NOVPUBChapter 1086: Chapter 1086: Elder Inquires About the Younger’s Attitude_1 Chapter 1086 -1086: Elder Inquires About the Younger’s Attitude_1 “Oh?” Matthew Xenos pretended to notice Lyke Zhekova’s watch for the first time, exclaiming in surprise.
However, everyone knew well who Lyke Zhekova was.
Not to mention the many individuals within the Company, the executives were all incredibly astute.
But when faced with Lyke Zhekova, they all treaded carefully.
This was not merely because Lyke Zhekova was their superior.
If the superior is dim-witted, occurrences where employees outsmart and deceive him are numerous.
The real reason was that they couldn’t ever fool Lyke Zhekova.
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One small slip up could lead to their own downfall.
Therefore, dealing with Lyke Zhekova required honesty and careful management from all employees.
If even the old foxes knew this, then how was Matthew Xenos significant in comparison?
He wouldn’t even suffice to make a good stir-fry upon examination.
Even when they shook hands earlier and Matthew Xenos repeatedly glanced at his wrist, Lyke Zhekova was already aware.
Seeing Matthew Xenos’ expression now, Lyke Zhekova was able to guess most of what was on his mind.
“Your watch!” Matthew Xenos started to say.
“How so?” Lyke Zhekova casually inquired.
He felt like he was playing the role of Perry Gustav.
Having to play along, facilitating Matthew’s continued storytelling.
Matthew Xenos then laughed and said, “If I may speak honestly, I have quite the interest in watches.
Although I don’t own this one, it is certainly on my list of planned purchases.”
“Oh?
How coincidental.” Lyke Zhekova responded with a faint smile.
“I happen to know the price of this watch.” Matthew Xenos stated, “Not to talk about the cheaper pricing abroad by comparison, even though it is certainly less expensive than domestic pricing, it’s still quite expensive.
If I remember correctly, its domestic price should be 365,000.”
“Did you buy it domestically or abroad?” Matthew Xenos asked.
“Domestically.” Lyke Zhekova answered.
He certainly didn’t reserve so much time to specifically shop abroad.
Besides, he did not lack the small amount of money saved by purchasing overseas.
“You actually bought such an expensive watch domestically.” Matthew Xenos could no longer hold back his ridicule, “It seems Mr.
Zhekova is doing quite well in his business.”
“Not too bad,” Lyke Zhekova casually responded.
Upon hearing the price of the watch, Mr.
Lewis was filled with heart palpitations on the side.
What kind of man has Peggy brought home!
The watch was this expensive?
“May I! take a closer look?” Matthew Xenos inquired.
Even though he couldn’t afford it now and he’d never seen an original before.
All along, salespeople have been persuasive, indeed.
When he went to have a look before, though he knew he couldn’t afford it, he thought there would be no harm in just looking.
Although, it was clear that he was indeed nervous, he had never been to this kind of specialty shop before.
Both of the watches he had bought were less than 20,000, bought through a personal shopper.
With watch personal shoppers, there is a type who can directly send it to a third-party appraisal agency.
The money is temporarily frozen in the appraisal agency.
After the agency appraises it as a genuine product, the watch is then sent to the buyer, while the payment is unfrozen and sent to the seller.
The price of the watch is low, meaning the price difference is also rather small.
But that’s still a price difference of a few thousand.
Since it can be saved, why buy the expensive one?
Due to this mindset, Matthew Xenos never considered going to the specialty store.
The only time he went was when he wanted to see the watch he had always wanted to buy.
The saleswoman at the counter probably could decide that he wasn’t there to actually buy a watch, hence her cold attitude towards him.
Anyway, Matthew Xenos had always been hanging around the brand’s subreddit.
He’d become familiar with how to identify, and what to look for, in terms of authenticity.
What he wanted was to judge the authenticity of Lyke Zhekova’s watch.
Interestingly, the more expensive watches are, the easier they are to distinguish.
Even if the imitation is done extremely well, it will still fall short in terms of craftsmanship and details.
Lyke Zhekova simply said, “Of course.”
He then removed the watch and handed it over to Matthew Xenos.
Matthew Xenos dared not scrutinize it too closely at first, for fear that Lyke Zhekova would see that he was trying to authenticate it.
Matthew Xenos was just thinking, once certified as a fake, he would slap Lyke Zhekova hard in the face.
At first, he thought that, due to his extensive research, he should be able to confirm the authenticity of a fake with just a quick glance.
Unexpectedly, this watch looked real.
Matthew Xenos looked at some of the more conspicuous parts and found no issues.
This indicated that the one Lyke Zhekova bought was definitely a high-quality fake that was quite expensive.
Matthew Xenos didn’t bother concealing his actions anymore; he even had a sense of urgency as he looked the watch over and over again.
However, after examining it several times, every minor detail where the counterfeit might falter pointed to the watch being genuine.
It got to the point where Matthew Xenos wanted to ask Lyke Zhekova where he had purchased it.
If the price was reasonable, he too would like to buy one.
Seeing Matthew Xenos’ thoughts clearly, Lyke Zhekova finally lost his patience and asked, “Are you done?”
“Done, thank you.” As Matthew Xenos handed the watch over, he felt a little uneasy inside.
Could it possibly be real?
Lyke Zhekova calmly put the watch back on.
Since Matthew Xenos wanted to superficially find trouble, Lyke Zhekova wouldn’t be so polite.
“How old are you this year, Mr.
Xenos?” Lyke Zhekova asked bluntly.
There was an attitude of a senior inquiring about a junior, after all, Zhekova was Fourth Uncle.
He knew all too well how to put on the demeanor of a senior.
Ever since birth, as long as he can remember, this was how he conducted himself.
Matthew Xenos, “!”
Why does he feel something is off about Lyke Zhekova’s demeanor?
“28,” replied Matthew Xenos with a dry mouth, completely unaware why Lyke Zhekova would suddenly ask this.
“28?
Not young, why are you still single?” Lyke Zhekova asked again.
If Peggy were present, she would certainly recognize that Lyke Zhekova’s expression was a complete imitation of Old Madam’s.
When Old Madam nagged, she looked exactly like this! 𝖓𝔬𝔳𝔭𝖚𝖇.𝔠𝔬𝖒
Being her own family, they, of course, wouldn’t complain about Old Madam.
But if it was an outsider, they would feel annoyed by Old Madam’s behavior.
Matthew Xenos was displeased and said, “I was previously focused on my career and didn’t pay much attention to settling down.
Before I realized, I was already 28.
However, isn’t 28 still an okay age?”
At 28, his career was already on a great trajectory.
He was in the foreign trade business, so his income wasn’t fixed.
Beyond his basic monthly salary, everything else was commission-based.
But his commissions were based on contracts.
The contract would be signed, the client would make a payment, and then he would receive his commission based on that, not on a monthly basis.
However, when there was a payment, it usually amounted to a large sum.
Averaged out over a year, he could expect around 40,000 per month.
Even in Belford, this was considered to be a good income.
So, Matthew Xenos always held a lot of confidence.
“Have you been focusing on your career all along?” Lyke Zhekova gave Matthew Xenos a thumbs up, “Then how is your income now?”
Mr.
Lewis immediately pricked up his ears and concentrated on every word.
He was still uncertain about the relationship between Lyke Zhekova and Peggy.
However, Matthew Xenos was still Peggy’s date, and Mr.
Lewis was very interested in this.
If it works out, it would affect the quality of life for the potential couple down the line.
