The salesperson handed over a card reader, and Xue Min was on the verge of tears.
"I, I don't have any money..."
The manager's face darkened. "Miss, you picked these items, and you asked for them to be packed. Are you playing a joke on me?"
"No, I really don't have money..."
Xue Min was frantic, wishing she could just drop everything and leave.
However, with tens of millions of people watching in the livestream, if she left like this, her reputation would be ruined, and she could forget about becoming famous.
Even Shengshi Media would abandon her.
Xue Min put down the items, dodged the camera, and whispered her plea to Su Yang:
"Young Master Su, can you lend me ten million? I'll return it to you soon."
Su Yang was also tired of it. He took a piece of paper from his pocket.
A loan contract?
Xue Min finally understood that Su Yang had been prepared all along.
"You! You deliberately want to trap me!"
"So what?"
"You! Fine, I'll borrow it!"
Xue Min gritted her teeth.
She knew she had fallen into his trap this time.
After frantically filling in ten million, signing, and pressing her thumbprint.
"Is that good?"
"Yes."
Su Yang smirked.
This idiot was just as he expected, not reading the terms carefully.
Once this contract was effective, it wouldn't be just ten million.
From now on, her life belonged to Su Yang.
Su Yang quickly transferred the money.
He thought to himself, he had gained another loyal dog.
Meanwhile.
Xue Min tearfully bought ten million worth of jewelry and ornaments, furious.
Cheng Tao, seeing the comments in the livestream were enjoying themselves, wondered how to maintain this traffic.
But Su Yang was preparing to leave.
"Young Master Su, the show hasn't ended yet!"
"What does that have to do with me? You found some leech to treat me like a fool. Next time, find some normal people."
Cheng Tao felt like dying, but when he heard Su Yang mention "next time."
"There's a next time? Don't worry, Young Master Su, next time I'll definitely find a suitable female celebrity and won't disappoint you."
He understood from this livestream's traffic.
The key wasn't the female celebrity, but Su Yang.
As long as Su Yang appeared on "Big Star Meets," the traffic and discussion would be guaranteed.
In essence, the audience now wanted to see a livestream of a super-rich individual going on a blind date.
"Whatever."
Su Yang patted his rear and left.
...
After leaving the mall, Su Yang did not return to Longpan No. 1, nor did he go to school.
Yesterday morning, Su Anguo insisted that he try to find someone to be the chief appraiser for Wanbao Zhai.
Su Anguo had tried to invite him before but failed.
Su Yang checked the address again: ten miles east of Songhai, a dilapidated quadrangle courtyard.
It would take at least an hour's drive to get to the appraiser's house from here.
He had been too busy these past few days, and Su Yang had left many messages unread.
"You drive, I'll reply to some messages."
Su Yang threw the keys to Zhou Chengcheng and sat in the passenger seat playing with his phone.
Anna sent him a message, dated this morning.
[Su Yang, it's the weekend today, I have time to come over for tutoring.]
Su Yang casually replied, "Whatever."
Besides Anna, Jiang Hei also left a message.
[Brother Yang, I've dropped out of school.]
Why would this big simpleton suddenly give up his studies?
[Reason?]
[Young Master Su, my grades have always been bad. Instead of listening to Buddhist chants in the classroom, I'd rather follow you.]
[You gave me too much money last time. I want to be your exclusive bodyguard, otherwise, I can't accept this money with peace of mind.]
Jiang Hei's academic performance had always been poor, and he was honest and not good with words.
Staying in school was indeed not suitable for him.
[Then you'll follow me from now on. Ten million annual salary.]
Su Yang smiled. Jiang Hei had practiced martial arts for many years and was skilled. Even soldiers from the National Guard were no match for him.
This annual salary was only low, not high.
[This is too much money. I only want a million annual salary.]
[My sister said you are a good person and told me to protect you well. She also said to invite you to our home for a simple meal if you have the chance.]
[Alright, you come to xxx Village in the eastern suburbs first. I'm almost there. I have to go.]
Jiang Hei wanted to earn less money, but that was impossible.
Jiang Hei was loyal, grateful, and a talented individual.
Although he appeared dull, this was also one of his strengths.
Su Yang replied to a lot of messages, and it still showed "99+".
He picked out the ones he communicated with frequently to reply to first. He saw that Liu Xu had also left a message at noon.
[Chairman Su, I've already instructed several of my affiliated companies to cooperate.]
[These past few days, we have obtained the data such as the number of employees, height, and weight of your company. We can start customizing professional attire tomorrow.]
[If you have time, you can come to Villa No. 2 anytime to find me. It will also be convenient for us to have in-depth discussions.]
Su Yang replied, "Let's talk tonight."
The Koenigsegg turned into a country road.
Su Yang saw the dilapidated quadrangle courtyard from afar.
"What kind of person do you think would live in such a broken place?"
This small village seemed to have only one household.
"Boss, it must be an eccentric old man who doesn't like crowds and lives here."
"Smart."
As the saying goes, "seeing a mountain from afar is like running to death."
Although the quadrangle courtyard wasn't far, the road was bumpy and difficult to drive on.
After more than ten minutes of bumpy driving, the car stopped in front of the quadrangle courtyard.
Su Yang didn't have time to admire it further because he noticed a very special car parked nearby.
A red license plate, Song A8888, and three license plates.
This car could travel to any city in China at will.
It seemed someone else had arrived, and a big shot at that.
Su Yang tidied his clothes and knocked on the large door.
A few minutes later.
—Creak, the door opened.
The person who opened the door was a woman in plain clothes, her hair pulled up high and secured with a chopstick.
Her delicate face had a few faint crow's feet, and her eyes held an unspeakable sadness.
"Who are you?"
"My name is Su Yang."
The woman pondered for a moment. She didn't recognize the young and handsome man in front of her.
Moreover, the car clearly indicated it was valuable.
She assumed Su Yang was a rich second-generation passerby.
"What is it?"
"My relative, Su Anguo, mentioned that you are an appraiser. I have an antique shop and would like to invite you out of seclusion."
Su Yang bowed slightly, with a smile.
"Then you should know that I refused your father and will not go to noisy places."
Saying this, she was about to close the door.
Just then, a middle-aged man walked out from inside.
He had a flat-top, square face, and his expression was neither happy nor sad. His tall physique was upright.
"Suqin, I've seen this kid. Open the door!"
The woman was called Suqin, her surname unknown.
"Please come in."
Su Yang brought Zhou Chengcheng into the quadrangle courtyard. It was dilapidated on the outside but spotless on the inside.
A large incense burner was placed in the front yard, with wisps of white smoke rising.
The middle-aged man, exuding authority, asked, "Su Yang, I've heard of you."
"And you are?"
Su Yang was stunned. He had no impression of the man in front of him.
He wanted to know who this person was, the owner of the car outside.
"I am, Zong Ze!"
Su Yang's pupils contracted. He was the second-in-command of Songhai City, only one level below the General Director.
Zong Ze, the director of the Security Bureau.
"My master specifically instructed me to take care of you before he left Songhai last night."
"I am a straightforward person. Honestly, I don't like people who take shortcuts or try to cheat."
Su Yang exhaled softly and said, "Sir, I have no intention of getting involved in politics. I am just a small businessman. How can I be accused of taking shortcuts?"
Zong Ze's expression was impassive. "According to my investigation, you were unremarkable before. The Su family declined decades ago."
"You suddenly rose to prominence overnight, monopolizing 51% of Century Company's shares, along with Wuyou Media Company and other industries."
"If I'm not mistaken, either my master Shi Wuzun is secretly supporting you, or you have the help of 'Heaven-Sent Treasures'."
Zong Ze pointed to the sky.
Su Yang's heart trembled, and he forced himself to remain calm.
Who was this Zong Ze? Was his intuition so sharp?
"'Heaven-Sent Treasures,' wasn't that precisely him, the transmigration plus system?"
This guy's judgment was spot on.
"Nonsense, I, Su Yang, started from scratch. It was thanks to working overtime day and night, and my unyielding spirit. Forget it, I don't have time to argue with you. Since Master Suqin refuses to come out of seclusion, I'll take my leave."
Su Yang waved his hand and left with Zhou Chengcheng.
Watching his receding figure, Su Qin said, "No matter what, he's your master's junior friend in his later years. Why are you so cold?"
Zong Ze's eyes softened. "Su Qin, I'm straightforward, you know that. Just like how I like you..."
"Alright, don't say it. It's getting late, you should go back to handle your official duties instead of staying at a widow's house."
"There are too many rumors around widows. You should come less."
Zhang Su Qin said, then turned and walked behind the screen.
Zong Ze sighed helplessly, picked up his car keys, and left.
On the way back to Songhai.
In the car, Su Yang recalled what his father had said before.
Appraisers had grand airs and demanded high salaries.
But the woman named Su Qin had refused outright without discussing terms.
"My dad wouldn't have sent me to invite her because she's pretty, would he? How vulgar!"
Su Yang slapped his thigh, preparing to tell his mother about this.
"Chairman Su, there's another car coming. Strange, why are there no license plates?"
Su Yang looked up.
Two new Volkswagen Tiguan cars, with quite a few people inside, and their wheels looked heavy.
This would be normal, as new cars usually don't have license plates.
But Su Yang saw that the people inside were wearing uniforms, and cold weapons glinted.
This direction clearly led to the quadrangle courtyard.
The other party must have recognized the Koenigsegg and not stopped, indicating they weren't Su Yang's enemies.
"Are they going after Zong Ze?"
Hearing Su Yang say this, Zhou Chengcheng asked, "Chairman Su, he's the director of the Security Bureau. Should we go back and tell him to run?"
"What are you thinking? If I go to notify him, won't those assassins tear me apart?"
"Then we're just going back like this? He's the disciple of a military commander. It would be a shame if he died."
Just then, a motorcycle sped from ahead and blocked the Koenigsegg.
—Screech!
Startled, Zhou Chengcheng slammed on the brakes, and her whole body lurched forward.
If Su Yang hadn't reacted quickly, he would have hit the windshield.
"Hei Zi?"
After the dust settled, Jiang Hei got out of the car and ran over.
"Brother Yang, I saw some assassins heading this way earlier. I thought you were being kidnapped. Are you okay?"
Su Yang opened the car door. This big guy looked rather slow-witted.
"I'm fine, I already chased them away."