Chapter 32: The buffoon
"What! You're still waiting for Gao Fei to come!" Ye Xiaohong exclaimed anxiously, "Do you really trust him that much!"
"Gao Fei is truly very capable," Shen Caidie said.
"What capability does he have!" Ye Xiaohong cursed furiously, "Shen Caidie, you need to understand the situation right now. So many people are vying for this batch of raw stones. If you hesitate any longer, these stones will become someone else's."
"I'll call Gao Fei right now and ask if he has arrived," Shen Caidie said, taking out her mobile phone and starting to dial.
"You're beyond help!" Seeing how much Shen Caidie cared about Gao Fei really frustrated Ye Xiaohong.
"Dinglingling..."
A pleasant ringtone suddenly came from behind.
Shen Caidie hurriedly turned around and saw Gao Fei entering from outside. Her face lit up with joy, "Mr. Gao, you've finally arrived!" Gao Fei's arrival allowed Shen Caidie to finally let go of the anxiety she'd been holding onto.
"Sorry, I was delayed by traffic, so I'm a bit late," Gao Fei said apologetically.
"No problem," Shen Caidie smiled, "You're here now! Mr. Gao, please help me check this batch of raw stones quickly."
"Okay," Gao Fei said, stepping towards the raw stones opposite him.
At that moment, a sneer came from the side, "Utter nonsense! Barely grown some hair and already pretending to be an expert; it's just shameless." Ye Xiaohong couldn't explain why, but she just couldn't stand Gao Fei; she particularly found him bothersome.
Gao Fei simply ignored Ye Xiaohong, busying himself with examining the jade raw stones. In his eyes, Ye Xiaohong was nothing more than a clown, not even worth the time of day. Engaging with someone like Ye Xiaohong was below his dignity.
Seeing herself being ignored by Gao Fei made Ye Xiaohong furious.
Gao Fei activated his "Clairvoyance", looking over the jade raw stones piled on the ground. After just one glance, he frowned.
"How is it?" Shen Caidie came up and asked quietly, "What do you think of this batch of raw stones? Are they worth buying?"
"How much are they asking for?" Gao Fei inquired.
"Fifty million," Shen Caidie didn't hide anything and directly revealed the asking price.
"Fifty million?!" Gao Fei laughed, but it was a cold laugh, "Ms. Shen, do you think this price is very cheap?"
"There are thousands of raw stones here, when averaged out, one piece of raw stone costs just a few thousand," Shen Caidie explained, "which is far below the market price." Having been in the jade industry for some time, Shen Caidie was very familiar with the market for jade raw stones.
Under normal circumstances, this batch would be worth at least a hundred million; now, with a selling price of fifty million, it was indeed much cheaper.
Gao Fei shook his head, "If you really buy this batch of raw stones, then you'll be making a huge loss."
"What?" Shen Caidie was startled, "You mean... this batch of raw stones has a problem..."
"Not just a problem! The problem is huge!" Gao Fei curled his lips, "The appearance of these stones is indeed nice, easily deceiving people's eyes. Those without certain insight really will not be able to see the trickery within."
"Mr. Gao, don't spout nonsense here," Ye Xiaohong had been watching Gao Fei. Hearing him speak ill of the raw stones, she lashed out, "What makes you so sure that this batch of raw stones has a problem!"
This time Gao Fei actually responded to Ye Xiaohong, simply pointing to his own eyes, "Because of these!"
"Who do you think you are? Just by looking twice, you're certain there's a problem with these raw stones, you really see yourself as an immortal!" Ye Xiaohong glared and roared furiously.
"What's going on?" Manager Zhang walked over, looking puzzled at Gao Fei and Ye Xiaohong, "Why are you two arguing?"
"Manager Zhang! He says there's an issue with this batch of raw stones!" Ye Xiaohong said loudly.
"What?" Manager Zhang's face immediately darkened, and he glared at Gao Fei, "Stop slandering here! Leave, now. You're not welcome here!"
Gao Fei looked straight into Manager Zhang's eyes, the corners of his mouth curving slightly, "You're in such a hurry to push me out, are you feeling guilty? Afraid that I'll expose your plot?"
"You're slandering!" Manager Zhang flared up, "These raw stones were imported from Myanmar, and it cost me over a hundred million..."
"Whether I'm slandering or not, you know best," Gao Fei said indifferently, "Selling off a bunch of junk as high-quality goods, how can your conscience bear it?"
"You..." Manager Zhang turned red with anger.
"Mr. Gao," Shen Caidie spoke up, "how confident are you... that these raw stones have issues?"
"One hundred percent," Gao Fei replied, "Ms. Shen, if you trust me, don't buy these stones. If you don't trust me... then it's up to you."
"Caidie, you can't listen to this guy!" Ye Xiaohong urged frantically, "He's clearly just talking nonsense!"
"I believe in Mr. Gao," Shen Caidie said, uttering words that caused Ye Xiaohong's face to change dramatically, "I don't want this batch of raw stones anymore."
"You... you..." Ye Xiaohong was so angry she didn't know what to say. Just when her plan was about to succeed, Gao Fei came out of nowhere and ruined all of Ye Xiaohong's painstakingly laid plans. It was infuriating, truly infuriating.
At that moment, Ye Xiaohong felt an intense hatred for Gao Fei.
If things were messed up, Wang Wei would definitely be very angry, and he would not let Ye Xiaohong off lightly afterward.
"Let's go, President Shen," Gao Fei was about to leave when he was stopped by Boss Zhang.
"You cannot leave!"
Boss Zhang glared at Gao Fei, "You've sabotaged my business! And ruined my reputation! I cannot let you go just like that!"
"Heh…" Gao Fei laughed, "So what do you want to do? Beat me up? Or imprison me?"
"You must apologize to me!" Boss Zhang stared with bulging eyes and shouted, "And you have to admit in front of everyone that you were spouting nonsense! And compensate for my economic losses!"
"Why should I apologize to you when I've done nothing wrong?" Gao Fei found it amusing, "How about this? You seem very confident in this batch of raw stones, right? Do you dare to make a bet with me?"
"A bet? Bet on what?"
"Cut open these raw stones, if you can cut out high-grade jade, even just one piece, then I lose. Otherwise, if no high-grade jade is cut out, then you lose. The loser must not only apologize in public but also pay a gambling debt of 50 million, how about that, do you dare take this bet with me?"
"I…" Boss Zhang was dumbfounded. He hadn't expected Gao Fei to be so bold, to bet 50 million with him! Boss Zhang was very clear about the actual condition of this batch of raw stones, just as Gao Fei had said, they looked quite good on the surface but were terrible inside, nearly all of them were duds. If he really took this bet with these raw stones… Boss Zhang would surely lose… 50 million...
Zhang couldn't afford to lose that much.
"Why aren't you speaking?" Gao Fei snorted lightly, "Just now you were so eloquent, weren't you? Why have you gone quiet all of a sudden? You're scared, aren't you? You don't dare bet with me because you know there's something wrong with these raw stones!"
"Who's scared! I am not scared…"
"Since you're not scared, then take the bet with me."
"You..." Boss Zhang was so flustered he couldn't speak.
Truth be told, Gao Fei was being a bit of a bully. With his clairvoyance, he could see through the interior condition of the stones, and by forcing Boss Zhang to bet under these circumstances, he was clearly taking advantage of him!
But, then again, Boss Zhang was also despicable, attempting to deceive Shen Caidie with a batch of fakes and, instead of feeling ashamed when exposed, he adamantly refused to admit it... Gao Fei was provoked too, which is why he decided to teach Boss Zhang a lesson.
Gao Fei turned to Shen Caidie, who was deep in thought, "You see? This guy doesn't dare to bet with me! Because he knows there's something wrong with these raw stones!"
Upon hearing Gao Fei's words, Shen Caidie's frown deepened even more.
"You... you're talking nonsense... you're slinging mud... you're making baseless accusations... you're maliciously slandering me…" Boss Zhang was shaking all over with rage.
"In a word! Do you dare bet with me or not!" Gao Fei said impatiently, "If you don't dare, just say it. Don't waste my time here."
"I... you... I..." In his panic, Boss Zhang involuntarily looked over at Ye Xiaohong, hoping she would say something on his behalf, "President Ye... what do you think we should do about this..."
"Why are you asking me? I can't make decisions for you!" Ye Xiaohong glared fiercely at Boss Zhang and cursed inwardly: This Boss Zhang is really too stupid. How could he ask for her opinion at this time? It would be troublesome if it revealed the relationship between the two of them.
After being glared at by Ye Xiaohong, Boss Zhang suddenly came to his senses, then he shut his mouth and said no more.
Gao Fei looked meaningfully at Ye Xiaohong and then the corners of his mouth slowly curled up, "Looks like Boss Zhang and President Ye are quite familiar with each other, huh?"
"Not familiar!" Ye Xiaohong shook her head in haste, "We are not familiar at all!"
"Is it really not familiar? Or pretending to be not familiar?" Gao Fei said with a quasi-smile.
Ye Xiaohong raised her eyebrows, "What do you mean by that, Mr. Gao?"
"I mean nothing by it," Gao Fei shrugged, "I was just saying. Didn't expect it to provoke such a big reaction from you, heh…" With that, Gao Fei turned to look at Boss Zhang, whose face was turning ugly, "Boss Zhang, have you decided? Do you dare to bet with me or not?"
"Hmph!" Boss Zhang snorted coldly, "Who do you think you are! You say bet and I should bet? Why should I listen to you!"
"Oh?!" Gao Fei raised an eyebrow, "So, you're saying you don't dare to bet with me?"
"Hmph!" Boss Zhang turned his head away, no longer engaging with Gao Fei.
"Fine, if you don't dare to bet with me, there is no point in me staying here anymore. President Shen, let's go." After calling to Shen Caidie, Gao Fei turned and confidently walked out, and this time Boss Zhang did not stop him.
"Mr. Gao, wait for me," Shen Caidie hurried after him.
Ye Xiaohong glanced at Boss Zhang, "You've botched it today, think about how you're going to explain this to Young Master Wang." Dropping those words, Ye Xiaohong walked away from the warehouse in her high heels.