Ye Tian had not finished his meal when Liu Xianguang arrived. He was wearing a casual short-sleeved shirt and had a smiling face. Upon meeting, he quickly said, "Divine Doctor Ye, if I had known you were in the capital, I would have come to visit yesterday."
Ye Tian: "Old Liu, have you eaten? Join me."
Liu Xianguang waved his hand: "No, I just ate."
Ye Tian asked someone to make tea and invited Liu Xianguang to the living room to talk.
Huang Yanran was also curious about Ye Tian's friends, so she sat not far away.
Liu Xianguang, as if presenting a treasure, took out the calligraphy and painting he had acquired and said with a smile, "Divine Doctor Ye, this is the painting I bought. Take a look."
As Ye Tian glanced at it, his primordial spirit immediately sensed something was amiss with the painting. However, the forgery was so perfect that even the most advanced instruments could not discern its authenticity.
He asked, "Old Liu, you bought it for eighty-eight million?"
Liu Xianguang smiled: "Yes. Not long after buying it, someone offered one hundred and ten million, but I didn't sell."
Ye Tian smiled: "Sell it to me."
Liu Xianguang was stunned, then chuckled: "If you like it, you can have it."
Ye Tian: "I can't let you lose out, so I'll give you one hundred and ten million. However, you need to give me a receipt to prove our transaction."
Liu Xianguang quickly said, "That won't do. Divine Doctor Ye saved my life. What's a small painting? I'm giving it to you."
Ye Tian laughed: "I know you're wealthy, but I must pay for this painting because it's a fake."
Liu Xianguang was greatly shocked: "A fake?"
Ye Tian: "I was planning to cooperate with Jinshihang. Your purchase of this painting surprised me. I want to find out if Jinshihang deliberately forged it or if it was an unintentional mistake."
Liu Xianguang nodded: "I see, now I understand. However, you don't need to give me one hundred million. I'll sell it to you at my original price."
After some pleasantries, Ye Tian eventually bought the painting for one hundred million.
The artwork was by a Song Dynasty artist, depicting three ladies appreciating flowers in a garden. It was exquisitely painted, showcasing the charm and spirit of the Song era.
Huang Yanran: "Sir, if the painting is fake, we can compensate a hundred times the value. But to do so, we must have irrefutable evidence."
Ye Tian smiled: "Didn't I mention before that I have a batch of paintings? One of them is identical to this forgery. And I can confidently say that mine is the real one."
Huang Yanran: "But the most reputable experts in the country are at Jinshihang. If they say it's real, it's real; if they say it's fake, it's fake."
Ye Tian: "Even if you want to call a deer a horse, you have to consider who you're dealing with. This matter is not yet settled."
He said to Liu Xianguang, "Old Liu, let me check your health first."
After an examination, Liu Xianguang had no major issues, only that his excessive indulgence in wine and women had weakened his body. Ye Tian advised him to moderate his lifestyle.
Liu Xianguang was embarrassed and asked, "Divine Doctor Ye, perhaps you could prescribe some tonics?"
Ye Tian: "Your body cannot tolerate tonics; the more you supplement, the worse it will get. From now on, you can only be intimate with a woman once a week. Stick to this for half a year, and you'll recover."
After seeing Liu Xianguang off, Ye Tian said, "I'll go back to the provincial capital first to get that painting."
Huang Yanran: "Alright. Testing Jinshihang's reaction with the real painting. If it's a misunderstanding, then cooperation is still possible."
Ye Tian was no longer in a hurry to go to Jinshihang and took the high-speed train back to Haicheng.
Huang Yanran personally drove him to the station, and they waved goodbye.
As the train started, a woman in her early twenties sat across the aisle. She had a good demeanor, wore a short skirt and black stockings, and was looking out the window at the scenery.
Ye Tian had nothing to do and took out his phone to browse the news. At this moment, the woman next to him glanced at him. She was quite attractive, a nine out of ten, with charming eyes and slender eyebrows.
The woman was stunned when she saw Ye Tian and asked, "Xiao Tian?"
Ye Tian was startled and turned to look at her. Their eyes met, and he felt she looked familiar. He asked, "Who are you?"
The woman smiled: "What, you said you'd marry me when we were kids, and now you don't recognize me?"