The Tycoon’s Enchanted Mermaid

Chapter 110: Chapter 110: Don’t Want Him to Like Someone Else

Indeed, Qin Yu was right—this person was sick in the head.

From the current look of things, it seemed to be quite serious.

Ignoring the girl’s disdainful expression, Wei Lan always adhered to the principle that if he wasn’t embarrassed, then it was someone else who should be, so he shamelessly cozied up to try and get closer to the girl.

After all, she was Qin Yu’s current darling, greatly cherished.

Qin Yu did not give him a chance, having a strong presence, and glanced over indifferently, “Did you come here for this?”

“Let’s talk about the situation with the incense burner,” he went straight to the point.

Ah Da immediately focused her attention upon hearing the words “incense burner.”

Wei Lan said with a smile and a casual cross of his legs, “I’m here because I have a very important matter, which is somewhat related to the incense burner and even more related to Little Ah Da.”

As Wei Lan spoke, his gaze fixed on the little girl wearing a green dress.

“About me?” Ah Da was startled; had he discovered that she was the demon residing in the incense burner?

That couldn’t be it.

“Yes, it’s a very important matter concerning you, and I hope you will answer me truthfully.”

“This matter concerns many people, including me.”

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Wei Lan stared intently at Ah Da, his tone becoming suddenly grave.

What was it? It sounded so serious.

Ah Da, feeling nervous, clutched the pillow in her arms and looked sideways at Qin Yu, who rested leisurely on the sofa.

Thinking of the unpleasant events that had just occurred, Ah Da stubbornly shifted her gaze away, and said to Wei Lan, “Alright, you ask.”

“Here goes,” Wei Lan excitedly pulled out his phone from his pocket and found a recorded live stream to show her.

“This person in the live treasure appraisal is you, right?”

Ah Da observed the Longquan Treasure Appraisal on the phone screen, saw the Jade Ring and the little tripod, and frowned slightly as she nodded,

“Yes, that’s me.”

Even though he had already guessed it was her, Wei Lan could not contain his excitement upon hearing her admission, slapping his thigh, “I knew I guessed right.”

Ah Da looked puzzled, not understanding why he was so happy, “Do you also want to buy my Jade Ring and little tripod?”

“Also?” Wei Lan stopped laughing, asking anxiously, “Have many people come to you to buy them? You haven’t sold them already, have you?”

“There are quite a few,” Ah Da boasted, proud that her treasures were so popular, “But I haven’t sold them, haven’t found the right person.”

Wei Lan let out a sigh of relief, “Good that you haven’t sold them.”

If they were really sold, it would be very difficult to get them back; antiques like the Jade Ring and bronze tripod are often bought for large sums of money to keep as family heirlooms and are not easily resold.

Even if someone was willing to sell, the owner would hike up the price tremendously and make a hefty profit.

Wei Lan continued, “I initially came to Qin Yu because of these two items, the Jade Ring and the bronze tripod; it was only a coincidence you happened to be here, which is why I say our fate is not shallow.”

Ah Da was uninterested in the fate he spoke of and straightened up her body, her eyes sparkling with curiosity as she inquired, “So you really did come to buy the treasures from me, right? How much are you willing to pay?”

Since Wei Lan was Qin Yu’s friend, he probably wouldn’t deceive or trick her. Ah Da had been cautious about being cheated, which is why she hadn’t sold them yet, and was almost worried to death—but now Wei Lan had approached her directly.

The young girl’s eyes sparkled excitedly, tightly fixing on Wei Lan in front of her.

Qin Yu’s fingers twitched slightly, a look of displeasure on his face.

The man’s gaze made Wei Lan feel as though he was stabbed by thorns, no longer beating around the bush, and went straight to the point, “In our circle, whoever is the treasure’s owner should set their price.”

“You name a price.”

She should set the price? Ah Da wasn’t sure either.

Bronze Sword had said someone would come knocking, but after such a long wait only Wei Lan had shown up; the others had all messaged her privately on Douyin, maybe they couldn’t find her at all.

Considering Wei Lan’s sincerity, it wouldn’t hurt to sell to him for a bit cheaper—after all, it was the first deal of the opening sale.

Ah Da thought carefully and then said, “I don’t really understand prices, so you make an offer. Whatever it is, I’ll sell to you.”

Wei Lan had an I-thought-as-much expression and sighed, “It’s a good thing you met me. If you really sold it to those old foxes, they’d swindle you without a second thought.”

Ah Da cocked her head, “I trust you because you’re Qin Yu’s friend; you wouldn’t deceive me, right?”

Qin Yu’s fingers, tapping on the sofa, paused slightly as the displeased look in his eyes faded away.

Wei Lan joked, “How would I dare? If I deceived you, Qin Yu would tear me into pieces.”

In the end, Wei Lan offered three billion. Ah Da hadn’t expected him to offer so much more than the person who messaged her privately and immediately agreed, delightedly.

Wei Lan said, “The item is at Wuqiong Water Pavilion, right? Tomorrow we’ll exchange the money for the goods.”

“No problem.”

The two struck a deal, each fearing the other might back out, both feeling like they’d made a fortune.

Qin Yu looked at the girl beside him, hugging a pillow and beaming with joy: innocent and adorable. He couldn’t help but reach out to touch her dark, soft head. “You’re this happy?”

“Of course I’m happy,” Ah Da looked up at him. Her bright eyes curved into crescents, “Money is very important; now I’m going to be rich.”

Qin Yu couldn’t help but laugh.

Ah Da glared at him, “What are you laughing at?”

“Nothing. I was just wondering if the rich lady would like to go have dinner now,” Qin Yu said with a leisurely tone.

On hearing about food, Ah Da immediately put her recent annoyances behind her and happily nodded, “Sure.”

After reporting the good news to the two masters, Wei Lan walked in to hear them discussing dinner and eagerly offered, “Dinner, yeah, let’s go together, my treat.”

“No rush,” Qin Yu turned to him. “Since we’ve concluded our deal, let’s talk about the incense burner.”

Wei Lan could only come clean, recounting the events of the morning, including some inside information about Xiling.

“That’s how it is. It’s not that I didn’t help you, they just didn’t look at it. It might take another three or four days.”

Qin Yu frowned and then looked up, “You’re saying the incense burner might also be from the Xiling underground palace?”

“Not necessarily the same place, but it might also be something left by Xiling,” Wei Lan left some room for ambiguity, sticking to his principles, gently coaxing, “Third Young Master, if you really want to find out quickly, why not bring the incense burner over? Looking at photos really is a waste of time.”

Qin Yu’s attention wasn’t on this; he was thinking that if the incense burner really was from Xiling, then the other items storing Ah Da’s soul should be from Xiling as well.

The scope had suddenly narrowed.

“I can’t sell her Jade Ring and tripod to you so quickly anymore,” Qin Yu suddenly said while looking at Ah Da.

“Why?”

Ah Da and Wei Lan almost spoke in unison.

Qin Yu said indifferently, “I think there are some things that need to be verified.”

…

The three of them walked out of the office together.

Zhang Qian looked at the little girl by his boss’s side, feeling rather bewildered.

Strange, when did this little girl go in? How come he had no recollection of it?

“Clean up the things on the table before I come back,” Qin Yu instructed.

Zhang Qian knew Qin Yu was referring to the things Zhong Xiao’ai had brought over and immediately replied, “Understood.”

Ah Da blinked, somewhat surprised that Qin Yu wanted to discard the things that girl had sent him.

He doesn’t like them?

Joy slowly welled up from the depths of her heart, and only then did Ah Da realize with surprise that she didn’t want Qin Yu to like anyone else.