Captured Hearts: The Substitute Bride’s Gambit

Chapter 376: Chapter 376: The Diamond is Fake Chapter 376: Chapter 376: The Diamond is Fake At that time, the jewelry store was naturally already closed, but Wen Nianyou knew the owner of the jewelry store and called him directly, waking him up.

“Miss Wen, it’s quite impolite to call me in the middle of the night, isn’t it? I even declined your call, and you kept calling?”

“Mr. Tang, don’t be angry, I didn’t mean to wake you up. I have some treasures here, I’ll sell them to you at a low price… Really, really, they are treasures, they’re Imperial Green! Top quality, I guarantee you’ll make money!”

Wen Nianyou tried hard to persuade Mr. Tang to take her items.

She asked for Mr. Tang’s home address and drove to his villa.

Mr. Tang, with a sleepy face, didn’t show any intention of letting her in. Upon seeing her, he frowned and asked, “Where are the items?”

Wen Nianyou immediately handed the jade pendant to him, “Mr. Tang, take a look at this jade pendant, I didn’t lie to you, right? It’s really Imperial Green, and it’s the top grade of Imperial Green. I can guarantee, you won’t find a second one like this in the whole city. If you auction this, it’ll definitely fetch a high price!”

Upon seeing the item in his hand, Mr. Tang’s expression slightly changed, and his sleepiness vanished instantly.

He looked at Wen Nianyou intently, “Where did you get this from?”

“Well…”

“Miss Wen, if it’s illicitly obtained, I dare not accept it. I, Tang Chen, do honest business and don’t engage in illegal activities.”

Wen Nianyou quickly said, “How could I bring you something illicitly obtained? It’s legitimately acquired, a gift from my friend. I’ve treasured it for many years. If it weren’t for urgently needing money, I wouldn’t sell it at all.”

Tang Chen gripped the jade pendant tightly, “Fine, as long as it’s legitimately acquired, how much do you want for it?”

“Eight hundred thousand!”

Tang Chen’s face showed a smile that wasn’t quite a smile, “Miss Wen, a jade pendant isn’t worth that much. Are you trying to cheat me?”

Wen Nianyou became anxious, “How can it not be worth that much? Look at the quality of the jade, and look at the size, such a large piece of jade, eight hundred thousand is too little! This is a rare, top-grade Imperial Green, you can’t buy it even if you have the money!”

Tang Chen shook his head, “Seeing as you came here in the middle of the night, you must really need the money urgently. I won’t bargain much, one price, four hundred thousand!”

Wen Nianyou’s eyes widened, “Isn’t that a huge cut? You’re slashing it in half!”

“The highest I can go is this price. In this whole city, only I can offer this much. Others wouldn’t even give you two hundred thousand. If you don’t believe it, you can go and ask others.”

Tang Chen spoke these words with some tension in his heart. He was gambling that Wen Nianyou urgently needed money and so would sell the jade at a low price.

No one knew the value of the jade better than he did, but he had to press down the price, otherwise, if Wen Nianyou knew the true value of the jade, she would definitely ask for a sky-high price.

However, Wen Nianyou didn’t dwell on the price of the jade anymore. She took out a few more items and handed them to him: “Mr. Tang, take a look at these items too. If you give me a suitable price, I will sell them all to you, letting you make a fortune all at once. However, you also need to give me cash tonight, I don’t want a transfer. Do you — have cash?”

“Rest assured, Miss Wen, my jewelry store and auction house are so large, I always keep sufficient cash.”

Tang Chen said, looking down at the items in his hand.

After looking over everything, he handed back the diamond ring: “I won’t take this.”

Wen Nianyou was stunned, “Why? I know that second-hand diamonds depreciate a lot, but this one is as big as a pigeon’s egg, it must be worth some money, right?”

Tang Chen looked up: “It’s not about depreciation, but rather, your ring, only the ring setting is real. The diamonds on it are all fake, both the main diamond and the decorative diamonds are fake.”noveldrama