be his subordinate, yet he immediately agreed when told about a pretty sister.After around ten minutes, Xia Tian came back to the student's affordable restaurant. However, there were now four people...Chapter 1365: Lottery Incident

Zhou Tian also found the two people behind her too noisy. She couldn't figure out how a girl who had been crying just ten minutes ago could now be so excited. It seemed that money was ultimately more important than male online friends!

After listening for several hours, Zhou Tian had become somewhat familiar with the two girls. One of them was called Lili and the other Xiaolan. The one who had been crying incessantly was Lili, while the one trying to console her was naturally Xiaolan.

Their situation was similar to hers; they were all college students in Jianghai City. However, unlike Zhou Tian, these girls weren't from Xingcheng or Jianghai—instead, they had come from elsewhere to study at Jianghai University. Bored university students like them enjoyed going online and making friends there, and some naive female college students hoped to find a good boyfriend on the internet. Unfortunately, most of them were merely used as sexual partners. Take Lili for instance: she spent nearly half a year sweet-talking someone online before traveling hundreds of miles to Xingcheng City to meet her prince charming. However, after being his playmate for several days, he dumped her without hesitation. It was said that he even complained about how poor her bedroom skills were.

Zhou Tian didn't feel sorry for Lili because she believed such girls were too naive and lacked self-respect. Getting played by others was their due punishment; the saying "misfortunes come to those who deserve them" fit these kinds of people perfectly.

Lili's sorrow and Xiaolan's comfort continued for several hours until, ten minutes ago, things started changing.

"Lili, forget about it. Don't cry anymore. Learn from your mistakes and don't waste time crying over a jerk like that," Xiaolan consoled Lili at the time. "Moreover, every misfortune may turn into a blessing in disguise. Trust me; your luck is bound to return soon. Once we get back to Jianghai City, you might meet a genuine rich, handsome boyfriend."

"Don't comfort me anymore. A rich, handsome boyfriend I'd be better off winning the lottery for five million!" Lili didn't continue crying but had apparently run out of tears.

Speaking of which, it seemed to remind Lili of something: "Oh yeah, Xiaolan, a few days ago we really did buy two lottery tickets. They were bought with that jerk. It was supposed to be drawn last night. I wonder if they won."

"Really" Lan was a little surprised, "Did you actually buy lottery tickets Give them to me and let's check the winning numbers online. Who knows, maybe you really did win something."

"No need, I've never had such good luck," Li Li responded without much enthusiasm.

"How can we not I just said that misfortunes may turn out to be blessings in disguise; perhaps your luck has truly turned!" Lan took out her phone and said, "Let me look it up online first. By the way, did you buy a Double Color Ball or Super Lotto"

"I think it was something called 'Great Lottery', but I'm not sure. I just bought whatever. Let me find my tickets." Li Li rummaged through her bag and soon found two lottery tickets, handing them over to Lan, "If you want to check, go ahead; the most I've ever won before is five dollars."

"Found the numbers, let me see—2, 8, 14, 19... Ah! You really have won! Wow, Li Li, you actually won something!" Lan suddenly got excited and loudly exclaimed, drawing everyone's attention in the car.

"You've really won"

"What prize is it"

"How much money did you win"

...

For a moment, seven or eight people asked questions at the same time. Everyone was idle and became interested when they heard someone had won.

"Sakura, you're not kidding me, right How could it be possible to win" Lily still seemed doubtful.

“Who’s kidding you Look online; there are numbers listed. You won the second prize with this ticket!” Sakura was suddenly anxious.

Lily looked at her phone screen in disbelief and fiddled around for a few minutes before saying, "It seems like I really did win!"

“What do you mean ‘it seems like’ It’s true! Just as I said, your luck has arrived. Unfortunately, it's only the second prize, but that still amounts to over 50,000 yuan. Lily, now you can be considered a little rich lady. Remember to treat me to a fancy dinner tonight!” Sakura was very excited.

After a pause, Sakura remembered something and said, "Oh right, you also bought another lottery ticket. Let me see; wow, this one has won too!"

"These two tickets only differ by one digit. One of them got the second prize, so it makes sense that the other would win as well." This time Lily didn't seem excited, implying she was already aware.

“What a pity! This ticket won third place but still has over 10,000 yuan in winnings!” Sakura seemed very pleased, as if she had won herself.

“But, Sakura, I think the prize needs to be claimed in Star City. I really don’t want to go there again.” Lily sounded rather glum at this moment.

"It's just to collect the prize; it adds up to over 70,000 yuan. How can you not want to go" Xiao Lan suddenly became anxious, "If it wasn't raining so heavily now, I think we should get off the car right away. Otherwise, how about we return to Jianghai tonight and head back to Star City early tomorrow morning!"

"I really don’t want to go there," Lili seemed genuinely reluctant to visit that place.

"I’m not familiar with Star City either; it wouldn’t be good for me to go alone. Besides, are you worried I might run away with the money Listen, this lottery isn't registered in your name, so if you give me the ticket, it becomes mine!" Xiao Lan quickly said.

"It’s okay, I trust you; just split the prize equally with me when we claim it," Lili appeared indifferent to the money.

"No way. If we go, both of us must go together or neither will go." Xiao Lan disagreed firmly.

"But I really don’t want to…" Lili said, looking distressed.

"That’s over 70,000 yuan! Even after tax deductions, there would still be around 60,000. This is a huge sum for us!" Xiao Lan clearly couldn't bear the thought of such a large amount going unclaimed.

The two women argued back and forth for quite some time, leaving Zhou Tian in front equally perplexed: why do they act so indecisively

A middle-aged man sitting behind them seemingly couldn’t take it anymore. He suddenly spoke up: "Alright, stop arguing. Let me see the lottery ticket; if it’s real, I’ll buy it from you."

"Eh Sir, you really want to buy our lottery tickets" Xiao Lan was taken aback.

"Let me see first." The middle-aged man said somewhat impatiently: "I've been a seasoned lottery player for twenty years. Don't play tricks on me; if your ticket is genuine, I'll buy it and you won't need to claim the prize yourself."

"Of course they're real! How could these tickets be fake" Xiao Lan was a bit unhappy but still handed over one of the lottery tickets.

The middle-aged man took the ticket and examined it carefully for quite some time, then he used his phone to look up information online. Finally, he nodded: "Alright, this is genuine. I'll buy it. This ticket's prize money is over fifty thousand yuan; after deducting ten percent tax, there are forty thousand left. I'll give you thirty-five thousand. Will you sell"

"Only thirty-five thousand" Xiao Lan seemed reluctant: "Aren't you being too stingy, sir"

"I'm in business; why would I do something without profit Without making a couple of thousand yuan, who's willing to help you claim the prize" The middle-aged man was somewhat impatient. "Sell or not, it doesn’t matter to me! I don't care about these few thousand yuan!"

"Sir, why don't you buy both tickets and give us fifty thousand altogether." Xiao Lan thought for a moment.

"No way, I only want one. The cash I have on me is less than fifty thousand; I need to keep some back just in case. To sum it up: thirty-five thousand yuan, will you sell" The middle-aged man seemed indifferent about the deal.

Xiao Lan was still hesitating when Li Li whispered softly, "Xiao Lan, let's sell them. After all, winning a lottery is like finding money on the street; I truly don't want to go back to Star City."

"Alright, the lottery ticket is yours. If you want to sell it, go ahead," Little Lan nodded.

The lottery transaction was finally concluded, and the middle-aged man handed Lili a large stack of red bills in exchange for one lottery ticket. Seeing this transaction, the people in the car had mixed feelings: some envied Lili, while others marveled at how good the middle-aged man was at business; he earned nearly ten thousand yuan just by riding in a car!

Just then, Little Lan called out, "Hey, there's one more lottery ticket left. It's for third prize, worth over 18,000 yuan. After taxes, it's still close to 15,000 yuan. I'm selling it for ten thousand yuan. Who wants it"

Some people in the car were tempted but quickly remembered that they didn't have enough cash on them and had to give up.

"Hey, you guys are so noisy. I want to sleep. Don’t bother me," a somewhat abrupt voice suddenly sounded, weak and irritated.

Zhou Tian was taken aback; she instinctively turned to look at the man sitting next to her. He's awake

"Eh, young man, you're awake You seemed unconscious before. Are you okay We’re almost in Jianghai City. Do I need to call an ambulance for you" The kind middle-aged woman immediately fired off a series of questions.

"No need, let me sleep some more. Ask them to keep quiet," Xia Tian closed his eyes again; he still felt very fatigued. The side effects of the life-saving poison were too severe. It seemed that he needed to improve his formula or else he might end up losing his own life after saving someone.

"Alright, alright, you two stop shouting. If there’s a buyer, they will buy it naturally. This young man isn’t feeling well; please don’t disturb him," the middle-aged woman then told Lili and Little Lan.idying up her clothes, Shu Jing looked at Xia Tian but found him staring at her with a strange expression. She felt very uncomfortable and shot him an annoyed glance as she said, "Why are you looking...