Reborn As Super Heiress

Capítulo 1347: Chapter 1342: Not Taking the Fall

Upon hearing Li Yu’s words, Huo Sining noticed the nearby Dongyang man, whom she didn’t recognize, showing surprise on his face. However, he soon displayed a provocative look in his eyes, raised his head arrogantly towards Huo Sining, and said:

“So this is the famous Jade Queen of Huaxia Country? Oh, Miss Huo, a pleasure to meet you! Since that’s the case, I, Sakai Ichiro, would like to challenge Miss Huo to a gamble, please give me your guidance!”

Even if you’re willing to gamble, the other person might not necessarily indulge you!

Upon hearing this, Li Jun gave Sakai Ichiro a dismissive glance and sneered:

“Mr. Sakai, truly sorry, Miss Huo has already agreed to my wager. Moreover, for wanting to gamble on Jadeite with Miss Huo, Mr. Sakai, you may not have the qualifications!”

Sakai Ichiro’s face changed instantly upon hearing Li Jun’s words. Being twenty years older than this Huaxia woman, he found it unbearable to be treated with such disdain by Li Jun, as his sense of pride was exceptionally strong for an Island Country person.

“Young Director Li, by insulting our Eastern Ocean Delegation in such a way, the Li Group, being one of the hosts for this international treasure appraisal大会, should extend at least basic respect to our delegation!”

Not only did Sakai Ichiro’s face look ugly, but Watanabe and his son also had their faces turn ashen, with anger flashing in their eyes.

Respect? Do Dongyang people’s dictionaries even have this word?

The group standing by Huo Sining displayed intense sarcasm on their faces.

However, upon hearing Sakai Ichiro’s words, Huo Sining was somewhat surprised.

Listening to Sakai Ichiro’s words, it seemed that Li Family was one of the organizers of the treasure appraisal大会 this time, no wonder Li Yu was staying with Watanabe Yasu and the others.

“Did my words contain any insulting language? It seems Watanabe’s Chinese isn’t quite proficient. I was merely stating facts. How about this: if Mr. Sakai wants to gamble with Miss Huo, let’s wager one round first. If Mr. Sakai wins against me, then it’s not too late to gamble with Miss Huo. What does Mr. Sakai think?”

Li Jun asked with a faint smile on his face.

Huo Sining would indeed like to gamble with Sakai Ichiro, but she never engages in losing deals. If there were to be a wager, she would certainly demand Sakai Ichiro to put up that set of Jade Clothing as a stake and preferably have the Dongyang people lose the stakes — additionally, using foreign media to publicly apologize to the Huaxia side, exposing their fraudulent conspiracy entirely!

But this was merely Huo Sining’s own wishful thinking. Clearly, knowing Sakai Ichiro’s ability, even borrowing ten nerves from him, he wouldn’t dare to openly reveal the truth, nor does he have the authority to use that set of Jade Clothing as a stake.

Listening to Li Jun’s words, Sakai Ichiro hesitated. Not that he felt he couldn’t beat Li Jun with his skills, rather he felt if he won against Li Jun this time, the Li Family, as one of the organizers of the treasure appraisal大会, would be embarrassed, possibly leading to unfavorable consequences for their Dongyang delegation during the大会.

“What’s the matter? Is Mr. Sakai afraid?”

Li Jun glanced at Sakai Ichiro with a smile that was half genuine and half sarcastic, his seemingly casual remark carried authority without anger, pressuring Sakai Ichiro to nod and agree.

“Alright, Mr. Sakai has agreed, then I’d be glad to accompany Mr. Sakai for a round today. In half an hour, we will each select a piece of raw material from the warehouse. The assessment will be based on the value of the cut Jadeite. As for the stakes, how about using the three raw materials held by you gentlemen? If I win, please return those three raw materials. If I lose, I will not take a single cent from those three raw materials; they’ll be yours free of charge.”

Li Jun laid out his terms generously.

The reason he chose the raw materials held by Watanabe Yasu and the others as the stakes was straightforward — to use this wager to win back those three pieces of raw material!

The Li Family ancestral teachings must not be violated, even though those Dongyang people were let in by Li Yu. But Li Yu is a girl, if grandfather and the uncles blame someone, it definitely wouldn’t be harshly on Li Yu, rather they would hold him accountable for this incident. Hence, if he wants to avoid taking this bad rap, he cannot let these items go out from his hands!

Li Jun knew well that going against the ancestral teachings would incur family punishment, even as the Young Director, he was not an exception. And the punishment was something he might not be able to endure.

Watanabe Yasu and the other three were each holding a piece of raw material, the combined value of those three pieces surpassed a million US Dollar at least.

This was no trivial amount; Sakai Ichiro calculated internally, combining all his possessions might just amount to this figure.

Thus, upon hearing Li Jun’s stakes proposition, all of his previous hesitation vanished completely, and as he looked at those few pieces of raw material, his eyes revealed ecstasy and greed, as if those materials had already become his own.

Seeing Li Jun ruining her plans, Li Yu’s face turned dark, she glared at Li Jun angrily and said, “What do you mean?”

In Li Jun’s eyes, there was a flash of impatience. Though Li Yu was indeed very intelligent, she hadn’t been a close sibling with Li Jun since they weren’t born to the same mother, and over the years, they had stark differences in business concepts, leading to continuous conflicts and disputes.

Seeing the hatred flash in Li Yu’s eyes as she looked at him, Li Jun was unmoved, merely curling his lip and sneering:

“Don’t you know what I mean? You said you reported to grandfather, but are you sure grandfather would agree with your actions upon knowing the specifics? Don’t think I am unaware of your thoughts. Seeking outside help is fine, fair competition or using tactics, I’ll accept both, but the ancestral teachings cannot be violated, even if you’re grandfather’s most beloved granddaughter, you can’t!”

Originally, Li Yu intended to curry favor with these Dongyang people, and thereby forge closer relations, hoping that she could discuss collaboration matters with them, but now, Li Jun had directly disrupted her plan, causing Li Yun’s demeanor to suddenly focus.

Enraged, her face turned red, glaring at Li Jun for a while, then suddenly laughed, pointing at Li Jun angrily:

“Alright, you’re tough! We’ll see!”

After saying this, she didn’t bother with the Dongyang men behind her and rushed out without looking back.

“I apologize, my younger sister is stubborn, you’ve had to witness a joke.”

Li Jun’s brow was furrowed, his eyes flashed with disgust, the tone was more perfunctory, evidently, he didn’t have much fondness for Li Yu.

As soon as Li Yu left, his demeanor relaxed considerably, turning back to smile at Sakai Ichiro: “Mr. Sakai, shall we begin?”

Li Jun and Sakai Ichiro went to the warehouse to choose raw materials, while Huo Sining and the others quietly waited in the stone pavilion in the courtyard.

The young woman who had been following Li Jun earlier now approached from the kitchen with a tray, placing the teapot on the stone table and serving tea to Huo Sining and the others.