Chapter 97: Cycling Enthusiast

Chapter 97: Chapter 97: Cycling Enthusiast

Hearing this, Xia Wanqing was taken aback for a moment before a radiant smile blossomed on her face. Her voice carried a hint of caution. "Mr. Su, are you... are you sure you want to buy it?"

"I’m absolutely certain!" Su Yunzhou replied. "Is there a problem?"

Upon receiving his confirmation, Xia Wanqing looked visibly excited. However, on second thought, she realized she hadn’t even quoted a price yet, and she suddenly hesitated. Logically speaking, since Su Yunzhou was a friend introduced by Madam Ye, she should offer a lower price. However, she was truly backed into a corner right now and desperately needed the money.

Taking a deep breath, Xia Wanqing said, "Mr. Su, since we were introduced by a mutual friend, I’ll be straightforward. The current market price for this apartment is 39,000 per square meter. With an area of 138 square meters, that comes out to..."

As she spoke, she took out her phone and opened the calculator app.

"That comes out to 5.38 million," she continued. "I’m in urgent need of money right now. If you can pay the full amount upfront... 5.3 million... no... 5.2 million will do..."

Hearing this price, Su Yunzhou inexplicably thought of the guaranteed winning lottery ticket he had drawn from the system that morning. It turned out he hadn’t drawn a prize; he had drawn a house. However, it seemed that the first prize nowadays was no longer just five million! He wondered if any honorable gentleman who had won before could share how much it actually was after taxes.

Buying this apartment for 5.2 million wasn’t considered expensive, but it wasn’t cheap either. The requirement to pay in full wasn’t a big issue. If he hadn’t taken Affinity into consideration, Su Yunzhou definitely would have haggled. However, knowing that the other party was facing difficulties, he decided to help her out indirectly.

Su Yunzhou nodded in agreement. "Alright! We have a deal at 5.2 million, just as you proposed!"

His straightforward acceptance left the anxious Xia Wanqing deeply shocked. This price actually exceeded her expectations. When she heard Madam Ye mention yesterday that a friend wanted to buy a house, she had only approached it with a try-and-see attitude. She never expected it to go so smoothly.

However, she had to avoid any risks. Although she had been a full-time housewife for a few years, from a business perspective, the other party knew she was anxious to sell and that she required full payment. Following normal logic, anyone grasping this piece of information would definitely continue to haggle down to her absolute bottom line. After all, 5.2 million was not a small sum, yet the other party agreed immediately without a second word.

She carefully recalled their interactions. Today was indeed their first time meeting. She thought it over but couldn’t figure out the reason behind his actions. Moreover, her current financial situation didn’t allow her the luxury of overthinking. In this world, there were plenty of people who would kick someone while they were down, but almost none who would offer help in their hour of need. Right now, Xia Wanqing desperately needed this help, so she couldn’t care less about what his true motives were.

"Mr. Su, thank you so, so much. If it’s convenient for you, how soon can we sign the contract?"

"I’m available anytime," Su Yunzhou said nonchalantly.

"Mr. Su, how about this?" Xia Wanqing paused for a moment before suggesting. "All the documents for my apartment are at my company, and our legal team is there as well. If you have any concerns, you can bring your own lawyer. We can draft the contract in person. Once we confirm there are no issues, the next step will be the payment and the transfer of ownership."

Su Yunzhou nodded. "That works! You guys can handle all the procedures. I don’t want to deal with the hassle."

Hearing this, Xia Wanqing revealed a grateful expression. She didn’t know what he was thinking, but as long as they went to the company with the legal team present, she wouldn’t have to worry about any issues arising during the contract drafting. If the transaction went smoothly, this 5.2 million might not solve all her problems, but it would at least resolve her most urgent crisis. That way, she would finally have some breathing room.

[Affinity +3]

Su Yunzhou looked at the Affinity, which had now reached 13 points, and asked Xia Wanqing, "Where is your company located?"

"The IFS Commercial Center." Xia Wanqing took out her phone, checked the time, and added, "If we take a taxi there now, it’ll take about half an hour, provided there’s no traffic."

Su Yunzhou walked outside. "Let’s go! I drove here. I happen to have some errands to run at IFS this afternoon, so we can take care of both things at once."

The Panamera drove smoothly toward their destination.

While in the car, Xia Wanqing notified the legal department to prepare the real estate transaction contract. Upon hearing the price of 5.2 million, the legal counsel’s excited voice could be heard clearly, even though the phone wasn’t on speaker.

Noticing Su Yunzhou’s curious expression, Xia Wanqing offered a brief explanation. "The company recently ran into some cash flow problems. This 5.2 million is just enough to solve our most pressing issues."

"Oh!" Su Yunzhou nodded. Although he didn’t know exactly what had happened, judging from the system prompts and her urgent need to sell the house, it had to be a major issue. He decided he would find an opportunity to ask around about it later.

To ensure the contract signing went smoothly, Xia Wanqing pondered for a long time before saying, "Mr. Su, you mentioned you had some errands at IFS. I’m quite familiar with that area. Is there anything I can help you with?"

Su Yunzhou stepped on the brakes and stopped at a red light. "It’s nothing major. I’m just dropping by the mall to see if the road bike I ordered has arrived yet."

"A road bike?" Xia Wanqing repeated silently, a flash of curiosity crossing her face.

She was a hardcore cycling enthusiast. When she was younger, she had narrowly missed becoming a professional athlete. Out of pure passion, she still maintained the habit of cycling every week...

Wait a minute!

There seemed to be only one bicycle shop in IFS. She had shopped there herself in the past. Without a doubt, he must have ordered a Trek road bike. This also indirectly proved that his cycling skills were not low. People who loved cycling were all brave and kind Knights.

[Affinity +1]

Su Yunzhou looked at the inexplicably increased point of Affinity and inwardly sighed, thinking that he really needed to follow the system’s prompts. Just mentioning "ordering a bike" had actually increased her Affinity.

"That’s right! I ordered a road bike from Trek a while ago, and they said it should be arriving in the next couple of days."

Xia Wanqing nodded to herself. It really was Trek. Discovering that he was also an enthusiast, she became slightly more talkative. "Trek’s custom series focuses heavily on the fine details, so the wait time is indeed quite long! By the way, Mr. Su, which model did you order?"

"The Trick Road Rock Dragon Country Special Edition," Su Yunzhou said calmly.

"Huh?!" Xia Wanqing looked up in astonishment, her bright eyes filled with disbelief. "The Trick Road Rock Dragon Country Special Edition?"

If he hadn’t misspoken and her memory served her right, that road bike cost a whopping 880,000 RMB.

The reason she remembered it so clearly was that she watched every single one of Trek’s seasonal launch events from start to finish. At the time, she had even complained to her friends in the cycling circle, "This ’Dragon Country Special Edition’ is obviously just a cash grab aimed at rich people with more money than sense."

Although the bike was truly exceptional, it was completely unnecessary at that price point. She never expected to actually meet one of these "more money than sense" hardcore cycling enthusiasts in person.

At this thought, she suddenly realized that his decision to buy the apartment might have also just been a spur-of-the-moment whim. Perhaps she had just been overly sensitive because of everything that had happened recently, causing her to overthink the situation...

Ugh, whatever!

As long as the contract was signed in a bit, that was all that mattered.

However, Xia Wanqing was still a bit curious. Just how much did he love cycling to be willing to spend 880,000 RMB on a road bike?

"Mr. Su, to be honest with you, I’m also a cycling enthusiast," she said. "I’ve heard many friends in the circle talk about the road bike you ordered. It’s an unreachable ’dream’ for them."

Noticing his slightly odd gaze, Xia Wanqing quickly explained, "I’m just curious, what bike did you ride before this? How did you jump straight to the Trick Road Rock Dragon Country Special Edition in one step?"

Looking at Xia Wanqing, who was firing off questions, Su Yunzhou really wanted to say that it was drawn from a system lottery, but he still gave a very honest answer.

"Hm? If I had to say, my last bike was probably a Little Yellow Bike!"

"A Little Yellow Bike?" Which brand’s model was that? She considered herself to have dabbled in all brands, so she should recognize it. Why didn’t she have any impression of it?

Xia Wanqing’s mind raced. Suddenly, her eyes widened, and she clapped her hands together.

"Oh, I remember now! Are you talking about the Pardus ROBIN EVO x SHIMANO UT8170 12s road bike...?"