Chapter 62 One Hundred Million USD
With a huge ruckus, the crowd began to erupt.
One hundred million USD. For asking such an overwhelming amount, had this child gone mad or was it that he did not know how to calculate?
The smiling eyes of Qu Bai had dimmed and one can see that he’s probing into what she had said. He did not think that the brat in front of him was joking; but in reverse, this is a price that he had thought up beforehand.
As well as the fact that this price is actually reasonable and is within the range where he can accept.
In this world, if one were to say who knew about jades the most, knowing how to buy and sell jades, knew how deep and shallow the business was. It would be none other than the Qu Family that had researched about the jades for generations; and in this generation of the members, the one that knew how to calculate the most was Qu Bai.
The price of this colourless glass type jade with high density may not be comparable to the Imperial Green glass type jade with high density, but the price for polishing it will for sure not be any lower than that of the Imperial Green. One of the reasons behind it would be that the rainbow coloured light that came from the colourless jade was unique; secondly, the natural state of this jade resembled the [1]Maitreya – the price of polishing a smaller one for sure will not be better than polishing the larger one, and so, this one hundred million USD was quite reasonable.
“Alright.”
When he nodded his head, the mouth of everyone was so big that an egg can be fitted inside. Everyone began to think that for Qu Shao to accept the price of one hundred million, by chance would it be that he was being fed some sort of drug?
But the money spent did not belong to him, so Qu Bai did not find his heart aching from spending that amount.
“Hehe, it’s said that I’m an old fox, but I would say that you are the real young fox.”
A small smile can be seen from Qu Bai and he did not see her as an enemy for having him spend such a huge amount of money. He always liked to deal with smart people and the performance of the young fox in front of him is always so satisfying. While thinking so, he found himself feeling closer to her; but when he wanted to pat her head, it was dodged away instantly.
“Sorry, I don’t like to be so close to others.”
Song Ye took one step backwards and her apology was neither sincere nor was it intimate.
Qu Bai straightened his back and looked at his empty palm with a smile on his lips, looks like he’s not only a young fox, but a young hedgehog as well.
With the extraction of a colourless jade that costed one hundred million USD, that item had became the main attraction of the venue. And in this lively atmosphere, there was someone who was feeling down and had a pale face.
Within the crowd, someone even said,
“Aiyo, this seemed to be of such a great quality, but how can it be a dead jade when it was extracted.”
Having someone exclaiming so, some of the emotion and attention of the crowd slightly shifted to the raw stone that was extracted at the same place. One can see that the raw stone is completely extracted. The snow white stones were compiled into a small hill and only a small jade can be found on the extraction machine – and it was a dead jade that can’t be seen through.
The man who was at first prideful and excited had now turned pale. In such a cold weather, sweat formed on his face. He stared intently at the jade in front of him and mumbled,
“Impossible, this is impossible, how can this be……”
Three million. He spent three million. How can he ended up purchasing a dead jade!
Seeing how much of a loss he had received, the crowd shook their head and sighed,
“Stone gambling, gambling stones. It can help you achieve instant wealth but also cause you to go bankrupt instantly.”
Because of this very reason, a lot of people continued the business, like a moth towards a flame.
The man had thought that his business would have great advancement and that he had quite the eyes, so he bragged to everyone he met. And this time around, he had poured in great amount of money but sadly, the ending was not great at all.
Other people pity and sympathized with him but only one person remained expressionless and had him fulfill his gamble.
Song Ye slowly walked up to him and coldly said three words,
“You have lost.”
You have lost.
Hearing that, the man’s body shook and with unfocused eyes, he stared at the boy in front of him. After a while, he then slowly lowered his head,
“It’s my lost.”
“Then, make sure to fulfill your part of the gamble. Three million. Send it to Yu Fu Jewellery.”
The voice of the boy was very cold and was as sharp as the snow that fell onto his shoulder from the snow accumulated on the branches, instantly crushing his one and only life line.
“Eh, kiddie. This uncle had already lost and you have already paid him back for his words. So, why not let it be?”
“That’s right. Be forgiving to others is a great deed. This mister is already like this and if you have him fulfill his gamble, you’re basically pushing him off the cliff.”
……
Seeing a man being forced by a kid and unable to raise his own head, the crowd can’t help but feel bad for him and began to persuade her.
If this was the Song Ye when she was fifteen years old, she might have gone along with whatever the people said and be a child worthy of praises. But now, the one residing in this body is an assassin that had gone through fifteen years, being stained by blood and understood how cruel the world can be. She can feel nothing towards a corpse, but don’t expect her to let go of those that humiliated her just because of momentary sympathy.
“Three million. Since everyone here is so kind, do you guys perhaps want to pay it in his place?”
She stood on top of the stage and turned back to look at the pretentious face of the ones below. The corner of her lips turned into a sharp angle.
That question of hers contained no emotion, but it was able to let everyone shut their mouth.
Because, everyone owns the heart to sympathize with others, but no one will take out a total of three million to pay for this sympathy.
Human nature was mostly that way.
Song Ye had known since long ago that she was not someone with high moral, so her words and actions never contained any sympathy. Looking at the man in front of her that was attempting to run away, she said her words slowly and clearly,
“We have Qu Shao bearing witness to it today. This three million, is the cost of your arrogance.”
After saying so, she calmly turned around and walked down the stage. She ignored all the whispering around her. She had no need to mind about the words of someone unrelated to her.
Qu Bai caught up from the back and with a bright smile,
“Hehe, since I became the judge for once, I think you should treat me for a meal to reward me for my hard work.”
“…… Mmn.”
He said nothing such as “glad to be working with you” nor did he mentioned about the fact she had earned one hundred million and only stated that he needed to be paid for his hard work for being a judge. That alone had made Song Ye having no reason to reject him.
And so, in the final night in Shi City, Song Ye treated Qu Bai to a dinner. The location was the restaurant beside the river. The two of them surrounded a [2]stone pot fish under the cold night. Their face were red from how spicy it was.
After that the two of them drank some bottles of beer and became friends.
Song Ye found that compared to Qin Zhan who can cause her to feel angry with that mouth of his alone, the frivolous and gentlemanly Qu Bai was easier to get along with.
And so, they drank bottles after bottles of beer until Song Ye overestimated the alcohol tolerance of her fifteen years old body and was carried back to the hotel by Qu Bai, which had Zhao Zhen freaking out.
In the late night, Qin Zhan who was asleep was awakened by the sound of his ringtone. When he connected the call, the voice of a slightly drunk Qu Bai can be heard. When he opened his mouth,
“Brother, today I have helped you to spend, one hundred million USD.”
One hundred million USD…… The thick eyebrows of Qin Zhan began to furrow. After that he replied emotionless:
“The money will be transferred into your account the next day.”
“Heh, what I want to tell you is not the money, but about people. Your one hundred million USD, was taken away by a brat.”
Chapter 62 One Hundred Million USD
With a huge ruckus, the crowd began to erupt.
One hundred million USD. For asking such an overwhelming amount, had this child gone mad or was it that he did not know how to calculate?
The smiling eyes of Qu Bai had dimmed and one can see that he’s probing into what she had said. He did not think that the brat in front of him was joking; but in reverse, this is a price that he had thought up beforehand.
As well as the fact that this price is actually reasonable and is within the range where he can accept.
In this world, if one were to say who knew about jades the most, knowing how to buy and sell jades, knew how deep and shallow the business was. It would be none other than the Qu Family that had researched about the jades for generations; and in this generation of the members, the one that knew how to calculate the most was Qu Bai.
The price of this colourless glass type jade with high density may not be comparable to the Imperial Green glass type jade with high density, but the price for polishing it will for sure not be any lower than that of the Imperial Green. One of the reasons behind it would be that the rainbow coloured light that came from the colourless jade was unique; secondly, the natural state of this jade resembled the [1]Maitreya – the price of polishing a smaller one for sure will not be better than polishing the larger one, and so, this one hundred million USD was quite reasonable.
“Alright.”
When he nodded his head, the mouth of everyone was so big that an egg can be fitted inside. Everyone began to think that for Qu Shao to accept the price of one hundred million, by chance would it be that he was being fed some sort of drug?
But the money spent did not belong to him, so Qu Bai did not find his heart aching from spending that amount.
“Hehe, it’s said that I’m an old fox, but I would say that you are the real young fox.”
A small smile can be seen from Qu Bai and he did not see her as an enemy for having him spend such a huge amount of money. He always liked to deal with smart people and the performance of the young fox in front of him is always so satisfying. While thinking so, he found himself feeling closer to her; but when he wanted to pat her head, it was dodged away instantly.
“Sorry, I don’t like to be so close to others.”
Song Ye took one step backwards and her apology was neither sincere nor was it intimate.
Qu Bai straightened his back and looked at his empty palm with a smile on his lips, looks like he’s not only a young fox, but a young hedgehog as well.
With the extraction of a colourless jade that costed one hundred million USD, that item had became the main attraction of the venue. And in this lively atmosphere, there was someone who was feeling down and had a pale face.
Within the crowd, someone even said,
“Aiyo, this seemed to be of such a great quality, but how can it be a dead jade when it was extracted.”
Having someone exclaiming so, some of the emotion and attention of the crowd slightly shifted to the raw stone that was extracted at the same place. One can see that the raw stone is completely extracted. The snow white stones were compiled into a small hill and only a small jade can be found on the extraction machine – and it was a dead jade that can’t be seen through.
The man who was at first prideful and excited had now turned pale. In such a cold weather, sweat formed on his face. He stared intently at the jade in front of him and mumbled,
“Impossible, this is impossible, how can this be……”
Three million. He spent three million. How can he ended up purchasing a dead jade!
Seeing how much of a loss he had received, the crowd shook their head and sighed,
“Stone gambling, gambling stones. It can help you achieve instant wealth but also cause you to go bankrupt instantly.”
Because of this very reason, a lot of people continued the business, like a moth towards a flame.
The man had thought that his business would have great advancement and that he had quite the eyes, so he bragged to everyone he met. And this time around, he had poured in great amount of money but sadly, the ending was not great at all.
Other people pity and sympathized with him but only one person remained expressionless and had him fulfill his gamble.
Song Ye slowly walked up to him and coldly said three words,
“You have lost.”
You have lost.
Hearing that, the man’s body shook and with unfocused eyes, he stared at the boy in front of him. After a while, he then slowly lowered his head,
“It’s my lost.”
“Then, make sure to fulfill your part of the gamble. Three million. Send it to Yu Fu Jewellery.”
The voice of the boy was very cold and was as sharp as the snow that fell onto his shoulder from the snow accumulated on the branches, instantly crushing his one and only life line.
“Eh, kiddie. This uncle had already lost and you have already paid him back for his words. So, why not let it be?”
“That’s right. Be forgiving to others is a great deed. This mister is already like this and if you have him fulfill his gamble, you’re basically pushing him off the cliff.”
……
Seeing a man being forced by a kid and unable to raise his own head, the crowd can’t help but feel bad for him and began to persuade her.
If this was the Song Ye when she was fifteen years old, she might have gone along with whatever the people said and be a child worthy of praises. But now, the one residing in this body is an assassin that had gone through fifteen years, being stained by blood and understood how cruel the world can be. She can feel nothing towards a corpse, but don’t expect her to let go of those that humiliated her just because of momentary sympathy.
“Three million. Since everyone here is so kind, do you guys perhaps want to pay it in his place?”
She stood on top of the stage and turned back to look at the pretentious face of the ones below. The corner of her lips turned into a sharp angle.
That question of hers contained no emotion, but it was able to let everyone shut their mouth.
Because, everyone owns the heart to sympathize with others, but no one will take out a total of three million to pay for this sympathy.
Human nature was mostly that way.
Song Ye had known since long ago that she was not someone with high moral, so her words and actions never contained any sympathy. Looking at the man in front of her that was attempting to run away, she said her words slowly and clearly,
“We have Qu Shao bearing witness to it today. This three million, is the cost of your arrogance.”
After saying so, she calmly turned around and walked down the stage. She ignored all the whispering around her. She had no need to mind about the words of someone unrelated to her.
Qu Bai caught up from the back and with a bright smile,
“Hehe, since I became the judge for once, I think you should treat me for a meal to reward me for my hard work.”
“…… Mmn.”
He said nothing such as “glad to be working with you” nor did he mentioned about the fact she had earned one hundred million and only stated that he needed to be paid for his hard work for being a judge. That alone had made Song Ye having no reason to reject him.
And so, in the final night in Shi City, Song Ye treated Qu Bai to a dinner. The location was the restaurant beside the river. The two of them surrounded a [2]stone pot fish under the cold night. Their face were red from how spicy it was.
After that the two of them drank some bottles of beer and became friends.
Song Ye found that compared to Qin Zhan who can cause her to feel angry with that mouth of his alone, the frivolous and gentlemanly Qu Bai was easier to get along with.
And so, they drank bottles after bottles of beer until Song Ye overestimated the alcohol tolerance of her fifteen years old body and was carried back to the hotel by Qu Bai, which had Zhao Zhen freaking out.
In the late night, Qin Zhan who was asleep was awakened by the sound of his ringtone. When he connected the call, the voice of a slightly drunk Qu Bai can be heard. When he opened his mouth,
“Brother, today I have helped you to spend, one hundred million USD.”
One hundred million USD…… The thick eyebrows of Qin Zhan began to furrow. After that he replied emotionless:
“The money will be transferred into your account the next day.”
“Heh, what I want to tell you is not the money, but about people. Your one hundred million USD, was taken away by a brat.”
