Chapter 802: Remembering the Taste but Not the Beating

Seeing Kong Delong still wearing that face, Ye Chen couldn't help but sneer: "I say, Kong Delong, you are someone who remembers the taste but not the beating. Have you forgotten how you swallowed the necklace last time?"

Last time, the main reason Kong Delong was forced to swallow that string of gemstone necklaces was because he lost a bet to Ye Chen.

At that time, he thought he was amazing for having a necklace worth tens of millions, and at the same time, he belittled the Rejuvenation Pill that Ye Chen gave to Song Wanting as worthless.

But he didn't expect that a single Rejuvenation Pill would be auctioned for a sky-high price of 2 billion RMB at Song Wanting's birthday banquet.

However, after Kong Delong returned, he kept pondering this matter, and the more he pondered, the more he felt something was wrong.

He always felt it was impossible for anyone to be willing to spend 2 billion on such a stupid thing.

So the biggest possibility was actually that Li Tailai and Ye Chen had teamed up to put on a double act for him!

Although Li Tailai spent 2 billion on the surface, it was very likely that after turning around, Ye Chen returned the money to him.

Therefore, he hated Ye Chen even more.

He had originally planned to go to Jin Ling after the New Year to settle the score with him, but he didn't expect him to come to Jingcheng on his own initiative and even come to his grandmother's house, which immediately filled him with hatred.

If it weren't for the fact that it was a birthday banquet, he would have wanted to call people over immediately to beat Ye Chen half to death.

So, he immediately roared at Ye Chen: "You surnamed Ye, I haven't settled the score with you for plotting against me last time, and now you actually dare to come to Jingcheng and act tough in front of me?"

As he spoke, he asked angrily: "Tell me the truth, was that Li Tailai last time in cahoots with you?"

Ye Chen gave a disdainful cold snort and said: "If you can't afford to lose, just say it. It's not shameful. But being a rascal because you can't afford to lose is a bit shameful."

Kong Delong's anger flared up immediately, and he gritted his teeth: "You're saying I can't afford to lose? I can't afford to lose?"

Ye Chen asked with a smile: "If you can afford to lose, then let's bet again."

Kong Delong immediately said: "Fine! What are we betting on? You say it!"

Ye Chen said: "Didn't you say the fan I gave is only worth a few hundred yuan? How about this: if my fan is more valuable than your jade, you swallow that jade, just like you swallowed the gemstone necklace last time."

"Damn!" As soon as Kong Delong heard him mention the swallowing of the necklace again, he was instantly furious: "Kid, you're looking for death, aren't you? Do you believe I'll have someone kill you!"

Dong Ruolin said angrily: "Cousin, Ye Chen is my friend, don't go too far!"

"Too far?" Kong Delong sneered: "Nothing has happened yet, and you think it's too far? I'm telling you, old grudges and new ones, I'm definitely going to kill him this time!"

Ye Chen smiled: "Look, you won't admit it when I say you can't afford to lose. You're already like a dog jumping over a wall, and you're still being stubborn? What's the matter, are you afraid to bet?"

"I'm afraid to bet?" Kong Delong said with disdain: "My carefully selected imperial green jade pendant, could it be inferior to your broken folding fan? What kind of international joke is this!"

After speaking, Kong Delong questioned sternly: "What if you lose? Do you dare to swallow this fan?"

Ye Chen nodded: "Sure. Then it's a deal. If I lose, I'll swallow the fan; if you lose, you swallow the jade pendant."

"Damn!" Kong Delong gritted his teeth: "Fine! I don't believe it! It's a deal! My jade was bought for 24 million, I have the transaction record as proof. How much can your broken fan be worth?"

Ye Chen didn't know exactly how much the fan was worth.

However, he knew that Qi Baishi's paintings had been rising rapidly in recent years, and the price of his works was rising much faster than jade.

Although this was only a fan face, it was by no means a random doodle, but a very carefully painted "Fortune and Longevity" picture.

Qi Baishi's top painting, "Pine and Cypress Standing High," was auctioned for over 400 million at its highest, and that was the auction price ten years ago. If it were auctioned now, it might even break 800 million.

Gu Yanzhong was not an ordinary person; the things he collected, even if it were just a fan face, must be a masterpiece by Old Master Baishi.

Since it is a top-grade work, the fan surface alone is probably worth tens of millions, and with these top-grade fan ribs featuring perfect golden tumor scars, the price is certainly far above 24 million.

Therefore, Ye Chen said: "You can let someone who understands paintings appraise how much this fan face is worth."

"Fan face?" Kong Delong curled his lips: "What the hell, it's painted so ugly!"

Someone nearby who knew the business immediately exclaimed: "Oh my! This seems to be a painting by Qi Baishi! The 'Fortune and Longevity' fan face, this fan face is very famous!"

"Yes!" Someone echoed from the side: "This fan face seems to have been auctioned at Christie's a few years ago. If I remember correctly, it should have been bought by Chairman Gu of the Gu family for 48.88 million!"

"Chairman Gu? Is that the Chairman Gu who high-profilely announced his recovery and regained control of the Gu Group yesterday?"

"That's right, it's him!"

"Strange, how could this young man have Chairman Gu's collection? Could it be stolen?"

"Stolen? That's unlikely, but it can't be authentic either. I guess it's a fake, or copied by a contemporary expert."

Hearing these conversations, Kong Delong sneered and said to Ye Chen: "Alright, Ye Chen, you actually used a fake to fool my grandmother. You're really looking for death!"

Kong Delong's grandmother said awkwardly: "Oh, you two shouldn't argue here like children. A gift is a gesture of kindness, why explore the real price? Delong, you take a step back first. After all, Ye Chen is a guest, and he came from afar!"

"How can that be!" Kong Delong gritted his teeth and said: "Grandma, this grandson has screwed me over miserably. This time I definitely won't let him off easily!"

As he spoke, he shook the folding fan in his hand and sneered: "Oh, I say Ye Chen, if your fan face were real, it would indeed be more valuable than my jade. But this thing of yours is a fake. It would be amazing if it were worth three thousand yuan. How about it, hurry up and eat it!"

Ye Chen asked with a smile: "Why do you say it's fake? Are you an appraisal expert?"

Kong Delong pointed to the crowd watching the excitement around him and said: "You must have heard what everyone said just now. Do you still want to be stubborn?"

As he spoke, Kong Delong said with disgust: "The authentic version of this fan face is in the hands of Chairman Gu of the Gu Group. As a loser like you, could you possibly get his collection from Chairman Gu?"

Ye Chen smiled: "You're right, this fan face was indeed given to me by Chairman Gu. I just heard someone nearby say that this was bought for 48.88 million back then, which is already more than twice as expensive as your jade pendant, so I won't waste my breath with you. Hurry up and swallow that pendant." ===== CHAPTER 803 =====