Chapter 521 - Chapter 521: Chapter 323: Your Acting is Too Awful!_2 (1/2)

Chapter 521: Chapter 323: Your Acting is Too Awful!_2

Lin Chuan nodded in greeting, “Expert Chen, we meet again.”

“Yesterday, I heard Old Zhang say that he was going to bring in some external help, and I guessed it would be Writer Lin. Sure enough, it’s really you,” Chen Ming said with a laugh.

“I’m just here to broaden my horizons, see the world, and learn a few things about your anti-gambling experience,” Lin Chuan said politely.

You don’t hit a person who’s smiling at you.

This Chen Ming, his attitude was still quite good.

Chen Ming smiled, “Are you preparing to write a new book?”

Lin Chuan just laughed.

Then, Chen Ming pulled Lin Chuan over. At this time, another person beside the tea table stood up, his gaze turning towards Lin Chuan.

Chen Ming then introduced, “This is President Yao, quite famous in our Anling business community. President Yao, let me introduce you, this is the King of Cheating of Anling City, Lin Chuan.”

Yao Jie immediately showed a smile, “The King of Cheating? I’ve long admired you.”

Lin Chuan nodded in greeting.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, they took their seats, Lin Chuan sitting opposite Yao Jie.

Chen Ming chatted casually with Old Zhang for a while before quickly getting to the main topic.

“President Yao, I hear you’ve got quite the gambling addiction?”

By then, Lin Chuan had a deck of cards in his hand, idly shuffling them as he asked.

President Yao laughed awkwardly, “I can’t help but play a little, and my wife made this appointment with the Anti-Gambling Association. No choice, she’s very strict.”

Chen Ming and Old Zhang both laughed.

The atmosphere on both sides became much livelier.

“It seems that quitting gambling is definitely on the agenda,” Lin Chuan said half-jokingly.

Yao Jie tried to maintain his composure and said with a smile, “Unless someone can persuade my wife, the boss at home.”

“Haha.”

Lin Chuan laughed, “President Yao, actually, quitting gambling is really quite simple.”

“What do you mean?” Yao Jie was taken aback.

“I’ve seen many, many gamblers. To get them to quit naturally is very, very difficult. But, these people all have one thing in common,” Lin Chuan said with a smile, looking at Yao Jie.

“What’s that?” Yao Jie asked, playing along.

“They’re not afraid of their wives.”

Lin Chuan’s lips quirked upward, his deep eyes fixating on Yao Jie.

Suddenly feeling a jolt in his heart, Yao Jie’s mouth twitched imperceptibly, Lin Chuan’s gaze making him uneasy.

Since learning he was going to face Lin Chuan yesterday, he had started to practice how to face him without showing weakness or giving himself away.

Now, facing Lin Chuan ‘head-on’, he realized that even Lin Chuan’s casual questions were accompanied by a stare that was deep and sharp, as if he wanted to see right into Yao Jie’s thoughts.

Yao Jie felt enormous psychological pressure!

Curious, Chen Ming asked to liven up the mood, “Writer Lin, now that you say it, it does seem to make sense! But why is that?”

Lin Chuan chuckled and explained, “That’s what separates the real gamblers. A true gambler is someone who doesn’t care about anything else, his mind filled only with gambling, wanting to win back everything, to win it all through gambling. Such a person has little room in their heart for anything other than gambling. He Qiang goes fishing without fearing the Sichuan wives, let alone gamblers, right?”

“That does seem somewhat reasonable,” Old Zhang said, stroking his chin, contemplating.

Lin Chuan continued, “So, a man who fears his wife will be made to quit by her. He probably doesn’t need the Anti-Gambling Association.”

With that, Lin Chuan’s gaze casually fell on Yao Jie.

Clearly, this was meant for Yao Jie.

Yao Jie’s eyes darted away before he lifted his head to meet Lin Chuan’s gaze, “Does this mean I don’t need to quit gambling?”

“If your wife stands at the entrance to the casino, and you’re already afraid, do you think you need to quit gambling?” Lin Chuan asked without giving a specific answer, still watching Yao Jie.

Yao Jie’s mouth twitched, “It seems, maybe not.”

“As for all those gambling techniques, cheating tricks, they’re secondary now!” Lin Chuan said with a light laugh, “Are you still going to gamble in the future?”

Yao Jie shook his head, “I might play a hand or two.”

“Big or small?” Lin Chuan asked again.

“Small, just small ones. A little gambling is entertaining, it shouldn’t be a problem,” Yao Jie replied in a daze.

“Very well, President Yao, congratulations on successfully quitting gambling!” Lin Chuan extended his hand.

Yao Jie, playing along, stood up and shook hands with Lin Chuan.

The fast-paced question-and-answer session between the two left Chen Ming and Old Zhang on the side staring dumbfounded.