As a member of the Gullard Family, Taylor had come looking for him. Fu Qian knew why.
If nothing unexpected had happened, Huang Zhixun had already slunk out of Shangjing because of Gan Zuoxun.
And as the force behind the scenes, the Gullard Family was bound to be unhappy with him.
But no matter how bold they were, they couldn't just attack him outright.
Coming to see him this way could only be about testing the waters and making a statement, something along the lines of "We'll remember you."
It was all perfectly standard procedure. Nothing strange about it.
The odd part was that Taylor clearly hadn't intended to sell him the notebook, yet he had still put it in front of him—even going so far as to expose his ancestor's shameful diary.
There was no doubt that this was strange. It was hard to believe he'd done it just to find an excuse to come inside.
So Fu Qian's interpretation was that getting him to look at the notebook was the real purpose.
He didn't know exactly what it would accomplish, but he wasn't about to let Taylor take it away so easily.
Besides, his bookstore's reputation for doing business was already rock bottom. There was no need to worry about making it any worse.
On the other hand, he was genuinely curious about what the notebook contained.
Your style...
After hearing Fu Qian's words, Taylor stiffened. He couldn't help thinking of this man's lawless ways.
There didn't seem to be much difference between forcing someone to sell and forcibly buying something.
The problem was, this notebook was an important family heirloom. He only had the right to keep and use it. There was no way he could let this guy keep it here.
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