"Thank you all for coming to this auction. I'm sure you're all here for the new and rare treasures. You all have your eyes on the same thing. Let's see if any of you have the ability to win it. And here's the moment."
As the host's voice rang out from the podium, thunderous applause erupted from the audience below. Everyone knew the rules of this auction house and spontaneously fell silent.
For these big shots from all walks of life to be so obedient, the boss behind this auction house must surely be an extraordinary person.
In Box 303, Wen Sining quietly watched as item after item was auctioned off on the stage.
Jiang Ruanqing had also casually brought a few antiques from home to be auctioned. The money in his hand was flowing out like water, but unexpectedly, he was able to pay off the 30 - million - yuan debt all at once.
He snickered to himself. It seemed that the antiques bought secretly by the boss and his wife were still quite valuable. Fortunately, they hadn't smashed them thinking they were just broken bottles back then. Otherwise, they would have really suffered a great loss.
Wen Sining couldn't recognize these items after all. She was still young back then. The people in the auction house thought Miss Wen was an amazing person because she had been so patient.
But when that green shadow appeared, Wen Sining could no longer hold back. Her voice even cracked when she shouted out her bid.
"Ten million yuan."
Somebody's jeering voice, which was amplified by the microphone, spread throughout every viewing stand.
"Humph, what an arrogant little girl. For a treasure of this level, she only bids ten million yuan. Does she underestimate us or herself?"
After saying that, this guy raised the bid to thirty million yuan.
Many people around were laughing at him. They had thought he would at least add another zero, but who would have thought he only added twenty million yuan.
This caused a burst of laughter. That guy didn't say a word anymore and just raged impotently in his box.
Lu Luochen watched as the price kept rising and felt more and more confident. Some people were deliberately driving up the price so that others could reap the benefits later.
But they were not the lambs to be slaughtered. Some of them were shills from the auction house. Although there weren't many, they had contributed to the continuous increase in the price.
"Hold on for now."
Lu Luochen gently held Wen Sining in his arms. She had been restless, pacing back and forth. Just now, she almost tripped and fell to the ground.
If this continued, Wen Sining might tear open the wound on her body. Lu Luochen had no choice but to hold her tightly to prevent her from moving around.
Tears welled up in Wen Sining's eyes. She didn't know what to say. But she just wanted that jade pendant so badly. It was the only memento left by her grandmother.
Lu Luochen gently comforted her while keeping an eye on the auction venue. From time to time, he would coax the girl in his arms not to be impatient.
His tone was as gentle as an elder brother's. Their intimate posture instantly dispelled all the whispers.
"Don't cry. Since I'm here with you, I'll find a way. Grandpa wouldn't want your grandmother's relic to end up in the hands of those people. They don't understand the value of this jade pendant at all."
However, snatching something from these people was no different from snatching meat from a pack of wolves.
"Okay, the price has doubled. It's now two digits higher than the starting price. Is there anyone who wants to bid higher to win this jade pendant?"
The host was getting more and more excited. Since he started hosting auctions, he had never seen such a sky - high price. Even if this jade pendant was of good quality, at most, it was just a precious stone with some color.
After much thought, Lu Luochen finally called out his bid. This price would be enough for an ordinary family to live on for generations.
Wen Sining held her breath. It would take her so long to save up this much money. After all the necessary expenses, even if she lived frugally, she might not be able to afford it.
"This price... No way."
If they bought it at this price, they would surely be labeled as fools for the rest of their lives.
Although Wen Sining wanted it very much, she didn't want someone to sacrifice all their hard - earned savings for her.
Lu Luochen smiled and shook his head. Wen Sining thought he was just trying to comfort her, so she tried even harder to stop him.
"I don't really intend to buy it at this price. Even if I'm willing to pay, they wouldn't dare to take it."
After the relevant policies were introduced, the auction venue had changed its form to what it was now.
If they really sold it at this price, the jade pendant would surely skyrocket in price and be hyped up to an astronomical figure. It would soon catch the attention of the relevant departments.
Presumably, the owner of this auction house didn't want their venue to end up in such a situation.
Lu Luochen was taking advantage of a loophole in the law. He just wanted to test if those people dared to take the risk.
And the people on the top floor all fell silent. Those who had been driving up the price were all gripping their remote - control bidding devices tightly. In the heat of the moment, they had forgotten about that regulation.
"Damn it!"
The host received a message in his earpiece. Although they couldn't keep driving up the price, they could only stop the loss in time.
"Congratulations to the gentleman in Box 303! You've won this precious jade pendant at this price."
The final winner of the jade pendant was still Box 303.
This piqued the curiosity of many people. Who on earth was in Box 303?
Liu Yuchen also had the same thought, but he didn't really care. What he was thinking about was that little woman he had seen before.
He had no other hobbies but to chase after beautiful women. It was precisely because of this that his family's old master had sent him to a desolate place to be tempered for more than a decade.
But who would have thought that instead of getting better, his problem had become even worse.
"Master, don't you recognize that voice?"
The butler beside him couldn't help but remind him. That was Lu Luochen from the Lu family. It seemed that the rumor that he had been kicked out of the family by the old master was false.
Just as the transaction amount was scrolling on the screen, the real faces in Box 303 appeared in front of everyone. The woman was crying, with tears on her face. Sitting on the man's lap, she looked like a delicate Barbie doll.
Everyone gasped. Lu Luochen wasn't wearing a mask.
He was determined to let everyone know that it was him who had bought it.
When Jiang Ruanqing saw that face for the first time, the jade pendant in his hand fell straight down.
Everyone with sharp eyes watched as so much money seemed to go down the drain. Fortunately, there were agile security guards on the scene.
Those guards rushed onto the stage and used their bodies to stop the jade pendant from falling. It ended up in their uniforms.
In full view of everyone, the host, the security guards, and other part - time staff stripped the security guard down to his underwear.
"Everyone, take a good look."