America: I came here to study, not to show mercy.

Chapter 199 Lottery
"A car worth hundreds of thousands?"

Li Xiaoen raised an eyebrow, wondering if he was getting too cocky, because he felt that Serafina shouldn't have reacted this way for such a small amount.

“Last time you helped us invest, Serafina took all the money to buy a car, and when she went home to show it off, her elders caught her and questioned her.”

Mary, who was standing to the side, started to speak with a grin. Her mouth hadn't stopped since she finished dancing, and her voice was a little muffled as she pointed at Serafina with her fork.

"Then, we strictly limited her spending."

"is it?"

Li Xiaon looked at Serafina with a mixture of amusement and exasperation; this was indeed something that silly girl would do.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

Serafina, looking annoyed by the amused looks of her friends, glared at the young man.

"It's nothing, I just subconsciously glanced at you a few more times because you're pretty."

Lee Shawn chuckled, but his words provoked Serafina to grit her teeth and almost make a move, only to be pulled back by Victoria.

"Do you want that car?"

Li Xiaoen didn't pay attention and turned to look at the lottery draw area in the center of the stage. "If we're all together, our chances of winning should be higher."

"There are too many people at the party, so it's not that easy to win a prize."

Serafina rolled her eyes, not bothered by the young man's suggestion that several people help her win the lottery—although she wanted the car, the price of around several hundred thousand wouldn't make them feel bad.

"At least the odds are higher, aren't they?"

Li Xiaoen shrugged. Through his [Eye of Insight], he saw that the young woman had almost won the jackpot, which made him gradually relax.

This wasn't a large sum for Serafina's family, and there was no behind-the-scenes manipulation in the lottery; everyone had an equal chance.

"Delay might lead to trouble," he said, gesturing with his chin towards the girls. "Let's go try our luck, so your luxury car doesn't get stolen."

"You were just saying it, and you actually took it seriously?"

After making a helpless complaint, the girls followed and walked towards the center of the stage.

At least they had some advantage as the host country. When they saw Serafina arrive, the guests who had been gathered around the center of the stage quickly made way for her.

"Lady first."

Upon approaching, no one had reached into the prize box anymore, and with the situation completely under control, Li Xiaoen casually glanced at the girls.

Without refusing, Serafina stepped forward to the prize box, reached in, and started rummaging through the cards inside, making Sean Lee smirk.

Hey, hey, hey, if you mess up your luxury car again, it'll be gone!

Li Xiaon couldn't help but grumble inwardly. The Eye of Insight appeared in his mind. The jackpot card had passed through Serafina's palm several times, but she let it go and messed it up, and it sank to the bottom of the corner.

After messing around with the card haphazardly, Serafina eagerly pulled it out, only to have her face fall upon seeing its contents.

"tie."

Walking back, Serafina sighed and handed the card to Sean Lee, saying, "Here, this is for you."

"Don't you need it?"

Li Xiaoen asked subconsciously, and then thought about it carefully. He realized that he had never seen a woman wearing a tie before, not even a business suit, so he had no choice but to accept it.

Without further ado, Suffer stepped forward, his arm moving in and out swiftly and decisively. On his way back, he glanced at the contents of the card and slipped it into the pocket of the young man's coat.

Is this how you play it?
Suffer didn't say a word, enduring the surprised looks from the other girls. Li Xiaoen felt helpless and pretended to take out the card and glance at it.

"It's a complete fishing tackle set."

"Oh……"

They nodded and looked away.

Next up was Victoria. She took a little longer to draw her card, but only two or three seconds before pulling her arm away. She returned with a smile and handed the card over as well.

Even ambiguous actions become like teasing him when several girls do them together.

Li Xiaoen sighed inwardly and revealed the contents of the card to the other girls.

"They are sunglasses."

"Sean, give me back my card."

At that moment, Serafina reached out her hand.

With his eyes slightly narrowed, Li Xiaoen returned the card. However, just as he stuffed the other cards into his pocket, Serafina held out another card.

Li Xiaoen raised his hand, blocking the card the girl reached out to him. He silently watched Serafina's slightly stunned expression and chuckled.

"Why can they do it, but I can't?"

Feeling embarrassed, Serafina glared at her.

"Can it be the same?"

Li Xiaoen couldn't help but laugh again as she spoke, "You're going to go back and stuff it back in, is all this trouble fun?"

After saying that, seeing Serafina's face gradually darken, Sean Lee could only shrug. "Alright, since it's your birthday today..."

Before she could finish speaking, Serafina suddenly accelerated her movements and forcefully stuffed him into his coat pocket. The sudden force made Sean Lee bend over.

"Hey, you're pushing your luck..."

He quickly reprimanded her, and Li Xiaoen straightened his back to tidy his clothes. Facing Serafina's smug face, he calmed down.

When it was Mary's turn, she handed over the card, and only then did Sean Lee walk towards the raffle box.

With the [Eye of Insight] active, the jackpot card was constantly being monitored. Li Xiaoen reached in, stirred it around a few times to confuse the viewer, and then accurately grabbed the jackpot card and pulled it out.

After glancing at the contents, Li Xiaoen walked back expressionlessly and stuffed the cards the girls had given him into his pocket.

"Sean, what did you draw?"

Victoria stared at it with wide, curious eyes.

"It's the grand prize, an Aston Martin DBS Superleggera Volante."

Sean Lee nodded in reply, "Considering Serafina's attitude, I've decided to keep the car for myself."

"You're a liar, you're probably trying to play a trick on someone again."

She rolled her eyes at him with displeasure, then suppressed her curiosity and turned away, arms crossed.

"Yes, it's great that you have this idea."

Li Xiaoen shrugged nonchalantly, "Your expression will be priceless when I personally drive that car up to you."

As Li Xiaoen was talking, he was about to tease Victoria when he saw a fair arm reach out and slip into her pocket.

Startled, Li Xiaoen looked up and met Su Feier's meaningful gaze as she lifted the card.

Seeing Sophie's gaze, Victoria gasped and leaned closer, followed by Mary.

"Please don't look at me like that. Perhaps Lady Luck is on my side tonight."

Li Xiaoen smiled casually and raised his chin. Seeing that Serafina was also leaning her head over, he quickly reached out and covered the card in Suffer's hand.

"Don't you believe it?"

Li Xiaon looked at Serafina with amusement, "What are you looking at so closely?"

Serafina glanced at the young man, then waved her hand away, finally seeing the contents of the card. She froze on the spot.

Ignoring it, Li Xiaoen called to a waiter passing by with a tray of drinks, took a glass of fruit wine from the tray, and took a sip. "Here you go. Combined with the one I gave you before, the qualification to survive on a desert island, you should be satisfied with both gifts, right?"

Noticing Serafina's expectant gaze, Sean Lee stopped teasing her and nodded with a smile.

Upon hearing this, the girls exchanged surprised and suspicious glances.

"Sean..."

Victoria couldn't help but laugh and said, "Actually, the birthday gift we gave Serafina wasn't very expensive."

"I gave Serafina scented oil, Sophie gave a belt, and Mary gave concert tickets. The most valuable one should be Mary's because it's a private VIP box, so it's more expensive."

"is it?"

Li Xiaoen raised an eyebrow and turned to look at Serafina, "Then I think the qualification for survival on a desert island is enough, as for the luxury car..."

"no!"

Before he could finish speaking, Serafina hid the card behind her back and looked over warily.

"You promised to give it to me!"

"Fine, then I'll take back the desert island survival qualification I gave you before?"

Li Xiaoen raised an eyebrow, and seeing the conflicted look on Serafina's face, he couldn't help but shake his head with a sigh.

Ignoring the glare directed at him, Li Xiaoen noticed that Mary was happily eating the cake in her hand, so he reached out and took a cherry from the cake and put it in his mouth.

"Eh……"

This caused Mary to exclaim in surprise, "Sean, this is mine, I saved it especially for later..."

"is it?"

Li Xiaoen paused in his chewing, then burst out laughing when he saw Mary looking at him with a wronged and anxious expression, as if she were possessively guarding her food.

As the party drew to a close, Li Xiaoen looked around the hall out of boredom, only to meet the indifferent gazes of Su Feier and Victoria. The smile on his face froze instantly.

"what……"

Yawning, Li Xiaoen turned around, avoiding the gazes of the two women, and looked at the lottery area in the center of the stage.

According to [Insight Eye], apart from the finished luxury car watch with its model number written on it, the value of the other prizes in the prize box could not be determined because their workmanship and brand were yet to be determined, but the types of prizes were diverse and varied.

From luxury cars and watches to sunglasses, keychains, and even custom-made handguns and bulletproof vests unique to Serafina's home.

For a normal person, the value of the prize would be obvious, but Li Xiaoen failed to notice the strange expression on the face of the young man who drew a meaningless gift.

Is this the confidence your family gives you?

Li Xiaoen thought to himself, and couldn't help but take a deep breath.

After chatting for a few more minutes, as the party gradually came to an end, Li Xiaoen and his companions said their goodbyes. Just then, they ran into Mr. Henry, who was seeing off guests from another house, at the entrance of the main house.

Good evening, Mr. Henry.

Seeing that Henry had noticed him and was walking over, Sean Lee also went up to him and shook hands.

"good evening."

Henry smiled and nodded, then nodded to Victoria and the other girls. "Did you have fun tonight?"

"It's all pretty good."

Sean Lee nodded in response, and several girls echoed him. In particular, Serafina proudly waved the jackpot card in front of Henry.

"Henry, I won the grand prize in tonight's raffle."

"is it?"

Henry paused for a moment, then nodded with a helpless smile. "If you draw it, it's yours. Even so, it's still more worthy of showing off than buying a car with someone else's investment money last time."

"Hey……"

Serafina pursed her lips in displeasure. "Are you really going to say something like that right now, in front of my friends?"

"This is a fact!"

Henry emphasized that after Victoria and the other girls tactfully pulled Serafina away, he chuckled and looked at Sean Lee, teasingly saying.

"Sean, I never knew you had such a talent for investing!"

"If you had told me earlier, I would have given you all the funds from my branch office."

They were talking about Henry's coin knowledge from last semester. Li Xiaoen knew Henry was joking, so he smiled helplessly and shook his head.

"Too much money would only increase the uncertainty of the original forecast. Otherwise, I would definitely be looking for people to borrow from, and I would even borrow more money from you, Mr. Henry, even if I had to vouch for it myself."

"Ha ha……"

Henry waved his hand with a smile, then slowly suppressed his smile. "Sean, I was going to tell you sooner, but I've been so busy that it's been too long since I realized it, so I decided to tell you in person."

"Is it about the incident at that manor during Halloween?"

"um, yes."

Henry nodded, his gaze towards the young man revealing an undisguised admiration. "You were right back then, there is a secret room in the basement of that manor, and what's inside is truly unbearable to look at..."

As he spoke, even Henry, who was experienced in many battles and even gunfights, frowned uncomfortably. "Similarly, some quick-witted old fogies mingled in the crowd watching the striptease, and we followed the clues and identified a few suspects."

"That's good..."

Li Xiaoen nodded seriously. He was just saying it casually. As for why Henry was so concerned about it, it was probably just business competition. The person who could make a rival company take such precautions was probably a close ally with whom they had a close relationship.

That doesn't matter, he doesn't care. He also can't stand to watch such horrific crimes.

"Sean, I was planning to transfer some money to you directly, but I don't think you would accept it."

Having said that, Henry looked over with a smile, "So, I'm thinking of giving you a nominal position in our company, where you don't have to come to work, but you'll receive a salary every month, how about that?"

"Don't worry, we'll handle the legality of the procedures, and you'll be satisfied with the salary."

Is there any difference between giving it all at once and giving it in multiple installments?

Of course it's different.

Li Xiaoen looked at Henry helplessly, and guessed his intentions slightly. He shook his head with a smile.

"No need, Mr. Henry. I just wanted to say a few words to you. It's really not worth any money. Besides, I think it's my duty to eliminate these unspeakable evils."

"Oh alright."

Seeing that the young man was determined, Henry took a deep breath and nodded.

"Also, if you encounter similar situations in the future, Mr. Henry, perhaps you could tell me. Although I may not be able to help much, at least it would be helpful to have someone else to think about it."

Considering his achievement system of punishing evil and promoting good, Li Xiaoen added with a smile.

"Oh, of course."

Henry paused for a moment upon hearing this, then quickly nodded in agreement and burst into laughter—he couldn't accept a nominal position, but this was acceptable too.

"By the way, Sean, although your marksmanship is quite good now, how about you consider going hunting, or hunting the rampant wild rabbits and wild boars on a farm, to put your skills to practical use?"

"Is it the second condition that Mr. Henry wants me to agree to?"

"Uh... haha..."

After Sean Lee and the others left, Henry turned to look at his sullen niece who had been left behind.
"Serafina, did you really win that jackpot?"

(End of this chapter)