The Urban Romance of Miracle Doctor

Chapter 13 The Jealous Shop Owner

　　　　Although Jacob Ye knew that this painting was authentic, he did not know how much it could really be sold for. For him, forty thousand yuan was a huge sum, and now that he only had a few dozen yuan left...

　　　　Seeing Jacob Ye's face relax, the middle-aged man added, "I'll add ten thousand yuan more."

　　　　At this time, the customers of the antique shop begun to take notice. Some people had seen the painting in Jacob Ye's hand. Some knowledgeable people immediately advised, "Young man, you can sell it. This painting is a copy, it is only worth a few thousand yuan. Fifty thousand yuan is already a good price."

　　　　"Yeah, this friend seems to like this painting very much. Just grant his wish..."

　　　　Seeing this situation, the owner of the antique shop was both hateful and angry. He couldn't help but exclaim, "This is a fake, which I had collected for just more than one hundred yuan. My brother, you are about to spend fifty thousand yuan on it. Is it worth it? I have a better copy of Ben Gu's painting in my store. Do you want to have a look?"

　　　　The owner of the antique shop was jealous, but the middle-aged man ignored him. He looked at Jacob Ye and asked, "What do you think?"

　　　　Before Jacob Ye could answer, the shop owner pushed Jacob Ye away and said, "Brother, I'm serious. There are many more of them in my shop. Don’t you want to see..."

　　　　Jacob Ye was pushed back a few steps, and he couldn't help but feel angry. The attitude of the owner of the antique shop made him extremely unhappy. A typical person who is jealous of the others’ gains.

　　　　You don't want me to make money, do you? Jacob thought to himself. Then I’ll do the exact opposite.

　　　　Jacob Ye then shook his head at the middle-aged man and said, "It's not that I don't want to sell it, but there is something else about this painting."

　　　　Hearing Jacob Ye's words, the middle-aged man nodded and became interested again. He said, "Young man, tell me, is there anything else about this painting?"

　　　　The people next to him immediately quieted down. Most of the people present were experts. One of them had sharp eyes and could tell that this painting was surely made by someone else and not Ben Gu. Jacob Ye said that there was something else about this painting, which made them curious. Could they have been mistaken?

　　　　"How is it possible?" The antique store owner was stunned and then sneered, "What a joke. I have been in the antique industry for more than 20 years. Do you think I have misjudged this?"

　　　　Jacob Ye sneered and said, "Everyone has misjudged this. Mister, don't you believe that there is another mystery in this painting?"

　　　　"Of course I don't believe it. If there is any mystery in this painting, I will change my name. Hmm, I think you must be crazy to take a useless painting as a treasure?"

　　　　Jacob Ye smiled and said, "How about making a bet? What if I find the mystery in this painting?"

　　　　Mister Tang raised his head and said firmly, "I’ll bet one hundred thousand yuan. If there is another mystery in this painting, I lose. But I have to make it clear in advance that the mystery must be more valuable than the original value. If you lose, you must give it back to me."

　　　　Jacob Ye said, "Okay, but there is no proof by just talking about our bet. Shall we write this down?"

　　　　The middle-aged man looked at Jacob Ye with interest and said, "There is no need to make a paper record. With me as the witness, no one can deny it."

　　　　"Kyle Shen, is the Kyle Shen?"

　　　　"Oh my gosh, the famous great man in the antique industry is here."

　　　　Jacob Ye had also heard of Kyle Shen's name. He could be considered a celebrity in the antiques world. He had been on a television program on identifying treasures and had achieved many accomplishments regarding paintings. Jacob Ye nodded and said, "Okay..."

　　　　Jacob Ye turned to the owner and said, "Please, give me a glass of water."

　　　　The store owner turned around and ordered the staff to fetch the water. Then, Mister Tang sneered and said, "Kyle Shen is our witness. If there is something in this painting, I will spell my name upside down."

　　　　As Mister Tang spoke, a glass of water came over. Jacob Ye took it calmly and said, "See clearly..." Jacob Ye flattened the painting, then raised his head and drank a big mouthful of water, and then tried hard to spray the water on the ancient painting.

　　　　"Puff", the painting was immediately soaked. Jacob Ye took in a few more mouthfuls to make the painting wet.

　　　　The water was sprayed evenly, and the surface looked wet enough. Jacob Ye asked for a pair of tweezers, moving the edge of the corner of the painting with the tip of the tweezers. With the movement of his tweezers, the surface of the painting actually came off, and the paper was separated. Then Jacob Ye carefully lifted the top layer with the tweezers.

　　　　With the lift of the paper, another painting had appeared beneath it.

　　　　This painting was almost exactly the same as the first one, so those who did not know anything about it could hardly tell the difference.

　　　　Kyle Shen's expression changed drastically. He leaped forward and started to carefully observe the painting. He was so excited that his hands were trembling.

　　　　"This... this is Ben Gu's authentic work..." Kyle Shen's carefully touched the painting, for fear of breaking the painting.

　　　　"Really, is it really Ben Gu's authentic work?"

　　　　"Looking at Kyle Shen, this painting could be real..."

　　　　"This young man is quite discerning..."

　　　　"Looks like it's worth at least five or six hundred thousand..."

　　　　The crowd burst into a heated discussion.

　　　　The owner of the antique shop was stunned and almost fell to the ground. His heart was bleeding. He had made such a big mistake and because of it, he lost a hundred thousand yuan...

　　　　It was impossible for Mister Tang to deny the bet now. Kyle Shen was a powerful figure and had a great influence in the antiques world. If he really went against his own word, he might not be able to survive in this antique world in the future.

　　　　Kyle Shen, who was very excited, grabbed Jacob Ye's shoulder and said, "Young man, how much is it for this? Five hundred thousand yuan. What do you think?"

　　　　Jacob Ye hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Sorry, Mr. Shen, I don't want to sell this painting for the time being..."

　　　　Kyle Shen was stunned and revealed a look of disappointment. He loved calligraphy and painting all his life and was almost a maniac for them. He liked Ben Gu's paintings very much, but since Jacob Ye didn't want to sell it, he couldn't force it.

　　　　In actual fact, Jacob Ye was very tempted, but he didn't know the true value of this painting. It would be bad if he had sold it too hastily. He wanted to take this painting back and check it more thoroughly.

　　　　The owner of the antique shop wanted to cry but had no tears. Looking at the painting in Jacob Ye's hand, he almost had an impulse to grab it. Five hundred thousand yuan, this painting is worth his two-year’s income. Such a big mistake under his eyes, it made him regret and almost want to hit the wall.

　　　　Mister Tang suddenly grabbed Jacob Ye madly and said, "This painting was sold by me. I won't sell it. I will refund the money to you, and I will give you ten times..."

　　　　People around looked at the boss of the antique shop as if they were looking at a fool. His head must have been slammed by the door. If it were you, would you refund it?

　　　　Jacob Ye pushed him away coldly and said, "Mister Tang, are you okay? Will you withdraw this sale if it were you? If there's nothing else for you to say, please give me the money you now owe me."