In fact, Cao Baming had absolutely no idea that the boss would refuse so resolutely.
He had done business with this boss face-to-face before, so the boss should know what kind of person he was and how deep his pockets were. And this was a once-in-a-century business opportunity laid out before him. Could he really not see it?
Cao Baming couldn't help but feel curious, but the situation was becoming even more interesting. He knew he had to buy this house, and he was fully confident he would.
This was a gift he had promised Wu Xue. Although it was his birthday, those details didn't matter anymore.
Receiving too many gifts eventually felt meaningless; the truly interesting part was giving. This was quite novel.
"Why can't it be sold?"
Cao Baming asked out of curiosity, thinking to himself that if the other party was just using a sales tactic to get a higher price, they would expose themselves by now.
However, just listening to the boss's tone earlier, he could tell that there was truly an unspoken reason.
The boss spoke.
"It's like this, this house has been reserved. Starting next month, the other party wants to rent it for half a year. So, it can't be sold now. If you're willing to wait... I can keep it for you?"
"Half a year?? The world might not even be here in half a year, and you want me to wait?"
"I'll give you every penny they paid, and you sell me the house now. I want to move in this afternoon."
The boss fell silent again.
"It's not about the money. That's a high-ranking official from the local government. If I want to make a living here, I really don't dare to offend him."
Upon hearing this, Cao Baming finally understood the whole situation.
So, a big shot had rented it in advance, which was why the boss was so hesitant. He looked like he would rather not do this deal, appearing truly afraid.
But this was a good thing, because Cao Baming had encountered countless similar situations before, and more importantly, he had never lost.
Regardless of whether it was an official or a lord, even a god, he would try. Cao Baming would not be deterred by anything.
"If you don't sell it to me, I'll buy the entire block. Then, when I become your landlord, do you think things will be easy for you?"
After his initial surprise, the boss finally grasped the situation.
While that influential person was not to be trifled with, the person in front of him was even more so.
"Alright, no problem. My price for this house is five hundred million."
"That's a fair price. I'll transfer the money to you very soon. If there are any other procedures or processes to handle, please send someone over."
Just as Cao Baming was about to hang up the phone, the boss suddenly called him back.
"Wait..."
"Can you put in a good word for me with them? If I offend them, I'm afraid I won't be able to continue this business."
"You don't need to. Just mention my name to him and say that this house has been bought by Cao Baming, and that he's being unreasonable and insisted on buying it."
The boss fell silent. This was acceptable, but he didn't have the courage to say it for the moment.
After hanging up, Cao Baming found Wu Xue and shared the good news with her.
The next second, looking at the villa again, its architectural walls, the flower beds at the entrance, the water features, the floor-to-ceiling windows, the terrace, and the courtyard all seemed to have subtly changed from before.
The things themselves hadn't changed; it was the mindset that had. Because at this moment, everything he was looking at was already his. The feeling was naturally completely different.
Wu Xue's face once again lit up with a radiant smile. She hadn't even had a proper tour of the villa's interior yet because the house was simply too vast.
So far, she had only been in the large master bedroom on the third floor and was relatively familiar with that area and the corridor leading to it. She hadn't even visited some of the other rooms.
At this moment, she was already eager!
Before leaving, Cao Baming borrowed her phone, intending to do one last thing.
He hadn't found his phone yet. Since it was with Mike now, he should be able to receive a call.
Cao Baming directly found a contact named "mylove" in the phone book. Upon closer inspection, it was indeed his own number, so he unhesitatingly pressed the dial button.
He brought the phone to his ear, his mind replaying the events of last night.
After three rings, no one answered.
Four rings, five rings, six rings... until finally, a woman's voice came through, speaking in an announcer's tone, "The number you have dialed is not available."
Cao Baming's brow furrowed again. Not good!
The situation might be more serious than he imagined. For some reason, a strong sense of foreboding suddenly arose in his heart.
Now, he could only find a way to contact Mike to resolve everything and clear the doubts in his mind.
However, Wu Xue's phone contact list naturally did not include his agent's number, and Cao Baming didn't memorize the phone number of a forty-something-year-old man.
After thinking for a moment, he finally found a solution. Using social media, Cao Baming successfully found Mike's contact information and then dialed the number.
At this moment, Cao Baming was starting to feel a little nervous.
If his phone was really with Mike, why wasn't he answering? Or was he just very busy?
However, what was even more absurd was that if Mike had been holding his phone for so long, wouldn't he have noticed? Had he not sensed anything at all?
And he had even taken it out of town with him.
The more he thought about it, the more things didn't add up. He felt like something had indeed gone wrong.
Wu Xue saw the look in Cao Baming's eyes and quickly instructed the staff around her to start searching near the villa.
If the phone had truly been lost somewhere, all the friends who came here surely wouldn't have the ill intentions to pick it up, right!
However, after dialing, Mike didn't answer either. He had waited for a few seconds. Based on his usual experience, Mike would always answer the phone within five seconds!
Actually, Mike not answering the phone was good news, because it meant he was probably busy, which validated the second theory.
If that were the case, after taking his phone so far away, he would definitely give that guy a good scolding upon his return and deduct half of his next month's salary for satisfaction.
However, in the very next second, the call was suddenly connected!