Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 777: Chapter 773: The Solution

Bitch-raised, Zhong Yuejin really is a fucking bastard. He agreed to cooperate to my face, then went behind my back and offered the jadeite raw stone to his nephew, Gao Mi. That alone would’ve been enough, but those two treated me like a fool, completely taking me for a ride, it’s just too much!

Wang Zhongwei’s face went from green to white, but the anger in his eyes just couldn’t be concealed.

Seeing Wang Zhongwei’s expression, Huo Sining knew she had made the right bet.

With a faint smile on her face, Huo Sining said to Wang Zhongwei, ”Leave yourself a way out, so that we can meet with a clear conscience in the future. Boss Wang must have heard this saying, right? I don’t know what grievance you have with Zhong Zifan, but this thing you’ve done isn’t really honorable. If Zhong Zifan truly fell for your trap, the Zhong Family Main House would’ve really been uprooted. How big a grudge is that?”

”Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire. Although Boss Wang deceived us, we’re not the kind of people who won’t let things go when we have the upper hand. I see there are still four or five pieces of rough jadeite on your curio shelf, let’s pick one from among them. You just name your price, and then we’ll take this piece of Hongban Heiwusha as a bonus and go straight away. That way, we also prevent the stone from floating around elsewhere.”

”And with this, let’s consider today’s issue settled and not take it to the authorities. If there’s anything in the future, I hope Boss Wang will think thrice before acting and not repeat such hurtful deeds.”

”Boss Wang, what do you think of my suggestion?”

Such a solution was, of course, one that Wang Zhongwei could not find a reason to refuse.

He was very clear in his mind that the game he had played this time was not presentable.

The rules of this jadeite stone trade have always been cash and carry, and after a deal is made, neither party should trouble the other afterward.

If Zhong Zifan discovered the deceit after the transaction, Wang could simply deny any knowledge of it and refuse to acknowledge any wrongdoing.

But now that Zhong Zifan had uncovered the deceit before the deal, caught red-handed, Wang truly had no way to deny it.

If Zhong Zifan blew the whistle on the matter and went to the police, Wang would have no escape, and he would not only have to compensate for the loss, but it might also implicate Hu Youmin. Not only that, but his own reputation would definitely be ruined.

Now, Huo Sining had suggested a private settlement, essentially not making the issue public, and of course, Wang Zhongwei had no objections and instantly agreed.

Zhong Zifan was now completely following Huo Sining’s suggestions, doing whatever she said. Though he had his reservations, he did not bring them up on the spot with Wang Zhongwei present.

Huo Sining had long noticed the four or five pieces of jadeite rough on the bottom row of Wang Zhongwei’s curio shelf. Those pieces were not particularly large in size, and their exterior didn’t promise much, with little chance of increasing in value.

However, that wasn’t her real goal anyway. She only mentioned buying the curio shelf’s jadeite rough to divert attention and out of necessity.

Her target was the fake piece of rough. But now, knowing that the Hongban Heiwusha was a fake, it would be too suspicious if she insisted on taking it, which might lead Wang Zhongwei to become suspicious;

So she had to take a circuitous route, suggesting to also buy another piece of rough and then take the fake piece as an added bonus.

And with that proposal, she didn’t forget to add, ”It also prevents this rough from going elsewhere.”

That statement carried several layers of meaning. First, it was a wakeup call to Wang Zhongwei, hinting he was unscrupulous for trying to sell a fake; second, it was out of concern that if the stone remained with Wang, he might use it to deceive others.

With things said to this point, Wang Zhongwei was of course feeling guilty and wasn’t considering anything else. Huo Sining’s ways naturally eased Wang’s doubts, and his focus shifted from the fake Hei Wusha to the five gambling stones on the curio shelf.

Since it was Zhong Zifan who wanted to buy the stones, Huo Sining couldn’t be presumptuous, so she did not directly handle the stones. Instead, she let Zhong Zifan take a look and see if there was anything he liked.

Zhong Zifan had already seen these stones on his first visit to Wang Zhongwei’s and had immediately taken a liking to the Hongban Heiwusha, so he hadn’t paid any attention to the others.

Now knowing the Hei Wusha was fake, he faced these mediocre stones with obvious disinterest and couldn’t muster any enthusiasm.

But since Huo Sining had brought it up and asked him to choose one from these stones, he couldn’t snub her suggestion. So he absent-mindedly touched the stones and then arbitrarily pointed to one.

Seeing Zhong Zifan’s expression, Huo Sining knew he was just going through the motions, which left her somewhat helplessly amused. His reluctant face was as if she were forcing him, playing the part of the aggrieved party. If he knew that what she truly wanted was the item inside the fake piece of rough, she wondered what his reaction would be.

Huo Sining could anticipate the stunned look on Zhong Zifan’s face when they opened up the Hei Wusha later, but she couldn’t reveal anything yet, since she hadn’t gotten hold of the Black Wusha. So, she had to continue with the act.

”Boss Wang, what are the prices for these few pieces of rough?” Huo Sining asked.

Even with leverage in her hand, she couldn’t fully trust a sneaky person like Wang Zhongwei. She felt he was always ready to play dirty tricks, so she dared not take it lightly. It was better to ask for the prices of the rough first, to prevent him from raising the price outrageously after she had finished inspecting them.

As expected, Wang Zhongwei had been paying close attention to which stone Zhong Zifan had pointed out. His gaze shifted as he singled out that piece of rough and said, ”This piece comes from the old Yuma Field, and although it is from the third layer of black sand skin, it looks promising. It won’t be cheap.”

Hearing Wang Zhongwei’s words, Huo Sining felt the urge to roll her eyes. She sneered inwardly, thinking that indeed, a leopard can’t change its spots. Even at a time like this, he didn’t know how to curtail his greed and still aimed to charge an exorbitant price.

As the saying goes, ”without knowing the mine, one should not gamble on stones.” The importance of the source is self-evident.

Yuma Field is one of the larger sources among the old mines, and the jadeite raw from this source typically has a good appearance, with a high possibility of yielding ’High Jade’.

However, the characteristics of the rough from Yuma Field are very distinct, and even a novice can easily recognize its origins, but the rough in Wang’s possession didn’t show any characteristic features and was evidently far different from those of Yuma Field.