Yi.

"He’s your son. If you want to spoil him, that’s your business. In any case, we don’t trust him anymore. We can’t rest easy with the money in his hands!"

Gu Gang laid his cards on the table.

"That’s right. If worse comes to worst, we’ll split the money."

Gu Fei and the others chimed in.

"Fine, we’ll split it!"

Seeing Gu Gang and the others being so aggressive, Gu Yi’s temper flared.

"Good! Then let’s settle the accounts."

Gu Gang was afraid Gu Yi would go back on his word.

"Gu Yi, don’t be impulsive."

Seeing this, Tao Sisi quickly walked to Gu Yi’s side, grabbing his arm to persuade him.

"I’m not being impulsive. If we’re splitting it, we’re splitting it. My account originally had 34,302. I used 10,000, so now there’s 24,302 Star Coins left. Your money that I’m holding totals 12,100 Star Coins. I’ll give it back to you!"

Gu Yi said to Gu Gang and the others.

"Hold on. Who told you our money was only 12,100 Star Coins!"

"Then how much is it?"

"It’s 22,000 Star Coins!"

Gu Gang demanded an exorbitant amount.

"You’re just kicking him while he’s down! Where did you get that number? Most of the money in this account was earned by Gu Yi. He made a mistake, but you can’t bully him like this."

Tao Sisi said, furious.

"The money he earned was earned using the family’s resources. It belongs to everyone to begin with."

Gu Gang replied shamelessly.

"That’s right. You weren’t planning on embezzling our money to gamble, were you?"

"You can’t be so heartless!"

...

Gu Fei and the others chimed in with their accusations.

Gu Chang and Gu Zhong watched this scene in silence.

"Fine, I’ll give it to you!"

Gu Yi’s blood pressure surged again as he roared in fury.

"No, Gu Yi, you can’t give it to them! Most of that money is what you earned!"

Tao Sisi said to Gu Yi, her eyes red. If he gave the money away, Gu Yi wouldn’t even have the capital to make a comeback.

"Shut up! Is this any of your business? You’re an outsider who hasn’t even married into the family, and you’re already meddling in our family affairs."

Gu Gang yelled directly at Tao Sisi.

Seeing Gu Gang scold Tao Sisi, Gu Yi instantly exploded and shot back angrily.

"You dare say another word against my wife and see if I don’t beat you up!"

"You little bastard! You’re the one in the wrong and you still think you’re right!"

Gu Gang, seeing Gu Yi threaten him, retorted angrily.

"Both of you, shut up! I’ll give you the money. Sisi, we’ll start over. Trust me!"

Gu Yi said to Tao Sisi.

Hearing this, Tao Sisi’s tears began to fall nonstop. After paying them back, they would only have a little over 2,000 left. That amount of money wasn’t nearly enough.

But she knew that trying to persuade him was useless.

"Hurry up and transfer the money!"

Gu Gang said immediately, afraid Gu Yi would change his mind.

Gu Yi raised his wristband, took out a pen and paper, and handed them to everyone present. He transferred the money to them one by one, having them write receipts.

Soon, Gu Yi had distributed all the money.

He held up all the receipts and said to Gu Gang and the others.

"You have your money. We’re even now!"

"Hmph."

Gu Gang and the others sneered. Just as they were about to lecture Gu Yi...

...Gu Yi’s younger cousin, Gu Kang, who was looking at the information on his wristband, swallowed hard and asked with a trembling voice, lifting his head.

"Gu Yi... who did you bet on?"

Everyone was stunned, their faces filled with bewilderment.

"I bet on Red Ghost."

Gu Yi replied, confused.

"Oh, my, God! You won! It was a clean sweep!"

Gu Kang’s voice was trembling as he spoke.

The crowd was stunned for a moment, then asked in bewilderment.

"He won? How much did he win?"

"Over fifty million Star Coins!"

Gu Kang said, swallowing again.

In an instant, everyone’s minds went blank.

Gu Yi was dumbfounded too. ’Red Ghost really won.’

Tao Sisi, at his side, was so shocked she couldn’t speak.

Gu Zhong and the others were frozen to the spot.

Gu Gang and the others’ faces turned green with envy. They immediately spoke up.

"We get a share of those winnings!"

"That’s right! You have to split the fifty million with us!"

Everyone at the scene grew anxious.

"On what grounds?!"

Gu Yi, snapping back to his senses, refused flatly.

"On what grounds? The money in the account belonged to everyone!"

Gu Gang replied shamelessly.

"Are you trying to extort him? Gu Yi made it very clear earlier that the money he bet was his own. Besides, he’s already returned all your money. It’s written down in black and white, and I even have a recording!"

Tao Sisi stepped forward and said fiercely.

Gu Gang was speechless for a moment.

At this point, Gu Fei, seeing that he wouldn’t get a share of the money and that Gu Yi had struck it rich, immediately changed his tune and pointed his finger at Gu Gang.

"Big Brother, I told you! Gu Yi is a good kid at heart. You were the one who went too far by insisting on splitting the money!"

"That’s right, none of us wanted to split the money."

"It was all Big Brother’s idea."

...

The many relatives at the scene quickly sided with Gu Yi and helped pile on the accusations.

"You people!"

Gu Gang was completely dumbfounded.