Looking at the background of the live stream, netizens could easily see that Xu Gui was currently at sea.
So, instead of making money, why was Xu Gui at sea? And the luxurious ship in the background meant she wasn't just out at sea, but on a large ship.
Judging by this, was she on vacation in H Province?
Seeing this, Xu Gui's haters immediately jumped in, typing away and making sarcastic remarks, but no one paid any attention. After all, compared to Xu Gui's tens of millions of fans, their number of haters was like a drop of water in the ocean—not even making a ripple.
The fans were very curious about what Xu Gui was doing at sea. The show was about to end, and she hadn't yet completed her 100 million yuan challenge.
However, the fans' attitude was also clear: "We absolutely believe in Xiao Gui!"
They believed that Xu Gui could definitely complete the challenge, so there must be a reason why she suddenly went to H Province and went to sea.
In response to everyone's questions, since the treasure hadn't been found yet, Xu Gui didn't want to create unnecessary trouble or stir up controversy. So he simply brushed them off with a few words and then used the excuse of taking everyone on a tour
of the ship to steer the conversation away from the topic. The fans' initial attention was still on the "one hundred million," but as the camera followed Xu Gui through the ship, their attention unconsciously shifted to the ship itself, eliciting gasps of amazement.
Netizens exclaimed: "I've learned something new! So this is a luxury ship!!"
In reality, as a private ship, the Lu family's ship wasn't particularly large, but it exuded understated luxury and sophistication. When Xu Gui entered the ship, countless netizens watching the live stream gasped in amazement.
"Wow!"
The exclamation sounded, and at first, everyone thought they had exclaimed, but after a moment, they realized that the "wow" wasn't theirs, but rather Xu Gui's.
Everyone turned to watch the live stream and saw Xu Gui excitedly exploring the ship.
Initially, she had only intended to divert everyone's attention from the purpose of the trip, but now she was genuinely curious about the ship. After all, as a country bumpkin who hadn't been in the world for very long, this was the first time she had seen such an understated yet incredibly luxurious vessel.
Xu Gui: Beautiful! Look more, explore more!
As she wandered around the ship, Lu Baiyi saw her and approached her with a smile, asking, "Would you like me to be your guide? Just a small cake, and I'll give you a thorough tour of this ship."
As the owner of the ship, his knowledge of it was probably only slightly less than that of the maintenance staff, and he even knew more about the interior than they did.
Therefore, he was more than capable of being a guide.
Hearing this, Xu Gui immediately nodded, "Okay!" She could afford the small cake.
Hearing this, Lu Baiyi smiled and gestured for them to begin: "Then, let's start by exploring the first floor."
The ship appeared unassuming from the outside, but its interior was surprisingly spacious. Besides the rooms for accommodation, it also had various amenities: a media room, a game room, a gym, a bar…
As Xu Gui toured the ship, his eyes sparkled with excitement, while the netizens following the two also enjoyed a visual feast and broadened their horizons.
When Xu Gui and his companions emerged from their cabin and walked onto the deck, they were stopped by Fu Xia and her friends, who were peeking around. Fu Xia's second cousin called out, "Master Xu, over here! Come play mahjong with us!"
Xu Gui walked over, puzzled: "Is there mahjong on this ship?"
Lu Baiyi pondered: "...I remember, our ship doesn't have a mahjong room."
Upon closer inspection, they discovered a table had been placed on the deck, piled with a mahjong set. Fu Xia, her second cousin, and Yuan Lu were each seated on one side of the table.
"Hehehe," the second cousin chuckled, "I brought these up! I figured there wasn't much to do at sea, so I brought the mahjong set. Master Xu, do you know how to play mahjong?"
Xu Gui shook his head: "No."
The second cousin, needing a mahjong partner, enthusiastically said, "It's okay if you don't know, it's very simple. We can learn as we go. Come on, sit down! We'll teach you, I guarantee you'll learn it in no time."
Xu Gui sat down, looked around, and asked, "Where's the others?"
The second cousin and the others were already shuffling the mahjong tiles. Hearing this, they said, "They went fishing because there's fishing on the boat!"
The second cousin said, pursing his lips, "If you ask me, fishing is nothing compared to playing mahjong. You can fish all day and night and still come up empty-handed." Being an empty-handed player is embarrassing.
While they were talking, everyone had already shuffled and arranged the mahjong tiles. Fu Xia and the others briefly explained the rules of mahjong to Xu Gui. After Xu Gui said he understood, they officially started playing.
Xu Gui pursed her lips, her face serious. Lu Baiyi sat beside her, acting as her strategist.
They didn't gamble for money; instead, they stuck stickers on people's faces based on wins and losses. Whoever lost got a sticker on their face.
Fu Xia's second cousin had a smug look on his face. As a "master of mahjong," he considered his skills to be unparalleled and extraordinary. He had basically never lost at the mahjong table.
Now, his three opponents were a novice, a notoriously bad player who always lost, and as for the last one, although he didn't know him, it didn't matter; he was sure he would win anyway.
"Watch me beat you all to a pulp..." the second cousin's fighting spirit soared.
On Xu Gui's side, Lu Baiyi had played mahjong before, though not expertly, but enough to guide the novice Xu Gui. He leaned closer to Xu Gui and whispered, "Look at this set of tiles, like this..."
He sat next to Xu Gui; to instruct her, he naturally had to be close. He placed one hand on the back of the chair beneath Xu Gui, and reached forward with the other to straighten the tiles for her.
From the front, it looked as if he was half-embracing Xu Gui, the two appearing extremely close. However, neither of them seemed to notice anything amiss. The viewers in the live stream, however, had something to say:
"These two faces together are really convincing! One face like that is one thing, but two!!!" Ahhh, as a fan of good looks, this scene is absolutely breathtaking!
[These two faces together are just too good to pass up! Actually, I've been wondering before, does Mr. Lu have some other feelings for our Xiao Gui? The atmosphere between them just feels off.]
[I'm totally shipping this couple! Mysterious fortune teller x handsome nobleman, who says this couple is bad? This couple is so sweet!]
[Couple, get out of here!!! Our Xiao Gui is beautiful on her own, don't let any other man, good or bad, get involved!]
...
The live stream chat was a mess, with CP fans suddenly appearing and shipping them wildly.
While the live stream chat was in chaos, the situation at the mahjong table had already undergone a dramatic change. In just over forty minutes, Fu Xia's second cousin's face was covered in notes. In contrast, the other three, except for Xu Gui, also had notes stuck to their faces.
Only
Xu Gui remained completely clean; not a single note was on his face.
"This is illogical!" the second cousin exclaimed. How could he, a mahjong master, be unable to beat a novice? Was this some kind of "newbie buff"?
Although Fu Xia also had several notes stuck to her face, she was in a slightly better position than her second cousin. Looking at his frantic expression, she chuckled and asked,
"A mahjong master?"
"Invincible at the mahjong table?"
"You're going to utterly crush the three of us?"
With each question, her second cousin's face gradually turned green—these were the very words he had said before the game started, and now they were like slaps back at him.
Second cousin: Yeah, my face hurts.
Meanwhile, Xu Gui, looking quite relaxed, said, "This mahjong is actually pretty simple!"
Hearing this, Lu Baiyi smiled.
Fu Xia exclaimed, "Your luck is incredible! You always get big hands, it's like you're raising them yourself, they give you whatever you need!" Her luck was simply absurd.
Yuan Lu couldn't help but nod—she was the one who lost the most after her second cousin.
Upon hearing this, Xu Gui raised an eyebrow and couldn't help but glance at Lu Baiyi beside her.
Luck…
she pondered those three words.
Unfortunately, luck was the one thing neither she nor Lu Baiyi lacked. Leaving aside her, Lu Baiyi's luck alone guaranteed him to win every time he gambled.
Thinking this, she leaned closer to Lu Baiyi and whispered, "Have you ever played mahjong before?" Lu Baiyi
nodded and whispered back, "Yes."
Xu Gui asked curiously, "And how many times have you won?"
Lu Baiyi looked at her and said, "Never lost."
He had always been lucky since childhood, and his luck at the mahjong table was no exception. At first, some people didn't believe it, but later… later, no one wanted to play mahjong with him anymore.
Sure enough!
Having gotten the answer she expected, Xu Gui looked satisfied.
Just as her second cousin was dejectedly shouting through gritted teeth that he wanted to play again, a gasp came from the group fishing nearby.
Xu Gui and the others couldn't help but look over there.
"Something seems to have happened over there?" Fu Xia said. "Shall we go check it out?"
Xu Gui and the others had no objections, so the four of them put down their mahjong tiles, tore off the paper strips from their faces, and walked over. When they got closer, they saw several fishermen leaning on the railing of the ship, peering down below.
"What are you doing?" the second cousin asked as soon as he came over.
The eldest cousin looked up and pointed to the sea below the ship, saying, "There's a huge turtle down there, it seems to be following us."
A huge turtle?
Xu Gui and the others were curious and also stood in front of the railing, peering down. Yang
Haolin, who was filming, keenly focused his camera on the sea below. As the ship moved, a huge shadow moved on the surface of the snow-like water.
"Wow, it really is a huge turtle!"