Chapter 4 – Negotiations
translator: TipToe
A black BMW was unhurriedly driving down the middle of a certain road. Although such a car wasn"t that rare in Gui City, the license plate of that specific BMW made it so that none of the other drivers dared overtake the black BMW.
Inside the car, Secretary Shen gently rubbed on Old Xu"s arm and grumbled: "Old Xu, you were being way too generous! That jade costs more than a million yuan! How could you just give it to a kid who you hadn"t even known ten minutes beforehand?"
Old Xu laughed and gently poked Secretary Shen"s forehead. He then said, "Child, your father placed you under my care for a reason. It"s already been two years, have you not learned anything? There are some people whose value you wouldn"t be able to ascertain using just your eyes. Rather, instead of merely using your eyes, to truly be able to ascertain the values of such people, you would need to use this!" Old Xu then pointed towards his own forehead.
"That young man… He was someone worthy of your attention?" Secretary Shen asked in suspicion.
Old Xu smiled as he turned his head to look outside the window. He then said: "Child, just try not to forget what I said just now. When you make contact with him once again, just remember to be polite. Do your best not to offend him just because of his words and his att.i.tude! He may indeed currently seem to be some random fish in a small pond, but you will soon see that he will grow to be the ruler of the seas. Do you recall what he said a while ago? What do you think he meant when he said that the secret of the jade couldn"t be seen by ordinary people, and yet he"s able to ascertain it"s true value with a glance?"
"He isn"t ordinary!" Secretary Shen said thoughtlessly. As she thought about that lazy young man once again, she wondered whether he truly wasn"t ordinary.
"A jade token in exchange for a good relationship, I"d say that we even profited!" Old Xu smiled.
Secretary Shen pouted and said: "That kid was dressed exactly like some random homeless b.u.m you could find on the streets. With that million-yuan jade you gave him, he would surely sell it back to the Jade Emporium right after we leave, then he would make more money than he could have ever hoped!
Old Xu shook his head as he said: "You look down on these people of ability a tad bit too much. If they really wanted to have money, they wouldn"t have enough s.p.a.ce to keep the millions upon millions that they make!"
Secretary Shen snorted and said: "I just can"t believe that he could even possess such capability!" Right as she finished speaking, her phone rang. She picked up to answer, and a few seconds after having picked up the call she suddenly exclaimed, "WHAT?!"
After the call, Secretary Shen turned to look at Old Xu in shock and said: "You were right… Just now, Miss Tan said that when that guy left the shop, he stood on the street right outside the Jade Emporium for a few seconds, then crushed the jade token into fine dust!"
Old Xu couldn"t help but be moved as he heard what had happened. He couldn"t care less about the fact that the ancient jade was destroyed, but when he heard that Zhao Xingchen crushed it to pieces, he sighed in amazement at the strength that Zhao Xingchen possessed. He said, "See, it won"t be long before his name would be known by everyone Gui City!"
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"Y-you! How can you be so impulsive? How could you just go and destroy such a valuable thing? It"s not like you getting together with Xiaobei was an impossible thing!" Xiaobei"s Mother stared at the fine, pale green powder on the ground, barely holding herself back from rushing up to it and taking them into her hands.
As she was standing there Xiaobei"s mother could only rant in her mind: "An object worth over a million yuan, for such an object to actually be destroyed just like that. This kid should"ve taken it out earlier! If he did, I could"ve still let him be with Xiaobei for another year and a half!"
Guan Musheng could only stare at Zhao Xingcheng with fear in his eyes. While he was indeed slightly tempted by the valuable jade, he couldn"t help but pay more attention to the fact that Zhao Xingcheng was able to display such strength when angered. If the matter just now made it so that Zhao Xingchen found his family unfavorable, he wouldn"t be able to stop him!
Guan Xiaobei"s expression was full of regret, but it wasn"t because of the fact that she had broken up with Zhao Xingcheng, rather it was due to the fact that such a valuable thing was reduced to pieces just like that!
If only she had broken up with him a few days later, then that million-yuan-jade would have already been hers!
Although Liu Xinyu was indeed excellent, Guan Xiaobei knew very well that even if they got married, Liu Xinyu would never be willing to gift her such a valuable article of jewelry. It was only Zhao Xingchen that was wholeheartedly loved her that would have been willing to give her everything he had without regret.
However, how much she was loved couldn"t be the basis of how she was going to go on with her life. Some people just can"t let themselves be taken due to the feelings they hold. She could indeed just go with Zhao Xingchen who had strength, but then she"d end up having to live a difficult life. That was why she just couldn"t refuse to go with Liu Xinyu rather than Zhao Xingchen.
At that moment, the person with the ugliest expression was Liu Xinyu. He knew ever since the beginning that this unsightly person was Guan Xiaobei"s boyfriend, he had just never thought him as a worthy opponent. After all, as long as one wasn"t blind, anyone could see the gap between him and Zhao Xingchen. Furthermore, during the situation that unfolded just moments ago, he also saw just how much Guan Xiaobei"s family favored him. Guan Xiaobei becoming his girlfriend was just a matter of time.
The moment he had seen that Zhao Xingchen was here, he had already started preparing ways to humiliate Zhao Xingchen. However, he would never have thought that before he could even make a move, Zhao Xingchen had already sent a slap flying at his face!
As Liu Xinyu watched as Zhao Xingchen turned around began to leave, Liu Xinyu suddenly went and called out to Zhao Xingchen and said: "Friend, I"ve got a feeling that you may have misunderstood some things. Xiaobei and I… Well, it"s getting dark, how "bout this? There"s a place we could go to not far from here. We"re still young, we can chat about many things with little reservation. So, how about it?"
Zhao Xingchen turned to look at Liu Xinyu and asked, "Would there be anything useful that would come out from us chatting?"
Liu Xinyu was shocked. He didn"t expect for Zhao Xingchen to actually answer back so coldly like that and not give him any face. However, he still continued to smile and said: "You could discuss things with Xiaobei. Do you have no interest in having a better understanding of Xiaobei"s actions?"
"Indeed! You young people should go out and have a nice chat where we won"t be involved!" Guan Xiaobei"s mother couldn"t help but exclaim as she expressed her support to her daughter with a wink.
Going through Guan Xiaobei"s mother"s mind was: "This kid could afford jewelry worth more than a million yuan. He may have just won the lottery and no longer have anything on him. It"d be good to check if he still has anything he could give."
Guan Musheng nodded as well. He hadn"t put much thought into it, however, he was afraid that they may have made Zhao Xingchen see them unfavorably and that he"d end up doing something horrible to them.
Guan Xiaobei didn"t object. She thought: "Maybe if I were to show how regretful I am of today"s incident, this fool could still gift me some valuable things!"
Zhao Xingchen saw the light in Liu Xinyu"s eyes, he couldn"t help but smile. He then nodded with a sneer and said: "Okay, let"s go with what you said!"
As Zhao Xingchen turned around, Liu Xinyu who ended up behind him couldn"t help but let out a sinister smile as he thought: "Kid, we"re now going to a playing field I"d consider home! Some ruffian who couldn"t even afford to buy proper clothes dares go against me? Just watch as I play around with you and slowly take the girl that was once yours for myself!"
Guan Xiaobei lowered her head, sneakily taking a glance of Zhao Xingche"s face. He ignored her as he still felt fairly angry. She then deliberately walked to Liu Xinyu"s side. Although they didn"t hold hands, they still made it so that people would be able to tell the relationship between the two at a glance.
However, what most wouldn"t have thought was that Zhao Xingchen wasn"t angry due to the "betrayal" of his now ex-girlfriend. Even before he had died in his past life, he hadn"t stayed together with Guan Xiaobei for long. Instead, he was incensed due to the att.i.tude of Guan Xiaobei"s parents towards him. How could he stay calm when he was being insulted by these ordinary people? If it wasn"t because of the fact that Guan Xiaobei was his girlfriend for four years, he would have already given them a slap in the face and killed them!
The reason why he agreed to Liu Xinyu"s proposal was because he suspected that Liu Xinyu was somehow related to his murder in his past life. Currently, he merely wanted to go with him to see what kind of tricks he had in mind.
[Chapter End]
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