Afternoon.
An office on the second floor of Yun De Auction Company.
The Jadeite Rough Stone was carefully placed on the floor. Only then did Dong Xuebin have time to examine it closely. The rough stone was gray, with faint black streaks on its surface. At one edge, a small corner revealed a dim trace of green. Under a flashlight, it looked highly translucent and crystal clear, like a slab of icy coldness. It was genuine ice jadeite. There were also marks where cutting machines had opened windows elsewhere on the rough stone, but no green had been found there.
"Are we opening it now?"
"The check's already been paid. Open it."
"President Qu, the cutting machine is here."
Everyone was a little nervous as they looked at the stone.
Dong Xuebin was no exception. After all, he had not seen it with his own eyes, so he could not be absolutely certain.
In the room, Qu Yunxuan gripped the handles of Dong Xuebin's wheelchair tightly, her fair hands clenched as though her heart had risen into her throat. Xiao Taoer pressed her palms together, closed her eyes, and tilted her head upward, murmuring as if praying to the heavens. Teacher Wei stood nearby, sighing repeatedly. He clearly had little faith in this Open Stone. Before the first cut had even been made, he had practically concluded that it could not appreciate in value.
One minute passed.
Two minutes passed.
Dong Xuebin said, "Teacher Wei, please start cutting."
Teacher Wei truly could not bear to watch the company be ruined by his own hands, so he reminded them once more. "President Qu, it's not too late to change your mind. If this stone goes back up for auction, it should still fetch around eight million. At least you won't lose