C9 Sorry, Someone Offered a Higher Price!!

Chapter Nine: Sorry, There's a Higher Bid!

"I'll offer 100,000. Please, help me out here!"

Yang Chen was on his way out when a woman's piercing scream stopped him in his tracks. His foot, mid-step, paused as he turned to face her, his eyes lighting up with a keen brightness.

"Is that so?" the leader said, his brow furrowing deeply.

"Kid, remember I already gave you 10,000!"

Yang Chen dismissed it with a wave of his hand, replying with a nonchalance.

"That was compensation you owed me; this is a different matter altogether. And you, ma'am—if you're serious about the 100,000, consider your problem handled."

The gleam in Yang Chen's eyes betrayed his fascination with money. Desperate for cash, even a few bucks could haunt him for days. But this woman's offer of 100,000 yuan was a temptation hard to resist.

The money from those other guys?

That was just compensation, not a bribe for services rendered!

The leader's face darkened, but he held back from any rash actions. He knew better than to mess with an Ability User; even the weakest among them could take on several men like him.

And Yang Chen didn't look like any pushover. If they started a fight, they might not walk out alive, and Yang Chen wouldn't face much trouble for it.

After all, they were just ordinary guys with a bit more brawn, while Ability Users held a much higher status in this world.

So, they could only hope the woman couldn't cough up the cash, or that Yang Chen would turn down the job.

A frail-looking woman emerged from the group of burly men. Her red lips quivered with a touch of sorrow, her eyes swirling with emotion. She seemed delicate, yet a certain resolve shone through her vulnerability. Clearly, she was a woman who stood on her own two feet.

With difficulty, she spoke, her lips trembling.

"My shop is worth several hundred thousand. If you can take care of my problem, I'll give you half the shares."

Yang Chen's interest waned instantly. He waved his hand dismissively, bored.

"No thanks. If it's not cash, I'm not interested."

At his words, the leader's eyes sparkled with triumph.

Clearly, the woman's offer wasn't enough to sway the Ability User before them.

"Heh, do you think you can hire an Ability User that easily? The one behind me is a C-class Ability User, and his fee starts in the millions."

The woman's eyes dimmed, her body trembling. Yang Chen was her lifeline, but her offer fell short.

"Look, I've got tens of thousands in cash right now. I can give that to you upfront, and I'll transfer the rest to your account tomorrow, okay?"

She leaned back, exhausted, her last hope resting on Yang Chen's decision. Without his help, her shop would be lost.

As despair set in, a voice cut through her gloom.

"It's a deal!"

Yang Chen flashed a grin, all innocence and charm.

A few tens of thousands were better than nothing. His net worth was nearing 100,000 yuan. Once he gave her his account number, he'd break that threshold.

Such a fortune was once unthinkable, a mere dream.

"Think it over, kid. Our Young Master Wang is a C-class Ability User, No.98!"

The leader's voice was tinged with menace.

He couldn't fathom how a mere few thousand yuan had swayed Yang Chen. Was his price really so low?

But he didn't know Yang Chen's struggles, his fierce grip on every yuan.

"Sorry, but I've received a higher offer," Yang Chen said coolly.

"Will you leave on your own, or shall I escort you out?"

He had taken the money; now he had to play his part to avoid a bad review.

The leader's eyes flashed with anger, quickly suppressed. He knew better than to lash out.

A direct confrontation would end with him ground into the dirt by Yang Chen.

"We'll see if you can handle Young Master Wang's wrath. We're leaving!"

With a final, lingering look, the leader herded his men out of the shop.

The female boss slumped in relief, tears streaming down her face.

Yang Chen watched, unsure of what to do next, then awkwardly approached her, scratching his head.

"So, about the payment..."

The woman looked up, her tears giving way to a puzzled gaze as she met Yang Chen's eyes.

Is this guy even human? He's crying and still has the nerve to ask me for money? Can you even call that human behavior?

Yang Chen started to feel embarrassed under the female boss's gaze. He scratched his head, at a loss for words.

After a moment, the female boss spoke up in a hushed tone.

"They're not going to just walk away from this. We'll probably have Ability Users showing up soon."

Yang Chen got it. So, she was worried about more trouble brewing. And crying over it? Seriously? What a piece of work!

With a confident slap to his chest, Yang Chen declared,

"Let them come. I'm curious to see who from No.98 has the guts to take a swing at me now!"

Yang Chen was itching to find out. He had just taken down Wild Wolf in front of a crowd of Ability Users at No.98, and now some fool wanted to challenge him?

The female boss gave Yang Chen a long look before finally speaking.

"If you can truly handle this, the cash is yours."

"It's a deal!"