Wang, Don't Get the Wrong Idea

Star Bay No. 1 sales office.

Qin Shuang had just finished showing a client the model apartment and brought him to the consultation room. With a wide smile, she asked carefully, "Manager Wang, were you satisfied with what you saw? We could go see the actual units, if you like. The views from the twentieth floor and up are excellent. I guarantee you'll like them."

After speaking, she waited quietly for his response, though inwardly she was groaning. This Manager Wang was so hard to please. He'd been looking around for ages and still hadn't given her a definite answer. They'd need the supervisor to handle him.

Qin Shuang had tried everything, but she still couldn't get anywhere with the man in front of her. She'd even started doubting herself. Was she not pretty enough? Did she really need to get breast implants?

Qin Shuang was confident in her looks and figure. The only thing she was unhappy with was the modest amount of flesh on her chest. Thinking about it now, maybe she really should make a change.

Just as she was considering which cosmetic surgery clinic to visit, Manager Wang beside her mused, "Xiao Qin, your apartments are excellent. But if Xiao Dong could show me around, I might be ready to make a decision."

This Manager Wang was none other than Wang Dehai, who had been pestering Dong Linlin.

He'd come to view the apartments today specifically because of Dong Linlin. Unfortunately, she wasn't there, so he'd lost much of his enthusiasm for the tour.

It wasn't that Qin Shuang wasn't pretty or that her cleavage wasn't pronounced enough. It was just that, with a dazzling beauty already in mind, Qin Shuang seemed like a poor substitute—hardly appealing.

What you couldn't have always seemed best. Qin Shuang had been dragged in as a stand-in and caught in the crossfire.

Xiao Dong was still the most charming woman in the entire sales office. Unfortunately, that rose had some sharp thorns.

Wang Dehai casually glanced at Qin Shuang's face and chest and sighed inwardly.

"Manager Wang... Our supervisor really did have something come up at the last minute." Qin Shuang apologized. "Why don't you have a cup of coffee in the consultation room while I ask her again?"

"Never mind. I won't wait." Wang Dehai waved a hand. "I'll come back tomorrow. She should be here, right? By the way, where's Manager Zhao?"

Speak of the devil!

As soon as he'd finished speaking, the consultation room door opened, and Zhao Xianrui came out with Li Xian, both smiling.

After receiving his system salary, Li Xian had come straight over to settle the remaining balance.

The total purchase price was 23.48 million. He'd already paid 9.66 million, leaving 13.82 million.

Of course, paying that amount didn't mean he'd get the property deeds right away. On top of the purchase price, he also had to pay various taxes and fees, including a 3% deed tax, a 0.05% stamp duty, a property ownership certificate stamp duty, a housing maintenance fund calculated at 2%, property management fees, a property registration fee, and more.

All those miscellaneous fees came to nearly 1.2 million. Li Xian went ahead and bought two parking spaces for another 600,000. Altogether, he swiped 15.62 million, and the extra went toward the property management fees.

Swiping more than 15 million at once felt incredible.

Li Xian had kept a straight face while paying, but inside, he was over the moon. Damn, I'm getting better at spending money. Spending 50 million in fourteen days doesn't seem so hard after all.

Spending that sum took a lot of pressure off him. With the more than 30 million he had left, he could only buy properties that weren't subject to purchase restrictions.

He could also register a company and buy in its name, though that would be a bit of a hassle.

So Li Xian planned to start by spending money on his career prospects. If he still had some left, he could consider office buildings and luxury cars. He had four parking spaces, after all—no point letting them go to waste.

Even if his G-Wagon took up two spaces sideways, he could still park two other cars!

"Mr. Li, won't you stay a little longer? I've got some excellent tea," Zhao Xianrui said, trying to keep him there.

Li Xian shook his head. "I'm not really into tea. Maybe we can have a drink together next time."

"Absolutely, Mr. Li. I'll remember you said that. Whenever you have time, I'll get a group together. Don't turn me down when I do," Zhao Xianrui said with a smile.

He caught sight of Wang Dehai out of the corner of his eye and paused. That 'difficult customer' still hasn't been dealt with. Xiao Qin's not doing a great job.

"Don't worry. If I'm free, I'll be there." Li Xian turned to Zhang Wen behind Zhao Xianrui and waved. "Xiao Zhang, since your supervisor isn't here today, don't forget to find someone to clean my apartment. I left the keys at your sales office."

"Don't worry, Mr. Li. I'll take care of it right away," Zhang Wen replied with a smile, immediately turning to look for the keys.

Li Xian nodded and took a couple of steps forward with his property documents in hand. After thinking it over, he took out his phone and called Dong Linlin.

The call connected after about ten seconds.

"Linlin, where were you today? I came to pay the remaining balance, and I thought we could discuss how to furnish the place... Oh, okay. No worries, you go ahead and take care of your business... Just remember it for me. Tell me how much you need. Should I transfer a million to you first?... No need? All right... Talk later."

Li Xian hung up and waved goodbye to Zhao Xianrui. He had no idea that he'd unintentionally shown off again—and helped Dong Linlin out of a little jam in the process.

Li Xian walked out of the sales office. Zhao Xianrui invited Wang Dehai into the consultation room, first telling Qin Shuang to get him a cup of coffee before asking with concern, "Manager Wang, were you satisfied with the apartments? Which floor caught your eye?"

"Uh, they're all right... I haven't decided yet. If Xiao Dong were here..." Wang Dehai frowned, looking troubled. Then, remembering the phone conversation he'd just overheard, he asked curiously, "That Mr. Li just now—is he a homeowner here?"

"You mean Mr. Li? Yes, he just bought two apartments here in full. Units A and B on the thirty-first floor of Building 16." Zhao Xianrui deliberately mentioned that Li Xian had paid in full, watching Wang Dehai's reaction from the corner of his eye.

Just as expected, the other man gaped in surprise. "He bought two apartments outright? I never would've guessed Mr. Li had such deep pockets."

"Yeah..." Zhao Xianrui said with a sigh. "When Supervisor Dong first brought him to view the apartments, I didn't take him seriously. To be honest... Mr. Li looked so ordinary that I almost misjudged him. Luckily, I didn't slight him, or a deal worth over 25 million would've gone down the drain... Sigh, Bin City is full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers. This has certainly been a wake-up call."

Zhao Xianrui had delivered that remark skillfully. Who exactly was he trying to wake up?

Wang Dehai had more or less guessed that Dong Linlin, the woman he'd taken a fancy to, had some kind of relationship with this young Mr. Li. He felt uneasy. Is he warning me?

Wang Dehai looked at Zhao Xianrui, whose smile hadn't changed, and asked uncertainly, "Are you saying Miss Dong introduced Mr. Li?"

"Yeah... I honestly didn't realize Supervisor Dong's boyfriend had that kind of money," Zhao Xianrui said without batting an eye.

Mr. Li, I'm not making things up about you on purpose. Just be kind and help Linlin out of a little jam.

"Oh... Miss Dong's boyfriend. Heh. Mr. Li has good taste," Wang Dehai said with a dry laugh, thinking to himself, Picking a fight over a woman with some hothead who can casually throw around twenty million? That's a bad deal.

Forget it. She's just one woman. I'd better not bring trouble on myself.

Wang Dehai quickly made up his mind.

A young man who could casually come up with tens of millions probably had at least several hundred million behind him. Wang Dehai knew his own assets were nothing special. He could barely scrape together ten or twenty million to buy a house, and might even need a loan. That kind of money wasn't enough to compete with someone like that.

"Manager Wang... Here's your coffee..."

"Uh, I've got something to take care of, so I'll pass."

After thinking it through, Wang Dehai didn't want to stay any longer. He shook hands with Zhao Xianrui, then hurriedly got up and left.

After watching him go, Zhao Xianrui shook his head with a laugh and muttered, "That Manager Wang... Heh."