"What did you say about the gambling stone market?" Fan Li's expression suddenly changed, revealing surprise.
"The Rich Gambling Stone Market," Li Yang replied with a smile.
"Impossible!"
Fan Li immediately exclaimed, "Everyone knows the boss of the Rich Gambling Stone Market is an absolute beauty! But you're a man, how can you be the boss of the Rich Gambling Stone Market?"
"That's why I said the jade shop is a collaboration of mine with someone else," Li Yang said with a smile.
Fan Li sneered, "Still impossible! The beautiful boss of the Rich Gambling Stone Market built it up entirely on her own. She's never collaborated with anyone!"
"Manager Zhou, your friend is bragging without even blushing. I think you should stop being friends with him, lest you be deceived by him in the future."
"Excuse me, Mr. Fan, I believe Li Yang," Zhou Yi shook her head unexpectedly, took a step closer to Li Yang, and said with a firm expression.
Fan Li was stunned, then angered, "You say you believe him? Are you mistaken?"
"No, I truly believe him," Zhou Yi said.
"You,"
"Mr. Fan, no matter what you say, I will still believe him." Zhou Yi took out a stack of business cards, an employee ID, and a car key from her person, saying, "These are all things the company gave me. I'm returning them all to you now. Is my attitude clear enough? I won't bother writing a resignation letter."
"You, what are you doing? Are you resigning?" Fan Li's expression changed drastically, looking at her in shock.
Zhou Yi nodded decisively, "Yes."
"You're crazy!"
Fan Li shouted, "You're about to be promoted to deputy general manager, your position will be just below mine. You're resigning at a time like this, are you crazy?"
"I'm not crazy. Mr. Fan, I know you have special intentions towards me. I didn't know what to do before, but now I do." Zhou Yi took another step closer to Li Yang.
With such a gesture and words, not only Fan Li understood, but even the onlookers who had stopped to watch the commotion understood.
Fan Li's face immediately turned red, and his body trembled, clearly filled with anger. He stared intently at Li Yang and said, "You're doing this to me for this kid?"
"What makes him better than me?"
"He's a liar!"
"I'm not a liar," Li Yang said.
"Hmph,"
Fan Li sneered, "If you're not a liar, then you're saying you're in a partnership with the boss of the Rich Gambling Stone Market to run a gambling stone business?"
"Everyone present who can dine at this high-end restaurant is likely someone of standing. You must also know the situation of the Rich Gambling Stone Market, right?"
"Of course." Several guests nodded.
The Rich Gambling Stone Market was once one of the three most famous gambling stone markets in Jiangcheng. Anyone with some capital who gambled on stones had almost certainly heard of it. Now, its influence was immense. Some said the closure of the Jade Emperor Gambling Stone Market was related to the Rich Gambling Stone Market. Many more had heard of this.
"Hmph-hmph," Fan Li said with a cold smile, "Then has anyone heard that the beautiful boss of the Rich Gambling Stone Market has partnered with anyone to run a gambling stone business?"
"I've heard of it, it's true!" a man with a clean-cut appearance walked over and said.
Fan Li's face stiffened, and he said in a deep voice, "Sir, are you sure you're not mistaken?"
"Absolutely not mistaken. I went to the Rich Gambling Stone Market yesterday, and I heard that a young man named Li Yang has recently partnered with the original beautiful boss to run this gambling stone market." The clean-cut man said.
Fan Li's face turned ashen with shock. Li Yang?
Could it be that this was the man he had been looking down upon!
"Mr. Fan, do I need to introduce myself again?" Li Yang said with a smile.
Fan Li's face was somewhat pale, but he still didn't want to believe such a thing. Gritting his teeth, he said, "Even if your name is Li Yang, it doesn't mean you are *that* Li Yang!"
"How many people in the world share the same name? Don't you all agree?"
"That's true, but there's only one Li Yang in this world who can make me admire him!"
Suddenly, a fragrant breeze swept over, and a soft, sweet laugh followed the breeze.
Everyone turned their heads and saw two people arriving, a man and a woman. The woman who had just spoken had an excellent figure, top-notch looks, and an outstanding aura. She was looking at Li Yang with a brilliant smile.
Fan Li was stunned and said, "Who are you?"
"Bao Baoli from the Bao family of Ruili," Bao Baoli said faintly, glancing at him.
There was a stir in the room. Who didn't know that in Ruili, there were three families that were the most prominent in the antique and jade industry?
One was the Zhou family, and the other was the Bao family.
And the most outstanding among the Bao family was the eldest daughter, Bao Baoli!
Upon hearing this background, Fan Li's heart trembled, and he said in disbelief, "You are the eldest daughter of the Bao family!"
"That's right." Bao Baoli walked to Li Yang's side, hooked his arm, and smiled, "How about it, is what I said credible?"
"C-credible," Fan Li nodded with a bitter expression.
The people present also nodded in agreement.
Bao Baoli said, "Since that's the case, why aren't you all dispersing?"
"Yes, yes!" Everyone dispersed.
Bao Baoli turned to Li Yang and smiled, "Mr. Li, I'm late, you won't blame me for being too slow, will you?"
"You've arrived at the perfect time. I can't thank you enough," Li Yang said with a smile.
"Let me introduce you, this is my good friend Zhou Yi."
"Hello, Miss Zhou," Bao Baoli immediately extended a hand to Zhou Yi, while also carefully observing her.
When she first appeared, Zhou Yi had also been carefully observing her.
Just as heroes admire heroes, beauties naturally admire each other.
Zhou Yi shook her hand and smiled, "Hello, Miss Bao. I didn't expect someone of your stature to know Li Yang."
"Miss Zhou, that's not quite right. You shouldn't have expected that Mr. Li, who is of such great stature, knows me," Bao Baoli smiled, lowering her status below Li Yang's.
This surprised everyone.
The gazes of everyone present shifted repeatedly as they looked at Li Yang. Just how much status and prestige did this ordinary-looking young man possess?
Li Yang smiled and said, "Miss Bao, please don't praise me like that, or I'll become arrogant."
"It's right for Mr. Li to be arrogant. If you weren't arrogant, then ordinary people would have no right to be proud," Bao Baoli said with a smile, her beautiful eyes falling on his nose bridge, then looking at his eyes, she said again, "Mr. Li, the food is all prepared. Let's go to the private room for dinner."
"Miss Zhou, please join us as well."
"Is that appropriate?" Zhou Yi asked hesitantly.
Bao Baoli said, "Mr. Li's friends are my friends. Moreover, I feel an immediate kinship with Miss Zhou at first sight. What is one meal compared to that?"