The Beautiful Boss's Personal Bodyguard
Chapter 138

Chapter 138: Chapter 138

Old Man Shi rubbed his eyes and took a clear look at the stone in Ye Tian’s hand before saying, "Ye Tian, didn’t I tell you, this is just a piece of scrap."

Chen Xing was now seriously wondering if there was something wrong with Ye Tian’s brain. He had just signaled that Ye Tian could continue raising the bid, yet Ye Tian had politely handed over that stone to someone else, and now he was holding a piece of scrap looking overjoyed, as if he had found a treasure.

"Ye Tian, do you have any idea what scrap means? It refers to stuff so useless that if you threw it on the street, it would be considered an eyesore!"

"Scrap! Pfft!"

Little Bun mimicked Chen Xing’s tone and disdainfully said "Scrap," then hurriedly followed after Chen Xing who was heading towards a crowd. They were moving towards where that large stone about to be cut was placed.

"Ye Tian, don’t be discouraged, everyone who gambles on stones for the first time thinks every stone on the ground hides a treasure. They can’t wait to embrace every single stone. Heh, once you have more experience, you’ll naturally learn how to evaluate stones."

"Uncle, I’m fine, I won’t lie to you, I really feel good about this stone."

Watching the sincerity on Ye Tian’s face, Old Man Shi shook his head and smiled, finding youth always so stubborn. But seeing the earnest look on Ye Tian’s face, Old Man Shi didn’t want to refuse and took the stone from his hand.

"What do you think?"

Old Man Shi was an antique enthusiast, and didn’t have much experience with stones. Compared to Ye Tian, he only knew some basic knowledge such as python patterns and base color, but if it really came to evaluating stones, his expertise was lacking.

"Well, I can’t really make it clear," Old Man Shi looked down at the stone and shook his head, then gave the stone back to Ye Tian, "If you’re really interested, just go over there and buy the stone, it won’t be more than one hundred yuan. Even if nothing is uncovered, it can still be fun to cut it yourself."

Looking in the direction pointed out by Old Man Shi, Ye Tian saw Liu Hao’s stone-cutting crowd, and the owner of this stone was among them—the back of his head looked stubborn and irritating. Old Man Shi accompanied Ye Tian as they walked over. That person was originally in the crowd watching Liu Hao cut stone, but Ye Tian patted him on the shoulder.

"Hey, weren’t you just..."

Ye Tian nodded without chit-chat and directly holding the stone asked, "Is this stone yours? I’ll take it, how much?"

The man was obviously taken aback, then a wild laugh erupted, carrying to everyone’s ears around, "Hahaha...!"

"Zhang, have you gone mad? You gave me a fright!"

"Did you hit the jackpot or have a stroke? Your head’s gotten bigger, hasn’t it?"

"Look at you, you think you’re really cutting stones? Hey, isn’t this the guy who was bidding with Liu Hao just now?"

One of them recognized Ye Tian, and the others shifted their gaze; isn’t this the same young guy who was challenging Liu Hao earlier? What does he want with Zhang?

"This kid... young man, you want to buy my stone, this piece..."

Zhang’s speech was choppy, despite trying to adjust his breathing, he almost choked out a few words.

Now people understood why Zhang had laughed; everyone in the stone yard knew about this stone. It was something that was tossed to Zhang as a freebie when he was stocking up, such a stone would even be considered a waste of fuel if placed on a truck. Only Zhang, who loved a cheap deal, would keep it around; anyone else would have thrown it away long ago. Who would have thought that this stone, discarded in the stone yard for a year, actually found its admirer—a blind Bo Le.

Ye Tian wasn’t bothered by these people’s attitudes at all, merely standing there waiting for them to finish their laughter before talking. Unexpectedly, this waiting brought Liu Hao over. Seeing the stone in Ye Tian’s hand, Liu Hao let out a cold laugh, "Kid, if you don’t know how to play, then don’t meddle. When the time comes, it’s a small matter if you’re duped, but losing your little life would be a big deal." He still resented Ye Tian for bidding against him earlier; if it hadn’t been for him, he wouldn’t have paid seventy million for that stone.

The crowd sensibly made space for the two of them, all waiting to see Ye Tian’s response. Someone who forced Liu Hao to raise the price from twenty to seventy million wouldn’t just stand there and accept his near-threatening mockery. Unexpectedly, Ye Tian completely ignored Liu Hao and walked right past him to Zhang, asking, "How much for this stone?"

Zhang uncertainly asked back, "You... you really want to buy it?"

"What’s there to talk about!"

"Two hundred yuan. Take this stone for two hundred yuan."

The surrounding people looked at Zhang with contempt; that stone would be ignored even if it were tossed onto the road, and it would be too bumpy to even use as a toilet base. Yet this guy dared to ask for two hundred yuan. Only a fool would buy it!

"Alright, I’ll take it."

Wow! We’ve really found a fool!

Liu Hao snorted coldly, seizing the opportunity to shout at Chen Xing standing on the side, "Beauty Chen, your friend has bought a top-quality stone, aren’t you coming to see? It’s bound to yield a high-quality jade!"

Chen Xing turned her head away, ignoring him, but the others were drawn over. However, after they saw the stone that Ye Tian was holding, which had lain in the stone yard for a year as scrap, they all shook their heads in confusion; not a single person considered it to be a good stone, and most didn’t even think it qualified as a "stone" at all.

Ye Tian took out two crumpled banknotes from his pocket and handed them over; the money was scavenged from Pig Hu.

"Uncle, is this stone mine now?"

"Of course, it’s yours. No matter what’s inside, be it gold or crap, it’s all your own doing, and you’re responsible for all of it."

"Oh." Ye Tian nodded. He was also slowly pondering over the warmth from the stone, which was unlike the sensation from the large stone. This stone felt to him like milk, silky smooth and soft without any edges, very gentle.

"Ye Tian, you can just cut this stone open here later."

"Yeah, after my stone is cut open, I’ll cut yours too, don’t worry, I won’t charge you." Liu Hao clapped his hands and re-entered the center of the scene, "Come on, everyone, look at the ugly stone from the stone yard, now held in Boss Ye’s hands, let’s see how good his judgment is!"

After Liu Hao’s shout, everyone’s curiosity was piqued. People wanted to see what the outcome would be between the two people who had just been in a standoff, and Ye Tian’s stubbornness grew. He couldn’t believe it; their stone felt so cold and could still produce green, yet his would be just a lump of crap?

The stone-cutting officially began.

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