644: Chapter 644: Sudden Upset!
The Side Profile Kill!
644: Chapter 644: Sudden Upset!
The Side Profile Kill!
Loud and noisy, with songs all along the way.
Wang Lei and others, having left work early, left the industrial park in groups.
They headed directly to the recently very popular “Farr’s Simple Dish” Restaurant.
Located in the bustling city center, with reasonable prices and excellent flavors.
The key was its excellent transportation links, making it convenient to get to from anywhere.
However…
Once they arrived, they encountered two pieces of bad luck.
First, the business at the restaurant was too booming, all three floors completely packed, even delivery riders had to queue to pick up the orders.
Although there was a fairly large plaza outside the restaurant, too many people, n and won, young and old, were gathered in front of the giant high-definition TV.
Everyone was grabbing skewers, munching on snacks, and watching the football match—so many that there were no seats, and everyone had to stand.
But worse than that was…
The damn Germany team was actually falling behind xico, getting scored on in the 35th minute of the first half.
At this very mont in the second half, the Germany team was on a furious offensive!
The attack was wave after wave, intensifying.
As a result, xico’s goalkeeper beca the busiest and most frightened man on the team.
Ti ticked away, second by second!
Cross from the wing, a stunning overhead kick…
Everyone thought it would be a spectacular goal, but sadly, it flew over the crossbar!
Precise passing, curling shot from the middle…
Even the goalkeeper had given up, and just when it seed like the ball would find the corner of the net, it clipped the post and rolled out.
A long-range blast away from the goal…
The soccer ball, like a precisely guided missile, whistled straight for the net, only to slam into the crossbar with a thud.
Luck!
The German war machine unleashed formidable combat power.
However, the Victory Goddess did not grant them the luck to score.
Ti and again they missed golden opportunities, ti and again the fans sighed and cursed in anger.
Players on the field were tense, coaches fretful.
The fans (bettors) were so nervous they were practically suffocating.
However…
Ninety minutes up, no goals!
The ga ended in overti, still no goals!
With the referee’s whistle, the one-zero score was maintained to the end.
The biggest upset of the World Cup was born.
xico had actually defeated the defending champions Germany one to zero!
With this result…
The players on the field were imnsely frustrated, while the spectators in the stands were left staring in disbelief.
The xican players and fans celebrated as if it were a festival.
But in this mont…
Countless fans (bettors) around the world had their hearts broken into a QR code.
In the small plaza.
Wang Lei stood there stunned, staring at the live broadcast on TV, hardly believing his eyes and ears.
Many others, just like him, refused to accept the match was over for a long ti.
So held their faces, their expressions empty and lifeless.
Others bit their teeth, looking up at a 45-degree angle to the sky, fighting back tears.
Of course.
There was more cursing, frenzy, mockery, madness…
So were so angry they were punching the air and stamping their feet, grinding their teeth.
Others howled in rage, overwheld with grief.
However…
The fact was sealed.
An upset!
A shock!
Wang Lei didn’t want to see what others looked like, he pulled the lottery ticket out of his pocket and shook his head with a cold laugh.
A 500-yuan ticket instantaneously turned into nothing but scrap paper.
“It’s all over!
We’re completely screwed!”
Wang Lei tore up the ticket without hesitating.
“The damn Germans actually lost.
Bloody hell, you wouldn’t know how many people are going to suffer tonight!”
“Lucky I only bet 200 yuan.
If it were 2000, I’d be crying to death!”
“Look at you, crying over 2000.
What about those who bet millions?
They’re probably heading to the rooftop to jump off!”
“Damn it!
The Spain Team was held to a draw, the German team got upset, and Brazil—who is playing at two o’clock—isn’t going to get upset too, are they?”
“Damn, it’s quite possible!
This World Cup is too weird!
Quickly place an additional bet, gamble on an upset!”
“Bet what!
Do you think upsets co that easy?
The Germans tonight just weren’t lucky, otherwise it would have been three to one!”
…
Amidst the various discussions, the crowd began to thin.
After all, the match had ended, and it was almost one in the morning.
Office workers and students, of course, couldn’t stay to watch the third ga.
It was the sa inside the restaurant.
After a group of cursing, grief-stricken, weeping custors left, Wang Lei and his friends finally got a seat.
Entering the restaurant was like stepping back in ti to an ancient inn.
It was clean!
Well-lit!
However, the large LCD TVs reminded everyone they were still in the present.
They found a pri spot to sit down, ordering lots of “serious dishes” like chicken wings, lamb legs, beef…
all in great quantity.
While eating cold dishes, edama, and peanuts, they drank alcohol and bragged.
No need to stand watch at the company tonight, got off work early to watch the ga—totally exhilarating.
As for the couple thousand they’d bet on the outco, it was long forgotten by Wang Lei and the others.
At Star Cloud Internet Technology, the generous boss, Wu Jie, doled out quite handso salaries—the average wage had already hit twenty thousand.
They were often rewarded with bundles of cash by the ‘rich and willful’ tycoon boss, Wu Jie.
So…
Losing that bit of money was, of course, no big deal to them.
Besides, with beautiful waitresses bustling around, how could they be downhearted, looking like a bunch of defeated losers?
“Hey hey hey, check out the babe at nine o’clock, perfect ten!”
Alerted by soone’s voice, everyone swiftly turned to look.
They saw a tall and slender beauty, with eyebrows like paintings, a pleasing face, and youthful good looks, tidying up a table.
Her casually pinned-up hair had strands of black silk tumbling down.
Willow leaf eyebrows, curved eyelashes, a tall nose bridge, red lips…
Hers was a profile with perfect curves and exquisite features that was truly heart-stirring!
“Holy crap!
She’s a goddess among mortals!”
“Just for this waitress, riding on the subway for twenty minutes is nothing!”
“Damn, what kind of rich and handso guy could be with such a top-notch girl?”
“Doesn’t have to be a rich and handso guy, right?
She’s just a waitress.
But…
she does look familiar!”
“Exactly, exactly!
I feel like I’ve seen her sowhere before too!”
…
Wang Lei was the first to tear his gaze away, picked up his tea cup, humming and shaking his head with a sheepish smile.
“You guys, after all, are too young!”
“Are you all blind or what?
Don’t you realize, she’s the once-famous beauty strear, Xin’er?”
On Wang Lei’s reminder, his colleagues still looked confused and dumbfounded.
Programrs…
after all, are not like ordinary people.
Besides their high-stress jobs, their forms of entertainnt are incredibly monotonous.
Plaid shirts, computer bags, myopia, often slouching…
their features are quite uniform.
Their joys in life and social circles are so narrow it’s unbelievable.
Wang Lei sighed and shook his head, saying casually:
“Her real na is Tang Xin, her sister is Tang Xiao, her brother-in-law is Wu Jie.
If any of you have thoughts about her and aren’t afraid of dying, go ahead and try!”
At these words, everyone exclaid in shock.
“Holy shit!
Ca out to grab a late-night snack and ended up running into the boss’s sister-in-law!”
“Damn!
So the rumor was true!
This restaurant really is invested in by the boss!”
“Weird though!
She’s from a prominent family and not short on cash, why does she even bother helping out?”
“Exactly, no matter how good the restaurant’s business is in one night, can it compare with what the boss earns in one hour?”
“Rich people’s happiness, how could you understand?
Haven’t you heard the saying?
Poverty limits imagination!”
…
As they joked among themselves, no one dared to keep staring at Tang Xin anymore.
Of course, they could still feast their eyes on the other pretty waitresses.
But that was it, just looking.
Everyone knew, the location of this restaurant cost a pretty penny.
Right next to it was Tianyuan Haoting, the most expensive upscale residential area in the whole city, and the beauties who’d work here as part-ti waitresses, even if they were willing to flirt, they had to be rich and handso guys.
These programrs, indulging their eyes was enough; skewering at, drinking, and watching the ga was the real deal.
anwhile, on the other side.
Just as Tang Xin finished cleaning up a table, custors took their seats.
While she was taking their order, Tang Kun called her.
“Sis, save !
The Germans got upset and lost, and I’m completely screwed!”
The call had barely connected before Tang Kun’s voice rushed out, full of urgency.
Tang Xiao put on her headset and stepped back a couple of steps.
“Haha!
Well, congratulations on your ‘total bankruptcy’ and becoming a broke bum!”
Tang Kun pleaded, “Sis, can you stop ridiculing ?
Didn’t you place a bet on this match?”
“Place a bet, my foot!
The restaurant is super busy; I have to run just to go to the bathroom, where would I find the ti to gamble?”
Talking, Tang Xin smiled and took the tablet from the custor’s hand, gave it a quick glance, and submitted their order swiftly.
Imdiately afterwards, she rushed to the counter to prepare the order.
“You didn’t bet?
So…
you must still have money, right?
My dear sister Xin, can you lend a million to cover for now?
I’ll even write an IOU!”
Tang Kun anxiously enquired.
“A million?
Why don’t you go rob a bank?” snapped Tang Xin with a cold expression, “I swear, you’re really addicted to gambling!
Borrowed fifty thousand from Jie last night, now asking for a million tonight, how much did you actually lose?”
Tang Kun hurriedly replied, “I’ve already paid Jie back.
I thought I could turn it around tonight, but I didn’t expect the German team to ss it up.
My friends are all suffering huge losses and they’re asking for their money back.
I really have no other way out, sis, please help !”
“Serves you right!”
Without another word, Tang Xin hung up the phone.
Then she imdiately took out her phone and posted a voice ssage in the Weixin group.
“Everyone, listen up!
Tang Kun, that bastard, has lost big and racked up a ton of debt.
Don’t anyone lend him money!”
“He definitely wants to gamble crazily on the Brazil team.
If there’s another upset, he’s dood and will definitely default on his debts!”
After sending the ssage, Tang Xin hurriedly started serving cold dishes and beers to the custors.
Hardworking and efficient, not showing any sign of entitlent despite her privileged background—she was indeed very likable.
Mr.
and Mrs.
Wu Jianguo were very pleased as they watched.
“Hey old man, do you think Xin’er might be falling for Haizhu?”
“You think so too?
It seems like it to !
We should talk to that fool Haizhu sooner rather than later, to make sure he doesn’t miss out.”
“I think we should let Jie talk to him; he and Haizhu are best friends, plus he’s better at matchmaking!”
“Let’s not bother the young couple this late; we’ll talk about it tomorrow!
It’s better to have Tang Xiao help with the matchmaking!”
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