Wu Tian's words startled Uncle Li, but he quickly burst into laughter.
"Hahaha, I thought you were going to say something else. Is that all?"
"What do you mean? Do you really think your little trick can scare me?"
"Kid, let me tell you, this painting is mine now. It's useless for you to regret it!"
"You want to play games with me, a mere brat? Go home and farm!"
Uncle Li's mockery was so sharp and mean that Tang Qi felt like she was about to explode with anger.
But Wu Tian, on the other hand, still wore a faint smile, as if he didn't care about any of it.
Seeing Wu Tian remain silent, Uncle Li assumed he was helpless and became even more smug.
But just then, an appraiser walked past Uncle Li.
A light sigh also reached Uncle Li's ears.
"A failed work by Wu Daozi, selling for nearly three million. What a sucker, truly a sucker..."
The appraiser's sigh, drifting into Uncle Li's ears, caused his smug smile to freeze.
"Wait a minute!"
He called out to the appraiser, "What did you mean by what you just said?"
The appraiser stopped and looked at Uncle Li.
His gaze, however, held a subtle expression.
He smiled and said, "Oh, boss, it's you."
Uncle Li had no time for pleasantries and said with a grim face, "Don't beat around the bush with me. Who did you just call a sucker?"
The appraiser smiled and said, "Boss, don't blame me for being too blunt."
"But next time you go treasure hunting, you should find an appraiser."
"The painting in your hand is clearly a shoddy piece by Wu Daozi. It's only being auctioned because of Wu Daozi's name."
"But Wu Daozi's name isn't magic. In my opinion, this painting of yours would only sell for six hundred thousand on the market. But you spent two million eight hundred thousand. Tell me, aren't you a sucker?"
The appraiser's words were spoken very softly.
But to Uncle Li, they were like a heavy hammer, making him dizzy.
His heart felt like it had plunged into the eighteenth level of hell, and he stammered, "No... no way, are you mistaken?"
The appraiser patted his shoulder and smiled, "We've appraised this painting several times. There's absolutely no mistake."
"But since you have plenty of money, boss, consider this a small lesson learned."
The appraiser left, leaving Uncle Li stunned on the spot.
After a moment, he shivered violently and finally came back to his senses.
He glared at Wu Tian and said, "What's going on here!"
Facing Uncle Li's rage, Wu Tian shrugged and said, "How would I know? You said you chose it yourself, what does it have to do with me?"
Uncle Li was both anxious and angry, no longer caring about what he had said earlier.
He roared in a low voice, "Don't give me that! What's going on, what's going on!"
Wu Tian scratched his ear and said, "Can you keep it down? You're so noisy."
"Fine, let's say I helped you look at it, but so what?"
"I told you from the beginning that I couldn't guarantee success, so you can't blame me for this!"
Uncle Li was choked by Wu Tian's words.
He had come for a fortune, but he never expected things to turn out like this!
He blamed Wu Tian for everything, his eyes red as he roared, "I don't care! This is your fault!"
"Pay me back! Pay me back!"
He lunged at Wu Tian to hit him, but Wu Tian kicked him over with one foot.
"No need for violence," Wu Tian said coldly. "Instead of wasting time blaming me, you'd better think about repaying the debt."
Tang Qi also said coldly, "You've already signed the IOU. If you can't repay it, you'll spend the remaining thirty years serving our Tang family!"
With that, Wu Tian and Tang Qi left, leaving Uncle Li sitting blankly on the ground.
After leaving the venue, Tang Qi suddenly let out a heavy sigh of relief.
The tension on her pretty face turned into excitement.
She smiled at Wu Tian and said, "Wu Tian, you're amazing. You really made him suffer a big loss this time."
Wu Tian smiled and said, "You realized I deliberately set a trap for him?"
Tang Qi gave him a slight glare and said, "I didn't know at first, but now I've figured it out."
"So you planned to teach him a lesson from the very beginning? I thought you were repaying evil with good!"
Wu Tian smiled and shook his head, "In my dictionary, there's no such thing as repaying evil with good. It's more like holding a grudge for the slightest offense."
"Besides, didn't he beg me to bring retribution upon him? Since he said so, I'll let him taste what retribution is like!"
Tang Qi smiled and said, "I think you did the right thing. That guy is truly detestable."
"Look at his expression just now, it almost made me furious!"
"I won't let him be our driver anymore. I don't dare to ride in the car he drives, for fear he'll get me killed."
After saying that indignantly, Tang Qi added, "Forget it, let's not talk about him. Thinking about him is unlucky."
"Wu Tian, let's go eat together."
Wu Tian nodded and said, "Okay, but you made a fortune today, so you're treating!"
Tang Qi smiled and said, "What are you saying? You make me sound so stingy."
"Alright, alright, I'll treat. It's our family's restaurant anyway, so you can eat as much as you want!"
Wu Tian couldn't help but smile. He used to think Tang Qi was the typical urban beauty, not easy to approach.
But now he felt that Tang Qi actually had a rather cute charm.
Just as the two were about to head to the restaurant.
Suddenly, Wu Tian's phone rang.
He saw the caller ID and it was his adoptive grandmother. He quickly answered the call.
"Hello, Grandma..." Before Wu Tian could finish speaking, a noisy voice came from the phone.
"Are you Wu Tian?"
It wasn't his grandmother's voice, but a deep male voice!
Wu Tian's heart immediately clenched, and he said in a deep voice, "Who are you? Why is my grandmother's phone in your hand!"
The voice on the other end was very cold: "That's not your concern. I'm at your grandmother's house right now. You'd better hurry back within half an hour."
"Otherwise, you'll never see your grandmother again."
As soon as these words reached Wu Tian's ears, he felt as if he could hear nothing else.
Who was it?
What did they want to do?!
A wave of urgency immediately surged through Wu Tian's chest.