Chapter 2092: Chapter 1960: Broaden Your Horizons (Part 3)
"Alright, alright!" The barback at the juice bar scampered back to the counter.
"Send Miss Qiao a drink." Li Jingtian pointed toward the juice bar not far away, where the bartender was juggling bottles like a circus act.
"Thank you." Qiao Yutong nodded politely and gracefully to show her thanks.
"You done staring yet?" Song Xiaodong deliberately put on a jealous face at the side and snapped at Qiao Yutong.
"Miss Qiao, is this your boyfriend?" Li Jingtian asked Qiao Yutong.
"Him? He wants to be my boyfriend? Not a chance." Qiao Yutong shot Song Xiaodong a look of disgust and said with disdain.
"Since he’s not your boyfriend, then I’m relieved. And really, with Miss Qiao being this beautiful, a plain, rustic guy like him totally doesn’t deserve you." Li Jingtian looked at Song Xiaodong and mocked him.
"Exactly!" Qiao Yutong couldn’t help laughing as she replied to Li Jingtian. The corners of her mouth didn’t lift, but her dimples still popped out.
"Miss Qiao, let me introduce myself first. My name is Li Jingtian, I’m the boss of Jingtian Real Estate, worth tens of billions. Money, I’ve got plenty." Li Jingtian told Qiao Yutong proudly.
"Oh yeah? Tens of billions? That rich?" Qiao Yutong put on a full-on gold-digger expression.
"Mm, it’s alright, I can barely get by." Li Jingtian nodded calmly.
"Mr. Li, you’re really being modest. Tens of billions and you call that ’barely getting by’? Then us office workers are basically refugees." Qiao Yutong flattered Li Jingtian.
"Back when I was broke, I always thought there were things money couldn’t buy. But now that I have money, I suddenly realized: there’s nothing money can’t buy. If you can’t buy it, it’s just because you didn’t offer a high enough price." Li Jingtian started using the same line he’d just used on Chen Shuying.
In reality, Li Jingtian could sleep with seven or eight women a week here, always using this same spiel.
"There’s actually some truth in what Mr. Li says." Qiao Yutong nodded in agreement.
"Mm, looks like Miss Qiao and I see things the same way." Li Jingtian nodded, thinking to himself: "Got a shot."
"Everyone’s got a price tag on the back of their neck. Different people, different prices. Someone like Miss Qiao is of course worth way more than those women." Li Jingtian pointed toward the group where Chen Shuying, the one he’d just screwed, was sitting.
"But I can definitely afford you." Li Jingtian said.
"I wonder what Mr. Li wants to buy from me?" Qiao Yutong had already understood what Li Jingtian meant, but still played dumb and asked.
Chapter 1962 If You Can’t Afford Me Just Say You Can’t Afford Me
"He wants to buy you!" Song Xiaodong pretended to be mad and gave Li Jingtian a glare, then said to Qiao Yutong.
"Is that what you mean?" Qiao Yutong tilted her head, smiling but not quite, and asked Li Jingtian.
"Miss Qiao, your friend sure has a fast tongue, but he’s not quite accurate. I’m not trying to buy you, I just want to buy one time." Li Jingtian said to Qiao Yutong with complete frankness.
"Cough, cough, cough..." Song Xiaodong stood to the side and pretended to cough.
Both Qiao Yutong and Li Jingtian turned their heads to look at Song Xiaodong.
Qiao Yutong’s eyes rolled, then she turned back and gave Li Jingtian a charming smile as she replied, "Mr. Li, I still have a friend here. Being this blunt isn’t really appropriate, is it?"
"It’s fine. If I can buy you, I can buy him too." Li Jingtian glanced at Qiao Yutong, then turned his head and asked Song Xiaodong, "Alright, how much do I have to pay to buy your silence?"
Song Xiaodong didn’t get angry and instead said to Li Jingtian, "Why don’t you finish negotiating your little deal first, then you can buy me off."
He dumped the mess back onto Qiao Yutong.
Qiao Yutong glared at Song Xiaodong, then said to Li Jingtian, "My friend here has the biggest mouth. He’s got a ton of female friends too—word spreads fast. Even if you and I don’t close this deal tonight, just the fact that you talked to me might get twisted into who knows what. So you’d better buy his silence first. As for whether our deal goes through, that’s another matter."
After listening, Li Jingtian nodded, then said to Song Xiaodong, "Your friend doesn’t trust you and wants me to buy your silence first. Go ahead, name your price."
Hearing that, the smile at the corner of Song Xiaodong’s mouth almost slipped out. He cocked his head and sized Li Jingtian up, then said, "Mr. Li, you’ve got a point. There’s nothing money can’t buy, only prices you can’t afford. In all of Minghe, no one dares to shut me up, let alone try to buy my silence. The price to make me shut up? You definitely can’t afford it."
When Li Jingtian heard that, he thought, damn, this kid’s pretty cocky.
But he didn’t get mad. With a beauty in front of him, he had to keep some manners up, so he just smiled and said to Song Xiaodong, "Mr. Song, that’s quite some big talk. Do you know what I do?"
Song Xiaodong was out of patience. His face suddenly darkened and he said coldly to Li Jingtian, "Do you know what I do?"
Seeing Song Xiaodong like this, Li Jingtian felt he couldn’t lose on momentum, so he said, "I’m the boss of Jingtian Real Estate, worth tens of billions. And what does Mr. Song do?"
"Worth tens of billions?" Song Xiaodong repeated what Li Jingtian had said.
Li Jingtian thought Song Xiaodong was scared or shocked, and said smugly, "Buddy, don’t overestimate yourself. Just name a price honestly and don’t waste my time. I still need to talk with Miss Qiao."
Song Xiaodong let out a cold laugh and said to Li Jingtian, "Alright then, you declare bankruptcy and transfer all your assets to me, and I’ll shut up."
