Chapter 145: When Monkeys Play

Liu Zhenhai returned home in a miserable state. Upon seeing his bruised and swollen face, Xu Aiqin exclaimed, "How did you end up looking like this? Did the Li family beat you up?"

To think that they, both esteemed celebrities, would lay hands on the wealthiest figure in Dongcheng just to listen to Master Ting Yin's sound? It was utterly lacking in grace!

"It was two self-righteous security guards..." Liu Zhenhai didn't want to discuss it any further. At this moment, he finally understood the meaning of being a tiger fallen in Pingyang and being bullied by dogs. He sat dejectedly on the sofa and whispered, "Today is the last day. Once it passes midnight, the three-day deadline will be over."

"I refuse to believe that wretched girl... wretched girl, dare to publish the incident of Yaoyao plagiarizing her work online!"

"Ah..." Liu Zhenhai didn't say anything, just sighed heavily. He understood Qing Yan's character well. When the time came, she wouldn't consider any familial ties.

By nine o'clock in the evening, Liu Zhenhai's 14 shops and 4 luxury homes remained unsold...

Ting Yin's lawyer called, "Mr. Liu, if we don't receive your compensation payment before midnight tonight, as agreed upon earlier, we will have no choice but to make the incident of your daughter plagiarizing Ting Yin's work public."

"Please... give me a little more time. It's not my fault that the houses and shops aren't selling..."

"You only have three hours left." The representative lawyer of Ting Yin finished speaking and hung up the phone directly.

Liu Zhenhai was in a desperate hurry. He couldn't sell them for three days, so how could he sell them in three hours? Moreover, it was already late at night, who would come and view houses, view shops, and pay the full amount all at once?

He hastily called the real estate agent, "What's the situation? Why aren't they selling?"

"Mr. Liu, I'm not sure either. It's probably because the prices are too high, and you requested full payment upfront..."

The total value of the 14 shops and 4 luxury homes was 180 million yuan, not something an ordinary person could afford.

"In that case, what are we waiting for? Quickly lower the prices. Regardless, they must be sold before midnight tonight!"

After hanging up the phone, Liu Zhenhai watched as time slipped away, minute by minute...

It was ten o'clock...

Half past ten...

Eleven o'clock...

Xu Aiqin and Liu Muyao sat on the sofa, afraid to breathe...

By this time, there was still no news from the real estate agent!

Liu Muyao instinctively grabbed Xu Aiqin's sleeve, her body trembling slightly, and whispered, "Mom, will I be ruined..."

"Don't talk nonsense!" Xu Aiqin tried to console her verbally, but in her heart, she had no confidence whatsoever. It was already 11 o'clock, most likely their shops and houses would not be sold!

Just then, Lu Zhenhai's phone rang. It was the real estate agent calling.

He was overjoyed, and even Xu Aiqin and Lu Muyao became excited. It's happening, the deal is happening!

"Did we sell it?" Lu Zhenhai answered the phone and breathed a sigh of relief, saying with a smile, "I knew my shops and houses would definitely sell. They are in prime locations in the city center..."

"Mr. Lu... There have been many inquiries, but very few actual buyers. Only one person has made an offer," the agent said somewhat awkwardly. "The buyer, Mr. Wu, said that if the total price for the 14 shops and 4 houses is 80 million, he will buy."

"80 million? Has he lost his mind? My properties are worth at least 180 million, and he wants to buy for 80 million? Is he trying to take advantage of me?" Lu Zhenhai exclaimed.

"Mr. Lu, it's late now. Maybe you should consider it. I'm concerned about what might happen..." the agent suggested.

"No way!" Lu Zhenhai angrily hung up the phone.

Upon hearing the conversation, Xu Aiqin couldn't help but get angry. "He wants us to reduce the price by one billion just like that? What a lunatic! You don't snatch money like this!"

"Let's wait and see. No rush..." Although Lu Zhenhai said that, his heart was filled with anxiety and a sense of foreboding.

On the other side, Qing Yan received the news and knew that Lu Zhenhai refused to sell. She curled her lips, quietly instructing something.

It was 11 o'clock in the evening.

Lu Zhenhai's phone suddenly rang, and the three of them became excited again. Lu Zhenhai didn't even bother to check the number and answered the call, asking, "How did it go? Did we sell?"

"Mr. Lu, I am the attorney representing the audio company. You have the last half hour. I have already sent you the drafted notice via SMS. Once the time is up, we will release it," the voice on the other end said.

"No, wait... Wait!" Lu Zhenhai didn't have a chance to finish his sentence before the call was disconnected once again.

In the text message, the other party described Lu Muyao's plagiarism of the audio company's work in a very unfavorable manner. If it were to be released, the Lu family would face severe public backlash!

Xu Aiqin took the phone and read the message together with Lu Muyao. They both had expressions of panic and heaviness.

At 11:45 p.m.

Xu Aiqin began to plead, "What if we sell to that Mr. Wu for 80 million? After all, Muyao's reputation is more important..."

They knew they would suffer a huge loss, but they had no choice...

Otherwise, if that annoying Qing Yan really exposed Muyao's embarrassing incident, the whole country would know!

And they, as parents, as well as the Lu family business, would all be implicated...

Lu Zhenhai felt extremely reluctant, his expression filled with great difficulty.

"Money is just material wealth, and besides, if Mom leaves her shares to Yaoyao, won't our net worth rise again?"

"Let's sell it. Yaoyao's reputation is more important."

"Zhenhai, we don't have much time! Even if they pay the full amount at once, it takes time!"

"Don't hesitate!"

"Let's sell it!"

...

Under Xu Aiqin's urging and pleading, Lu Zhenhai finally picked up his phone heavily and dialed the real estate agent's number.

Upon hearing that he was willing to sell, the agent hurriedly contacted Mr. Wu. After a while, he called Lu Zhenhai with a difficult tone, saying, "Mr. Lu... Mr. Wu says he will buy it for 70 million yuan."

"What? Wasn't it 80 million? Why did it decrease?" Lu Zhenhai was really furious. "Ask him, how much are commercial properties and mansions in the same area worth? They're taking advantage of us so much, and they still want us to decrease the price? Do they think we're fools?"

"Mr. Lu, please don't get angry..."

"I'm not selling!" Lu Zhenhai hung up the phone in anger once again.

Upon hearing that he refused to sell, Xu Aiqin and Lu Muyao became anxious and pleaded urgently...

It's already 11:50 now, if they don't sell it soon, it will be too late even if they announce it!

"That Mr. Wu is simply playing us for fools..." Lu Zhenhai was furious...

Xu Aiqin and Lu Muyao tearfully begged him. Finally, Lu Zhenhai calmed down and picked up his phone. "Fine, 70 million it is. I want him to pay the full amount at once. Transfer the money to me right now!"

Because Lu Zhenhai had already signed the documents for those commercial properties and houses, once the buyer took them back and signed their name, the contract would become effective.