Beside him, Lin Qingxue's expression as she looked at Dai Yu appeared somewhat complicated.
She seemed speechless, but more than that, she felt pity.
As for why she felt pity?
Naturally, it was because Lin Qingxue knew that Jiang Cheng definitely owned more storefronts than Dai Yu.
Lin Qingxue was also an avid internet surfer.
Even if she hadn't seen the news on the Social Media Platform, she knew Jiang Cheng was much wealthier than Dai Yu.
After all, Jiang Cheng was someone who had directly donated ten million yuan to the school.
If Dai Yu knew he was showing off his five storefronts in front of a billionaire with numerous real estate holdings, who knew if he would be so ashamed that he'd want to crawl into a hole in the floor.
Dai Yu didn't know what Lin Qingxue was thinking.
He was just a bit unsettled by the way she was looking at him with such 'concern'.
He instantly felt even more annoyed and said provocatively to Jiang Cheng, "Why have you stopped talking? What are you doing? Making a call?? Trying to call for backup?? Qingxue, look for yourself. I'm telling you, what's so good about a man like this? He calls for backup just because someone said a few words to him. How childish. What era do you think this is?"
Hearing this, Lin Qingxue's pity for Dai Yu deepened.
"Dai Yu, for your own sake, can you please say less? You're not a child anymore; I think you're the one being childish."
Dai Yu laughed instantly. "Me, childish?? You just said I'm 32, and now you're calling me childish! You really are fickle."
Lin Qingxue was speechless again. "Don't you feel like you're being a bit greasy?"
Ignoring Dai Yu's noise, Jiang Cheng spoke to Chen Xueer after the call connected, "I just sent you a location. It's the Food Street across from our school. Help me buy this storefront."
Chen Xueer was currently in a meeting, and her thoughts hadn't quite shifted gears yet.
She even paused for a moment after Jiang Cheng finished speaking, as if she hadn't reacted in time.
However, seeing that Jiang Cheng's tone was very firm, she immediately nodded and replied, "Chairman Jiang, alright, I understand. I'll have someone check who the owner of this shop is right away and then negotiate with them."
"Mm, but I want it bought immediately."
Seeing Jiang Cheng in such a hurry, Chen Xueer asked with some confusion, "In such a rush?? Are you planning to open a milk tea shop?"
Jiang Cheng smiled upon hearing this. "Not exactly. It's a personal matter. I just want to become the landlord for the owner of this milk tea shop. Oh, right, I heard he has five milk tea shops. Check where the addresses are and buy those up for me as well."
After Jiang Cheng said this, Chen Xueer's eyes on the other end of the phone widened involuntarily.
And the expressions of Lin Qingxue and Dai Yu, who were present, weren't much better.
The two of them stopped arguing and looked at Jiang Cheng with faces full of astonishment.
On the other end of the phone, when Chen Xueer heard it was a personal matter, her expression instantly turned cold and stern.
For Jiang Cheng to give her such an urgent task meant that someone had indeed provoked him.
And in Chen Xueer's heart, provoking Jiang Cheng was equivalent to provoking her.
Chen Xueer immediately replied, "I understand. Don't worry, I'll handle it right away. I guarantee I'll have all those storefronts acquired for you in a moment."
Jiang Cheng naturally trusted the words of the career woman Chen Xueer; after all, she had never disappointed him in all the things she had handled.
Soon, Jiang Cheng hung up the phone.
Compared to the disbelieving Dai Yu, Lin Qingxue was the first to react.
With a look of pained concern for the money, she pulled on Jiang Cheng's arm. "Jiang Cheng, isn't this a bit too wasteful? Let's just ignore this kind of person. After all, the price of these storefronts isn't low."
Seeing Lin Qingxue's pained expression, Jiang Cheng couldn't help but chuckle as he tweaked her nose, asking in return, "No matter how high the property prices are here, can they be higher than in Great Britain? It's just five storefronts."
Hearing this, Lin Qingxue couldn't help but think of the hot search on the Social Media Platform. She looked at Jiang Cheng with curiosity and asked, "I've seen some news online these past few days. The Social Media Platform says there are rumors you bought over fifty houses in London. Is that true? I even saw a photo of you with Principal Wang."
"What you said is partly true, but partly false."
"Huh? Which parts are true and which are false?"
"It's true that I bought houses in Great Britain, but the 'fifty houses' part is false. Because as for the number, it's definitely more than fifty."
Originally, Dai Yu had been intimidated by Jiang Cheng's phone call because the way Jiang Cheng made the call didn't seem fake.
Dai Yu thought he had really hit a brick wall this time and was prepared to start backing down.
But when he heard Lin Qingxue and Jiang Cheng talking about buying houses in Great Britain, he began to feel it was absurd.
He felt Jiang Cheng was definitely bluffing.
Property prices in London weren't just normally high.
Yet Jiang Cheng said he bought more than fifty??
He might have tentatively believed five, but what kind of concept was fifty?
In an international metropolis like London, how could fifty properties be acquired without several billion?
Although Jiang Cheng was dressed in high-end luxury and drove a supercar, so what?
People wearing luxury brands were everywhere in Shanghai.
Supercars were even more common!
Who knew if he bought it brand new, second-hand, or if it was just a rental?
If someone Jiang Cheng's age could produce five billion, how exaggerated would his family background have to be?
How could he have no impression at all of such a powerful person in Shanghai?
Dai Yu rolled his eyes and said disdainfully, "Are you two performing a double act? Buying them up? Have you watched too many 'overbearing CEO' idol dramas??"
Dai Yu was someone who usually overflowed with self-confidence.
Even when he was rejected while pursuing Lin Qingxue, he didn't choose to keep pestering her.
Instead, he kept his distance from Lin Qingxue and began to subtly flex his muscles in front of her.
Because he knew Lin Qingxue lacked money, he was very confident that through their interactions, she would sooner or later be conquered by his financial power and charm.
When that time came, she would regret being blind enough to reject such a high-quality man like him.
It was also this self-confidence that led him to ask, upon learning Lin Qingxue was in a relationship, why the person she chose wasn't him.
Actually, Dai Yu's tactic was correct.
If this tactic were used on an ordinary girl, they might indeed have been conquered by Dai Yu.
But Lin Qingxue had a super-wealthy existence like Jiang Cheng by her side.
With Jiang Cheng as a comparison, Lin Qingxue would only feel that not choosing him was a correct decision.
So it wasn't Dai Yu's fault; the opponent was just too strong.
At this moment, Jiang Cheng wasn't provoked by Dai Yu either.
After all, he knew this guy Dai Yu was missing a few screws.
Jiang Cheng said with a smile, "If nothing unexpected happens, I'll be your new landlord."
At this, Dai Yu once again said dismissively, "You're just showing off in front of a simple Little Girl like Qingxue, aren't you? Do you really think buying storefronts is like buying groceries?"
"You say you bought them and that's it? You've never bought a house yourself, have you? I admit the car you drive is nice—a multi-million yuan supercar—but do you know how many steps there are in buying a house? If you don't know, go home and ask your mom and dad."
Jiang Cheng originally didn't have any particular thoughts about Dai Yu.
He just wanted to give him a small lesson, but those last few words immediately caused Jiang Cheng's face to darken.
The last person to make him feel this unpleasant was Hao Liang.
And Hao Liang's photo had long since turned into a black-and-white portrait.
Jiang Cheng wasn't the type who absolutely had to terminate anyone just because they pursued his woman.
But Dai Yu was not only missing a few screws, the words he spoke were even more loathsome.