It’s quite normal for a man to admire beautiful women, and that’s what Lin Tian believed. However, Xiao Manxuan didn’t let him off the hook and whispered in his ear, "Then why were you staring at the lady boss?"
"Ah, was I?" Lin Tian wiped the sweat from his brow. A woman’s intuition is terrifying; legends say that even if a woman has her back to you, she can still tell which part of her you’re staring at.
"Hmm, you think I didn’t see it?" the little girl hummed, and then leaned in closer, asking in a very low voice, "Do you think the lady boss is pretty? Is she prettier than me?"
That was indeed a question worth pondering. Lin Tian stroked his chin, thinking very seriously.
"The lady boss is somewhat prettier." Just as Lin Tian began to speak, the little girl indeed looked a bit self-conscious; he continued, "But Second Miss, you’re still young, you still have room to grow, right?"
"Really? Anyway, my sister is prettier than me, but the prettiest is still mom."
"Lin Tian, what are you dawdling for? Hurry up." Thankfully, Miss Xiao timely summoned him, and Lin Tian quickly ran over.
The women’s beauty and body care area was on the sixth floor, and Lin Tian and his party of four took the elevator directly to their destination. The sixth floor hallway was a waiting area, meant for entertaining the accompanying gentlemen. When Lin Tian and his group arrived, they ran into a familiar face, Zhou Botong.
At that moment, he was staring down a fat man, eye to eye. Although the man was facing away from him, he looked very familiar. Lin Tian walked over and called out, "Brother Botong, what are you doing here?" Both men looked up at him.
The fat man turned around to see Lin Tian and jumped in fright, but Lin Tian smiled somewhat playfully upon seeing him. This fat man was none other than the same one who had previously wanted Lin Tian to be his bodyguard, Xu Shan.
"Boss Xu, the three of us really must be fated to meet . How have you been lately? Are you accompanying your girlfriend for a beauty treatment?" Lin Tian sat down on a sofa next to him and warmly patted his shoulder.
In Xu Shan’s eyes, Lin Tian’s smile resembled that of a demon. Who would have thought that this young man, with such a bright smile, could take down a dozen thugs in just a few seconds?
"Xu Shan, you were just asking about Brother Lin, and now that you see him you don’t speak?" Zhou Botong said with a smile.
"Lin Tian, you know Boss Xu?" Miss Xiao interjected, and what Lin Tian also didn’t anticipate was that Xiao Manxue actually knew Xu Shan.
Meeting a beautiful woman should have been a happy event for Xu Shan, but with the Evil God beside him, he couldn’t quite get into the mood.
"Ah, Miss Xiao, what a pleasure, I’ve had the honor of meeting Lin Tian once before," Xu Shan said as he stood up.
Xiao Manxue looked at Lin Tian in surprise; she hadn’t expected him to have such a wide circle of acquaintances, not only on good terms with Elder Zhou but also acquainted with Xu Shan.
"You guys chat, we’ll go for our beauty treatments first," Xiao Manxue exchanged a few words and then the two sisters followed Madame Zi Yan out.
Her greeting to Xu Shan made Lin Tian think; Xu Shan dealt in jade raw stones and knew Xiao Manxue. Could it be that Xiao Family’s recent jade purchase involved Xu Shan somehow?
He kept this in mind and asked out loud, "Boss Xu, are you very familiar with Miss Xiao?"
"Uh, Mr. Lin, right? I wouldn’t say familiar with Miss Xiao; it’s just that we both have dealings in jade raw stones with the Bai Family, so we’ve met a few times." Xu Shan, no stranger to the world, knew he would be safe as long as he didn’t offend Lin Tian.
So, there were indeed business transactions involved. His being a jade stone merchant coming to Xikou City couldn’t just be for seeing his mistress. And since the Bai Family was the largest jade jewelry merchant in Xikou City, that was why Lin Tian made such an assumption.
He continued to inquire, "Have you had any transactions with the Bai Family recently?"
After asking, Lin Tian stared intently at Xu Shan, but Xu Shan showed no signs of abnormality and nodded in confirmation, "Yes, there was a large shipment of jade raw stones. I have some stakes in a jade mine in Myanmar and have always cooperated with the Bai Family."
Xu Shan spoke naturally, and at first, Lin Tian thought Xu Shan might have been involved, but now it didn’t seem likely.
"Lin Tian, I heard from my dad that this batch of jade raw stones was eventually sold to the Xiao Family. Is there a problem?" Zhou Botong was not surprised to know this since his family also worked in the same field.
"How could there be a problem!" Xu Shan looked carefully at Lin Tian and explained, "Raw stone material is risky, but both parties assessed these stones and some of them were even semi-betting material."
If there wasn’t a problem initially, then it must be the Bai Family that tampered with it.
"How much of the raw stones were there?" Lin Tian wanted to understand the scope of the impact.
"The total jade carved out amounts to the Xiao Family’s yearly sales volume," Xu Shan stated, very aware of the details.
A year’s sales volume, if that much had issues, the loss wouldn’t just be the money spent buying the raw jade stones; more critically, it could lead to a complete retreat or even collapse of Xiao Family Jewelry Store.
Just then, Xu Shan’s mistress came out finished with her beauty treatment, and she clearly recognized Lin Tian and Zhou Botong, looking at them with great disdain. Fearing she might cause another scene, Xu Shan quickly said goodbye to Lin Tian and pulled her away.
"Brother Botong, does your grandfather have time this afternoon? There might be some issues with the Xiao Family’s jade stones, and I want to ask Elder Zhou for his help..." Lin Tian gave Zhou Botong a brief overview and was honest about why he wanted Elder Zhou’s help, not wanting to deceive him.
"He does, he was just mentioning this morning how you hadn’t visited yet. Hang on, I’ll call him right now." Zhou Botong took out his phone and walked over to the side to make the call.
Soon Zhou Botong came back and smiled at Lin Tian, "All set! Grandpa will come over after lunch."
"Thanks." Though it wasn’t his own issue, he still felt grateful.
It was almost noon by then and, after another half hour, the two sisters finished their beauty treatments. Already stunning, their skin now appeared even more delicate and radiant. The captivating glow made Lin Tian feel slightly dizzy while Zhou Botong had already turned into a lustful lecher.
No wonder everyone wants to be the Emperor. If I were the Emperor, I’d definitely take these sisters under my wing. Lin Tian thought wildly to himself.
But he quickly recovered, as he was quite accustomed to seeing them and had some immunity. Seeing Lin Tian’s appreciative look, both sisters felt proud, intuitively thinking that ensnaring this heartless man would not be an easy task.
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