Zombie Bodyguard
Chapter 120 - 119: Show Off and Get Struck by Lightning

Chapter 120: Chapter 119: Show Off and Get Struck by Lightning

"Hey hey, Miss Xiao knows very well whether I’m a man," Lin Tian said with a smirk, "As for you, you’re like a persistent plaster, clinging on relentlessly—impossible to shake off!"

Thinking back to their intimate encounter on the highway that night, she indeed knew if he was a man or not, Lin Tian thought to himself. Xiao Manxue glared at him because his words were ambiguously suggestive.

No matter how composed Bai Yuze was, he couldn’t help but look sour when he saw the flirtatious exchange between the two. While he was entangled with Miss Xiao, his brother Bai Yufeng was sticking to the Second Miss. But the little girl was more decisive, not even speaking to him and instead latching directly onto Lin Tian’s arm, treating Bai Yufeng as if he were invisible.

The two brothers were dumbfounded. How could both sisters have their hearts set on Lin Tian? It was too discouraging. Seeking solace, Bai Yuze glanced back at Secretary Xu. Surely this beautiful secretary would be more sensible, but even she was looking at Lin Tian with amusement.

What is this situation? Bai Yuze couldn’t understand. He was a master at flirting in Huadu, with countless conquests, yet he had never enjoyed the exclusive attention of three top beauties. Could it be that Lin Tian had some special talent?

The bemused brothers followed out of the airport. When they reached the exterior, Bai Yuze saw his father chatting happily with a couple. He recognized them from a previous encounter—they were Mr. and Mrs. Wan Gaoyuan, Song Yanan.

These two were also well-known figures in the Jade Industry, with a reputation that surpassed the Bai Family’s. Seeing such eminent figures welcoming them, Bai Yuze’s spirits lifted.

"Lin Tian, you don’t know that couple, do you?" Bai Yuze said with a glance and a sense of pride, "They have a significant name in the Jade Industry, and my family is discussing a series of collaborations with them."

Lin Tian touched his nose, a bit embarrassed, "I didn’t know them before."

He had indeed not been acquainted with Mr. and Mrs. Wan Gaoyuan in the past, and had only met them in the last few days. However, Bai Yuze clearly misunderstood the meaning of Lin Tian’s words, chuckling, "Brother Lin Tian, it doesn’t matter if you didn’t know them before. I can introduce you shortly. It’s always beneficial to know more friends—’At home, one depends on one’s parents; away from home, one needs friends’."

Xiao Manxue stifled her laughter. It wasn’t appropriate to laugh loudly in public. Bai Yuze turned back to her and said, "Miss Xiao, I could introduce you too. As long as you establish a good relationship with them, getting an invitation to the Gambling Stone Festival won’t be hard."

They were walking over and talking when Mr. and Mrs. Wan Gaoyuan noticed them. Letting Bai Yuanhao aside, they briskly approached Lin Tian and his group.

"Ha ha, you finally came. I’ve been looking forward to this for days," Mr. Wan Gaoyuan greeted them with a hearty laugh, showing warm enthusiasm.

Bai Yuze thought he was being addressed since they had met before, and he whispered to Lin Tian and Xiao Manxue, "Follow me if you want the invitation."

Then he too looked up with a smile, reaching out to shake the hand of Mr. Wan Gaoyuan. However, Mr. Wan Gaoyuan didn’t even glance at him, passing right by. He reached past Bai Yuze and grasped Lin Tian’s hand, laughing heartily, "Brother Lin, I’ve missed you these past few days."

Bai Yuze stood there like he had been struck by lightning, awkwardly maintaining his handshake pose, disheveled in the night wind!

"Brother Wan, if you keep missing this big man here, Sister Song will get jealous," Lin Tian joked as well, colloquially calling him ’Brother’ as was the custom.

Song Yanan gave him a look, her face revealing a generous smile and her complexion glowed more radiantly than before. She took Miss Xiao’s hand and chuckled, "Brother Lin, he misses you, and I miss the little lady from the Xiao Family. No one is jealous here."

"I see Sister Song is glowing more and more; it seems Brother Wan is providing well," Lin Tian commented, looking them over playfully.

His words were a bit coarse, and the few women present blushed, except for Xiao Manxuan who was clueless and didn’t understand the meaning behind being ’provided for’.

"Brother Lin, we can definitely talk about that, haha!" As a man, Wan Gaoyuan took sincere joy in being praised in that regard.

While they were joking and laughing, Bai Yuanhao also came over, his mind filled with countless question marks. He hesitated before saying, "Mr. Wan and Brother Lin are very familiar with Miss?"

His question was essentially pointless; could one be so enthusiastic without being familiar? Wan Gaoyuan didn’t mind and nodded, "Brother Lin is a benefactor to my wife and me."

"Benefactor?" Bai Yuanhao and his son were even more puzzled. Where did this benefactor come from? However, since Wan Gaoyuan didn’t seem inclined to explain further, they could only suppress their questions.

"Boss Bai, I need to see Brother Lin and the others to their hotel, so I’ll take my leave now, goodbye." Wan Gaoyuan was polite in speech but distant in his address, a stark contrast to the friendly ’Brother Lin’.

"The people you said you were going to pick up are them?" Bai Yuanhao asked again, surprised.

"Of course!" After acknowledging, Wan Gaoyuan did not linger and left with Brother Lin and his group.

The father and sons watched their retreating figures with complex emotions and expressive faces.

"Dad, how could this happen?" Bai Yuze asked.

"I don’t know either; things didn’t go according to our plan. But it doesn’t matter. With just Lin Tian alone, how many good stones can he possibly gamble on? The general trend can’t be changed by one person unless he could turn the tide, but sadly, he doesn’t have that ability yet," Bai Yuanhao said with narrowed eyes.

His youngest son, Bai Yufeng, chimed in, "Exactly, he’s just been a bit luckier, can fight a little bit, he’s only good at fighting and showing aggression, but what big things can he accomplish!"

...

On Lin Tian’s side, after collecting their luggage, they followed Wan Gaoyuan out, where two Rolls-Royces and one Mercedes were parked by the road—the Mercedes was for transporting their luggage.

He and Secretary Xu from Wan Gaoyuan’s team sat in one Rolls-Royce, while the others took the second car. The drivers started the cars and headed towards the city.

"Brother Wan, where’s the Jade Trading Center? The Gambling Stone Festival is held there this time, right? It’s my first time in Zhonghai City," Lin Tian admitted his complete unfamiliarity with Zhonghai City, which would have left him lost even with GPS navigation, possibly ending up on an overpass unknowingly.

"It’s located in the former National Cultural Collection Hall. After the collection hall was relocated, the space was converted into a jade trading market. The past few Gambling Stone Festivals have been held there..." Wan Gaoyuan, acting the part of the generous host, explained in detail the history of the Gambling Stone Festival and Zhonghai’s culture surrounding jade.

Zhonghai City hosted a large Gambling Stone Festival annually, with smaller gambling markets operating throughout the year, and jade merchants also conducting private transactions. All in all, Zhonghai’s jewelry and jade market was thriving; Lin Tian understood why. With a high overall standard of living, even ordinary citizens in Zhonghai City were keen on buying jade and participating in stone gambling, not to mention the wealthy.

Chatting and laughing, they arrived at the hotel. As Wan Gaoyuan explained, this hotel was very close to the Jade Trading Center, just a ten-minute drive away.

After everything was arranged, it was already late. Seeing that they had just gotten off the plane, Wan Gaoyuan didn’t want to disturb them for too long. They agreed to meet the next day, he left behind several invitations, and then took his leave.

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