Chapter 129: Where the Flowers Fall
Once men started competing for a woman, they became ruthless and completely lost their heads. The market price no longer mattered to them at all.
In just a few days, the two of them had driven the price up to over seven million yuan.
The bidding war had the homeowners so excited that they didn’t dare sleep at night, afraid they would wake up and discover it had all been a dream—and be unable to take the shock and pass out.
That evening, lying in bed, the homeowner’s wife pressed a hand to her pounding heart and asked her husband, “Honey, check your phone. Have they raised the price again?”
“I’ve checked it several times already. No, nothing...”
He was holding his phone right in his hand. The moment a message came through, he would feel the vibration.
Each vibration represented tens of thousands of yuan. How could he not be paying close attention?
But ever since the price reached 7.8 million, neither side had made a move for several days.
No one raised their offer, and no one came to buy.
The couple grew increasingly anxious, unable to get anything done.
Whatever they were doing, they had to ask as a matter of routine:
“Have they raised the price?”
“No.”
“Are they going to buy?”
“They didn’t say.”
“Why haven’t they come yet?”
“How would I know?”
“Why are you snapping at me?”
“When did I snap at you?”
“...”
So what were Han Mo and Liang Zheng doing?
The two of them were stuck in a stalemate.
They had bid far too aggressively. A house worth only two million had been pushed to nearly eight million between them. It was insane.
When Gu Jingchen found out, he immediately went to talk some sense into them.
He didn’t need to say much. He only asked them one question:
“If Huanhuan and Meili find out you’re wasting money like this, have you thought about the consequences?”
...
They didn’t need to think about it. The consequences would definitely be severe.
And so, the two of them became locked in a standoff.
Neither was willing to let the other have the house, but neither was willing to pay that price either.
The only ones suffering were the homeowners. They waited and waited, and not only did no one raise the price—neither man even made another move.
Yet another sleepless night passed. Lying in bed, the homeowner’s wife said, “Honey, what do you think? Should we lower the price a little?”
Her husband’s eyes flew open. “Of course not! Are you crazy? Seven-point-eight million! With that kind of money, we wouldn’t have to work for the rest of our lives!”
Clutching his phone, he wore an extremely serious expression. “Not only can’t we lower it—we have to raise it!”
“Raise it? How?”
His eyes gleamed. “Tomorrow, tell the agent to say someone has offered 8.5 million. Let’s provoke them a little.”
All the offers had been relayed through the agent, so the homeowner had no idea that the two buyers knew each other.
Early the next morning, he called the agent and said someone had offered 8.5 million.
“Tell those two buyers that if they don’t raise their offers, I’ll sell it to the other person.”
Eight-point-five million was more money than he could earn in his entire life.
The agent immediately understood what he was trying to do and couldn’t help advising him, “Brother, don’t do this. You...”
But the homeowner had already become obsessed with the idea. He simply shouted, “Why are you talking so much? I told you to go tell them, so go tell them! You’re just some lousy agent—why do you care so much?”
If he could really sell the place for 8.5 million, would he short the agent on his commission?
What a fool. He had no sense at all!
The agent had no choice but to pass the message on to Han Mo and Liang Zheng.
Han Mo laughed as soon as he heard it. “Someone offered 8.5 million? Fine. Tell him to sell it to that person, then. I’m not interested in viewing the house anymore.”
Did the homeowner really think they were suckers?
One sentence, and he wanted to add seven hundred thousand yuan to the price!
Liang Zheng didn’t even laugh. “Eight-point-five million? He certainly has the nerve to ask for that. Let him sell it. I’d like to see who’s willing to spend that much.”
The homeowner never imagined that his greed would end up ruining everything.
When the agent called him back, he panicked. “No, no, wait... Tell those two gentlemen that 7.8 million is fine. I’ll sell it for 7.8!”
The agent scolded him irritably. “Sell what? They don’t want to buy anymore!”
The homeowner grew even more frantic. “Then I’ll lower it. Seven million—will that work?”
“Seven million won’t help either!”
The agent sighed. “Do you know why those two wanted to buy your house in the first place?”
The homeowner shook his head. “How would I know?”
His family had lived in the house for several years, and there was nothing special about it. At most, two young women had moved into the apartment across the hall a few days earlier.
“It’s because of those two young women!”
The agent rubbed his palms together and lowered his voice as he explained, “They wanted to buy your house to pursue those girls. Otherwise, who would be interested in your lousy place? But you went and got carried away when they pushed the price up a couple of times!”
“Then you tried to play mind games with them. They aren’t idiots. Did you really think they’d fall for it?”
The homeowner’s mind instantly became a complete mess. “Then what do we do? Will they still buy the house?”
If necessary, he didn’t want seven million anymore. Six million would be fine.
No—five million would be fine too!
The house was only worth two million in the first place. As long as he could make some money, what more could he ask for?
He earned four thousand yuan a month, while his wife earned three thousand.
With seven thousand yuan a month, they had to support both their elderly parents and their children. They couldn’t save any money at all.
How many times in his life would he ever come across an opportunity like this?
At the thought that he had driven the buyers away, tears nearly sprang to his eyes.
“Please, help me talk to them. Tell them I won’t raise the price anymore. I really won’t...”
The agent sighed helplessly. “What’s the point of saying that now? They don’t want to buy it anymore! What are they? Rich people! Rich people have countless ways to pursue a girl. Why would they have to buy your house?”
After hearing that, the homeowner’s tears finally fell.
The only chance in his life to become rich overnight was gone...
“Why are they like this? If they’re pursuing a girl, shouldn’t they show a little persistence? They’ll never win her over like that...”
“Honestly, you...”
The agent sighed again. “How about this? I have an overseas client who just returned to the country a couple of days ago. He wants to buy a place as a temporary residence. He doesn’t know the going rates in Jiangcheng. Would you sell the house for 2.8 million? If you’re willing, I’ll send him the listing and let him take a look...”
The homeowner’s heart ached terribly. “Only 2.8 million? They offered 7.5 million before...”
The price had dropped far too much. It felt like someone was cutting flesh from his body.
The agent was speechless. “Don’t you know what your house is actually worth? You’d still make a tidy profit selling it for 2.8 million! If you won’t sell, I’ll take my client to look at another house.”
“No, no, wait...”
The homeowner’s mind immediately descended into chaos, and he hurriedly called out, “Let me think about it. Let me think...”
After hanging up, he told his wife everything.
She was instantly furious. She pinched his chubby belly and twisted it around and around.
“I told you! It was already too much! But you wouldn’t listen! Look what happened now! We’ve lost everything!”
“Ow, ow, ow...”
The homeowner groaned in pain. “So, are we selling for 2.8 million or not?”
“Selling!”
His wife’s eyes widened. “We can use two million to buy another place, and still have eight hundred thousand left in savings. Why wouldn’t we sell?”
This time, they didn’t dare put on any airs whatsoever.
When the agent brought the buyer to see the house, they practically wanted to carry him around in their arms as he looked it over.
The overseas Chinese buyer appeared very young and had a gentle, refined air about him. After looking around, he nodded in satisfaction.
“Pretty good. It’s spacious too. I’ll take it.”
The agent smiled and nodded. “All right, Mr. Gu.”