Chapter 183 Zhang Ya Arrives at the Door, Top-Tier Diamonds

Morning.

The manicurist arrived at the door.

She removed the diamonds from her hands that were getting in the way and carefully cleaned the stains off the diamond surfaces.

These diamonds could still be reused, so the manicurist packed them into a box and handed them to Ling Yue.

But to Ling Yue, these were already defective goods.

"Do you want them?" she asked Song Xinyao, holding up the diamonds.

Song Xinyao's puppy-like eyes lit up. "If you don't want them, what were you planning to do with them?"

"Even though these diamonds are one carat, their purity is very low. I'd probably just leave them there and wait until the next time I get a manicure to stick them on... but diamonds that are too big really catch on hair. I don't think I'll be doing large diamond styles for a long time."

Song Xinyao held up two fingers. "Then give me two, okay?"

Ling Yue frowned and tossed the box to her. "So stingy. If you want them, take them all. Who gives them away two by two?"

"I only want two." Song Xinyao took two from the box and returned the rest to Ling Yue.

Ling Yue didn't care. Since she didn't want them herself, she wasn't going to force her to take them, right?

She handed the diamond box to Housekeeper Shi Xiaosha and told her to find a place to put them away.

"Why do you only want two?" Ling Yue asked her curiously.

Song Xinyao pointed to her ear. "I plan to embroider a cat and use diamonds instead of eyes. A little luxury!"

"I'll make it into a handkerchief for you to use. It'll definitely be super cool to take out!"

Ling Yue: "..."

She couldn't be bothered to criticize.

Whatever.

Ling Yue also let Shen Qingxue take away the gold she had removed.

That girl said she wanted to go back to her own place, saying that if she continued to live at Ling Yue's house, she wouldn't be able to resist the temptation and would keep eating.

She wanted to go home, isolate herself, and lose weight.

Ignoring the pleas for her to stay, she grabbed her suitcase and left.

Such is the professionalism of an actress.

After removing her nails, Song Xinyao also returned to her embroiderer mode.

She worked hard every day from dawn to dusk to meet the deadline.

Ling Yue would pass by and check on her from time to time, driving the girl's heart rate up to 160.

Ling Yue stayed idle at home for a few days.

She fully embraced being a couch potato, being quite annoying, and living an incomparably happy life.

On this day, General Manager Zhang Ya, President of the Greater China Region for Chaumet, called.

At the last jewelry exhibition, Ling Yue had expressed her interest in purchasing rare jewelry to General Manager Zhang Ya. After General Manager Zhang Ya finished her work, she immediately contacted the headquarters.

The headquarters attached great importance to Ling Yue, but there was no jewelry in the warehouse that could meet her requirements for the time being.

It wasn't until a few days ago that the mine unearthed several heavyweight loose diamonds.

As soon as she received the news, General Manager Zhang Ya flew to the headquarters, personally checked the diamond grades, and after confirming they could meet Ling Yue's requirements, immediately sent an application to the headquarters.

The second the application was approved, she contacted Ling Yue to set an appointment.

Ling Yue had been bored lately, so she immediately agreed to the meeting.

It was quite hot in the height of summer, and Ling Yue was too lazy to go out, so she scheduled it at the Bamboo Forest Residence.

The day after tomorrow at 10:40 AM.

Three low-key luxury cars drove into the Bamboo Forest Residence and parked at the back door of Villa No. 013.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

A carload of bodyguards got out, surrounding General Manager Zhang Ya, who was carrying two black leather suitcases, as they entered the villa's gate.

Housekeeper Shi Xiaosha led General Manager Zhang Ya all the way to the small living room.

At this time.

Ling Yue was watching a drama recommended by Luo Shanshan, holding a slice of watermelon and munching on it with gusto.

She had bought seedless watermelon, which was all bright red flesh, crisp, sweet, and juicy. It was very satisfying to eat!

Song Xinyao, who was working hard at the embroidery frame set up by the window, was so annoyed by the sound of the watermelon being eaten that she indignantly put down her needle and thread:

"I say, can't you go to the large living room to watch TV?

Do you have to follow me wherever I go? You're seriously disturbing my work, and you're the boss."

With watermelon in her mouth, Ling Yue said unclearly, "But I want to discuss the plot with you. Luo Shanshan and Qu Shu aren't here."

Sigh.

Those who know, know.

When your TV-watching buddy is suddenly not around, it's very lonely.

"I'm really over this." Song Xinyao puffed out her cheek. "I need to work. If I don't finish today, you, you skinflint, will come to supervise me again tomorrow."

"How about this: your job today is to watch TV with me. I promise not to be annoying tomorrow." Ling Yue made it clear first; she actually didn't mean to rush Song Xinyao on purpose.

It's just that... people always have times when they're a bit mischievous and like to see others get frustrated.

As soon as Ling Yue said it, Song Xinyao believed her.

She stood up slightly. "Then it's a deal. You're not allowed to wander around me and disturb me while I'm working tomorrow!

Even if I lock the door, you can't knock."

"That's a must," Ling Yue agreed quickly.

A moment later, Housekeeper Shi Xiaosha came over. "Miss, General Manager Zhang from Chaumet's Greater China Region is here."

"Chaumet?" Song Xinyao picked up a slice of watermelon to eat and said habitually, "Are you buying jewelry again?"

Ling Yue wiped her mouth with a tissue. "It was scheduled before."

She stood up and said to Housekeeper Shi Xiaosha, "Please invite her in. I'll go wash my hands."

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There were two black leather suitcases in total.

General Manager Zhang Ya opened one of them.

Inside the suitcase were several blue velvet boxes.

General Manager Zhang Ya put on gloves and opened the largest blue velvet box, which contained a velvet pouch...

Peeling it away layer by layer like this, dozens of radiant transparent diamonds were scattered on a black velvet blanket. The light flickering on the edges was like clusters of small fireworks; whenever one changed their angle, those fireworks would begin to bloom playfully.

Song Xinyao glanced at them, clicked her tongue twice, and continued eating her watermelon.

She couldn't help it; she had seen too much and was already immune.

General Manager Zhang Ya hadn't expected to start her sales pitch in such a casual, domestic setting.

But on second thought.

For people with such immense financial power, isn't buying diamonds just like buying cabbage?

She quickly pushed aside her thoughts and introduced, "Here are a total of 31 two-carat E-grade loose diamonds, with excellent cut, IF internally flawless clarity, and no fluorescence. These are the certificates."

Ling Yue put on gloves and gently moved the diamonds around, showing no great interest on her face.

This expression was completely within General Manager Zhang Ya's expectations.

Anyone who paid even a little attention to the jewelry world knew that Ling Yue had recently invested ten billion in Company.

For someone with that kind of strength, these small two-carat loose diamonds were just side stones for larger carat diamonds; naturally, she wouldn't think much of them.

General Manager Zhang Ya hurriedly opened another velvet box about the size of a palm and took out a yellow loose diamond that was significantly larger in size.

Ling Yue's pupils constricted slightly.

Having bought so much jewelry and jade, she had naturally developed a sharp eye. This color should be the most popular 'Canary Yellow'.

General Manager Zhang Ya glanced at Ling Yue's expression and instantly felt confident. She introduced:

"This yellow diamond weighs 14.45 carats, with an excellent cut, FV color, IF clarity, and no fluorescence. All conditions are maxed out!

It is one of the best yellow diamonds our mine has unearthed in the past year. Yellow diamonds of the same carat weight are not uncommon on the market, but those that reach top-tier standards are very few. Moreover, as you can probably tell from the color, it's the most popular 'Canary Yellow', which is extremely rare worldwide.

It was just unearthed a few days ago. As soon as I received the news, I immediately flew to the headquarters and applied for this yellow diamond. You are the first distinguished guest to view it."

Ling Yue had learned to keep her emotions from showing. Her cold face made it impossible to guess her thoughts.

After waiting for a long time, General Manager Zhang Ya heard Ling Yue say, "Lay out the other goods as well."

General Manager Zhang Ya was a bit uncertain about Ling Yue's thoughts, but she still complied and spread all the loose diamonds out on the black velvet.

A total of 111 diamonds of various sizes were brought today.

Among them were 58 colorless transparent loose diamonds of at least 1 carat, E-grade or above, priced at 12.12 million.

31 E-grade 2-carat colorless transparent loose diamonds, priced at 19.22 million.

1 FV-grade 2-carat red diamond, priced at 48 million.

12 E-grade 3-carat colorless transparent loose diamonds, priced at 13.2 million.

1 FD-grade 3-carat blue diamond, priced at 150 million.

1 FV-grade 4-carat pink diamond, priced at 110 million.

1 FV-grade 4.68-carat red diamond, priced at 270 million.

1 FD-grade 5-carat blue diamond, priced at 240 million.

1 FD-grade 7.8-carat green diamond, priced at 87 million.

1 FV-grade 10.5-carat orange diamond, priced at 187 million.

1 FV-grade 14.45-carat yellow diamond, priced at 138 million.

1 FD-grade 21.08-carat green diamond, 472 million.

1 FD-grade 45.88-carat green diamond, priced at 665 million.

After finishing the introduction, General Manager Zhang Ya's mouth was completely dry.

Housekeeper Shi Xiaosha hurriedly refilled her cup with warm water.

Song Xinyao stopped eating watermelon, her eyes wide with shock.

These diamonds, which easily cost hundreds of millions, were just laid out so casually on the coffee table in the living room?

She was really seeing the world; following her good friend, she had seen so much of the world!

If she went out and bragged to people, not only would they not believe her, they'd probably laugh at her.

Song Xinyao was thinking that it would be quite difficult to pick one out of a hundred.

But Ling Yue felt that since they had brought things all the way from the French headquarters, she couldn't just let them carry them back.

Even the designers from the headquarters had come.

Ling Yue glanced indifferently. "Keep them all."

She calculated that taking them all would only be 2.41154 billion.

This amount of money was so little that she didn't even need to draw a prize.

Song Xinyao instinctively wanted to blurt out a question, but considering the brand representatives were present, she couldn't make a fuss and embarrass Ling Yue, so she forced herself to swallow her words.

Cheng Jiao said to General Manager Zhang Ya, "General Manager Zhang, regarding the follow-up payment, please arrange for someone on your side to interface with me."

"Ah, okay..." General Manager Zhang Ya really hadn't reacted yet.

With delayed realization, she patted her assistant's shoulder and told her to go find Cheng Jiao.