Chapter 556: Chapter 556

Lin Chen and the others left the platform, and Xia Ruoyu, somewhat shyly, said, "Thank you, Mr. Lin, for saving me and my sister."

"Haha, it was nothing. Didn't I also collect some interest?" Lin Chen chuckled.

"Collect interest?" Upon hearing Lin Chen's words, both Xia Ruoyu and Xia Qingqing were taken aback.

Then they both understood, and a flush of red blossomed on their faces.

This Lin Chen, a decent guy, but a bit too mischievous.

"Miss Xia, although the cold poison in you was suppressed by me, it might relapse if not eradicated?" Lin Chen said gravely.

"What? It could relapse? Isn't there a permanent cure?" Xia Qingqing anxiously asked.

"A permanent cure is possible but a bit troublesome. Let me give you a phone number, and you can contact me after some time," Lin Chen said.

Both parties exchanged phone numbers, and Lin Chen handed ten red pills to Xia Ruoyu.

"Keep these pills. If the cold poison relapses, take them immediately. They will ensure you're okay for the short term," Lin Chen said.

"Hmm, thank you." Xia Ruoyu took the pills and nodded in gratitude.

After parting with the sisters, Lin Chen hailed a cab and left the station.

The night scene in Manchester was incredibly beautiful. After having dinner, Lin Chen, with his hands in his pockets, arrived in front of a circular building.

The Batti Grand Casino, one of the largest casinos in Manchester, was the exact location Lin Chen had picked for his date.

According to a message on WeChat, once Lin Chen arrived at the casino, the other party would take the initiative to contact him. Therefore, all he needed to do was gamble and wait for that person to approach him.

Lin Chen entered the casino, exchanged 1000 units at the front desk, and then approached a gambling table.

"Sir, would you like to play cards?" a beautifully dressed female croupier said with a beaming smile.

Lin Chen nodded. However, when Lin Chen placed his chips on the table, the croupier's face darkened slightly.

Other tables were piled with chips, but Lin Chen's were sparsely scattered—a dead giveaway he was a pauper.

Despite her disdain for Lin Chen, she still maintained a professional smile, "Sir, please place your bet!"

Lin Chen's eyes swept over the card shoe, the cards clearly imprinted in his mind.

"Looks like I'm in luck!" Lin Chen's lips curved into a faint smile.

"1000 units, all in," Lin Chen pushed his chips forward.

Seeing Lin Chen bet everything on his first hand, the croupier smirked disdainfully.

This guy obviously seems like a novice.

In this round, Lin Chen was the only one with hole cards while the others played open. After all, though hole cards could potentially double the earnings if won, the risk was great—it depended purely on luck.

The strongest hand visible was a triple of As. Lin Chen's first card was a diamond 8, his second a heart K, and his third a spade 8. Meaning, to win, Lin Chen needed to get four 8s.

However, getting four of a kind was extremely difficult; the female croupier had already concluded that Lin Chen would soon disappointingly walk away.

Although Lin Chen knew his hole cards, he still feigned nervousness, muttering "heart 8, heart 8," as he cautiously turned over his cards.

"Damn, it's not a heart 8!" Lin Chen showed a frustrated expression.

The croupier scoffed, about to declare the end of the round, but Lin Chen's next words almost made her faint.

"Looks like I saw it wrong—it's a club 8!"

Now, Lin Chen had three 8s on his hand, just one heart 8 away from winning this round.

Lin Chen carefully picked up the cards and started to shuffle them like a gambling god.

Watching Lin Chen's serious expression, both the female croupier and the other gamblers wore disdainful expressions.

"Still shuffling, do you think you are a gambling god?"

"Hey, have you shuffled enough, hurry up and reveal your cards!" the big man with three aces said impatiently.

Lin Chen glanced at the man, "What's the rush, I'm almost done."

"Just like the real thing," the fat man said derisively as he stared at Lin Chen, dissatisfied.

The female croupier also frowned and said, "Sir, please reveal your cards."

Lin Chen slapped his cards down on the table, and everyone looked towards the table, where there really were four eights.

This kid had literally stepped in dog shit luck, indeed having four eights. The fat man furiously threw his cards on the table and left.

Lin Chen had x-ray vision; playing cards in the casino was simply cheating.

No sooner had the fat man left than a woman in a light blue dress took his seat.

Seeing the beauty, Lin Chen was momentarily stunned. This woman not only possessed extreme beauty but also a devilish figure. Her long, fair legs under the hem of her dress had several men at the table ogling.

As the croupier dealt cards, Lin Chen got lucky with a pair of queens. However, from what he could see, the woman who just joined the table was supposed to win with a pair of kings.

Lin Chen bet the minimum of five hundred, but when the cards were revealed, he was suddenly stunned. Instead of a pair of kings, the woman revealed 54216. Seeing this number, Lin Chen's gaze sharpened.

Just now, the machine had dealt the woman 25KKJ, but the revealed cards were completely different, only explaining one thing: she had cheated.

And she wasn't cheating to win, but to make contact with him.

54216 was indeed the contact code for Lin Chen this time.

Damn, the contact was a beauty, making Lin Chen somewhat gloomy. This posed a problematic question.

Suddenly, Lin Chen remembered an important fact: T Country was renowned for its ladyboys.

Could it be that my contact is a ladyboy?

Reluctantly, Lin Chen still asked the difficult code, "Beauty, 'I'm well-endowed,' how about you?"

The beauty glanced at Lin Chen and said very flatly, "So am I!"

Although the code matched, Lin Chen's heart immediately sank. Such a beautiful woman turned out to be a transgender.

Thinking about having to work with such a partner long-term, Lin Chen felt a sense of wanting to cry without tears.

The two of them almost simultaneously left the table, the beauty leading, with Lin Chen following her.

"So, dude, where are we going?" Lin Chen asked awkwardly.

The beauty suddenly stopped, her face flushing red, "Who are you calling dude?"

"Sorry, then how should I address you?" Lin Chen asked awkwardly.

"Go to my house, and from now on, call me auntie," she answered coldly.

Lin Chen felt a sense of collapse, realizing that living under the same roof with such a flamboyant man would be painfully distressing.

As Lin Chen wallowed in his misery, his gaze suddenly sharpened because he felt a cold murderous intent.

Following the direction of the murderous intent, Lin Chen looked toward a not-too-distant car where he saw an arrowhead gleaming with the cold of death.