Inside Jiabao Real Estate Agency.
Yang Ying sat alone in a chair, her gaze fixed on the fish tank.
Strangely enough, no clients had come in all morning, but as soon as Zhang Yu placed the fish tank there, clients started coming in.
However, Yang Ying wasn't confident about selling this house. Although the price was cheap and the owner was offering to handle the transfer, countless clients had viewed it, yet it remained unsold.
The house was incredibly stuffy in the summer, almost unbearably hot. More importantly, due to the lack of ventilation, things easily became moldy.
Such a house was probably uninhabitable for any normal person.
Just then, the agency door was suddenly pushed open. Yang Ying immediately turned around, the words "Hello" already on the tip of her tongue, but when she saw who it was, she swallowed them back.
It turned out that she recognized the person who came in—Lin Hai.
"What brings you here?" Yang Ying said somewhat irritably.
"I came specifically to see you," Lin Hai said with a smile. "I don't need you to come see me, get out of here!" Yang Ying said sternly.
"Don't be in such a hurry to send them away…" Lin Hai grabbed a chair and sat down, smiling as he said, "I heard that silly girl and silly boy just took a client to see apartments in Galaxy Garden."
"What's it to you?" Yang Ying still didn't give Lin Hai a friendly look.
"That apartment has no chance of selling, and your client will soon be coming to my place to choose an apartment. With those two guys under you, let alone an abnormal apartment, they can't sell even a normal one," Lin Hai said with a faint smile.
"You!" Hearing this, Yang Ying immediately understood what had happened; Lin Hai and his team must have gone to steal the client. Yang Ying shouted angrily, "Lin Hai, you're shameless! You're openly stealing my clients! You're breaking industry rules, don't you know that?"
"Industry rules are for those with real power. What power do you have? That old man is dead. What do you have left? Rent is due at the end of the month. If you can't pay, will you still be the owner of this agency? Who will call you 'boss'? You might end up like before, finding work again," Lin Hai said smugly.
Yang Ying understood that Lin Hai was absolutely right. Right now, she was just putting on a brave face. If she couldn't pay the rent by the end of the month, she would have nothing. She would probably be back to the life she had when she first came to Zhenhai, working for others. The contrast was too great; she really didn't want that to happen.
She didn't speak, but her feelings were incredibly complicated. She was wondering what she would do if she really couldn't pay the rent.
Seeing her silence, Lin Hai immediately said gently, "Yang Ying, we've known each other for quite a while now. I'm actually a pretty good person. With my help, your agency will definitely be able to revive. Even if I'm not as rich as that old man, at least I'm capable, and much younger than him..."
"Heh..." Yang Ying chuckled softly, her voice tinged with bitterness. But she didn't give in, stubbornly saying, "Lin Hai, even if I marry that old man, I won't marry a despicable person like you! My agency will definitely not close down; it will definitely revive!"
"Han Yanyan is absolutely right. You're really trying to have your cake and eat it too. Since things have come to this point, don't blame me for being impolite. Your agency thinking it can revive is simply wishful thinking. What makes you think you can? You yourself have no ability, and you only have two useless people around you. The three of you can just wait for the agency to close down!" Lin Hai said fiercely.
"Get out! Get out! Get out of here!" Yang Ying was furious beyond measure. If her foot hadn't still been injured, she probably would have stood up and stormed off.
"Hahahaha..." Lin Hai laughed triumphantly, slowly standing up and turning to leave.
However, at that moment, an Audi pulled up in front of Jiabao Real Estate Agency.
Through the glass door, Lin Hai recognized the car; it seemed to be the same one he'd seen at noon.
The car door opened, and Zhang Yu and Su Hong got out, followed by Zhao Guangjian and a middle-aged woman.
The four of them walked towards the agency together. Lin Hai was immediately taken aback, wondering why the client who wanted to buy a house had returned.
Normally, if a client didn't like the house, a more considerate person would send the agent back. A less considerate person would at most drop them off at the bus stop. But regardless, they wouldn't get out of the car and go back into the agency.
Just as he was wondering what was going on, the agency door opened, and the four of them walked in. "Auntie, the house is sold! He said he wanted to buy it and put down a deposit right now!" Zhang Yu said excitedly as soon as he entered.
Sold!
Yang Ying almost shouted with excitement, but she controlled herself. After all, there were problems with that house, and if she seemed too excited, the buyer would become suspicious.
So, Yang Ying smiled and said, "Well done. Mr. Zhao, please come and sit down. And this is…"
She looked at the middle-aged woman.
"This is my wife. She's the one who makes the decisions in our family. She liked that house and brought the deposit!" Zhao Guangjian said with a smile.
He pulled his wife along and they walked to sit opposite Yang Ying. The bespectacled woman was very quick-witted and immediately brought over chairs for the two of them to sit down.
Hearing that Zhao Guangjian wanted to buy a house, Lin Hai became anxious. After a slight hesitation, he immediately called out, "Wait, wait, wait..."
"What is it?" Zhao Guangjian's wife, Ma Xiaofen, turned to look at Lin Hai.
"That house has a problem, and it's not a minor one; it's extremely strange. No matter the season, it's completely unventilated. You can't stand in it for even a minute before you feel dizzy. Don't be greedy for a bargain. Someone once tried to pay a deposit to avoid someone else snatching it up, only to find it was uninhabitable and they forfeited their deposit. Even with air conditioning, it's impossible. Who runs air conditioning 24/7? I heard the owner originally intended to live there himself; he even renovated it, but the building materials quickly became moldy." Lin Hai said seriously.
Hearing this, Ma Xiaofen couldn't help but become suspicious.
She had received a call from her husband earlier, informing her that he had already visited the apartment in Yinhe Jiayuan and that it wasn't at all like what Lin Hai had described. However, even so, she couldn't help feeling a little worried.
Lin Hai's statement infuriated Yang Ying. She had finally managed to sell the apartment, but now, Lin Hai's words threatened to prevent the buyer from purchasing it. Because what Lin Hai said was absolutely true.
Zhang Yu was also very angry. Downstairs in the complex, Chen Zhongping had been poaching clients. Now, Lin Hai was even hindering a client's purchase.
After a moment's thought, he said, "Mr. Zhao, Ms. Ma, you've just seen the situation with this apartment; it's not like what he said at all. He's from Anmei Real Estate across the street, our competitor. He's afraid we'll sell the apartment, so he's saying this."
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