Zombie Bodyguard
Chapter 528 - 525: Your Strength

Chapter 528: Chapter 525: Your Strength

A group of idiots, Lin Tian sneered inside his heart, if they couldn’t even propose conditions, what kind of business were they even doing?

It wasn’t just about Ou Qinglan, even if the Li Family Patriarch himself had come, Lin Tian wouldn’t have just accepted everything meekly.

However, he didn’t care about these indifferent people and still said calmly, "Miss Ou, I only have two conditions."

Upon hearing this, everyone rolled their eyes again, two conditions, and he still dared to say that wasn’t many!

Ou Qinglan ignored everyone’s reaction and instead asked with interest, "Which two conditions?"

"First, the supply of jadeite raw stones must prioritize Tianxue Jewelry’s needs unless there is a natural disaster or calamity, no other reason should reduce the supply volume," Lin Tian stated his first condition, then looked quietly at Ou Qinglan to see her reaction.

Ou Qinglan hadn’t responded yet when the surrounding jewelers couldn’t help but burst out first.

"This condition is too outrageous, jadeite raw stones are already in short supply, the market can’t meet the demand, who doesn’t want a stable source of raw stones? But we usually have to beg others, and here Lin Tian dares to say they should prioritize Tianxue Jewelry!" a pot-bellied middle-aged man said very dissatisfied.

"You can’t say it like that, this Lin Tian is the bid leader for sky-high jadeite and monopolizes the high-grade jadeite in the Gambling Stone Festival. He has the qualifications to say so. With his abilities, even if he didn’t have the Ou family’s connection, he would definitely make a killing at the Myanmar public board on his own," a tall, skinny man next to the pot-bellied man retorted.

"Old Gao, you’re right, I’ve been wanting to team up with this young man myself. With the high-grade jadeite he controls, just leaking one out to us could become the treasure of our store," another jeweler chimed in.

"Alas, that’s not so easy, let’s wait and see. If they do collaborate, with Lin Tian’s abilities plus the Ou family’s resources, Tianxue Jewelry will soar rapidly and become the leader in the industry soon."

These discussions reached Bai Yuze’s ears and his face turned extremely ugly. Although the Bai Family was not the leader in the jewelry industry, they were firmly in first place in Xikou City and even controlled the jadeite raw stone trade in Xikou City and its surroundings.

But if Tianxue Jewelry and the Ou family collaborated, the Bai Family’s status in this region would be in jeopardy, Bai Yuze’s gaze towards Lin Tian turned gloomy, all of this was caused by Lin Tian.

"Mr. Yuze, it seems your Bai Family is in a bad situation," Futian Shenyi said, smiling but not quite smiling.

"Yes, Brother Bai, ever since Lin Tian appeared in the Xiao Family, the Xiao Family has been growing stronger, and my father has been facing increasing pressure in the Xiao Group recently, even proposing to buy back the shares my father owns. If this continues, we’ll all have hard days ahead," Sun Decai glanced at Bai Yuze and said deliberately through gritted teeth.

Sun Decai had always been adept at inciting others to charge into the fray, using others as pawns, and his saying this was meant to provoke Bai Yuze to deal with Lin Tian, just as when he had incited Guo Heng to confront Lin Tian back in school.

Bai Yuze’s eyes flickered, and he sneered, "Rest assured, with the harsh conditions proposed by Lin Tian, compared to Ou Qinglan’s previously tough style, this partnership is highly likely to fail. Let the Xiao Family be smug for a while, the higher they climb, the harder they fall. The Xiao Family will eventually be ours, and Xiao Manxue will eventually become my woman."

As soon as his words ended, Ou Qinglan suddenly laughed and said, "Master Lin, I agree to the first condition."

"Oh, Miss Ou agreed rather quickly," Lin Tian said unexpectedly.

"There’s nothing strange about that. The greater your demand, the more we supply, which means better business for both of us. It’s a win-win situation, so why not agree? Let’s move on to your second condition," Ou Qinglan stated.

"Miss Ou is indeed straightforward. My second condition is that the jadeite raw stones you provide must not be adulterated in any way. They must be authenticated by me, and if there are any issues, they must be returned unconditionally, plus you will have to pay threefold compensation. I certainly don’t want to end up like some families who have provided the Xiao Family with fake jadeite raw stones," Lin Tian said disdainfully, glancing at Bai Yuze.

His remark was a clear reference to the fraudulent actions of the Bai Family, who had last been forced to sign a compensation agreement and had yet to pay the Xiao Family.

"No problem, I agree to the second condition as well, and all of these will be written into the agreement. Now you can rest assured and accept my gift," Ou Qinglan agreed very swiftly to Lin Tian’s conditions, decisively and efficiently, without any hesitation.

Bai Yuze, who had been smirking earlier, now couldn’t muster a smile. He had not anticipated that Lin Tian would propose such tough conditions and that Ou Qinglan would agree to them, completely unlike her usual assertive manner.

The mood among those present shifted as some rejoiced while others were anxious, and many were just there for the spectacle, making the atmosphere somewhat odd.

Mrs. Xiao timely stepped forward with a smile, "Alright, Lin Tian, Miss Ou has come from far away. You should not trouble her any further; we need to show some sincerity as well."

Although she said this outwardly, she covertly blinked at Lin Tian, her eyes filled with admiration. She was very pleased with the conditions he had set, as the Xiao Family had suffered from such schemes before.

Her secretive blink took Lin Tian by surprise, as it was quite unlike Mrs. Xiao’s usual graceful and dignified demeanor, adding a playful touch that stirred something within Lin Tian.

"Damn, does Mrs. Xiao have a thing for me?" Lin Tian thought shamelessly.

"Master Lin... Lin Tian?" called Ou Qinglan, noticing that Lin Tian was unresponsive, which puzzled her.

"Ah, did Miss Ou call me? What is it? Surely Miss Ou isn’t having second thoughts?" Lin Tian quickly regained his composure, thinking to himself, "Damn, that was close. How could I entertain improper thoughts about Mrs. Xiao? That was very inappropriate."

For the first time, Ou Qinglan felt completely unable to read someone and could only shake her head internally before saying, "Master Lin, you have set your conditions, now it’s my turn to set mine."

"Oh, please go ahead, Miss Ou. As long as it’s within my ability, there’s absolutely no problem. My body is at your disposal if you like," Lin Tian joked.

The women of the Xiao Family each gave him a look of disdain. Miss Ou was a great beauty; what would she want with his body? He really was shameless.

Ou Qinglan, who was used to dealing with polite and well-mannered men—a far cry from Lin Tian, who seemed to invert everything—wondered what kind of man he really was.

Although she was somewhat uncomfortable with Lin Tian’s manner of speaking, she composed herself and said, "Lin Tian, I have shown my sincerity, but I also need to see your capabilities, whether you have the strength to protect those precious jadeite jewels!"