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Chapter 8 - The Curious Owner

They headed straight to the previous restaurant, But when they arrived at the place the workers and the manager seemed to be tense.

Lu Wan walked in this time without a mask, she went straight and tapped the manager on the shoulder.

The manager was startled and jumped in fright but when he saw the two masked men he scoffed

'I want to see whether you people dare act arrogantly again after meeting my boss' He thought

Lu Wan saw the disdain in his eyes but didn't mind, as long she had money everything was possible.

" My lord, welcome back please follow me and meet my boss, fortunately, today he's around." He bowed his head without respect but it was out of habit. He was not stupid and knew the real boss of course that was Lu Wan.

Lu Wan nodded and followed him upstairs, Once they reached the manager knocked on the door which seemed like code, and automatically the door opened itself.

"You can sit and wait here sir," He said and poured tea for her.

Zi Lian and Qu Ming both stood on each side with serious faces.

They waited for 10 minutes and Lu Wan was starting to become impatient when the other door suddenly opened.

Lu Wan took a sip of tea but stopped when she realized that it was not of her liking she stopped.

The man stood in the curtain and observed everything the little "boy" was doing and he smiled.

He cleared his voice and said, "You must not be fond of tea" he opened the curtain and showed his face.

Lu Wan looked over and what she saw amazed her. He was tall in height, slim in size, and hard a milky skin color with perfect sharp features. She smiled but didn't feel any desire just like a girl could feel she felt empty.

Xi Zhen was startled for a moment, The "boy" had tanned skin, was short in height, and was small in size but he had big Phoenix eyes, one could get lost in those orbs of him. 'The first person who saw me and didn't react, amazing' He thought.

"Lu Wan and this is Qu Ming and Zi Lian" She introduced them as a sign of greeting.

"Call me Xi Zhen, nice to meet you" He extended his hand waiting to be shaken but that didn't happen.

" Sorry, I don't like touching other people, hope you don't mind?" She said not feeling guilty.

"... course I don't mind," He said with a smirk.

"So, I think the manager told you that we want to buy this restaurant that is why we are here today" She went straight to the topic not beating around the corner.

Xi Zhen took a sip of tea and smiled, Although he was smiling Lu Wan could feel that this man was dangerous but so what? As long as he doesn't provoke her,

Xi Zhen glanced at the "boy" to read his expression but seemed like the little one lucked it, he was so cold at such a young age. This made him interested and wanted to know more about him.

Lu Wan felt his gaze on her but didn't mind, it was not affecting her in any way.

"What if I don't want to sell my restaurant?." He asked in a serious tone.

"Then, we will look for other places although we wanted this one" She replied in a lazy tone not taking him seriously

Xi Zhen was very curious as to why the little one was acting like this, It was obvious that he liked the restaurant and that he even left the money but now, he can't even pursue him.

" Thank you sir for your time" With that she stood up ready to go.

Xi Zhen "..." Just like that?

" Wait, I can sell it to you if you pursue me," He said and smiled when Lu Wan halted.

"Why should I pursue you? It's your property, if you're not willing to sell it we'll look for those who need money" She replied.

The guard beside Xi Zhen widened his eyes, ' Does this fool know who's talking to? he dared talk to him with that tone tsk tsk he was tired of living' He thought with displeasure.

" Oh, then how much are you offering?" Xi Zhen asked controlling the smile on his face, ' He's so cute.' He thought.

Lu Wan turned around and sat back in her seat before saying, "Well, I left 10 bars of gold yesterday just tell us how many you still need." She said tapping on the wooden table in front.

Xi Zhen didn't expect him to be a rich lad, Judging from the way they all dressed, money looked to be scared of them but hearing his arrogant tone of rich brats, he assumed that he was a young master in disguise.

"Add 10 more bars and the restaurant will be yours," He said

Lu Wan looked at a mood swingman and wondered what made him change his mind. But ten more only, it's not like they are so rich, but when she checked in the treasure room, they had a lot of money to spend but continued to rob out of habit because they didn't even know how to spend it.

So, Lu Wan decided that they would not have to rob anymore but didn't say it out loud at least for now. Back to the point, only 20 bars of gold? This man looked suspicious but so what, she wanted the restaurant and she got it so she saved that question for later.

When both Qu Ming and Zi Lian heard the price they widened their jaw, They knew that this place was at least worth a million gold but fu** 20? Who will believe them once they tell this story?

Lu Wan glanced at Qu Ming and he knew what to do. He placed another 30 bars on the table.

Lu Wan explained " We're paying for everything in here I hope you don't mind" She crossed her legs in a leisurely manner.

"Okay, no problem" Xi Zhen replied with a shrug as if this was not a big issue.

The bodyguard "..." Of course, it was not a matter on his side this restaurant has not cared for much thus it brought little money and it was bullied by those rich brats but selling it at such a cheap price, why was his boss acting humble in front of this kid? He was acting like a curious cat.

Xi Zhen signaled for the bodyguard to call the manager and he disappeared.

1minute passed and the manager came in panting with documents in his hands.

He glanced at Lu Wan with a surprised look, and with shaky hands, he passed the paper to Lu Wan. After reading it she stopped and frowned.

" Anything wrong with the agreement?" Xi Zhen asked raising his brows.

"Here it states that you still own 5 percent of this restaurant plus the current manager is not to be fired," She said looking confused.

When the manager heard that he immediately kneeled and asked for forgiveness, " Boss I am sorry I didn't mean to but I am a breadwinner in my family" He cried.

He thought that none of these people knew how to read according to the way they dressed like bandits so he thought they never went to school who thought that...

Xi Zhen smiled when he heard this, " 5 percent is not much according to the price you bought this restaurant I need that percentage to allow me to eat here without paying every time I visit this town" He said sounding innocent.

Lu Wan's mouth twitched, he sounded so innocent what would have happened if she didn't know how to read? But that was not the case, she agreed and tried not to be greedy, he needed only food after all.

" Okay, but what about this shameless manager?" She asked.

"I will let you decide now that you're the new owner." He replied with satisfaction.

Lu Wan swept a cold glance at the manager, he dares to cheat her? He crawled and touched her dress while begging.

"Please have mercy on me" He cried.

On close look, the manager urinated in his clothes. With that Lu, Wan had the urge to vomit, how disgusting she kicked him and he rolled on the floor with an exaggerated painful cry.

" Qu Ming handle everything, as he knows how everything works here, he can stay but not as a manager I need a capable one," Lu Wan said and the air turned chilly, Xi Zhen looked at her, strong aural, the kid was born to be a commander.

When the manager heard that he could stay, even though he was not to be a manager he still felt happy. " Thank you boss for your kindness" He thanked with tears in his eyes.

Qu Ming grabbed his collar and took him outside while Xi Zhen told his bodyguard to clean the place. The little one seemed uncomfortable with the disgusting smell of urine.

LU Wan ignored everyone's stare and went on to sign the agreement.

She looked serious when concentrating on something, so after signing, she handed the paper to Zi Lian.

Speaking of paper, where did these people get it from? In this town, none of the big families even had papers in their homes they only used bamboo scrolls.

She then glanced at Xi Zhen who was fanning himself with a wicked smile and shook her head, he was not as simple as he looked.

"Thank you, sir, I will see myself out" She bowed and turned to leave the place, she had so much to do. But before she exited the door she heard a shout "Wait"

She halted and waited " When are you moving in," Xi Zhen asked.

The bodyguard "..." Since when his master so.. never mind.

Xi Zhen nodded but looked like he wanted to ask more but Lu Wan was already gone by then.

He was also sacred of his mind, why did he seem not willing to part with the "boy"? It's crazy.

"It could be tomorrow or after tomorrow I need to prepare my people" Lu Wan replied after getting outside.