NOVEL NEXT Chapter 390: Undermining Wang Ye's Confidence
It wasn't that Fang Feifei didn't trust Wang Ye's abilities.
Fang Feifei knew that Wang Ye was very strong in this area.
But the key issue was, no matter how strong he was, what could be done?
There wasn't enough time!
If Wang Ye had enough time, she absolutely believed that he could find many high-quality stones, but now, there were only twenty-four hours available.
Wang Ye observed the expression on Fang Feifei's face.
Listening to Fang Feifei's words, Wang Ye smiled at her, "What, you don't believe I can find the stones needed for the competition within twenty-four hours?"
Fang Feifei shook her head.
She didn't believe it.
"Alright, trust me."
Wang Ye spoke in a casual tone, and Fang Feifei, listening to his words, fell into contemplation.
Should she trust Wang Ye?
The expression on Wang Ye's face conveyed one thing to her.
That was, in Wang Ye's view, this was not a big problem at all.
However, in Fang Feifei's view, the key issue was that finding so many high-quality stones in just twenty-four hours was beyond her usual understanding.
Fang Feifei was caught in a dilemma.
After mulling it over for a while, Fang Feifei nodded, stood up along with Wang Ye, and said, "Alright, let me call Sister Song, and we'll all go together."
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Song Wei, upon hearing that Wang Ye was planning to prepare all the stones needed for the competition within twenty-four hours, was also surprised and glanced at Wang Ye.
Although Song Wei knew that Wang Ye was much better than her in this field, the key issue was that achieving such a feat within twenty-four hours seemed impossible even to think about.
What level would one need to reach to do that?
Song Wei looked at Wang Ye and asked, "Wang Ye, do you really plan to find the stones needed for tomorrow's second round of the competition, in the next twenty-four hours?"
"Twenty-four hours?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Ye was slightly taken aback.
"I didn't say that I'd find the stones needed for tomorrow's competition within twenty-four hours."
Wang Ye's statement
made Song Wei look towards Fang Feifei, as this was what Fang Feifei had just told her.
And Fang Feifei's face also showed some confusion.
Had Wang Ye not said that?
In her memory, hadn't that been what Wang Ye had just implied?
Fang Feifei felt somewhat dazed, eventually feeling that she might have misheard earlier.
After all, if finding new stones in twenty-four hours was something Wang Ye couldn't achieve, he probably wouldn't have directly promised to do so.
Just as Fang Feifei came to this conclusion, she heard Wang Ye continue, "Twenty-four hours, wouldn't that mean no eating, no drinking, no sleeping?"
"How is that possible?"
"I still need to rest."
"So, it only needs two hours for me to prepare all the stones we need for tomorrow's competition fully. Twenty-four hours is way too long."
"..."
Twenty-four hours was way too long.
When they heard what Wang Ye just said, both Fang Feifei and Song Wei were stunned again.
What did Wang Ye mean by that? What does "twenty-four hours is way too long" even mean?
They both felt that twenty-four hours was barely enough, and here was Wang Ye saying he could have all the stones ready in just two hours; wasn't that absurd?
Song Wei frowned, feeling that her junior brother, perhaps due to his recent achievements, was getting a bit too arrogant. Otherwise, why would he say such a thing at this time?
She stared at Wang Ye, her expression stern, her sophisticated face full of seriousness, "Wang Ye, I know that since you came down from the mountain, everything has been smooth sailing for you, so you might be a bit overconfident. But what your sister wants to tell you is, confidence is good, but too much confidence might not be good for you."
"Yes," Fang Feifei also chimed in.
Her delicate face was also very serious.
Facing the stern gazes of both Fang Feifei and Song Wei, Wang Ye was momentarily at a loss for words with an awkward smile.
Did these two not believe in him?
"How about this."
Wang Ye spoke up, since these two women didn't believe in his abilities, all he could do next was to prove his abilities to them.
"If you two don't believe me, let's see. If in a while, I spend two hours selecting stones, and you randomly pick a few that have a jade content of over sixty percent, then we'll use the stones I picked for tomorrow's competition."
"If the stones I pick have a jade content less than sixty percent, then we'll use the ones Feifei previously prepared for tomorrow's second round. How does that sound?"
Wang Ye's words made both Fang Feifei and Song Wei think for a moment.
If that were the case, it would only be a two-hour delay, and the trial would reveal to Wang Ye that though he had been successful since descending the mountain, not everything could be handled smoothly.
It would be a blow to Wang Ye's inflated confidence.
It's not that Fang Feifei and Song Wei felt it was bad for Wang Ye to be so confident, but in their view, it's good to be confident, confidence is a good thing.
But too much confidence leading to arrogance was not desirable.
Now, spending just two hours to slightly deflate Wang Ye's growing confidence, making him realize he needed to keep a lower profile, seemed like a good deal.
As Fang Feifei and Song Wei came to this conclusion, they both nodded.
"Alright, then we'll give you two hours to select the stones."
"Honey, if the jade content of the stones you pick in a while is not higher than the ones I picked, then you'll have to graciously accept defeat."
As Fang Feifei and Song Wei alternately spoke, they both smiled.
"Of course!"
Wang Ye readily agreed.
As far as Wang Ye was concerned, losing was impossible.
After all, in his dictionary, there was no word for "lose"!