Logically speaking, after helping someone win a high-stakes gambling game, one would at least ask for a "cut" of the winnings, but what surprised Jiang Chen was that Vera had not shown up again after leaving Las Vegas, as if she had vanished from the earth after that Texas Hold'em game.
Although it was odd, life is like that—many people are destined to be just passersby. Jiang Chen didn't think too much about it,
and temporarily put the matter aside. He devoted himself to playing the role of a competent boyfriend, taking Li Shuru on a romantic trip—San Francisco, Chicago, New Orleans... They left their footprints in several famous cities.
About nearly twenty days later, the group finally returned to New York.
Because they were about to return to their home country, Liu Hongzhi and Xue Yali formally invited Jiang Chen and Li Shuru to dinner.
The chosen place was rather upscale, located next to Times Square in a century-old renowned establishment.
"To discuss a matter."