Chapter 85: Causing Trouble at Wanbao Pavilion?
When Ye Fan returned to Wanbao Pavilion, Su Yixue had just come out of the inner room together with the manager, Wu.
Su Yixue was holding two wooden boxes in her hands. Even from the outside, Ye Fan could sense the ancient aura emanating from within them.
“Manager Wu, this is really too much. These things are so valuable, yet you're giving them to me for free. You won't even take any money for them. I…”
Su Yixue looked at Manager Wu with a face full of gratitude.
Ye Fan immediately understood.
Manager Wu had selected two valuable treasures and given them directly to Su Yixue without asking for payment.
Judging from the ancient aura coming from them, they were definitely valuable items. Each one was probably worth at least ten million yuan.
“President Su, there's no need to be so polite!” Manager Wu smiled. “We all saw the righteousness shown by you, Miss Yu Linglong, and the others. At that time, you still firmly supported the Ye Family. Even our boss greatly admired you for that.”
As Manager Wu spoke, he noticed Ye Fan's arrival. He hurried over and bowed slightly.
“Young Master Ye, our boss asked me to convey his regards. Although we can't publicly declare our support for the Ye Family, if there's ever anything you need our help with, we'll still do everything we can.”
“As for these two items, consider them a gift to welcome you.”
Wanbao Pavilion was clearly trying to show goodwill toward the Ye Family and the Su Family.
Su Yixue also understood now.
Manager Wu hadn't given her the antiques because of her own standing. He had done it because of Ye Fan.
Although many of the recent events in Yuncheng had been deliberately kept under wraps, some things simply couldn't remain secret.
The Zhao Family, Li Family, and Wang Family had been destroyed one after another. The eldest young master of the Liu Family from the provincial capital and the Liu Family's butler had also died in Yuncheng.
There was no way news like that could remain hidden forever.
Moreover, there had been such a major incident at the Su Corporation's new-drug launch. Divine Doctor Lei had personally stood behind the Su Corporation, along with several other major figures who had appeared there.
All these signs indicated that the Ye Family was nowhere near as weak as everyone had imagined.
Furthermore, so many mysterious forces had begun gathering around the Ye Family.
Those major figures were all extremely shrewd. If they were making such choices, they must have learned something that outsiders didn't know.
For example…
Had Ye Fan already awakened?
Wanbao Pavilion had chosen to get on board now.
It wasn't too late.
“Thank you! Anyone who helps my wife is a good person!”
Ye Fan didn't deliberately act foolish. Instead, he responded rather normally.
Lei Qianjue had already laid the groundwork by telling everyone that Ye Fan's intelligence would gradually recover.
Therefore, it was perfectly normal for Ye Fan's intelligence to slowly improve from the level of an eight-year-old to that of a ten-year-old.
“Manager Wu, you probably know something about my husband's condition… Please be understanding.”
Su Yixue explained the situation to Manager Wu.
However, Manager Wu merely took a deep look at Ye Fan.
“It's nothing, nothing at all. Young Master Ye was once an extraordinary genius. Given enough time, I'm sure he'll return to his former peak.”
The group chatted for a while.
Su Yixue was eager to visit Yu Qiang, so she was preparing to leave.
But just then, a group of people aggressively stormed into Wanbao Pavilion from outside.
“Heh! Isn't Wanbao Pavilion supposed to be so impressive?”
“Today, I'm going to see just how capable your Wanbao Pavilion really is!”
“At last year's antique appraisal competition, you defeated my younger brother, causing him to jump from the building and seriously injure himself. Today, you're going to pay the price!”
The young man leading the group wore a flashy floral shirt. As he strode into the main hall, he also had someone livestreaming everything beside him.
“Everyone watching online, take a good look!”
“This is the headquarters of Wanbao Pavilion. Today, we're here to challenge them!”
“Let's see whether Wanbao Pavilion has the guts to accept our challenge!”
Seeing this group arrive, Manager Wu immediately frowned.
“It's these people again. They're never going to let this go!”
“What happened?” Su Yixue asked upon seeing the situation.
“They're from the Sun Family in the provincial capital.”
“Last year, when our Wanbao Pavilion participated in the antique appraisal competition, we happened to compete against his younger brother. During the final round, his brother made a mistake and misjudged the age of a vase.”
“In the end, we defeated him. He couldn't accept the loss and jumped from the second floor, breaking his leg.”
“Ever since then, the Sun Family has been keeping an eye on Wanbao Pavilion. Every so often, they come here to cause trouble.”
“At first, we didn't take them seriously. But they've become more and more outrageous.”
“It's obvious that someone is backing them and deliberately stirring up trouble.”
“Wanbao Pavilion has been established for many years, and our reputation has always been stronger than their Sun Family's Jewelry House. If they can suppress Wanbao Pavilion, they'll finally have a chance to rise.”
Manager Wu curled his lips.
“It's fine. These are just petty tricks. I can handle them.”
Manager Wu was a highly respected authority in the antique world throughout Great Xia. His expertise was genuine.
After overseeing Wanbao Pavilion for so many years, he had rarely made a mistake.
With that, Manager Wu stepped forward and called out to the eldest young master of the Sun Family, Sun Desheng.
“Young Master Sun, competitions at the antique appraisal event were based entirely on skill. So much time has already passed. Could it be that the Sun Family simply can't accept losing?”
“The eyes of everyone watching the livestream are sharp. Why don't they judge for themselves?”
As the person who had managed Wanbao Pavilion for many years, Manager Wu was no pushover.
He even stepped forward and greeted the viewers watching the livestream.
In an instant, he managed to shift public opinion back in Wanbao Pavilion's favor.
Sun Desheng was left speechless.
“This…”
Manager Wu had seized the initiative, so he immediately pressed his advantage.
“However, since Wanbao Pavilion dares to operate here, naturally we're not afraid of anyone challenging us.”
“Young Master Sun, since you've brought people here today, let's make this interesting.”
“Let's make a bet. If I win, then from now on, please stop using these petty tricks against us.”
“As for the competition between our two families, let's keep it aboveboard and compete fairly.”
Hearing that Manager Wu had actually accepted today's challenge, a hint of delight immediately appeared on Sun Desheng's face.
“Good! Manager Wu, that's the spirit!”
“Today, let's make a serious bet.”
“If your Wanbao Pavilion wins, my family's Jewelry House will withdraw from Yuncheng completely and never compete with Wanbao Pavilion here again.”
“But if I win, your Wanbao Pavilion must also withdraw from Yuncheng.”
“Do you dare?”
Sun Desheng was extremely crafty.
He had directly pushed Wanbao Pavilion into a corner.
The Jewelry House was already smaller and less profitable than Wanbao Pavilion. Even if it withdrew, the Sun Family wouldn't suffer much.
But Wanbao Pavilion was different.
Would it really dare to accept such a condition?
Manager Wu's brows furrowed.
He looked at Sun Desheng angrily.
It was obvious that the eldest young master of the Sun Family hadn't come with good intentions.
He had deliberately forced Manager Wu into a difficult position.
Whether he accepted or refused, neither option was good.
And now, the livestream showed that more than a million people were watching.
If Manager Wu refused, Wanbao Pavilion's reputation and prestige would immediately take a major hit.
“Fine! It's a deal!”
Although Manager Wu was confident in his own abilities, his heart still skipped a beat when he saw several porcelain vases being carried in from outside by Sun Desheng's men.
He had examined those porcelain vases several times.
Yet for some reason, he couldn't determine their age.
That was troublesome.
Nearby, Su Yixue watched as the situation suddenly took such a dramatic turn. She found herself caught in a dilemma.
Should she leave or stay?
“Wife Yixue, let's watch for a while before we leave.”
Ye Fan looked at the porcelain vases being carried in, and a cold smile appeared at the corners of his lips.
“I think I've remembered something.”
This Sun Desheng was truly sinister.
Those porcelain vases had clearly been tampered with.
With ordinary appraisal methods, there was no way to detect the problem.
If Ye Fan didn't step in to help, Manager Wu would definitely lose today.
Considering that Manager Wu had just given them two valuable antiques, Ye Fan decided to make a move.
(End of Chapter)
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