"You!" Zhao Lei was about to curse Wu Tian when Sun Xing patted his shoulder.
"Stop arguing. You should focus on how we're going to resolve our issues," Sun Xing said.
Hearing Sun Xing's gloomy voice, Zhao Lei trembled as if he had been electrocuted.
He shakily turned his head to look at Sun Xing.
Sun Xing's expression was terrifying, like that of a killer.
"B-boss," he stammered fearfully, "is there something?"
"Something?" Sun Xing looked like a demon.
"I don't want to say anything extra right now. I just want to ask you what we're going to do about my five hundred thousand."
"You cost me such a huge loss. You have to return this money to me today, no matter what!"
Zhao Lei was terrified upon hearing this. Although he had some money now, five hundred thousand was asking for his life!
Besides, even if he really had that much money, he wouldn't consider paying it back to Sun Xing!
The corner of his mouth twitched slightly as he said, "No, boss, aren't you being a bit unreasonable?"
"How can I compensate you for this money?"
"I was just a consultant. You were the one who spent money to buy this stone."
"So, in the end, this is your own business. If you lose money, it has nothing to do with me, right?"
"What did you say!" Sun Xing was about to explode upon hearing Zhao Lei dare to say such a thing.
His original intention for spending so much money on the stone was to make tens of millions back!
But now, let alone tens of millions, he was even about to lose all his capital. How could he swallow such a loss!
He slapped Zhao Lei hard on the face and said with bloodshot eyes, "You still have the nerve to say that to me? Believe it or not, I'll have someone kill you!"
If anyone else had slapped Zhao Lei, he would have fought back.
But he dared not offend Sun Xing, so he could only endure it and say, "Boss, boss, don't be angry. How can you blame me? You're definitely blaming the wrong person!"
He pointed at Wu Tian and shouted, "It's him! This is clearly his fault."
"If it weren't for him, how could we be in this situation? So, if you want to blame someone, blame him. It really has nothing to do with me!"
Sun Xing was already furious, and when he heard Zhao Lei dare to shift the blame, he exploded even more.
He rushed over and kicked Zhao Lei to the ground, cursing, "You scoundrel! This is clearly your problem!"
"If you hadn't told me that nonsense, would I have believed you!"
"Go to hell! Go to hell!"
Sun Xing's blows were truly vicious, as if he didn't see Zhao Lei as a human. He beat Zhao Lei black and blue, and Zhao Lei cried out in pain.
None of the onlookers stepped forward to help. They had seen everything that happened here, so they all knew that Zhao Lei was just reaping what he sowed.
Wu Tian no longer bothered with these two and left the antique market.
Everything was within his plan. He had predicted that Zhao Lei would instigate Sun Xing to interfere with him, which was why he had set up this trap.
And the facts proved that he had indeed calculated correctly.
However, he hadn't intended to do this at first. The blame could only be placed on Zhao Lei for being too presumptuous.
Since Zhao Lei insisted on settling the score with him, Wu Tian would not be polite.
In the end, it was Zhao Lei's lack of self-awareness.
Outside the antique market, there was a shop specializing in purchasing jade.
This shop had been open for a long time, and after gambling on stones in the market, ninety percent of people would choose to cash out here.
Wu Tian, wanting to avoid trouble, exchanged his jade and jade beads here.
Although he might have gotten more money elsewhere, Wu Tian saw that the prices here were no different from the market price, so he left with over three million.
He had a meal in the county town and, not wanting to wander around aimlessly, drove home.
But as he was driving on the road, Zhou Qian suddenly called.
"Hello," Wu Tian said with a smile, "Miss Zhou, what can I do for you?"
Zhou Qian seemed to be in a bad mood and immediately said, "Wu Tian, don't you think you've gone too far? You don't care about me at all!"
Upon hearing this, Wu Tian was stunned.
Why would Zhou Qian say something like this out of the blue?
He quickly said, "What's wrong? I... I don't think I've offended you, have I?"
Zhou Qian said angrily, "You still dare to say that."
"Good for you, so you really don't take me seriously! If that's the case, then fine, let's not see each other again!"
Wu Tian became a little anxious and said, "No, what's wrong with me? You have to be reasonable!"
"If you don't tell me anything, how will I know what I did wrong?"
Zhou Qian said, "Don't you remember what you promised me? How many days has it been? I've been waiting for your news, but you haven't given me any!"
Wu Tian's heart skipped a beat. What had he promised Zhou Qian?
Oh no, he really seemed to have forgotten about it!
He thought carefully for a few seconds, but no matter how much he thought, he couldn't come up with an answer.
He couldn't help but feel a little awkward, chuckling and saying, "Well... I've been quite busy lately, so it's normal to forget, isn't it?"
"Why don't you give me a little hint? Don't worry, with just a small hint, I'll definitely remember!"
Zhou Qian wasn't really angry.
She said exasperatedly, "I knew you were a scumbag. You say all the right things when you promise someone, but you forget them right after. It really makes me so angry."
Upon hearing Zhou Qian's tone improve, Wu Tian knew it wasn't a big deal and said, "I was wrong, I was wrong, just tell me."
"Don't worry, I'll never make the same mistake again. I promise!"
Zhou Qian snorted and then said, "You came to the branch store before, remember? You told me you would provide me with a kind of premium ingredient, but where is the ingredient? Why haven't I seen it?"
Wu Tian was stunned.
He recalled in his mind and suddenly remembered that he had indeed said something similar at the time.
But to be honest, he had just said it casually back then. Who knew Zhou Qian would take it to heart!
However, he naturally wouldn't say what he was thinking, or else Zhou Qian would kill him.
He quickly said with a laugh, "So it was about this. I haven't forgotten!"
"But cultivating new ingredients takes time, doesn't it? They can't just appear when you say so."
"But don't worry, it will take at most three days for me to show you the finished product!"