Chapter 18: Chapter 18

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Chu Ning hesitated for a few seconds and dispelled the thought of coveting them. She raised her hand and knocked.

A few minutes later, someone answered the door.

It was the assistant and bodyguard who had followed Li Rui to the Chu family in the morning. Chu Ning asked in a low voice, “Is your Fourth Master around?”

The assistant said, “Sorry, Miss Chu, my master just went out!”

Chu Ning thought to herself, What a coincidence. However, from the voice, she knew that the person in front of her was the one who asked Li Jing to buy a wheelchair. She asked softly, “What’s your name?”

“Miss Chu, my name is Li Jie.”

Chu Ning nodded. “Yes, you’re quite lucky.”

She liked anyone who could talk, especially when he asked Li Jing to buy a wheelchair.

Li Jie paused. He did not understand Chu Ning’s words, but he still said politely, “Thank you for your blessings, Miss Chu.”

Chu Ning smiled. “I live in the house opposite Lake Tibet. When your Fourth Master returns, tell him that I have something to discuss with him.”

Li Jie felt his mind go blank. For the sake of peace and quiet, Fourth Master had bought all the courtyard houses in the surrounding area! That included the house opposite, and he was the one who completed the purchases. It was impossible for him to make a mistake.

Chu Ning looked at Li Jie’s changed expression and frowned. Without saying anything, she turned around and left. However, after taking a few steps, she could not help but look at the two bronze lions. He was really rich!

When she returned to her courtyard house, Dabao and Xiaobao were picking vegetables.

Chu Ning looked at it. Did Rong Fang buy it out of his own pocket? She walked over and patted the children’s heads. “Are you hungry?”

Xiaobao squeezed her belly. “No, but he’s holding it in!”

Chu Ning laughed out loud and quickly sat down to help. Half an hour later, four dishes and a soup were ready. They were definitely at the level of a chef!

Chu Ning, who was about to eat, suddenly heard a knock on the door.

Rong Fang stood up. “Sister, I’ll get the door.”

Chu Ning nodded and his eyes flickered. It should be Li Rui, right?

“Is Miss Chu here?”

Chu Ning was surprised to hear Li Jie’s voice.

At this moment, Rong Fang had already walked in with Li Jie.

“I’m sorry to delay Miss Chu’s meal,” Li Jie said as he swept his gaze around. He was instantly stunned for a few seconds. What kind of food was this? He remembered that Young Master Li Jing had said that Miss Chu had caused her brother’s death when she was born and had been abandoned by the Chu family. That life of hers should be very hard. But this lunch was at the level of a top chef! And it was the super luxurious kind! The dishes were fit for state banquets!

Chu Ning asked in a low voice, “What’s the matter?”

Li Jie instantly came back to his senses. “Does this courtyard belong to Miss Chu?”

After Miss Chu had left, he had looked into the matter. He had not bought the wrong one. He had bought the quad, but the deed was missing! He had asked many people, but no one knew anything about the sale of the quad! That was even stranger.

Chu Ning looked up. “Yes?”

Li Jie quickly said, “It’s like this. Fourth Master asked me to buy a few courtyard houses nearby, so I want to ask Miss Chu, how much did you buy this courtyard house for?” When he came, he had already thought of an excuse and looked at Chu Ning intently, waiting for her answer.

Chu Ning frowned. “Is 500 million too expensive? Have I been fooled?” Ever since she said that she lived opposite, Li Jie’s expression had been strange. Now, it was even more so. Could there be something wrong with this courtyard?

Li Jie was dumbfounded

500 million? Didn’t Chu Ning live in the mountains? Where did she get the money? He tried to calm down for a while. “It’s not that it’s expensive. The courtyard houses in this area of Lake Tibet are left behind by the old city. They belong to a protected area. Resources are scarce and land is priceless. Many people can’t buy them even if they have money.”

Right now, Miss Chu’s courtyard was opposite Fourth Master’s. Not to mention 500 million, even if it was 5 billion, people would still fight to buy it! After all, everyone knew that this was Fourth Master’s territory. Whoever could buy it would be in Fourth Master’s graces. Now that Fourth Master was still single, this…

So how did Miss Chu buy it? This didn’t make sense!

Li Jie sensed that something was wrong and took a deep breath, not daring to probe further. “Miss Chu, I’ll go back first.”

“Wait.”

Chu Ning had a good impression of Li Jie and took out her phone. She indicated the WeChat interface and said, “Scan it and add me as a friend.”

Li Jie glanced at it numbly. When he saw that Miss Chu’s nickname was “I’m going to be rich”, his eyelids twitched slightly. Then, he looked at Miss Chu’s profile picture. A chubby cricket? Did this young lady actually use a mascot worshiped by merchants?

After Chu Ning added him as a friend, she gave him a link. “This is the second-hand trading network I used when I bought the house. I saw that the intermediary even posted news of many surrounding courtyard houses. They probably won’t sell so quickly. You can take a look.”

Li Jie was speechless.

All around? He had the deeds! What the hell’s going on?

He tried to remain calm. “Thank you, Miss Chu!”