Feng Zheng quickly nudged Li Chonglou's waist with his elbow, as someone had begun to question Li Chonglou's qualifications.
"Who is this guy, acting so arrogant, not even believing Master Mu?"
"And he dares to ask Master Mu to call him 'master'? What makes him so qualified?"
Li Chonglou turned his head and noticed that the people saying these things were the same few, clearly his fans.
However, so what if he had fans? Li Chonglou smiled faintly and said, "You don't dare? That's fine too. I'll just assume you never said it."
"Heh, don't dare?" The man with the receding hairline suddenly let out a cold laugh, pulled out what he was holding, and raised it in his hand.
"You say I don't dare? This is the appraisal result for this jade pendant, personally approved by the Shangjing Antique Appraisal Association. Come, everyone, take a look at what it says."
The man with the receding hairline held up the appraisal report. Indeed, the words "genuine" were clearly written on it.
Feng Zheng's expression immediately changed drastically.
But the man with the receding hairline wasn't finished. He took out a few more photos from his embrace: one was a photo of the jade pendant with a serial number, and another was a high-definition close-up of the jade pendant alone.
Both photos showed a jade pendant identical to the one broken in half lying on the counter.
"They've even brought out the association's appraisal report. It seems this jade pendant is undoubtedly real."
"Only for outsiders like us do they need to show this. People who truly understand don't need to do this."
"Heh heh! If that's the case, there's a good show to watch."
"You guys are overthinking it. I bet this idiot will use Master Mu not explicitly agreeing as an excuse to say the bet didn't happen. Believe it or not."
Li Chonglou turned his head again. The ones speaking ill were still those two.
At this moment, Feng Zheng, who was beside him, had already panicked. Although he didn't understand what an association was, he could tell its status. Therefore, he was now quite certain that the other party had produced substantial evidence of the jade pendant's authenticity.
There was no room for the two of them to argue about whether it was real or fake anymore.
What to do now? Not only did they have to pay one hundred million, but Li Ge might also have to kneel and be humiliated for me.
Feng Zheng thought this and slowly lowered his head, clenching his fists so tightly that his fingernails dug into his flesh without him realizing it. He couldn't accept that scene and dared not face Li Chonglou.
Feng Zheng, Feng Zheng, what were you doing? What had you done? Feng Zheng kept questioning himself internally. At this very moment, he suddenly understood the inexplicable words Li Chonglou had said to him earlier. A tingling sensation shot from his feet straight to his forehead. Feng Zheng finally realized that all the problems stemmed from his own prejudice.
"I understand. That's why I, who am incredibly calm in business, always get into trouble."
"That's why Lili always kept her distance from me, and even now, she doesn't dare to be proactive."
At this moment, Feng Zheng truly understood. It was precisely because he loved her too deeply, without maintaining rational restraint, and always exhibited prejudiced behavior regarding Ya Lili, that he had never been able to give Ya Lili a sense of security. And now, another drawback had appeared. Whether it was the earlier argument with the man with the yellow hair or the current situation, it was all because he couldn't control his emotions.
It had already led to financial loss and implicating others. What if they had truly gotten together? Feng Zheng dared not imagine further. In fact, even the current outcome was not within his ideal range of tolerance.
No, I can't let Li Ge lose face for me!
I will complete this punishment for Li Ge!
Although Feng Zheng had thought a lot at this moment, in reality, only a few seconds had passed, just the few seconds Li Chonglou was looking at those troublemaking fans.
However, just as Feng Zheng was about to kneel for Li Chonglou, the man with the receding hairline suddenly slammed the evidence in his hand onto the counter.
"Now you don't doubt the authenticity of my jade pendant, do you?" the man with the receding hairline said, looking at Li Chonglou with a cold smile.
His expression was as if to say, why aren't you kneeling yet?
"Uh, could you please look at the jade pendant first?" Li Chonglou said speechlessly.
"What other jade pendant? Didn't Master Mu already present the appraisal report to you? Are you trying to be a scoundrel? Truly not a man."
His fans launched their attack mode again. However, Li Chonglou ignored them this time and reminded him again, "I advise you to look at the jade pendant first before you speak."
The man with the receding hairline frowned. Facing Li Chonglou, who remained calm even at this point, a vague sense of unease began to arise in his heart.
Forgetting to mock further, the man with the receding hairline finally examined the broken jade pendant for the first time.
However, with just this glance, he was so furious that he slammed the already broken jade pendant onto the floor again.
With a crisp "bang," the jade pendant, which was only broken into two pieces, instantly shattered into pieces.
This action stunned everyone except Li Chonglou.
What stunned them even more was what happened in the next second. The man with the receding hairline suddenly slapped the other man across the face.
The latter was even more bewildered and blurted out, "Mu, Master Mu?"
"Damn it, you still dare to call me that? Is this the jade pendant I gave you? Huh?"
The man with the receding hairline's eyes at this moment seemed like they were about to spew fire. It was likely that if it weren't for the crowd, he would have dealt with this man on the spot.
Yes, this jade pendant was fake. It wasn't the one mentioned in his appraisal report at all.
After everyone understood, a wave of uproar ensued.
"Damn, no way. It can still go wrong like this?"
"This is clearly a major blunder. Master Mu's jade pendant should be real, but it's not this one. I suddenly feel like laughing."
At this moment, those who had been the most vocal now silently lowered their heads and left, not daring to utter a sound. At this point, being stubborn would absolutely be a textbook case of asking for a beating.
Seeing this, the man quickly said, "Impossible, Master Mu. I exchanged this jade pendant with you last time. How could it be fake?"
However, no matter what the man said, the real is the real, and the fake is the fake. The fact was that the broken jade pendant today was indeed fake.
The man with the receding hairline gave the man a cold glare and then turned to leave.
"Oh, someone actually guessed correctly. He really wanted to renege by not explicitly agreeing, so what was that saying again?"
"Oh, truly not a man!"
Li Chonglou repeated the words of those troublemakers from before. The man, whose head was hanging low, quickly left, not daring to stay another second.
This was a complete social death scene!
The man with the receding hairline's expression was even uglier than if he had eaten a fly, but he didn't dare to turn back. No matter how embarrassing it was at the moment, it would pass afterwards. But if he had truly knelt tonight, his reputation for life would be ruined.
Inside the bar, the scene had become extremely dramatic.
Those who had been aggressive moments ago were now cowering like dogs, tucking their tails and trying to escape.
However, at this moment, the man suddenly shouted again, "Master Mu, I know what happened. It must be this guy who tampered with it. He touched the jade pendant just now!"