Wang Bin left the Coffee Shop, feeling no sadness, as he had more important matters to attend to.

He had originally planned to gift Zhao Qian jewelry worth millions, but unfortunately, she wasn't destined for such fortune. If she had waited just one more day to reveal her intentions, the necklace would have been hers.

***

Wang Bin quickly returned to his dormitory, which was conveniently empty, allowing him to sort through his recent acquisitions.

He took a shower and changed into a suit he had bought some time ago.

Approaching his senior year, he had already started looking for an internship, and like others, he had bought a suit for interviews.

The jewelry and gold he brought back were too much to sell at once, so he planned to sell a small portion first at the Pedestrian Street in the city center that evening to gauge the market.

***

Wang Bin took ten gems, two necklaces, and five gold bars, and hailed a taxi to the city center.

There were branches of nationally renowned jewelry stores there, and any one of them would do.

"Is your manager here? I'd like to discuss some business."

"What do you want with our manager? He's very busy right now. You can just talk to me!" The shop assistant, seeing that Wang Bin looked young, like a college student, immediately lost interest, assuming he was there to solicit sponsorship for some school event. She dared not disturb the manager for someone like that.

"You can't make the decision," Wang Bin said calmly.

"Little brother, just tell me what you need. I can definitely handle it!"

"Oh, really?"

Wang Bin wasn't angry. He simply took a gem slightly larger than a thumb from his pocket and placed it on the counter.

The assistant, seeing the gem, assumed it was fake and pursed her lips disdainfully.

"Little brother, you're so young, why are you trying to deceive people?"

"I told you, you can't make the decision. Better call your manager to talk to me!"

"Little Liu, what's going on?" Another shop assistant, sensing the tense atmosphere, hurried over to inquire.

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"Sister Wang, this person is trying to scam us with fake gems!"

Her words drew the attention of the surrounding staff and customers.

Sister Liu, upon seeing the gem on the counter, initially thought it was fake too. Given its quality and size, if it were real, it would be worth millions, but the young man before her didn't seem like someone who could possess such a gem.

However, Sister Liu was more composed and didn't voice her thoughts immediately. Instead, she picked up the gem to examine it.

One look and she was startled, quickly placing the gem back on the counter.

"Sir, please keep your gem safe. I'll get the manager right away!"

Such a valuable gem, she dared not hold onto it. If anything happened to it while in her possession, she couldn't afford to compensate.

"What, Sister Liu, is the gem real?"

Hearing Sister Liu's words, everyone was shocked.

Sister Liu didn't respond, quickly running to the back to call the manager.

The female assistant who had accused Wang Bin of having a fake gem turned pale. She had claimed the gem was fake, and if the customer complained, her bonus for the month would be gone.

Wang Bin didn't bother retrieving the gem from the counter. He had dozens of such gems, and one was of little concern to him.

Soon, a middle-aged man in his forties, led by Sister Liu, came out from the back, smiling and greeting Wang Bin.

"Sir, shall we discuss this in the back?"

"Alright!"

Wang Bin agreed, taking the gem and following the jewelry store manager and Sister Liu to the back room. Sister Liu brewed tea for the two of them and tactfully left the room, leaving only Wang Bin and Manager Zhang inside.

"Hello, I'm Zhang Cheng. May I know your name?"

"I'm Wang Bin."

"Hello, Mr. Wang. May I take another look at your gem?"

"Manager Zhang, please."

Wang Bin took out the gem again, but Manager Zhang didn't take it directly. Instead, he gestured to the table, and once Wang Bin placed the gem down, he picked it up with a gloved hand.

Under the light, he examined the gem and found its quality to be exceptionally high, feeling a surge of joy.

He quickly took out a small monocular to examine it further, growing more astonished. It was a top-grade ruby, worth a fortune.

"Mr. Wang, are you looking to sell?"

"Yes, Manager Zhang, name your price. If it's reasonable, I'll sell it to you. If it's too low, I'll have to find another buyer."

"Fair enough, how about eight million?"

"Eight million!"

"Ah! This price is a bit low, but you know, we have to process the gem into various jewelry pieces to sell it, which involves design fees, processing costs, labor, and taxes. Of course, if Mr. Wang is serious about selling, I can add another five hundred thousand, but any more would exceed my authority."

Wang Bin was surprised, having expected the gem to sell for a million at most. He hadn't anticipated Manager Zhang offering eight million outright.

His surprise was evident, but Manager Zhang mistook it for dissatisfaction with the price and quickly added another five hundred thousand, not expecting the situation to escalate like this.

"Eight and a half million it is. If my family weren't facing financial difficulties, I wouldn't part with it!"

"Ah, I see. May I ask which prominent family Mr. Wang belongs to?"

"There's no need to ask that. I won't tell you."

"Ah, Mr. Wang, please don't be upset. I was being presumptuous!"

"By the way, I have nine more gems of similar quality. Are you interested?"

"Ah, nine more, yes, yes, yes!"

Manager Zhang was taken aback to hear Wang Bin had nine more, then excitedly repeated his affirmation.

Being a nationally renowned jewelry store, Wang Bin wasn't worried about them reneging. He took out nine more gems and placed them on the table.

Manager Zhang saw that the gems were of similar quality and size, differing only in color.

Excitedly, he picked up each gem to examine them carefully before reluctantly putting them down.

"Mr. Wang, some of these gems are worth more than others, so they can't be priced uniformly. For instance, this sapphire is worth around six million, and this amethyst is worth about seven million..."

Manager Zhang quickly appraised each gem. Wang Bin, not knowledgeable about gems, was satisfied with the prices offered and sold them all to Manager Zhang without haggling.

Thrilled that Wang Bin was willing to sell, Manager Zhang quickly called Sister Liu to handle the paperwork and transferred sixty-eight million to Wang Bin's account in his presence.

A minute later, Wang Bin received a text from the bank. Unconvinced, he opened his banking app to check, and indeed, his account had sixty-eight million more.

Seeing the money in his account, Wang Bin smiled. He didn't plan to sell the gold and jewelry to Manager Zhang and prepared to leave.

"Mr. Wang, here's my business card. If you have more gems to sell in the future, feel free to contact me!"

"I will!"

Wang Bin smiled, accepting Manager Zhang's business card, and left the jewelry store, warmly escorted by Manager Zhang. The female assistant who had accused him of selling fake gems regretted it deeply.

Had she handled the transaction, the commission would have been substantial. Now, she could only hope the manager wouldn't blame her for neglecting a customer.