My Co-renting Lady Boss
Chapter 306: The Old Man Was Mistaken

Chapter 306: Chapter 306: The Old Man Was Mistaken

"Yes! If you can’t prove it, you’ll have to kowtow to my dad, admit your mistake, and then get lost!"

Zhou Haotian responded firmly.

Tang Ming laughed, then turned to Zhou Xianren and asked, "How much did you pay for this painting?"

"120 million, it’s definitely real!"

Zhou Xianren said proudly.

The crowd was in an uproar again, just the price alone couldn’t be fake!

"Rich and willful, to spend so much money on a fake painting!"

Tang Ming was full of emotion.

"Stop the nonsense and prove it quickly. If you can’t prove it, don’t blame the Zhou Family for being unkind!"

Zhou Xianren urged impatiently.

"Then I’ll start proving it now!"

Tang Ming suddenly turned around, grabbed the painting, and with a slight force in both hands, he tore the painting in half.

Seeing this, everyone at the scene was stunned.

Was that 120-million-worth treasure just torn apart by Tang Ming?

Let alone whether Tang Ming could afford the compensation, the fact that it was a priceless treasure was enough for the Zhou Family to finish Tang Ming off.

"My god!"

Seeing this, Liu Gaoze almost fainted, hurriedly pulling out his phone to contact his company to see if they could muster 120 million in funds.

Su Xiaoxi took a sharp breath and slumped into a chair, mumbling to herself, "What did I just say about him? We’ve broken up; I’ve already broken up with him. It has nothing to do with me."

"Bastard, how dare you tear up my painting!" Zhou Xianren roared in anger when he reacted, "More than a hundred million!"

"Son!"

Zhou Zhen’s face also turned cold, and he slammed the table hard, "If there isn’t a proper explanation for this, even the Su Family girl can’t save you."

"Thrilling, this bastard is so audacious; he’s really asking for death!"

Seeing Tang Ming successfully infuriate the old master of the Zhou Family, Zhou Haotian, the Ma Family brothers, the Qin Family brothers, and Sun Zhuangjia, who bore grudges against him, all secretly enjoyed the scene, seeming to have already seen Tang Ming being severely dealt with by the Zhou Family.

The elder Zhou was a martial master, and even if Tang Ming was powerful, he definitely couldn’t match him. Everyone with a grudge against Tang Ming was looking forward to the elder Zhou taking action and teaching Tang Ming a lesson.

Tang Ming ignored everyone else’s reactions, holding the torn part of the painting in front of Qi Taishan, and said, "Since you are the expert, do you understand now?"

"This..."

Qi Taishan stared at the torn part, quickly pulled out a magnifying glass to take a closer look, and then his expression changed drastically, "So that’s it, it’s really like that."

The Zhou Family members and guests who were about to explode temporarily quieted down, looking at Qi Taishan with suspicion.

"Elder Qi, what’s going on?"

The elder Zhou sensed something was amiss and quickly asked.

"This, this painting is fake."

Qi Taishan held the torn painting, saying sadly.

"What?"

Everyone was dumbfounded, the plot twist was too abrupt.

Tang Ming chuckled and stepped aside, thinking to himself, "Elder Qi really has some skills!"

"Elder Qi, how can you be sure that this painting is fake when you just said it was real?"

Zhou Xianren stared at Qi Taishan with an ugly expression on his face.

"The old man was fooled, the forgery techniques used in this painting are extremely clever, it’s my first time seeing this!"

Qi Taishan sighed, waving his hand and shouting, "Bring over a small knife."

Then, under everyone’s watchful eyes, Qi Taishan separated the scroll and tore out two sheets of paper from the cut, explaining,

"The forgery in this painting lies in the use of two sheets of paper. The top sheet is genuine Tang paper used to copy Wu Daozi’s original, while the bottom sheet is from Emperor Li’s Chengxin Hall, which can be distinguished by the faint plum blossom imprint on the paper. These two are separated by two hundred years; it couldn’t possibly be the original."

As Qi Taishan performed the actions, he explained, and finally held the Chengxin Hall paper in the air, where indeed the plum blossom imprint could be seen.

"It really is a fake!"

The crowd burst into clamor again, as the plot twist was too sudden, and everyone was a bit overwhelmed to accept it.

Zhou Xianren’s face turned ashen, his lips trembling. He had spent over a hundred million and ended up buying a fake painting. If this were to get out, both his and the Zhou Family’s reputations would be thrown away.

Old Master Zhou’s face also looked terrible, as this was a huge blow to their pride, but he was unable to react for the time being.

After completing the appraisal, Qi Taishan respectfully bowed deeply to Tang Ming, ashamed, he said, "The old man was blind, claiming to be an expert. From now on, I will wash my hands of these matters and withdraw from the Jianghu!"

Before Tang Ming could speak, Qi Taishan turned and walked toward the exit, his figure stooped, his back looking desolate.

"Did I go too far?"

Tang Ming felt slightly guilty and had to admit that Qi Taishan indeed had some skills, discovering the forgery techniques and methods immediately after some hints, which was not easy.

"Cough cough, shall we continue with the birthday celebration then?"

The host standing by looked at him and asked weakly.

"Wait a minute!"

Tang Ming waved his hand, looking amusedly at Zhou Haotian, "Just now you said if I prove that this painting is a fake, you would bow and apologize, right?"

"I..."

Zhou Haotian’s face instantly turned the color of liver, never having dreamed of such an outcome.

"Alright, alright, today is my grand birthday, let’s put this matter aside."

Old Master Zhou spoke leisurely, smiling, "The Su Family’s girl has found a good man, whose eye power is so sharp and surely must have a broad mind, right?"

Tang Ming curled his lip and didn’t say much more. It was clear that Old Master Zhou was protecting Zhou Haotian. If he insisted on going further, the old master’s dignity would be at stake.

"Alright then, I will let it slide for now and will find him to honor the bet when I have time!"

Tang Ming glanced at Zhou Haotian, then turned and returned to his seat.

"Brother Ming is awesome. Zhou Haotian and his son have really lost face this time, spending more than a hundred million on a forgery, too embarrassing!"

Zhou Dafu looked at Tang Ming excitedly, feeling extremely exhilarated.

"They were blind; they deserved it."

Tang Ming smiled faintly, thinking, "That counterfeiter actually made more than a hundred million. Next time I see him, I must hit him hard."

"Even Qi Taishan couldn’t tell that painting was fake; how did you see it?"

Su Xiaoxi looked at Tang Ming in confusion, really unable to figure out how he had seen it.

"Because I know the person who forged that painting,"

Tang Ming smiled and responded, then said no more.

After this episode, Zhou Xianren’s face was completely lost, spending over a hundred million to win the old master’s favor, but the outcome was...

Old Master Zhou also felt displeased, mainly because Tang Ming pointed out in front of so many people that the painting was a forgery, not only losing face for Zhou Xianren but also making the entire Zhou Family feel disgraced!