The Secretly Rich Man

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 471
“...Actually scratch that, I guess I can accept you, even if you don’t fulfill all the standard conditions. All you need to do now is
sell the car and buy yourself a house. If you can at least do that right, you’ll get a job as a clerk in the public office. You’ll have
social insurance and housing funds then. That way, you’ll be able to have a stable life in the future!”
“You know, I used to have a subordinate who had a sister just three years older than you. She’s still unmarried. Once you’ve
settled down, I can be your matchmaker and help you get a wife as well!” said Willie.
Gerald was dumbfounded. So, as long as he was willing to donate money to him, Willie was going to give him such good
treatment?
Leila, however, was shocked. “Dad... Isn’t that secretary’s sister... You know... Intellectually slow...?”
“So what if she is? It’s not easy for anyone to get a wife these days. Look at Gerald’s qualifications! I can’t even guarantee that
the other party would be willing to marry someone like him!”
“Um... Uncle Jung, you don’t have to worry about me!”
Gerald was trying hard not to burst in anger, his face alternating between red and pale.
He could only endure it by thinking about what his father had said.
Unfortunately, Willie wasn’t done yet.
Once dinner was over, Willie immediately contacted a second-hand car dealer without even waiting for Gerald to step in. After
all, he wanted Gerald to donate part of that money to him before using the remaining money to buy a house for himself. This was
an excellent opportunity to arrange a contractual job for Gerald as well.
At the very least, he would belong partially to the organization then!
Gerald, naturally, was unwilling to do any of this.
He was very, very close to revealing his identity at that moment just so that he could slap all their faces.
However, he clenched his fist behind his back while thinking of his father’s words to keep himself calm. After all, his father had
said that he had done things with Aunt Leia to let Uncle Jung down.

Since he didn’t know what his father had done with her yet, he remained silent.
He simply wanted to put an end to this matter quickly. Once that was done, he didn’t want any part of them in his life anymore.
The car didn’t matter to him anyway, so Gerald simply agreed.
“Alright, let Douglas accompany you when you sell your car off later. At least he knows more than you do. That way, you won’t
get tricked without even realizing it!” said Willie without filtering his words in the slightest.
If Douglas hadn’t raised the idea of using Gerald to donate and raise some money for him, Willie would never have dreamed of
landing Gerald a job. He wouldn’t even have done so even if it was just a contractual job!
Thinking about it now, once he received the donation money, he could just randomly arrange for Gerald to work as a clerk in any
department. That way, Gerald would be able to earn at least two thousand dollars a month! Willie felt that he would already have
done Gerald a huge favor!
Naturally, Douglas agreed to go with Gerald.
His intentions were obvious. He wanted Willie to take all of Gerald’s money and even his car away. Let’s see Gerald try to show
off in front of him again in the future!
Unexpectedly, Gerald was rather willing to agree to all this just for the sake of getting a job! Haha!
Of course, Gerald already knew what was running through the minds of Douglas and Uncle Jung.
He was simply doing this to draw a clear distinction line between them in the future.
That way, he would have a good reason to refuse and turn down any of his father’s future requests if he ever asked him to help
this family again.
Leila and a few of her close friends followed Douglas and Gerald to the second-hand car shop.
“Boss! We’re here to sell a car!”
A young man came running out of the shop as soon as he heard people calling for him.
“Coming! Oh wow! A Mercedes Benz G500?!”

When Douglas saw the boss of the place, he quickly walked up to him. He was going to be the one to talk to him in this
transaction.
His goal was to get the boss to lower the price of the car as much as he possibly could for Gerald.
When Douglas turned to peek at Gerald’s reaction to this, he was surprised to see that Gerald was instead, smiling.
“Xeno?”
Hearing his name, the boss looked up and he was stunned when he saw Gerald.
He smiled wide and patted his thigh twice. “Well f*ck me! Gerald? Is that really you?”
Xeno walked toward Gerald with a surprised look on his face.
The boss there was actually Gerald’s childhood neighbor whom Gerald also considered to be his best friend. Xeno was only six
months older than Gerald and the two had played together a lot as children. Xeno had always been kind to him.
Back when they were younger, both of them were top of the class academically. However, due to some reasons, Xeno stopped
studying before he could finish junior high school.
From that point on, he learned how to fix and repair cars. Unexpectedly, a few years later, Xeno would be doing well. He was
even the owner of a second-hand car shop now!
Ever since Gerald had left his hometown to attend university in another city, he hadn’t come home for a long time. As a result,
both of them had rarely contacted each other in the past two years.
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Despite that, they were still close childhood friends. Even if they hadn’t met each other in a decade, the same childlike feelings of
joy that they shared would still remain.
“You f*cker! When did you come back? Why didn’t you give me a call, huh?” asked Xeno as he playfully smacked Gerald’s back
a few times.
“Ow, ow! I just came back some time ago! It’s been a long time since I’ve returned, so I’m staying in Serene County for the time
being!” replied Gerald as he smiled happily.

“Xeno, that’s a customer! Be professional!” shouted a woman as she came out of the shop.
She was dressed fashionably and she looked to be around the same age as Gerald.
Of course, Gerald knew who she was too. She was from his junior high school and back then, she was in a relationship with
Xeno.
Her family owned a supermarket in town and they were pretty well to do.
It seemed that both of them were still maintaining their relationship even after so many years!
“Heh, don’t tell me you forgot about Sienna?” said Xeno as he smiled.
“She’s my fiancée now... Both of us got engaged just three months ago!”
“Oh? Oh, it’s Gerald? And here I was wondering who it was. Hurry up and greet the customers!”
When Sienna saw Gerald, she simply looked at him coldly before turning around to leave.
She didn’t really despise or look down on him, but Gerald could still sense a slight resentment through the way she looked at
him.
Gerald simply smiled awkwardly after hearing that.
“Boss, are you done? We’ve been standing here for a while! Are both of you done chatting?” asked Douglas as he tapped his
foot.
Douglas was feeling slightly irked. To think that the owner of this second-hand car shop was actually Gerald’s close friend! There
was no way he was going to be able to make Gerald suffer a loss now!
“Oh? Who’s the seller? Are you the one?” said Xeno as he smiled while looking at Douglas.
“Oh, I’m not the one you’re looking for. I’m just helping Gerald sell his Mercedes Benz G500! He’s been driving it for a while now
so... I’d say one hundred and fifty thousand dollars should do the trick!” Douglas replied.
He then immediately looked at Gerald before saying, “Gerald, this is your buddy right? Don’t you feel bad selling your car to him
at such a high price? After all, it would already be great if you could make some profit!”

He wasn’t even going to wait for Gerald to reply.
Xeno on the other hand, was taken aback. “Gerald... this is your car?”
“I’ll explain it all to you one day. For now, just know that I’m glad that you’re the one I’m selling the car to,” replied Gerald as he
smiled.
Xeno simply nodded before slowly walking around the car as he inspected it. He then opened the hood of the car to have a look
at it from the inside. “This car costs three hundred thousand dollars. It doesn’t seem like you’ve driven it for more than a month.
Gerald, honestly, why are you even selling this car? What more, you’re planning on selling it for only a hundred and fifty
thousand dollars? And who’s this kid anyway?” asked Xeno as he looked at Douglas.
He knew Douglas was up to no good the moment he mentioned selling the car for just one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
“He’s in a hurry to sell the car because he wants to get himself a house, a wife, and also a job. With that amount, Uncle Jung and
I can make all the necessary arrangements for him! He’ll have a stable job that he’ll never lose in his lifetime! Haha!” replied
Douglas smugly.
“Oh? Is he telling the truth? This Uncle Jung guy can really secure a stable job for you as well as a wife?”
Xeno looked at Gerald with a pleased expression on his face. If Gerald could get all that just from selling the car, then this
transaction would be very much worth it.
He couldn’t help but feel happy for Gerald, his dear buddy.
Gerald could only reply with a wry smile on his face.
He couldn’t just tell him that he was just doing all this to help his father repay a favor!
“I’d love to buy it off you right now, but I don’t have that much money on hand. Also, do you smoke? I’ll have to trouble you to
take care of my brother’s affairs!” said Xeno as he took out a cigarette and passed it toward Douglas’s direction.
Douglas however, didn’t take the cigarette. He instead took out his own and lighted it.
“Oh? So you don’t have the money to buy the car from us? Why even bother opening a second-hand car shop then? Forget it
then, let’s just have a look at the second-hand car shop just opposite the street! You can see it for yourself right, Gerald? Your
buddy just doesn’t have the cash to buy this car!” said Douglas with a grimace as he looked at both Xeno and Gerald.

“You don’t need to give me a hundred and fifty thousand dollars. You know what, I’m just giving the car to you. I don’t need to
drive this car anymore anyway!” said Gerald calmly with a faint smile on his face.
“F*ck! Gerald, are you crazy?”
It was Leila, of all people, who shouted at Gerald’s proposal. She had an astonished expression on her face as she looked at
Gerald.
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The car was his greatest asset and he was just going to give it to his friend for free?
‘Gerald, this isn’t the time to be showing off!’ Leila thought in her mind, frantically.
Though Leila had recently started to change her opinion of Gerald, she couldn’t help but feel angry at his words.
Before this turn of events, Leila had even secretly considered Gerald to be her boyfriend. Now, she didn’t even want to think
about it!
From an outsider’s point of view, it was almost as though she considered the car to be hers in the first place.
“I can’t accept that! This is a relatively new car, brother! I can’t just take it off you for free! How about this, I have about a hundred
thousand dollars on hand right now. I’ll buy the car at the market rate of two hundred and seventy thousand dollars. I’ll pay you
the rest of the money once I sell this car off! Deal?”
“If that’s the case, you can just buy it from me for a hundred thousand dollars then!” replied Gerald with a wry smile on his face.
He knew that Xeno wasn’t going to accept the car for free no matter what he did.
However, how could Gerald’s Mercedes Benz G500 make up for the incident that happened back then? Gerald shook the
thought off his mind for the moment.
“Seriously, don’t worry about it, Xeno. I’ll explain it to you later. Just buy it for a hundred thousand dollars! Now bring us the
contract, buddy!” said Gerald as he patted Xeno’s shoulder.
Xeno went silent and simply complied. He had made up his mind that he would just return the money to Gerald once the car was
sold.
The contract didn’t really matter to him.

As Gerald signed the contract, Leila looked baffled while Douglas was secretly overjoyed.
The car was now officially sold and Gerald would give Willie seventy thousand dollars for his fundraiser.
After doing so, Gerald would only have thirty thousand dollars left.
“Douglas, Leila! My cousin sister sells houses! She’s just opened for business recently and she hasn’t gotten off work yet at this
hour! Since Gerald’s buying a house, why don’t I give her a call? He can buy it from her! Do know, however, that thirty thousand
dollars is barely enough for the down payment!” said one of Leila’s friends who had followed them.
“Go for it!” replied Leila as she nodded slightly.
Once the down payment was made, Gerald would officially become a pauper again. Aside from his house and the mortgage he
would have to pay, he would have nothing else.
To Leila, that was the equivalent of Gerald losing all his initial charisma. Any feelings she had for him, were now six feet under.
Moving back to Gerald, the only reason why he had promised to give his car up and donate to Willie in the first place, was simply
because he wanted to repay the debt on behalf of his father.
If it wasn’t because of his father, Gerald would be crazy to actually be bothered about someone as minuscule as Willie.
It turned out that the houses Leila’s friend’s cousin sister had to offer were in pretty good locations.
Gerald himself had been planning to buy some houses in Serene County so that he could arrange for housing and
accommodation for some of his executives.
Though his original plan was to buy an entire building so that he could use it as a staff hostel, it wouldn’t be a problem for him to
check out a house and book one of the units first.
After saying goodbye to Xeno, Gerald left with the group of people.
It was relatively easy to buy a house.
All Gerald had to do was choose from a selection of houses, pay the down payment, and sign a contract. Once that was done,
he only needed to wait for the bank to approve his loan.

“Oh, cousin and handsome Douglas! Thank you so much for your support! Since it’s already so late, please stay! I’ll treat the four
of you to supper! Your cousin sister’s treating all of you today!” said the girl’s cousin, happy to have made a sale.
As for Gerald, he simply stood at the side as he held onto the house purchase deed and contract. He was the one paying for the
house yet the salesgirl simply left him out of the count.
Of course she would.
As soon as she saw Gerald, she could immediately tell that he was just some ignorant person who hadn’t seen much of the
world yet. She didn’t even bother to flatter him at all. Once the transaction was done, she had even less reason to want to even
be near him.
“There’s no way we can do that! No matter what you say, I can’t allow you to treat us to supper tonight! Rather, since Gerald
bought a house today, he should be the one treating us!” said Douglas as he laughed happily.
“Yes! We’ve been running around with you from seven in the evening! It’s almost eleven now! What more, we helped you secure
a house for yourself. You know, if you weren’t someone familiar, you wouldn’t even be able to buy this house at this price! You
should be thankful!”
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The reply had come from one of Leila’s friends.
“Alright, alright, girls. Tell you what, I’ll pay for whatever we’re eating tonight! We can spend up to a thousand and five hundred
dollars tonight!” said Douglas with a smile.
“But Douglas, why are you the one paying? Gerald’s clearly the one who should be treating us!”
“Well, you may not know this, but I owe Gerald that exact sum of money! If I pay that amount for supper, the IOU will be fully paid
off!”
Douglas was thinking to himself then, that Gerald shouldn’t even consider reclaiming his one thousand and five hundred dollars
from him!
He would rather use the money to entertain everyone rather than return the money to him.
“Alright! Let’s go! It’s time I got off work today anyway!” said the salesgirl happily.

At that moment, Leila’s cell phone began to ring.
It was Willie.
“What’s this? Hadn’t we agreed that he would donate at least a hundred and twenty thousand dollars so that I could find him a

job? Why is there only seventy thousand dollars?”
“Dad, he sold the car for only a hundred thousand dollars since the buyer was his friend!”
“That idiot. I’ll just give him an award for the seventy thousand dollars then. As for the job opportunity, I’ll simply arrange it for him
in the future! Pfft!” replied Willie coldly before hanging up.
“Gerald, my dad said...”
Leila felt a little embarrassed as she looked at Gerald. She didn’t know how to tell him that he wouldn’t be granted a job
immediately.
Gerald simply smiled faintly. He had anticipated this to happen.
“It’s fine, you don’t need to worry about getting a job for me. As for supper, all of you go on ahead. I’m not coming along.
Goodbye!”
As he spoke, he took Douglas’s IOU out of his pocket before ripping it in half in front of them and tossing it into a trash can.
As he walked away, he didn’t feel any rage for some reason, even though they had constantly been ridiculing him.
It took him a while, but Gerald soon realized then that it was because they weren’t from the same world as he was. He didn’t
need to hold any grudges against ants like them.
As for the Jung family, he had already contributed enough funds to help them make a comeback. What more, he had even
donated to Willie to help him raise funds. Regardless of how much his father owed Uncle Jung, this amount of money would
definitely settle whatever favors Gerald’s father still owed the Jung family.
There was no longer going to be any debts on his father’s side. This was something Gerald was sure of.
Because of that, he wouldn’t need to worry or even care about them anymore. A supper with them would be meaningless.
That night, Gerald went back to the hotel to sleep.

At seven the next day, his phone started ringing.
It was Xeno.
“Good morning, Gerald! You awake? If you’re free, why not come over to my shop? I have a mighty delicious breakfast waiting
for you here! Oh, and by the way, I’ve already sold your car! Come on over and let’s celebrate that!” said Xeno over the phone.
After finding out that Gerald could be in urgent need of money, Xeno had spent most of the night contacting several of his friends
and peers to find a buyer for Gerald’s car.
Gerald himself missed Xeno too. Even if he hadn’t called Gerald, Gerald would have gone over to pay him a visit either way.
After all, he had already thought of visiting Xeno long before returning to Serene County.
Once he was done washing up and putting on a fresh set of clothes, Gerald headed straight for Xeno’s second-hand car shop.
Upon arriving at the familiar shop, Xeno immediately dragged Gerald into a room and locked the door behind him.
“Morning Gerald! You’re one lucky b*stard! A buddy of mine helped us contact a buyer last night! Haha! I managed to sell your
car for exactly two hundred and eighty thousand dollars! And before you say anything else, you’re taking a hundred and seven
thousand dollars back with you, whether you like it or not. I’ll still have made ten thousand dollars’ worth of profit, all thanks to
you!”
After finishing his sentence, he handed a cheque over to Gerald.
Naturally, Gerald was unwilling to accept it. After all, Gerald wasn’t even sure if Xeno had really earned any money from the
transaction.
As the two of them continued pushing the cheque back and forth, frantic knocks suddenly began banging against the locked
door.
“Xeno? Xeno! Open the door now! Have you seen my fifteen thousand dollar bank savings book?!”
The voice belonged to Sienna who had just run out from the kitchen.
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“What fifteen thousand dollar bank savings book?” asked Gerald, slightly taken aback.

Before Xeno could stop him, Gerald had opened the door to see a very anxious Sienna.
“Oh, don’t worry about it! I need to use the money!” said Xeno as he smiled.
“What are you using it for? And what are you holding in your hand? Oh god, what are you doing with such a big cheque?!”
The anxiety in Sienna’s voice only seemed to grow even worse.
“The money’s for Gerald! How could we possibly purchase an almost brand new car for just a hundred thousand dollars? What
more, it’s a Mercedes Benz G500!” replied Xeno.
“And why would it be impossible? What’s wrong with earning some of his money? Xeno, you can’t cheat anyone else of their
cash but you can definitely cheat him! Give me the cheque!” yelled Sienna as she snatched the cheque from his hand.
“Pfft, we’ve sold the car for a grand total of two hundred and seventy thousand dollars. We already gave Gerald one hundred
thousand dollars and we also have to give your friend fifteen thousand dollars for introducing a buyer to us!”
Hearing this, Sienna looked at the cheque and gasped in horror at the amount written on it.
“One hundred and seventy thousand dollars...? Xeno, what’s the meaning of this? Are you telling me you used our own fifteen
thousand dollars for Gerald? We would be losing fifteen thousand dollars in this huge transaction then! Have you gone mad?!”
Quivering, Sienna immediately picked up a wine bottle before tossing it toward Xeno. Though it didn’t hit anyone, it fell right in
front of Gerald.
Xeno had grown anxious himself, looking at her actions. Both of them looked like they were getting ready to fight.
The truth was, the car had not been sold for two hundred and eighty thousand dollars. Xeno had spent his own money to look for
a buyer. In the end, the transaction landed him zero profit. He did all this because he could sense that Gerald was very upset the
night before. Xeno had assumed that it was due to monetary issues.
Because of that, he wanted to help Gerald get some money as soon as possible. Xeno, for one, was more than willing to do so
for his best friend.
Unfortunately, Sienna wasn’t having any of that.
“Hand over the cheque, Sienna! I’m making sure that Gerald gets his full two hundred and seventy thousand dollars!”

“Over my dead body! Gerald owes us this much! Remember Xeno, you wouldn’t have been expelled if you hadn’t stabbed
someone because of Gerald! I wouldn’t have had to live this kind of life with you then if it wasn’t because of him! You were at the
top of your class back then!” replied Sienna as she started crying.
“What was that Sienna? What the f*ck are you talking about?” cursed Xeno as his face turned red in anger.
Gerald was caught between the fight and he could only try to de-escalate it.
To be honest, Gerald had felt a pang in his heart the moment Sienna brought back the memory of that incident.
Both Gerald and Xeno had come from poor families. They had grown with the same lifestyle and minuscule fortune, leading both
of them to become extremely close confidants.
While both of them used to study together, Xeno, unlike Gerald, not only excelled in academic performances, but he also liked to
fight.
It wasn’t uncommon for Xeno to be caught fighting others, even from a young age.
He even fought for Gerald as well. Gerald had suffered much more bullying in high school compared to his time in junior high,
since Xeno was still fighting off bullies for him then. That all changed when that incident occurred.
Back during their junior high school days, Gerald had a close female friend. They weren’t exactly in a relationship back then. The
most they did was write letters to one another.
However, another student—who was a well-known gangster—took interest in the same girl. Since he knew that Gerald shared a
close relationship with her, he brought along some of his gang members to beat up Gerald after school one day.
Xeno was with Gerald that time and when he saw his best friend about to get beaten up, he helped Gerald fight back.
In his state of panic, Xeno had stabbed the gangster kid with a knife.
While it was fortunate that no one was killed that day, Xeno had to be expelled from school because of that incident.
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After Xeno was expelled, Gerald got beaten up several times.
Even that girl that the gangster was after left Gerald, opting instead to be with the bully.

The reason why Gerald became afraid and shy of girls whenever he saw them during his high school and university years, was
directly linked to this event.
Once Xeno got expelled from school, he simply continued living his life out on the streets. He was rarely ever at home. What
more, when Gerald entered high school, Xeno kept changing his phone number. It was difficult for Gerald just to be able to get in
touch with him sometimes!
Since that day, Gerald had always kept Xeno’s sacrifice and kindness deep in his heart.
This was because Xeno’s possibly great future had been shattered by a single event, and it was directly caused by Gerald!
Sienna knew about all this and this was why she didn’t like Gerald.
Sienna was actually a very nice girl. Her family owned a big supermarket in town and they were very rich. However, she never
despised or looked down on Xeno. After all, she had been dating Xeno from the first year of junior high school up till this point.
Therefore, Gerald had always had a really good impression of Sienna.
Hence, no matter what Sienna said or how badly she treated him, Gerald just couldn’t feel angry at her at all.
After all, Xeno seemed to be doing well with her. This made Gerald feel even happier and he wasn’t about to hold anything
against his best friend’s fiancée.
It took some time and persuasion, but he finally managed to prevent the fight from getting too wild.
Once things calmed down a little, Sienna went to the kitchen to finish preparing the breakfast that had only been half completed
before she ran out.
As they ate, Xeno and Gerald chatted about various things that had happened in the past.
Gerald also took this opportunity to tell Xeno that he had actually won the Mercedes Benz G500 at an event.
Gerald was still hesitant about whether he should tell Xeno about his true identity.
This was mainly because Gerald was afraid that if he told Xeno the truth out of the blue, then the sincere brotherhood they had
shared would disappear just like that.
Naturally, since Gerald was now back in Serene County, he would definitely go all out to help Xeno as much as he could!

“Alright, what if we do this instead? I really don’t feel comfortable taking so much money from you, Gerald. I already have a
stable life and I even have a fiancée now! You, however, haven’t settled down yet. You may find a girlfriend in the city and she
may want to get married and live with you in the future. Think of this as an investment from me for your future happiness. I’ll just
take back a small amount of money, and you take the rest. How’s that?”
Xeno was still insistent on giving Gerald some money.
However, Gerald continued to refuse. He even said that he would leave immediately if Xeno kept insisting on giving him the
money.
Hearing that, Xeno scratched the back of his head before finally giving up.
“Hey Xeno, isn’t this way better? With that money, you’ll be able to expand your business! That way, Gerald can finally repay you
for everything that you’ve done for him!”
Sienna was noticeably happier the moment she saw Xeno give up.
However, she could also tell that Xeno was slightly upset.
“By the way, Xeno, an old colleague of mine called the other day. She said that one of her best friends was in a hurry to get
married and she’s around the same age as we are. She told me to introduce a good person to her friend but I didn’t have anyone
in mind that day. Why don’t we try introducing Gerald to her? They could go on a blind date and if everything goes well, Gerald
may meet his future wife, just like that! You would essentially have helped Gerald find his life partner then!”
Xeno slapped his thigh before laughing aloud. “You hear that Gerald? It’s time for a blind date, brother! Since she wants to get
married quickly, with any luck, you two can get married this year! I’m sure she won’t be like the girls you met in the city. Those
have overly high standards and their families? Probably even higher standards than the girls themselves! They’re just being too
unrealistic!” said Xeno as he shook his head.
Gerald shook his own head, signifying that there was no need for the blind date.
“Why not? There’s nothing for you to lose if it doesn’t work out anyway. Naturally, I’m not asking you to get married immediately.
If both of you get along and are suited for each other, good for you! If you’re not, nothing wrong with that! At the very least, both
of you could be regular friends then!”
Xeno was really considering everything for Gerald.

It was precisely because of that that Gerald just didn’t feel good turning down his best friend’s goodwill.
What more, Gerald couldn’t just tell Xeno that he didn’t need to worry about him just because he was actually a rich heir!
Their good relationship could fall into shambles there and then!
Seeing no other option, Gerald simply smiled in resignation as he nodded. “Alright, I’ll give it a go!”
He decided to at least meet the girl once and as Xeno had said, it wasn’t a big deal anyway. At the very least, just as Xeno had
said, both of them could just end up being regular friends.
“Hahaha! It’s settled then! I’ll start making the arrangements immediately! That girl lives in Serene County too. Let’s see if we can
get both of you ready for lunch together today!” said Sienna happily.
After finishing their breakfast, Sienna told Gerald to go back and change into something nicer first to prepare for his blind date.
Not too long after Gerald left Xeno’s shop, he received a call from Zack.
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It was about the jade pendant.
Zack had managed to contact an old, well-experienced master on a jade antique street in Serene County. He was apparently
very famous in the local area.
What more, he had also been told that the old master had inherited his craftsmanship from his ancestors.
This was perfect since Gerald needed an experienced person like this to help identify and appraise such an ancient jade.
Gerald decided that he would let the old master have a go at identifying and appraising the jade pendant first. If he couldn’t,
Gerald would simply look for other jade masters from all over the country then.
After all, if even the dean didn’t know anything about Xara Machamer’s identity, how else would Gerald be able to find out
anything about her?
His only clue was this jade pendant, and Gerald understood that.

Originally, Zack had wanted to accompany Gerald to meet the master. However, Gerald’s father had told him that the fewer
people knew about Xara Machamer, the better.
In addition, Zack was also very busy now so Gerald declined his offer. After all, Gerald just so happened to know that street well
too.
The antique street wasn’t too big and there were just a few shops selling antique porcelain there.
Zack, being the professional that he was, had arranged Gerald’s meeting with the old master. Because of that, the bespectacled
old man with a long white beard was already there waiting for Gerald by the time Gerald got to his shop.
“Mr. Crawford, I assume? My name is Matthew Xiques!” said the old man as he smiled at Gerald.
“Hello, Mr. Xiques, a pleasure to meet you. Let’s get straight to business, shall we? See, I wanted to meet you today because I
need you to help me identify and appraise a jade pendant. I’d like to know how old it really is and if possible, where it originated
from as well. Basically, the more details you can give me, the better,” said Gerald as he presented the jade pendant to the old
master carefully.
When Matthew saw the jade pendant, he was slightly surprised. Carefully picking the pendant up, he squinted his eyes as he
brought it close to his face. He looked like a seasoned expert, just as Zack had said.
“I must thank you, Mr. Crawford, for allowing me to see such a rare jade with my very own eyes. In fact, it’s one of the rarest
kinds of jade! It’s top quality! Mr. Crawford, if you don’t mind me asking, how did you get your hands on this jade?” asked
Matthew as he looked at Gerald with great interest.
Matthew couldn’t guess for the life of him why Gerald would have such an expensive piece of jade on him.
Earlier when Gerald was addressed by Matthew by name, he had assumed that Zack had arranged the entire meeting for him.
However, Zack seemed to have left out Gerald’s true identity and Gerald was thankful for that.
Gerald replied, “How I got it isn’t important, Mr. Xiques. Have you managed to identify the origins of this jade pendant...?”
“Ah, I see. Forgive me for being nosy. Also, it’s a little difficult for me to identify the origins of the jade pendant immediately.
However, I do recall reading about a jade with such fine texture in one of the notebooks left behind by my ancestors. Would it be
convenient for you to leave this jade pendant behind so that I can properly analyze it? Once I get the information you require, I’ll
let you know immediately,” said Matthew.

Hearing that, Gerald thought about it for a moment. Since Zack had arranged for Gerald to meet the master, the master should
be capable enough in Zack’s eyes.
“That’s fine, Mr. Xiques. I hope to hear from you soon!” said Gerald as he nodded.
The two of them chatted for a little while more before Gerald stepped out of the shop.
What was he going to do now? It was still a little too early for him to head out for his blind date.
After some thought, he decided to withdraw some money from the bank since the new house he had bought was also nearby.
Gerald so happened to be carrying the house purchase agreement contract in his bag so he might as well clear the payment

immediately.
After all, it wouldn’t be possible for Gerald to take up a loan!
“Gerald?”
At that moment, Gerald heard a girl’s voice calling out to him. It sounded surprised.
When Gerald turned around to look, he too was pleasantly surprised.
It was Leila’s good friend, Cindy.
She had just come out from the inner courtyard. Apparently she lived here.
When Gerald had gone to Leila’s house the first time that day, the very beautiful Cindy had left a deep impression on Gerald. He
could tell that the girl was a very kind one.
“Do you live here, Cindy?” asked Gerald with a smile.
“Yes! The one inside is my grandfather! Speaking of which, Gerald, why did you come to our shop in the first place?” asked
Cindy with a smile as she walked toward Gerald.
“Cindy! That’s no way to address him! Refer to him as Mr. Crawford!” shouted Matthew who had poked his head out from his
shop.
Matthew didn’t know much about Gerald’s background. However, he knew that the person who had arranged for Gerald and him
to meet was someone who could contact both the county magistrate as well as the chairman of the National Antiquities

Research Association. For someone with such an extraordinary status to work under Gerald, he knew that Gerald wasn’t
someone to mess with.
Why else would Matthew have acted so courteously toward Gerald earlier?
That was the reason why he was so startled at Cindy’s lack of manners just a while ago.
“Oh, grandpa! This is a new friend I met recently. His name is Gerald and he’s also Leila’s childhood friend!” replied Cindy her
smile unwavering.
“That’s quite alright, Mr. Xiques. Just focus on the job I gave you first!” said Gerald as he smiled.
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“Job...? Also, you still haven’t told me why you came to look for my grandpa today!” said Cindy, her curiosity growing.
“It’s nothing serious, I just came to ask him for a favor, no big deal,” replied Gerald.
“I see... Oh! Since you’re already here, why not come in? I’ll make some tea for you!”
“Maybe next time, I’ll be back soon anyway. I’m just going to head to the bank now to withdraw some money,” replied Gerald as
he smiled.
“What a coincidence! I’m also going to the bank to pass my mother’s cell phone over to her. Let’s go together!” said Cindy as she
walked out of the shop and stood beside Gerald.
Gerald could only nod awkwardly.
All he wanted to do was to leave quietly after leaving the pendant for Matthew to analyze and withdrawing his money. He really
hadn’t anticipated running into Cindy here today.
“So, your mother forgot to bring her cell phone out with her?” asked Gerald to break the silence as they walked to the bank.
“Well, that’s sort of correct. See, my mother has several cell phones. The bank that she works with urgently needs to attract
funds and capital. Since my mother is a deputy director and she needs to meet her targets, she requires several cell phones to
call different customers. She’s just really busy all the time!” replied Cindy.

Both of them arrived at the bank not too long later.
“Mom, I’ve brought your cell phone here for you!” called out Cindy to a middle-aged woman who seemed to be waiting for
someone.
Hearing Cindy’s voice, she turned to look at Gerald and her daughter.
“Thank you Cindy, and who might this be?” asked Cindy’s mother.
“Just a friend. His name is Gerald. I think I’ve mentioned him to you last time! He was the one who had invited me to have
French cuisine at the western restaurant. Hehe... It just so happened that we met while we were both on our way over to the
bank! He’s here to withdraw some money!” replied Cindy with a smile.
“Oh? So this is the young man. Not bad, quite good looking as well! Are both of you going out together later to play?” asked her
mother.
Gerald didn’t need to be a rocket scientist to tell that Cindy’s mother must already have considered him to be Cindy’s boyfriend at
that moment.
“Oh, not at all! Once I withdraw some money to pay for my house I’ll be on my way!”
“Oh? You’ve already bought yourself a house!” said Cindy’s mother happily.
As she said that, she recalled when her daughter had told her about everything that had happened that night. The French cuisine
was apparently very expensive and this was proof that this young man was at the very least, financially capable.
He had even bought a house for himself.
“Who’s bought a house, Deputy Director Lacy?” said a cynical voice out of the blue.
At that moment, another middle-aged woman walked up to the trio.
Gerald couldn’t help but feel surprised when he finally saw who had spoken. It was Leila’s mother, Leia.
Leia was also working at the bank, and she was a leader and deputy director as well. She and Cindy’s mother were of similar
rank.
“What are you doing here, Gerald?”

She certainly hadn’t expected to see him there.
“I came over to withdraw money!” said Gerald without even bothering to address her as ‘Aunt Leia’ anymore.
“Oh, I see how it is. Can’t even be bothered to greet me by my name now? Why even bother trying to show off if you’re penniless
now?”
“Also, you could have started working at a labor dispatch unit by this month if you had just paid according to what was agreed.
You know, there were many others who donated much more than you had. Since you only donated seventy thousand dollars to
your Uncle Jung, you’ll have to wait a little longer before you get your job!”
Leia was taking every chance she could to widen the gap between Gerald’s status and hers.
“Deputy Director Tolbert, what are you talking about? Penniless?” asked Cindy’s mother, surprised.
“Oh, you didn’t know? So that’s why you were talking to him! I guess poor Cindy doesn’t know about this either. Well, you see,
Gerald here is now...”
And with that, Leia took the opportunity to share how Gerald’s family used to be very poor. She even told them about the car he
had sold to buy his new house.
Naturally, she also kept emphasizing how much of a pauper Gerald was now.
‘F*ck! I almost pushed my own daughter into a lion’s den!’ Cindy’s mother thought to herself as she shuddered.
At that moment, the sound of tires screeching could be heard as a car stopped right outside the bank. As the four people turned
to look, they could see several men in suits running into the bank.
“Mom! Your cell phone’s here! Come get it!”
Leila, Douglas, and the two girls from the day before entered the bank, with Leila calling out. It seemed like the group was
heading out to play again.
By some wild coincidence, they were here to pass Leia’s phone to her as well.
“Gerald? What are you doing here?” asked Leila as soon as she saw him.
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“Pfft! Do you even need to ask? He’s probably here to get what little pocket money he has left in his bank account! Hahaha! All of
you probably didn’t notice, but he didn’t even have any money in his wallet yesterday!” said Douglas as he laughed.
Leila didn’t say anything else. When he was still rich, she couldn’t deny that she had some feelings for him.
Now, however, she felt nothing for him after witnessing all that he had done yesterday.
“That’s right! He’s come to withdraw money and Cindy here came together with him!” said Leia as she too, laughed.
Leila’s face scrunched slightly when she heard Cindy’s name. She immediately pulled Cindy to the side and began telling her
tales of how he was broke and that he may have pulled her along to cheat her of her money.
Once she heard all that, Cindy looked at Gerald with anxious eyes. “Why did you sell the car, Gerald? Also, why did you sell it for
such a low price?”
She was sincerely worried about Gerald.
“I’ll tell you about it if an opportunity arises in the future. For now, I’m just going to go withdraw some money. I’ve an appointment
at noon!” replied Gerald as he smiled at Cindy.
He didn’t even bother to look at anyone else as he walked to the counter.
Douglas himself brought the girls closer to the counter to observe Gerald. He wanted them to see Gerald make a fool of himself
in front of the others.
“How much money would you like to withdraw, sir?” asked the clerk.
“Ninety thousand dollars, please,” replied Gerald without batting an eyelid.
“Ninety- What?” said Douglas, startled.
Leila was taken aback as well.
The same went for Leia and Cindy’s mother who were already heading back into their office. They froze and turned around in
shock.
“Just a minute, sir!”

After Gerald entered his password and validated the transaction with his signature, the money counting machine came to life.
Douglas’s smug smile disappeared in an instant.
“You... you still have money? Didn’t you use all of it to buy that car?” asked Douglas in surprise.
“Did I say I used all of it?” replied Gerald, coldly.
“Then... How much did you actually win?” It was Leila’s turn to ask.
Cindy’s mother and Leia herself had inched closer to the group by then. All of them waited anxiously.
“I won...”
Gerald made sure to keep the suspense up for as long as he could. He deserved at least that. Once he had enough, he smiled
and said, “Actually, forget it. It’s not that much. There’s really no need to talk about it!”
“You!” Leila could only manage a single word. She was furious.
Gerald couldn’t fit all the money into his small bag so he asked one of the cleaning staff there for a black garbage bag. He stuffed
the money—all ninety thousand dollars—into it and nodded to Cindy with a smile before leaving the bank with the bag.
“...So... He actually still had money!” shouted Aunt Leia, devastated.
“That Gerald! How much did he actually win from the lottery?” asked Leila anxiously.
“D*mn it all! I think he’s just doing all this on purpose! He’s just pretending to be poor in front of us!” Douglas was beyond
annoyed at that point.
After all, he had just received a huge mental slap from Gerald. All his intentions of having fun were now down the drain.
As for Gerald, he soon arrived at the sales office and the salesgirl from before definitely felt the same mental slap that Douglas
received when Gerald fully paid for the house in cold, hard cash.
One hundred and five thousand dollars’ worth of cash in one go.
This was a big boss.
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By the time Gerald was done settling the house’s payment, it was already close to noon and Xeno made sure Gerald was aware
of this by constantly calling him.
After hurrying back to his hotel room to change into some better clothes, Gerald immediately headed for a restaurant called
Johnsbury Bistro.
While he was on his way there, Xeno and Sienna were already at the restaurant.
Three other people were in the private room with them.
One of them was Sienna’s colleague while the other two were the girl who was going to be Gerald’s blind date today as well as
her mother.
The girl had long, black hair, and her skin was very fair. She looked both delicate and beautiful. However, her looks dictated her
behavior as she seemed cold and her head was lowered most of the time as she constantly looked through her WeChat.
Her mother, on the other hand, was a plump middle-aged woman with tattooed eyebrows that looked similar to caterpillars.
Contrasting her daughter, she looked rather sturdy and even formidable.
“Gerald’s a very nice person, and we’re not praising him for the sake of it either. You’ll know what we mean when you meet later.
What more, he graduated from a prestigious university and he’s quite handsome as well! He’s started looking for a job and I
heard that he’s aiming to work for a public office. Don’t let that get your hopes down, though. He recently just bought a house in
Serene County!” explained Sienna as they waited.
Though Sienna had some resentment for Gerald in recent years, she wasn’t always like that. She used to have a good
relationship with him during junior high due to him constantly being around Xeno.
The slight hatred only began because of the incident that had caused Xeno to be expelled back then. However, the resentment
she had for him had now dissipated after the events of this morning.
She was now sincerely worried for Gerald as well, and she wanted to do all she could to help him.
“Well, how big is the house that he bought? If it has less than three rooms, can it even be considered to be a house? There must
be at least three bedrooms, two living rooms, and two bathrooms!” asked the girl as she finally raised her head.
“Well wouldn’t you know it? His new house fits your bare minimum! Haha!” replied Xeno.

“Well, what about his car? What car is he driving now?”
This time, it was her mother who asked.
“Oh, he doesn’t have a car yet. But you know, cars aren’t worth that much money in the first place!” replied Xeno.
Her mother coughed before saying, “Well, you see, having a house or a car isn’t the most important thing to us. We just hope
that he’s an honest man! I won’t accept a man who only likes to brag and talk big!”
“Oh, you can be assured that that guy’s the most honest man on the planet! We grew up together so we’re more than certain
about his personality,” replied Sienna.
While everyone was chatting, Gerald finally opened the door and entered the room.
“Gerald! There you are! Come over here quickly so that I can introduce you to them!” said Xeno with a smile as he began
introducing the two parties to one another.
The girl’s mother scanned Gerald from head to toe and she could sense that he really did look and feel like an honest person.
She could breathe a bit easier knowing that.
The dishes arrived soon after and both parties talked to each other as they ate their lunch.
“You know, they’re really taking their sweet time to serve the last dish! I’m going to go over and ask them about it!” said Sienna’s
colleague as she stood up. She secretly winked at Sienna and Xeno.
“Yeah, I think I’ll join you,” said Sienna. Xeno excused himself to go to the bathroom as well.
Before Xeno left the room with the other two, he patted Gerald on the shoulder and gave him a secret thumbs-up. He closed the
door of the private room, leaving only Gerald, the girl, and her mother inside.
Seeing that everyone else had left, the middle-aged woman wiped her mouth with a paper towel.
“So, Gerald, right? We’ve heard about all the good things about you from your good friends. I personally think that you’re quite
an honest person. Tell me, what do you think about my daughter?” asked the woman.
Of course he was honest. This was his first time partaking in a blind date event. What more, the woman looked extremely fierce!
She also hadn’t said much since Gerald arrived.

“She’s not bad!” replied Gerald.
At that moment, the girl raised her head to look at him for a moment. After a few seconds, she pouted before lowering her head
again in disdain.
‘...F*ck! What kind of expression was that?’ Gerald thought to himself. He couldn’t help but curse in his mind.
The woman cleared her throat before saying, “Let me tell you this, Gerald. My daughter is working for a company under the
Dream Investment Group. She’s working for the Dencouls Production and Trading Corporation. I believe you should know about
the Dream Investment Group, right? Being such a large group with superb financial strength, do you know how difficult it is for
someone to get into that company?”
Dencouls Production and Trading Corporation. If Gerald remembered correctly, that was just one of the companies supported by
the Dream Investment Group. After all, the Dream Investment Group was supporting several local projects and companies like
this.
Did she actually just claim that her daughter was working under the Dream Investment Group because of that?
Gerald could only smile at that before nodding slightly.
He was honestly thinking to himself at that moment. The woman looked quite normal. She looked decent and her personality
wasn’t too bad either. Why was she lowering her standards and going on blind dates then?
“My daughter’s interested in you because she can tell that you’re an honest man. She would love to marry an honest man.
However! There are three absolute rules that you have to abide by before both of you can marry. Listen closely now!”
“I beg your pardon?”
Gerald was dumbfounded. What in f*ck’s name was going on here?