Chapter 79: Chapter 79: Too Frivolous

Upon hearing the other person’s words, Lin Yi just smiled and then reached out to take the pendant that was already on the tray.

Then, under the astonished gazes of everyone, he slightly moved his fingers, and suddenly the originally seamless pendant split into two.

Not only that, the separated pendant did not lose any of its aesthetic appeal.

“Amazing! Truly amazing! What a masterpiece! Little brother, do you know which master created this piece?”

At this moment, a voice of praise from Zhuang Yan suddenly sounded behind him.

After exchanging smiles and a greeting with Zhuang Yan, Lin Yi placed the pendant back on the tray.

After signaling that the other party could continue, he turned his gaze back to Zhuang Yan, who was waiting for his response.

However, Lin Yi did not answer him but instead motioned with his eyes to Xiao Zihan nearby, and then said with a laugh:

“Haha, Brother Zhuang, you’re joking. I bought this pair for five bucks from a street stall before; it’s just glass.”

After saying that, he winked.

Zhuang Yan was taken aback at first, but his shrewdness quickly kicked in. He reacted with a noncommittal smile, saying so that’s how it is, before changing the topic.

“Little brother, you came just in time. I’ve picked out some stones here and plan to open a window myself today. Would you take a look in a while?”

As he spoke, Zhuang Yan’s gaze inadvertently swept over the girl next to Lin Yi, who had her head down and couldn’t clearly see her face.

He really couldn’t figure out what kind of girl this was, to make Lin Yi treat her so attentively.

One had to admit, the things at Xuanrui Studio were truly remarkable. In just over ten minutes, two pendants with necklaces were handed over.

The necklaces were simple, just a plain thick and thin platinum chain, but they highlighted the pendant’s perfection even more.

Reaching out to pick up the two pendants, Lin Yi was very satisfied:

“Come on, lift your head, let me put this on for you.”

Shifting his gaze to Xiao Zihan, who had been quietly looking down at her toes, Lin Yi spoke while moving the slim women’s pendant towards Xiao Zihan’s neck.

Noticing this, Xiao Zihan’s face immediately turned red, and she looked up, wanting to refuse, but when she met Lin Yi’s resolute gaze, she just pressed her lips together, not saying anything.

Seeing Xiao Zihan’s obedient demeanor, Lin Yi nodded in satisfaction, reaching around her neck to fasten the necklace’s clasp at the back, then carefully appraised it.

With her fair neck, delicate collarbones, the platinum necklace, and the purple pendant, Lin Yi was truly pleased.

But to Zhuang Yan, who was watching their actions, it was rather puzzling.

He had originally thought this girl must be a stunning beauty; otherwise, why would Lin Yi be so affectionate?

However, now that Xiao Zihan had looked up to put on a necklace, Zhuang Yan was shocked to find that her rustic glasses almost covered half her face, making it impossible to see her real appearance.

The feeling was just not that impressive…

Nevertheless, it was Lin Yi’s business, and as an outsider, he had no right to comment.

Besides, if Lin Yi liked this type, what could he say?

“I, I can’t accept this.”

Looking at the beautiful pendant on her neck, Xiao Zihan bit her lip and finally spoke very softly.

Upon hearing this, Lin Yi pretended to be displeased and said:

“Aren’t we good friends? You won’t even accept a few-buck necklace from a good friend?”

Xiao Zihan really wanted to protest, but as she opened her mouth, she dared not say anything.

Meanwhile, Zhuang Yan, who overheard, was left speechless. Good friends? Giving a five-six dollar necklace? My goodness, he really can lie without batting an eye.

Even from afar, the pendant seemed to be at least high ice jade, and a rare lavender at that, making it even more precious.

Forget about the craftsmanship; just a high ice variety of material would be worth at least a few million!

If it weren’t for Lin Yi’s previous look, he would have borrowed it to have a closer look.

Moreover, even excluding the jade’s value, just the platinum necklace alone was worth thousands of times more than a few bucks!

After putting the necklace on Xiao Zihan, Lin Yi directly handed his own necklace to Xiao Zihan:

“Help me put mine on too.”

Looking at the necklace in her hand and the one on her neck which were nearly identical, Xiao Zihan couldn’t help blushing a bit.

But under Lin Yi’s gaze, she obediently helped him put on the necklace.

Perhaps due to nervousness, it still took quite some time to get it right.

Lin Yi, however, didn’t say anything about it, and was actually quite satisfied.

This is what good friends should do…

After Xiao Zihan helped him put on the necklace, Lin Yi naturally took her hand and turned to head towards the stone gambling area:

“Let’s go, Brother Zhuang. Let’s hurry; we’ve still got to go shopping later.”

Upon hearing this, Zhuang Yan was speechless. Checking stones isn’t something that can be done quickly; it’s a process that requires careful consideration and analysis, otherwise it’d be better not to look at all:

“Little brother, if you have things to do, you should go tend to them first. You can come back when you’re not busy to check the stones.”

Lin Yi, however, just waved his hand:

“No worries, it doesn’t interfere; it’s just checking a few stones, should only take a minute.”

And as it turned out, as Lin Yi said, after arriving at the stone gambling area and seeing the sixteen stones Zhuang Yan had picked out, Lin Yi simply walked up and quickly went over each one by hand.

Before Zhuang Yan could start introducing, he had already finished and straightforwardly made a statement:

“This one might have nothing.”

“This one could be about fifteen percent glutinous type.”

“This one might have a piece the size of a fingernail of ice type.”

“This one might have nothing.”

…

A bit stunned, Zhuang Yan hurriedly took out the pen from his pocket and wrote down Lin Yi’s remarks on the paper beneath each raw stone.

For those Lin Yi said might have nothing, he marked with an X.

Just like that, reviewing all sixteen materials took a grand total of about three minutes.

At the end, Lin Yi looked at Zhuang Yan somewhat perplexed and asked:

“That’s all? No more, Brother Zhuang?”

Looking back at the results of a day’s hard work with his team and the stone gambling master, Zhuang Yan was utterly speechless.

My goodness, is this how you examine raw materials? This is just too haphazard.

Originally, he thought Lin Yi was an expert in stone gambling too…

[To be continued…]