Chapter 32

Xia Yunjie got off the car at the Nan Shan intersection. Now, he had already understood the meaning behind the license plate number composed of a series of simple digits. He didn't want his colleagues at the bar to discover that he had come to work in the No. 1 car of Jiangzhou City.

Walking along Nan Shan Road, Xia Yunjie quickly arrived at the BLUENIGHT bar. When he reached the bar, he found his "Forever" brand bicycle quietly parked in its usual spot.

A smile curved at the corner of Xia Yunjie's mouth, and he strode into the bar.

Summer nights are late, and people usually start coming to the bar around eight o'clock. Xia Yunjie, having been picked up and dropped off by a dedicated car, arrived much earlier than expected, at just a quarter past seven.

At this time, there were no customers in the bar. Cheng Ping and others were chatting idly while preparing for the night. Seeing Xia Yunjie enter, most of them just nodded at him or casually called out "Ajie." As for Zhang Xiaojun, he looked at Xia Yunjie with disdain and didn't even bother to greet him. He continued to boast and show off to Wu Yuqi, Liu Ke, and a few other pretty girls, flaunting his "rich, handsome, and cool" image. Although Zhang Xiaojun had a bit of an embarrassment because of Xia Yunjie the night before, it did not damage his "rich, handsome, and cool" image among the bar staff, and he was still very popular with the girls. When Xia Yunjie entered, several girls were already surrounding him, and he said something funny that made many of them giggle, including Cheng Ping.

Seeing that his words had made a group of girls laugh, Zhang Xiaojun's face showed a smug smile. His eyes glanced around the bar, focusing particularly on Xia Yunjie.

He loved the envious, jealous, and hateful looks from other men when they saw him surrounded by women!

However, what made Zhang Xiaojun frustrated was that Xia Yunjie completely ignored him and walked straight to the changing room, showing no signs of envy, jealousy, or hatred.

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Everyone has a dream of getting rich, so many people buy lottery tickets when they pass by a lottery shop, hoping to wake up one day as a millionaire or even a multimillionaire.

However, after repeated disappointments, some people stop buying lottery tickets, while others develop a habit of buying them, even though they know the odds of winning a big prize are no different from money raining from the sky.

Guangtou Qiang had the habit of buying sports lottery tickets, and he only bought 6+1. Each time, he bought the same numbers for five tickets, which cost exactly ten yuan. He had maintained this habit for two years. At first, he would sit in front of the TV every time the results were announced, but after half a year of not winning even a small prize, Guangtou Qiang lost interest and sometimes didn't even bother to check the numbers. The odds of winning were the same as him storming into the central bank with a gun and robbing it; it would never happen in his lifetime.

However, even so, Guangtou Qiang still kept his habit of buying lottery tickets.

Today, Guangtou Qiang was in a very bad mood. In fact, he had been in a bad mood for the past two days. It was no wonder; if any boss were repeatedly insulted and robbed by a young upstart, he wouldn't be in a good mood either.

When Guangtou Qiang was in a bad mood, he liked to drink alone. Tonight, he sat in a small restaurant, drinking one glass after another, his eyes turning red.

Above the cash register in the small restaurant, a TV was broadcasting the Jiangnan Province Sports Lottery 6+1 draw. The owner of the restaurant, who was also a lottery enthusiast, was holding a lottery ticket and nervously watching the TV.

Seeing this, Guangtou Qiang couldn't help but shake his head. Hadn't he been like this before? Dreaming of getting rich, hoping to make a fortune and then stop doing these risky, nerve-wracking things. But what was the reality?

"The first number is out, it's six," a number ball rolled out of the lottery machine, and the camera gave a close-up.

"Six, ha-ha, the first number is a hit, the second number is three! Three! Three!" The owner, seeing the first number hit, clenched his fist and waved it, then called out the next number.

Seeing the owner's excitement, Guangtou Qiang couldn't help but sneer and said, "Boss, don't bother. You can shout until you're hoarse, but you won't win."

"Hehe, Brother Qiang, I know. It's just for fun, for a bit of hope! Otherwise, spending every day in this small restaurant with no hope at all, life would be too damn boring," the restaurant owner laughed.

Just as the restaurant owner finished speaking, another number ball rolled out, and it was indeed a three. This time, the restaurant owner was even more excited, staring intently at the TV screen and calling out the next number. Unfortunately, the next number didn't hit. The restaurant owner looked like a deflated balloon, but he quickly recovered and shook his lottery ticket, saying sarcastically, "Damn, I've been buying lottery tickets for a month, and I finally won five yuan!"

While the restaurant owner was talking, Guangtou Qiang, who had been drinking with red eyes, suddenly sat up straight, his red eyes fixed on the TV screen.

In two years of buying lottery tickets, Guangtou Qiang had won small prizes like five yuan several times, but hitting three consecutive numbers, which would win him twenty yuan, had only happened once in two years.

This time, it was his second time, and the remaining numbers hadn't been drawn yet.

"Five! Five! Five!" Guangtou Qiang silently chanted in his heart.

As if the lottery machine and Guangtou Qiang were in sync, it indeed rolled out a five.

Guangtou Qiang's heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously clenched his fist, continuing to chant, "Five! Five!"

His fifth number was also a five.

The lottery machine, as if hearing Guangtou Qiang's chants, rolled out another five.

Five numbers matched! Second prize! Guangtou Qiang started to feel nervous and excited, his body trembling. Even if the remaining numbers didn't match, with his fivefold bet, he would still win a few ten thousand yuan.

However, Guangtou Qiang's luck didn't stop there. The sixth number also matched, meaning that if the last number matched, he would win five million yuan. No, he had bought five tickets, so if the prize pool had enough money, he would win twenty-five million yuan!

Guangtou Qiang felt his heart almost stop, staring at the TV, even his breathing seemed to become difficult. He almost didn't dare to look at the last number.

The last number came out, and he hit it!

Guangtou Qiang stared at the TV screen for five minutes before he came to his senses.

Twenty-five million yuan, I'm a multimillionaire! I'm rich, I'm filthy rich! I don't have to do these risky, nerve-wracking things anymore! Filthy rich? Why do I suddenly feel like someone mentioned this to me before?

"Nice job, Guangtou Qiang, you're about to make a fortune! But I have a piece of advice for you: evil and crooked ways are not a long-term solution and can harm your karma. You will eventually face legal trouble. After getting rich, you should walk the right path." This was what Xia Yunjie said to him before leaving the Chengxin Bicycle Shop this morning.

Winning the big prize should have made Guangtou Qiang ecstatic, but he couldn't help feeling a chill run down his spine. In a moment, cold sweat soaked his back, and the alcohol was completely sobered up.

At this moment, Guangtou Qiang suddenly realized why Xia Yunjie could play with a steel pipe like a barbell, why he knew it was his people who stole his bicycle, why he knew he was at the Chengxin Bicycle Shop, and why he could predict that he would make a fortune.

Everything seemed to be explained by a word that Xiao Liux mentioned when he was flattering him on the phone this morning.

"Living Immortal!"

Yes, that's it, a living immortal. Although Guangtou Qiang never believed in ghosts or gods, at this moment, he couldn't think of any other word to describe Xia Yunjie.

"Boss, the bill, no change needed." He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with a couple of paper towels, then stood up and took out a stack of money from his wallet, including large red bills and ten and twenty yuan notes, and placed them on the table without counting.

Leaving the restaurant, Guangtou Qiang found that his mind was not on the twenty-five million yuan but on Xia Yunjie. The words Xia Yunjie said before leaving this morning kept echoing in his ears. At this moment, Guangtou Qiang felt an urge to rush to the Deya Community and bow to Xia Yunjie in reverence.

However, in the end, Guangtou Qiang's thoughts returned to the twenty-five million yuan. He decided to go to the lottery center to claim his prize first thing tomorrow and then visit Xia Yunjie.