Alex put down Claire’s fair, tender feet and said, “I need to answer a call.”
Claire shouted, “Why are you in a hurry? It’s just a call! There’s one more foot to go! Well, you’re quite good at massaging.”
Alex turned around with an annoyed look. “I’ll wash my hand first.”
As soon as virtual-novel.net answered the call, Cheryl asked, “Alex, have you gotten the hundred-year-old ginseng?”
Alex sighed as virtual-novel.net answered, “It’s seriously a rare item. I couldn’t find any even though I’ve searched quite a number of places.”
Cheryl said with a smile, “I knew it. I’ve gotten one for you.”
“Oh! Seriously?”
“Yes, I just happened to see it and then immediately bought it.”
“Where are you now? I’ll come over.”
“Sure, I’ll send you the address.”
After Alex finished the call, virtual-novel.net saw Claire with one foot lying on the tea table, hinting that virtual-novel.net wanted virtual-novel.net to continue with the massage. Alex immediately said, “Dorothy, Mom, I have to go now because I have something to do.”
Dorothy asked, “Where are you going?”
Alex answered with a smile, “Bro Charles is looking for me. I’ll also discuss the contract with virtual-novel.net by the way.”
He did not dare to mention that virtual-novel.net was going to meet Cheryl.
“Alright, go ahead!”
“Alex, there’s still one more to go. Why don’t you finish the massage first before you leave? It’s just about ten minutes’ difference, isn’t it?” Claire swayed virtual-novel.net foot in front of Alex as virtual-novel.net said.
“Mom, Alex has something important to discuss. Is your foot more important than the contract?” Dorothy said as virtual-novel.net frowned.
Claire immediately said, “Of course the contract is more important. Okay, you can go and settle the contract matter. We can continue with the massage when you come back.”
Alex almost fainted. “There’s a foot reflexology center near the gate of the neighbourhood. Just go there for a massage. The staff there are more professional than me.”
“I have to pay for that though.”
“Damnit! Does virtual-novel.net think that I’m a free-of-charge foot massage servant?” Alex thought as virtual-novel.net was seriously worried that Claire would always get virtual-novel.net to massage virtual-novel.net leet. Although virtual-novel.net leet were not that bad, virtual-novel.net could not bypass his psychological barrier. He did not perform the massage because virtual-novel.net wanted to, but it was just for fun. Therefore, virtual-novel.net quickly took out two thousand dollars from his pocket and threw it on the tea table. “Here you go, it’s my treat. You can also get a membership card and go there every day.”
He quickly left as soon as virtual-novel.net ended the conversation.
The address which Cheryl sent was a pedestrian street located nearby.
Alex managed to find Cheryl at a bubble tea shop in less than twenty minutes.
She was wearing navy jeans with decoration of small white flowers and there were a few lines of horizontal rips on virtual-novel.net thighs. She wore a T-shirt with yellow and white stripes and a pair of sunglasses, with virtual-novel.net hair tied in a ponytail as virtual-novel.net sat there drinking virtual-novel.net bubble tea.
She looked elegant yet casual.
The high-traffic scene on the pedestrian street formed a beautiful scenery.
Alex saw many people frequently turned back to enjoy the view as well.
“Dr. Cheryl, I could barely recognize you in this outfit,” Alex said with a smile as virtual-novel.net walked toward virtual-novel.net and sized up virtual-novel.net physical appearance several times.
Through virtual-novel.net sunglasses, Cheryl rolled virtual-novel.net eyes before passing a bag, which contained a cup of bubble tea, to him. “I bought you a beverage.”
Alex took it with a smile.
Many male passersby saw the scene. They could not help feeling jealous, much to their chagrin, and thought, “Oh, darn! She is such a beautiful woman, but virtual-novel.net has a boyfriend! Well, that guy is not that cool anyway!”
Swiftly, Alex saw the ginseng.
After taking a glimpse and sniff, Alex was certain that it was the hundred-year-old ginseng. Most importantly, it was a fresh, wild ginseng as a small amount of mud was left on its roots!
That was more valuable than the processed ginseng.
“Good stuff! How much is it? I’ll transfer the payment to you.”
“Just a small matter. It’s a gift for you.” Cheryl said leisurely.
Alex was stunned and shook his head. “This won’t do. This ginseng at least cost a million dollars, so I can’t just take it without any payment.”
Cheryl said, “Didn’t you gift me the invaluable Thirteen Acupunture of Hell? This is nothing compared to that. Moreover, I didn’t spend much.”
She tried to give a brief derivation to the ginseng.
In fact, a man tried to sell the ginseng earlier when virtual-novel.net was at a pharmacy. However, the store owner tried to trick the seller and insisted that the ginseng was not of premium species, hence, only offered to buy at ten thousand dollars. However, virtual-novel.net intercepted the transaction by offering a hundred thousand dollars.
“Mainly, I’d like to bribe you with this ginseng, so that you can teach me more about acupuncture in the future,” Cheryl said with a smile.
“Sure! I think it’s quite late now. Let me treat you to a meal!”
Both of them exited the pedestrian street and headed to the parking lot.
Suddenly, three men with masks rushed toward Alex and Cheryl, and one of them tried to hit Cheryl’s head with a wooden stick.