Although the house-pickers appeared to be friendly towards each other, Li Du could feel that there was some tension beneath the friendliness:
"Hey, Cavan, long time no see. Heard that a dog bit you when you went to take over the house. Seems like you've recovered well."
"I'm good. That son of a b*tch only bit through the skin. But Bryan, your presence here gets me even more surprised. Did you waste your money on that frilly villa? You managed to sell off that lousy property?"
"No hurry, the American property cycle is fifteen years. I should have some patience, right?"
"That house will not be easy to get rid of. You guys know that, right? More than half of the owners of this batch of houses are problematic."
"Where did you get that information from? Buddy, are you starting to talk about the trashy news you found online again? Haha, but I believe you. I'm here just to look, I will not take action."
