Rebirth: Pampered by the Lord
Chapter 1077: A Huge Loss

Chapter 1077: Chapter 1077: A Huge Loss

"Oh my! Young Master, your luck is really fantastic. Want to go for another round?" Little Tiger held a thick stack of silver notes in his arms, grinning from ear to ear.

Xuexue reached out to rub her chin, her face full of deep thought.

The croupier beamed at Xuexue and said, "Judging by the glow on Young Master’s face, it’s clear your luck is excellent. Why not try another round?"

"I also feel my luck is great, so let’s..."

Just as Xuexue finished speaking, Little Tiger slapped his forehead and shouted, "Oh no!"

Xuexue: "What’s wrong?"

"Young Master, have you forgotten Old Master’s instructions?"

Xuexue blinked in confusion, her face blank: "This... uh, that...!"

"Stop with the ’this’ and ’that’! Hurry up and leave! If we return late to the manor, Old Master will definitely resort to family discipline."

"F-Family discipline?"

"That’s right! Old Master explicitly said you’re not allowed to play around at night. If he finds out, he’s going to enforce family discipline. At this Shichen, Old Master should already be returning to the manor. Let’s hurry back before he catches us, or else your delicate rear is going to suffer!"

While saying this, Little Tiger frantically blinked his eyes at Xuexue.

He, of course, avoided the croupier’s sight, signaling in secret.

Seeing Little Tiger’s exaggerated winks, even someone as clueless as Xuexue understood what was going on. Little Tiger was hinting that it was time to retreat.

However, having just won one thousand taels of silver, Xuexue was reluctant to leave.

"B-But... I still want to play!"

"Play, play what! It’s time to head back to the manor. Let’s go, now." With that, Little Tiger started pulling Xuexue away.

The croupier, seeing this, panicked. He had put up one thousand taels of silver notes as bait, and now these two were actually leaving with their winnings.

He hurriedly stepped forward to block Xuexue and shouted at Little Tiger, "You little schoolboy, you really are unreasonable! The Young Master wants to play, but you’re dragging him away. Tell me, who is the master here, you or him? Honestly, even as an outsider, I can’t bear to watch this!"

Little Tiger glared at him, "Mind your own business; this is a family matter."

"Hah! You little boy, such arrogance at your young age! Not only are you disrespecting your master, you’re also impatient when someone like me, an outsider, tries to point it out? Everyone, come judge this situation! Isn’t this an insolent servant bullying his master?"

The croupier waved to the gamblers nearby to call them over.

The crowd quickly gathered around, curious to see what was happening.

"A servant bullying his master! Come on, everyone, judge for yourselves. This little schoolboy is too much. The Young Master wants to play, but he’s forcing him to leave. Now, tell me, isn’t this behavior outrageous? Such a disgraceful servant, even we outsiders can’t stand by idly!"

Hearing this, the crowd began pointing fingers at Little Tiger: "What you’re doing is absolutely wrong! A servant should behave like a servant. How dare you control your master?"

Little Tiger widened his innocent eyes and replied, "Our family matters have nothing to do with any of you!"

The croupier sneered, "Look at that, no remorse at all."

The croupier’s intentions were obvious—he merely wanted Xuexue, his golden goose, to stay and keep gambling.

Of course, Xuexue understood his motives completely.

"Servant? He’s my little cousin." Xuexue stepped forward, grabbed Little Tiger, and began to drag him outside.

The croupier was stunned. Watching Xuexue walk away, he shouted, "Young Master, I’m only trying to help you. Why are you so ungrateful?"

Xuexue, holding Little Tiger’s hand, walked out of the gambling house without looking back, leaving the croupier stomping and clutching his chest in frustration.

Now it was all over. He hadn’t even recovered the money he lost last time, and now he was short another one thousand taels of silver. If the Fourth Prince found out, there was no way he’d let him off the hook. The croupier was left wanting to cry but with no tears to shed.