Young Master Manoban Are You Done Kissing?〖2〗

Chapter 393: This Diamond Was Worth Hundreds of Millions at Least

Grandfather Manoban snorted. "During the Spring Festival, these people did come, but I drove them away."

"Why did you drive them away? It would be livelier to have these people in the house."

"No! These people are all glib-tongued liars and scramble for petty profits with each other as soon as they meet. I'm not their grandfather or father. They just have the same surname as me. What makes them think they can gain profits from me? Instead of coming to my house all day to suck up to me, they should take care of their own affairs. They have no skill, and all they have learned since their childhood is to ride on the Manoban family's coattails. I'm tired of dealing with them."

At this time, something suddenly occurred to him. "By the way, I forgot to tell you that during the Spring Festival, an old friend of mine in South Africa, whose family is engaged in the jewelry business, had just discovered the world's largest and most complete ten-carat blue diamond, when you were in Los Angeles with Lisa. Because Lisa had told my friend to reserve a good diamond for him before, and I knew he always wanted to give you something unique, I had bought that blue diamond for him. Now it's put in your room. Wait for a while, let me get the diamond here."

Irene paused, then hurriedly got up and followed him. "Grandpa, you..."

Grandfather Manoban had left the living room and cheerfully ordered his servant to assist him upstairs to fetch it.

It was not long before he returned with a velvet box and handed it to her. "Come on, open it."

Irene looked at Grandfather Manoban with some surprise, then at the envious servants around her, thought for a while and opened the box.

The blue diamond in the box was large and improbably beautiful, shining in the light of the living room.

This was really a very complete round blue diamond, not too deliberately processed into the shape of water droplets or heart and other popular shapes. It was perfectly round, which was the rarest and precious type among blue diamonds.

Irene didn't know much about jewelry, but she knew that blue diamonds were rare and more expensive than any other diamond in the world, not to mention a perfectly round diamond of such high purity.

This diamond was worth hundreds of millions, at least.

"Grandpa, that's too precious. I..." Irene was about to quickly put the box back on the table next to Grandfather Manoban when he gave her a stare that made her draw back her hand.

"It doesn't matter. We can afford it. And this blue diamond wasn't ordered by me. Lisa had early noticed that you didn't wear the wedding ring after your wedding and guessed that maybe you didn't like that ring. He had long planned to give you a blue diamond but had been waiting for the rarest and best-shaped one. Now we've finally got this one. There's no reason not to give it to you. You were not in Hai City for the past few months. When the blue diamond was sent here, I kept it for you. You can take it as a gift from our Manoban family, from me, and from Lisa. My best granddaughter-in-law deserves the best diamond."

Irene clutched the velvet box when she heard that Lisa had ordered the diamond ring a long time ago.

"You may not like your wedding ring, but this blue diamond is ordered by Lisa for you. You can't refuse it," Grandfather Manoban said with a smile, "This is a blue diamond that has not gone through any processing. If you feel it too big and can't find a proper occasion to wear it, you can just put it away. Isn't it said that jewelry gives women a sense of security? You silly girl, how can you refuse the jewels and diamonds that others give you?"

"Grandpa, the Manoban family is the safest haven for me, so I don't need to turn to this kind of worldly possession for a sense of security. And this is really too precious." Irene opened the box again and took a look at the diamond. "Such a big diamond, with the money buying it, I can probably set up several companies in Hai City..."

Grandfather Manoban grinned, his eyes nearly closed. "You're sharp-eyed. Anyway, we can afford it. Just take it. If you really don't want it, talk to Lisa and see if he can help you turn it into money. Then you can set up some companies to play with."

Jested by him, Irene said shyly, "Grandpa, I am serious about my studio. No matter it is studio or any company I may set up, I won't take them as my toys."

"I understand, but I wonder why you have to open a studio and work with so many companies if you can just stay at home and enjoy your life? Do you think it's easy to compete in the business circle? You don't have to suffer so much hardship. I thought you were just playing, but then I found out you were serious. Why are you working so hard?"

Irene smiled without explaining.

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It was late when she left the Manoban family, and Irene drove past the Manoban Corporation. She parked in the square opposite and looked up at the floor-to-ceiling windows on the top floor of the building.

Here she could pinpoint the location of his office and see the lights on in his office.

Looking at the light, she reached for the velvet box that had been placed in the passenger seat and opened it. Inside, she saw the round blue diamond shining in the dim car.

Such a perfect circle was like a route that you could never go wrong. It was always a circle. No matter which direction you followed and which side you went to, you would eventually return to the start, not deviating from the original route.

She rubbed this perfect circle with her fingers over and over again.

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After circling around the Manoban Corporation for a long time, she finally got out of the car.

At this time, many people in Manoban Corporation's building had left work, and some were working overtime. Lights were on in several offices on each floor.

Irene went to the top floor. Shen Mu had probably got off work at such a time. The offices on the top floor were very quiet and very few people were in the secretary's office and assistant's office.

A man about thirty years old with glasses came out from the water heater room. He seemed to be surprised to see Irene but then asked her respectfully and politely, "Are you Mrs. Manoban?"

Irene gave him a strange look. "Do you know me?"

"Hello, I'm the secretary of CEO Manoban. You can call me Secretary Ke." He said to her with a smile, "When I was hired to be the secretary, Mr. Shen showed me your photo, telling me that if you come to the company, you can come in without an appointment or notice."

Irene paused for a long time and then looked at him in surprise. "A male secretary?"

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