"Yangzi, I heard from Liangzi that you have some diamonds?" Jiang Qixin asked.
"Ah? Diamonds?" Jiang Qixin's topic shift was too abrupt, and Guo Xuyang didn't react immediately.
"Yes. Diamonds. Liangzi should have told you.
You know, my diamond business is quite substantial, with several stores domestically and internationally.
Every year, I have to go to Africa and the Americas to acquire a large quantity of diamonds for business."
"Yes. Brother Liang mentioned it to me."
"How many diamonds do you have?"
"I'm not entirely sure. I'll have to go back and check before I can tell you."
Guo Xuyang didn't know how to tell Jiang Qixin and pushed back a bit, saying.
"I don't have any other intentions in asking this. If you have any, I will purchase them at a high price.
We believe in keeping business and personal matters separate. Although you are a shareholder of the company,
the diamonds are yours. I will acquire them at a price above market value. You can be completely assured of this."
"Thank you for your consideration, Mr. Jiang."
"Typically, diamonds in the market are priced by weight, cut, clarity, and color. We buy rough diamonds and then cut them.
So, for ordinary diamonds, we usually purchase them at one billion per ton.
If we encounter particularly large or rare diamonds, we might acquire them for a billion or even a higher price per stone."
"I need to go back and check to give you specific details. I'll coordinate with Brother Liang, as we're always together anyway."
"Alright. I won't pry into this matter. You must handle this seriously, as you are a shareholder of the parent company."
"Rest assured, Mr. Jiang," Guo Xuyang replied.
"There's another matter, I wonder if you are involved in the oil business?"
"What do you mean? You want to get into the oil business?" Jiang Qixin was curious, wondering why Guo Xuyang was asking.
"Brother Liang knows. Didn't we rescue an Arab prince, Abul, this time?
He invited us to visit. Since we're going, wouldn't it be a waste to come back empty-handed without bringing back some oil?"
"Liangzi didn't tell me about this. I haven't ventured into oil yet, as it's a strategic national resource.
However, I can make an introduction for you, introduce you to someone who is mainly responsible for oil imports and exports. Let's see if he has any needs."
"Then please set a time. When would be convenient? We can sit down and discuss it."
"Wait a moment." Jiang Qixin said as he picked up the phone and dialed.
"Old Qi, what are you busy with? Why the long face?
Inventory not enough? That's perfect, I was just looking for you to discuss this.
When are you free? I want to introduce someone for you to meet.
How about this afternoon? Alright, see you then."
"Okay, I've spoken with Old Qi. He'll find time to come over this afternoon.
Liangzi, you go down and make arrangements to prepare a room.
You two come over and meet Old Qi this afternoon.
Qi Fankun is the current Deputy General Manager of the Oil Import and Export Company, mainly responsible for overseas procurement.
He's currently struggling with insufficient fuel. You're truly a timely rain; he's lucky to have someone offer a pillow when he's tired."
Seeing that Jiang Qixin had arranged the meeting, Guo Xuyang prepared to leave.
"Don't leave, stay for lunch," Jiang Qixin insisted.
"Thank you, Mr. Jiang. Iliana isn't feeling well and didn't come with me. I think I'll take her to the hospital later."
"Then you should go back quickly. I won't keep you for lunch."
"Goodbye, Mr. Jiang! Goodbye, Brother Liang!"
When Guo Xuyang returned to the hotel, Iliana was still asleep.
He reached out and touched Iliana's forehead; she didn't have a fever.
However, this action woke Iliana up.
"How are you feeling? Any better?"
"Much better. It's probably from being tired yesterday," Iliana said.
"Shall we go to the hospital to check? It would be reassuring."
"No need. I feel much better after sleeping."
"Then get up. Let's go down and eat something. It's almost noon."
"Okay." Iliana agreed and as she was about to get up, she felt like vomiting.
She rushed to the bathroom and kept retching.
Guo Xuyang followed her into the bathroom and gently patted her back.
"What's wrong? Did you eat something bad? Shall we go to the hospital?"
After a while, Iliana managed to recover.
She rinsed her mouth and washed her face, then looked at Guo Xuyang and said, "Darling, I think I'm pregnant?"
"Pregnant?" Guo Xuyang's face was full of question marks.
He pointed to his nose and asked, "Me?"
"It should be."
Guo Xuyang was stunned. Was he already a father so soon?
Could he be a fall guy? That was his first thought.
After all, he hadn't been with Iliana for very long.
Moreover, he knew very well that Iliana had been with William before him.
He couldn't take this matter lightly.
"Are you sure you're pregnant?"
"I don't know. I just suspect it."
"Let's go. We'll get it checked at the hospital. It's better to be sure."
When they arrived at the hospital and got the check-up, Guo Xuyang really didn't know what to say.
He couldn't understand the indicators like progesterone, estradiol, and human chorionic gonadotropin.
However, the doctor explicitly told him that Iliana was pregnant, about ten days along.
About ten days?
If it was indeed his, wouldn't that mean she got pregnant during their second time together?
What happened that night when Iliana brought him wine with added ingredients.
The probability of that was too slim, wasn't it?
Before she was with him, Iliana had been with William all along.
But he couldn't bring himself to say this out loud.
He really didn't know what to do.
"Darling, what's wrong?" Iliana asked, seeing him dazed after hearing the results.
"Oh. Nothing. We need to buy some good food and replenish your strength," Guo Xuyang quickly said.
He was afraid his reaction would make Iliana overthink.
"I don't have much appetite, and I always feel like vomiting. Let's buy some strawberries and apples. They're sweet and sour, and I might be able to eat them."
"Let's go. Tell me what you want to eat, and I'll buy it for you."
With that, he took Iliana's hand and they left the hospital, heading straight for the supermarket.
Oranges, apples, strawberries, lemons, they bought a large assortment.
Iliana picked them all herself.
The common characteristic was their sourness.
Sour for boys, spicy for girls, could it be a boy?
Although Guo Xuyang had x-ray vision, he couldn't tell if it was a boy or a girl from this undeveloped fetus.
Whether it was his or not, he had to take good care of Iliana.
After all, she had traveled a long distance to this country with him, all alone, with no relatives or friends.
If he didn't take care of her, who else would?
After coming to this realization, he stopped dwelling on it.
He happily accompanied Iliana as she bought fruits, and then bought her pure cotton and silk clothes suitable for pregnant women.
Iliana was also very happy to see that Guo Xuyang was no longer troubled.
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