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Lin Yuanyuan had not continued to harass Li Xiaoyao these past few days, which gave Li Xiaoyao considerable space.

Because Li Xiaoyao also had many matters to handle, with the antique shop in Chaotian Palace at the forefront.

Ever since that day when Zhang Meng sent Li Xiaoyao a rather depressing text message, she had not brought up the subject again.

Li Xiaoyao wouldn't mention it either, as he knew Zhang Meng was a smart woman.

And Zhang Meng was aware that Li Xiaoyao certainly would not have just her as a woman. Since the day Zhuo Yi came to their home and casually mentioned during a conversation, "Last night when I finished work, I saw Brother Li and Officer Zhu embracing each other at the bottom of the company building."

Zhuo Yi and Zhang Meng remembered Zhu Xiaoyue; they encountered her at the hotel while entertaining Long Zaitian, who insulted them. Li Xiaoyao arrived later and taught Long Zaitian a lesson. When the hotel called the police, it was Zhu Xiaoyue who led the team there.

Their memory of Officer Zhu was still fresh, as she was a beautiful policewoman with a great figure.

Unexpectedly, Li Xiaoyao also had some relationship with Officer Zhu.

But let's put these things aside.

Today, Li Xiaoyao and Zhang Meng went to Chaotian Palace. They chatted and laughed along the way, showing no signs of any issues.

Their car parked outside Chaotian Palace, and the two got out and walked down the street full of antique shops.

Zhang Meng, hooking Li Xiaoyao's arm with a smile, said, "I've looked at five shops these past few days, and two of them are quite good."

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"Let's take a look, and if they really are good, we'll buy them," Li Xiaoyao said spiritedly.

Chaotian Palace was located in the Ling City area, and being on the street of antique shops, the location predetermined that the antique shops would not be cheap.

Zhang Meng was very curious about just how much money Li Xiaoyao had; she only knew that he was the Marketing Department General Manager at Pan-Blue Company, with an annual salary of three hundred thousand.

But clearly, Li Xiaoyao's worth was more than three hundred thousand; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to buy a house in Zitian Huafu or afford a car for himself.

However, these things weren't important. What mattered was that this man liked her and was willing to spend money on her.

Perhaps Li Xiaoyao would also spend money on other women, but what of it? As long as he had a place for her in his heart, that was enough.

Zhang Meng showed Li Xiaoyao the five shops she had recently found, and Li Xiaoyao took a liking to one of them.

The shop was right in the center of the antique street, about fifty square meters, with a classical décor and a price tag of three million.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

A fifty-square-meter shop with a price tag of three million amounted to an average of sixty thousand per square meter.

Even if Li Xiaoyao was not familiar with the market, he knew that this price was steep.

"How may I address the owner?" asked a man around forty years old, surnamed Hua, whom everyone called Boss Hua.

Li Xiaoyao and Zhang Meng sat in the shop, sipping the Top Grade Longjing tea the man had brewed for them.

Li Xiaoyao, with one leg crossed over the other and a cigarette in hand, seemed not to have heard the man speak, smiling as he looked at Boss Hua.

Zhang Meng, acting as a mediator, said, "This is Mr. Li Xiaoyao.

Boss Hua, noticing Li Xiaoyao's imposing demeanor, didn't dare to take him lightly and said with a beaming smile, "Mr. Li, what do you think of my shop?"

Li Xiaoyao hummed in response and said indifferently, "Boss Hua, do you deal in jade?"

Boss Hua nodded and said, "I used to, but not anymore."

"Oh? Why is that?" asked Li Xiaoyao. "The location of your shop is such that even if you sold stones, you would profit without loss. I'm quite curious, why would you want to transfer it?"

Boss Hua's expression twisted with dilemma, and he remained silent for a long time before finally sighing, saying, "Since Mr. Li has asked, I shall not conceal it. After all, if you really do want to buy this shop, I cannot let you suffer."

"Harm me? What do you mean by that?"

Mr. Hua's expression suddenly became serious, and he asked in a low voice, "Does Mr. Li believe in the existence of ghosts and deities in this world?"

Li Xiaoyao was taken aback for a moment, then nodded, "The divine is all around us, three feet above our heads; I do believe that."

Mr. Hua was somewhat surprised, probably not expecting a young man like Li Xiaoyao to believe in such things.

Mr. Hua took a sip of his tea and said, "This shop is haunted."

"Haunted?" Li Xiaoyao narrowed his eyes, immediately extending his senses, but he detected nothing abnormal about the shop.

Could it be that because it's daytime, my senses are unable to detect ghosts?

Zhang Meng, however, upon hearing Mr. Hua's words, shrank her shoulders a bit, looking somewhat nervous.

"Mr. Hua, your statement seems to be contradictory. If your shop is haunted, why is the price so high? Could it be that you intend to sell me the ghost along with the shop?"

Mr. Hua chuckled and said, "Mr. Li is joking. Although my shop is haunted, its location is excellent, and the price is indeed reasonable."

Li Xiaoyao shook his head and said, "Comparable shops in the vicinity are going for two million, yet yours is a full million more expensive. I may not be short of cash, Mr. Hua, but I'm not a sucker."

Having said that, Li Xiaoyao stood up and said, "Meng Meng, let's go."

"Ah, Mr. Li, wait, please wait!" Mr. Hua quickly called out to stop Li Xiaoyao.

His shop was indeed haunted, and the price was indeed steep.

Mr. Hua was clearer about this than anyone else.

But it was precisely because it was haunted that his business had plummeted over the years, so he wanted to sell the shop at a high price.

The idea was good, but in practice, he found that not everyone was willing to pay a high price just because he wanted to ask for it.

Several people had come to see his shop, but after hearing about the haunting and the hefty three-million price tag, they didn't even bother bargaining; they simply turned around and left.

Today, having finally found a serious buyer, Mr. Hua naturally didn't want to miss the opportunity.

"Mr. Hua, I'm not going to haggle with you. Two million, if you're willing to sell, I'll pay you right away; if you think that's too low, I'll turn around and leave," Li Xiaoyao cut off a full million in one go.

Mr. Hua's face looked as if he was constipated, hesitating for more than ten seconds, and then, clenching his teeth, he said, "It's a deal! Mr. Li is straightforward, and it would be an embarrassment for me to quibble over the price."

Li Xiaoyao finally revealed a smile and said, "Then let's sign the contract."

Mr. Hua kindly reminded him, "Mr. Li, I've already told you that this shop is haunted. If anything happens in the future, I take no responsibility."

Li Xiaoyao waved his hand and said to Zhang Meng, "Transfer the money to him."

A few minutes later, the two million was transferred into Mr. Hua's account and the purchase contract was also signed; all that remained was the property transfer.

With the matter of buying the shop settled, Li Xiaoyao's mood had greatly improved.

Just then, four men walked in from the outside.

"Mr. Hua, sorry for being late," one of them said.

Seeing the newcomers, Mr. Hua smiled and said, "Professor Shi, sorry, but I just sold the shop, my apologies."

"Sold?" Professor Shi's smile froze, and he turned to look at Li Xiaoyao and the other person in the shop, then turned back and snorted lightly, "Mr. Hua, by doing this, you clearly didn't take me, Shi Dai, seriously."

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