After instructing the attendants to move the raw material into her storage in the hall, Murong Xue returned to her room.

Murong Xue did not bother Shangguan Mo because he was busy working in the study, and she would not mention her gambling with Qin Mengya to him, either. She thought she could handle it herself, and she was very pleased with the five-colored jade she found today.

Murong Xue prepared a hearty dinner in high spirits and dragged Shangguan Mo out of the study. Otherwise, he would be unaware of the time.

After dinner, Shangguan Mo returned to the study again because of too much work delayed before. He had to sacrifice his time with her to concentrate on work, but he found work much less irritating when he knew Murong Xue was around.

Murong Xue washed up and sat reading in the bed while waiting for him. The light in the study was still on after some time, and she could vaguely hear that he was talking about work on the phone in a cold voice. Murong Xue wondered why such an excellent man would fall in love with her from time to time.

After thinking hard, she came to the conclusion that Shangguan Mo might be unhinged.

Shangguan Mo did not come back by midnight, and Murong Xue fell asleep.

When he finally finished his work and returned to their room, what he saw was that Murong Xue slept on her side, leaning against the head of the bed.

It was such a heart-warming scene to Shangguan Mo, and he felt so good that she had waited for him to come back from work.

Taking the book out of her hands, Shangguan Mo gently picked her up and made her lay flat on the bed. After tucking her in, he took a shower.

Then the two slept hugging each other. There was nothing erotic but pure love between them.

The next day, Shangguan Mo was still busy working. Murong Xue went to the notary office after telling him that she was going to check the raw materials.

There was already a large crowd in the notary office, and all of them were celebrities who loved betting.

"Well, you came. I thought you would chicken out." Qin Mengya arrived at the notary office very early. Now she looked at Murong Xue, filled with jealousy because Murong Xue appeared so appealing even in white.

"You offered to give me one billion yuan. I can't let go of it." Murong Xue answered coldly.

Qin Mengya did not know the source of Murong Xue's confidence. But as long as she thought of that Shangguan Mo, the man she dreamed of, was with Murong Xue, the hatred inside her grew stronger. "Oh, you can talk big now, but let's wait and see."

“Miss Qin Mengya and Miss Murong Xue, please come to the stage with your raw materials now.” The broadcasting announcement came at this very moment.

Qin Mengya and Murong Xue signaled their attendants to push the raw materials to the stage.

Three international judges and two appraisers were already on the stage. Besides, there were two cutting machines and two master workers waiting aside.

To prevent the audience from disturbing the match, transparent glass surrounding the stage set up a glass wall between the stage and the audience. So people could only watch outside the glass.

The audience were whispering now.

"That Miss is from the Qin Family in the capital, but I don't know the other one."

"I didn't see the Miss in white before, either."

"Have you seen the bulletin board? The loser has to pay one billion yuan."

"Huh, one billion is no small amount. If it were my daughter, I would break her legs."

“It seems that Miss Qin has learned about stone gambling, but whether the other Miss knows about it or not is unclear.”

"You can look at their raw materials. Miss Qin has chosen a good one and its surface looks well. As for the Miss in white, hers is with dark spots. What a green hand. If the jade inside also has dark spots, it will be valueless."

"You're right. Who are you betting on?"

"Of course, Miss Qin. I'm not stupid. Who will bet on the raw material with dark spots?"

"Ha-ha, me, too."

Qin Mengya chuckled to herself when she saw Murong Xue's raw material, the one only a fool would pick. "Murong Xue, you can prepare to do dog-barking now. How dare you compete with this one?"

Murong Xue ignored her. She used her X-ray vision to check Qin Mengya's raw material and found a three-colored jade inside it, which was also very precious. She thought this Miss Qin really was something.

The attendants carried the raw materials to the master workers, and the stone gambling match started.

The two experienced master workers from the notary office were both of the top level in cutting raw materials. When the first cut was done, either of the raw materials showed the sign of jade.

But no one would be anxious about the first cut. Then, the second cut was done.

The audience exclaimed, "The jade, so fast."

"She is worthy of the daughter of the Qin Family. She is so capable at such a young age. Miss Qin will have a promising future."

"Ha-ha. I bet on Miss Qin."

"Who doesn't? She has a better chance of winning."

"..."

Qin Mengya heard what the audience were discussing and she was very excited. Although she could only see a small part of the jade in her raw material, she was sure that it had the beautiful green color of the fine glass jade, which relieved her.

As for the raw material Murong Xue picked, the dark spots went too deep and there was still no trace of jade after two cuts. However, Murong Xue did not panic, which gave Qin Mengya no chance to laugh at her.

Murong Xue just felt bored rather than nervous since she already knew the result.

The third cut caused a greater uproar in the crowd.

Because now there appeared red color in Qin Mengya's raw materials. Red and green, two colors in one jade really amazed the audience. More importantly, it was the high-quality glass jade.

"Oh my, a two-colored jade."

"So beautiful."

"Miss Qin should be the winner. There is still no sign of jade in that girl's raw material."

"Yeah, after three cuts."

Seeing the two-colored jade, Qin Mengya now could not help raising a big smile. She was very happy that she could be praised by her grandfather this time.

On the other side, the dark spots on Murong Xue's raw material became lighter and sparser, but there was still no jade. Even the master worker became nervous. He hoped that there was a jade inside; otherwise, his reputation would be damaged. What was worse, people even would avoid him for his bad luck if they wanted to find someone to cut their stones in the future.

But there was still no jade after the fourth cut.

And the other master worker began to grind Qin Mengya's stone instead of cutting, which could protect the jade inside.

After the fifth cut, people could see a hint of green in Murong Xue's raw material.

Surprised cries came from the audience, but people were not amazed at Murong Xue's jade but that another color, yellow, appeared in Qin Mengya's stone. It was three-colored jade!

"Oh my, a three-colored jade. So beautiful."

"I never thought I could witness the ‘three blessings: fortune (Fu), prosperity (Lu), longevity (Shou)’."

"I know. Although a two-colored jade is rare, you can still see it in the market. Three-colored jades are different. You can't buy it in the market. Even if someone finds one, he or she won't sell it."

"Miss Qin is really fortunate."

"Now who will be the winner is obvious. The raw material of the lady in white also has a jade in it, a glass jade, which could win in ordinary matches. But today, Miss Qin has the three blessings..."

"..."

Excited about the two-colored jade before, Qin Mengya was ravished with joy now when she saw a third color. She felt that she nailed it, and she gave Murong Xue another disdainful look.

But soon, her smile froze.

She saw Murong Xue's raw material also had a three-colored jade inside. She found it unbelievable. Thinking of the one-billion bet, Qin Mengya was frightened, but she comforted herself that they just fought to a draw.

The discussion among the audience became more heated. They did not expect to see another three blessings today, which just blew their mind.

Even the master worker cutting Murong Xue's piece found his hands shaking slightly. He never thought that a highest-grade jade would come out from his hands. He felt that he had lived a life without any regrets.

After some time, dead silence filled the room when people saw the full picture of the jades.

The jade from Murong Xue's raw material was five-colored, the beauty of which was breath-taking. Even Murong Xue herself got carried away although she already knew it.

All of sudden, there was an uproar in the audience again.

"Oh, dear. It's ‘five blessings at the door’!"

"‘Five blessings at the door’! Although I made a wrong bet, it was worth it."

"Five blessings at the door" was a traditional Shinese saying concerning well-being, and the five blessings usually were fortune (Fu), prosperity (Lu), longevity (Shou), happiness (Xi), and wealth (Cai).

People dealing with jade jewelry connected the five prettiest colors with the five blessings. Red stood for fortune, green for prosperity, white for longevity, yellow for wealth, and purple for happiness.

“Five blessings at the door” hereby referred to five-colored jades, which were very uncommon. Most people only heard about it but never saw one, and it was extremely difficult to find one even in auctions. Therefore, five-colored jades were highly collectible.