Super Rich by Doing as You Please

"Well now, isn’t it Young Master Ruan?"

A man on the adjacent balcony smiled in their direction. "What, are you planning on bringing your friends here to bet on your family’s horse to win today?"

"None of your damn business."

Young Master Ruan snapped, "Li the Second, I’m in a good mood right now and don’t want to deal with you. Don’t push me."

"Look at you, getting all worked up."

The man called Li the Second was named Li Ming. He was the youngest son of a real estate tycoon from Hong Kong and, just like Ruan Qingnian, a Demon King of Chaos.

Li Ming chuckled. "What a coincidence. My family’s horse is in the same race as yours today. Why don’t you just have your friends bet on my horse to win? I guarantee they’ll make some money."

"Pah! Shameless."

Ruan Qingnian said, "No matter how bad my family’s horse is, it’s still better than yours."

"Then let’s see about that. You dare?"

Li Ming provoked, "Let’s bet a million. If your family’s horse beats mine in this race, I’ll give you a million. If my horse beats yours, you give me a million. How about it?"

"..." Ruan Qingnian fell silent.

He really didn’t have a million on him right now!

Sure, they were all rich kids, but the wealth belonged to their families. It’s not like they were only children; their allowances were limited.

"No way. Don’t tell me you can’t even come up with a million?"

Li Ming immediately laughed mercilessly. "You’re just pathetic."

"Bro, I’ll take that bet for him."

Xu Yun didn’t want to show off, but could he really stand by when someone was deliberately trying to stir up trouble?

’Even though the guy is targeting Young Master Ruan, I’m here as his friend. Humiliating Young Master Ruan is no different from humiliating me.’

Xu Yun laughed dismissively. "But a million is too petty. If we’re going to bet, let’s make it ten million. You in?"

"..." Li Ming was struck speechless.

"What, don’t tell me you can’t even come up with ten million?"

Hearing this, Li Ming realized the tables had been turned on him.

He said, flustered and angry, "Bro, you have ten million to bet with me? Throwing around a number like ten million... you’re just putting on an act."

"Li the Second, ten million might seem like a fortune to you, but to my Brother Xu, it’s just a drop in the bucket."

Young Master Ruan sneered. "Did you know? For the race that’s about to start, my Brother Xu casually dropped ten million on horse number five to win. If you don’t believe me, ask the staff member right here."

The staff member immediately confirmed, "Yes, Mr. Xu did just place a ten-million-dollar bet on horse number five to win. He is currently the buyer with the largest bet at our racecourse."

"..." Li Ming was dumbfounded.

’Since when did Ruan Qingnian have a friend this rich?!’

"So, are you betting or not?"

Young Master Ruan seized on the other’s crestfallen expression, inwardly blooming with delight.

He mocked him mercilessly, "Since you don’t dare to bet with my Brother Xu, and you don’t have the money anyway, just shut up and don’t disturb Brother Xu while he’s trying to watch the race!"

"You..."

Li Ming was instantly so angry he gritted his teeth.

But that was reality. When people were richer than you, they could humiliate you. It was the same principle as when he had just humiliated Ruan Qingnian.

Who could he blame? He really didn’t have ten million. Even if he did, would he dare to bet it?!

Ten million... if he really lost it, his dad would kill him when he got home. He might even be grounded indefinitely.

So, he could only swallow his anger and avoid looking at Xu Yun and his group.

He began cursing them under his breath.

’You spent ten million on number five, didn’t you? Let’s see if you can still be so smug when it loses.’

Soon, it was time, and the racehorses were getting into position.

BANG!

With the crack of a gunshot, twelve racehorses burst from the starting gates.

Lin Wanzhou and the others stared nervously at number five. Ruan Qingnian was shouting "Go, number five!" so loudly that he completely forgot about his own family’s horse, number eight.

Next door, Li Ming was cheering for his own family’s horse, number three.

On the one-thousand-meter track, the horses would finish the race in just over a minute!

At first, the twelve horses were bunched together, making it impossible to tell who might win. But past the halfway point, as they entered the final stretch, some of the horses began to pull ahead.

Numbers three, five, and eight all broke away from the pack, taking the lead.

Number three, in particular, surged to the very front, maintaining a slight lead.

At this, everyone grew tense.

Seeing this, Li Ming next door became ecstatic.

He had bet half a million on his family’s horse to win.

But that wasn’t important. What was important was that if his family’s horse won, then Ruan Qingnian who had just humiliated him, and that other guy, would lose their ten million completely.

Ruan Qingnian shouted anxiously, "Fuck, come on, number five!"

In the final ten-meter sprint, the situation suddenly changed. Horse number eight, which had been in third place, suddenly surged with power and crossed the finish line half a length ahead.

A narrow victory!

Number eight won. It had unexpectedly taken the championship, becoming the lead horse.

Number three was second, and number five was third!

The crowd below the terrace erupted. Some were cheering, some were cursing, some faces were ashen with despair, and some were weeping with joy.

Gamblers of all stripes were expressing their feelings of the moment.

On the terrace, Ruan Qingnian was speechless.

His eyes were wide with disbelief. He couldn’t believe that his own family’s horse had actually won!

But right now, he wasn’t happy about it at all.

He so badly wanted horse number five to win!

Because his family’s horse winning meant that Xu Yun’s ten million had just gone down the drain!

He looked at Xu Yun.

Everyone else also turned to look at Xu Yun in unison.

Seeing their gazes, Xu Yun looked completely unbothered. He even said to Ruan Qingnian, "Congratulations. Your family’s horse won and even set a new record."

"Brother Xu, you..."

That was ten million, gone in just over a minute.

"It’s fine. Losing is perfectly normal. That’s the fun of horse racing."

Xu Yun smiled. "We’ll just win it back in the next race."

Next door, Li Ming was annoyed that his own horse had lost.