Chapter 146 Utterly Foolish

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Father Chu looked at him with a faint smile curling at the corner of his mouth—he had already confirmed that Xie Jinchuan’s offer was 150 million yuan. Now that he had moved first, this plot of land, and even the future prime location, would belong to him!

“Is there anyone willing to bid higher?”

“The foreign side has offered 180 million.”

The developer’s words caused Father Chu to frown. “What’s going on? Weren’t we the first to bid?”

The developer smiled smoothly. “Mr. Chu, we have to compare offers. Whoever bids higher gets the land. Of course, if Zhongwei hesitates, I might as well release a piece of information here.”

Everyone listened intently, afraid to miss a word.

“This information also comes from abroad. This area is planned to become a new district…”

The developer trailed off. But once they heard it was going to be developed into a new district, who wouldn’t think optimistically?

“In that case, I’ll raise my bid to 200 million. Anyone else want to compete?” Father Chu said coldly, scanning the others with a warning glance.

The smaller companies all bowed their heads; they simply couldn’t compete with the Chu Group. It was infuriating!

His large company didn’t want to make enemies over this, so they offered a decent price and held back.

Only Xie Jinchuan remained silent, making Father Chu uneasy.

Xie Jinchuan tapped his fingers on the table, catching Father Chu’s nervous expression out of the corner of his eye.

Just as the developer was about to count to three, Xie Jinchuan broke the silence with a cheeky bid: “250 million.”

An increase of 50 million—truly a grand gesture.

Father Chu’s excited expression immediately collapsed. He gritted his teeth and glared resentfully at Xie Jinchuan.

“Mr. Chu, do you want to continue bidding against me?” Xie Jinchuan sneered, his eyes laced with mockery. “If you’re short on money, I can lend you some.”

This was an insult! Absolutely humiliating!

Father Chu could not tolerate it. “Three hundred million!”

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Originally, this plot was worth at most 150 million. Now the bid had doubled, how could the developer not be pleased?

“Mr. Chu offers 300 million. Mr. Xie, will you raise your bid?” the developer asked cheerfully, thinking the two would keep bidding, driving the price even higher.

But Xie Jinchuan decided to stop while ahead; after all, he had achieved his goal.

He had already done his research—Father Chu’s liquid assets barely reached three hundred million. There was another plot behind this one, the real site for the new district’s development, but that information was still being kept under wraps.

As the developer finalized the deal, Father Chu looked triumphantly at Xie Jinchuan.

“Thank you for stepping aside, President Xie.”

Xie Jinchuan waved his hand and smiled meaningfully. “Mr. Chu, just don’t regret it. I’m leaving now.”

Seeing Xie Jinchuan’s expression, a flicker of unease passed through Father Chu’s eyes, but it was quickly drowned by the crowd around him, his vanity blotting out the warning.

He looked at the retreating figures of Xie Jinchuan and Shen Qingli as if watching beaten dogs.

Little did he know, both of them were barely able to contain their smiles.

Once inside the car, Shen Qingli laughed out loud without restraint. “Do you think if he knew he wouldn’t even recover one hundred million in the end, he’d collapse and want to kill someone?”

“Even if that’s the case, it’s his own fault. In business, the worst are those who spare no effort to steal company secrets.”

Xie Jinchuan’s eyes darkened as he stared at Father Chu’s smug expression.

“Let him learn his lesson. He won’t last more than a few days anyway.”

Shen Qingli’s smile faded, and she looked at Father Chu with utter disdain.

Over the years, Father Chu had quietly used underhanded tactics to snatch other people’s territories more than once.

Otherwise, how could his company have sprung up like bamboo shoots in just two years?

But forcing growth only leads to an unstable foundation.

His downfall is inevitable.

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After drinking with the others, Father Chu returned home, reeking of alcohol, and collapsed on the sofa, lost in fantasies of making a fortune.

He chuckled to himself, when suddenly a cold breeze swept past his back, and a shadow appeared before his eyes, instantly sobering him up.

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“What... what are you doing? Why did you suddenly appear?”

“I’ve already ordered someone to look for the things you wanted. Didn’t you say you wouldn’t bother my life?”

Rong Qiaoyi forced herself to endure the discomfort coursing through her body. She glanced at Father Chu. “Fool, you didn’t even realize someone tricked you!”

Sitting on the sofa, her eyes darkened. “Did you really think that piece of land was something valuable? Forget it, I’m too tired to explain. How many things have I had you look for?”

Seeing the pathetic state of the man, Rong Qiaoyi had no desire to care about anything else. If she couldn’t find what she wanted, she might as well consume it herself!

Since leaving the Ghost Market that day, the spectral flames had been burning her internal organs.

If she hadn’t captured some plant-type demons to replenish her spiritual energy, she would have turned to ashes by now.

The only thing that could heal her wounds was finding a spiritual tree like the Guanyin Wood.

“I... I found it. I’ll bring it to you now. But it’s only a small piece.”

Father Chu said nervously and immediately produced the item someone had delivered that afternoon.

Rong Qiaoyi instantly felt the healing power contained within the palm-sized wood.

A trace of excitement flashed in her eyes as she immediately took it and closed her eyes to absorb it.

Father Chu was amazed to see the once fine wood gradually rot in her hands, turning into powder!

Such a sight was truly terrifying.

He stepped back two paces, cold sweat pouring down his back. He felt as if he were that piece of wood, about to be destroyed by the woman before him at any moment.

Feeling the spiritual energy in her body improve significantly, Rong Qiaoyi exhaled deeply. “Yes, this is the intense healing power I need. I want more. Keep having people look!”

Father Chu nodded hastily. Suddenly recalling her earlier words, he boldly asked, “You said I was tricked. What do you mean by that?”

Rong Qiaoyi shot him a glance. She was busy making dolls and threw out one sentence: “Think carefully about that plot of land you just bought today. Investigate thoroughly and you’ll understand.”

This was her way of compensating him for finding the item. But she never expected Father Chu to be so foolish.

Even with such obvious evidence before his eyes, he failed to uncover the truth!

Three days later, when the land project was announced as being reclaimed by the government to build a wastewater treatment plant, Father Chu’s eyes rolled back, and he fainted on the spot, instantly becoming a trending topic online.