Chen Zhe returned to that cave once again.
He stroked the gold and silver treasures in the cave with his hands; it would be a lie to say he wasn't conflicted.
But he had no choice. He didn't want to watch Chen Si go bankrupt. Although he knew that rationally speaking, standing by and doing nothing was the best option, he couldn't get past that mental hurdle.
"Never mind, maybe these things never belonged to me in the first place."
Chen Zhe tried to comfort himself, saying a few words to reassure himself, and left after confirming that no one had noticed.
He called Zhang Xin'ai, but not Zhang Xinrui, because Zhang Xinrui wouldn't be of much help. She wasn't involved in the family business, and talking to her would just be taking an extra detour.
Why not just find Zhang Xin'ai directly? Although communicating with Zhang Xin'ai might be a bit troublesome, it's still worth a try.
Zhang Xin'ai received a call from Chen Zhe.
She was in a meeting at the company at that time.
"What? You want to see me? What do we have to talk about?"
"I called you because I have something to talk about. I wonder if you're interested in gold?"
Zhang Xin'ai chuckled.
"What do you think? We run a jewelry store, what do you mean by that?"
"I have some gold; perhaps you could take a look."
Zhang Xin'ai thought he had bought some gold, and then she felt a little bored.
"If you want someone to buy back your gold, you can go to a place that specializes in buying back gold, or you can go directly to one of our chain stores. Do you think it's necessary to call me specifically for this?"
"I only called you because I felt it was necessary. Take a look at the picture I sent you. If you've made up your mind, come to see me at the address provided."
"Um?"
Zhang Xinrui opened her chat window with Chen Zhe and saw the picture he had sent. She gasped in shock at just one glance.
She immediately left her seat and found a quiet place.
"Where did you get this?"
"Never mind that. If you want to talk, come over here and we can talk face to face."
Zhang Xin'ai hesitated for a moment.
"Okay! I'll be there in about 20 minutes."
"I'm waiting for you."
Zhang Xin'ai hung up the phone, and her secretary came to inform her.
"Mr. Zhang, Mr. Lin has arranged to have lunch with you..."
"Cancel it, I'm busy right now."
"But Mr. Lin said he..."
"I told you to cancel! Do I have to repeat myself?"
The secretary nodded; "Okay, then I'll talk to Mr. Lin."
Zhang Xin'ai changed her coat, grabbed her car keys, and hurriedly left.
...
Inside a luxury hotel.
Room 818.
Looking at the samples Chen Zhe had laid out on the bed, Zhang Xin'ai felt goosebumps rise on her skin. She reached out and touched them, knowing that these things were all real.
She turned to look at Chen Zhe in shock; "Where did you get these things? Don't lie to me, this is very important."
"Do you remember that night we tested our courage? I found the treasure those bandits had hidden, these are the things."
Zhang Xin'ai's eyes were wide open.
"How is that possible? Weren't we together the whole time?... Oh no! We were separated for a while... But you found someone in such a short time? This..."
Zhang Xin'ai was extremely shocked, but she couldn't help but believe it, because the item was right in front of her.
She took a deep breath.
He asked slowly, "How many are there?"
“There are so many, if you put them all down, they could probably fill this room.”
"What?! Are there that many?"
Zhang Xinai asked.
"Is it all gold?"
"No, there are other things too. Gold accounts for about 30%, and there are also antiques, silver, copper coins, and some calligraphy and paintings. I can't estimate the value of those things."
Zhang Xin'ai's hands were trembling slightly.
After a minute of silence, she slowly said, "I can't handle these things."
Chen Zhe felt a slight disappointment; "I see... then I'll have to find someone else..."
"Wait!"
Zhang Xin'ai grasped Chen Zhe's hand as he was about to take back the samples; "Although I can't handle it, I know someone who can. These things of yours are all cultural relics. If you handle them casually, there will definitely be trouble. We must go through the proper channels."
Chen Zhe frowned slightly; "What do you mean by that? Do you want me to not get the money?"
"Hehe, did I say that? What I meant was to let the relevant departments recycle these things. I have the channels for that. Don't worry about the money; you won't be shortchanged."
Chen Zhe breathed a sigh of relief when he heard him say that.
"Can you guarantee you won't cheat me?"
Zhang Xin'ai straightened her chest; "Are you kidding? In your eyes, I'm the kind of person who lacks integrity?"
Chen Zhe nodded; "Let's make this clear beforehand: if you dare to cheat me, I'll go find Xinrui."
Zhang Xin'ai was getting anxious and angry. She knew that her younger sister, Zhang Xinrui, had feelings for Chen Zhe.
"You bastard, how dare you threaten me?"
"This is not a threat. As long as you guarantee that you can do it, I will not do anything."
The first thing Chen Zhe learned from Hu Ling was not to trust others easily. He almost got himself killed by Hu Ling when he trusted her. If you want to trust someone, you have to have some leverage over them.
"You bastard! I hate being threatened!"
Zhang Xin'ai slapped him across the face, but Chen Zhe was prepared. He knew this little devil was quick to resort to violence.
He gripped Zhang Xin'ai's wrist tightly.
"Miss Zhang, a gentleman uses words, not fists. Let's talk things out."
"Speak nicely my ass! You've already threatened me, and you expect me to talk nicely to you? Dream on!!"
A groin kick came flying at him.
Chen Zhe clamped his legs together, trapping her legs, but because of this, the two of them lost their balance and fell onto the bed together. Unfortunately, at that moment, the door was suddenly kicked open violently.
Zhang Xin'ai's fiancé, Lin Xi, appeared at the door and witnessed everything that was happening.
He stood there, stunned.
One second later, he became furious.
"You bastard! How dare you bully Xin'ai!!"
He picked up a chair next to him and threw it at Chen Zhe. Chen Zhe knew something was wrong. At this point, he had no way to dodge. Fortunately, Zhang Xin'ai spoke up in time.
"Lin Xi, stop!"
Lin Xi's heart was breaking when he saw his fiancée protecting this man.
"Xin'ai! You're still protecting him? Have you even considered my feelings?"
His eyes were bloodshot, and he was losing control of his emotions.
Zhang Xin'ai got out of bed after separating from Chen Zhe, straightening her wrinkled clothes; "How are you feeling? Why did you come here? What are you doing?"
Why did I come here?
Lin Xi pointed to himself, completely bewildered.
"You come to a hotel with other men, and I, as your fiancé, can't even come and take a look?"
Zhang Xin'ai frowned; "What nonsense are you talking about? What do you mean by booking a hotel room? What are you thinking? Can't you see we're discussing a collaboration?"
Lin Xi gave a bitter laugh; "Discuss cooperation? Discuss it in bed? Do you really think I'm a fool?"
Zhang Xin'ai was too lazy to explain; "I can't control what you're thinking. Anyway, I didn't do anything. Your reckless barging in like this makes me lose face."
"Face??? Shouldn't I be the one who has no face?"
"So what do you want? If you continue to act so unreasonably, then let's break up. You go back and tell your parents, and I'll go back and tell my parents."
Hearing Zhang Xin'ai say that, Lin Xi deflated like a punctured balloon.
"Xin'ai, I didn't mean that..."
"You didn't mean that? Heh!"
Zhang Xin'ai crossed her arms, took a step forward, and approached with an overbearing air.
"You followed me and then smashed the door, what do you mean by that? Did you want to catch me cheating? Is that what you wanted?"
"No... I... Xin'ai, I was just worried you'd been scammed. Your secretary said you left in a hurry, so..."
"So you followed me? Lin Xi, can't you be a little more mature? What's your relationship with my secretary? Why would my secretary reveal my whereabouts to you?"
"No, no! I have absolutely no relationship with her!"
Lin Xi began to explain, but Zhang Xin'ai wouldn't listen at all; "Lin Xi, I'm really disappointed. I originally thought that even if there were no feelings between us, there could still be some trust, but now, haha, you make me feel that you are quite naive. If you weren't a member of the Lin family, then there would be absolutely no possibility for us to be together."
“Xin’ai…”
Lin Xi suddenly felt a little scared. He stepped forward and took Zhang Xin'ai's hand. "Xin'ai, I was wrong. I was too reckless. I'm sorry. Can you forgive me this time? I swear I will never do it again!"
"You've sworn so many times already, do you think this is the first time? We're not even married yet, and you're already like this. If we were really married, would you chain me up?"
"No, no, no, I never thought that way, Xin'ai. I really know I was wrong. I'll go out now. I believe you. I completely believe you."
Lin Xi said this and actually left, locking the door behind him.
Chen Zhe's mouth remained open for a long time.
Seeing Chen Zhe's reaction, Zhang Xin'ai was speechless; "What are you doing?"
He swallowed hard, then looked at Zhang Xin'ai as if she were a monster.
"You've turned him into this?"
"Huh? What kind of training?"
"If he's not disciplined, his reaction just now... wasn't it a bit unmanly?"
Zhang Xin'ai snorted; "Then, according to you, what makes a man?"
Chen Zhe smiled and shook his head.
"To be honest, even though we didn't really do anything, in that situation, if I were in that position, I guess..."
"What do you think is wrong?"
Seeing Chen Zhe pause, Zhang Xin'ai asked.
Chen Zhe was about to say he would beat the other person up, but then he suddenly remembered his ex-girlfriend Xu Weiwei.
The last time he saw Xu Weiwei checking into a hotel with someone, his reaction was to freeze in place, not even having the courage to rush forward.
He sighed.
"It's nothing. If it were me, I would probably turn around and leave without even daring to open the door."
Zhang Xin'ai snorted; "Then you're even less of a man. At least that kid knows how to fight."
"hehe……"
Chen Zhe chuckled but didn't say anything, because he knew that his behavior back then wasn't like that of a man.
"Alright, I'll do as I say, but to ensure authenticity, you have to take me to see it first."
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