Chapter 9: Gambling

  "The old master ordered you to follow me to the study for a trip!" The voice was somewhat cold, as if afraid of being contaminated with some bad luck, and hurriedly walked out of the house as soon as the words were transmitted.

  Xiao Min knew that such days would not last long, and originally wanted to slip away quietly, but every time she looked at her cheap mother's expectant eyes, she felt a pang of reluctance in her heart.

  Anxiously following the maid to the study, I didn't even have time to appreciate the scenery along the way. It felt like entering an ancient and elegant courtyard, looking at a delicate wooden door in front of me, and smelling a refreshing sandalwood scent before even going inside.

  Xiao Min's spirits lifted! He pulled his mother, who had insisted on following him all the way, closer to himself. The people inside seemed to have already known that someone was standing outside.

  "Come in!" A stern voice, leaving no room for refusal.

  When Xiao Min hesitated and pushed open the door, he entered the room. A middle-aged man with a furrowed brow sat beside the desk, which was filled with books on both sides. His sharp facial features were handsome to the extreme. At this moment, although he was sitting down, his slender figure could not be hidden, neither fat nor thin. It seemed that when he was young, he must have been a stunningly handsome man who captivated everyone.

  The man raised his head, looking at Xiao Min, and was visibly stunned on his face, but he didn't make a sound. When his gaze fell on the cheap mother-in-law beside him, it was a clear moment of gloom.

  Xiao Min didn't know what was going on in the man's mind at this moment, but the sadness in his eyes couldn't be hidden.

  A moment later, looking at Xiao Min, he said in a stern voice, "Who are you?" The tone revealed some overbearing aura, as if unless he confessed the truth, he would face unpredictable consequences.

  Xiao Min swallowed her saliva. Although this man didn't eat people, one of his little toes was enough to easily take her life, and she didn't dare to be arrogant at the moment.

  Looking at the man, he answered seriously "I am Xiao Min", a firm voice, indeed not like lying.

  It's no wonder she gave such a perfunctory answer to the question, at this moment she couldn't possibly say that she didn't know what she used to do before, and that she was a time-traveler.

  The middle-aged man paused, his deep eyes staring at Xiao Min as if he was about to see through her. "You said your name is Xiao Min?" He asked slowly, staring into the woman's eyes.

  "Hmm!" Indeed, Xiao Min was initially unaware of how she arrived at this place, the Prime Minister's residence, and even more perplexed as to how she became someone else's daughter. The current situation dictates that it is best to respond in such a manner; after all, the more one speaks, the more errors they make, so it is better to speak less.

  After an unknown period of time, Xiao Min felt that her legs were trembling slightly. The man in front of her stood up and slowly walked towards her. Xiao Min suddenly felt a formless pressure, and the woman in white beside her held herself tightly, somewhat evasively.

  The man walked to her side, but looked at the woman who was shrinking aside, not even looking at him with a glance, and his eyes were full of sorrow. He raised his big hands and wanted to touch the woman's hair.

  Unexpectedly, the woman hid behind Xiao Min's back, leaving only the man's outstretched hand, which fell empty in the air, looking desolate and lonely.

  "Ah——!" The man's face was filled with despair, and he let out a heavy sigh. He turned away, his eyes, which had been full of warmth and affection just moments before, suddenly turning cold.

  He stared straight at Xiao Min, his voice cold. "I don't care who you are, what your intentions are, or where you came from. As long as you dare to move a single hair on Yue'er's head, or even hurt her heart!" He paused, his tone becoming even chillier. "Don't blame me for being ruthless!" Having said that, he flicked his sleeve and walked back to the desk.

  The teacup that had just been picked up was already crushed in the man's large hand! It fell to the ground around him, shattered into pieces.

  "It's all because of me!" Xiao Min cried out in her heart, feeling wronged. If it weren't for that Miss Whatever who wanted to dig out her own eyes, how would she have ended up like this today?

  With both hands clenched tight, man is the cutting board and I am the fish to be sliced.

  Glanced at the woman beside him, gritted his teeth!

  Xiao Min, who had already regained her composure, looked at the man with a furrowed brow, her face calm and quiet. "If I had a way to cure your wife... then..." Her voice was not loud, but it made the already chilly air even colder.

  For a moment, the room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. Now, with the moon like this, he naturally invited all the famous doctors in the world, but each time they returned without success. Even those so-called masters didn't even prescribe a single dose of medicine.

  After a moment, Xiao Chengxiang took a deep breath, glanced at the woman in plain clothes beside the woman, and looked at Xiao Min, who was ordinary in appearance and even unremarkable. His expression was full of complexity.

  After thinking for a moment, she finally seemed to compromise and said, "Alright, if you really have such skills, what do you want?" Simple words, but they pierced the heart. As long as there was a glimmer of hope, one couldn't give up, and besides, Moon had always hated herself the most in her daily life. Today, with this woman by her side, it was already good; on ordinary days, who would be willing to see her?

  Xiao Yun Tian helplessly shook his head!

  "It's really refreshing to talk to a clever person!" Xiao Min's face lit up with a bright smile, and she thought to herself that she had made the right bet. The huge stone in her heart finally fell to the ground, and she immediately let out a sigh of relief.

  "A young woman has no great demands in this life, only hoping to freely travel the world!" Simply stating her heart's desire, yet without a hint of concealment, straightforward and candid.

  In her previous life, she just wanted to have a stable life, but ended up in such a mess. Reborn, she finally understood that she wants to live freely and for herself!

  "!!!!!" The man's eyes twitched slightly, he hadn't expected the woman to say something like that.

  "After a moment of contemplation, 'If it can really cure Yuer, I'll give you enough money at that time!' A similarly brief response. Looking at the woman in white clothes who had been following the lady's side all along, her eyes were full of doting."

  "Alright, it's settled then! As for the money needed during treatment, that's..." Her calm gaze looked straight at the man in front of her, without a hint of fear.

  She understood that the woman was suffering from heart disease, and she must have spent a lot of money on it every day. At this moment, her heart was blooming with joy.

  "What's needed will be directly taken from the accounting room!" The deep eyes stared at Xiao Min.

  When Dai Xiaomin returned to the wooden house again, she finally let out a long sigh of relief. Only then did she truly relax, despite her nonchalant expression, she was actually extremely tense inside.