"She took a liking to this piece of rough stone, and I wanted to give it to her, but she insisted on paying me for it," Ma Tao said with a smile, pointing at the rough stone on the ground.
Song Ziyuan looked at the rough stone and smiled at Ling Yue, "Since this is Brother Ma's gift from the heart, you should just accept it."
"No, I must pay for it," Ling Yue's attitude was firm. Giving it to her and buying it herself were not the same. If there was no jadeite in this rough stone, it would be fine, but there was jadeite in this rough stone, and the quality was not low either. If Ma Tao regretted it after seeing the jadeite later and wanted to take the jadeite back, they would definitely be unhappy, and Song Ziyuan would also be caught in an awkward situation. It was better to have a clear transaction of money and goods.
Song Yanxue wiped her mouth with a napkin and walked over, "Brother, Brother Ma, since she insists on paying, just let her pay."
She looked at Ling Yue scornfully. She knew that when Ling Yue was in the hospital, she couldn't even pay the medical expenses and it was Ling Meng who paid for her. She was looking forward to seeing Ling Yue's embarrassed state at not being able to pay.
"This..." Ma Tao scratched his head awkwardly. He had always been a man of his word, and now having to accept money, he really felt a little embarrassed.
Ling Yue glanced at Song Yanxue, a playful gleam flashing in her phoenix eyes, "It's fine, I'll pay however much it's worth." She understood Song Yanxue's thoughts. Song Yanxue must have heard about the medical expenses from Ling Meng and concluded that she had no money. Too bad she was going to disappoint her.
"Yes, as the saying goes, clear accounts make long friends. Brother Ma, you also bought this rough stone with money, so you should collect the money due," Song Yanxue nodded in agreement. It would be best if he charged more.
Song Ziyuan looked strangely at Song Yanxue. Didn't she really dislike Ling Yue?
"Alright then, one thousand it is," Brother Ma no longer hesitated.
Ling Yue took out a stack of money from her pocket, counted out one thousand and handed it to Ma Tao, "Brother Ma, can we break open the stone here?"
Song Yanxue stared blankly at the money in Ling Yue's hands, "How do you have money? Didn't you not even be able to afford the medical expenses?"
Ling Yue bent down to lift up the rough stone. The rich aura kept drilling into her body, putting her in a good mood, too lazy to bother with Song Yanxue.
Ma Tao frowned at Song Yanxue, "We can, it's in the back. I'll take you there."
"Okay," Ling Yue nodded and followed Ma Tao.
"Let me carry that for you," Song Ziyuan reached out to take the rough stone from Ling Yue's hands. Although this rough stone didn't look big, it was definitely not light. Ling Yue was just a girl, being able to lift it up was already very impressive, but to carry it and walk, she definitely wouldn't be able to.
"No need, I can manage," Ling Yue was currently absorbing the aura from the jadeite and didn't want to be interrupted.
Song Yanxue gritted her teeth in anger and followed the three with heavy steps. When they opened up the stone later, if there was nothing inside, Ling Yue would definitely be very upset.
Thinking of this, her mood improved again. She looked forward to Ling Yue's one thousand dollars going down the drain.
"Xuexue, Brother Ziyuan," Ling Meng's tender voice came from behind.
Song Ziyuan and Song Yanxue stopped and turned around. Seeing the two of them, smiles appeared on their faces.
"We've been waiting for you for a long time, you're finally here."
Ling Yue seemed to not have heard the sounds behind her. Seeing Ma Tao stop, she said, "Let's go first." She no longer had any relationship with them, meeting was just like strangers, why should she stop for two strangers and waste time.
Ma Tao had originally wanted to say hi to Ling Meng and Zhou Mucheng, but hearing Ling Yue's words, he nodded and continued walking forward. Anyway they would meet later, no need to rush now.
"Isn't that woman big sister? Why is she here too?" Ling Meng deliberately pretended not to know Ling Yue was here.
Zhou Mucheng also recognized Ling Yue with one glance. His good-looking eyebrows furrowed and a trace of displeasure appeared on his handsome face, "Why is she here?" Could it be that she knew he was coming and deliberately waited here for him? He and she were already over, they could never be together again. Didn't she understand that?
"I was the one who invited her," Song Ziyuan put his arm around Zhou Mucheng's shoulder as they walked towards the stone breaking area.
"You're close with her?" Zhou Mucheng looked at Song Ziyuan in surprise. He certainly remembered that Song Ziyuan and Ling Yue had never spoken before, even when they met, and were almost like strangers.
"We're friends," Song Ziyuan glanced at Ling Yue's back and gave a faint smile, "I think she's great."
Zhou Mucheng disdainfully gave a cold laugh, "I don't see what's so great about her. You should keep your distance from her too." If Ling Yue interacted with Ziyuan, she must be trying to get close to him through Ziyuan. No wonder she refused to take his money, turns out she still hadn't given up on him.
Song Ziyuan didn't explain much. Zhou Mucheng would understand in the future.
"How did your brother get so close with Ling Yue?" Ling Meng was very curious about this. Although Song Ziyuan was not as good as Zhou Mucheng, he was still one of the famous Four Young Masters of the capital. She was on such good terms with Song Yanxue to get close to Song Ziyuan. If she didn't succeed with Zhou Mucheng, then she would settle for Song Ziyuan.
Song Yanxue disdainfully shook her head, "I only found out this morning that my brother was so close with her. My brother specifically went to pick her up early in the morning." Speaking of this, she got angry again. If it wasn't to pick up Ling Yue, she wouldn't have had to get up so early this morning. She was still very sleepy, it was all Ling Yue's fault.
Ling Meng's eyes glittered as they flashed a hint of coldness, "Could your brother have feelings for Ling Yue?" That cheap woman did have some skills, knowing it was hopeless with Zhou Mucheng, she actually seduced Song Ziyuan. But she would definitely not let her scheming succeed, even if she didn't like Song Ziyuan, she would absolutely not let Song Ziyuan be with Ling Yue.
Song Yanxue scoffed disdainfully, "How is that possible? My brother's eyes aren't blind, how could he be interested in that woman? That woman isn't even worthy of tying my brother's shoes."
"That's what I think too, just worried some people may have ulterior motives," Ling Meng hinted vaguely.
"She wouldn't dare!"
"Still better to be careful," Ling Yue continued fanning the flames.
Song Yanxue looked at Ling Yue who was talking with the stone breaker master, her eyes full of disgust. "When I get back, I'll tell my parents to talk to my brother, to tell him not to interact with that woman anymore in the future."
