Si Ren came back to his senses and said, "I am just an ordinary person who wants to live a free and easy life. I don't want to be used as a pawn by others, nor do I want to become a sacrificial lamb for prominent families like yours."
Qian Rong gently shook her head. "Si Ren, you are still too naive. If you were truly an ordinary person—even if you were a billionaire—you could live the life you envision. My grandfather thinks very highly of you, Wang Zhe wants to recruit you, Elder Yao fell out with the Wang Family over you, and they even air-dropped a mayor into Lianhua City to assist you. Do you still think you're an ordinary person? You are already involved, and there is no escape. Every major family in the country is gathered around the same gambling table. And you? You are just a chip, and you don't even have the chance to play the game yourself. Perhaps my words sound harsh, but they are the truth."
Although Si Ren found it hard to accept this at first, he had to admit that Qian Rong was speaking the truth. There were only two ways to change this dynamic. The first was to turn himself into a gambler, stepping up to the table to play against the others. The second was to make his value as a chip infinitely large, so that every gambler would scramble to possess him.
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