Chapter 88 It's Simply Going Too Far!

Coincidentally, Gao Baoshan happened to be in the shopping mall at that time. Upon receiving Mo Zihan's call, he rushed over without delay.

He might not have held Mo Zihan in particularly high regard on her own merits, but she was the woman who had caught the eye of Chairman Su. Even if he didn't care about her personally, he had to show due deference for the sake of Chairman Su. He couldn't afford to be the slightest bit negligent!

"Manager Mo, what a pleasant surprise to see you here today. What brings you to our mall?"

From a distance, Gao Baoshan arrived accompanied by two of his assistants. When he laid eyes on Mo Zihan, he greeted her with a warm smile.

At this moment, Mo Zihan was secretly quite excited inside.

She had made that phone call to Gao Baoshan in a fit of pique, unable to swallow her pride and let the matter go.

However, she hadn't been certain whether he would actually do her this favor. After all, Gao Baoshan was a truly influential figure...

To her astonishment, Gao Baoshan was so efficient that he showed up at the scene in less than a minute!

"General Manager Gao, here's the situation," Mo Zihan immediately put on a pitiful, aggrieved expression and said, "I came to the Times Shopping Mall specifically to purchase the Buddha of Longevity and Good Fortune on display here. But someone's trying to snatch it away from me..."

"What do you mean I'm trying to snatch it from you? It's clearly you who's trying to take it from me!" Wang Lianhong's voice suddenly rose several octaves in anger.

She was also rather bewildered at this moment. How on earth had Mo Zihan managed to summon someone to back her up?

Mo Zihan had always been just a pretty face in the past, with no real substance. Since when had she developed such extensive social connections? And the person who had arrived looked so imposing. Could he really be the manager of the Times Shopping Mall?

If that were the case, the Buddha of Longevity and Good Fortune that she'd almost managed to acquire was once again in jeopardy!

Sure enough, Gao Baoshan furrowed his brow upon hearing this and immediately shot a disdainful glance at Wang Lianhong. "Pack up that Buddha of Longevity and Good Fortune and sell it to Manager Mo!"

"General Manager Gao, this..." The supervisor was taken aback for a moment. Then, he quickly scurried over to Gao Baoshan, leaned in close to his ear, and quietly recounted what had just transpired.

After all, that was an extra one million nine hundred thousand yuan up for grabs. It wasn't a trifling sum. It would be a real pity to pass it up!

After listening to the supervisor's account, Gao Baoshan's expression grew even colder. "Nonsense! Don't let a little bit of money cloud your judgment. Do as I say. Sell the Buddha of Longevity and Good Fortune to Manager Mo and that's final. Hurry up!"

"Uh, yes, sir!"

The supervisor forced a wry smile and reluctantly began packing up the item.

"Why? I was the first to set my eyes on it. I've already agreed to buy it. How can you just sell it to someone else?" Wang Lianhong raged. She didn't give a hoot about Gao Baoshan's status. This was downright outrageous!

She was itching to rush forward and argue with Gao Baoshan, but Mo Zixun and Mo Lingfeng held her back together.

It was obvious that General Manager Gao was firmly on Mo Zihan's side. Even if she went up to argue, it would only end up being a humiliation for herself.

Throughout this entire episode, Ye Feng had simply stood by, watching in silence.

He was also seething with anger about this whole affair. Just yesterday, he had personally asked Su Tianhe to sort out the issues between Lavender and the Times Shopping Mall. But was this how the person in charge of the Times Shopping Mall was going to behave?

It was one thing for him to disregard Ye Feng himself, but to blatantly favor Mo Zihan without any principles and completely disregard his own wife and others – this was completely contrary to his original intention of helping Mo Zixun.

"Hehe, Second Aunt, are you so desperate that you're about to lose your mind? I told you already that you can't outdo me. Why do you have to make a fool of yourself like this?" Mo Zihan looked at the distraught Wang Lianhong and gloated with a smug smile.

Gao Baoshan also chimed in, showing no mercy. "The Buddha of Longevity and Good Fortune belongs to our mall. I have the final say on who it gets sold to! Listen up. We'll only charge Manager Mo six hundred thousand yuan for the cost of that Buddha. We won't make a single cent more in profit. Now, package it up quickly!"

Since he was determined to curry favor with Mo Zihan, he might as well go all out!

Six hundred thousand yuan!!!

The onlookers around were once again left dumbfounded when they heard Gao Baoshan's words.

This was just too unbelievable!

Turning down an offer of two million seven hundred thousand yuan and selling it for a mere six hundred thousand yuan instead. Did that young and beautiful woman in the red dress have some special connection with this General Manager Gao?

All of a sudden, the crowd erupted into a flurry of excited chatter, pointing at Mo Zihan and whispering among themselves, looking at her with newfound admiration.

Mo Zixun herself was secretly overjoyed, though she maintained a reserved demeanor on the surface and said, "General Manager Gao, this is really too kind of you. You're being far too considerate!"

"It's the least I could do," Gao Baoshan nodded. He was confident that everything he was doing would surely win the favor of Chairman Su.

"Why?!!!" Wang Lianhong felt like she was on the verge of a complete breakdown. She had struggled so hard to salvage her dignity, only to have it shattered once again. And now, Gao Baoshan had dealt her a crushing blow!

In the end, her two million seven hundred thousand yuan was worth less than Mo Zihan's six hundred thousand yuan!

But Gao Baoshan simply chose to ignore her. Right in front of her eyes, he personally took the Buddha of Longevity and Good Fortune that the supervisor had packed and handed it to Mo Zixun with a smile, asking, "Manager Mo, may I ask who you're buying this Buddha of Longevity and Good Fortune for?"

Mo Zihan took it, feeling flattered and replied, "It's for my grandfather. His birthday is coming up soon, and I'm getting it as a birthday gift for him."

"Oh, I see!"

Gao Baoshan's mind started working quickly, and then his eyes lit up as he said, "If it's convenient, could you please leave me your address? I'd like to prepare a small gift and pay a visit to the old gentleman when the time comes."

"Really?"

Mo Zihan was beside herself with joy when she heard this and could hardly believe her ears!

After all, she had only met Gao Baoshan once. But the way he was going out of his way to please her was truly beyond her wildest expectations.

Why was that?

Could it be that he had taken a liking to her just from their meeting yesterday?

Was he coveting her beauty and had ulterior motives?

If that were the case, she would have to give it some careful thought. After all, Gao Baoshan's wealth was on a par with that of Lin Zekai!

"Of course. Even disregarding others, I have to show you due respect, Manager Mo. It's only right that I do so!" Gao Baoshan's words carried a double meaning, and his expression seemed almost obsequious.

"Alright! Then I'll let grandfather know. He loves making friends, and he'll surely be delighted to hear that you're coming!" Mo Zihan became even more convinced that her hunch was correct and couldn't stop beaming.

Wang Lianhong immediately felt deeply humiliated. The longer she stayed there, the more of a laughingstock she would become!

She gritted her teeth and snarled, "Let's go! Get out of here!!!"

This outing had been a complete waste of time.

Moreover, she had lost all her dignity. It felt as if all the face she had accumulated over half her life had been lost in just one day!

Mo Zixun was feeling rather uneasy in her heart. Although she was equally outraged by General Manager Gao's behavior, at this moment, she was more worried about Ye Feng.

Wang Lianhong was so furious today. Once they got back, she was bound to take her anger out on Ye Feng. By then, Mo Zixun didn't even know how to protect him!

Just at that moment, Dong Yan, Niu Dabao, their daughter Niu Xiaojuan, and son-in-law Guo Zhichao happened to be coming up from downstairs.

Dong Yan was quite surprised when she saw the fuming Wang Lianhong and asked, "Honghong, what's the matter? Who's got you so angry?"

According to the plan they had discussed earlier, she had intended to come upstairs to talk to Wang Lianhong about contributing her daughter. How could she have run into the enraged Wang Lianhong instead?

Wang Lianhong saw the smug-looking Dong Yan and assumed that the other woman had come to mock her again. She was so angry that she could have bitten through her teeth. Without a word