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Chapter 538: Betrayal – 1
Chapter 538: Betrayal – 1
Chapter 538: Betrayal – 1
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Most of the people on the scene did not have high expectations of these new people.
“But Jin Can is there to help him, so I don’t think he will end up getting nothing.”
“Jin Can? Are you serious? He just lost a few million several days ago, so I doubt he could provide any substantial advice. Let’s just focus on the Wu Family and a few bigshots from Myanmar. They have done their homework well before coming here.”
With that, everyone turned around and zeroed in on the Wu Family and a few elite families from Myanmar.
Unlike them, the atmosphere on the Wus’s side was tense.
Wu Qi was both nervous and excited.
“How’re the things going in the group, dad? Did the bigshot say something?”
Wu Qi shook his head. He looked outside through the window. The Lucky Cloud Pavilion was full of people right now. Other than a few bigshots from Myanmar, some of them were from rich families. As for the people from China, there were only three representatives and they were the Lu Family, the Wu Family, and the Long Family.
The Long Family came well prepared this time. They had hired a group of experts from Country M.
Wu Qi arrived at the Lucky Cloud Pavilion at six o’clock in the morning. He had been observing the people for more than two hours, yet he still could not figure out who was the bigshot in the QQ group.
“Dad, could it be that the bigshot is not Chinese?” Wu Zhiheng asked.
“I’m sure she’s Chinese,” Wu Qi replied, “That’s what Bai Ji told me.”
“It’s already 8 o’clock. All of them are starting to browse the jade stones, so are we still going to wait here? Could it be that she’s not coming?”
Well, it’s fine if she’s not coming, but she had not been replying to any messages in the group lately. Wu Qi had sent all of the jade stones in the exhibition hall into the QQ group, but she ignored his messages. It was difficult to tell the quality of the jade stones and the only jade stone he could identify was no. 20.
Since it was blind bidding and the jewelry industry had a greater demand for jade, Wu Qi needed more than one jade stone. He needed at least 3 jade stones, but there was a possibility that other people might get the jade stones first.
“Zhiheng, you go to check the jade stones first. I’ll be staying here to observe which jade stones they prefer. Remember, we must not fail this time.”
“Understood, dad.”
“Lu Jingqing and Fu Zhi are downstairs too, so you try your best to stay away from them, Zhiheng. They are basically inviting doom from the moment they ask Jin Can to be their advisor, so you don’t have to mind them. All you have to do is follow the instructions of the experts.”
Wu Zhiheng replied, “Don’t worry, dad. I have learned quite a lot from the bigshot in the QQ group. As long as the bigshot isn’t here, I’m confident that I’m much better than the group of people down there.”
“It’s better to be safe than sorry. These people amassed their fortune through stone gambling, so don’t look down on them.”
After all, even the weakest person had an ace up his sleeves. Although Wu Qi did not think the Lu Family was a threat at all, he did not look down on him.
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Exhibition hall.
Fu Zhi did not follow Lu Jingqing. After she arrived at the exhibition hall, she took her phone out and looked at the few jade stones that she had selected from her album.
It was lively in the exhibition and everyone was busy checking and marking the jade stones that they wanted.
When they saw Fu Zhi, they did not care about her. They thought she was just here because of her family. They did not expect that she was here for the stone gambling as well.
“This jade stone no. 20 looks promising. I saw that the Wu Family stayed here a little longer.”
“Yeah, but the price is kinda high though. I guess the bidding price would go up to a few hundred million, and only a big family like the Wu Family could get it.”
“Of course they are different. Besides, they are usually very lucky, so there shouldn’t be any problem with the jade stones that they’re interested in.”
“Yeah, and everyone in the exhibition hall is following them.”
A smile appeared across Wu Zhiheng’s face when he heard the conversation. He felt really great about it, for being the center of attraction.
Suddenly, he heard someone shouting, “Chu Yunsheng! Master Chu is here. Everyone, make way!”
With that, the group of people who were appraising the jade stones all turned their heads towards the entrance as an awe-inspiring older man paced into the exhibition hall.
“Chu Yunsheng? So he’s the famous Master Chu? Wow, he looks really different!”
“I heard that he has a really good intuition, and he’s able to pinpoint a good quality jade that even a machine couldn’t.”
“We all have heard of his great name, but I didn’t expect that he would join the stone gambling festival this year. If he’s here, I doubt we will be able to get anything.”
“I wonder if he’s here to join the festival or he’s here to help someone...”
Chu Yunsheng walked into the exhibition hall with his head held high as everyone watched in admiration.
“Chu Yunsheng? I thought he had quit stone gambling? What is he doing here?” Wu Qi frowned.
Mr. Chen, the boss of the Lucky Cloud Pavilion, came out from backstage when he heard Chu Yunsheng had come.
“Master Chu!” He greeted, “It’s such an honor to have you here.”
“Don’t mention it, Mr. Chen,” Chu Yunsheng replied.
“I’m here to offer help to the Lu Family. If you have something else to do, you can go ahead and do your stuff. I have to bring my disciples to meet Mr. Lu.”
Mr. Chen said something to him before walking away.
Although they were only given four hours to appraise the jade stones, most of them had done their homework well before coming here. Since they had plenty of time left, they did not turn back to the jade stones, instead, they clapped their eyes on Chu Yunsheng.
“The Lu Family? Which Lu Family?”
“The new guy we saw in the exhibition hall just now. The Chinese who came together with Jin Can.”
“That guy? He doesn’t seem rich to me and I have never heard of him before, so how could he afford to hire Master Chu to help him?”
“Maybe he’s lucky? Besides, it takes more than money to hire Master Chu. You’ve got to have some background as well.”
“...”
Everyone put their heads together and expressed their own opinion, while Chu Yunsheng was standing in the center of the exhibition hall.
He had been standing there since he arrived here. It was not that he did not want to move, it was just that even the host of the event had come out to greet him, but none of the Lu family came to entertain him!
Chu Yunsheng frowned. He had been receiving a lot of spotlights ever since he got famous. He was one of the old heads in stone gambling and this was the first time he was treated like this. His expression turned dark, and the atmosphere around him was tense.
“Master,” a young man in his twenties behind Chu Yunsheng said, “You wait here, master. I will go look for the Lu Family.”
Chu Yunsheng did not say anything in return. He held his hands behind his back, and there was a hint of annoyance in his eyes that had a different shade from others.
Wu Qi shook his head. “How can the Lu Family ignore him? They should be happy that Chu Yunsheng is willing to help them.”
He kept close eyes on the Lu Family. The appearance of Chu Yunsheng was like a shadow hanging over the Wu family, and Wu Qi felt unprecedented pressure.
No one in the QQ group had said anything so far.
Wu Qi had lost his greatest help and he was not as confident as he used to be, and now that Chu Yunsheng was here, the trepidation in his heart grew even more. He hollered at the secretary standing behind him and said, “You go and follow after Chu Yunsheng. I want to know what’s going on between him and the Lu Family.”
If possible, even if the chance was slim, Wu Qi hoped that he could get Chu Yunsheng to his side.
However, Wu Qi did not expect that his dream would come true so soon.
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Fu Zhi was standing in front of the jade stone no. 26. When she turned around, she saw Jin Can approach Lu Jingqing, who was standing not far away from her and wrapped his arm around his neck. He flipped his thumb up and said, “Brilliant, Mr. Lu!”
Lu Jingqing was stunned.
“Huh?”
“Stop playing the fool in front of me! Did you not notice the commotion in the center of the hall?”
Lu Jingqing shook his head, as Fu Zhi and he were standing at the corner of the hall. The exhibition hall was spacious, so they would not be able to notice anything if they did not pay attention.
Jin Chan did not beat around the bush anymore and went into the main point. “Chu Yunsheng is here! I didn’t expect that you would ask for help from him! By the way, if you’re asking for help from him, you don’t need me here anymore. I’m far inferior compared to him!”
“Chu Yunsheng?” Lu Jingqing frowned, “I didn’t ask for help from him.”
Chu Yunsheng was an influential figure in Myanmar, while the Lu Family was just a small family from Yu City in China, so Lu Jingqing was well aware that they would not be able to afford to hire a bigshot like him?
“Is there any misunderstanding?”
“Nope! There is no misunderstanding,” Jin Can replied, “I just saw Master Chu and I’ve asked him to wait for us in our lounge, so there is no misunderstanding.
“He’s right. Chu Yunsheng is here to help the Lu Family,” Fu Zhi chimed in before Lu Jingqing could say anything. She glanced at the Wu Family not far away and said, “I know a rich guy and he invited him for us.”
“You?!” Jin Can looked at Fu Zhi in disbelief.
However, he soon understood everything when he saw Fu Zhi’s beautiful face.
Lu Jingqing frowned and said, “A rich guy? Zhizhi, you know you’re not allowed to fall in love at your current age, right?”
“Yes,’ Fu Zhi said, then she paused for a while. She was worried that Lu Jingqing might not believe in her. She thought about the relationship between her and the Gu Family, and Gu Yanqi’s father might need to call her “mother”.
Therefore, she continued, “Don’t worry, dad. I just see him as my grandson, and even if I’m going to develop any feelings for him, it would be the feeling of family. I would only hope that he could be successful in his life, just like how you hope your eldest son would be successful in his life. You understand?”
Lu Jingqing, “Maybe...”
This was probably what they used to say romantic love would develop into familial love after a man and a woman got married. It was just that his daughter skipped the step and instantly became a grandparents-and-grandchild relationship. Not only that, but she also pushed her grandson.
She indeed was the curve wrecker in her school. She even had to be a step of her peers on the road to love. Lu Jingqing was really flabbergasted by young people’s views on love nowadays.
To prevent Lu Jingqing from asking anything, Fu Zhi brought Lu Jingqing and Jin Can to meet Chu Yunsheng.
Chu Yunsheng’s expression turned lighter when he saw Lu Jingqing and Ji Can.
His disciple then said, “Do you guys have any idea how many people in Myanmar want my master’s help, but instead of helping other people who offer him a higher pay, he chooses you guys? He flew all the way from Country M, and how could you guys not send someone to pick him up? Is this the attitude you have when you need someone to do you a favor?!”
“Silent, Changyuan!” Chu Yunsheng reprimanded his disciple.
Lu Jingqing soon understood everything.
It must be that Fu Zhi had forgotten that Chu Yunsheng was coming, but Chu Yunsheng did not tell them when he was coming as well.
Despite Chu Yunsheng’s attitude, Lu Jingqing still explained to him about the situation calmly.
After hearing what Lu Jingqing had said, Chu Yunsheng glared at Fu Zhi.
He could not accept the fact that Fu Zhi would forget about him. Would she forget to take her dinner?
That said, since it was the Gu Family that asked him to come here, he pressed down his resentment and said, “Time is of the essence. I will start to look at the jade stones with my disciple right away.”
Jin Can continued, “Let me show...”
“That’s not necessary,” Chu Yunsheng interrupted before Jin Can could finish his sentence, “It isn’t the more people the merrier in stone gambling. Besides, I don’t like other people to disturb me when I’m browsing the jade stones!”
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