Bragging

Ma Weiwei worked as a real estate agent at a property company under the Longhua Group.

The Linjiangxian villa complex was a development by the Longhua Group.

Villa complexes are quite different from ordinary residential neighborhoods.

The floor area of a villa is massive, often several times—or even ten to twenty times—larger than a standard apartment.

Consequently, the selling price of a villa is exceptionally high.

Even the smallest villa unit costs over ten million.

Larger villas can cost several tens of millions.

This results in a low turnover rate for villas, as there are very few clients who can afford them.

However, the sales commission for a villa is extremely high; if one manages to sell a single villa, the 0.3% commission can range from tens of thousands to over a hundred thousand.

Ma Weiwei was having a stroke of luck today, as she was hosting a major client interested in buying a villa: this President Zhang.

Ma Weiwei had already accompanied President Zhang to view several villas, but he had yet to decide on which one to purchase.

Just as she was preparing to head to the next villa, Ma Weiwei spotted Lin Fei, who was about to leave.

Although she was a bit surprised to see Lin Fei here, she certainly didn't believe he could afford a villa in this place.

"President Zhang, please excuse the awkwardness. This classmate of mine is neither a young talent nor does he have any family background; he's just a college student from the countryside."

Ma Weiwei had completely burned her bridges with Lin Fei, showing him no face at all and filling her words with disdain and contempt.

"He works in renovation design—he's just a decorator. I suspect his company took on the renovation contract for this villa, and he's here to inspect the site."

Upon hearing this, President Zhang also began to look down on Lin Fei.

"Perfect. If I buy a villa, I'll need to find someone for the renovation and design. Since he's your classmate, call him over."

Ma Weiwei didn't really want to bother with Lin Fei, but fearing she might upset this major client, she walked over.

"Lin Fei, President Zhang wants to see you."

"Which President Zhang?"

Lin Fei glanced at the middle-aged man, not recognizing him at all.

Ma Weiwei whispered, "Let me tell you, this President Zhang is here to buy a villa. Even though we've broken up, I'm only introducing you out of consideration for our past relationship."

"Once President Zhang buys the villa, he'll need renovations. Don't you work in renovation design? If you can land this contract, you'll earn a nice bonus."

Lin Fei shook his head and smiled. If this were in the past, he would have eagerly scrambled over to curry favor with this President Zhang.

But he had resigned, was no longer doing renovation design, and wasn't short on money; there was no need to grovel before a nouveau riche client like this.

"Thanks, but I don't need it."

Ma Weiwei frowned, her expression turning displeased.

"Lin Fei, what are you pretending for? Don't tell me you aren't short on money?"

"Oh, I remember now. You've latched onto that rich heiress, Wu Yuqing. This Linjiangxian villa complex is developed by her family, isn't it? Did she give you the renovation contract for this villa?"

Lin Fei knew Ma Weiwei had misunderstood, but he couldn't be bothered to explain.

Seeing Lin Fei remain silent, Ma Weiwei assumed he was tacitly admitting it, and her jealousy grew even more intense.

She couldn't stand the thought of Lin Fei doing better than her.

"Lin Fei, how did I never notice before that you were so good at sucking up to women?"

"You even managed to hook a rich heiress like Wu Yuqing. Don't think that just because you can get into her BMW, you can get into her bed."

Lin Fei's expression turned cold; he had truly had enough of Ma Weiwei's mockery.

"Enough. I'll go with you to see this President Zhang."

"Hmph, at least you know what's good for you!"

Ma Weiwei snorted triumphantly, thinking she had Lin Fei under her thumb.

Lin Fei followed Ma Weiwei to President Zhang, and Ma Weiwei put on a fawning smile.

"President Zhang, I've brought him over."

President Zhang didn't even look at Lin Fei directly. He checked his Rolex and then asked in a condescending tone.

"How many years have you been doing renovation design? How many times have you handled the renovation of a luxury villa like this?"

"I've only been working for a little over a year, and I haven't done any villa renovations yet."

Ma Weiwei shot Lin Fei a glare, silently cursing him for being an idiot who didn't even know how to be flexible.

With him saying that, President Zhang would surely not hire him.

As expected, President Zhang shook his head.

"Then I can't entrust my villa to you for renovation and design. I was going to give you a chance, but you're just useless!"

"President Zhang, let's continue looking at the villas. There's another one ahead that's quite nice..."

Ma Weiwei wanted to lead President Zhang away, but Lin Fei began to laugh.

"Heh, President Zhang, have you bought the villa yet?"

"Not yet, I'm still considering it. After all, this is a transaction worth tens of millions, not a few thousand. A small fry from the bottom of society like you wouldn't understand—a villa isn't just a place to live, it's an investment."

"Since you haven't bought it, why talk about giving me a chance? Aren't you just feeding me empty promises?"

Lin Fei looked down on the way President Zhang put on airs, always positioning himself as a member of the upper class and flaunting his sense of superiority at every turn.

"It's only tens of millions, not hundreds of millions. Is there really a need to be so picky?"

"This isn't a vegetable market; what is there to be picky about? You wouldn't happen to be unable to afford it, would you?"

President Zhang became visibly displeased, and Ma Weiwei was absolutely furious.

If Lin Fei kept talking like this and annoyed President Zhang, her commission for this deal would be ruined.

"Shut up, Lin Fei! What right do you have to say things like that?"

"What is President Zhang's status, and what is yours? He is buying a villa for investment purposes. Unlike you, who is about to get married but can't even afford a down payment on a house."

President Zhang let out an angry snort, glared at Lin Fei, and said, "Kid, are you questioning my financial strength? Let me tell you, the money I make in one minute is more than your annual salary."

Lin Fei smiled faintly and replied, "Bullshit!"

"My basic monthly salary is thirty-five hundred. Excluding bonuses, that's over forty thousand a year. If you could make forty thousand in a minute, that would be 2.4 million an hour."

"With twenty-four hours in a day, you'd be making 57.6 million a day. That villa behind me is only worth fifty-something million."

"If you were really that rich and could buy a villa every single day, would you really need to be so picky?"

President Zhang's face turned even uglier as Lin Fei cornered him.

"I was just speaking figuratively, simply trying to show you how vast the gap between us is."

"I can afford the villas here, while you won't be able to afford one in your entire lifetime."

Ma Weiwei hurriedly added, "President Zhang, please don't lower yourself to his level. He's a classic case of the green-eyed monster, suffering from a hatred of the wealthy."

"Actually, he's my ex-boyfriend. He couldn't even come up with a three-hundred-thousand dowry, which is why I broke up with him."

"Now, whenever he sees a rich person, he acts as if he's looking at an enemy."

Upon hearing this, President Zhang seemed to regain his confidence, and he immediately straightened his back.

"Hahaha, so that's how it is."

"Weiwei, so you're still single. Actually, I'm single too. What's a mere three-hundred-thousand dowry?"

"If you're willing to be with me, I'll give you a six-hundred-thousand dowry. I'll even buy a villa to serve as our marital home. What do you think?"