Li Bingbing felt uncomfortable under Cheng Liang's gaze, a look she often encountered when walking the runway.
She said coldly to Cheng Liang, "I'm sorry, this storefront has already been rented out. Please leave."
"Rented out?" Cheng Liang was taken aback.
He looked at Wu Tian and asked, "Did that kid rent it?"
Li Bingbing nodded and said, "That's right, he rented it. We are about to sign the contract."
Upon hearing this, Cheng Liang chuckled again, "So the contract hasn't been signed yet, then things are much easier to handle."
"If the contract isn't signed, then this storefront is as good as not rented out."
"Don't rent it to him, rent it to me instead."
Li Bingbing hadn't expected Cheng Liang to say such a thing.
She frowned slightly and said, "I can't meet your demands."
"I've already reached an agreement with him. If I go back on my word, what credibility would I have?"
Cheng Liang smiled and said, "You mean you can't handle this directly? Simple, leave this to me."
With that, Cheng Liang walked up to Wu Tian.
He said in a nonchalant tone, "Hey, kid, don't rent this storefront. Let me rent it."
Wu Tian, of course, would not agree to such an unreasonable request.
He looked directly at Cheng Liang and said, "I was here first. Why should I give it to you?"
Cheng Liang became a little displeased and said, "You kid, why are you so slow-witted?"
"Let me tell you, you're not qualified to snatch what I want."
"Just give me some face."
Then, without waiting for Wu Tian's reply, he directly said to Li Bingbing, "Beauty, he's agreed. Let the storefront go to me."
Li Bingbing found Cheng Liang increasingly distasteful.
She looked at Wu Tian and asked, "Are you really planning to give the storefront to him?"
Wu Tian said coldly, "As you can see, he's the only one talking. Did I say I would agree to him?"
Wu Tian's words displeased Cheng Liang greatly. He said to Wu Tian with a dark expression, "Kid, didn't I tell you to give me some face?"
"What do you mean by saying that now?"
Wu Tian met his gaze coldly, his words coming out exceptionally clear.
"Can't you understand human language? I said, I disagree."
Seeing Wu Tian being so impolite to him, Cheng Liang could no longer tolerate it.
He used to be a security guard, but after his family's demolition, he received a substantial amount of money. He also had a stroke of luck in the stock market, and now he was worth several million.
The sudden wealth made him look down on everyone.
He always thought he was the richest person in the world, and everyone had to give him some respect.
He slapped his palm with his wallet, his voice tinged with anger, "You kid are deliberately trying to oppose me, aren't you!"
"Let me tell you, I have plenty of money!"
"You'll have to face the consequences if you offend me!"
But Wu Tian's reaction was still indifferent, "Oh, and then what? What does your wealth have to do with me?"
"Everything has to follow the rule of first come, first served. The situation now is that I came first, and we've reached an agreement. This storefront has nothing to do with you anymore."
"You're barging in now to snatch it from me. Who is trying to oppose whom?"
Seeing Wu Tian's firm attitude, Cheng Liang knew that this conversation wouldn't lead to an agreement.
He said with a fierce expression, "First come, first served? The so-called first come, first served is just a rule for ordinary people like you."
"With my wealth, such rules are useless to me!"
"Let me tell you, I'm determined to have this storefront today!"
"With someone like you, don't even think about snatching it from me!"
After delivering this harsh threat, Cheng Liang immediately said to Li Bingbing, "I don't care what your rent is, but today I'll offer double! Let me have this storefront!"
When these words were spoken, not only Bai Xue and Li Bingbing, but even Wu Tian was stunned.
This guy was actually using such a method for malicious competition, truly shameless!
Cheng Liang was quite satisfied with everyone's reaction.
He became a little animated, saying smugly, "What's wrong? I'm offering double now, are you still going to compete with me?"
"Wait, wait a moment."
Li Bingbing said with wide eyes, "I must tell you something. My annual rent here is 120,000. If you offer double, that would be 240,000 a year."
Cheng Liang put on an indifferent expression and said, "It's just 240,000. Do you think I can't afford it? I have plenty of money!"
Then, he said to Li Bingbing with a smile, "Of course, beauty, if you're willing to be with me, I can add another 100,000 annually."
Li Bingbing's pretty face suddenly turned cold. She didn't want to deal with Cheng Liang anymore.
Seeing how wealthy Cheng Liang was, Bai Xue also felt a little intimidated.
She quietly tugged at Wu Tian's sleeve and whispered, "Wu Tian, why don't we just give up? We don't need to argue with him."
Wu Tian said expressionlessly, "No, some things need to be argued."
"Otherwise, some fools will always think you're afraid of them!"
Then, he said in a deep voice, "You want to play, huh? Fine. Since you're offering double, I'll offer triple!"
Hearing Wu Tian say this, everyone was disbelieving.
What did this mean? Was this an auction? Why were they starting to bid?
Cheng Liang's smile suddenly froze. He said in disbelief, "Kid, what nonsense are you talking about!"
"Triple the price, that would be 360,000. Do you have that much money!"
Wu Tian said coldly, "It's none of your business whether I have that much money or not. I just want to ask you, are you going to increase the price further?"
Wu Tian's tone was somewhat aggressive, and Cheng Liang was suddenly choked, unable to speak.
The annual rent of 240,000 was already beyond his affordability.
He had made that offer purely out of pride, and now he was already regretting it.
But now that Wu Tian had raised the rent to 360,000, what should he do? Should he increase it to 480,000?
Such a high rent was more than enough to buy a storefront in the city center. Only a lunatic would spend so much money on a shop here!
Cheng Liang suddenly dared not bid anymore, but at the same time, he was very unconvinced and couldn't help but question:
"Kid, don't just spout random prices."
"Looking at you, I really don't believe you can afford that much money!"
Wu Tian was too lazy to waste any more words on him. He directly said to Li Bingbing, "Beauty, give me your bank account. I'll transfer the money to you now."