Chapter 87 - 86: Win People Over with Virtue

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Chapter 87: Chapter 86: Win People Over with Virtue "Hmph, Lin Tian, think about how to make up for the loss of the jadeite raw stone, or else you might have to sell yourself to the Xiao Family," Xiao Manxue said with a huff and stopped bothering with Lin Tian, opening the door and walking out. That woman is too boring, can’t even take a joke, I despise her. Lin Tian leaned against the door frame, smiling as he watched Xiao Manxue walk upstairs, her long legs moving in such a way that intermittently caught his eye, providing a unique charm. With such open admiration, how could the Miss be unaware? All of a sudden, she flicked her hand, and the dagger she carried "swooshed" through the air towards him. "Hey, Miss, I’m about to sell myself to you, and here you are attempting to murder your own husband!" Lin Tian chuckled, catching the flying dagger between two fingers and said, "Thank you for the token of affection, Miss!" She didn’t dare linger any longer, quickly speeding up her pace and running to the third floor. Lin Tian chuckled to himself, thinking: Keep acting tough with your knives and guns; I haven’t even started teaching you a lesson yet. Caressing the sharp, concealed dagger, Lin Tian closed the door with content. Without anyone else around, he could focus wholeheartedly on absorbing the moon’s essence. The next day at school, Xiao Manxue was nowhere to be found, her breakfast offering and ride were both missing. Lin Tian once again looked down on her deeply—it was just a little teasing, and all the benefits were gone. "Second Miss, doesn’t your sister need breakfast? She’s gone so early," Lin Tian asked while eating his breakfast. "She said she had urgent matters and went to the company early, seems like they’re opening a new store or something. I only overheard her talking to mom on the phone, didn’t catch it all, not sure what kind of store?" Xiao Manxuan seemed clueless, but it was rare for the Miss to discuss the family business with her. Without anyone to give him a ride, Lin Tian had to drive himself. What surprised him was that Zhang Lingyu would hitch a ride with him after school; why hadn’t he seen her in the morning, and how did she get to school? "Second Miss, have you ever been to Zhang Lingyu’s place? What do they do?" Lin Tian asked upon arrival at school, remembering that these two seemed to get along quite well. "Nope, never been there, and I’m not sure what her family does. She never brings it up, and I don’t feel comfortable asking. Why do you ask? Could it be that you fancy Sister Yu?" Xiao Manxuan teased with a playful wink. Inquiring about a beauty’s private matters out of the blue could indeed cause misunderstandings, but to say he was into that little girl was a bit of a stretch. Lin Tian caught a mischievous glint in Xiao Manxuan’s eyes—so the young lady was teasing him. "Alright then, you dare to tease me? Let’s see how I punish you. Stick out your bum, let me give you a proper education!" Lin Tian raised his palm, pretending he was going to spank her. "You bully, I’m not talking to you anymore," the little girl’s face turned slightly red as she turned and ran. Xiao Manxuan lowered her head and rushed forward, accidentally bumping into someone. "Ms. Fang Ming..." The young girl looked up and saw it was her homeroom teacher, turning red with shame and quickly darting into the classroom. "Aunt Fang..." Lin Tian, caught teasing the school beauty by the homeroom teacher, couldn’t help feeling extremely embarrassed, despite his thick skin. Fang Ming looked at him with a not so serious expression and said, "Xiao Tian, I thought you liked that Zhang Lingyu, why are you together with Xiao Manxuan?" "Aunt Fang, you’ve got it all wrong, I don’t have a girlfriend right now, still single," Lin Tian hastily denied, which indeed was the truth. "Really? I think you’ve been out of it with your studies lately; you need a girlfriend to keep you in line. I think Zhang Lingyu and Xiao Manxuan are pretty good options. You could consider them. If you don’t dare to talk to them, Aunt Fang will help you!" Fang Ming’s words left Lin Tian thunderstruck again. In Fang Ming’s mind, he was still the honest guy from the first year of high school, but Lin Tian couldn’t agree—otherwise, she would really go find those two girls. "No need, Aunt Fang, you make it sound like I can’t find a girlfriend myself. I’m heading to class now." Lin Tian quickly escaped, fearing that if the conversation continued, she would really drag him off to a "matchmaking" session. "This kid, still shy, really." Fang Ming shook her head and chuckled, then called out to Lin Tian: "Mr. Wu Li resigned, just focus on your studies in class!" Lin Tian waved his hand to show he heard her. He had actually known this would be the outcome since yesterday. Given Wu Li’s personality, it was only a matter of time before he offended someone and got ousted, especially with Miss personally seeing him off. There was no English class in the morning, and it was unclear who would replace Wu Li to teach English in class 3-1. Considering class 3-1 was a key class, the school would probably take it seriously and deliberate carefully before making arrangements. Taking advantage of the break between classes, Lin Tian gave Zhou Botong a call. "Brother Lin, I missed you to death! Haven’t seen you in a few days; what have you been up to, brother? Why don’t you come visit? Ah, forget it. Better if you don’t come. If you do, grandfather will monopolize you, and it seems we’ll have to find another place to meet." As soon as the call connected, Zhou Botong’s endless chatter came through, making Lin Tian shiver with discomfort, goosebumps all over his body. What did he mean by being monopolized by grandfather? It was so disrespectful. Could anyone really talk about Mr. Zhou like that? "Stop blabbering. I’ve got something important to ask you. Your family deals in jade and gemstones, right? Can you find Xu Shan? Or at least his phone number would be fine?" Dealing with Zhou Botong required a direct approach, otherwise he’d derail the conversation to high heavens. "You don’t like him and want to beat him up? No problem, buddy can definitely find him. Just let me know when you’re going to hit him, heh heh." Exasperating and aggressive—Lin Tian was fed up. One of these days, he’d have to get him a girlfriend to put him in line. Lin Tian simply finished in one breath: "It’s not about hitting him. I need him for something. If you find him, arrange to meet him at the West Garden Restaurant outside Xikou City High School at noon. Remember, win him over with virtue, don’t scare him off." After hanging up, Lin Tian pondered a bit more. To offload the Xiao Family’s batch of jade rough stones, he would indeed need to work with people from within the industry. Before even two classes had passed, he received Zhou Botong’s confirmation: Xu Shan was scheduled to meet at 12:30 PM. As for how he found Xu Shan, Lin Tian didn’t care to know. After school at noon, Lin Tian first dropped Xiao Manxuan home, then rushed out alone. When he arrived at the entrance of the West Garden Restaurant, that guy Zhou Botong was already waiting for him. "Brother Lin, Xu Shan is already in the Beauty Pavilion private room waiting for you. Just give a signal when you’re ready to make a move, and I’ll be all in," Zhou Botong assured, patting his chest with a rogue’s grin. Lin Tian glanced at him sideways and laughed, "Brother Botong’s always on top of things, a real man indeed." "Uh..." While they joked, they reached the Beauty Pavilion private room. Xu Shan was sitting uneasily inside, the dining table already laden with various cold dishes. "Mr. Lin, you’ve arrived; please take the head seat. Mr. Zhou, please as well." Upon seeing Lin Tian and Zhou Botong coming in, Xu Shan hurried over to greet them, his chubby face squeezing his chin into three folds with his smile. Lin Tian didn’t stand on ceremony with him, settling himself boldly in the seat of honor. Then, with a wave from Xu Shan, the waitstaff outside started bringing in hot dishes and beverages. Visit freewebn(o)vel.com for the best novel reading experience

Chapter 87 - 86: Win People Over with Virtue

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