Chapter 161: Fourth Young Master Tang!

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“As for Young Master Ming, you don’t seem short of money, so there’s no need for me to give you a set. Besides, you’d probably be too embarrassed to ask for one, wouldn’t you?”

Lin Fan looked at Wang Minglou with a cheeky grin.

That contemptuous, above-it-all gaze made Wang Minglou grind his teeth in fury.

“If you’re so capable, then give each of them a luxury mansion worth hundreds of millions!”

Wang Minglou naturally had no intention of competing with Lin Fan. For one thing, he truly had no money at the moment; he had yet to repay the money he had borrowed. If he were really made to buy mansions worth hundreds of millions and give them away, it would practically kill him.

For another, he wanted to set Lin Fan up.

Aren’t you rich? Then I’ll make you buy the most expensive ones!

He wished Lin Fan would squander his entire fortune. That way, he would still have a chance to pursue Lin Mu.

“Forget hundreds of millions. Even if they cost two hundred million, three hundred million, or a billion, I can still buy them!”

Lin Fan smiled casually.

Then he turned to Wang Minglou and asked, “Do you know anyone who sells luxury mansions? Introduce me to them. I’ll give you a little referral fee later.”

“I don’t need your money!”

Wang Minglou’s lips twitched angrily. Was Lin Fan trying to humiliate him with money?

Fine, then I’ll bleed you dry until your own mother doesn’t recognize you!

“In that case, I’ll introduce you to someone. Young Master Tang, the fourth son of the Tang family and junior chairman of Tomson Property Group! The Tang family builds nothing but high-end luxury developments in Magic City. They have plenty of mansions and villas worth hundreds of millions!”

Wang Minglou’s eyes shifted as he decided to swindle Lin Fan ruthlessly.

Earlier, when they had competed for the top spot on the livestream reward rankings, Lin Fan had conned him out of more than a hundred million.

Even worse, Lin Mu had donated all that money.

He had imagined that Lin Mu would give him the share she received, but he had not expected her to be calculating as well.

The meal was far from pleasant. After hastily ending it, Lin Mu got into Lin Fan’s car and followed Wang Minglou to the Tomson Riviera development.

Lin Mu was deeply puzzled on the way there.

“You really intend to buy houses and give them to us? Aren’t you afraid he’ll swindle you?”

“To me, money is nothing but a number. I’m more worried that he won’t have the courage to play with me.”

Lin Fan gave two unconcerned chuckles.

“You’re giving one to Huang Lingxi too? She’s so materialistic, yet you’re actually willing to give her a house?”

There was a faint trace of sourness in Lin Mu’s voice.

Lin Fan glanced at her in astonishment. He had not expected Lin Mu to be jealous too.

He had thought this little fairy was truly like an immortal—indifferent to everything. He had never expected her to show jealousy over this.

“I’ll make a bet with you. If I give her a house, someone will have tricked her out of it before the end of the year. She might even end up buried in debt and eventually beg you to help her repay it!”

“That seems unlikely. I know her personality. She wouldn’t be deceived easily.”

Lin Mu thought his idea was overly fanciful.

Anyone who possessed a luxury mansion worth hundreds of millions would never willingly sell it.

“You think too highly of her! I’m deliberately inflating her expectations, making her believe that she’s the same kind of woman as you—someone others ought to flatter. She looks ambitious and calculating, but in reality, she’s a narrow-minded, old-fashioned woman. Don’t forget, she’s only eighteen. She’s on an entirely different level from a seasoned veteran like you, with your mature mind.”

Lin Fan let out two sinister chuckles.

“You wealthy people enjoy playing these childish games of manipulating other people’s fates?”

Lin Mu cast Lin Fan a strange look, finding him rather wicked.

“I’m not bored enough for that. I only want you to see her true nature, so you’ll spend less time associating with scheming women like her in the future.”

Lin Fan immediately denied all three accusations.

“You’re overthinking it. I have no intention of becoming friends with her. We just happen to live in the same dormitory. She’s the one trying to curry favor with me.”

Lin Mu answered indifferently.

More than half an hour later, the four of them arrived at the Tomson Riviera sales office.

Although Tomson Riviera was highly famous in Magic City’s real estate circle, in reality, it could hardly be considered a high-end development.

For one thing, it was an old development from more than a decade ago. Compared with the luxury projects built in recent years, its inflated prices were largely based on reputation alone.

Its advertisements had once been deafening, yet even now, the development had not been completely sold.

The few remaining and most expensive rooftop garden residences were especially ignored by buyers.

The only thing for which Tomson Riviera was widely known was that quite a number of celebrities lived there.

When the four entered the sales office, someone had already been waiting for them for quite some time.

After greeting the fat man leading the group, Wang Minglou introduced him to Lin Fan.

“This is Young Master Tang, the junior chairman and general manager of Tomson Property Group!”

“Young Master Tang, my friend here wants to buy the two most expensive penthouses you have. Can you take us to have a look?”

Wang Minglou looked at Lin Fan with a smile that concealed a knife, then gave Young Master Tang a mysterious smile.

“Of course. However, I should make one thing clear to Mr. Lin: these two penthouses cannot be purchased in installments. The total price is six hundred million. Can you accept that?”

The fat man gave Lin Fan a false smile.

“Six hundred million? Didn’t you say the base price was two hundred million each?”

Lin Mu was stunned by the astronomical figure.

Although Lin Fan and Wang Minglou had rewarded her with more than three hundred million, she had been “forced” to donate all of it.

Even now, she had earned less than ten million herself.

Six hundred million was more money than countless people could earn over several lifetimes.

More importantly, she could tell at a glance that Wang Minglou and Young Master Tang were conspiring to cheat Lin Fan.

They were trying to overcharge him by at least a hundred million.

What she did not expect was for Lin Fan to look distinctly displeased.

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“So cheap? Only six hundred million? The buildings here are so old, and it’s so far from the Bund. You probably can’t even see much of the city from the top floor, can you?”

The two men exchanged glances, unable to understand what he meant.

Assuming that he did not want to buy after all, they immediately began mocking him coldly.

“Weren’t you the one who said you wanted to buy them? Now you’re changing your mind? Of course. Even if the richest man in the country came here, he couldn’t possibly produce six hundred million at once to buy a luxury residence in this place.”

Wang Minglou rolled his eyes contemptuously.

“Mr. Lin, are you making fools of us?”

Young Master Tang folded his arms and looked Lin Fan up and down with undisguised disdain.

“Did I say I wasn’t buying? Why are you in such a hurry? Let’s look at the houses first. Lead the way.”

Lin Fan waved his hand with an air of supreme confidence.

Only then did the two men realize what was happening. Lin Fan was treating them like servants and ordering them around.

The real clown was actually them.

Even so, Young Master Tang led the four of them to a luxury residence on the top floor of the tallest building.

The building had one apartment per elevator landing, with only one residence on each floor. The floor area exceeded a thousand square meters, and each square meter was priced at five hundred thousand.

Including the fully furnished interior, garage, and various taxes and fees, the total value came to three hundred million.

Lin Fan naturally knew that Young Master Tang had deliberately inflated the price by more than a hundred million.

On the way there, Lin Mu had already checked the local property prices on her phone. In particular, the several remaining penthouses were worth less than two hundred million in total.

After looking around, Lin Mu actually found herself disliking the enormous apartment.

Huang Lingxi, on the other hand, loved it.

After all, Lin Fan was giving it to her for free. Why refuse a gift?

“Then let’s buy this one first and give it to Lingxi. Bring out the contract and sign it.”

Lin Fan directly ordered Young Master Tang to prepare the paperwork.