Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 232: Chapter 229: Sudden Increase Chapter 232: Chapter 229: Sudden Increase Ye Zixin was so impressed by this person precisely because of the startling dark red birthmark on his face, which at first glance was quite terrifying. At least when Ye Zixin saw that face, she couldn’t help but show a look of fear and disgust in her eyes.

“Don’t agree to him, this man is Su Qingqing’s senior apprentice,” Ye Zixin tugged at Zhou Zhen’s sleeve and whispered in a low voice.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhen was immediately startled, thinking that this person was someone sent by the Su Family to cause trouble. He looked at Yin Zeyan with a somewhat unfavorable gaze, narrowing his eyes and said,

“Sir, all the Stone Solver Masters invited to our fair have over a decade of experience in stone cutting, and they absolutely will not damage your raw material.”

As he spoke, Zhou Zhen’s gaze swept over the piece of raw material in the Stone Solver Master’s hand that belonged to Yin Zeyan. He discreetly observed it for a moment and noticed that the stone didn’t look like it would increase in value after cutting, which slightly relieved him.

Yin Zeyan glanced at Ye Zixin, smiled at Zhou Zhen, and said, “Mr. Zhou, I have no doubts about the master’s skills. I am merely asking to cut the stone myself. This request shouldn’t conflict with the principles and aims of the Jadeite Gambling event, right?”

Yin Zeyan spoke slowly, but his voice was not soft. The entire venue quieted down, and his voice suddenly carried very far.

This request was not excessive; after all, it was live stone cutting, and who did it didn’t make a difference, did it? None of the people in the venue opposed, and everyone thought that with so many eyes on him, Yin Zeyan wouldn’t be able to pull any tricks even if he wanted to on stage.

Zhou Zhen couldn’t help but twitch the corner of his eye, and his complexion looked very unsightly. He wasn’t worried about Yin Zeyan cheating; he was concerned that once Yin Zeyan was on stage, there would be nothing he could do about it.

Ye Zixin was also anxious. She was very aware of what role those Stone Solver Masters played. If Yin Zeyan personally went on stage to cut, any small movements Zhou Zhen wanted to make would be futile.

How could he get off so easily? Ye Zixin felt unwilling in her heart. Just as she was about to find a reason to refuse Yin Zeyan’s request, she didn’t expect that at this moment, another voice suddenly erupted from below, “Mr. Zhou, I also request to cut my own stone!”

Yin Zeyan was taken aback and looked in the direction of the voice. He saw a woman walk out of the crowd, quickly approaching Yin Zeyan’s side with a warm smile.

Seeing Bai Yishan, Zhou Zhen immediately furrowed his brows. If he remembered correctly, this woman seemed to be around last time in Pingzhou, and she also had a deep relationship with Su Qingqing.

This made Zhou Zhen even more convinced that these two were sent by the Su Family to sabotage the event. Zhou Zhen bore a grudge against Su Qingqing in his heart. The Su Family had already broken off their engagement, so why were they still clinging to him? Could it be that they wanted him to reconcile with that cheap woman, Su Qingqing? Hmph, don’t even think about it!

Zhou Zhen assumed that Su Qingqing still had lingering feelings for him, and while he was annoyed, he also felt a hint of pride. After all, he was a man, and to be so desperately loved by a woman satisfied his vanity to some extent.

However, he had no good feelings for Su Qingqing at all. The more she clung to him, the more he disliked her. The Su Family wanted to disrupt the event? Even if they hired two shills, he was determined to make the Su Family lose face completely!

Zhou Zhen was very confident in the three trump cards he had, so he didn’t take Yin Zeyan and Bai Yishan seriously. A hint of a sinister look flashed in his eyes as he nodded and agreed to their requests.

“Cutting your own stone is certainly no issue, but if the jadeite inside the raw material is damaged, our event’s organiser will not be responsible. Please, do as you wish!”

Bai Yishan and Yin Zeyan both walked toward the stone cutting machine on stage.

Determined for a quick resolution, Yin Zeyan didn’t dawdle. His movements were very swift; he quickly drew the lines and began cutting.

Bai Yishan was somewhat jittery, she didn’t know how to draw lines, and since the rough stone was granite with or without a Pine Flower Python Belt, she could only rely on luck, cutting wherever looked right to her.

Seeing Bai Yishan moving the rough stone onto the stone cutting machine and starting to cut without a moment’s thought, without even drawing a line, Yin Zeyan raised an eyebrow in surprise and confusion.

Bai Yishan appeared deft in her actions, but she was extremely cautious when cutting the stone, each time only slicing off a thin layer of the stone’s skin. The piece of granite rough stone in her hands was at least ten kilograms; cutting it like this would take at least two hours.

Yet stone gambling couldn’t be rushed, and even though Zhou Zhen was anxious, he couldn’t voice that her method of stone cutting was wrong.

Moreover, he had already seen that the stone in Bai Yishan’s hands was just a piece of granite, not even qualifying as a rough stone.

Zhou Zhen was certain that the rough stone in Bai Yishan’s hands could not possibly yield jadeite, so after a few glances, he simply moved away, uninterested in managing Bai Yishan’s situation, instead focusing his attention on Yin Zeyan.

For some reason, he felt an inexplicable wariness toward Yin Zeyan, the man with the strange appearance, always feeling that this person was no simple individual.

In fact, the performance of the rough stone in Yin Zeyan’s hands was also very poor. That morning, Zhou Zhen and several stone solver masters from the company had studied it carefully, and had even discussed it with a few experts.

Because everyone felt that the performance of the rough stone didn’t look promising, Zhou Zhen simply ignored it at that time.

At this moment, Zhou Zhen faintly felt uneasy, but he was very confident in his three trump cards, so he quickly regained his composure.

Indeed, before long, exclamations started to arise.

“There’s mist!”

On the cut interface of the rough stone, the stone solver master shone a strong flashlight, revealing a faint green mist through the surface of the stone, to the surprise and delight of everyone present.

Although the green mist wasn’t very obvious, it could still be clearly discerned with the naked eye.

Looking inside the stone with the strong light, the sight could definitely be described as “stunning.”

“A white mist with hints of green inside, there’s definitely jadeite below. Moreover, the green is pure, positive, rich, and harmonious. The color and transparency are consistent, I can’t speculate on the type and water, but it’s definitely a sure bet, this stone has definitely risen in value!”

Experts immediately left their seats and approached the stone cutting machine, scooping water to clean the cut surface, and then examined it with the flashlight for a good few minutes before raising their heads and explaining with all due seriousness.

Standing beside Zhou Zhen, Ye Zixin lost her composure upon seeing this, tugging at Zhou Zhen’s sleeve while suppressing the excitement in her heart, “A Zhen, it’s gone up, it’s our stone!”

Zhou Zhen also looked a bit excited, as the rough stone was one of his trump cards, but in front of so many people, he remained clear-headed, knowing he couldn’t become too proud to the extent that others would notice something unusual about him.