Gu Xiang stared straight back at Tang Ming, without saying a word.
The atmosphere suddenly became somewhat subtle.
Manager Liu and the middle-aged man beside her exchanged a glance, unable to figure out what kind of trick Tang Ming was up to.
Earlier, Tang Ming said that when looking for enamel porcelain, he would buy it as long as it was good. But the two of them brought things and Tang Ming looked at them for so long, not only did he not give them any positive feedback, but also asked the girl next to him if she had any opinions.
Gu Mei is also a person with a temper, and not being prone to outbursts on a daily basis doesn't mean she's soft and weak. Otherwise, after Du Hao did what he did, she wouldn't have been able to cut ties with him so cleanly.
If Tang Ming had consulted with her properly, she might have hinted to him that the ceramic bowl in front of them was fake. However, Tang Ming's persistent questioning, which carried a sense of coercion, made her feel extremely uncomfortable, regardless of whether he knew something or not.
She had two reasons: one, she didn't owe Tang Ming anything; and two, she didn't have any particularly close relationship with Tang Ming. If it weren't for the principle that having one more friend is better than having one more enemy, she would have slapped Tang Ming's face instead of remaining silent.
"It seems Miss Gu doesn't want to say anything." Facing Gu Mei's silent protest, Tang Ming turned his head and rolled his eyes at Manager Liu, with a helpless expression on his face.
Manager Liu also smiled and looked at Tang Ming: "It seems that this lady has some understanding of antiques, maybe Mr. Ming is not very clear, generally speaking, if it's not a special request, people around won't express their opinions, to avoid unnecessary trouble."
"It is, I was too sudden." Tang Ming said so with his mouth, but from his expression, he didn't think his behavior was sudden at all.
"Then look at this..." Manager Liu pointed to the enamel porcelain bowl on the tea table.
Just as Tang Ming was about to answer, everyone heard the sound of someone coming downstairs.
Gu Mei raised her head and saw Robert, who had just finished talking with Old Man Huang.
Robert seemed to have tidied himself up again, except for the bandages wrapped around his hands, and there was no trace of his previous disheveled appearance.
Manager Liu saw Robert coming down and hurriedly stood up, politely asking how he was doing. The joy in his expression was clearly visible.
"Robert, you're just in time. Manager Liu has brought over a bowl, take a look and see if you want to buy it back to keep your little darlings company?" Tang Ming said with a sly smile at Robert.
Robert saw Tang Ming's smile and his eyebrows slightly raised. His gaze then shifted to the enamel porcelain bowl on the tea table.
Manager Liu had already received the news from others, knowing that although Tang Ming said he wanted to find cloisonné enamelware, the person who actually needed it was Robert Smith.
So she saw Robert looking at the enamel porcelain bowl and hurriedly made way for him to come forward and take a closer look.
But little did anyone know that Robert didn't even bother to take a closer look and instead casually floated out a sentence: "No need."
"Mr. Smith...?" Manager Liu was confused by Robert's words.
Everyone in the company knows. Mr. Smith likes collecting porcelain, and she hasn't heard that he suddenly changed his taste either. How can it be so simple to just take a look and directly refuse?
"I've always only collected genuine items, and I just so happen to have one exactly like this in my collection room, which has been personally appraised by Master Xue Qi himself, so..." Robert's tone didn't change at all, but his words made Liu Manager and the middle-aged man beside her turn pale.
There were two identical enamel porcelain bowls, and Robert moved out the internationally renowned appraisal master Xue Qi, and refused to bring the enamel porcelain bowl they brought. All of this clearly expressed Robert's meaning: the enamel porcelain bowl they brought was fake!
"Mr. Smith. I think this might..." Manager Liu hesitated for a moment before regaining his composure.
Although Xue Qi's reputation intimidated her, it was about a porcelain bowl worth millions. She couldn't accept this outcome.
This bowl was bought back by their antique shop at a great price, and it was the first time to take it out to show off, but it was said to be fake. If it gets out, their antique shop will not only suffer huge losses, but also be laughed to death by other peers.
"I still have something on, let's talk about it later if we have the chance." Robert didn't want to say much more to Manager Liu and directly saw him off.
As soon as Robert's voice fell, someone immediately came forward and asked Manager Liu and others to leave.
Manager Liu's pretty face had no smile at all, and she couldn't get angry with Robert either. After all, although the other party meant that the porcelain ceramic bowl she brought was fake, it wasn't explicitly stated.
Gu Meng glanced at Robert subconsciously, probably only someone like Robert who is completely unafraid of offending the Ji Ya Tang in terms of wealth or status can say something so directly.
But she never thought that things would change like this, the real cloisonné enamel bowl had been collected by Robert long ago.
Because cloisonné enamel bowls are unique, it is absolutely impossible for two identical bowls to appear, so as long as Robert's bowl is genuine, no matter how realistic the counterfeit is, there is no need to look at it.
Of course, this is on the premise that what Robert has in his hand is real.
"Ah, I thought I was mistaken! It's really identical to the enamel porcelain bowl you collected!" Tang Ming suddenly realized and turned his head to look at Manager Liu: "Manager Liu, where did this bowl come from? How could it be..."
Tang Ming let out a sigh and shook his head, with an inexplicable disappointment towards the gathering at Ya Tang.
When Tang Ming's words were heard, Liu's face looked even more uncomfortable. She quickly put away the porcelain bowls in the box and forced a smile to bid farewell to Robert. Then she left the villa with the middle-aged man who came with her.
Gu Mei listened to Tang Ming's words and a fire also rose from the bottom of her heart.
No wonder Tang Ming was just suspiciously entwined with her, it turned out that the other party had known that the porcelain vase was fake all along! Was this to test her level of appraisal or to tease her out of boredom?
Tang Ming also noticed Gu Xiang's not-so-good complexion, but he didn't mind at all. He said to Robert, "I was full of expectations, but I didn't expect it to be like this. Sorry about that."
How could Robert not know what kind of person Tang Ming is?
He completely ignored Tang Ming, who was pretending to apologize on the other side, and walked directly towards Gu Cai: "Miss Gu, Huang Shifu is not suitable for moving now, and may need to rest here for a few days. If you're willing, I can send someone to escort you back."
"Thanks, but can I go up and take a look at Huang Laobo before leaving?" However, thinking of this, there was no transportation available, and the mountain villa area far from the city center, plus it was already late, Gu Mian suppressed his dissatisfaction with Tang Ming and agreed to Robert's proposal.
As for Old Man Huang, she wasn't quite clear what Robert wanted her to fix, but it wasn't hard to tell that Old Man Huang and Robert's relatives knew each other. It seemed like they should be safe here too, and besides, the Huang house was in a mess, really not suitable for returning immediately.
"Alright." Robert nodded.
After getting Robert's consent, Gu Mei turned around and went upstairs, completely ignoring Tang Ming's intention.
"Is that all you've got?" After Gu Miao went upstairs, Robert looked at Tang Ming with a somewhat disapproving gaze. He already knew the details of the situation through someone else's report.
Tang Ming leaned on the sofa, looking at Robert with an innocent face: "At first, I was really kind-hearted. You may not be very clear about Miss Gu, but she is actually a connoisseur of antiques. And you know me, when I have something good, I naturally want to share it with others. Who knew that the porcelain bowl brought by Ju Ya Tang was fake?"
Robert slightly narrowed his eyes and was too lazy to say anything more about this matter with Tang Ming.
Tang Ming looked at the tea that had already cooled down a bit and thought of Gu Qing's reaction earlier, his mood became even better.
Although Gu Mian's appearance was quite similar, he dared to confirm that the other party must have also seen that the only porcelain ceramic bowl was fake!
Gu Mei went to see Old Man Huang, said a few simple words, and took the opportunity to express her gratitude for his help in cleaning up the cigarette box, then left.
As they walked away, Tang Ming suggested driving Gu Mian back home, but was flatly refused by her.
Gu Mei didn't ask the driver to take her home directly, but instead got off the car when they passed through the downtown area.
The light has found a gift for Grandpa, but hasn't prepared one for Mom yet. How can she go back empty-handed?
Rushed to the mall and bought a pair of earrings that mom had been eyeing for some time, but hadn't purchased because she thought they were a bit too expensive.
She had just paid and put away the packaged earrings when she saw Zhang Tingting.
"Miss, the unconditional return period has already passed. I'm really sorry, but there's no quality issue with the product, so we can't accept a return." The salesgirl at the watch counter said with a smile.
"What's this nonsense about no quality issues and no refunds? I'm not satisfied with this watch, so refund me immediately!" Zhang Tingting said rudely.
"Miss, this is not allowed." The salesgirl still smiled and said.
"Anyway, I don't care, you have to refund me. If not, go get your manager, bring the manager here!" Zhang Tingting saw that the other party was still unwilling to give in, and her face became increasingly impatient.
"Ting Ting, stop messing around, let's go!" At this time, Zhou Tao suddenly ran over from somewhere and pulled Zhang Ting Ting to leave.
Gu Mei saw the two people in front of her and felt a sudden jolt in her heart, immediately turning around to leave. What was wrong with her today? She kept running into things she shouldn't be encountering!
Thank you to lovely sleepy pig nuni, yujia baby for the peace amulet, thank you moai, wuxin, lancai die for the little pink gift, thanks everyone for your support~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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