The Beautiful CEO’s Close Bodyguard
Chapter 299 - 0299: If We Lose

Chapter 299: Chapter 0299: If We Lose

From the crowd, someone shouted, "Look, a loser trying to stand up for Miss Tang. Come and check this out, everyone."

As his voice fell, others began to laugh along, their mirth filled with disdain and contempt.

"Wow, someone’s trying to be a toad lusting after a swan’s meat."

"Pfft! Trying to show off with no sense of his own worth. The cost of all his clothes combined probably isn’t even worth as much as Young Master Shen’s underwear, hahaha."

More and more unpleasant remarks emerged around, but Chu Ge stood there with an unperturbed, breezy demeanor, hands in his pockets, oblivious to their comments.

"Kid, which gang are you from?" Wu Yong narrowed his eyes, examining Chu Ge up and down. He had felt a strong disruptive spiritual power just now, coming from this man’s direction, but the man in front of him looked utterly ordinary.

Chu Ge glanced at him indifferently, "What does that have to do with me appraising the stone for her?"

"Heh, it may not concern us, but I’d advise you not to overestimate your abilities." Wu Yong chuckled, then added, "I know youngsters these days like to seize every chance to climb up the ladder, but the Tang Family is not something a nobody like you can touch."

Wu Yong said this out of genuine concern because he knew very well that for big families like the Tang and Shen, if you took their money for a job and failed, you’d be lucky to escape with mere injuries; at worst, it could cost you your life.

Shen Congwen, however, felt differently. He looked at Chu Ge, his eyebrows furrowed, "Since you want to appraise the stone for Tang Xin, you should put down a stake, right?"

"What do you mean?" Tang Xin was taken aback.

"Our bet just now was for you to kneel down to me and stand stripped at the door. Now, since you’ve found someone else to appraise the stone for you halfway through, naturally, the stake should be increased. It’s reasonable to say so."

"What do you want to add?"

"Ten percent of the Tang Family’s shares!" Shen Congwen toyed with the watch on his wrist, flaunting it as if to show it off deliberately, parading it before everyone’s eyes.

Someone in the crowd, having caught a glimpse, murmured, "The watch on Young Master Shen’s wrist seems to be the jade watch that fetched a hundred million at the auction recently."

"Jade watch?"

"I know it, I know it. It’s the one with the watch face made of top-grade jade, supposedly capable of absorbing the essence of the sun and moon."

"Oh? That magical?"

Hearing the surrounding discussions, Chu Ge’s gaze fell on Shen Congwen’s watch. As the people had said, it was indeed a fine watch, but the shape of the jade plate was a bit odd; Chu Ge felt he had seen it somewhere before.

Upon seeing that watch, Tang Xin grew even more infuriated. She had bid on that same watch at the auction as well but ultimately lost to Shen Congwen. Long before, the Tang and Shen families had been at odds, frequently clashing at various events. Ever since that auction, Tang Xin’s resentment towards the Shen Family had deepened, which led to the subsequent bullying of Shen Congwen’s younger brother.

Shen Congwen sneered after a while without a response from Tang Xin, his words dripping with provocation, "Seems like Miss Tang is a scaredy-cat, afraid to take the bet!"

Tang Xin pursed her lips tightly. She had already lost two rounds, and it was coming to a match point. If she lost this point as well, it would be the Tang Family’s face that would be lost. But if she let this Chu guy help out, it wasn’t just a matter of losing face; it was ridiculous to think of the Shen Family taking shares of the Tang Family!

"You, step aside!" Tang Xin glanced at Chu Ge sideways: "I don’t need you meddling in my affairs."

To put it bluntly, she still didn’t trust him.

"Hehehe, kid, see that? With your loser look, you’re not going to catch Tang Xin’s eye. She’s all high and mighty, relying on her Miss Tang status."

Shen Congwen spoke in a mocking tone, "Just quietly stay aside. In a moment, I’m going to give everyone a treat, making Miss Tang strip naked and stand at the door for everyone to enjoy!"

The men around, already unable to resist their lust for Tang Xin, burst into a cacophony of whistles upon hearing Shen Congwen’s words, causing quite a stir.

Under normal circumstances, Chu Ge would never make a rash move, but now he needed a stepping stone to get close to the Tang Family, so without any hesitation, he stepped forward and pushed Tang Xin aside, "I agree to it."

"What?"

"What right do you have to agree for me!"

Shen Congwen and Tang Xin simultaneously exclaimed.

Shen Congwen looked at Chu Ge with a strange expression, as if to say that Chu Ge was really asking for trouble.

Tang Xin was even more furious, hands on her hips as she glared at Chu Ge, "Who are you to make decisions for me!"

You should know, having 10% of the Tang Family’s shares might seem like a small number, but the money it represents is enough to buy a publicly-listed company!

"Do you want to strip naked and stand at the door for everyone to see?" Chu Ge glanced Tang Xin’s figure up and down, a good figure, very sexy, especially the bulge in front, almost as if it was about to burst out of her clothes.

Because of his height, a downward look allowed him to see the deep cleavage. Maybe it was because of Mu Bingtong, or perhaps because he had seen many hot-bodied women in Shanghai before, Chu Ge no longer felt the astonishing awe he once had.

Tang Xin also noticed his gaze. However, when she looked up again, she saw that he had already shifted his eyes away. Tang Xin felt a moment of surprise; it was rare to find a man who was not moved by her.

Was this man in front of her pretending, or was he genuinely not interested in her?

Thinking about the latter possibility, Tang Xin felt an inexplicably uncomfortable surge in her heart. Hmph, how could anyone resist Miss Tang’s charm!

Tang Xin’s facial expressions were all over the place. In Chu Ge’s eyes, this seemed somewhat speechless; what was she thinking about at a time like this?

"Three minutes have already passed, Tang Xin. If you want to admit defeat, kneel down and bow to me! Then strip naked and stand at the door!"

Seeing that Tang Xin had no reaction for quite some time, Shen Congwen subconsciously thought she was struggling, which he naturally took as a sign that she was already intimidated.

Tang Xin took a deep breath, internally wrestling with whether she should stake everything on this young man she had met less than half an hour ago.

"Lady Tang, if you don’t make a decision within five minutes, it will be ruled that you forfeit and admit defeat." Boss Xu stepped forward to remind her timely—this was the rule at the Gambling Stone Field. If no decision is made after five minutes, it will be considered forfeiture and defeat, and the corresponding punishment must be accepted.

Tang Xin looked up at Chu Ge, her tone somewhat uncertain, "Can you guarantee you will win?"

"Of course." Chu Ge nodded his head. To him, a Postnatal Middle Stage was nothing to worry about.

Tang Xin hesitated for a moment, then nodded firmly, "Alright! I’ll trust you this once! If you win, I’ll invite you to be our Tang Family’s honored guest!"

If he lost...