When he met her again, it's as if 3 years was just a day, as always, her beauty is so breathtaking that she had him entralled.

"Rebel..." Xian grinned, he used to call her by that name.

Months ago he actually received multiple job proposals from different schools, although SC University was his first choice, he still delayed his decision but upon knowing she goes to that school, he no longer hesitated and accepted the job the same day he met her again.

As the night goes on, the sharp smell of flowing alcohol and cigarettes lingered at the casino VIP room equaled by the sound of laughter, games and shouts.

"f*ck! Tristan you scammer! why would s.h.i.+n pay you 10 million for mere pictures?!" Jie shouted in a slurred voice.

Tristan smiled deviously and showed the transaction on his phone along with s.h.i.+n's messages. "only losers renege on their words."

"I haven't lost yet! don't trick me! we still don't know if they already done it!"

Tristan burst out laughing and throw his cigarette b.u.t.t to Jie.

"f*ck! you rascal! this Young Master isn't drunk yet!"

"Do you even know how they met? also s.h.i.+n often stays at her place or they're at his condominium, if they're not doing it, what the f*ck are they doing then? watching tv dramas?" Tristan snickered.

"...."

Zahn rubbed his temples, uncaring of their conversation. "I'm leav-"

The door suddenly opened and a gorgeous woman came in, she strutted to Tristan and sit on his lap. "you sent me a late message so don't blame me for just showing up now."

"hmm...you smell nice." Tristan hugged her, unlike other women, Tristan knew he can trust her. "the loser over there is Jie and that's Zahn...guys, this is Sam, she's a model."

"I'd met Young Master Saeki before..." Sam smiled and turned to Zahn to greet him as well.

Jie turned gloomy looking at Tristan's woman and also remembered Sheri's picture, where the h.e.l.l are they plucking this women? from the forbidden land? why can't he find someone like them?!

"By the way, there's a woman standing outside, i asked her if she's with you guys but she seemed scared to come in? or maybe shy?" Sam said.

"oh! let me see..." Jie hurriedly went out, could it be it's his surprise to Zahn?!

"ya! Ji-hye, how long have you been standing here?! seriously, come inside!"

Ji-hye stiffly smiled, she's not sure if it was a good idea for her to even go there. Zahn didn't once went home or contacted her, she can only a.s.sume he doesn't want to see her.

"Jie, thank you for inviting me but i don't think Zahn will appreciate it." Ji-hye timidly said.

"What nonsense! you're his wife, who should i invite then? common!" Jie grabbed her hand and tugged her inside.

Ji-hye couldn't refute Jie, she nervously looked around and froze when she met Zahn's gaze.

"Surprise!" Jie shouted, oblivious of Zahn's furious face and Ji-hye's anxious expression. "hehe~it would be unfair if it's just us who gets to have women by our side, even that traitor s.h.i.+n chose his girlfriend over us."

Jie pulled Ji-hye to sit beside Zahn, poured a gla.s.s of liqour and gave it to her.

"Hi! i'm Sam, you're Mrs. Neri?" Sam kindly asked.

Ji-hye faintly smiled and took a sip of the alcohol, trying hard to look calm.

"Young Master Saeki, eh? why are you guys not playing? don't just drink here, it's more fun with games!" Rose came from the adjoining room and grabbed Jie's arm.

Olive and Tracy was sulking when Sam arrived, aren't they good enough?!

They tried to act friendly with her but they couldn't stand seeing Sam flirting with Tristan so they just stayed at the adjoining room to play.

"wait- i'm not done yet." Jie gestured for Rose to sit down. "Tristan how about this, let's just vote if s.h.i.+n and Sheri already done it!"

"Deal." Tristan confidently said.

Jie excitedly retold his bet with Tristan, "so there you have it! we will vote according to our intuition!"

"how about you guys play with cards? whoever lose gets to pay then." Sam suggested.

Jie subconsciously looked at Tristan and saw his evil smirked, nope! not the card game, he'll definitely lose.

"No, i think i'm a little drunk now...not good! let's just vote." Jie refused.

As expected, Rose voted for Jie while Sam agreed with Tristan, leaving Zahn and Ji-hye to decide.

"uhm, won't CEO Keir get mad if he finds out were betting on them?" Ji-hye asked.

"It's his fault for not being here! don't worry about it just tell us what you think." Jie said.

"I met her once and CEO Keir was there too, they seemed really close so i...i think Tristan is right." Ji-hye answered.

Jie suddenly felt a sense of foreboding from Ji-hye's answer and wanted to convince her to change it, yet he also doesn't want Tristan to accuse him of being a loser so he pestered Zahn instead.

"Tristan makes sense than you." Zahn briefly said, he don't really care about the bet but he just wanted to get back with Jie for taking Ji-hye there without him knowing.

Jie looked dumbfounded for a minute before he finally reacted.

"f*ck! you guys just wanted to bully me! what makes sense? it doesn't make sense at all! s.h.i.+n even hated looking at women in magazines, billboards and television, how much more in real life?!" Jie blabbered.

"Loser," Tristan smirked and stood up. "Who wants to play poker with me? don't worry about losing since Young Master Saeki will pay on your behalf."

"oh yeah!" Sam nodded and followed Tristan.

"...." sh*t! if his grandfather finds out he squandered his money in the casino, he'll probably marry him off to the highest bidder!

On the other hand, Venice slumped onto the floor of one of the restroom cubicle, completely drunk.

She spent so much effort for that night and even prepared what she will say to him but all is wasted!