The air in the banquet hall seemed to freeze solid.
Everyone’s attention focused on the woman in the white cheongsam.
Qin Yue — the eldest daughter of the Qin Family from the capital, a legendary “Iron Lady of the Business World.” Rumor had it that with a single stomp of her foot, half the entertainment industry would tremble.
The fat on Wang Dafu’s face twitched violently as cold sweat soaked through his back.
In Jiangcheng, he was considered a powerful figure.
But before the monstrous behemoth known as the Qin Family of the capital…
He was little more than a slightly bigger ant.
“M-Miss Qin…” Wang Dafu stammered with a forced smile. “This boat… I already reserved it as a birthday gift for my godfa— uh, no, for Master Yu here…”
Qin Yue stepped forward in ten-centimeter heels. Every step was graceful, yet carried an overwhelming chill.
She didn’t even spare Yu Xian a glance.
“President Wang, I’m not an unreasonable person.”
“This ‘Sea Wolf’ yacht is the only one in the country. My grandfather’s birthday is next week, and he specifically requested it for a sea voyage.”
“I’ll pay double.”
“Six million.”
“So tell me… are you giving me face, or not?”
Six million!
The entire hall erupted into shocked murmurs.
This was no longer buying a yacht.
This was using money to slap someone in the face.
Su Wanyi nervously grabbed Yu Xian’s sleeve.
She didn’t fully understand the Qin Family’s power, but seeing Wang Dafu on the verge of fainting told her enough.
“Xiao Yu… maybe just forget it?” she whispered softly. “You only want it for fishing anyway. Even a cheap kayak could work…”
“Forget it?”
The silent Yu Xian suddenly let out a faint chuckle and slowly set down his wine glass.
Turning around, those perpetually sleepy salted-fish eyes finally studied the overbearing woman seriously for the first time.
“I’m not selling this boat.”
Yu Xian spoke calmly.
“I think the live-fish storage compartment is pretty well designed.”
“Perfect for storing my loaches.”
Loaches?!
Qin Yue’s brows shot upward instantly, anger flashing in her eyes.
“Sir, do you know who you’re talking to?”
She stared at Yu Xian coldly.
“Rejecting the friendship of the Qin Family over a few loaches is not something a smart person would do.”
“Friendship?”
Yu Xian looked like he’d heard a joke.
He casually picked up a grape from the nearby buffet table and tossed it into his mouth, chewing noisily as juice burst out.
“How much is the Qin Family’s friendship worth per pound?”
“Can it be used as fish chum?”
Arrogant!
Unbelievably arrogant!
The surrounding guests barely dared breathe. Wang Dafu’s legs nearly gave out beneath him, and he almost knelt on the spot begging this ancestor to shut up.
Qin Yue laughed in fury.
“Good. Very good!”
“Since you refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit, then we’ll see what happens next!”
“In Jiangcheng, there’s nothing I, Qin Yue, cannot take!”
With that, she turned to leave.
Her bodyguards immediately stepped forward aggressively, preparing to forcibly “take over” the yacht on stage.
“Wait.”
Yu Xian’s lazy voice sounded again.
“Miss Qin, seeing as you’re at least pleasant to look at, I’ll give you a free fortune reading.”
Qin Yue paused and turned back with a sneer.
“What? Regretting it now? Too late!”
“I’ll give you a sentence too.”
“Before sunrise tomorrow, I’ll make you kneel and personally deliver the boat to me.”
“Tsk. Don’t be so angry. You’ll get wrinkles.”
Yu Xian’s gaze drifted toward her beautifully maintained hands.
“Lately, haven’t you been feeling numbness in the index finger of your right hand?”
“And every night around three in the morning, doesn’t your back feel like it’s being stabbed with needles?”
The sneer on Qin Yue’s face froze instantly.
Her fingers unconsciously tightened around her handbag, turning pale white.
No one knew about this except her private doctor.
Not even her grandfather knew.
“H-how do you know that?”
Fear crept into her voice.
“That’s not all I know.”
Yu Xian yawned as if the topic bored him.
“I also know your grandfather, Old Master Qin, is preparing to recuperate in the South Sea soon.”
“And…”
“Doesn’t he particularly enjoy drinking that thirty-year-old five-step snake wine?”
This time, Qin Yue didn’t merely feel shocked.
A bone-deep chill shot from the soles of her feet straight to her scalp.
Her grandfather’s South Sea trip was top secret!
And that snake wine was his most treasured possession—known only to the Qin Family’s inner circle.
Who exactly was this man dressed in cheap street-market clothes and reeking of lazy slacker energy?!
“Tell him not to drink it anymore.”
Yu Xian turned away and waved dismissively behind him like he was shooing away a fly.
“That snake wine doesn’t contain medicine.”
“It contains poison.”
“One more sip and even immortals won’t be able to save him.”
“If you want your grandfather to live another two years, pour the wine out and replace it with plain boiled water.”
Dead silence.
Qin Yue stood frozen in place, her face pale as paper, body trembling slightly.
Logic told her this was nonsense.
But the man’s terrifyingly precise information and utterly certain tone forced her to believe him.
After several seconds of internal struggle, the arrogance and hostility in her eyes completely disappeared, replaced instead by deep fear and reverence.
Toward that lazy-looking back, she gave a deep bow.
A full ninety degrees.
A formal salute.
“Thank you for your guidance, sir.”
“This yacht… I was rude.”
“Please accept it as my apology.”
Then she hurried away with her bodyguards as though fleeing for her life.
She didn’t even dare leave behind the ending of her threat.
Wang Dafu stared at Qin Yue’s retreating figure, then looked at Yu Xian, who was casually playing with a grape peel.
His eyes nearly popped out.
He predicted it again?!
This wasn’t a salted fish at all.
This was practically an immortal living among mortals!
“Dad!”
This time Wang Dafu truly knelt down, hugging Yu Xian’s thigh while bawling his eyes out.
“You’re too damn incredible! Even the Qin Family’s eldest miss got scared away by just a few words from you! You’re my god!!”
Yu Xian disgustedly pulled his leg away and wiped the snot off his pants.
“Quit crying.”
“Hurry up and transport the boat back for me.”
“Oh, right.”
“Rip out that leather sofa and replace it with a hard wooden bench.”
“How am I supposed to fish properly sitting on something soft and squishy?”
Everyone: “……”
A luxury yacht worth over three million yuan…
And he wanted to rip out the leather sofa to install a wooden bench?!
What a waste!
But somehow…
That was exactly what made him feel like a true master.
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