Ms. Shen took out the contract that had been prepared in advance.
Lu Yao flipped through it. The gems would be sent to the Star Alliance Country for auction, and after deducting various fees, he would get 80% of the auction proceeds—a very standard contract.
Having no objections, he grandly signed his na with a wave of his hand and after exchanging a few polite words, he hurriedly left with the girl. He had many other things to attend to.
After they had left, Qi Cuiya said to her grandfather, "This person... he seems utterly indifferent to a business deal worth tens of millions, not even willing to spend an extra word."
Elder Master Qi sighed, "Girl, it's not just about the money he doesn't care for; he didn't even take us seriously at all."
Touching the amber in his hand, the old master continued, "Fortunately, he is not lawless. As long as we do business by the rules, it will be fine."
It wasn't that Lu Yao intended to be like this, it's just that ordinary people seed as fragile as chickens before him, and he subconsciously displayed a dismissive attitude.
And indeed, he really was busy—he still had to go to the consulate of the Star Alliance Country to apply for a business visa!
Lu Yao planned to go to the Inca Nation to have a good talk with Zhang Xin. Having a visa for the Star Alliance Country ant he could enter Latin countries without a visa, which was more convenient.
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The two arrived at the consulate of the Star Alliance Country, where Lu Yao told Li Lei to wait in the car and entered by himself.
Inside the consulate, there were three visa officers present.
Two of the officers had long queues in front of them, but one was very free. Lu Yao went up to him, sat down with a thud, and handed over his docunts.
A murmur of whispers rose around them as people displayed expressions eager to see a spectacle unfold.
This officer was a bald-headed Caucasian known for his high refusal rate—the visa officer Lord.
Lord scrutinized Lu Yao seriously and took out his passport to examine it. At the sa ti, he asked coldly, "Why do you want to go to the Star Alliance Country? I think you have the intention to immigrate. How can you assure that you will return?"
Lu Yao sat lazily in his chair, casually replied, "Everything is in the docunts, take a look for yourself."
Lord picked up the docunt bag, the first thing he pulled out was the official contract from Sotheby's Auction House.
The words "Preliminary dian estimate 13 million Yuan before auction" were very conspicuous.
Lord's tone improved significantly, "So, you are going to auction four beautiful gems."
Then he pulled out from the bag a bank statent—an asset certification for 25,413,680 Yuan. This eight-digit figure was equally conspicuous.
Lord didn't waste any more words and decisively stamped the visa approval. The person before him could easily immigrate if he wanted to.
Marked by a sea of surprised gazes, Lu Yao sauntered out of the consulate leisurely.
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Inside the car, Li Lei ticulously reapplied her makeup, arranged her hair, adjusted her stockings, with a focus on pulling her skirt tightly upwards, right up to the top of her thighs.
She braced herself internally: once she dropped Lu Yao off at ho, she must follow him up!
Soon, Lu Yao got into the car. "All sorted, let's go ho," he said.
Li Lei drove smoothly as if nothing was amiss, taking Lu Yao to the building and swiftly turned off the engine and unbuckled in one fluid motion.
Her moves were swift and natural as she followed Lu Yao upstairs, wary that he might run off like last ti.
Lu Yao glanced at the girl but said nothing, until the two of them arrived inside the apartnt.
Li Lei stood pertly, her stocking-clad legs quite eye-catching. The girl took off her coat and slowly moved closer to him.
Lu Yao sighed, "What are you trying to do?"
Without a word, Li Lei hooked her arms around his neck and leaned in for a kiss.
Lu Yao mumbled unclearly, "I consider you a good friend, and you're trying to seduce ?"
Li Lei burst into laughter at his words, and playfully pumled Lu Yao many tis, saying,
"You helped a lot, essentially saving my life; I have nothing to repay you with, except to offer myself."
"But I have a wife now..."
Li Lei took off her blouse too, her face red, she glared at Lu Yao and shouted, "Can't I just have a wonderful mory! Looking at you hemming and hawing like that, are you even a man!"
This was Li Lei's true personality finally bursting out after pretending to be a demure lady for so long.
Lu Yao picked her up and carried her into the bedroom.
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The bed that Lu Yao had slept in since childhood was no longer as sturdy, squeaking and groaning for a long ti,
and the sheets that had accompanied him over the years had also fulfilled their historical mission, turning into a big, patchy ss.
He found a pack of ice cubes from the fridge, wrapped them in a towel, and handed them to Li Lei.
The girl gave him a displeased look then accepted them and applied the cold compress. She then laughed by herself and said, "I just rembered a 'Ice and Sprite' joke, hahaha..."
Lu Yao felt the joke was really cold. He scratched his head and apologized, "My bad, I didn't hold back my strength."
Li Lei took off her tattered stockings and tossed them aside, laughing, "It's okay, at least I have a fantastic mory now. Don't overthink it, we're still good friends."
Frowning with effort, the girl used the bed to support herself, stood up, and picked up her scattered clothes to get dressed.
Lu Yao helped pick up the wrinkled dress and handed it over to her, saying, "Rest a bit more."
"I can't, I have to go to the company," Li Lei replied as she straightened her clothes, her legs not quite steady as she walked to the door, turned back to say "thank you," and then left.
"Thank you for what... I should be thanking you, really."
Lu Yao smiled, comparing the martial artist girl with the delicate girls of Blue Star, he found a different charm. The impatience in his heart also eased.
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Lu Yao turned on his mobile phone and booked a flight to Guadala City in the Inca Nation.
His primary task upon this return was to have a chat with Zhang Xin.
Interestingly, the importance of "having a heart-to-heart" with him had now surpassed the need to put him down.
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He had to ask him where he got that antique—Star Key. He had a feeling that the ergence of the identical symbol in two worlds was no coincidence.
Also, about the Battle Armor, true knowledge cos from actual combat; there were so areas that needed improvent.
He took out his phone and called Zhao Fang:
"Sister Zhao, it's . I just wanted to tell you—the Battle Armor has received unanimous praise from the clients, they deeply acknowledge the advanced technology of Xia Country."
Zhao Fang said, "Lu Yao, as long as you're happy with the Battle Armor. Did you actually take it abroad with you?"
"I've brought glory to the country; the foreigners were thrilled. By the way, Sister Zhao, there are a few small details that need tweaking."
"You tell , I'll make a note."
"The armor could be thicker, an extra 100 kilograms wouldn't matter; add so slidable mounts for weapons on the body."
Lu Yao and Liao Qe found the weight of the Battle Armor to be just right, but Liao Ya thought it was too light. Might as well make a thicker version.
Zhao Fang agreed, "Okay, I'll change the design drawing. Your call is well-tid; I was about to go on a business trip to Yukolun."
"Sister-in-law is going abroad?"
"Our country is helping with the 'coal-to-oil' project over there, and a few people from our departnt need to go; I've been chosen."
"Yukolun is a mber nation of the Forr Steel Alliance? Just treat it like a trip for fun."
After exchanging a few more courtesies, Lu Yao hung up the phone.
Packing his belongings casually, he prepared to travel thousands of miles to et the long-absent Zhang Xin.
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