514: Duel (1)

Duel (1)

There was such a sharp silence in the auction hall that one would be able to hear the sound of pin dropping if it fell on the floor. They exchanged dumbfounded glances as if asking each other who the hell was this woman and how is she suddenly challenging them?

Lihua had her chest puffed up in determination. Ruru was standing behind her legs, ducking his head away from the crowd. Lihua felt ticklish behind her knee because his teddy bear was brushing past her skin. But she kept a ferocious expression on her face.

Murmurs started. "Hey who is this woman?"

"She just suddenly popped out of nowhere and now is challenging us?"

One of them laughed. "Wait, what did she say? She wants us to give up on the women we bought?"

"Yeah, she is crazy!"

"But on the other hand…she is a beauty, isn't she?"

"She looks stupid, but her face is not that all bad~"

Jiang Zhen, from above, narrowed his eyes. His expression was unreadable.

The emcee quickly stepped down and sized up the woman in front of him.

"Hey. Who are you? Who let you enter?"

One of the men chuckled. "Whoever she is, I like the spice in her."

"Hey, include her in the auction too."

"Shut up!" Lihua exclaimed. "I am not here to chit chat with you. What you did just now was illegal. Taking away those women's freedom and treating them like toys…You aren't any less monsters than that bastard! But it's useless to tell you this. You aren't going to have any change of heart either, so the only way is for me to forcefully take them away from you. Do you accept my challenge or not?"

One of the men suddenly said, "Hey, I know you. Aren't you Jiang Wei's ex-wife?"

The men started whispering again.

The Mafia King's wife?

Lihua sneered. "And aren't you Hu Duan, the human resources manager of Sky Corps? Really, you looked so obedient in the banquets when I saw you, but you are here. I feel so foolish taking everyone at their face value. Not just you. I recognize many 'respectable' people here."

Some of those men promptly stepped back in the shadows, feeling uncomfortable. Lihua's accusing gaze felt like an arrow that stabbed them though and through.

The emcee smiled. "Calm down everyone. There is no need to panic. Don't forget that Jiang Wei is already replaced now. He cannot even touch us. Who cares what she thinks?"

"Yeah, why should we be afraid of her?"

"Heh. She is his wife or a part of the Jiang family anyway. We do not have to get rattled by her."

Lihua smiled. "Only cowards make excuses. Why? Are you afraid that you can't win against a woman you think is so weak?"

That made the temperature drop by several degrees in the air.

Hu Duan stepped up with a dangerous smile on his lips. "Alright, you bitch. You dare say that I am a coward. I will show you what it is to mess with me. I will fucking defeat you in your challenge, and make you kowtow in front of me. Not just that, I will make you my woman too and make you regret every word you said today in bed."

The crowd whistled. "Yeah, show her! Do this, Hu Duan!"

The cheers grew louder in his favor.

Lihua smiled. "You can keep that threat to yourself because it will never come to fruition. I will win and free the woman that you bought!"

He sneered. "We will see that. So what is the challenge?"

Jiang Zhen took another sip of wine and was enjoying himself.

"Ludo."

*Pffffttt*

He coughed out the wine in shock as he choked. He kept coughing, staring at Lihua with his jaw dropped, joining several other men in their similar reaction.

Hu Duan blinked. "What the fuck? Ludo?"

"Yes. Beat me in a round of Ludo if you think you can."

"...Are you an idiot?"

Her mouth twitched. "What is so shocking about this? Isn't Ludo a game?"

"You want us to play such a measly game with you?" He was bewildered to the max.

She sneered. "Well, if you think that Ludo is a measly game then shouldn't you be happy?"

Lihua hadn't given it much of a thought honestly. She only wanted to save those women at any cost. For that, she needed to be the best in a certain thing with which she could confidently challenge them.

The only thing she was confident in was her luck in board games.

Jiang Zhen wiped his mouth. For the first time, he heard such a stupid challenge.

Ludo? Seriously? Exchanging those women against a Ludo round?

The emcee coughed. "I guess she is too traumatized by her ex-husband's loss~"

The crowd burst into laughter.

"Yeah. Who is gonna play a kid's game?"

"We are not in kindergarten."

"She has some screws loose in her head."

Lihua knew she would get this backlash. She looked down at Ruru and smiled. "See, Ruru? They are sweating buckets because of a simple Ludo game. I told you, right? You will meet some men who you should never become like. Now do you know who they are?"

Ruru raised his head and stared at her with his big irises. There was a slight red tint on his cheeks as he saw her beautifully smiling.

He nodded with his teddy bear.

The men's faces darkened.

This bitch! Provoking us for a child's game!

Hu Duan gritted his teeth. "Alright. We will do as you say. Let's play this stupid Ludo game. But don't forget what will happen if you lose."

Lihua narrowed her eyes. "Oh you finally got the balls to face me. Great. Let's start."

Naturally, they didn't have the Ludo game just conveniently lying in the auction hall, so the emcee sent someone to buy one.

It was laid at the centre of the medium sized table. Lihua and Ruru sat on one side and Hu Duan on the opposite side. Everybody was cheering for Hu Duan and laughing endlessly at Lihua, waiting for her defeat.

The game started as the conditions were already set.

Hu Duan vs Lihua.

Result after the first round over - Lihua hit a six on her die and moved her last piece at home.

She beamed. "I win!"2

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