After divorcing my celebrity wife, I became the world's richest person

Hu Sanjiang didn't dare to utter a word. He stood there meekly, like a quail, not even daring to take a deep breath.

He knew all about Chen Yu's methods, relying on luck alone to uncover peerless amber.

Sometimes, luck is also a kind of ability, a skill not just any ordinary person can possess.

"Everyone, there's no point in wasting your efforts. I've long been a man of Mr. Chen, and bringing everyone here today is to resolve the conflict between the two parties."

Everyone's eyes widened in shock, especially Li Xuezhong, who had practically become a pawn in the game during this time.

All the dirty and tiring work was shoved onto him; he was even invited by the relevant departments to "drink tea" at the station for a few days.

At this point, he was the least able to tolerate it.

"Hu Sanjiang, you traitor, to think that we all recommended you to be the new president of the Food Association, and yet you show such a lack of spine," one of them accused.

Chen Yu slightly adjusted his breathing, then slowly rose to his feet.

"Mr. Li, since everyone is here today, there's no use saying these pointless things. Let's just have a good game," he said.

Li Xuezhong was fuming with rage. He didn't care about formalities, and directly from the side, he brought over a stone and placed it in the midst of the crowd.

"I choose this stone. If I lose, all my possessions are yours. If you lose, then leave Suzhou City," he challenged.

Chen Yu's eyes widened in surprise. This guy was seriously gambling with his life.

As per the rules of jade betting, any stone valued over a million would be taken to a VIP room on the third floor.

To place a stone in the middle of the plaza, amidst the crowd, was to have all present bear witness.

If you won, all was well, but if you lost, you could be brought to ruin and dishonor.

Chen Yu wanted to laugh. The Li Xuezhong in front of him seemed like nothing more than a child.

"Since Mr. Li wants to play, then I'll be happy to oblige to the end," Chen Yu responded.

Chen Yu also went over to the pile of stones nearby and casually picked one up and placed it on the ground.

The master nearby immediately came forward and took the two stones to the back.

The craftsmen here were well-versed in cutting stones—they were experts in their field.

It wasn't long before the two stones were brought out.

Li Xuezhong was just an impetuous young man; the stone he picked turned out to be greywacke.

Whereas the stone Chen Yu picked was a piece of jadeite.

All those present widened their eyes in disbelief. They hadn't expected such an outcome. Li Xuezhong was a well-known figure in the jade industry, having cut open many decent stones before. How could he have misjudged this time?

Before the crowd could even react, Chen Yu walked up to Li Xuezhong and patted his shoulder.

"Mr. Li, I remember you just said you would hand over all your assets. I wonder if that promise still stands?" Chen Yu asked.

Li Xuezhong's breathing became rapid. He realized he had been too hasty.

Now in his forties, he had toiled to amass a fortune of over a billion. If he were to give all of that away, what would he do with the rest of his life?

"Ah, Mr. Chen, I was just a little impulsive just now. How about we play another round?" Li Xuezhong suggested.

Chen Yu resumed his seat.

"It looks like Mr. Li is not convinced. All right then, I'll give you another chance. If you lose this time, I'll have to take your assets. If I lose, I'll lose a corresponding amount of wealth to you," Chen Yu proposed.

Li Xuezhong immediately became excited. He had been rash to wager all his wealth on Chen Yu leaving Suzhou City. Now, with a more equal footing in terms of stakes, he felt the odds were fair.

"Okay, let's get started then,"

Li Xuezhong rubbed his hands and then darted to the pile of jade stones beside him to pick one out carefully.

The jade stones there had actually been appraised by various experts and could basically all produce jadeite, only with varying qualities.

Chen Yu didn't care much and just sat there leisurely drinking tea, waiting until Li Xuezhong had made his choice before casually pointing at a stone.

Such a hasty approach surprised many of those present.

This was jade gambling, after all, where fortunes could be lost in an instant; how could he be so reckless?

Everyone immediately crowded around, all eager to see what these two stones would reveal.

Li Xuezhong was tense to the extreme; this related to all his assets.

Chen Yu, on the other hand, maintained an indifferent attitude, as if it was nothing important to him.

It wasn't long before two masters brought the stones selected by each party to the center of the room.

Li Xuezhong had certainly put in the effort this time, and the stone he opened had a faint purple tinge, somewhat reminiscent of violet, and the color quality was very good.

However, by comparison, Chen Yu's stone was crystal clear, emitting a green light from within—it was a top-quality icy jadeite.

The scene immediately erupted into excitement, and all eyes were intensely focused on Li Xuezhong.

He had just bet all his family fortune, and everyone was waiting to see if he would willingly hand over his assets.

Li Xuezhong swallowed hard, panting heavily.

Before the watchful eyes of the crowd, he rushed over to Chen Yu and fell to his knees with a thud.

"Mr. Chen, it was all my fault before, I shouldn't have been so against you. I hope you can be magnanimous and not hold it against me,"

This move baffled everyone present.

With Hu Sanjiang's betrayal already rendering them leaderless, now their strongest, Li Xuezhong, was kneeling before Chen Yu—where did that leave the rest of them?

Chen Yu, however, seemed gracious and immediately helped Li Xuezhong to his feet.

"I can let you off, but you already made your statement earlier; if you don't hand over all your family fortune, it would seem inappropriate,"

Fear reached its zenith in Li Xuezhong's eyes; this was essentially a death sentence, wasn't it?

"Mr. Chen, isn't there some room for negotiation?"

Chen Yu pretended to be in a difficult position, "Of course, there is. You just need to hand over half of your family fortune, and you can keep the rest for your retirement,"

Li Xuezhong let out a sigh. His situation was not good; if today's events spread, his reputation would be destroyed. Now, he thought, the more of his fortune he could keep, the better.

He promptly wrote a certification by the side and handed it to Chen Yu.

Chen Yu accepted it and then turned to look at the other people.

"All of you are the leaders in the business and industrial sectors of Suzhou City. I truly don't know where I have offended everyone to warrant such hostility towards me,"

"Let's take this opportunity today to settle our grievances with the original stones,"

This remark scared everyone present; they had seen firsthand how skilled Chen Yu was at selecting raw stones.

Under these circumstances, to still gamble against Chen Yu was simply courting death.

One middle-aged man swallowed hard and scurried out.

"Mr. Chen, I was ignorant before. I apologize to you here and now,"n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om