Ye Fan walked with his hands behind his back, chuckling, "Old Huang, Huang, it's not me being picky, but even when I come to your place to buy jade, I get interrupted. Given my distinguished status, how can I possibly feel secure coming here to buy jade in the future?"
Huang Dali replied courteously, "Young Master Ye, rest assured, no matter when you visit our shop, you will always be our most esteemed guest. I will deal with these petty troublemakers!"
"Oh? And how do you plan to deal with them?" Ye Fan inquired.
Huang Dali responded, "Naturally, I'll break their legs, teach them a lesson, so they can never disturb Young Master Ye again."
"Hahaha... I'm very pleased with your attitude. Just for that remark, if I ever buy jade again, you'll be the first place I visit!"
Ye Fan laughed heartily, then walked up to Chen Jie, dismissively saying, "Chen Jie, did you hear that? This is the difference between you and me!"
Ye Fan looked at Chen Jie mockingly, "What good is your brute strength? In the end, you're just a pauper, destined to be a foil for rich men like me wherever you go!"
"As long as you promise me you'll stay away from Wang Xiaoyan and stop pestering her, I'll put in a good word for you today and have Huang Dali spare your life, what do you say?" Ye Fan proposed.
Huang Dali suddenly exclaimed, "You're Chen Jie? Wang Xiaoyan's fiancé?"
Ye Fan stepped in front of Huang Dali and patted his shoulder, "Wang Xiaoyan's fiancé? Ridiculous! Does a loser like him even deserve to set foot in the Wang family's door? Don't fool yourself."
Chen Jie frowned and looked at Huang Dali, "You know me?"
"It really is you!"
Huang Dali was startled. Without further ado, he ignored Ye Fan and walked directly to Chen Jie.
He smiled amiably, "So it's Young Master Chen, a pleasure, a pleasure. Well, today was all a misunderstanding. On behalf of these employees, I apologize to you, Young Master Chen. I am truly sorry! If you ever visit our Yuzunfang again, you will be our most valued customer!"
What?
Xing Suhong, who had been expecting the boss to deal with Chen Jie, was dumbfounded.
The security guards also looked at Chen Jie in surprise.
Jiang Xue was also stunned.
The Wang family, didn't they look down on Chen Jie?
Ye Fan blinked in surprise, then asked with confusion, "Boss Wang, what do you mean? Didn't you say you were going to deal with Chen Jie?"
Huang Dali cursed inwardly at the scoundrel. How could he not see that Ye Fan wanted to use him to deal with Chen Jie?
If he hadn't known Chen Jie's identity, he might have done Ye Fan a favor. But now, he absolutely dared not.
He smiled placidly and said, "Young Master Ye, it's a minor issue. I saw everything on the surveillance cameras. It was our sales staff's mistake from the start. We are apologetic, why would we need to deal with Young Master Chen?"
"You... Boss Wang, are you trying to lose me as a major client?" Ye Fan threatened.
"Hehe, Young Master Ye, we can't possibly ignore our other customers' business just for you, can we?"
Huang Dali said, then approached Chen Jie and said courteously, "Young Master Chen, pick whatever jade you fancy. I'll give you one for free!"
Ye Fan's face turned ashen.
Chen Jie simply nodded calmly, "Since you've apologized, I won't pursue this matter today."
Then, he looked at Ye Fan, "You think I'm just a foil to rich people like you, but in my eyes, you're nothing but a jester. You're no different from that trash in front of me!"
"You scoundrel..." Ye Fan said indignantly.
Chen Jie's expression turned cold, "What did you say?"
Facing Chen Jie's icy gaze, Ye Fan shivered slightly, then retorted, "Hmph, what's all the arrogance? Your respect, Chen Jie, comes from a woman. I, Ye Fan, rely solely on my own abilities!"
"Gentlemen, please calm yourselves. Can you give me some face?" Huang Dali asked with a smile.
"Let him pick. I want to see how much money he has to buy jade," Ye Fan said with a grim face.
Jiang Xue finally understood.
No wonder Chen Jie was so arrogant; it turned out he was relying on his relationship with Wang Xiaoyan.
What puzzled her was that a mere engagement contract wasn't enough to explain Chen Jie's relationship with Wang Xiaoyan. But after Huang Dali learned of his identity, his attitude took a complete U-turn, which was somewhat inexplicable.
However, she didn't say much.
Chen Jie's gaze swept across the display shelves. When he saw a jade Buddha placed on a shelf, his eyes narrowed, "Such potent malevolent energy!"
He then extended his hand, "Bring me that jade Buddha to examine!"
"Young Master Chen, you have discerning taste. This jade Buddha has been consecrated by a master. Anyone who keeps it close will have abundant wealth. Since this jade Buddha arrived at my store, business has doubled! You can have it, but the free jade I mentioned doesn't include this one!" Huang Dali said with a smile.
Chen Jie let out a slight chuckle. He naturally didn't believe Huang Dali's words. Otherwise, he wouldn't have put such a valuable item up for sale.
However, it was true that his store's business had improved, and it was related to this jade Buddha.
This jade Buddha had been tampered with. It could enhance a person's wealth for a short period, but it did so by depleting their fortune.
Once it reached its limit, the jade Buddha would become an ominous object, bringing disaster to its holder.
Judging by the condition of the jade Buddha, its effect had reached its peak today and had begun to bring bad luck.
This was also why, when Chen Jie entered the store earlier, there were no other customers besides himself and Ye Fan.
"Bring it here for me to see," Chen Jie said.
Since Huang Dali was trying to curry favor with him, he didn't mind lending a hand and helping Huang Dali by dispelling the malevolent energy within the jade Buddha, returning it to its ordinary state.
"Wait, how much is this jade Buddha? I'll buy it!" Ye Fan suddenly interjected.
"This..." Huang Dali looked embarrassed.
"What 'this' and 'that'? Look at his poor appearance, does he look like someone who can afford a jade Buddha? How much is it? I'll buy it directly!" Ye Fan provocatively glanced at Chen Jie.
Huang Dali hesitated for a moment and said, "I acquired this jade Buddha for 2.8 million. If both of you wish to buy it, I'll sell it for three million, just a small profit."
"A small sum, only three million. To me, it's like three cents. Swipe my card, I want it now!" Ye Fan directly took out his bank card.
Huang Dali looked at Chen Jie.
This made Ye Fan quite displeased.
Chen Jie said calmly, "Three million for this jade Buddha is a bit expensive. If he wants it, sell it to him."
Huang Dali let out a sigh of relief and beckoned to one of his subordinates, "Go, process the card for Young Master Ye!"
Ye Fan cast a contemptuous glance at Chen Jie, "Kid, if you can't afford it, just admit it. Three million is too expensive? I've never seen anyone so poor."
"Foolish and rich," Chen Jie said indifferently.
Chen Jie casually picked a few jade pendants and handed them to Huang Dali, "I'll take these. Calculate the price."
Huang Dali smiled, "Young Master Chen, these jades are not expensive, each one sells for about thirty thousand. If you like them, I'll give them to you."