Chapter 17: Lavishly Spending Tens of Millions to Buy a Villa!
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The moment he heard this, Manager Huang’s gaze toward Lin Qiongqiong changed.
“Who would have thought that a young woman who looks so clean and delicate could have such—”
“I’m buying a house.”
Lin Qiongqiong cut him off and displayed the balance in her mobile bank account.
Manager Huang’s eyes widened at once, and the words in his mouth took a sharp turn.
“Who would have thought that a young woman who looks so clean and delicate could also be so diligent—and even come personally to buy a house?”
He had worked in sales for many years and had long since developed an exceptionally thick skin. The disdain on his face vanished without a trace, replaced by the most obsequious smile imaginable.
“Miss Lin, Tang Real Estate offers every kind of property you could want: detached villas, townhouses, spacious luxury apartments overlooking lakes and rivers—we have everything! What sort of home are you looking for?”
Everyone in the Yu family was stunned by Manager Huang’s transformation.
Unfortunately, Lin Qiongqiong had already put away her phone, so they had no idea what she had shown him.
Lin Qiongqiong said languidly, “Something a little bigger than their house will do.”
Manager Huang immediately pulled out his phone and found a suitable property for her.
“This is the finest villa in our development. It has three floors, three hundred square meters of living space, a garden and a swimming pool. It’s worth twenty-five million, fully furnished and ready for immediate occupancy.”
Lin Qiongqiong did not really understand the details. As long as she could afford it, that was enough.
“Fine. I’ll take one like that—somewhere far away from their house.”
Manager Huang assured her, “Don’t worry, Miss Lin. You won’t be living in the same villa development. When would you like to view the property?”
“Since it’s better than their place, I won’t bother looking. I’ll buy it directly. Tang Real Estate is a giant in Jiangcheng’s property market, so I trust you.”
Lin Qiongqiong looked utterly unconcerned, as though twenty-five million were no more than two dollars and fifty cents to her.
Manager Huang could already guess what had happened. Most likely, this wealthy young lady had been falsely accused and humiliated, and was now making an impulsive purchase to prove her innocence.
He had better act quickly, before she came to her senses and regretted spending all her allowance.
“All right. I’ll have someone bring over the contract immediately, and we can sign it at once.”
The Yu family stood to one side, staring in bewilderment.
Madam Yu found the whole thing ridiculous.
“Manager Huang, you can’t seriously believe her nonsense, can you? She’s just a college student who came here to work as a private tutor. How could she possibly afford a luxury villa worth more than twenty million? Don’t let yourself be played.”
If he had not seen the balance in Lin Qiongqiong’s bank account with his own eyes, Manager Huang would never have believed it either.
But now he merely glanced at Madam Yu and replied meaningfully, “Madam Yu, Miss Lin is only experiencing ordinary life for a while. It isn’t very wise to look down on her like that.”
Anyone who could casually produce tens of millions could hardly come from an ordinary family.
Although the Yu family could afford a villa, Yu Hongyi was merely a mid-level executive at the Chu Corporation. Before the prominent families of Jiangcheng—the Chu, He, Qin, and Tang families—he was utterly insignificant.
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Still, Yu Hongyi and Madam Yu refused to believe it. They remained nearby, waiting to watch Lin Qiongqiong and Manager Huang make fools of themselves.
Before long, someone brought over the contract.
Lin Qiongqiong skimmed through it several times. After confirming that everything was in order, she signed.
Once the contract was signed, she transferred the entire twenty-five million to the designated account right in front of the Yu family.
After Manager Huang received the money, his smile grew even brighter.
“Miss Lin, since you’ll be moving into a new home, do you need to purchase or replace any furniture or appliances? We can recommend some options.”
He immediately took out a tablet and showed Lin Qiongqiong a selection of furnishings.
Lin Qiongqiong also wanted to spend the remaining five million as quickly as possible, so she bought furniture and appliances directly through Manager Huang. She then paid the rest toward the villa’s property management fees.
Watching the ease with which she made the payments, Manager Huang could not help feeling that she looked almost as though she were in a hurry to launder money.
But who would dare launder money so brazenly through bank transfers?
“All right. Rest assured, Miss Lin. We’ll have the villa furnished as quickly as possible so you can move in whenever you like.”
Manager Huang had never expected that a visit to collect a debt would result in such a lucrative sale. His spirits were soaring.
[Task completed. Rating: B, good.]
When she heard the system’s settlement, Lin Qiongqiong could not help feeling puzzled.
Why was her rating different every time she completed a task? What were the criteria?
Was it the time she took? But she had clearly spent the money faster this time than she had the last.
The system could hear her thoughts, but it did not answer. Instead, it mechanically repeated the same statement.
[The host has received two lottery draws. Would you like to draw? The odds for prizes of grades A, B, and C are 3:2:1. Lottery draws may be saved; a ten-draw set is guaranteed to contain a premium prize.]
[This refresh includes: Counterfeit Detector, Seven Babies in One Pregnancy, Martial Arts Mastery, Dance Mastery, Five-Star Cashback, Sprint Champion, Last-Glimmer Revival, Gardening Expert, Seven Times in One Night, and Better Luck Next Time.]
Lin Qiongqiong’s lips twitched.
Why did “Seven Babies in One Pregnancy” appear so often? She absolutely did not want to draw that!
And what on earth was “Seven Times in One Night” supposed to be?
The system repeated itself once more.
[Would you like to draw?]
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Lin Qiongqiong had intended to save the two draws for later, but she simply could not resist. Whenever she had a draw available, she wanted to use it.
Besides, she really wanted Martial Arts Mastery.
When the Yu family’s nanny had held her down and searched her just now, she had been powerless to fight back. If she mastered martial arts, she would not be so helpless should she encounter a similar situation in the future.
“Draw!” she said silently to the system.
[Congratulations, host! You have drawn Counterfeit Detector!]
[Counterfeit Detector: A permanent item. Nothing in the world, whether genuine or fake, can escape your eyes.]
[Congratulations, host! You have drawn Sprint Champion!]
[Sprint Champion: A permanent item. Within a distance of four hundred meters, the stronger your opponent, the stronger you become. You are the true sprint champion.]
Lin Qiongqiong let out a delighted, “Oh yeah!”
Although she had not drawn the prize she wanted most, at least she had not drawn the one she wanted least.
Both of these sounded fairly useful. Sprint Champion in particular was practically a divine-level ability!
In other words, within a four-hundred-meter radius, once she started running, not even the world’s fastest sprinter, a cheetah, or a car could catch her!
She had not obtained Martial Arts Mastery, but having an escape skill was not bad either.
“Miss Lin, the matter of the golden lock must have been a misunderstanding. I apologize to you.”
Yu Hongyi had thought through many things by now, but more than anything else, he was wary of Lin Qiongqiong’s family background.
Madam Yu’s feelings were complicated.
If Lin Qiongqiong was truly this wealthy, there was no way she could possibly be interested in Yu Hongyi, a married man with children. All her earlier schemes had been nothing but a joke!
Moreover, if she had continued treating Lin Qiongqiong courteously, as she had at first, she might even have caught the eye of this wealthy heiress and formed connections with people from a higher social circle. Now she had failed to win her over and had instead offended her.
She, too, forced a thick-skinned smile.
“It was a misunderstanding. Perhaps Lele accidentally put the golden lock in your bag. Miss Lin, I apologize to you.”
Lin Qiongqiong let out a cold laugh.
“Wasn’t Madam Yu absolutely certain before that I was a thief? And now you dismiss it with a single, weightless word—‘misunderstanding’?”
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