Chapter 64 (1/2)

Kree Minos wasn't the one that had quoted the highest price. The j.a.panese merchant Has.h.i.+moto Masata bid $7,800 per cubic meter for 8,000 cubic meters of oak with a diameter over 120 cm at breast height. With a circle on the sheet, Huang Xuan had received 62 million dollars easily.

Unlike the transaction of whale meat, as a legitimate one, the file had to be signed by the lawyer of the Huang Family Funds. By then, Huang Xuan's personal property would possibly shock the whole clan. However, Huang Xuan didn't care at all. ”My property has become twice as much as two months ago. That's it.”

Except for the dearest oak, the prices of other types of trees had been rising too. Beech was sold at a price up to $2,000 while fir $500, thrice as high as the market price, which would bring Huang Xuan 300 million dollars, 10% of which had to be paid as a tax.

Galatea couldn't believe that the teenager who could read poems in Greek was a billionaire. In her mind, billionaires were all as old as her father, arrogant, suspicious, callous, and shameless while poets were the learned spokesmen of aesthetics who were willing to give up everything for beauty, a pure man who could create and find beautiful poems.

Facing Huang Xuan, Galatea suddenly found that there was a tendency of blending between those two types of people.

Having given the last certificate of purchase to Li Qing, Huang Xuan started to shake hands with everyone present. When coming near Kree Minos, he looked behind him with a smile and asked in Greek, ”Mr. Minos, are you going to expand your business in Brazil?”

”I'm afraid not. However, you are the most amazing person I've ever met. You have so much wealth and such a wide knowledge at such an early age. I am leaving Brazil soon. I will tell my family about you,” Kree Minos said smilingly.

Huang Xuan was amused by this flatter.

”Is the lady sitting behind you your family?” he asked, looking at Galatea.

”Oh, that's my niece, the lovely Galatea. Are you attracted to her?”

”I think so. Oh, actually, we have met before, haven't we, the G.o.ddess of calm seas?” Huang Xuan was talking to Galatea when he said the last sentence.

The G.o.ddess of calm seas curled up her lip line, held out her hand and shook hands lightly with Huang Xuan.

”You are like 007 that has a lot of ident.i.ties. You already surprised me when we first met.”

”That was a good beginning. May I invite you and your uncle to dinner?”

Galatea smiled and turned her head to Kree Minos who shook his head and said, ”I am not coming. You two have a good time.”

”How about Sminster Restaurant at 7 o'clock?” It sounded that Huang Xuan was hoping for a positive answer.

Hearing the invitation, Galatea felt weird. Huang Xuan was the age of her younger brother. His Greek was more fluent than her Latin, but it wasn't a good reason for going on a date.

Huang Xuan was still in a gesture of inviting with the smile fading. Galatea didn't have the heart to let him down anymore, so she arranged her hair on the forehead and nodded.

”Don't forget.” Huang Xuan turned around reluctantly, trying to check his excitement. He was still recollecting the cold touch of their hands as he was saying goodbye to others.

Huang Xuan had earned 300 million dollars with nine million RMB, the profit from which was 23,000%, a number even envied by arms dealers, drug dealers, and real estate developers. Nevertheless, Huang Xuan was overwhelmed by a strange feeling that he couldn't explain. Was it love? He didn't know because he had never been in a relations.h.i.+p before.

”Huang Xuan, be careful!” Rolin called.

”What?” Huang Xuan was turning around when he heard the shrill sc.r.a.pe on gla.s.s. An inch-long dagger was seen moving forward slowly. It ran out of strength and fell on the ground when it was ten-odd cm away from his face. Then the shrill sc.r.a.pe rose on the entire timber mill.

Huang Xuan swallowed a mouthful of saliva and instantly rushed to Galatea, who had just come to herself from the shock and was completely covered with wood flour and dust, except for her eyes. The bodyguards had tried to take her away but eventually gave up in front of the huge moving timber. Huang Xuan grabbed Galatea's arm, dragged her away and asked loudly in Greek, ”Are you all right? Are you injured?”

”What happened?” Galatea sounded collected, but her arm had been injured by the flying wood flour. Blood was dripping down her white arm, looking creepy.

Huang Xuan shook his head.

”The time travelers who are still lingering in P112 tried to kill you, but failed,” Rolin said.

Galatea looked at the sawmill that was already in a mess. A lot of stacks had been pushed over and people injured. She got rid of Huang Xuan, started dialing on her phone with her trembling hands, and then ran toward the injured person lying nearest her.