Chapter 395 - 424: Shameless (2nd Update)
Chapter 395: Chapter 424: Shameless (2nd Update)
Is this simple?
Upon hearing Lin Xi’s words, everyone, including Zhou Yan, couldn’t help but be surprised.
She knew very well that Lin Xi was just a freshman, came from the countryside, and aside from this set of clothes, there was nothing on him worth more than a thousand yuan.
And the ring in front of them was worth at least hundreds of thousands!
"You better mean what you say!" Lu Zhou came across as having complete confidence.
Lin Xi ignored him at that moment and instead looked at the guests present.
Within a minute, Lin Xi’s face lit up with joy. He walked over to a middle-aged man fifty meters away and pointed at a deep green ring on his hand, saying, "Give this to me!"
At this moment, not only the middle-aged man was stunned, but everyone present was also taken aback.
Not considering how Lin Xi saw the ring from such a distance, but on what basis did he just ask a stranger to give him the ring off his hand?
Furthermore, what made him think that the middle-aged man’s ring could surpass the one on Lu Zhou’s hand?
It’s known that rings worth hundreds of thousands are not something everyone can afford to wear.
So, unsurprisingly, the middle-aged man responded, "Why should I give it to you?"
"If you want to cure your illness, give it to me!" Lin Xi looked at him calmly, without any forceful tone, "But you should know, you only get this one chance, miss it and I’ll go to someone else."
"..." The middle-aged man vibrated slightly.
After hesitating for three seconds, he immediately took off the ring and handed it to Lin Xi, saying, "I hope it’s as you said!"
This scene unfolded too quickly for everyone to react, leading to utter bewilderment.
What the heck is going on?
Even if you got that ring, does it exceed hundreds of thousands in value?
For most people, disbelief was the natural reaction.
Moreover, Lin Xi, being so far away, had no reason to definitively claim it could be more valuable. If it truly exceeded in worth, then that would be too wondrous.
Lu Zhou’s mother looked puzzled. She knew the middle-aged man was just the owner of a reasonably scaled company, but when Lin Xi took his ring, she clearly saw a pained expression, hence having a bad feeling.
Meanwhile, Lin Xi, who had received the ring, asked for a pen and paper, wrote something on it, and handed it to the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man took it, his expression changing instantly, treasuring it as if it was priceless and continually giving thanks.
"Charade!" Lu Zhou snorted coldly, "Even if you have a ring, can it compare to mine?"
"Mine’s a world-famous brand, worth over three hundred thousand!"
"It’s not like you can randomly pick up any trash and call it a comparison."
Lin Xi merely smiled, not answering immediately. Instead, the middle-aged man’s face turned angry, retorting, "Mine’s worth at least a million because it’s not a regular jade ring, it’s one worn by Shen Zhou, one of the Four Masters of the Ming Dynasty."
"Just Shen Zhou’s fame is worth a million, not to mention the ring he wore!"
As he spoke, he showed an obviously proud demeanor, not unlike someone faking.
"You say it’s his, so it’s his?" Lu Zhou faced the refutation, his expression displeased. It was a public slap in the face, and the person wasn’t even Lin Xi.
Yet, the middle-aged man, intent on curing his illness, didn’t care about the Lu family reputation; he knew having given Lin Xi the ring, he had nothing left to lose anyway.
But if he could get better, what’s the harm in being at odds with the Lu family?
After all, he had no business dealings with them anyway.
"I knew you wouldn’t believe, nor would anyone else!" The middle-aged man smirked, pulling out a certificate from his pocket, "This is signed by a group of the most authoritative experts, if you don’t believe, you can take a look."
Sitting around that table, several individuals took the certificate, studying it for quite a while.
One elder suddenly grew excited, shouting, "Yes, yes, this is real. I remember one of the experts’ handwriting distinctly!"
Another person couldn’t help but add, "I’ve seen this ring in historical records; it’s identical, probably not a fake!"
Upon hearing these words, several other elders approached, all had some level of status and their eyesight wasn’t poor!
After examining both the ring and the certificate, they all expressed that the ring was ninety percent real, with a total value probably around one and a half million.
At this point, those skeptical had no choice but to believe.
Lin Xi then turned to Lu Zhou, whose expression was shifting unpredictably, and said, "So, people should have self-awareness; some things are beyond your reach, it’s better to hold back, lest you lose face in the end!"