"Ten billion, do you have it?" Lin Tian stood at the gate, his head turned away, speaking indifferently.
Gathering all of the Bai Family’s liquid assets might not even amount to a third of that sum. Bai Yuze’s facial muscles twitched, and he forced himself to say, "Lin Tian, na a real price. Don’t you like using money to negotiate terms?"
"Do you have ten billion? No? Then shut your pie hole if you don’t," Lin Tian scoffed disdainfully and walked away. By the ti the custors in the store had reacted, the three of them were gone without a trace.
Back in the car, Xiao Manxue finally spoke up, "Lin Tian, do you really plan to disclose the Bai Family Jewelry’s scandal? You don’t usually do things that aren’t beneficial for you."
"Of course, I’ll disclose it. I was just ssing with Bai Yuze just now. Besides, the benefits are significant. Our Tianxue Jewelry is about to open, and it’s bound to create a huge stir in the Jewelry and Gemstone Industry and the entire luxury goods market. We can start by putting the well-established Bai Family on the front page as a warm-up. When it cos to contrasting good with bad, isn’t it nice to have the Bai Family serve as a foil?" Lin Tian said unexpectedly, with a wicked smile on his face.
Since Lin Tian hadn’t exposed Bai Yuze’s troubles the last ti, Xiao Manxue was puzzled by his change of attitude, but she and Su Qingqing understood after his explanation.
"So, the battle with the Bai Family has officially begun?" Xiao Manxue remarked with a sigh.
Has the battle begun? Lin Tian just smiled. The battle started the ti Bai Yufeng administered the dissolve power dicine—it had already begun. He resolved to uproot the Bai Family entirely! Even if the Rizhao Group got in the way, he’d deal with them too.
After dining at a restaurant, Lin Tian drove Miss and Su Qingqing back to the Group building. Throughout the process, Su Qingqing hardly spoke, but he knew that with this girl’s intelligence, she would know what to learn.
He had planned to visit the jade carving workshop, but Miss hadn’t expected so much to happen at noon, and they decided not to go at the last minute. Lin Tian didn’t have the ti either; he had to go back to pick up Xiao Manxuan for her class. Being a bodyguard was his official job for now.
However, on the way back, Lin Tian sent so photos of the Spiritual Treasure Pavilion to Rossi, asking him to forward them to the news dia reporters. With the journalists’ professionalism, he wagered that it wouldn’t take more than two hours for the news to hit the headlines.
The buzz from the Zhonghai City Gambling Stone Festival hadn’t worn off yet, and news about the Jade Industry was still a hot topic. The Bai Family would have a hard ti staying off the headlines this ti.
After picking up Xiao Manxuan from the Xiao Mansion, Lin Tian didn’t get to rest as he imdiately drove her to school.
"Lin Tian, what took you and sister so long? Did anything special happen?" Xiao Manxuan asked curiously.
"Of course, sothing special happened. You’ll know by the end of school when you see the news," Lin Tian said with a smile, teasing her.
"So mysterious, hmph, I’ll have to see what the big deal is!" Xiao Manxuan huffed indignantly.
They didn’t even need to wait until the end of school. Right after the second period ended, Fatty Huang, the big mouth, had already started shouting.
"Both of Xikou City’s major families hit the headlines at the sa ti, man, this is rare!" With Fatty Huang’s size ca a loud voice, and his shout reached the entire class.
"Which two families? Let check it out too." Many students also took out their phones to browse the web.
"The Xiao Family and the Bai Family. It’s true, the Xiao Group’s Tianxue Jewelry will have its grand opening on Saturday, showcasing all their premium jade pieces, along with an auction—damn, I’ve got to go and feast my eyes."
"But what’s with the Bai Family? Bai’s Jewelry is accused of selling inferior products as top-grade and assaulting custors—what the hell, is there no law anymore?"
"The security guard who hit soone has already been detained, and the jewelry store’s manager has been fired. These days, even authoritative appraisal certificates can be faked. Is there anything real left in the world? Fake breasts, fake butts, and fake noses of celebrities, it’s all bullshit!"
"Heh, don’t ntion it, there’s related news. The Jewelry Association has co out to clarify, saying they were unaware of Bai’s Jewelry’s appraisal certificates, but they will investigate the source of the certificates promptly. They’re all in the sa nest of rats, what’s there to investigate, really?"
...
The clamor of the classmates’ discussions rose and fell, while the mastermind behind this incident, Lin Tian, was leisurely reading a book, seemingly unconcerned about the whole affair.
"Lin Tian, is this the ’special thing’ you ntioned? It’s indeed no small matter. You’re the one who orchestrated this, aren’t you?" Xiao Manxuan had also browsed the news online and said with a smile.
"Nonsense, I just couldn’t stand Bai’s overbearingness, and I just wanted to teach them a lesson," Lin Tian said.
Not to say that Xiao Manxuan didn’t believe this—Zhang Lingyu, who was sitting beside her, didn’t believe it either. They both knew Lin Tian well enough to know that his so-called ’little lesson’ would definitely make the Bai Family’s life chaotic. But since Lin Tian wasn’t willing to elaborate, they had no choice but to let it go.
"Ding-a-ling-a-ling..." Lin Tian’s phone suddenly rang. He took it out and saw that it wasn’t an unfamiliar number this ti, but it was Zhou Botong, whom he hadn’t seen for many days.
This guy prioritized his girlfriend over his friends. Ever since he returned from Zhonghai City, he took Ou ngng with him and vanished. Who knows where they went off to play—they might be shaking it up in the car every day.
"Damn, Zhou Botong, you’ve been missing for so many days, don’t you care about the company anymore? You’re a shareholder too, leaving it all to , and you’re even better at being a hands-off manager than I am!" Lin Tian roared into the phone, causing the whole class to stare at him in shock.
However, with a skin as thick as city walls, Lin Tian didn’t show a shred of embarrassnt. He walked out of the classroom with his head held high, continuing the phone call, leaving Xiao Manxuan and Zhang Lingyu exchanging bewildered looks.
Lin Tian walked under a tree outside, and Zhou Botong’s voice slowly transmitted from the phone.
"Brother Lin, heh, the capable ones have more work to do. Now you’re a grand master in the Jade Industry. With you taking action, everything gets done. There’s no need for at all," Zhou Botong’s snickering voice ca through.
Lin Tian could well imagine that at this mont, the guy must be shalessly smirking.
"Cut the crap. Didn’t you go off to have fun with Ou ngng? What do you want with ?" Lin Tian asked curtly. After all, Zhou Botong had been neglecting his responsibilities, although Lin Tian himself was almost a hands-off manager as well.
"Heh, ngng and I just went abroad to play for a few days. And look what we ca back to—a headline showdown between the Xiao Family and the Bai Family. This is huge news!" Zhou Botong exclaid dramatically.
Damn, this guy had been gallivanting overseas—that’s why he’d been out of sight. Lin Tian was truly exasperated with this lovesick couple.
"What’s so huge about it? It’s just a new store opening. At most, it could stir up so waves in the Jade Industry," Lin Tian said indifferently, showing no awareness of being the person pulling the strings behind the scenes.
"A new store opening is indeed a big deal, but that’s not what I’m talking about. It’s about the Bai Family—that’s far more serious than a store opening," Zhou Botong’s voice suddenly turned serious.
The Bai Family? Lin Tian was confused for a mont.
Zhou Botong’s serious voice continued: "Do you know where I went abroad these past few days? And guess who I saw at the airport overseas?"
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