Babel Novel
Chapter 221 It Was Really Scrap Stone!
Chapter 221 It Was Really Scrap Stone!
Ye Fan didn't speak any further. It was no use since no one believed him.
He simply stood by the side to watch with his hands in his pant pockets. He looked like he was waiting
for some drama.
Shen Fei had just trampled on his goodwill.
"You're going to end up crying later!” Ye Fan muttered coldly to himself.
The auctioneer asked several times, "$21 million. Mr Sun made a $21 million bid. Any takers?
Otherwise, this high-quality stone will go to Mr Sun.”
When she asked, all eyes fell on Shen Fei.
Shen Fei was probably the only person with the courage to bid for a stone at a premium of many times
more.
"Fei, why the daze? Just do as I said and increase it by $5 million. We will frighten Sun Yu-Hao off with
our unrivaled momentum!" "Okay!" agreed Shen Fei on the spot. He stepped forward and raised the
paddle to bid domineeringly, "Hold on! My bid is $26 million. Is there anyone else who wants to outbid
me?"
What was heroism?
This was heroism!
What did being domineering mean?
This was domineering!
After Shen Fei made the bid, his determination shook the entire crowd. The whole showroom went
silent. Even the auctioneer's red lips trembled slightly. No one else would bid against Shen Fei!
The auctioneer's gavel fell. Rock number 2, which started at $6 million, was now Shen Fei's at a
hammer price of $20 million more.
Everyone was in awe of the Shens' financial strength again. Many people looked over at Shen Fei
enviously.
"Hahaha! Shao-Jie, what do you think?
Was my aura okay?"
On top of making a profit, Shen Fei made a name for himself at the auction too, so that made him
happy.
Sun Yu-Hao looked at Shen Fei and smiled gently, "Young Master Shen has quite the spirit! I, Sun Yu-
Hao, am happy to concede defeat. Congratulations, Young Master Shen for getting rock number 2.
Why don't you share the joy with us? Since you've already obtained the rock, why don't you cut it on
the spot so that we can have a look too? Let's see what kind of jadeite is hidden in the rock Young
Master Shen likes so much.” Sun Yu-Hao's false flattery made the crowd urge Shen Fei to cut the rock
too.
Shen Fei detected a coldness in Sun Yu-Hao's words. "You dumbass. I know what you're up to! You
can't stand it that you couldn't outdo me financially. Now you're hoping that this rock is scrap so that
you can see me make a fool of myself, right? Okay then, since I'm in the mood, I'll do as you wish. I will
cut this rock here so that everyone can widen their horizons. Keep your eyes open!”
Shen Fei smiled confidently before bringing the stone to the rock cutting table where a professional
would do it.
"Young Master Shen, do you want it polished or cut?" the employee looked at Shen Fei.
"That's a dumb question! Of course, I want it polished! It's a $20 million stone! What if you ruin it with
your cut?" Shen Fei kicked the employee angrily.
But after trying to polish it for half an hour, the employee's hand was almost torn from abrasion. But
other than the bit of jade near the snake band, there was no other jade in it.
"Hahaha, Young Master Shen, do you still want to polish it? I think no jade will appear even we keep
this up till sundown!" said Sun Yu-Hao mockingly as he watched. Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.
But no one else said a word and just watched on anxiously.
After all, only a small section had been polished off. There was still a high chance for jade to surface.
But Shen Fei was too anxious. He let Han Shao-Jie go over and draw a white line somewhere on the
rock.
"Cut along that line! I'm going to use the truth to slap you in the face!" said Shen Fei boldly.
Han Shao-Jie was confident too. He said smugly, "Miss Qiu and Mr Ye, take a good look. This is the
moment when rock becomes gold!"
The cutting machine started whirring.
The employee used the precision device to cut along the white line.
ZIZIZI...
There was a deafening sound and a white fog immediately shot out from the stone where it was being
cut.
As the saw cut all the way through the line, the rock split open like into two pieces like tofu to reveal two
wizened light grey surfaces.
What?
Everyone was in shock instantly.
"It's a bad one!"
"It's a bad one!"
"It's just scrap."
"There was no jade at all!"
Many people shouted in surprise, while many also gloated over Shen Fei's misfortune.
"How...how can this be?" Han Shao-Jie was instantly stunned.
Shen Fei's face turned pale instantly.
As pale as a sheet of paper!
"What...what happened? It was a $20 million stone, but...but it turned out to be a bad one? That's
impossible. Keep cutting!" Shen Fei refused to accept this and told the employee to keep going.
He watched as the stone got cut into pieces. But other than that little bit of jade on its surface near the
snake bands, there was no jade at all. It was entirely scrap.
In other words, Shen Fei spent $26 million on a hunk of rock!
Shen Fei's mind went blank. He staggered for a few steps and nearly fell.
Han Shao-Jie fell on the ground limply with a thud.
They clearly didn't expect rock number 2 to be really scrap!
Ye Fan was right about it being scrap!
"Haha! Young Master Shen, what happened? Why do you look so pale? Where has your arrogance
gone? But honestly, I'm really impressed by Young Master Shen. You actually spent $26 million on a
stone. If you liked rocks so much, you could have told me. I can ship you a ton tomorrow. I knew it was
merely stone the minute I saw it. Only Young Master Shen would treat scrap like treasure!”
Sun Yu-Hao laughed uninhibitedly while he looked at Shen Fei as though he were an idiot. Many
people started smirking in the showroom. Shen Fei was now a laughingstock.
"You asshole! You tricked me! You fucking set me up!” Shen Fei instantly understood what happened.
His eyes turned red immediately and he stared at Sun Yu-Hao furiously.
But Sun Yu-Hao sneered back, "Young Master Shen, you were stupid and incapable. Don't blame it on
others. I suggest you take your useless friends and go home soon. Not everyone is made for rock
gambling. Just treat this $26 million as payment for this lesson learnt." Sun Yu-Hao laughed coldly as
he looked at Shen Fei frostily.
Shen Fei could only blame himself for walking too closely with that good-for-nothing!
Actually Sun Yu-Hao didn't know Shen Fei at all before this, so he didn't bear any grudges against him
either.
But it was too bad that he was too close to Ye Fan.
Sun Yu-Hao was just wondering how to deal with Ye Fan when this happened, so Sun Yu-Hao decided
vent all his frustration for Ye Fan on Shen Fei instead.