Chen Fan felt Qin Shuran's nervousness and gave her a reassuring look.
As Chen Fan and Jiang Youlai had chosen rough stones of similar size, the two cutting machines finished processing them almost simultaneously.
Liang Yashui looked at Zhou Huiren with a smirk. "Mr. Zhou, get your ten billion ready. The result will be revealed soon."
Zhou Huiren sneered, "Heh heh, it's not certain who will win or lose. Don't forget how Master Cao lost earlier. In Mr. Chen's eyes, you people are no different from trash."
Cao Peiqin, amidst the crowd, turned ashen upon hearing this.
"Arrogant! Mr. Zhou, he's just lucky. You people think too highly of him."
"He's just a young brat. If he wins again, I'll eat all the stones here!"
"Calling us trash, what is he? He probably wasn't even born when we were gambling on stones."
"Master Jiang, you must teach this kid a lesson! Make him lose everything he has and never be so arrogant again!"
Zhou Huiren's words completely enraged the numerous jade gambling masters present.
Chen Fan felt helpless, wondering if these people had lost their minds. He hadn't said a word from beginning to end, yet they were all targeting him.
However, Chen Fan didn't care. He wasn't particularly interested in gambling on jade in the first place and wasn't afraid of offending anyone.
"It's open! It's open!"
Just then, a clamor erupted from the crowd.
Two staff members simultaneously lifted the covers of the cutting machines. All eyes were fixed on the two machines.
After lifting the covers, the staff members raised the grinding wheels.
When everyone saw the cut surfaces of the two rough stones, the scene fell silent. Everyone was stunned, their jaws nearly hitting the floor.
Liang Yashui and Jiang Youlai, who had been so confident and smug moments before, widened their eyes in disbelief.
"This, how is this possible!" Jiang Youlai rushed forward, his face filled with shock.
On the cut surface of Jiang Youlai's jade rough stone, there were countless black spots.
This type of rough stone was colloquially known as 'cat's pee.' Even if it yielded fine jade, such a condition would drastically reduce its value, possibly making it worthless.
Chen Fan, unaware of this, looked at the jade filled with black spots and chuckled, "Did this jade get a 'skin disease'? Why does it look so strange?"
Jiang Youlai glared at Chen Fan furiously. To him, Chen Fan's words were undoubtedly a humiliation.
However, he didn't know that Chen Fan genuinely had no idea what the situation with the rough stone was.
The crowd remained silent, all eyes now on Chen Fan's rough stone.
Another piece of ice-type jade with green streaks. Many were speechless upon seeing this.
Especially those who had just mocked and insulted Chen Fan felt their faces burning with shame.
Of course, the most shocked person present was Zhou Huiren.
Zhao Zhihong and the others beside him were already jumping for joy, but Zhou Huiren stood frozen, unable to snap out of it for a long time. He looked as if he had lost, his expression even more grim than Liang Yashui's.
"Mr. Zhou." Chen Fan, with Qin Shuran beside him, walked up to Zhou Huiren.
"Ah?" Zhou Huiren, startled by the call, finally came back to his senses.
Chen Fan smiled calmly and asked, "Mr. Zhou, if someone didn't know, they'd think we lost."
Zhou Huiren's face flushed with embarrassment. "No, no, no, I was just too surprised, so I didn't react immediately."
"Weren't you very confident in me earlier? Why would you be surprised by something you expected? Or did you not expect me to win in the first place?" Chen Fan countered.
Zhou Huiren's forehead beaded with cold sweat. He quickly explained, "Mr. Chen, you're joking. Wasn't I just as excited when you beat Cao Peiqin earlier?"
Chen Fan glanced at the time and didn't press further. "Since we've won both matches, I'll be leaving now. Shuran and I are going to my aunt's place for lunch. I'll be back before the blind auction starts this afternoon."
He then seemed to remember something. "Oh, right. My commission, and the commission for these two pieces of jade. Once you've calculated it, just transfer it directly to my bank account. I'll send you the account number later."
With that, Chen Fan ignored Zhou Huiren and left the gambling convention with Qin Shuran.
Seeing Chen Fan depart, Zhou Huiren's expression turned grim again.
At this moment, Liang Yashui approached Zhou Huiren, his face cold. He threw a check worth ten billion yuan at Zhou Huiren. "Mr. Zhou, is your expression meant to insult me?"
Zhou Huiren was taken aback.
Before Zhou Huiren could explain, Liang Yashui snorted. "Hmph, Mr. Zhou, I, Liang Yashui, have noted this! One day, I will make you pay it back with interest!"
With that, Liang Yashui also left in anger.
Ruixiang Jewelry had won two matches, securing their spot in the afternoon's blind auction. Coupled with Chen Fan's incredible luck, no one dared to gamble against Ruixiang Jewelry anymore.
"Is this what you called foolproof?" Not far away, Qin Yuyan, wearing sunglasses, asked Qin Xiaotong with a cold expression.
Qin Xiaotong's face was grim. She quickly explained, "Sister, I didn't know Chen Fan would be this lucky."
Qin Yuyan's expression was icy. She snorted, "Hmph, Xiaotong, it seems I overestimated the capabilities of your Ruixiang Jewelry."
As she spoke, Qin Yuyan turned to leave.
Qin Xiaotong hurriedly chased after her. "Sister, there's still a blind auction this afternoon. As far as I know, Chen Fan doesn't know the rules at all. I'll have Zhou Huiren trick Chen Fan into buying a few pieces of scrap stone at a high price."
However, Qin Yuyan completely ignored Qin Xiaotong. After leaving the venue, she drove off in her pink sports car.
Seeing Qin Yuyan leave without looking back, Qin Xiaotong's face turned extremely grim. She said fiercely, "Chen Fan, you ruined my family's plans. I will not let you off!"
At this time, Chen Fan and Qin Shuran had arrived at the Jiangcheng Eight Families, located in the center of Jiangcheng City, following the navigation.
There were only eight villas here. The largest villa was Long Yinglan's residence.
"Xiao Fan." As Chen Fan and Qin Shuran got out of the car, Zhang Chongshan was already waiting at the villa entrance.
"Uncle." Chen Fan, with Qin Shuran, approached the villa entrance and addressed Zhang Chongshan.
Zhang Chongshan patted Chen Fan's shoulder. "Alright, let's go. Your aunt is cooking today, a rare occasion. You're in for a treat, kid."
Chatting and laughing, Zhang Chongshan led Chen Fan and Qin Shuran into the villa.
Long Yinglan could be seen busy in the kitchen. The dining table was already laden with various dishes.
However, at this moment, a vintage photograph on the living room wall caught Chen Fan's attention.