My Co-renting Lady Boss
Chapter 664: Leaps in Thought

Chapter 664: Chapter 664: Leaps in Thought

"You can’t say that; I’ve investigated. Tang Ming was the top student in the midterms, and his grades even seemed better than yours, Master. He might very well give you a run for your money in the finals."

Seeing Mo Hongsheng’s indifferent demeanor, Xiao Wen anxiously reminded him.

"So what? I’ve never taken exams seriously and still came out on top. This time, if I take it seriously, there’s no way he’d outscore me."

Mo Hongsheng was full of confidence in himself.

"I believe in Master’s ability, too, but we should prepare for the unexpected. If we beat him in a game here today, we’ll overwhelm him in momentum. Come finals, he’ll naturally be at a disadvantage, making it easier for you to win,"

Xiao Wen earnestly analyzed, "And the reason we’ve arranged to meet with the Zhen Family here is to test the practical value of the goods, which can come in handy right now."

"You make some sense, but the people who are starting the delivery haven’t arrived yet. Is it really okay to play games now?"

Mo Hongsheng looked at the entrance and furrowed his brows in concern.

"What’s the big deal? The appointed time has passed; they are late. We can play a round and have them wait. Besides, if they arrive before the game starts, we’ll have a hundred percent certainty of victory."

Xiao Wen, eager to try, encouraged him. If that thing really was as magical as the legends say, it could definitely solve the puzzle of the Secret Room Chain in minutes.

"Hey, what are you two whispering about? I’m off to play games; I don’t have time to wait for you guys."

Tang Ming glanced at the time and slowly stood up, ready to meet with Liu Mengting and the others.

"Hold on."

Xiao Wen immediately turned around and looked at Tang Ming with an air of superiority, "Since we’re all here to play games, do you dare to compete with us?"

"Compete at what?"

Tang Ming was momentarily stunned, "Why should I compete with you? I’ve got nothing better to do?"

"You coward, I think you’re just scared of losing to our young master, so you don’t dare to accept the challenge."

Xiao Wen looked down on Tang Ming with a contemptuous face, taunting him.

"Heh, the provocation tactic, huh? But I do fall for that one."

Tang Ming smiled and stroked his chin, "How do you want to compete, and what are the stakes and penalties?"

"Let’s play the largest scale Secret Room Chain in this clubhouse."

Mo Hongsheng glanced at the game description and suggested.

"Yeah, that sounds great, let’s play Secret Room Chain together."

Just then, Li Xiaoli suddenly popped out, shouting excitedly.

As soon as Mo Hongsheng appeared, she had noticed him and then hid nearby, eavesdropping. When she heard Tang Ming and Mo Hongsheng were going to compete in a game, she couldn’t resist stirring the pot.

"So you’re all together."

Mo Hongsheng narrowed his eyes, only then noticing Li Xiaoli and the other two girls.

Liu Mengting followed Li Xiaoli with a helpless expression. She didn’t like to fight with others, but to her surprise, she ran into Mo Hongsheng here; a confrontation seemed inevitable.

Xia Wei’er slung her backpack across her chest and looked down, stroking it, unconcerned with the reactions of others; White Wolf had been put inside the backpack.

Li Xiaoli’s chest was too big to comfortably carry the backpack and look after White Wolf; Plus, Liu Mengting was a pampered young lady, so the task fell to Xia Wei’er.

"I bet ten bucks we’re going to be the winners."

After leaping over, Li Xiaoli shouted with great excitement.

"Heh, what a child, to even take out ten bucks for a bet."

Xiao Wen disdainfully curled her lip.

"Oh, missy, you sure talk big. How about I challenge you to a higher stake? Dare to take it?"

Hearing this, Li Xiaoli couldn’t stand it and looked at Xiao Wen with a challenging face.

"What’s there to fear? You’re just a student, how much money could you have? As long as you dare to bet, I’ll accompany you to the end."

Xiao Wen also stared back at Li Xiaoli, refusing to show weakness.

"Fine, then let’s bet ten million, do you dare?"

Li Xiaoli smiled slyly and shouted loudly.

"What?"

Xiao Wen gasped in shock, startled by Li Xiaoli’s figure—the bet had jumped from ten bucks to ten million in the blink of an eye. This woman’s thought process was way too fast.

"Hmm, what’s wrong? Just now you were saying how much money could I possibly have, now why won’t you accept the challenge?"

Li Xiaoli looked at Xiao Wen triumphantly and questioned her.

"Young Master."

Dealing with such a large sum, Xiao Wen didn’t dare to decide rashly and turned to Mo Hongsheng for help.

"Interesting."

Mo Hongsheng smiled and turned to Tang Ming, asking, "Is this money supposed to come from you?"

Mo Hongsheng knew Tang Ming’s strength. As the behind-the-scenes owner of Tangming Group, let alone ten million, even a hundred million could be produced at any moment.

"Since Xiaoli wants to bet, naturally I’ll have to pay if we lose."

Tang Ming nodded, and said to Li Xiaoli solemnly, "But if we win, the money must all go to me. You can’t just take a windfall without any effort."

At this moment, Tang Ming admired Li Xiaoli’s ability to swindle people even more. He had wasted so much effort and hadn’t managed to get a single penny from Zhen Xiaosa, but Li Xiaoli had managed to make Mo Hongsheng and Xiao Wen willingly accept the huge bet with a strategic retreat—truly a master.

"Tsk, what a miser."

Li Xiaoli rolled her eyes at Tang Ming but didn’t object; after all, as long as she could swindle the money, that was all that mattered.

"Since that’s the case, then it’s settled."

Mo Hongsheng was finally intrigued, "Xiao Wen, go get the tickets. Today, we’ll break through all the secret rooms in this club."

"Okay."

Xiao Wen nodded excitedly and quickly walked to the counter to buy tickets.

The rules of Secret Room Chain were simple. The club had a total of twelve secret rooms. Regular customers could buy a ticket and choose to play in one of the twelve rooms. Additionally, there were combo packages, which linked several rooms together for a challenge-style game. It could be two, three, or more... The biggest package was the so-called Secret Room Chain.

Secret Room Chain linked all twelve rooms together. A player who solved one room would move on to the next, with the goal being to clear all twelve rooms consecutively. If one encountered a room they couldn’t solve, or if it took longer than a specified time, it was considered a failure.

"Ladies and gentlemen, are you the ones wanting to play Secret Room Chain together?"

A middle-aged, portly man in a suit and tie huffed as he approached Tang Ming and Mo Hongsheng’s group, introducing himself, "I am the manager of this club, my name is Ma Hu. It’s truly an honor for our establishment that you’ve patronized us like this."

As soon as he heard that someone wanted to play Secret Room Chain, Ma Hu couldn’t wait to come out and personally receive them—after all, these were his God of Wealth guests.