Liu Zha didn't urge her, but quietly waited for Lin Luoran's answer.

  Liu Zhaoming asked Baojia in detail and found that Lin Luoran was just an ordinary small-town citizen before, and it was the first time she came into contact with gambling after breaking up with her ex-boyfriend, which was last time at Zhang's place.

  She still remembered that day when she spent 2,000 yuan to buy four raw stones. Three of them were cut open on the spot, and two of them had already shown green... To others, it might have been a coincidence, or perhaps even Cui and his friends didn't know that the Chun Dai Cai that was cut later was actually one of the original four raw stones, the only one that Lin Luo Ran took away from the scene without cutting open on the spot.

  If I hadn't gone to the antique street that day to visit a friend, I wouldn't have happened to see Lin Luoran transform the Western-style stone and take it to Cui Baozi's house.

  Liu Zha looked at her serious thinking profile and suddenly felt that his initial idea was a bit despicable.

  What made you change your mind?

  Was it the first time they met, when she ran into her ex-boyfriend and Ai Li from Fu Man Lou, standing beside him without turning around, yet unable to escape his gaze that trembled slightly? Or was it that night, walking out of Qin Shuai's house, under the dim yellow streetlights, the light too beautiful and enchanting, the atmosphere so harmonious that it couldn't be faulted, when she quietly had a change of heart...

  Even then, when that surname Mu person provocatively said "My business with her is none of your concern", at that moment, Liu Zhen extremely disliked the word "outsider". Wasn't that feeling exactly what it means to like someone?

  Lin Luo Ran lowered his head in thought, revealing the delicate white skin on the side of his ear. From the side, his nose was elegant and beautiful, his eyelashes were thick and dense, and the lines of his cheeks were smooth... It was almost a perfect profile.

  She was pondering the pros and cons in her mind, unaware of Liu Zhen's gaze with some deep meaning. The warm sunlight of Rui Li filtered through the lush banana leaves and sprinkled on them, the man elegant and the woman beautiful, like a pair of jade people in perfect harmony.

  Li Anping followed beside Ai Li, looking at Lin Luoran and Liu Zhaobi standing shoulder to shoulder, unable to express whether it was jealousy or resentment in his heart, his eyes gleaming like a venomous snake spitting out its fangs in the dark.

  Wang Miao'e walked over with a swagger, laughing loudly: "What are you hiding here for? Why don't you go take a look at that giant stone? Many people want to buy it, they're just afraid of not being able to afford the price."

  On the surface, laughing loudly, but as he walked closer, he turned his back to the people and lowered his voice: "Are you guys thinking of buying that 163 stone? I heard Aili and the person next to her whispering, marked at 590,000, and she also mentioned your names, it doesn't feel quite right."

  Lin Luo Ran and Liu Zhaolong exchanged a glance, both of their faces filled with astonishment. How could it be such a coincidence?

  It just happens to be higher than Liu Zhuo's offer... and it's the 163 rough stone that nobody wanted to buy, this can't be a coincidence!

  Lin Luoran suppressed the anger that made her eyebrows want to jump up, "We've been on the sidelines all along, so far away from her, how did she know we wanted to buy No. 163?"

  Liu Zhaolooked around and gazed at a person who was circling around them, pretending to look at the raw stone but not making a move.

  Wang Miao'e followed his gaze and nodded: "You're late, that's the two men who came with Ai Li earlier. I was wondering why there were only two people by her side, it turns out they had this in mind!"

  Lin Luoran sneered, "We've all misjudged Miss Ai. She didn't bring so many men this time to show off her power, but probably just for this move."

  Acquiring someone else's prized uncut jade at the lowest price, while it's true that no one gets rich being honest, this kind of tactic is really too shameful to be made public.

  Wang Miao'e listened to Lin Luo Ran's words and carefully observed, indeed the purchasing agents brought by Ai Li were scattered throughout the courtyard, mixed among many jade stone merchants, pretending to examine the raw stones, from time to time going to Ai Li to report prices. It seemed like a normal negotiation with the boss on pricing, but their slightly flustered appearance, how could it be like they were seriously examining the raw stones?

  "What's the big deal, she doesn't know we've seen through her. You girls go fill out another form, add over 5.9 million more, won't it be annoying for her then? I'll go remind other bosses, if she wants to play games, we'll play along with her."

  Wang Miao'e saw that Liu Zhaoyi, who had never participated in such things before, also nodded and couldn't help but smile: "Manager Liu, the opportunity for your Jingbao Xuan has arrived... Ai Li has always been arrogant in her actions, and she can do something like this. I estimate that Fuman Tower's capital chain has encountered problems."

  Liu Zhaopai clapped his hands, "Fumanlou has dominated the jewelry and jade industry in S province for many years. If it's going to collapse, it won't be overnight. Even if it's true, that would also be an opportunity for everyone. Our Jinxuan Pavilion doesn't plan to become the second Fumanlou."

  "What a pity! Old Master Ai had worked so hard to build up the family business, but he insisted on following the old tradition of passing it down to his son, and now it's fallen into the hands of this ignorant and arrogant granddaughter..."

  Liu Zhaopulled out a handkerchief and wiped the lenses, saying in a low voice: "I heard that Old Man Ai is now just dragging on his days in the hospital. He's quite admired by my family's old master, so as juniors, let's wait a bit before making our move."

  Wang Miao'e nodded and smiled as she went to communicate with those bosses.

  Lin Luoran listened to Liu Zhao and Wang Jie's brief conversation, and he could already estimate the current situation of Fumanlou. He couldn't help but sigh that he was far inferior to these businessmen. Then, hearing them say they would wait for a few days before taking action, Lin Luoran didn't believe it was out of respect for Old Man Ai, but rather because they were afraid of something.

  "I didn't hear what you said today, this little girl is narrow-minded, and Miss Ai is too much of a bully, let her suffer a bit first."

  Lin Luoran slightly tilted her head, smiling sweetly at Liu Zhen, who couldn't express his dissenting opinion and could only rub his nose in a bitter smile. In fact, Lin Luoran was already considered to have a good temper; if it were Bao Jia, she wouldn't be considered a lady if she didn't chop Ai Xiaojie with a knife after being provoked multiple times.

  Thinking of Baojia, who had grown up with him since childhood, and the marriage that would unite their two families, Liu Zhen suddenly felt a strange sense of annoyance.

  Lin Luo Ran does not have the ability to read minds like "He Xin Tong" now, so he naturally cannot know what Liu Zhen is thinking. Instead, he is very interested in playing around in the original stone pile.

  This piece of stone is not bad, with a low price of only 800,000 yuan. There's green inside and the misty atmosphere isn't too intense, so I estimate it's not top-quality either. After cutting and polishing, and deducting labor and sales costs, there might be some profit to be made - Lin Luoran can roughly judge the quality of jade based on the density of its spiritual energy, but she can't see the color that affects the final sale price, so she's not very sure if each piece of stone will make a profit. Especially for some ambiguous raw stones, it's even more challenging to choose.

  She looked at Ai Li, who was eavesdropping with her ears perked up, and came up with a plan. She slightly raised her voice and called out "Director Liu". Sure enough, the other side started paying attention to Lin Luo Ran and Liu Zhuo's conversation.

  "Manager Liu, this No. 96 stone will definitely yield green jade, with a profit of at least ten times... If we offer a higher price, it's better to have more certainty in getting the bid, what do you think?"

  Liu Zhaoye also cooperated very well and said seriously: "Lin Cai, can you be certain? You have to take responsibility for your own words. The high salary of the Liu family is not that easy to get."

  Lin Luo Ran felt like he was acting in a play and held back his laughter as Zheng nodded seriously.

  Liu Zhaizhao put on a show, pretending to think carefully for a long time before saying: "Since you're so confident, let's go with it. The numbers behind 24.9 million all end in 9, I reckon no one can beat us."

  Looking at the fake stone again, Fu Manlou returned to Ai Li's side and whispered, Lin Luo Ran and Liu Zhao exchanged a glance, both bursting out laughing.