Mr. Yang?
Hearing the bald man's form of address, the lobby manager's face turned pale.
The bald man was wearing a patterned shirt, black suit pants, a jade Guanyin pendant around his neck, and a tattoo of a wolf with its jaws wide open on his arm.
He walked straight over to Yang Chen, slightly bowed, and showed an extremely respectful attitude.
The onlookers around were all surprised, and soon, everyone looked at the lobby manager with gleeful expressions.
"Is this your business?" Yang Chen asked lightly, glancing at the bald man.
"Mr. Yang, this bath center has nothing to do with me. I just came here for a bath," the bald man explained hurriedly, wiping cold sweat from his forehead, afraid that Yang Chen might misunderstand.
He was none other than Wang Qiang, who had submitted to Yang Chen half a month ago at King's City. Whenever he thought about what had happened that day, he trembled with fear.
"If it's not, then buy this place!" Yang Chen said suddenly.
Hearing this, the lobby manager's face changed dramatically, and sweat poured down his forehead. Now, he had no doubt about Yang Chen's words.
He knew very well how profitable Yellow River Bath Center was. If he were the reason the bath center was forced to be sold, the boss would surely kill him.
"Mr. Yang, this bath center isn't as simple as it seems on the surface," Wang Qiang said, his expression troubled. He whispered in Yang Chen's ear, "The real master behind this place is the Wei family, one of the four major families. The boss here is just a puppet."
Yang Chen was slightly surprised. He hadn't expected that a random bath center he visited would turn out to be a business of the Wei family.
He suddenly remembered that Cloud Peak Summit, where he lived, was also developed by the Wei family.
Some time ago, Wei Xiang of the Wei family had gone to Cloud Peak Summit, claiming that a VIP had taken a liking to the villa and wanting Yang Chen to transfer it.
Wang Qiang had only risen to power half a month ago. At best, he was on par with a first-tier family. Faced with the Wei family, he was indeed powerless.
"Mr. Yang, I apologize for my earlier offense. Please forgive me!" the lobby manager quickly stepped forward and said respectfully.
He had no idea that the Yellow River Bath Center was backed by the Wei family. Otherwise, he wouldn't have feared Wang Qiang, nor would he have apologized to Yang Chen.
"Yang Chen, maybe let it go?" Qin Dayong, timid by nature, urged Yang Chen to drop the matter when he saw the lobby manager apologizing.
"Sir, it was our fault for the poor service earlier. Please forgive us. Weren't you here to take a bath? I'll arrange for someone to handle the procedures for you now and provide you with a complimentary annual membership. For the next year, all your expenses here will be free of charge!" the lobby manager said shrewdly. He first apologized, then offered a free membership, his attitude very respectful.
"Do you think we lack the money for your membership?" Qin Yi said relentlessly, showing no intention of letting the matter rest. Her father had been humiliated, and she wanted to settle the score.
"Miss, that's not what I meant…" the lobby manager panicked and quickly explained, but Yang Chen directly cut him off coldly, "Enough with the unnecessary talk. Get your boss here now."
"What's going on here?"
Just then, a middle-aged man in a suit walked into the Yellow River Bath Center.
Seeing the newcomer, the lobby manager's heart sank. He had just been hoping to resolve the issue without involving the boss, but now the boss had arrived.
There was no way to hide it now. Wiping the sweat from his face, he said truthfully, "Boss, this gentleman says he wants to buy the Yellow River Bath Center!"
"What?" The middle-aged man was shocked, and then a trace of anger appeared on his face.
On the surface, Yellow River Bath Center was a bath center, but in reality, it was not. It could be said that because of Yellow River Bath Center, the Wei family had achieved everything they had today.
Such an important place, and someone actually had the audacity to say they wanted to buy it.
"Kid, are you here specifically to cause trouble?" The middle-aged man narrowed his eyes at Yang Chen, a sharp glint in his eyes.
"Ding Lu, which eye of yours sees that Mr. Yang is here to cause trouble? If it weren't for the dogs you keep who offended Mr. Yang…" Wang Qiang suddenly stepped forward. Even though he feared the Wei family, he understood clearly that Yang Chen had given him everything. If he played dead now, Yang Chen could give him everything, but he could also take it all away.
Ding Lu had noticed Wang Qiang earlier, but in his eyes, even if Wang Qiang had risen to power, he was far from a match for the Wei family. At best, he was a hoodlum, and Ding Lu looked down on him.
"Brother Qiang, this is a matter of the Yellow River Bath Center. You're not thinking of meddling in other people's business, are you?" Ding Lu said lightly, looking at him.
Just as Wang Qiang was about to erupt, Yang Chen stopped him.
"Boss Ding, right? I've taken a liking to your bath center. Name your price!" Yang Chen said expressionlessly.
Ding Lu looked Yang Chen up and down. His cheap outfit didn't suggest he had the financial means to buy the Yellow River Bath Center.
"Kid, you're so arrogant, and you can even make someone like Brother Qiang speak up for you. You must have some status, right?" Ding Lu said suddenly, though his words carried a sarcastic tone.
"What status I have is none of your business," Yang Chen said lightly.
"Boss, I think I know who he is!" the lobby manager suddenly spoke up. "The woman next to him is known as the most beautiful CEO in Jiangzhou. Five years ago, she was slept with by a small security guard from her company. It's said that the security guard even became a live-in son-in-law for her family. This man must be that security guard."
The lobby manager had thought Qin Yi looked familiar when he saw her earlier and had finally remembered who she was after thinking for a long time.
He felt embarrassed that he had almost been scared by a live-in son-in-law earlier.
"So, it's just a loser who relies on his wife to show off. And here I thought he was some VIP." Ding Lu sneered, "Kid, get out of here before I lose my temper, or don't blame me for being rude!"
Yang Chen shook his head helplessly. So many people were still asking for trouble. "Today, I'm buying the Yellow River Bath Center for sure!"
Previously, the Wei family had tried to forcibly buy Cloud Peak Summit from him, right?
Well, perfect. Today, he would forcibly buy the Yellow River Bath Center from the Wei family.
Consider it paying them back in their own coin!
"Since you're so eager to show off, I'll oblige. One hundred million! If you can afford one hundred million, I'll make the decision to sell this place to you!" Ding Lu was instantly provoked, especially by Yang Chen's determined expression to buy the Yellow River Bath Center, which made him even angrier.
Wang Qiang was shocked when he heard this. If Yang Chen were willing to engage in some gray business, one hundred million would be a bargain, even if it were one billion. But if they didn't engage in any shady business, one hundred million was not worth it.
He quickly whispered in Yang Chen's ear, "Mr. Yang, the estimated value of this place is at most fifty million…"
"Give me your account number. I'll transfer the money to you now!" Before Wang Qiang could finish, Yang Chen agreed to the high price of one hundred million.
"Keep pretending. Let's see how long you can keep it up." After giving Yang Chen the account number, Ding Lu said with a cold smile.
In his opinion, even if Qin Yi was the general manager of Sanhe Group, she couldn't come up with one hundred million. As for Yang Chen, he was just a live-in security guard and was directly ignored by Ding Lu.
Yang Chen sent Ding Lu's account number out, and in less than two minutes, Ding Lu's phone beeped.