Richest Rag-picker

Chapter 300: Chapter 299: The 500 Million Watch

"Heheh, Boss, your new panda look is really something else."

Seeing the dark circles under Fang Chenyi’s eyes, Wei Yilong couldn’t resist teasing him.

With a look of annoyance, Fang Chenyi tossed a folder to Wei Yilong and snapped,

"Get the hell outta here! Dammit, don’t you remember me calling you at three-thirty in the morning? It’s just past five now. I’ve had less than two hours of sleep! Can’t you act like a decent human being for once?"

Wei Yilong ignored Fang Chenyi’s complaints and simply took the file. He opened it and glanced inside. Seeing it was a set of master plans, he didn’t examine them in detail. ’I’ll have to take this back and study it properly.’

He closed the folder with a smile, but then his eyes happened to drift to Fang Chenyi’s wrist. Wei Yilong’s eyes immediately lit up.

"Holy crap! Boss, that watch!!"

As he spoke, he ran up to Fang Chenyi with a shocked look on his face, reaching for the watch.

Fang Chenyi quickly pulled his hand away and said with an exasperated look,

"Piss off. It’s part of a matching set. If you like it so much, go buy one yourself."

Wei Yilong pouted, but then his expression shifted to a cheeky grin.

"Tch, so stingy. I never said I wanted it, I just want a look. Come on, Boss, just let me get a closer look. Just a peek."

Fang Chenyi eyed Wei Yilong doubtfully before lowering his wrist in front of him.

"So? Do you even know what brand this is?"

’To be honest, while he knew the watch had to be expensive, Fang Chenyi had no idea what brand it was. He liked watches, sure, but he’d never paid that much attention to them. His old self could never have afforded such a high-end, luxury brand anyway.’

’In fact, the most expensive watch he’d ever bought was a Casio that cost him a little over two hundred yuan on Taobao.’

As Fang Chenyi spoke, Wei Yilong’s gaze had already returned to the watch on his wrist.

From a distance, it had looked like the legendary Patek Philippe. Now, upon closer inspection, he saw that it really was.

But while he recognized it as a Patek Philippe, Wei Yilong didn’t know its specific model or value.

He had been shocked simply because the name "Patek Philippe" was so legendary. Now, hearing Fang Chenyi’s question, he couldn’t help but speak.

"Boss, you don’t know the brand of your own watch? Ah, well, for a guy as rich as you, wearing a Patek Philippe is nothing strange, I guess. So, how much did you pay for it? It’s a really nice-looking piece. When I get rich, I’m going to get one too."

’So after all that, this guy doesn’t know what it’s worth either.’

He rolled his eyes in resignation and said irritably, "So you don’t know either? And here I was hoping you could tell me how much it costs."

At first, Wei Yilong was skeptical. But seeing Fang Chenyi’s earnest expression, he had to believe him. He couldn’t understand why his boss wouldn’t recognize his own watch, but he took out his phone anyway. "Heheh, I might not know, but we can look it up!" he said with a grin. "Come on, Boss, let me take a picture!"

He opened the Baidu app, selected the image search, and snapped a photo of Fang Chenyi’s wrist.

CLICK! Wei Yilong’s phone started searching automatically.

A moment later, Wei Yilong stared at his screen and let out a strangled cry.

"HOLY SHIT! This is ’Eternal Love’—the masterpiece Patek Philippe released before the new year! It’s a global limited edition, only one pair in existence!!"

The two were walking toward the sofa, but Wei Yilong’s sudden cry made Fang Chenyi jump. He irritably rapped him on the head.

"Shit, what the hell is wrong with you? Why are you screaming your head off for no reason? You scared me."

Wei Yilong completely ignored the rap on his head. Instead, he stared at the watch on Fang Chenyi’s wrist, looking like he was about to drool.

Seeing his expression, Fang Chenyi instinctively hid his watch-wearing hand behind his back. He couldn’t be blamed; the guy was staring at it like he wanted to devour it.

When Fang Chenyi moved his hand behind his back, Wei Yilong finally spoke, looking exasperated.

"So stingy. I was just looking, Boss. It’s not like I’m going to break it just by looking. But man, you really went all out, spending five hundred million on two watches. You’re loaded!"

Fang Chenyi, who had just smilingly picked up an apple from the coffee table and was about to take a bite, froze when he heard Wei Yilong’s words. The apple stopped halfway to his mouth. He turned to Wei Yilong and asked uncertainly,

"Wait, five hundred million? Are you sure?"

Wei Yilong, who had grabbed an apple for himself and taken a large bite, gave Fang Chenyi a strange look.

"What’s with that look, Boss? Don’t tell me you didn’t spend five hundred million on them? It says it right here, clear as day. The pair of watches was auctioned off the day before yesterday to a mysterious tycoon from Huaxia for five hundred million."

Fang Chenyi said nothing, simply holding out his hand for Wei Yilong’s phone. He took one look and saw that it was indeed an article about his watch. And, just as Wei Yilong had said, the text at the bottom stated it had been purchased at auction by a mysterious tycoon from Huaxia for five hundred million.

’Needless to say, this "mysterious tycoon" was the system’s handiwork.’

After reading the article, he handed the phone back to Wei Yilong. ’This system really goes all out,’ he thought.

A wave of happiness washed over Fang Chenyi. He saw Wei Yilong still drooling over the watch and thought about how helpful his friend had been. A smile formed on his lips. He unzipped his bag, made a show of rummaging around inside, and then pulled something out, tossing it to Wei Yilong.

Wei Yilong, still munching on his apple, fumbled to catch the object. He then looked down in confusion at the heavy item now in his hands.

He looked down and saw a glittering watch.

At this moment, Fang Chenyi’s voice rang out:

"Heheh, don’t say I never think about you. Here, I got one for you, too. It’s not a Patek Philippe, but it’s not half-bad. Most importantly, it suits you. It’s flashy enough."

Just as Fang Chenyi had said, the watch was covered top to bottom in glittering diamonds, the very definition of flashy.

’Mainly, Fang Chenyi would never wear such a blinged-out watch himself, so giving it to Wei Yilong was the perfect solution.’

’Besides, it was from the Catalog of World-Famous Watches, so it couldn’t be anything shabby.’

[To be continued...]