NOVEL NEXT Chapter 59: Master Liu Yuntuo
But this answer displeased Su Wanqing.
Originally, Su Wanqing knew that Wang Ye and Fang Feifei were quite close, which already irritated her. Now that Wang Ye had come to propose marriage, and Fang Feifei was still behaving like this with him, it further enraged Su Wanqing.
"Scumbag!"
Su Wanqing cursed and immediately turned to leave.
Wang Ye was left standing there, stunned for a few seconds.
'Scumbag?' He didn't quite understand what that meant,
but judging by Su Wanqing's expression, Wang Ye knew it certainly wasn't a compliment.
However, for Wang Ye, this was something that couldn't be explained at the moment. After the wedding was over, if Su Wanqing was interested in hearing it, he would explain then.
After Su Wanqing left, Wang Ye waited at the entrance of the Su family's residence for a few minutes.
Then, he saw a black Mercedes-Benz van pull up at the entrance.
A man in a suit got out of the car, walked hurriedly to Wang Ye, and asked, "Excuse me, are you Mr. Wang Ye?"
Wang Ye nodded, "Yes."
"Mr. Wang Ye, Miss Fang sent me to pick you up. Please come with me!"
"Okay."
Wang Ye agreed and got into the Mercedes-Benz van.
Once the van started, it drove off quickly. There were many sharp turns along the way, and the driver practically drifted around them. Wang Ye, sitting in the car, even felt a bit dizzy. Fortunately, he was strong and quickly steadied himself.
In less than ten minutes, the vehicle came to a stop.
Wang Ye got out and saw the entrance to Antique Street.
Looking from the entrance, Antique Street was filled with ancient-style buildings, glittering in splendor. Furthermore, it seemed very lively inside.
Many people were gathered outside a shop, shouting and quarreling.
"Mr. Wang Ye, this way, please."
The man in the suit led the way to where the crowd was gathered.
Before getting close, Wang Ye could hear voices from within the crowd.
"This is a huge loss, an Imperial Green worth two hundred million, just ruined."
"Exactly, a single cutting mistake and the whole piece of jade is destroyed."
"Right, no wonder they're here to trouble the Fang family. Two hundred million gone just like that."
"Cough, it's only two hundred million, the Fang family doesn't care."
"Make way, make way."
The man in the suit went ahead, clearing a path for Wang Ye.
The crowd turned around, and as soon as they saw Wang Ye, they recognized him right away.
"Hey, isn't that the champion of the treasure appraisal contest?"
"Yes, the champion has arrived. Maybe he could turn the tide."
"Cut it out. What does the champion matter? The jade has been damaged; what use is he now?"
"That's not necessarily true. He is now the Fang family's chief treasure appraiser. Maybe he does have the ability?"
As the crowd was discussing, Wang Ye spotted Fang Feifei among them.
Fang Feifei also saw Wang Ye and hurried over.
"Wang Ye, you've finally arrived! Please think of something, a way to resolve this trouble," Fang Feifei said, looking at Wang Ye anxiously.
Wang Ye met her gaze but found it somewhat strange.
Wang Ye had just overheard those few people discussing the matter here. Although he still didn't fully understand what was going on, he had already gotten the gist of it.
But strangely, why was Fang Feifei so anxious? A loss of two hundred million wasn't a major issue for the Fang Family.
Moreover, the stone originally had no value. It was only after Wang Ye appraised it that its value increased by tens of millions of times. Even if it were destroyed now, the Fang Family wouldn't lose anything.
However, Wang Ye didn't immediately bring up his doubts. Instead, he asked, "Miss Fang, what happened?"
"The stone you appraised earlier, someone offered two billion to purchase half of it. But during the cutting at Fang Family Jewelry Store, there was an accident. The stone was destroyed," Fang Feifei explained.
"Why not just refund their money, and that would be that?" Wang Ye said straightforwardly.
"If only it were that simple. The other party now doesn't want the money; they insist on having the Imperial Green. So now, I'm at a loss!" Fang Feifei said, troubled.
Wang Ye felt even more puzzled. Who was it that insisted on having that piece of jade? And why was the jewelry store cutting it when it had already been sold?
"Isn't there another piece of Imperial Green? If you compensate them with the other piece, that should solve the problem," Wang Ye continued.
"The other piece was sold to someone else on the very day the Appraisal Convention ended."
It seemed that Fang Feifei had already thought of all the solutions Wang Ye could think of. It appeared the matter was indeed difficult to resolve.
"Where's the other party?" Wang Ye asked quietly.
"Over there," Fang Feifei pointed towards the entrance of the jewelry store.
A middle-aged man dressed in Tang attire was leisurely sitting in a recliner.
Behind him, stood two younger men also in Tang attire. Neither was particularly burly but both radiated an aura of strength.
Wang Ye could tell at a glance that all three were masters.
It made sense; if the other party wasn't skilled, how would they dare to cause trouble on Fang Family's turf?
Furthermore, they probably had a powerful backing. So powerful that even the Fang Family wouldn't dare to provoke them lightly, which is why Fang Feifei was so anxious.
"I'll go take a look," Wang Ye said and walked towards the man in Tang attire.
"Hello, I am Wang Ye, the chief appraiser of Fang Family Jewelry Store," Wang Ye introduced himself with a greeting.
The man glanced at Wang Ye and didn't say a word.
In contrast, the man beside him spoke disdainfully, "You're the chief appraiser? You don't look fully grown. What can you do?"
"Nothing much, just a bit of knowledge in appraising and betting on stones. I heard that this gentleman bought the emerald from the jewelry store, which was later wrecked during cutting. Miss Fang from the jewelry store proposed a solution, but you're not satisfied, right?" Wang Ye continued to ask.
"Yes, we purchased the raw stone, and since you destroyed it during cutting, you need to take responsibility! We don't want a refund now; we want the raw stone," the man retorted.
The middle-aged man, however, had remained silent all this time.
"The raw stone has been destroyed, so it's gone! By acting this way, aren't you being unreasonable?" Wang Ye still addressed the middle-aged man.
It was then that the middle-aged man coughed lightly and slowly sat up straight.
"Young friend, are you here to stand up for the Fang Family?" the middle-aged man asked.
Young friend?
These three words, without any vulgarity, were full of condescension.
The middle-aged man clearly didn't take Wang Ye seriously at all.
But Wang Ye wasn't angered and simply asked indifferently, "May I ask how to address this senior?"
"Liu Yuntuo!"
Liu Yuntuo?
At the mention of this name, Wang Ye paused slightly.
He remembered hearing about it from his master back in the day.
However, he needed to think carefully to recall the specific details.