Trillionaire's Slice of Life-Chapter 360 - 249: 12 Million on Easy Street

Chapter 360: Chapter 249: 12 Million on Easy Street

The woman named He Xinyi held her arms tightly around herself, her cheeks slightly flushed with an inexplicable sense of anticipation sparkling in her peach-blossom eyes.

Chu Mo had rarely experienced being teased like this. Generally, no matter how outstanding the girls, as long as they knew his identity, they were mostly respectful and timid in front of him, with few daring to be so bold.

Whether it was the eight top female servants of Tianxiang Garden or the ten maids of Diwangxuan, even Qin Zixuan and Zhan Bingxue, they were mostly obsequious in front of him, with no one daring to lay a finger on him.

Now suddenly faced with such an initiative woman, Chu Mo felt almost out of his depth for a moment.

Of course, that slightly quickened heartbeat wasn’t a bad feeling. He breathed lightly, steadied his mind, and then spoke:

“This jewelry exhibition hall has a total of four exhibition rooms, right? The first floor features jewelry ranging around hundreds of thousands, the second around a million, and this third one has reached the tens of millions. Does that mean the last floor is already in the billions?”

Upon Chu Mo’s words, the charming woman named Yuan Yuan nodded, her smile tugging at the corner of her mouth:

“Isn’t it easy to find out just by looking?”

He Xinyi by his side didn’t object either; she clung tightly to Chu Mo’s arm, seemingly afraid that if she wasn’t careful, she might lose him.

Chu Mo was encountering such a clingy girl for the first time. He felt somewhat helpless but didn’t know how to refuse, so he let her wrap around his arm as the three of them headed toward the fourth-floor exhibition room.

Upon reaching the corridor of the fourth floor, he caught a glimpse out of the corner of his eye; behind him, Ru Yu was standing in front of a gemstone bracelet with two classmates. Chu Mo deliberately glanced at the price tag for the diamond-laden bracelet.

Twenty-seven million.

If Ru Yu likes it, he thought to himself, he would buy that bracelet for her as compensation.

With that decision made in his heart, Chu Mo entered the fourth floor exhibition room along with the two elite socialites by his side.

Although he was prepared, when he stepped into the fourth-floor exhibition room and saw the large blue gemstone in front of him, Chu Mo still couldn’t help but widen his eyes slightly.

There were only two exhibits in the fourth-floor exhibition room, and the first thing that caught his eye was the “Heart of the Ocean.”

“(Titanic) You must have seen it, right? This diamond is the famous jeweler Harry Winston’s investment in recreating the Heart of the Ocean from the movie.”

No woman could resist the allure of diamonds. He Xinyi, lightly holding on to Chu Mo’s arm, stood in front of the display, her gaze dreamily fixed on the blue diamond necklace, and spoke in a gentle voice:

“This necklace is adorned with a heart-shaped blue diamond that is extremely rare and perfectly cut, surrounded by numerous clear white diamonds. It’s valued at twenty million US dollars, roughly one hundred and twenty million RMB. It’s truly heartbreakingly beautiful.”

One hundred and twenty million, indeed a price that could break hearts.

Chu Mo wasn’t a woman, and he didn’t have much interest in gems and diamonds; the only thing that intrigued him was their price.

He wasn’t interested in looking at any jewelry priced less than ten million, no matter how pretty, and only those reaching into the billions could catch Chu Mo’s extra glance.

The Heart of the Ocean, valued at one point two billion, did indeed pique Chu Mo’s interest. The price of this gemstone necklace was about the same as the Rolex watch on his wrist, both priced in the billions.

For Chu Mo, buying it was just a matter of saying the word, without any hesitation needed.

However, the price of one billion two hundred million was enough to make He Xinyi, by his side, feel dizzy.

Despite indeed being an elite socialite, with her handbags being limited edition LVs worth hundreds of thousands and her custom-made clothes also in the same range, spending a billion on a necklace in one go was a level of madness she couldn’t reach.

So, even though she really liked the Heart of the Ocean, all she could do was look.

Once again, cheerful laughter echoed in his ears, and soon Lu Zhenhao and an elegant young man also appeared in the fourth-floor exhibition hall.

The two of them didn’t seem to have much interest in jewelry, discussing business the entire time. When Chu Mo saw them also heading towards the Heart of the Ocean exhibit, he nodded a greeting to the middle-aged man and moved on to the other exhibit.

There were only two exhibits in the entire fourth floor, the first being the Heart of the Ocean valued at one billion two hundred million, and the final exhibit, which Chu Mo was curious to see, claimed to be even more precious.

He strolled to the final display case, not rushing to look at the dazzling piece but first focused on the price displayed in front of the case.

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Two hundred million!

US dollars!

The excitement had faded from the depths of He Xinyi and the woman named Yuan Yuan’s eyes. If they still harbored a desire to acquire the Heart of the Ocean priced at one billion two hundred million, then faced with this emerald jewelry necklace valued at two billion US dollars, costing twelve billion RMB, they could only admire from afar.

This was no longer something they could acquire by simply gritting their teeth or stamping their feet.

Twelve billion was enough to bankrupt them.

However, Chu Mo, who had been disinterested until now, suddenly became intrigued. His eyes brightened, and even his usually calm and indifferent demeanor became eager and impassioned.

Twelve billion!

This was the most expensive gem Chu Mo had ever seen.

Even at the last auction, when he bid against the eldest son of the Wu family, the diamond ring he had already given to Ru Yu was only eighty million.

The most expensive jewelry Chu Mo had ever seen was the one he donated to his alma mater, Normal University, and saw with Tang Tang, the campus belle, when they went to see Old Master Lu, who then gifted Tang Tang a jade the size of a pigeon egg.

That gem was worth five billion RMB, and it eventually returned to Old Master Lu and now adorned the neck of the Lu family’s young miss, Lu Siyue.

However, even that ancestral gem of the Lu family couldn’t compare to the necklace in front of him.

Twelve billion RMB was indeed the most expensive piece of jewelry Chu Mo had ever seen.

Chu Mo was seriously sizing up the gemstone, the centerpiece of the entire exhibition, with undisguised desire in his eyes.

The woman by his side named Yuan Yuan suddenly laughed:

“I say, little milk dog, if you fancy the jewels from the first exhibition hall, just say a few sweet words, and your family’s Sister Xinyi would casually snap her fingers to buy them for you. Even if it’s the million-dollar ones from the second exhibition hall, as long as you serve your family’s Sister Xinyi well and grit your teeth, she might help you buy them.

But this gemstone necklace, even if you sell your Sister Xinyi, she can’t afford it!”

Yuan Yuan’s voice carried a teasing tone, and she was amused to see that Chu Mo, who hadn’t given a second glance to the Heart of the Ocean earlier, was so moved by this twelve billion RMB piece of top-tier jewelry.

He Xinyi, who was wrapping her arm around Chu Mo’s, looked sideways at Chu Mo and when she saw the eagerness in his eyes, she couldn’t help but sigh inwardly before gently saying:

“This piece, named ‘A Heritage in Bloom,’ is the crowning work of the entire exhibition, designed by the master craftsman Chen Shiying from our Hua Country. Its estimated value is 200 million US dollars and is known as the most expensive necklace in the world.

This necklace features 383.4 carats of gemstones, with just the clear diamonds valued at 35 million US dollars. Most importantly, this necklace also includes 72 white nephrite jades and 114 ice-green jades.”

As He Xinyi finished speaking, Yuan Yuan added with a smile:

“And that’s not all. The design of ‘A Heritage in Bloom’ incorporates internally flawless diamonds carved from the Cullinan Heritage, a very rare 507.55-carat type IIA diamond.

Type IIA diamonds are pure without any impurities. This luxurious piece’s butterfly motif embodies elements of love, while other aspects highlight fortune and blessing. Chen Shiying and his artisans spent 47,000 hours to complete this masterpiece.

It is indeed a rare treasure. In this entire exhibition hall, including President Lu, there are no more than three people with the capability to acquire this necklace, and your Sister Xinyi is definitely not among them!”

The two top socialites were chatting softly beside him, naturally trying to get Chu Mo to abandon his unrealistic aspirations. A twelve billion RMB top-tier treasure was something very few with the means and willingness would actually consider purchasing.

Even if someone had a wealth of a hundred billion RMB, it didn’t mean they had that much in liquid assets, and even if they could barely gather twelve billion in liquid funds, those hundred-billionaires wouldn’t want to waste such a huge sum on a single necklace…

However, Chu Mo paid no attention to the words of the two women. To him, twelve billion RMB was just a matter of moving a finger, a transaction that could probably be completed in less than ten seconds.

So, as the two top socialites continued their pitch, Chu Mo’s face showed even more apparent enthusiasm.

Yuan Yuan, dressed in a college style, rolled her eyes. She was somewhat annoyed by Chu Mo’s stubbornness. He Xinyi, on the other hand, looked complex, took a soft breath, then the attractive woman with a decent face said earnestly:

“Didn’t you like the ruby ring on the third floor before? Shall I buy it for you?”

At her words, Chu Mo finally shifted his gaze from the top-tier diamond necklace he was focused on. He looked at the woman clinging tightly to his arm, somewhat surprised, before gently asking:

“Are you sure?”

She nodded seriously, her peach blossom eyes filled with deep affection as she spoke solemnly:

“It’s just a mere thirteen million, I can still afford it.”

As she finished speaking, Chu Mo hadn’t yet replied when Yuan Yuan suddenly murmured:

“Xinyi, have you gone mad? He’s just a pretty boy. Spending ten to twenty thousand on him is already spoiling him rotten. Thirteen million, are you out of your mind? Look at him, does he deserve it?”

Chu Mo didn’t pay attention to the disparaging remarks from the woman in front of him, but was rather curious about He Xinyi at his side.

It wasn’t false that she was a top socialite with a net worth of at least ten billion upwards, but to spend millions on a man she had met for less than half an hour was a boldness even Chu Mo couldn’t match.

You should know that even if He Xinyi had a net worth of ten billion RMB, thirteen million was one percent of her fortune.

If Chu Mo himself only had ten billion in assets, and he was asked to spend thirteen million just to please a girl he had just met, he would definitely hesitate and probably even refuse.

For the first time, Chu Mo scrutinized the face of the woman beside him seriously.

In the past, it was always Chu Mo who splurged for other women. This was the first time a woman was willing to splurge on him, stirring a faint warmth within him. Suddenly, Chu Mo spoke out:

“This must be what living off a woman feels like.

Are you this generous to every man you take an interest in?”

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