Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 745: Chapter 742 Kevin’s Request

Wang Kaiwen didn’t mind Huo Sining’s estrangement and coldness at all. After exchanging pleasantries, he finally stated the purpose of his visit.

”Miss Huo, I came here to ask you for a favor.”

Huo Sining had expected that Wang Kaiwen wouldn’t seek her out for no reason, so when she heard what he said, she wasn’t surprised. She looked up at Wang Kaiwen with a faint smile and said, ”Please speak, Boss Wang.”

”I have a friend who brought back a batch of raw stones yesterday. Miss Huo, you have a unique eye for jade gambling, so I would like to ask for your help to examine them.”

Upon hearing this, Huo Sining raised an eyebrow and chuckled, ”Boss Wang, you are overestimating me. I haven’t been dealing with jadeite raw stones for long, so any unique insight is just luck.”

Wang Kaiwen became anxious, ”I know this request is somewhat presumptuous, but Miss Huo, don’t reject me so quickly. This batch of raw stones was smuggled over from Myanmar by my friend. Both their surface and quality surpass those found in domestic jade gambling markets. If you are willing to assist me, I will talk to my friend and let you select two pieces from the batch. You definitely won’t be at a loss.”

Smuggled over? Upon hearing this, Huo Sining stalled momentarily and lifted her head to look at Wang Kaiwen with surprise. After a few seconds of silence, she nodded and said,

”I can examine them for you. When the time comes, you choose five pieces that you think are promising, and I will take a look at those. But I’ll only look at five pieces, and if they don’t appreciate in value after cutting, it’s not my fault. The rest is up to you!”

Wang Kaiwen frowned unconsciously, hesitated for a moment, then clenched his teeth and nodded, ”Alright!”

After explaining the situation to Luo Jinzhi, Huo Sining followed Wang Kaiwen to his parked car. The black SUV sped along the road, turning into more unfamiliar paths and winding around until finally stopping in front of an inconspicuous residence.

Following Wang Kaiwen out of the car, Huo Sining noticed another car pulling up behind them. As soon as she got out, she was greeted by a dazzling red.

Wow, a big red VersaceLP640, definitely a sign of wealth! Huo Sining instinctively raised an eyebrow and looked toward the car’s owner.

A beautiful woman stepped out of the Lamborghini, wearing a thin red cashmere top and tight jeans, moving like a water snake toward them.

When the woman saw Huo Sining, she paused, glanced at her, and her eyes flickered. Then she quickly made her way into the residence.

Huo Sining was slightly surprised. Upon that brief look, she recalled having seen this woman before at Mei Yuan, when she had attended a class reunion with Luo Jinzhi. She hadn’t expected to encounter her again here.

Although the face seemed familiar, Huo Sining didn’t dwell on it and followed the woman into the old house.

They passed through a courtyard and walked around a stone screen, then the space opened up with weeping willows and bright flowers.

Huo Sining hadn’t anticipated that this unimpressive little house would conceal such a paradise, a vast courtyard laid out before her eyes, brightening her perspective suddenly.

Before even entering the hall, she saw the crowd gathered ahead, and drawing closer, she heard someone lamenting, ”Ah, it’s a bust! It’s just skin green. What a shame!”

Hearing this, Wang Kaiwen, who had held high hopes, furrowed his brows, his eyes flashing with anxiety and worry.

Wang Kaiwen had felt a surge of secret delight when his friend told him that this batch had been smuggled over from Myanmar. He was preoccupied with the thought of picking out some prime pieces, but he hadn’t even stepped through the door when he heard someone say there’d been a bust.

This was not a good sign!

Seeing Wang Kaiwen’s face darken, Huo Sining couldn’t help but shake her head and chuckle, saying:

”Boss Wang, buying rocks and gambling on jadeite depends on eyeing and luck. Nine out of ten gambles fail, and even the best raw material isn’t guaranteed to increase in value after being cut. It’s normal for them to turn out worthless.”

On hearing Huo Sining’s words, the gloomy look on Wang Kaiwen’s face eased considerably. He nodded and said, ”Miss Huo, you are right. I was too nervous.”

Upon entering the hall, they saw seven or eight people gathered around, each holding their chosen rocks, queuing up to cut the stones. Two machines designed for stone cutting were placed in the hall.

No sooner had Huo Sining and her two companions entered than a middle-aged man with sharp eyes approached them with a grin:

”Oh, Miss Yue, Boss Wang, you two are here, too. Come on over, come on. I’ve got a new batch of fine goods today. Don’t mind that Old Zhou’s piece turned out a bust; several customers have struck green earlier on. Eh, who’s this?”

The middle-aged man eyed the unfamiliar Huo Sining with suspicion, giving her several up-and-down glances.

”Qi Ge, this is a friend of mine. Don’t worry, I wouldn’t bring anyone here if I wasn’t clear about their background,” Wang Kaiwen quickly assured him.

As soon as he spoke, the boss relaxed his scrutinizing gaze and cheerfully started talking about today’s new arrivals, with Wang Kaiwen listening intently.

Huo Sining saw that the boss’s initial look was filled with caution when he regarded her, but she didn’t mind. Wang Kaiwen had already said that these goods were smuggled in, and the setup of such a hidden venue indicated that it wasn’t a legitimate business.

The jadeite rough stone gambling business involves deals ranging from thousands to millions, attracting envy and covetousness easily. It’s only natural for the boss to ensure the safety of his clients and avoid trouble, which is why places like this aren’t open to just anybody; the boss exhibiting such vigilance upon seeing a stranger was to be expected.

However, after hearing Wang Kaiwen introduce Huo Sining as his friend, Boss Qi’s eyes lost much of their wariness and caution, but his look toward Huo Sining couldn’t help but take on another layer of meaning.

Huo Sining understood the ambiguity in Boss Qi’s eyes; he probably mistook her for Wang Kaiwen’s lover or someone similar.

Though disliking Boss Qi’s gaze, Huo Sining didn’t bother explaining her relationship with Wang Kaiwen at length.

She wasn’t acquainted with Boss Qi, and how he saw her wasn’t something that concerned Huo Sining or occupied her thoughts.

Miss Yue, who had come along, showed a flicker of disdain when she heard Wang Kaiwen introduce Huo Sining. Seeing Boss Qi ready to ramble on, her impatience grew: ”Old Qi, are you going to talk all day? If you’re not doing business, then I’m leaving!”

”Doing, doing! Miss Yue, I’ll show you the goods right now!” Seeing Miss Yue’s seemingly explosive temper, Boss Qi’s expression changed. He laughed and hastened to lead the trio to the warehouse to check the merchandise.

The warehouse covered an area of about two hundred square meters, dimly lit. It was filled with an assortment of raw materials of various sizes and colors, which were divided into two piles: one pile consisted of half-gambled raw materials with windows opened, and another pile of completely ungambled raw materials without windows.