Liu Fa and his nephew put on a full martial arts display in front of everyone.
Liu Fu knew he was in the wrong and didn't dare to fight back. He tightly protected his head and endured the beating on the ground.
Zhou Yi, holding her teacup, watched it all with a cold gaze, unmoved.
Fortunately, Lin Fan was here today, otherwise, who knew how much money she would have been cheated out of!
Who couldn't act out a bitter flesh scheme!
Millions, let alone a beating, was enough to buy a life.
"Old Liu, stop hitting him. Who doesn't make mistakes when they're young?"
Qian Xiangrong, while trying to persuade, went up and pulled Liu Fa away.
"Let go of me, I'll beat this dog to death today!"
Liu Fa was still not appeased. After being pulled away, he continued to kick Liu Fu with his feet.
"Give the young man a chance to correct himself. Besides, he's your nephew. How will you explain it to your brother and sister-in-law if you injure him?" Saying this, Qian Xiangrong dragged Liu Fa to a distance.
Liu Fa glared fiercely at his nephew, his anger unabated.
"Hit me, why aren't you hitting me anymore?"
Zhou Yi put down her teacup and said coldly, "I think your act of righteousness over family, 'Da Yi Mie Qin', is quite well performed."
"Boss Qian, you're something else. We've known each other for five or six years, and you're colluding with outsiders to cheat me."
Qian Xiangrong was extremely anxious upon hearing this. "Ms. Zhou, we really didn't mean to cheat you. It's this kid Liu Fu who's been blinded by greed and got swindled by someone else."
Liu Fa's face was extremely ugly. No matter how they explained, the goods wouldn't magically change from fake to real. This was like mud falling into your crotch, it's definitely not feces but it sure looks like it!
"Ms. Zhou, I didn't discipline him properly, causing you to witness this scene."
Liu Fa gritted his teeth. "How about this, the wine vessel you fancy, I'll sell it to you for two hundred thousand!"
He was really going all out.
In this area, he was an outsider, while Zhou Yi was a wealthy and influential figure.
If news of today's events spread, his reputation would be ruined immediately, and who would dare to buy from him in the future?
Clap, clap, clap!
Zhou Yi clapped her hands and said with a cold laugh, "You two are so clever. When you're exposed, you offer a small discount to make me pretend nothing happened. If you had succeeded, I would have lost millions."
"With your brains, why don't you both come work for my company?"
Qian Xiangrong and Liu Fa were put in an awkward position by Zhou Yi's sarcasm, feeling wronged and helpless.
Liu Fa gritted his teeth and grabbed Liu Fu's left arm.
"Uncle, what are you doing?" Liu Fu felt a bad premonition when he saw his uncle's murderous expression.
"Ms. Zhou, I, Old Liu, was not proper today." Liu Fa drew a dagger from his waist and dragged Liu Fu to the coffee table.
With a bang, he pressed his wrist onto the coffee table.
"Uncle!"
"I was wrong, spare me this time!"
Seeing that his uncle was serious, Liu Fu cried out hysterically.
"Xiao Fu, it's not that uncle doesn't care about you."
"You broke the rules!"
After speaking, Liu Fa placed the knife directly above Liu Fu's little finger.
"Uncle, spare me, I haven't married a wife yet!" Liu Fu struggled frantically.
If his little finger was cut off, he would be disabled.
"Don't move. If you move again, I might cut off something else." Liu Fa said, half-threatening, half-warning.
Qian Xiangrong looked bitter. He was just an ordinary businessman and hadn't expected things to escalate to this point.
"Ms. Zhou, say something."
He looked pleadingly at Zhou Yi for help. "I'll pay an extra one hundred thousand out of my own pocket, meaning you'd have bought an antique for only one hundred thousand. Do you think that would work?"
"Ms. Zhou, it was really an accident!"
"We've known each other for so many years, have I ever deceived you before?"
"Please!"
Qian Xiangrong clasped his hands together, constantly speaking words of appeasement.
Liu Fa's expression shifted continuously. Thinking of his honest elder brother and sister-in-law at home, he hesitated to bring down the dagger.
If Zhou Yi offered a way out, he would let his nephew go.
"Hmph." Zhou Yi glanced at Qian Xiangrong. "I'll let this matter go today, for your sake."
Qian Xiangrong was overjoyed. "Thank you, Ms. Zhou, for your magnanimity!"
Liu Fa took away the dagger and kicked Liu Fu to the ground. "Get lost, you embarrassing brat!"
Liu Fu, as if granted amnesty, scrambled back to the inner room.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the living room was heavy and oppressive.
Zhou Yi, having almost been tricked, was naturally displeased.
Liu Fa, thinking he had been played and lost two to three million, was in an extremely bad mood.
Qian Xiangrong, having been dragged into a disaster for no reason and losing a hundred thousand yuan, was so depressed he didn't want to speak.
"Alright, stop glaring at each other."
Zhou Yi said impatiently, "Bring out the Water Condensing Pearl for Xiao Fan to see."
"Oh, okay." Liu Fa, lost in thought, seemed to snap back to reality.
He cupped his hands and said, "Please wait a moment." Then he walked into the inner room.
A moment later, Liu Fa returned holding an exquisite sandalwood box.
Because of the previous trick of swapping the cat for a prince, he nervously opened the wooden box and checked it himself first.
A mist rose, quickly moistening the cotton cloth underneath.
Only then did he relax.
Fortunately, the most important treasure was still there, otherwise, he would have lost everything and suffered a crushing blow.
"Ms. Zhou, this is my prized possession. Mr. Lin, please examine it."
Liu Fa placed the sandalwood box on the coffee table and pushed it towards Zhou Yi and Lin Fan.
At first, he just wanted to sell the goods he had as soon as possible, enjoy some time with the money, and lie low for a while.
Despite the miraculous nature of the Water Condensing Pearl, with his seasoned eyes, he couldn't discern anything special about it.
It could be sold for ten million, or for five million.
But now that the bronze *dun* had been replaced with a fake, the loss was immense.
Liu Fa thought to himself that he had to sell the Water Condensing Pearl at an exorbitant price, otherwise, his losses would be too great.
"Xiao Fan, look, the mist!"
Under the lamplight, the mist rising above the Water Condensing Pearl formed a misty, ethereal scene, appearing extraordinarily mystical.
"Huh?" Lin Fan was surprised. The so-called Water Condensing Pearl looked no different from an ordinary stone ball.
The only difference was that it was covered in seemingly random ancient patterns, profound and enigmatic, yet indescribable.
Liu Fa handed over a pair of rubber gloves, gesturing for Lin Fan to put them on.
"Thank you." Lin Fan put on the gloves and took the Water Condensing Pearl in his hand.
The instant he touched it, the chilling sensation almost made him drop the pearl.
"Amazing, isn't it?" Liu Fa said proudly. "I've been in this business for nearly twenty years, and this is the first time I've seen such a rare treasure!"
Zhou Yi, unable to stand others showing off in front of her, snorted, "Old Liu, if you dare to cheat me again, we'll have a serious falling out."
Liu Fa, as if doused with cold water, immediately quieted down.
"Ms. Zhou, besides keeping it in my safe, I've never let the Water Condensing Pearl out of my sight."
He patted his chest. "If there's any problem with it, I'll jump from here."
"What's the use of jumping down? A fall from the third floor won't kill you!" Zhou Yi retorted.