Xie Zhao dared to express his dissatisfaction with Li Yang, but dared not provoke Zhao Lihua. He obediently lowered his head and eyes, not daring to say a word.
Xue Tao merely glanced at him indifferently, offering no comment. She smiled elegantly and said, "Li Yang, you can keep it for now, but just don't forget me when you decide to make your move!"
"Mr. Xue, you're joking. I'm just having fun with it now. Once it's not so exciting anymore, or when I need money, I'll definitely sell it to you, Mr. Xue, not anyone else!" Li Yang almost blurted out "aunt."
Others might not understand, but Zhao Lihua and Xue Tao understood. Xue Tao giggled, clearly in a good mood.
Zhao Lihua's cheeks were burning; what a shameless bastard.
Chapter 364: Romantic Luck? Romantic Calamity?
"Great, this has been quite an eye-opener today. Li Yang is amazing. Don't go back, let's have dinner at the company cafeteria tonight!" Xue Tao extended an invitation.
Li Yang had no reason to refuse.
...
In the restaurant, all the employees knew that a piece of imperial green jadeite of the glass type had been unearthed that afternoon. While this jadeite was undoubtedly priceless, another reason why a jewelry company coveted it was to carve it into a prized possession of the store.
After all, your jewelry company is very famous, but you don't have such a prized possession. Wouldn't it be embarrassing if word got out?
There were certainly brilliant years. But after all these years of hard work, the highest rank a woman can achieve is just a soldier.
Everyone was talking about it, filled with envy, jealousy, and resentment. Especially when they learned that Li Yang hadn't spent a single penny, but had simply asked the jade merchant for a rough stone as a gift.
This very rough stone yielded a glassy imperial green jadeite.
That guy's luck is too good! Damn, is he trying to kill us?
In a corner of the restaurant, Li Yang, Zhao Lihua, Xue Tao, and Wang Yunyi occupied a table.
Not far away on the other side, Qian Da, Xie Zhao and other security guards, along with Julian and others, sat together.
Old grudges combined with new hatred, and fueled by envy and jealousy, the group was consumed by a raging fire of rage that nearly drove them mad.
"No, I'm going crazy! Damn it!" Xie Zhao took a big gulp of beer, panting heavily, his eyes bloodshot like a wild beast.
"Damn, he's got such a lucky life!" the other players chimed in.
Qian Dayulian was also feeling uneasy. Xue Tao was asking for five million! Five million! With that huge sum of money, one could live a carefree life even in Jiangdong City.
Xie Zhao stared at the wine glass, his eyes flashing with cold light. He thought to himself, "You stole my face on the way to Pingzhou, and now you're doing this again on my way back!"
If you had come out and resolved the matter sooner, I might have gambled on a piece of jade. Not five million, but five hundred thousand would have been fine, right?
His eyes lingered on Li Yang, Zhao Lihua, Xue Tao, and Wang Yunyi, and suddenly a sinister smile appeared on his face.
"President Xue, let me toast you! Today the stone has been successfully cut, and I believe this supreme jade will belong to the company sooner or later! Congratulations!" Xie Zhao said with a smile, holding a bottle of red wine and several glasses.
He was very polite and spoke very appropriately.
"Thank you!" Xue Tao nodded slightly, took a sip of the red wine, and then handed it to Wang Yunyi.
Wang Yunyi drank it all in one gulp.
Xie Zhao sneered inwardly, but his face remained as bright as a flower. He knew that President Xue never drank alcohol, and his secretary always served him drinks when his subordinates offered them.
"Li Yang, congratulations! You've become a millionaire now. So young, your future is truly limitless!"
Xie Zhao then seemingly showed genuine respect to Li Yang!
Li Yang noticed that all the wine in the bottle was poured from the same bottle, and he himself drank from the same bottle, so he didn't pay any attention. He clinked glasses with the other man and drank it all in one gulp.
"You guys continue! Goodbye!"
...
After dinner, Zhao Lihua was called in for a talk by Xue Tao. It was still early, night had just fallen, and most of the employees had gone home after get off work.
There were only a few security guards on duty. The jade was all in the bank's safe deposit box.
With nothing to do, Li Yang chatted and joked with Wang Yunyi in her office. They even played cards together on the computer.
"Lihua, is Li Yang treating you well?" Xue Tao asked with some concern.
"That's good. Auntie, what's wrong?" Zhao Lihua asked, puzzled. She sat down next to her.
"Sigh, I don't get married partly because I haven't met a good man, and partly because I've seen too many men with multiple wives and concubines! I don't want to share a man with someone! It seems you can't escape this fate!" Xue Tao said incisively.
"Auntie, don't worry. As long as he truly loves me, I won't hold it against him. He's such an outstanding guy." Zhao Lihua's voice softened.
"Even so, we can't let him have his way. We can't let him continue to provoke women!" Xue Tao said seriously.
"Oh," Zhao Lihua said helplessly. She really couldn't control Li Yang; that rascal was too flirtatious and shameless, and she couldn't live without him.
Sigh, there's nothing I can do.
Meanwhile, in another office...
Li Yang and Wang Yunyi sat close together, playing cards on the same computer. Their breaths mingled, and the sweet scent of alcohol wafted into Li Yang's nostrils, a unique temptation. Li Yang, clean and with a faint smell of tobacco mixed with alcohol, entered Wang Yunyi's nostrils, making her cheeks flush and her heart race.
How could a man have such a pure body odor? Aren't they all smelly men? Wang Yunyi was utterly confused.
Little did they know that as Li Yang's martial arts skills deepened, his internal organs were tempered by his hidden strength, impurities were expelled, and his body gradually became pure and perfect, so it was only natural that it emitted a fragrance.
"Don't worry, just go ahead and bomb them... They don't have much left..." Li Yang confidently instructed.
Wang Yunyi, the president's secretary who was known for her wisdom and shrewdness in the company, was now like a chick pecking at rice, only knowing how to nod.