Chapter 523 Stupid Girl (3)

try to promote harmony or avoid offending too many potential future spouses.If it were a contest of that kind, there would naturally be a sense of grudge. The person who triumphs and becomes the conso...Chapter 523 Stupid Guy Part 3

"Haha, Yanran, your brother is quite interesting. Why didn't you introduce him to everyone earlier" Xu Zijing said with a smile.

"I wanted to, but he was only recently picked up by my father." Qi Yanran replied.

Xu Zijing couldn't understand this; if someone had been picked up recently, could it be that Qi Yanran's father took in an illegitimate child

"Don’t think too much!" Qi Yanran seemed to read Xu Zijing’s thoughts and explained: "He is my father's sister-in-law's son."

“So he’s your father’s adopted sister’s son, so you’re not his real sister or even a cousin then” Xu Zijing understood; this wasn’t too complicated to understand. Why did she say the latter part

"What does it matter I regard him as my brother, whether blood-related or not." Qi Yanran said nonchalantly.

At that moment, Free and Easy spoke up: "Sis, you guys can chat all you want but I need to go take a bath and eat something. I don’t have much time left, and I also need to play chess..."

"Play chess" Qi Yanran was puzzled. "Who are you playing with"

That’s right, who were you playing chess with Don't tell me it's Chu Xinan!

When Free and Easy came out of the room a few days ago and said he wanted to play chess, Xu Zijing formed an unbelievable conclusion.

"I played chess with that stupid guy who says he’s the reincarnation of Zhuge Liang. It took him ages for each move; it was exhausting. I won’t play like this again even if you kill me—too boring! If not for the ten thousand taels, I wouldn't have done it..." Free and Easy said unhappily.

The air suddenly fell silent; everyone held their breath. At this moment, even a needle dropping would be heard.

Stupid guy reincarnating as Zhuge Liang must refer to Chu Xinan. If that’s true, the person playing chess with Chu Xinan was this young man—Qi Yanran's brother.

This seems too unbelievable!

Moreover, listening to his tone of voice, he seemed annoyed that Chu Xinan played slowly. This is what you should do when playing chess; how can it be slow How could he come up with brilliant moves otherwise

Wait a moment—if he says this, does it mean he never takes so long thinking about the game That would imply that all his time during the games was spent in thought.

This isn’t possible—how can you play at such an advanced level without careful consideration for each move

The most incomprehensible thing of all is how he doesn't seem to take this widely recognized chess battle seriously. He treats it as if it were a trivial matter, and even somewhat boring.

"Haha, you mean Chu Xinan, right That’s indeed a stupid guy," Qi Yanran said with a laugh. She was the only one who remained unaffected by all this; others looked rather weird.

“Eh, Sister Yanran, do you know Chu Xinan” Free and Easy understood from her tone that she must know Chu Xinan.

"I know him, but not very well. We’re in the same circle." Qi Yanran replied. "By the way, how did you get involved with him Also, aren’t you the one who played chess with him"

“Yeah, it was me who played chess with him; it was boring as hell because he plays too slowly compared to Third Miss.” Free and Easy replied. He had played chess against Southern Palace’s third miss; her skills were certainly better than Chu Xinan's, but not necessarily better than his own. However, she played very fast—this wasn’t something the third miss could match.

The third miss was indeed much faster than Chu Xinan, but nobody could keep up with Free and Easy’s speed; he made decisions in a flash of an eye. The third miss suspected that Free and Easy was holding back on her.

In fact, even if Free and Easy played seriously, it wouldn’t be better—thinking fast was his natural talent, but chess had too many limiting factors. Without going into great detail, some things couldn't be understood the way people like Third Miss could.

Free and Easy knew too much about everything; he was skilled in each field, but to say that he excelled at all of them was impossible!

"I’d like to meet your other misses sometime. They seem quite interesting," Qi Yanran said, recalling Free and Easy mentioning Lone Star and the two Southern Palace sisters.

“They’re indeed very interesting; I love them.” Free and Easy replied. If this was heard by Lone Star et al., they would be delighted—especially Lone Star, whose goal had always been to earn Free and Easy’s praise.

"Can we interrupt you for a moment Can you confirm that your brother really played chess with Chu Xinan" Xu Zijing asked. Although Free and Easy had said so much already, nobody believed it.

Just as Free and Easy was about to answer, someone else appeared: "Who is Yanran’s little bro It can’t be this idiotic fellow"

This person wasn't anyone else; she was the Xiang Feng girl who invited Free and Easy. She seemed quite familiar with Qi Yanran, no doubt as they were in the same social circle and both women.

"Sorry, it’s me," Free and Easy said with a smile.

“You bastard! You’re Sister Yanran's brother Why did you pretend to be an idiot, then took my ten thousand taels of silver—money I saved from eating less and spending less. You fraud!” Xiang Feng was enraged; she wanted to pounce on him but Qi Yanran caught her.

The ten thousand taels of silver didn't matter much to her, but Xianyao's actions made her feel extremely annoyed. She was rich too, yet she still got tricked into giving away money.

Qiyaran’s brother and the Young Master of Yin Yue Valley wouldn’t lack funds either. However, Qiyaran never mentioned that she had a younger brother who held such an important position in the valley.

"Even ten thousand taels seems like a loss to me. You wasted so many days of my time! I can easily make much more than this doing other things and being free from restrictions." Xianyao was furious too; he could earn money no matter what he did, and there were certainly ways for him to acquire such an amount within these days.

But when others heard about it, they might think that Xianyao was taking advantage of the situation and still whining. After all, he had taken Xiao Feng’s ten thousand taels…

"You dare say this I’ll bite you!" Xiao Feng struggled to lunge forward.

"How much for a bite" Xianyao asked.

“…”

No one could respond at that moment. It was indeed the first time seeing such an interesting younger brother of Qiyaran who managed to infuriate Xiao Feng so much.

"Alright, you two should stop arguing now. Tell us how it all happened and why you chose Xianyao" Xu Zijing was curious about their choice.

“How would I know They just made a random selection. That dim-witted fellow back then looked around the place like he had never seen anything before, acting like a rural bumpkin in the city. We thought choosing him could add to our humiliation of Chu Xinan and it didn't matter who we chose anyway. But this guy turned out quite cunning and wouldn’t go with me no matter what I said. In order not to lose face, I threw ten thousand taels at him and he immediately came over wagging his tail…” Xiao Feng glared at Xianyao resentfully.

“…”

The others were speechless after hearing those words; it sounded as if Xianyao had been quite despicable back then.

"Give me back my money!" Xiao Feng wanted to take the money back now that she knew his identity.

“No way, this ten thousand taels doesn’t even cover my appearance fee. I should consider asking for more if I win.” Xianyao rejected it and thought about earning more since he wouldn't be able to make up for it otherwise.

"You little rascal! Ten thousand taels isn’t enough You want more" Qiyaran couldn’t hold back her anger at him either.

“Of course not. My time is precious, and I have once received millions in a single night.” Xianyao stated the truth though nobody believed it.

"Don't lie. Were you talking about copper coins" Xiao Feng asked sarcastically.

"I don’t want to talk to you."

“Even if they were millions of copper coins, that would still be a thousand taels, not too little and I wonder how he earned it,” Xu Zijing added in with a smile, trying to lighten the mood as no one needed to know about it.

"From gambling," Xianyao replied casually.

“It is possible. Anything could happen when gambling; there are people placing bets on this game now,” Xu Zijing continued from where Xianyao left off.

“Really What are my odds” Xianyao asked, considering putting a bet down if the rates were good enough.

"Your odds aren’t great. 1 to 5…" Xu Zijing was somewhat embarrassed as he spoke since it meant that others didn't think much of him winning.

“Chu Xinan’s are even worse, only 2 to 1,” Xiao Feng pointed out.

"Who set up the odds" Ignoring Xiao Feng's remark, Xianyao shouted at those below, sure that someone would be here as he trusted whoever did it.

“Me.” A middle-aged man stood up. There was no need to hide anything in a public matter, and he had no reason to avoid the truth even if it might offend Xianyao.

It wasn’t because he looked down on him; as Qiyaran’s younger brother, his status was extraordinary, but he still wouldn't want to offend him if given a choice.

"I’ll put ten thousand taels that I win. Is it too late" Xianyao asked.

“…”

No one expected him to place his own bet at this time; everyone thought he would be unhappy with the odds but not like this.

"Sure, as long as your match isn’t decided yet and you’re betting on yourself winning. No issues will arise," that middle-aged man said immediately since Xianyao was a party to the bet and naturally could only wager his own victory; otherwise, who knew if he would lose deliberately.

(To be continued) head said he would send someone to call Xianyao when convenient. Recently, there have been many matters in the Mo Family, so it might take some time before they can arrange a meeting for him.Moreover...