Chapter 44: Enemies Meet on a Narrow Road
Boss Chen said: "Miss Xu, she is a distinguished guest of our Jade Pavilion."
Lu Shaoyan nodded to Xu Youyou, which could be considered as a greeting.
Boss Chen waved his hand and called a staff member from the Jade Museum over: "You accompany Master Lu and Miss Gu to the warehouse and let them choose from the batch of stones that have just been delivered."
Gu Xueying felt unhappy when she heard this.
Boss Chen didn't even stand up when he saw Lu Shaoyan, but he was extremely polite to Xu Youyou.
Gu Xueying only thought about it for a moment and she understood the difference. Boss Chen's attitude towards Lu Shaoyan was like that towards a friend's child, while his attitude towards Xu Youyou was like that towards a friend of the same generation.
Not only Gu Xueying felt unhappy that she was a head shorter than Xu Youyou for no reason, but even Lu Shaoyan felt this subtle difference.
"Boss Chen, you always accompany me to pick stones every time I come back. Today you are busy accompanying Miss Xu. This is too much of a preference for girls over boys!" Lu Shaoyan complained.
Boss Chen laughed dryly and said, "You little bastard, I asked Xiao Liu to accompany you, but you still insisted on torturing my old bones!"
Although it was clearly a joke, Xu Youyou saw that the corners of Lu Shaoyan's mouth unconsciously pressed down a little, which was a sign of unhappiness.
Coincidentally, Xu Youyou also dislikes Lu Shaoyan.
Lu Shaoyan was originally the young master of a branch family of the Lu family. The young master of the main branch of the Lu family died in an accident. Lu Shaoyan was lucky enough to become the heir of the Lu family, and would be discussing marriage with Gu Xueying in the future.
In his previous life, Lu Shaoyan had never openly made things difficult for Xu Youyou. After all, in his eyes, Xu Youyou was just a piece of trash. A simple greeting from him was enough to trample Xu Youyou into the mud.
But Xu Youyou seriously suspected that she had run into obstacles everywhere in her previous life, and that the job she found was ruined just two days after it was discovered. It was very likely that Lu Shaoyan was the mastermind behind this.
Xu Youyou still remembers that when she went to seek justice for the supervisor who fired her, she unexpectedly saw the supervisor nodding and bowing to Lu Shaoyan's secretary.
Xu Youyou didn't bother to think about whether it was Lu Shaoyan's order or Gu Xueying's private trouble. Anyway, she would attack anyone who was close to Gu Xueying.
Xu Youyou put down the teacup and said to Boss Chen, "Boss Chen, it turns out that the raw stones you sell are not just those outside, but also in the warehouse. You never told me this."
Boss Chen remained calm and said, "Ms. Xu, I didn't tell you and I didn't ask you. If you asked, could I still hide it from you?"
"If you had told me earlier that there was a warehouse exclusively for VIP guests, I might have bought it," said Xu Youyou.
Boss Chen cupped his hands and begged for mercy: "Ms. Xu, you have a big mouth. I am not good at talking to you. Since you are interested in the warehouse, I will take you to see it myself. But if you just look and don't buy, I will be angry."
Boss Chen stood up and greeted Lu Shaoyan and Gu Xueying.
Lu Shaoyan is now pursuing Gu Xueying. He brought the girl here, firstly to show off his financial strength, and secondly to let the girl see some new things.
Unfortunately, Boss Chen did not personally entertain him right away, and Lu Shaoyan felt embarrassed.
Now that the other party was personally accompanying Xu Youyou, he had become a by-product. Lu Shaoyan felt even more unhappy, but he was not sure what Xu Youyou's identity was.
Lu Shaoyan felt that he would remember such a young and beautiful girl as long as he met her.
But he had never seen a person like Xu Youyou in the wealthy circle of Shanghai.
"Ms. Xu, you don't seem to be from Shanghai. Are you from the capital?" Lu Shaoyan asked.
Xu Youyou didn't even look back at him, and said casually: "I'm from Huangshan."
"Are you from Huangshan? Is that the famous scenic spot Huangshan?" Lu Shaoyan asked.
Xu Youyou nodded.
Although Huangshan is very famous, it is also famous for its scenic spots. Lu Shaoyan instinctively felt that it was a small place, and there was a bit of weirdness in his eyes when he looked at Xu Youyou.
Gu Xueying, who was standing by, became nervous when she heard the conversation between the two. She was afraid that Xu Youyou would mention the Gu family.
The Gu family kept the fact of the real daughter a secret, and now the wealthy circles in Shanghai don’t even know that Gu Xueying is a fake daughter.
Lu Shaoyan continued to test: "Did Miss Xu grow up abroad? Did she come back after studying abroad?"
Xu Youyou couldn't help laughing when she heard this: "Mr. Lu, do you think that people who can come here and be entertained by Boss Chen like you must be either rich or noble?"
Xu Youyou's words were straightforward, and Lu Shaoyan did not deny it, but asked back: "Isn't it?"
Xu Youyou said frankly: "I'm afraid I'll disappoint Mr. Lu. I'm an orphan with no parents, and I don't have any huge inheritance to inherit."
Lu Shaoyan's eyes changed instantly, unconsciously showing a hint of contempt.
Xu Youyou felt sad in her heart that this circle was still so realistic. With a poor background and no money, she was naturally excluded by these young masters and young ladies. It was the same in her previous life. Even though Xu Youyou was originally the real daughter of the Gu family, she was still troubled by Gu Xueying's friends.
It was Boss Chen who spoke up at this time: "Ms. Xu is truly a hero in her youth. When I was your age, I didn't have your courage. In the future, I, Old Chen, will have to rely on Miss Xu for support."
Lu Shaoyan asked directly: "Boss Chen, did Miss Xu do anything remarkable?"
Boss Chen said with a smile, "You were not here a few days ago. Miss Xu brought me an ordinary stone sculpture and asked me to open it. It turned out to be top-grade imperial green. In the end, Miss Cen paid 1 billion to buy it."
Lu Shaoyan vaguely heard that Cen Mingzhu bought a big piece of goods, but he didn't expect that this matter was closely related to Xu Youyou.
"Miss Xu is proficient in gambling on stones?" Lu Shaoyan asked.
Xu Youyou said in a tone that was so infuriating that it was impossible to bear the consequences: "I don't understand. I bought it for fun."
Boss Chen said on the side: "You spent hundreds of thousands to buy it for fun, and it's worth 1 billion yuan after you resell it. If you try your luck, you'll be the king of koi! But you're not doing it honestly. You made so much money from me, but you didn't take care of my business at all. I've only made 200 yuan so far."
Xu Youyou could see that Boss Chen was quite resentful about this matter, but she just said lightly: "I'm not like those rich young masters and young ladies who don't feel bad about wasting hundreds of millions of dollars. Every dollar of my money must be spent wisely."
When Lu Shaoyan, who had already thrown away tens of millions of dollars, heard this, he felt like someone kicked him in the heart.
He is one of those rich but incompetent and fun-loving young masters. Since he got into gambling on stones, half of his annual pocket money has been spent on it, but he has not made much money in return.
"Miss Xu is so capable, could you help me choose a stone later?" Lu Shaoyan said shamelessly.
Hearing this, Xu Youyou stopped and said with a smile: "Master Lu asked me to help choose, what about Miss Gu? Do you want to throw a few million to have some fun?"
(End of this chapter)
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