The first update.

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Qin Fang merely glanced lightly at that idiot before continuing his conversation with Master Jieshi, not bothering to pay him any attention.

"Miss..."

Upon seeing Xiao Muxue, the fool forgot all about his previous intentions and scampered to her side, obsequiously addressing her with a fawning tone.

"You're the miss! Your whole family are misses!"

Xiao Muxue, seeing the go-ahead look from Qin Fang, immediately began to curse rudely.

"Oh… sorry, I didn't mean that!"

The idiot was taken aback, his face alternating between green and red with embarrassment, but he was indeed in the wrong, and he hurriedly tried to apologize.

"I don't care what you mean… am I familiar with you?"

Xiao Muxue disdainfully retorted, especially the second half of her comment was like the finishing touch to a painting, making nearly everyone present burst into laughter upon hearing it.

The fool's face became uglier to the extreme, turning dark with anger, his hands tightly clenched into fists, as though he was on the verge of a rage.

However, he was facing Xiao Muxue, a strikingly beautiful woman, and his hand almost subconsciously reached out to hit her, but he stopped halfway, as people around him looked at him with a very strange gaze, as if they were all looking down on him.

"Slut, you're asking for it!"

The idiot looked ugly, but the woman by his side, no better, seeing her man toyed with like that by Xiao Muxue, sensed her opportunity to show off, she cursed and swung her hand in a slap towards Xiao Muxue.

Slap~~

A crisp sound of a slap echoed.

"Young Master Yang... she... she hit me!"

After a brief moment of shock, a woman's voice with a sobbing tone spoke out, and it was evident that her face bore five bright red fingerprints, already swollen, as she tearfully looked to her man for support.

However, the person who was slapped was not Xiao Muxue, whom everyone thought would be at a disadvantage. Xiao Muxue might look delicate and slender, and the woman on the other side seemed more robust, giving the impression that Xiao Muxue would lose out.

In reality, Xiao Muxue, since knowing Tang Feifei, had learned some anti-wolf techniques and simple combat skills from her. Although she was just a beginner and not very skilled, against strong men, she might need a sneak attack to succeed. But against a woman like this, it was really too easy.

It was because Qin Fang knew this that he didn't come over to help. He thought that Young Master Yang would receive a groin kick from Xiao Muxue, but instead, the first to suffer turned out to be this idiotic woman who didn't know any better.

"I see it!"

That idiot, Young Master Yang, looked at her with open disdain and scolded with disgust.

He was indeed upset after being played by Xiao Muxue but did not want to see Xiao Muxue's fair face marred by a swollen fingerprint. This woman was really asking for it, getting hit like that was her own fault.

"Beautiful lady…"

Young Master Yang, who was always weak-kneed at the sight of a beautiful woman, compared Xiao Muxue with the woman beside him, who was just slag from stale tea. Having gotten bored with her anyway, he couldn't bother to be polite to her anymore and turned to shower Xiao Muxue with his courtesies.

"Sorry, I'm not acquainted with you..."

Xiao Muxue stepped aside and walked to the edge of the grinding wheel, completely ignoring Young Master Yang.

"You just watch him bully me?"

By now, Qin Fang had finished discussing with several Master Jieshis, and the raw stone was already placed on the machine, ready for cutting. Xiao Muxue spoke with a hint of grievance.

"It's just a fool, no worries..."

Qin Fang smiled and glanced over the gloomily-faced Young Master Yang, his eyes filled with disdain and contempt. Sensing Young Master Yang's anger, Qin Fang took it further by pulling Xiao Muxue into his embrace, allowing her to sit on his lap, their private parts pressed closely together, and they looked provocatively at Young Master Yang.

"Fuck…"

Young Master Yang was not one to hold his temper. Seeing Qin Fang's taunting, he could no longer restrain himself and cursed, about to start a fight.

"Young Master Yang, you mustn't..."

Two men, likely bodyguards, immediately held him back and whispered something in his ear. Only then did he nod his head with a dark and ugly expression, but the venomous gaze he directed at Qin Fang never wavered. As for the brief moment when his gaze passed over Xiao Muxue, all there was a lecherous smile.

Qin Fang frowned slightly. Young Master Yang was pushing his buttons. Qin Fang had planned to infuriate the man, forcing him to act first and fall into disarray for an easy counterattack, but unexpectedly, Young Master Yang seemed to be holding back for some reason, persuaded to stand down, which Qin Fang found slightly surprising.

"I really hate him!"

Xiao Muxue didn't bother to hide her disdain and disgust for the man with the surname Yang, especially that look in her eyes, which stirred in her an almost irresistible urge to gouge out his eyeballs.

"Don't worry, he will be unlucky!"

Qin Fang gently patted Xiao Muxue and then whispered something in her ear.

"Then I'll sit back and enjoy the show..."

Xiao Muxue immediately beamed with joy. Since Qin Fang said so, it meant he already had a plan in mind, and all she needed to do was stand by and watch.

Qin Fang didn't take direct action but instead watched with Xiao Muxue as the Master Jieshi worked on the first piece of rough stone Qin Fang had acquired. It was a quality 5, size 2 stone, and Qin Fang's estimated price for it was about three to five hundred thousand, while his purchase price was only around a hundred thousand, which meant he had directly tripled his profit.

Because Qin Fang already knew the outcome, he wasn't as excited about the stone cutting process, whereas Xiao Muxue was very much looking forward to it. If it weren't for the stone chips kicked up by the grinding wheel being too painful when they hit her, she would have wanted to get closer to observe, or even to try her hand at it.

"It's increased... It's a big jackpot!"

As soon as the cut surface was revealed, someone excitedly exclaimed.

"A protein-like texture in the stone..."

"Judging by this cut surface, this piece is not small at all... It's really a big win!"

Quickly, the onlooking crowd pressed forward to examine the cut surface, each expressing their thoughts.

"Qin Fang, did you hear that? It's a big win..."

Xiao Muxue didn't know much about jadeite; she only knew that jadeite had been found. But the original purchase price of this rough stone was already over a hundred thousand, so it wasn't clear if it was a winning gamble or not. Hearing others say it was a big win, she immediately called out excitedly.

"A big win?"

Qin Fang was slightly startled, then stood up to take a look, and immediately his face brightened with joy.

At first glance, Qin Fang couldn't be happy because, judging by this cut surface, he felt that the size of the jadeite was at least above 5 or 6, which was too big.

And given it was a protein-like texture of good kind water, just this cut surface alone had already destined Qin Fang to make a huge profit.

But Qin Fang knew very well that the size of this jadeite was 2, and even accounting for a possible decimal, it would definitely not reach 3. Yet, there appeared a cut surface suggesting 5 or 6, which could only mean one thing... there was nothing behind this surface. Everyone was deceived by the appearance of this cut surface.

"Damn, that bastard's luck is really good!"

When Young Master Yang saw that cut surface, he was also slightly startled.

As a seasoned stone gambler, he was not a novice like Xiao Muxue. Just by seeing this cut surface, he knew that Qin Fang had indeed made a huge profit this time, and he couldn't help feeling a bit envious.

"Five hundred thousand! Brother, sell me this stone!"

Seeing that Qin Fang seemed very satisfied with the cut surface, and seemingly ready to sell, those shrewd jade merchants seized the opportunity.

The original quality of this stone was already quite good; otherwise, it wouldn't have been priced at over a hundred thousand. And now, it had revealed such an appealing cut surface, making many jade merchants even more eager.

"Five hundred and fifty thousand!"

"Six hundred thousand..."

This protein-like stone had very good kind water and quality was also quite good. Most importantly, this kind of cut surface might indicate a whole piece of large jadeite.

Of course, it could also be possible that besides this cut surface, there was nothing else. However, it was clear that the latter was the case.

The bids came in ceaselessly, and soon the price soared above seven hundred thousand, with the increments still quite substantial. It seemed that reaching a million wouldn't be a problem.

But just at this moment, Viper, who had been lurking on the sidelines, couldn't hold back any longer and unexpectedly joined the bidding.

"I bid eight hundred thousand! Is there anyone who dares to compete with me..."

Young Master Yang immediately shouted loudly, while also very aggressively making his claim.

Hearing this guy's words, many jade merchants hesitated, seemingly truly not daring to contest with him. Qin Fang then recalled how this guy had previously wanted to buy the rough stone Qin Fang had spent 300 thousand on for just 200 thousand. At the time, Qin Fang almost couldn't refrain from slapping him.

But for the greater good, Qin Fang was here to make money, and he tried to avoid physical confrontations when they weren't necessary. However, this kid actually dared to undercut Qin Fang, and that was something Qin Fang couldn't tolerate any longer.

"I say, brother... what you're doing is really not considerate..."

Qin Fang looked at Young Master Yang, his eyes appearing very calm, as if the incident wasn't concerning him at all. He showed no sign of anger or disappointment; instead, he greeted Yang with a smile, but the threatening undertone in his words was unmistakable.

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