"The description is accurate: rich, cowardly, but I'll add one more trait: cautious," Chu Tianjiao said to Lu Mingfei. "In my view, cowardice and caution are not synonymous. Or more precisely, I believe caution is effective cowardice."
"Caution is effective cowardice?" Lu Mingfei thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "A very interesting perspective, and when you think about it, quite logical. I've learned something."
"That fellow was more ostentatious than I imagined. Those paintings were genuine Monets and van Goghs; the chandeliers on the ceiling had gold leaf mixed into the cracks of the crystals when they were pieced together, and the light was as bright as sunlight. At the end of the corridor was an exquisite door, made of millennia-old golden Phoebe wood. The cost of that door alone was probably enough to cover half the expense of a casino," Chu Tianjiao recalled the scene that had left a deep impression on him. "From quite a distance away, I could smell the faint scent drifting from behind that door—sandalwood, agarwood, strong liquor, and women's perfume mixed together, enough to make your head spin."
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