Villain: Starting as a Corrupt Tycoon's Wife

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Seeing that he had chosen the jade pendant so directly, the middle-aged man looked complicated and said, "This is your destiny. The jade pendant is free; it's yours."

Holy crap, I've won the lottery!

Meng Hao was so excited he almost jumped up. He carefully put the jade pendant into his bag, thought for a moment, and then spent 28 yuan to buy a bowl from the man.

After giving away the jade pendant, the man did not linger and left after packing his things.

Chapter 13 Plundering Opportunities

Meng Hao happily left the antique market with his schoolbag on his back.

He had already achieved his goal for tonight, and planned to strike while the iron was hot and go to a larger auction house to have a professional appraiser help him examine the goods.

There was no need to look at the jade pendant. Although he couldn't quite put his finger on it, he always felt that such things shouldn't be exposed to the light of day.

Just as he was using his phone to search for nearby auction houses, a burly man brushed past him.

Meng Hao cried out in pain as he was sent flying by the impact, landing hard on his back.

The moment he fell to the ground, Meng Hao's expression changed drastically.

He heard the sound of porcelain shattering, along with the sound of his broken heart.

The burly man swept past like a gust of wind, and by the time he came to his senses, the man had vanished.

There are no streetlights here, let alone surveillance cameras.

Meng Hao's face turned green. He quickly opened his backpack and, sure enough, saw the bowl broken into several pieces.

My 28!

He was inwardly wailing, writhing on the ground like a maggot. Luckily, no one passed by, or they would have thought he was having a seizure.

As if things weren't going to go smoothly, when he finally managed to compose himself and wanted to check the jade pendant, he discovered it was gone too.

He put it in the front pocket, and before leaving, he carefully checked whether the zipper was zipped up; it is now open.

Suddenly, a chill ran down his spine.

Meng Hao felt that he had been tricked and that he had been targeted ever since he got the jade pendant.

The other party's goal was not the antique bowl, but the jade pendant!

But it's no use knowing now. The stall owner is a hidden master, and his opponent is obviously not simple. I've really had a terrible stroke of bad luck.

As for whether the stall owner staged the whole thing, Meng Hao thought it was unlikely. After all, the stall owner hadn't even asked him for money for the jade pendant, so why would he come here like this?

Meng Hao lay on the ground, his eyes vacant. In the blink of an eye, 300,000 yuan had dwindled to just over 10,000 yuan, a fact he could not accept.

Ugh, why did I have to buy that bowl!

That's all money I earned through hard work!

He was filled with regret. If he had just left, he wouldn't have spent a penny and would have even gotten a jade pendant for free. Even if someone robbed him, he wouldn't have lost anything, since they hadn't taken a single penny from his backpack.

Meng Hao felt so frustrated he wanted to beat his chest and stamp his feet. He was filled with desolation and it took him a long time to recover from his extreme disappointment.

Now look what's happened, we're back to square one.

After winning over 30 yuan, Meng Hao's views on money have been subtly changed.

He's still the same person, but he no longer looks down on honest work and legal ways of making money.

He's graduating and looking for a job now, and at most he can earn a few thousand yuan a month. After deducting rent, utilities, food, and clothing, he barely has any left. He struggles all year, and he brings every penny he earns back to his hometown.

In gambling, he could earn a year's salary for a white-collar worker in Beijing in less than two hours!

He got up, dusted himself off, and a thought popped into his head.

Let's take another gamble!

I'll stop once I win back the 28 I lost; I won't be greedy!

Last night he won 30 with 100 yuan, and he still has more than 1 yuan on him now. Isn't that easy?

They say that after the worst comes the best; if you suffer a loss today, you'll definitely make it back at the gambling table tomorrow!

Thinking of this, he suddenly felt enlightened. He went to the food street across the street and bought a big bag of late-night snacks, intending to turn his grief and anger into strength and have a good meal with his adopted sons.

Inside a black minivan not far away, Ling Yun watched Meng Hao through the privacy glass.

After Meng Hao left in a taxi, the burly man also circled back to the car.

"Chairman Ling, I've brought the items."

"Ah."

Ling Yun opened the car window and took the jade pendant.

The bodyguard didn't dare to ask any more questions and took on the role of driver, taking Ling Yun away from the place.

On the way, Lingyun used the car's interior light to observe the mysterious jade pendant.

[Due to his brother stealing a major opportunity from the "protagonist" Meng Hao, Meng Hao's luck has been reduced by 500 points, currently at 400/900!]

[The protagonist Meng Hao's luck has dropped below half, weakening his talent attributes!]

Meng Hao's "lucky streak (blue)" has changed to "somewhat lucky (white)".

[A Little Bit of Luck: You occasionally have a little bit of luck.]

This jade pendant was a recent stroke of luck for Meng Hao. Ling Yun, who was following behind him, naturally saw it as well, which is why he arranged for his bodyguards to knock Meng Hao over and steal the jade pendant.

Now, Meng Hao has not only lost his most important treasure, but his luck has also declined. Without Bai Xin's "Ripples of Blessing" blessing, if he tries to make money through gambling, he will only suffer a terrible death.

Inside a casino, the house always wins. The odds of winning for gamblers and the house are roughly 50/50, which seems fair, but don't forget that the casino takes a 5% to 10% cut. Gamblers who lose everything end up losing everything, and those who win are often ripped off.

Moreover, gamblers are using their limited money to gamble against the casino's vast funds, and losing everything is an inevitable outcome.

So why do so many gamblers remain addicted? Don't they know that gambling only leads to their own demise?

The problem is that they won before.

It's like if you find a hundred dollars on the street, you'll most likely come back to check on it the next day.

What if you find money again the next day?

This is the terror of winning money. Casinos are not afraid of you winning, they are afraid of you not coming. Once you come, you become easy prey. The money that gambling addicts win is just temporarily held by the casino, and sooner or later the casino will take it back with interest.

[Mysterious Jade Pendant]: It contains a hidden space. After a blood oath is made with it to recognize its owner, it can be transformed into one's own storage space.

If Ling Yun hadn't intervened, Meng Hao would have accidentally cut his finger one day, letting the blood drip onto the jade pendant, thus opening the space.

How could an ordinary person with only a stroke of luck possibly make a name for himself in the capital? This spatial item must have been a great help to him.

If Meng Hao goes into business in the future, the jade pendant can help him save a lot of logistics and warehousing costs, and may even be used to smuggle some valuable items and make huge profits.

However, he lost that opportunity forever.

Ling Yun put the jade pendant in his pocket, looked at the unfamiliar scenery outside, and asked with some confusion, "Where are we going?"

"Chairman Ling, since President Xu has been living at the school, he has prepared a room for you. I'll take you to see it now."

Ling Yun didn't say anything more. The bodyguards were highly loyal and unlikely to be hostile to him.

The villa is located in the heart of Beijing, where only the wealthy and powerful reside. It cost over 50 million yuan when it was first purchased, and its value has now increased to over 100 million yuan.

The bodyguard led him to the door, opened it, and stood respectfully outside, waiting for Ling Yun to enter first.

No one had lived here before. The interior decoration was already done, and it had been vacant for at least six months. There was no unpleasant smell inside, only a faint fragrance.

Ling Yun looked around and was quite satisfied.

"Why don't you find an empty room to stay in?"

The bodyguard shook his head firmly: "Mr. Xu said that only you and your future wife can stay here. I will stay in the car outside. Please feel free to ask if you need anything."

Ling Yun transferred several thousand yuan to him: "I'll give you the night off, go out and have some food with the brothers."

"Thank you very much, Chairman Ling!"

With a simple, honest smile on his dark face, he thanked them repeatedly and happily went to contact the other bodyguards.

Chapter 14 Beautiful Teacher

After changing the password, Lingyun closed the door and went to the kitchen to get a small knife.

He pried open his fingertip, squeezed it gently, and a drop of blood fell onto the jade pendant.

The drop of blood seemed to be swallowed by the jade pendant, disappearing quickly. Then the jade pendant emitted a soft glow before vanishing without a trace.

Ling Yun felt a power flowing into his body, and with a thought, he suddenly saw a space out of thin air.

The space is 1 cubic meters, which is roughly equivalent to the capacity of 150 large shipping containers.

It cannot store living things; they must be touched by hand to be stored in the space. However, it cannot store very large objects, such as houses, for the time being.

Ling Yun noticed that he had a new storage space in his special section, but it was only purple in quality.

If this storage space were gold or colored, how big would it be?

After taking a relaxing bath, Ling Yun put on some loose pajamas from the closet, lay down on the natural latex mattress, and fell asleep after chatting with Bai Xin for a short while.

Lingyun woke up groggily, picked up her phone and saw that it was only a little past 6 a.m.

I turned over and slept until 8 o'clock before getting up.

The refrigerator was full of fresh food. After washing up, Ling Yun sat at the dining table eating breakfast and browsing social media.

The counselor, Liu Laoliu, asked in the group chat if everyone had found an internship yet, and if not, he could help.

After Lingyun replied with "1", Liu Laoliu immediately messaged him privately.

"What did the people from Xinghe Group want from you last time?"

"things related to work."

"Are you kidding me?"

Ling Yun stuffed a piece of bread into his mouth: "Old Liu, do you think I'm that kind of person?"

"What kind of job?" Liu Laoliu was still somewhat skeptical.

"Secret."

Old Liu scratched his messy hair. He would never have believed it if it were anyone else, but Ling Yun was not a person who liked to joke, and it was Xinghe Group that took the initiative to contact the school.

Ling Leishan's death spread throughout the entire Dragon Kingdom. Many people lamented that the most tragic thing in the world is dying before one has spent all one's money. However, many netizens were more concerned about who would inherit this vast fortune, and the debate raged on, making it a hot topic.

The group has kept a low profile internally. Equity transfers of this scale are usually announced within three days, and the news is currently being kept very secret.

According to rumors, a young man has apparently inherited all of Ling Leishan's estate.

Today is Saturday, and Bai Xin should still be sleeping in at home. She hasn't replied to Ling Yun's message.

The girl didn't wake up until almost 10 o'clock. She replied with several messages, and Lingyun could imagine her happy smile even through the phone screen.

"My mom took the high-speed train back to her hometown last night."

In the car, Bai Xin looked at Ling Yun's profile and parted her lips slightly.

"You didn't go back with them?"

"She wouldn't let me come along."

In fact, Bai Ning hoped that her daughter would spend more time with Ling Yun and strengthen their relationship.

You can't blame Bai Ning for being too realistic. There are only a handful of eligible bachelors like Ling Yun in the whole world. If she doesn't hold on to him, she'll regret it later.

"Want to come visit me?"

"They probably won't let me into the boys' dormitory..."

She did not object, as if she had been prepared for it all along.

"I have a house outside, let me show you."

The car stopped in front of the villa. With no one around, Ling Yun explored deeper under her skirt: "Oh ho, you're only wearing one layer today?"

Bai Xin gently clamped his arm around hers, and Ling Yun teased her sister through the thin fabric, making her tremble uncontrollably.

A few minutes later, the girl suddenly squeezed her legs together, her face flushed, and with a soft moan, she flew up to the clouds.

Ling Yun withdrew his hand, and Bai Xin lay on the chair, panting heavily, as if she had been pulled out of the water.