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Chapter 743 - 744: First Encounter with the Arch Enemy_1

Chapter 743: Chapter 744: First Encounter with the Arch Enemy_1

The next day, Li Changlin took a flight back to Nanfu.

After disembarking, he didn’t immediately leave the airport.

Yesterday, in a call with Ziwei and Ye Xiyao, he learned that Ye Xiyao had finished shooting a commercial, and both of them would be flying back today.

With time to spare as the women’s flight wasn’t due until two in the afternoon, Li Changlin found a spot and sat down.

He took out his phone to try his luck with a draw, when suddenly a surprised voice called out, "Mr. Li."

Li Changlin looked up and was surprised to see Tang Hongyuan from Xinyuan Jewelry.

He thus put away his phone and greeted him with a smile.

"Mr. Li, are you waiting for someone, or are you planning to go somewhere?" Tang Hongyuan checked his watch, then sat down next to Li Changlin.

"I’ve just returned from Huacheng and am waiting for someone here," Li Changlin replied to Tang Hongyuan, as they were quite familiar with each other, and because of the Wang Yifan incident a while ago, he felt indebted to Tang Hongyuan, "Oh, I forgot to thank you last time."

"What’s there to thank? It was just a small effort, we’re friends after all," Tang Hongyuan said, waving his hand dismissively.

Speaking of gratitude, it was actually Tang Hongyuan who was truly grateful to Li Changlin.

The first time they met, Tang Hongyuan misjudged the situation and competed with Song Haonan for Li Changlin’s gemstone, but Li Changlin ended up choosing Song Haonan.

At that time, Tang Hongyuan thought Li Changlin chose so because he was intimidated by Song Haonan.

However, when Song Haonan cut open the stone and found nothing, Tang Hongyuan began to doubt his initial judgment.

It wasn’t until his second encounter with Li Changlin that Tang Hongyuan realized that Li Changlin had spared him some dignity the first time.

Moreover, it was clear to him that Li Changlin was never afraid of Song Haonan.

After all, at that time, Li Changlin didn’t even consider Yan Xueyi a threat.

In the end, he sold the mutated Violet gemstone directly to him, without giving Yan Xueyi any face.

Through this, of course, Tang Hongyuan felt he owed Li Changlin a favor.

When he spoke up for Li Changlin, Tang Hongyuan was merely stating the facts.

As a result, Xinyuan might have offended the Jincheng Wang Family.

And because of the Wang Family, it’s possible that the Tang Family had also crossed the Long Family.

But compared to Li Changlin, what’s the harm in offending all Four Great Families of Jincheng!

Tang Hongyuan knew Li Changlin’s ability to appraise gemstones was exceptional.

Who knows, maybe he would need Li Changlin’s help someday!

"Regardless, I still want to thank you," Li Changlin said with a nod and a smile.

Tang Hongyuan helping him was a favor, not helping would have been his right; he didn’t think it was something Tang Hongyuan was supposed to do.

"You’re too polite, Mr. Li." After sitting down to chat with Li Changlin, Tang Hongyuan wasn’t just killing time.

He had a plan in mind, and eventually, he might really need Li Changlin’s help with it.

Before carrying out this plan, however, it was necessary to interact more fully with him. After all, Tang Hongyuan couldn’t be certain of the extent of Li Changlin’s expertise with gemstones.

The two chatted casually for a while until Tang Hongyuan brought up a jewelry association exchange meeting scheduled in the provincial city in ten days, asking if Li Changlin was interested.

Jewelry and such held no interest for Li Changlin.

However, Tang Hongyuan mentioned gemstone betting in a secretive manner.

On the topic of gemstones, Li Changlin became interested.

Currently planning big ventures and short on funds, if he could make a substantial profit from gemstones, it would indeed greatly alleviate the financial pressure.

So, Li Changlin made an agreement with Tang Hongyuan that he would definitely come to the event in ten days.

"Alright, then I’ll send someone to pick up Mr. Li when the time comes. I plan to invest ten million for fun this time, how about we just collaborate?" Seeing Li Changlin’s promise, Tang Hongyuan was naturally overjoyed.

In fact, this was his real purpose.

The sum of ten million was neither too large nor too small, but it was all of Tang Hongyuan’s savings.

For the follow-up plan, he really put in a substantial investment.

However, Tang Hongyuan did not report to his family about the information regarding Li Changlin.

Before anything was certain, Tang Hongyuan wouldn’t put himself in an unsure situation.

"Good." Li Changlin was naturally happy to see Tang Hongyuan’s proposal come to fruition.

Even though he could have received nearly a hundred million from the last gamble, Li Changlin had big plans for this money, preparing to invest it all into the driving school’s operations.

Since the two men had reached an agreement, Tang Hongyuan looked at the time and saw it was getting late, so he stood up to take his leave.

Li Changlin escorted him to the security check, then returned to his original spot.

After more than an hour, the flight carrying Ye Xiyao and Qian Ziwei finally arrived, and Li Changlin hurried to the exit to wait.

Before long, his phone rang. Li Changlin took it out and saw that it was a call from Qian Ziwei.

Li Changlin quickly answered and told Qian Ziwei that he was already waiting at the exit.

Qian Ziwei acknowledged with a soft voice and quietly told Li Changlin they had brought a tail with them.

Li Changlin was somewhat astonished, but by that time Qian Ziwei had already hung up the phone.

So Li Changlin didn’t dawdle but put his phone in his pocket and leaned against a pillar, staring intently at the exit.

A few minutes later, Qian Ziwei and Ye Xiyao appeared at the exit, both wearing masks, but Li Changlin recognized them at a glance.

"Ziwei, Xiyao." Li Changlin hurriedly greeted them, and Qian Ziwei opened her arms and threw herself at him.

Li Changlin saw this and quickly extended his arms to hold her.

"Husband, I’ve missed you so much." Qian Ziwei pulled down her mask and planted a firm kiss on Li Changlin’s face.

Li Changlin’s heart was filled with happiness, so he also gave a peck on Qian Ziwei’s lips.

"Brother Changlin." At this moment, someone weakly called out from the side.

Li Changlin looked up and immediately showed an embarrassed expression on his face.

He let go of Qian Ziwei and opened his arms towards Ye Xiyao.

They were both his women, so naturally, he couldn’t favor one over the other.

Seeing his action, Ye Xiyao burst into light laughter.

Li Changlin stepped forward, walking briskly towards Ye Xiyao.

However, just then, a person suddenly cut in between, a handsome man who quickly stepped in front of Ye Xiyao.

"Stop right there." The man extended his right hand, pressing it against Li Changlin’s chest.

"Hey, who are you, move aside." Li Changlin’s expression changed slightly upon seeing this.

"Xiyao is my woman; show some respect," the other man said arrogantly, with an indifferent expression.

"Cheng Hui, who is your woman? Don’t talk nonsense," Ye Xiyao, standing behind, blurted out, her face changing instantly.

She feared Li Changlin would misunderstand and quickly scolded.

"Not now, but she will be eventually." Cheng Hui withdrew his hand, speaking indifferently.