Chapter 131: My Lover Xiao Qing
It's hard to deny that the woman looked elegant. Her beauty and modesty exuded the scent of maturity. Zhang Bing could not stop himself from frowning. Seeing such a beautiful woman in his dad's office wasn't a pleasant thing for him.
Yang Ming saw the guest, but he was stunned. The woman was surprised to see Yang Ming too. Both of them were curious about why they were there.
Yes, the woman was Xiao Qing. Yang Ming saw her underwear in the bookstore, and he met her on the bus again.
"Is CEO Zhang here?" Xiao Qing was doubting, but she still asked for confirmation.
"CEO Zhang? What business do you have with him?" Zhang Bing looked at the woman in a bad mood. He unquestionably thought that Xiao Qing was his father's mistress.
"I have an appointment with him this afternoon. I didn't see anyone outside, so I came in on my own." Xiao Qing explained.
"There is no one outside? It's not possible. Isn't my dad meeting a client out there?" Zhang Bing thought the woman was giving excuses.
"So it's Master Zhang. There truly isn't anyone out there!" Xiao Qing shook her head and seemed confused. She noticed that Zhang Bing was hostile against her. Is it possible that he knows about the hatred between me and Yang Ming? But it isn't a hatred anymore. The misunderstanding had been resolved already!
"No one?" Zhang Bing didn't believe it, but he still walked to the office door and looked outside. Just as Xiao Qing said, there wasn't anyone in the reception room.
Zhang Bing was curious. He called his father after that. "Dad, where are you? There's someone here looking for you."
"Looking for me? Who is it?"
"A woman. Who knows who she is, probably your mistress?" Zhang Bing said lightly. Last time Zhang Jiefang had caused Yang Ming to lose his imperial jade because of a prostitute. Zhang Bing still held a grudge about it. Zhang Bing only had Yang Ming as his best friend from the time they were young, so he didn't want to hurt their relationship because of this. Yang Ming didn't say anything about this, but Zhang Bing didn't feel good about it.
When he saw Xiao Qing, he thought she was his dad's mistress. He thought his dad didn't learn from his mistake, and he was p*ssed off.
Although Zhang Bing lowered his voice, Xiao Qing and Yang Ming could still hear him. Xiao Qing was stunned. Yang Ming was stunned too. They looked at each other, and Xiao Qing suddenly blushed.
Xiao Qing was dumbfounded. Do I honestly look like a mistress? But this situation would get more complicated if she tried to explain, so she pretended to hear nothing. It would get cleared up after Zhang Jiefang came.
"Zhang Bing!" Yang Ming knew Xiao Qing was embarrassed, so he reminded Zhang Bing in a lower voice.
"What is it?" Zhang Bing asked.
"She and I know each other. She probably isn't your dad's..." Yang Ming explained lightly.
It would have been better if he didn't try to explain. After Yang Ming explained, Xiao Qing's face blushed even more. Just now Zhang Bing was talking on the phone, so she could pretend not to hear anything. However, it was only the three of them in the office, and any conversation could be heard clearly. Xiao Qing could no longer pretend to hear nothing!
"Yang Ming, why are you here?" Xiao Qing had to change the topic, so she greeted Yang Ming.
"Sister Qing, Zhang Bing and I are classmates. Oh… He is Uncle Zhang's son." Yang Ming said with a smile. "Sister Qing, what are you doing here?"
"Of course, I'm here to buy stuff, hehe." Xiao Qing stopped for a while when she spoke of this, signaling her purpose for being here wasn't what Zhang Bing assumed.
"Right, last time you said that you were attending a competition. You came back already?" Yang Ming asked.
"Yeah, I just came back two days ago. My dad is having his birthday, so I'm here to pick his birthday present." Xiao Qing laughed and said.
"So this was the reason." Yang Ming nodded his head.
Zhang Bing knew he misunderstood her after he heard their conversation, so he gave an embarrassed smile.
"Miss Xiao!" Zhang Jiefang came in at this time. "It's you. I'm sorry. I had just taken a customer to the warehouse. I didn't expect you to come here so soon."
"CEO Zhang, hi." Xiao Qing nodded her head generously to him. "How is the thing that I asked about last time?"
"This… Miss Xiao, I'm very sorry. I had an imperial jade that could fulfill your requirement, but..." Zhang Jiefang looked at Yang Ming, then he shook his head. "But there was a little accident."
"Accident? What happened?" Xiao Qing frowned. "CEO Zhang didn't bring any good imperial jade from Yunnan this time?"
"I had it originally, but something happened..." Zhang Jiefang sighed. "The imperial jade was stolen."
"Is that so? Nevermind then." Xiao Qing was disappointed. "My dad's hobby is to play with this thing, so I'm just trying to show my regard. My dad has a few imperial jades already."
"I'm very sorry, Miss Xiao. Oh yeah, I have just gotten a new set of jades. Why don't you take a look?" Zhang Jiefang didn't have any other option either. He planned to sell Yang Ming's imperial jade to Xiao Qing at first, but the accident happened. This wasn't something that he could predict.
"Nevermind. Maybe next time." Xiao Qing shook her head. Jade was too common. It wasn't as rare as imperial jade, so it was meaningless as a birthday present. Her dad went to Yunnan a few days ago, and he didn't find any rocks that contained imperial jade either. Since Xiao Qing knew about her dad's hobby, she contacted Zhang Jiefang's jewelry company and hoped to get an imperial jade from him.
If it was a polished imperial jade, she could buy it in Song Jiang. However, an unpolished imperial jade wasn't easy to find. Unfortunately, her dad only liked to polish it on his own, and that was why Xiao Qing was disappointed.
Xiao Qing had other things to do. She said goodbye to Yang Ming, then she requested Zhang Jiefang to contact her if he found any imperial jade. Only then did she leave.
"Uncle Zhang, what is Sister Qing's job? How can she buy such an expensive item?" Yang Ming was curious about it. According to Xiao Qing, she was a teacher, but how could a teacher afford to buy an imperial jade that cost several ten thousand yuan?
"How would I know? Aren't you calling her Sister Qing? How can I know about it if even you don't know about it?" Zhang Jiefang gave a bitter smile. "If your imperial jade wasn't stolen, you could have earned quite a lot by selling it to her."
"Forget about it, Uncle Zhang. I treat it as though I never had it." Yang Ming comforted him.
"How could that be? It should belong to you when it's yours. Wait for a while. If there is no news from Yunnan, I'll pass the imperial jade's money to you." Zhang Jiefang said immediately.
"Okay, we'll talk about it later." Yang Ming knew Zhang Jiefang's character, so he gave a perfunctory reply.
Yang Ming and Xiao Qing weren't close to each other. If they were good friends, he would have asked Xiao Qing to stay because there was another imperial jade among those rocks that he gambled for.
He didn't know Xiao Qing well. As a precaution, he didn't mention it at the time. After all, he needed to learn from his experience in Tengchong.
"Yang Ming, your sack of rocks has arrived. What do you think? I can ask my worker to open it or do you want to have a look on your own?" Zhang Jiefang asked.
After Yang Ming heard Zhang Jiefang, he whispered lightly, "I'm going to have a look. It is exciting to see my rocks being cracked open." However, Yang Ming wasn't excited at all. He wanted to go because the rocks were expensive. He believed that Zhang Jiefang wouldn't cheat on him, but who could guarantee that Zhang Jiefang's workers wouldn't play some tricks?
It's an imperial jade and such a valuable item. If it was stolen by some greedy person, then it was over. So Yang Ming wanted to go on his own. At least he wanted to observe until they opened up the imperial jade!
"You're right. I love this feeling too! It's just like the moment before announcing the winner of a lottery! It makes my heart pound surprisingly fast, and I look forward to it!" Zhang Jiefang said with a smile, "Even I would visit the factory when I'm free!"
"Then let's go now. I have nothing to do here as well!" Zhang Bing interrupted. The misunderstanding just now was embarrassing for Zhang Bing. Although Zhang Jiefang didn't mention it, Zhang Bing felt uneasy. So he wanted to leave this office to change the environment.
Zhang Jiefang called his assistant and asked him to come out of the warehouse. Then, he drove his car and took Yang Ming and Zhang Bing to his jewelry factory in the outskirts.
The factory was small. It's just slightly larger than the family workshop, yet there were many workers. They were all busy with their work. It was evident that the guards and security systems weren't cheap. There were six guards that Zhang Jiefang hired from the security company. As for the factory design, there was a security door that needed to be opened with a security card. Moreover, the door was locked by key at night.
Zhang Jiefang found a worker then he brought them to the vault in the basement of the factory. He pointed at the sack of rock and asked the worker carry it out.
-- So Pure, So Flirtatious is a novel translated on Gravity Tales. Please read at the source:
Chapter 132: Running Into the Nemesis
Yang Ming roughly scanned the bag in front of his eyes. He found that the imperial jade was still in there. Moreover, the seal was left untouched. He could finally rest assured. Currently, some courier companies weren't reliable. Cases of theft of client's goods had happened. However, for this bag of stones, it would be no use for them to steal it without Yang Ming's ability.
After the bag of rocks was brought up, Zhang Jiefang went to find two workers who specialized in polishing the raw stones.
"I will also polish some myself!" Yang Ming laughed.
"Of course, you should. That's where the fun is!" Zhang Jiefang asked the workers to give Yang Ming a set of tools.
At this time, the bag of rocks was poured out. Yang Ming pretended to be casual as he picked up the piece with imperial jade in it.
"Let me help you." Zhang Bing picked up a stone in his hand since he had nothing to do.
Zhang Jiefang happily laughed as he sat on a chair nearby. He spoke to the two of them, "Zhang Bing, you don't know how to drive yet. After two days, go to a driving school and start learning."
"Dad, wouldn't it be enough if you just taught me? There's no need to go to a driving school!" Zhang Bing asked.
"Hmph, I am quite busy. Where would I find the time to teach you?" Also, I do not have a technical education, and I didn't learn it through the system. I can drive a car with automatic transmission, but I can't help you with a car that's manual. How could I teach you?" Zhang Jiefang rejected it straight away. "Also, going to driving school will be great. Yang Ming will accompany you."
"Alright, after I finish learning, will you buy me a car?" Zhang Bing nodded.
"If you get your license, I will bring you to buy a car." Zhang Jiefang didn't brush the matter off. He was determined to buy a car for Zhang Bing anyway.
"So, that's a promise!" Zhang Bing said happily, "Yang Ming, let's go and register."
"Tomorrow? Should be alright." Yang Ming considered it. I will eventually buy a car. Hence, why don't I get the driver's license together with Zhang Bing?
"Yang Ming, in your hands..." Zhang Jiefang saw the piece that Yang Ming had been grinding by chance. "Imperial jade! Yang Ming, you actually got yourself another imperial jade?"
"Ah? Is this imperial jade?" Yang Ming pretended like he didn't know. He acted surprised and dropped the sandpaper on the ground.
"Imperial jade! It has better quality than the previous one!" Zhang Jiefang opened his eyes widely and said with his mouth wide open.
"Damn, bro! Are you for real?" Zhang Bing was caught by surprise. "Did you get a ring that increased your luck? How could you be so lucky?"
"How would I know?" Yang Ming smiled innocently. "There's unexpectedly such a good thing!"
Zhang Jiefang took the imperial jade in Yang Ming's hand and examined it. He said, "With my preliminary analysis, the price of this imperial jade will be about two million. That has a higher price than the previous one."
In fact, Yang Ming had a rough number in his mind, so he wasn't surprised. However, he still needed to act it out. So, he said, feigning surprise, "Really. I can't imagine myself getting something after such an unfortunate incident. With this, the imperial jade before isn't a big deal anymore."
"You may say so. But, Uncle Zhang will compensate you for the imperial jade you lost." Zhang Jiefang said.
Yang Ming smiled bitterly. The conversation ended up on the same note. The reason Yang Ming said it was to comfort Zhang Jiefang. It was unexpected that Zhang Jiefang pointed out the problem again.
This time, Zhang Jiefang was extra careful. He knew there was an imperial jade in Yang Ming's hand. Then, he quickly took out a safety box and put it inside. Later, he drove his car to take Yang Ming and Zhang Bing to the bank vault. Then, he followed the procedure to deposit it.
Based on the security systems right now, the bank is the safest place for storage.
The other stones in the bag were readily cleared out. There were no other imperial jades discovered. However, there wasn't a shortage of good jadeites. Zhang Jiefang was surprised by the situation. They went rock gambling together and handpicked them at the same site. Yang Ming's bag of raw stones was much more valuable compared to all of his gemstones. Zhang Jiefang estimated the price of those gemstones. It was approximately three hundred thousand yuan. If they were crafted into artistic objects or accessories, their worth would go higher.
All of it needed to be counted together to have such a value. They weren't worth much separately. Hence, he deposited everything else into the vault as well. Zhang Jiefang wasn't as interested in jewelry. But, he saw that Yang Ming's ten thousand suddenly turn into two million three hundred thousand. He was shocked by the explosive profit of this industry!
Compared to Yang Ming's stones, Zhang Jiefang was more delighted to see the state of his son right now. In order to manage this business well, it was important to be interested in it.
As they exited Zhang Jiefang's company, Yang Ming's wealth rose up to two million in the blink of an eye. However, it was considered fixed assets and hadn't turned into money yet, so Yang Ming was still a poor guy.
After he bid farewell to Zhang Bing, Yang Ming got into a taxi and arrived at Lan Ling's place. Since he didn't have the keycard, Yang Ming told the security guard he was looking for Liu Weishan. After verification, Yang Ming entered the district.
This level of security reassured Yang Ming. Right now, society was more complicated. Lan Ling was just a girl living alone. It was tough to ensure that there wouldn't be any people stalking her. With the tight security of this area, Yang Ming wasn't worried that Lan Ling would meet a bad guy.
Yang Ming was brooding on the voodoo issue. From the romantic perspective, he liked Lan Ling, this little girl. Most men had some elements of lolicon and sis-con. He had a girlfriend of the same age already. Deep down his heart, he still wanted to meet another woman who was younger or more mature.
Yang Ming was a person like this. Ever since Su Ya left, Yang Ming had a new perspective on romantic relationships. If he liked and enjoyed it, other people's opinion didn't matter!
In other words, Wu Chiren and Zhou Jiajia turned Yang Ming into an unconventional person in relationships. He wasn't ashamed to have multiple girlfriends. That would be his capability. It was useless for them to be jealous!
Of course, that was in his imagination. Yang Ming wasn't impressed by average girls. Yang Ming felt that his affections toward Lan Ling were completely sincere. However, he didn't want to be tied down by her. He wasn't comfortable with the voodoo.
As he thought about it, Yang Ming heard a familiar voice!
"Dad, do you think Professor Li could help me earn a seat in the university?" That was Wang Zhitao's voice.
At this time, Yang Ming was standing next to the entrance of the residential area's parking lot. Since there was a wall between them, Yang Ming couldn't see the person there. With Yang Ming's extraordinary ability, however, he could easily see what was behind the wall.
On the other side, Wang Zhitao was talking with a frowned expression to a prestigious-looking, square-faced, middle-aged man.
"It should be alright. Professor Li was your mother's and my teacher. Also, he looked at your previous exam records. You could say that you were off your game for the National Higher Education Entrance Examination." The middle-aged man said, "Professor Li is respected here. Even though your score was low, he could set you up in the joint xx university to study."
"But, the university XX graduation certificate is different from the typical one!" Wang Zhitao wasn't looking forward to it.
"Be content with what you have. You only scored 200 points. University XX has a minimum requirement of 350 points!" The middle-aged man said, "If Professor Li didn't vouch for you, I don't think you can enter into University XX! Your father may be influential in business, but I can't do much in university enrollment! Also, your score is too low. Even the insider minimum requirement wasn't met. This result is considered acceptable! Also, don't you need to take over my business after graduation? Just learn something in the university. After you graduate, you will be the general manager of the company. Who would look at your education background?"
After Wang Zhitao heard it, he gave off a smile. He agreed with what his father said. He would inherit his family business, and his educational background didn't matter!
"After you enroll into the university, try not to make a big fuss. You should learn from your lesson this time. Don't act rashly. Every matter needs to be strategized before you take action. For example, if you wanted to bully your classmate, you should come up with a flawless plan. Look at the shoddy idea you came up with that stupid Zhang Biao. It caused a lot of trouble and affected your National Higher Education Entrance Examination!" The middle-aged man shook his head. "In the future, you should manage your business in that manner. Either you stay hidden or make sure you make a fatal hit!"
Their conversation was heard clearly by Yang Ming. Damn, Wang Zhitao's father is far more sinister. It seems I need to be wary in the future.
When Yang Ming decided to leave, he noticed a Mercedes-Benz sedan. Coincidentally, it belonged to the house of Wang Zhitao! Yang Ming recognized it because Zhang Biao drove this car to fetch Wang Zhitao a few times. The car plate number was easily recognizable - the last few digits were 888.
Hehe, don't you wish to frame me? Let me give both of you a great time! Yang Ming laughed in a mischievous manner as he made up his mind.
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