Chapter 316 - 315: Second Miss’s Distress

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Chapter 316: Chapter 315: Second Miss’s Distress After the diligent efforts of the beauties, they extracted a third of the jade in just a few hours. Even when it was time for lunch, the women were still tireless, and the stone-cutting work just wouldn’t stop. Because every time they cut open a block of unprocessed jade, they were surprised to find that inside, without exception, were high-grade jades. The sense of achievement from personally extracting beautiful jade was incomparable, bolstering their enthusiasm for the work. As more jade was cut, the looks that the women gave Lin Tian changed from surprise to shock. Not only could he precisely draw lines for cutting, but all the stones he selected also yielded jade—how could they not be shocked? "Did junior brother really pick out all these jade roughs?" Zi Yan, holding a piece of ice-type jade, spoke to herself in disbelief. Not just Zi Yan felt this way, Xiao Manxue felt the same. She had watched Lin Tian choose materials during the Gambling Stone Festival and thought achieving one-third jade extraction was already good. Unexpectedly, now, it was impossible to find even one slightly inferior piece. No wonder he had the nerve to discuss a shareholder split of four to six with me. With this gambling stone ability, people would seek him out for even a three to seven split. Xiao Manxue gazed steadily at Lin Tian, her heart filled with wonder. Why is this big pervert willing to give the Xiao Family such favorable terms? Is he after me? Xiao Manxue had this thought and dared not continue. Her heart started pounding "thump, thump, thump," and her cheeks became flushed with heat. Lin Tian glanced at Zi Yan’s skeptical expression, then looked over at Miss who was standing there in a daze, only to notice something off about her gaze—it was watery, seemingly rippling with gentle waves. Could she be thinking of a lover? "Uh, Miss, are you cutting or not on that stone cutter? There’s a line forming behind you," Lin Tian suddenly drew close and asked curiously. When Xiao Manxue saw Lin Tian’s face suddenly so close, she thought he was taking advantage again and quickly pushed him away, but her face still uncontrollably reddened. "Who said I’m not cutting? I want to study your lines carefully to see if they are accurate. What if they’re not and the jade gets ruined?" Xiao Manxue hurriedly said to cover up her blushing face, but then she realized something was off—Lin Tian’s guidelines hadn’t been wrong all these hours. Her explanation turned into a cover-up, and Song Yanan shook her head with a sigh, "Ah, my Brother Lin, it seems you’re going to be entangled with romantic debts." "Hmph, I’m not cutting anymore. I’m going to take a bath and have something to eat," Xiao Manxue huffed at Lin Tian, then strutted out of the basement, chin in the air. But Lin Tian, with his sharp eyes, noticed that although Miss covered it up well, the blush on her earlobes still betrayed her embarrassed and annoyed mood at the moment. Song Yanan checked her watch and also said, "It’s after eleven. Let’s go take a bath and then have lunch. We’re all covered in stone dust." When Sister Song spoke, the other ladies also put down their work. Zi Yan stretched her slender waist to ease the soreness, and Lin Tian, looking from the side, caught sight of Zi Yan’s astonishing S-curve. Lin Tian suddenly remembered a saying, "Men and women paired, work’s not hard," which the ancients summed up so damn well. No matter how tough the work, with such endless beauty to appreciate, men would be excited as if injected with chicken blood, naturally full of motivation. Zi Yan gracefully turned to leave. Walking to the door, she glanced back at Lin Tian and softly said, "Sister is going to take a shower." So what if you’re washing? You have to say it out loud, isn’t that frustrating? To be seen but not to be touched, and definitely not to be felt—isn’t that just immoral? Lin Tian strongly condemned her actions. So many beauties showering upstairs, should he try to see through it? Suddenly, Lin Tian was caught in an internal turmoil. "You pervert..." a voice came from behind. Lin Tian nearly jumped out of his skin, caught red-handed while plotting his X-ray vision. He turned around to see that Xiao Manxuan was still standing there, not having left yet. "Second Miss, everyone has left. Why aren’t you going? You’re covered in dust. Go take a shower quickly," Lin Tian said seriously. "I have something to ask you," Xiao Manxuan said, looking up at Lin Tian with an expression that was a mix of distress and indecision, as though there was something she couldn’t figure out. "What is it?" Lin Tian asked, puzzled. This little girl was usually lively and spirited, full of youthful energy—why was she suddenly troubled? Could it be she was facing the troubles of female adolescence? But then she should ask Miss, not a big guy like him—he wouldn’t have a clue. Lin Tian was equally perplexed, troubled by her look. Damn, the little girl is actually troubled by these things? But that idea was too absurd. To be labeled a bad woman just for seeing something accidentally—if boys watching Japanese romance action films that reveal everything were judged by the same standard, they’d have to be considered the worst men ever. Lin Tian was hit with a series of exclamation points on his forehead, amused and bewildered by her train of thought. "Uh, Second Miss, look into my eyes. What do you see?" Lin Tian said earnestly as he lifted her chin. Xiao Manxuan’s chin tickled, and she pushed his hand away with a quick slap, but still looked up earnestly into Lin Tian’s eyes. After staring for a while, she suddenly said, "I see eye boogers. Did you not sleep well last night?" Eye boogers? Lin Tian was dumbfounded, then felt a surge of anger. The hell with eye boogers, with such captivating eyes, if the girl says she sees eye boogers, is there no justice in the world? "Second Miss, take another look. Don’t you think my gaze is clear? If you feel that way, you’re right," Lin Tian had no choice but to soliloquize and explain, "And you, you’re still a pure girl, just as pure as I am. Got it?" This chapter is updated by free(w)ebnovel(.)com

Chapter 316 - 315: Second Miss’s Distress

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