Chapter 173 - Empty Shells

"Mhm."

Long Ying's eyes narrowed. Someone like Lei Xing Yi was more dangerous than Yu Yan. He was more worried that Yu Yan would be used by the other party because Yu Yan was naturally more inclined to help Lei Xing Yi because of their similar past. But he knew that Lei Xing Yi could only try as he would never let Yu Yan fell into any sort of trap. 

Yu Yan glanced at the crowd. She naturally spotted Kang Mao Lan and Yu Zheng Tong, who were amongst the crowd. From the way it looked like, their expression was not that good as they looked like they had eaten sh*t.

"What happened to AB mine?"

"Hmm?"

"Their appearances are all not that good. And knowing their personality, there's no way they will let me off if they see me in this place." Yu Yan naturally knew that Kang Mao Lan would use any chance possible to make things hard for her. It was the same with Yu Xin.

Now that they were quiet, it was even stranger.

"AB mine is nothing more than an empty shell." Long Ying was naturally calm. It was already nearing the end of the year and with them rigorously mining the stone there to earn more profit, they would realize that the number of valuable diamonds had started to decrease.

It was to the point that they would not have enough to fulfill the demands of those businessmen who had contract with them as their supplier. Their own company was also on the verge of crisis as they would need to find new supplier that could sustain the amount of diamonds they would require to continue their production.

There were not many mines nearby that could provide them the same amount as they required. It would be hard for them to sign with other mines as they would need some connection and also supplier who could certainly give them what they needed.

"He's wasting so much money to buy the profit share but now that it's no longer profiting, he'll be in trouble." Yu Yan nodded.

Long Ying nodded. He squinted his eyes. "And there won't be any supplier who want to sign with them."

"How do you know about this?"

"I talk to some people."

Yu Yan was speechless. It seemed that Long Ying knew some people who owned mines and naturally told them that they were not allowed to sign a deal with those three. Well, without supplier, their company wouldn't last long as it couldn't give any product.

She chose not to think too much anymore as the bidding started. Lei Xing Yi also came to the seat beside her as they listened to the man who gave speech. Yu Yan would not participate in the biding and mostly listened in to the others while Lei Xing Yi would start to bid.

Starting from thousands up to millions. The range of the land's price depended on their location too and it would not be easy to find one that perfectly suited their needs. Also, they would still need to build the building after they bought the land and it might still take some time.

"One million." Lei Xing Yi was aiming to one at the lower street. The price she gave was quite high for several acres of land but it was still within the acceptable range.

Some people frowned and thought whether they wanted to bid or not. It was still early so they chose to withdraw.

"Alright, we got the land."

Yu Yan nodded. The bidding was quite boring in her opinion but maybe there were not many excitements right now.

"I'll return back after this since we won't be able to participate in the projects anyway." Lei Xing Yi looked at the front with slight trace of regret. Her company was still growing and she had already invested most of the money she earned from selling the shares and earned some profit, which she invested once more. They didn't have enough resources to participate in that kind of project yet.

"Oh wait, I still need to talk about my official position. Will I have an office in the company?" Yu Yan asked.

Lei Xing Yi nodded. "That's obvious. Come to work whenever you can. I don't mind either way when you choose to come."

"Alright. I also need to have some work." It was quite boring for her with nothing to do either. Even though she was a bit worried about her current position, things should have already started to stabilize, right?

Oh, there was still that drug matter. Hmm, she would just ask Long Ying about it again later since she didn't know the progress that much because he didn't share to her. 

"Alright, make sure that you show your face occasionally." Lei Xing Yi smiled sweetly and when the bidding was over, she swiftly bade her farewell and left first. 

Yu Yan watched Lei Xing Yi's back then turned to look at her husband. "You keep on looking at her. What's wrong?"

"She's making use of you." it was already weird enough that Lei Xing Yi allowed Yu Yan to come anytime. But now that the other party also said that it didn't matter when Yu Yan came as long as she showed her face, Long Ying was certain of that. "Your cousin sister is crafty."

"If she's not crafty, she won't be able to survive this long." Yu Yan poked her husband's stomach. "She might have noticed something about you even though she didn't say anything. Anyway, I don't mind her using me as long as she didn't intend to do harm to me."

Long Ying nodded. It was hard to not use other people as friends were formed because of similar interest and even then, there would be times when they would be asking their friends for some favor or something like that. 

Yu Yan didn't mind Lei Xing Yi making use of her as long as the other party didn't mean to harm her.. Should Lei Xing Yi tried to harm her, she would not be polite anymore and surely retaliated with everything she had.