The Young Urban Doctor-Chapter 711 - : Porsche Luxury Car as a Betting Stake
Chapter 711: Chapter 711: Porsche Luxury Car as a Betting Stake
(Fifth Update)
“I can accept,” Gu Changwei laughed heartily before stating his bet, “Let’s keep it realistic for us young people, betting money or goods. I just bought a Porsche sports car that hasn’t been registered yet. The price was 1.8 million, and I’ll bet the car. If I lose, the car is yours; if I win, you’ll give me something of equal value. How about that?”
As soon as Gu Changwei mentioned betting a sports car, both Wu Hongwei and Wang Tongshan changed their expressions.
They were salaried workers, and although they earned a decent income, 1.8 million was still an astronomical sum for them. With their level of income, it would take nearly a decade of not eating or drinking to save up that amount of money. Luo Ziling was a student, and even if his family was wealthy, coming up with such a large sum of money wouldn’t be easy.
However, what surprised them both was that Luo Ziling agreed without any hesitation. After agreeing, he even embarrassedly joked about himself, “It seems that today’s outing is quite fruitful. I’m about to own my first car soon. It’s just a pity that I can’t drive yet, and I don’t even have a driver’s license. I’ll have to rush to learn how to drive when I get back, or else this luxury car will just be a showpiece.”
Luo Ziling’s confident words changed Gu Changwei’s expression, who was already holding back his anger, but he ultimately didn’t make a scene. Instead, he urged Luo Ziling to get ready quickly. Naturally, Luo Ziling agreed and mentioned he didn’t have a luxury car to bet, but he could put up the equivalent amount in cash. If he lost, he would transfer the 1.8 million to Gu Changwei on the spot.
Originally intending to advise caution, Wang Tongshan and Wu Hongwei saw how readily Luo Ziling accepted the challenge and with such a confident demeanor that he asked them to be the judges. After exchanging glances, they both agreed in unison to be the judges for the match.
“Alright,” Yang Qingyin finally spoke up. She deliberately roughened her voice, but it still sounded a bit strange. However, everyone’s focus was on the upcoming competition, and even Gu Changwei didn’t notice that Yang Qingyin’s voice had a feminine quality.
“This is your family’s treasure, so you go first,” Luo Ziling suggested as he prepared to take out his commonly used needles from his bag. While reaching for his needles, he smiled at a somewhat anxious Yang Qingyin, his face relaxed and showing no sign of the worry he should be feeling.
Seeing Luo Ziling smile so casually, Yang Qingyin, who had been a bit worried, also relaxed and returned the smile.
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Her smile was enchanting and caught Gu Changwei off guard as he happened to see it.
“Such a beautiful man,” he couldn’t help but marvel internally. It seemed certain that these two handsome men had a deep friendship; otherwise the shorter “man” wouldn’t smile so alluringly.
Poor Gu Changwei still hadn’t realized that Yang Qingyin was a woman.
Of course, the others also considered Yang Qingyin a man, simply thinking of her as a more feminine one.
Gu Changwei glanced at his grandfather and, seeing no particular reaction from him, finally accepted Luo Ziling’s suggestion to go first.
Under everyone’s scrutiny, he cleansed his hands, then took out his commonly used larger needles and meticulously sterilized them.
These techniques were necessary measures for regular acupuncture treatments, and even in a competition, he was not sloppy, as it had become a habit.
Unlike the others, who appeared tense, Luo Ziling didn’t show any unusual behavior. He watched Gu Changwei’s serious preparation with ease. Of course, while watching, he also paid close attention to the features of the Copper ManBronze Figures and Gu Changwei’s acupuncture skill. Even though the acupuncture skill created by his grandfather Luo Liansheng was powerful, Luo Liansheng had repeatedly taught Luo Ziling that there were always higher skies and stronger people. One should never be arrogant and consider oneself the best; learning from others’ acupuncture skills whenever possible would definitely be beneficial.
Luo Ziling believed that the Gu Family’s acupuncture skill must also be impressive. Even if their claim to be “Huaxia’s Number One in Acupuncture” wasn’t completely justified, they certainly had real strength. Therefore, he watched Gu Changwei’s acupuncture with a learner’s attitude, seriously observing his technique.
Once Gu Changwei was fully prepared, he began to apply the needles.
At just 25 years old, he was still at an age prone to impatience. Recently agitated by Luo Ziling’s arrogance and eager to impress his grandfather, he wanted to make the beautiful “man” Yang Qingyin take note of him. He also aimed to win a substantial sum from Luo Ziling and did not want to lose the luxury car he had just acquired, so he felt a considerable psychological burden. He had to take several deep breaths to force himself to calm down.
Soon, he started needling. But under these circumstances, he could not maintain his usual level of performance from training and treatment sessions. Of the first five needles, one did not hit the acupoint, and another hit the correct spot but not with enough force for the mercury to flow out. Fortunately, he adjusted in time, focusing on calming himself, and his subsequent needling more accurately reflected his usual skill level.
One minute quickly passed, and the three counting observers arrived at the same figure — 270 effective needles.
Gu Changwei had applied a total of 275 needles, but five were either misplaced or lacked the necessary force, thus failing to elicit the flow of mercury and could not be counted as effective needles.
His speed was quite fast, achieving at least four needles per second, which in the eyes of Wu Hongwei, someone acquainted with Chinese medicine and acupuncture, was almost dizzying — not to mention for Yang Qingyin and Wang Tongshan, who didn’t know much about acupuncture.
After Gu Changwei finished his performance, both Wang Tongshan and Yang Qingyin showed signs of concern.
They believed Luo Ziling could defeat Gu Changwei, but considering how skilled Gu Changwei was and knowing that Gu Jian’an had been studying the Copper ManBronze Figures for decades, he was bound to be even more formidable.
Even if Luo Ziling beat Gu Changwei, it wouldn’t change the outcome of the overall bet; if he lost to Gu Jian’an, then he would have lost.
Now it was Luo Ziling’s turn. He remained relaxed as he began his preparation, cleansing his hands and sterilizing everything meticulously.
While preparing, he joked with Yang Qingyin, “Bro, I’m about to have a luxury car soon. You’ll have to figure out how to drive it back later. I don’t have a driver’s license, and I can’t drive. But I’ll learn as quickly as I can, so I can take you for a spin someday.”
“No problem,” Yang Qingyin readily agreed. She still roughened her voice a bit, and these few words sounded somewhat masculine. The others didn’t pay much attention.
After Yang Qingyin agreed, she gave Luo Ziling an encouraging smile.
With a few oddly observant gazes from the men nearby, Luo Ziling restrained his smile and prepared for his needling performance.
