Chapter 671: I Love You, and There’s No Room For Doubts
Zi Yi ended up succ.u.mbing to Lu Jingye’s charms. She would answer anything he asked.
The end result was that they stayed in bed for more than four hours and she found it hard to even move a finger.
However, at the thought that her old-fas.h.i.+oned man did not hesitate to use his looks to ‘punish’ her, she felt that her backache was worth it.
Just then, the door to the bedroom was pushed open. Lu Jingye walked in and looked like a big cat who had filled his belly.
“You’re awake?”
Zi Yi deliberately snorted. “You made me unable to get up.”
She realized that her throat felt dry and uncomfortable when she spoke. “I want to drink some water.”
Lu Jingye walked over and put the bowl of porridge on the bedside table before he helped her to lean in his arms, with her still wrapped in the quilt. He then grabbed the cup of water he had already prepared in advance to feed her.
After drinking half a gla.s.s of water, Zi Yi finally felt better and started to get even with him. “You made me feel uncomfortable all over.”
Lu Jingye reached into the quilt and ma.s.saged her waist. At the same time, he asked in her ears, “Will you make me angry again in the future?”
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Zi Yi pouted and refused to admit it. “When did I make you angry?”
“To question my love for you is to make me angry.” Lu Jingye was particularly concerned about this. He lowered his head and kissed her red and slightly swollen lips as he said with a hoa.r.s.e voice, “I love you, and there’s no room for doubts.”
Zi Yi found herself smiling at the sudden confession. She took her hands out from the quilt and held his neck as she said, “Then accompany me to the night market.”
Lu Jingye: “…”
It seems like this young lady did not realize why he had wanted to ‘punish’ her at all.
“No.”
Lu Jingye said that while Zi Yi was pouting. “We are husband and wife and you are not to conceal our relations.h.i.+p no matter where we are… If you really want to visit the night market, you have to listen to me.”
Therefore, Zi Yi ended up getting her wish fulfilled, as they came to the largest unprocessed jadeite night market in the north of the city.
The night market covered an area of several hundred acres. It was surrounded by a wall and the parking lot was located outside.
Even with such a wide parking area available, Zi Yi and Lu Jingye had only found a parking lot after driving around for quite some time.
The night market was divided into four different gates. The North, South, East, and West gate. No matter which gate they entered from, all they could see were many different kinds of shops.
All the shops were open for business and there were many merchants who had set up stalls outside the shops.
This place was a tourist city and it was soon the time when the jadeite mine would be open. Thus, the tourist traffic was so busy that the place was quite stifling.
It was noisy and lively.
Zi Yi and Lu Jingye wore masks. Lu Jingye tightly held onto her hand and at first, he was holding her hand as they walked. In the end, he realized that there were too many people and so, he hugged her in his arms.
Zi Yi craned her neck around to look at the stalls on both sides.
There was nothing good at the stalls, but some of the stones looked pretty and Zi Yi would get Lu Jingye to stop. “Ah Jing, look. That stone looks pretty.”
There were also many Chinese tourists here and unexpectedly, someone near them heard Zi Yi talking and they said with a smile, “You’re also from the capital?”
Zi Yi nodded her head and the man became enthusiastic. “On the account that we are from the same country, let me tell you. There are generally no good items sold at these roadside stalls.”
Having said that, he sized up their clothes and continued to say. “You should definitely gamble on good items now that you’re here. I come here often and I know a few shops that have large stones. You can go and check it out.”
He then told them a few shops that he recommends and even mentioned an approximate location.
Zi Yi heard what he said and looked up at Lu Jingye as she blinked her eyes. Her eyes seemed to be saying: “Could this man be pulling customers for those shops?”
Lu Jingye lowered his eyes at her and politely said to the man, “Thank you, we will go and take a look later.”
He exchanged a few more pleasantries with the man and then he took his leave.
Zi Yi touched her chin. “This man must be pulling customers for those shops.”
Lu Jingye held her waist tighter and said, “Do you want to go and look at that stone?”
The stone he was referring to was the stone Zi Yi said looked pretty.
Zi Yi nodded her head and said, “Yes.”
The both of them made their way over.
People who would stop at these roadside stalls were those who had an average income level. When Zi Yi and Lu Jingye made their way over, their elegance and aura had made them the center of attention.
Zi Yi squatted down, took the stone, and took a look before she asked, “Boss, how much for this stone?”
Zi Yi spoke in the international common language. When the both of them were standing near the stall, the boss had already been checking them out. When he saw them approaching, especially when the woman squatted down to pick up a stone, he instantly smiled and used his broken international common language to reply. “Miss, you have a good eye. This stone was picked up from the best mine. Let me tell you…”
The boss cheerfully explained and Zi Yi listened to him. In the middle, she would ask a question or two.
For example: “I heard that in recent years, there are fewer and fewer good stones coming out from the old X mine. The new Y mine seems pretty good, is that true?”
“Would there always be so many people in the vicinity during the opening of mines in Country Em?”
“My husband and I only came here to join in the fun. Boss, can you tell me which mine is better to visit?”
The moment the boss heard Zi Yi’s question, he knew that she was a rookie who did not know anything and he smiled even more kindly. “To tell you the truth, there are more big bosses this year compared to the previous years. I heard that these big bosses are all from big international companies.”
Zi Yi asked in worry, “Would the prices of stones increase with so many big bosses around?”
“There would definitely be a surge in price, but Miss, there’s nothing much to worry about. When the time comes, you can head to C Mine. The water output there is the highest and excellent quality stones have appeared from inside since last year.”
“Thank you. My husband and I were confused about where to go.”
After she finished asking her questions, she took the stone and asked for its price.
The boss made a gesture to her.
Zi Yi revealed a confused expression. “Boss, you can tell me how much you want. I don’t know the jargon here.”
The boss had never met such an honest buyer before and someone like that was simply a fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered. He felt elated deep down and yet, he had to pretend to be an honest businessman. “I won’t ask for an exorbitant price. Since you had taken a fancy to this stone, then it’ll be 50 thousand.”
Zi Yi looked sideways at Lu Jingye standing next to her and she delicately called out. “Honey, pay for it.”
The boss saw how the tall man took out a card without a single question. He hastily stood up and took the card with both hands. He felt so excited that his heart was about to leap out.
He had been here for so long and he had never seen such a generous customer who would not haggle for prices.
Deep down, he was thinking, “A stone I casually picked up onthe roadside is sold for 50 thousand. What a big jackpot!”
Just then, a sudden rude jeer sounded from behind them.
The three of them turned around at the same time.
They saw a woman dressed in exotic clothing who had a pet.i.te figure. Her skin was slightly tanned, and she had delicate facial features, and her bright obsidian eyes were staring in their direction, while she had her hands behind her back.
When the woman saw them looking over, she said, “You’re willing to pay 50 thousand for a piece of ordinary stone? Are you too rich to the extent that you have no place to spend your money or are you too stupid to see that the boss is trying to cheat you?”