The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 683 You only have a few spirit stones in your pocket, can you afford it?
Lin Chen turned his head and saw a familiar face.

Liu Yuan.

Liu Yuan was not alone; beside her was a man who looked to be in his early thirties. He had a cold and arrogant expression and stared at Lin Chen with a condescending gaze.

Lin Chen turned his head and asked, "You want the Azure Scale Shield?"

Liu Yuan sneered, "Yes, I happen to be short of a defensive magic artifact. I'll take it. Is there a problem?"

Lin Chen smiled and turned to the shop owner, saying, "Someone bought it. You can process this order first."

Since Lin Chen hadn't expressed his opinion, and Liu Yuan said she wanted to buy it, the boss was naturally happy.

It doesn't matter who I sell to, as long as someone is willing to pay.

Liu Yuan said coldly, "I want the Azure Scale Shield, but there's no rush. I need to take another look."

Lin Chen chuckled, ignoring her, and turned to point at the Luo Yan Silk, saying, "You just introduced this Luo Yan Silk. Although it's a low-grade magic treasure, it's still passable. How many spirit stones does it cost?"

The shopkeeper replied with a smile, "Fifty thousand spirit stones."

Lin Chen laughed and said, "It can be both soft and hard, offensive and defensive; it's a pretty good magic weapon. I think it's great..."

Before Lin Chen could finish speaking, Liu Yuan coldly added, "I want this Luo Yanling."

Lin Chen turned his head, looking surprised: "You want it again? Is it real or fake?"

Liu Yuan proudly raised her head: "Of course it's true. What, you don't even have a little bit of spirit stones? And you still came to Wanbaofang? Oh, I forgot, you're a newcomer from outside. You must have gained something from this trip to the secret realm. I just saw you selling some spirit herbs. Are you thinking of buying some combat magic weapons for self-defense?"

Lin Chen feigned confusion: "I take a fancy to something, and you want it? Aren't you being a bit unreasonable?"

Liu Yuan sneered: "You didn't say you were buying, so what's wrong with me buying? We're all people who follow the rules. I'm using genuine spirit stones, not fake ones. What's the problem?"

Lin Chen smiled, not minding at all: "That's definitely not a problem."

Lin Chen turned around and deliberately pointed to an expensive magic weapon, the Cloud Wind Shuttle: "This Cloud Wind Shuttle is very powerful. It's much safer than flying on a sword, and it comes with its own spiritual energy shield, so I don't have to worry about ruining my hairstyle. I really like it. How many spirit stones does it cost?"

The shopkeeper replied with a smile, "Two hundred thousand spirit stones, no bargaining."

Lin Chen smiled and said, "It's fine..."

After a pause, Lin Chen turned to look at Liu Yuan: "Do you like this? Do you want to buy it?" The shopkeeper smiled and turned to look at Liu Yuan, waiting quietly with encouragement and expectation in his eyes.

Liu Yuan was embarrassed.

She originally came to cause trouble for Lin Chen. Seeing that Lin Chen was about to buy a combat magic weapon, she subconsciously wanted to stop him. After all, the more magic weapons Lin Chen had, the more difficult it would be to deal with him. So she immediately cut in her mind and bought it first.

Liu Yuan comes from a good family and has plenty of spirit stones, but she still doesn't have the ability to come up with 200,000 spirit stones in one go.

Liu Yuan sneered, "I'm not buying it. You like it, so go ahead and buy it. I don't believe you can come up with 200,000 spirit stones!"

Lin Chen chuckled, unhurried and unperturbed: "I can't produce it. I was just asking. The boss didn't say I couldn't take a look or learn more."

The boss still smiled and said, "Of course, no problem. Welcome to watch and learn more."

Liu Yuan scoffed, "How many spirit stones do you have in your pocket? Do you even dare to look at these magical treasures? Can you afford them?"

Lin Chen remained calm and composed: "Let's see, maybe we'll have money later."

Lin Chen casually picked up another high-grade magic artifact, asked about it, and then turned to ask Liu Yuan if she wanted it. Liu Yuan naturally realized Lin Chen's plan. If she asked, he would probably look at all the magic artifacts and treasures in the store and then trick her one by one.

Although the prices of these magical artifacts and treasures are relatively reasonable and not outrageously expensive, no one's spirit stones come from thin air and can afford to spend them like this.
Besides, even if you have money, what's the point of buying it after Lin Chen's antics? You won't feel a sense of accomplishment; instead, you'll feel like you've been played!
Lin Chen picked up several magical artifacts or treasures, inquired about their prices, and then turned to ask Liu Yuan if she wanted them.

At first, Liu Yuan was able to maintain her composure, but every time Lin Chen asked her a question, it was as if he was teasing her, asking her, "Don't you have a lot of spirit stones? Are you going to buy this?"
Lin Chen's question made his previous act of grabbing two items from him seem particularly stupid, giving the impression of someone who was foolish and had too much money.

Liu Yuan gritted her teeth and snorted coldly, "I don't want any of it!"

Liu Yuan turned to leave, but Lin Chen casually teased, "Hey, I thought she was rich, but it turns out she just can't afford it and is just throwing around prices to pretend to be a tycoon. Boss, you'd better remember what she looks like. Next time, you'd better not let her into your store, otherwise, she can ruin your normal business."

Liu Yuan's eyes blazed with anger: "Who can't afford it?"

Lin Chen said crisply, "You, who else could I be talking about?"

Liu Yuan sneered: "You think I can't afford it? Go ask around, do you think I, Liu Yuan, am short of spirit stones?"

"Then buy it!"

Lin Chen said decisively, "You were trying to act like a rich guy, but you couldn't keep up the act, so you didn't buy anything. You said something about me saying 'I'll give it back to you,' and that if you don't have money in your pocket, don't come here pretending. The boss might not mind customers who come to look around but don't have money, but he definitely hates people like you who pretend to have money but ruin other people's normal business..."

(End of this chapter)