At this moment, the Lu family mansion was on the verge of an uproar.
Someone had already informed Lu Ziqian that Lu Jinsheng had taken Shen Jianyi to the banquet.
Lu Ziqian was so furious that he almost choked. Having just been discharged from the hospital for less than a day, he was nearly rushed back in.
"Ungrateful son! This ungrateful son!"
Lu Ziqian angrily threw things around, eager to vent all his pent - up anger.
"Ziqian, Jinsheng has finally met a girl he likes so much. I think, well, maybe we should just let him be," Lu Suowei said sardonically with a half - smile.
"Let him be?" Lu Ziqian sneered. "I've said it before. As long as I don't agree, Shen Jianyi will never become a member of the Lu family! Instead of meddling in my business, big brother, you should think about your own son!"
Suddenly mentioned, Lu Ming, Lu Suowei's face stiffened, and the smile faded from his face.
"What do you mean by that?"
"Among our three brothers, now that Qiankun is dead, let's not play those empty games."
Lu Ziqian frowned. "I know you've always been dissatisfied that father handed over the Lu family to me. But you've also seen Jinsheng's capabilities. Lu Ming is a good boy, too, but he's timid. He's not half as decisive as Jinsheng. Even if you were to take the position of the head of the Lu family from me, after you die, would you really hand the Lu family over to Lu Ming?"
"Stop talking nonsense!"
Lu Suowei was getting restless.
He stood up, his face contorted with excitement.
"You know better than anyone whether I'm talking nonsense. I'm tired. Big brother, please leave," Lu Ziqian said, then closed his eyes and stopped looking at Lu Suowei.
Lu Suowei squinted his eyes, suppressing the killing intent in his eyes, and angrily left Lu Ziqian's room.
...
Back in his study, Lu Suowei just couldn't swallow his anger.
Yes, he was the one most qualified to be the head of the Lu family. But because of... he was constantly being outshone by Lu Ziqian. Even his son wasn't as outstanding as Lu Jinsheng.
But what if he could turn Lu Ziqian and Lu Jinsheng against each other?
Would Lu Jinsheng still be willing to stay in the Lu family?
After some thought, Lu Suowei took out his phone and dialed a number.
"Arrange some people for me," he said.
On the other end of the phone, a young - sounding male voice came through.
"At your command, sir."
"Kill Shen Jianyi when Lu Jinsheng is away. Make it clean. Don't leave any traces," Lu Suowei said, sitting in his chair. The sun was setting behind him, and the dim light couldn't penetrate the gloomy study.
His face looked gloomy and menacing in the darkness.
"Yes," the other person said and hung up the phone.
Lu Suowei let out a long sigh and then sneered.
If Lu Jinsheng found out that his father had sent someone to kill the woman he loved, he could only imagine the consequences. Just thinking about it made him extremely excited.
...
Meanwhile, the auction at the Azure Sea and Blue Sky officially began.
On the second floor were the private boxes.
Lu Jinsheng took Shen Jianyi into the private box directly facing the auction stage and sat down. Zhong Jin was also there.
"Made a new friend?" Lu Jinsheng poured her a glass of water and asked.
"Yeah, the daughter of the Xia family. She's quite an interesting girl," Shen Jianyi replied calmly, knowing that he must have seen her with Xia Liang.
Finally, she smiled and said, "You're quite the ladies' man."
"Hmm?"
Lu Jinsheng didn't quite understand her words, and Shen Jianyi didn't explain. She just held the glass and drank water, watching the commotion downstairs.
Zhong Jin, sitting beside them, smiled when she saw their interaction and shifted her gaze.
"Welcome everyone to this auction," the well - dressed host's voice came through the microphone.
"All the funds raised from this auction will be used to support the education of children in mountainous areas. The auction rules are as follows: the starting bid is 200,000 yuan, and each time you raise your sign, the bid will increase by 200,000 yuan."
The people attending the auction were all well - known figures in China.
200,000 yuan wasn't a high price.
Shen Jianyi wasn't very interested. She lazily leaned against the soft sofa back, resting her chin on one hand, and saw Xia Liang in the opposite private box excitedly waving at her.
Lu Jinsheng didn't notice her. He crossed his long legs elegantly and opened the brochure in his hand.
It recorded the items for auction at this event, including some jewelry and some famous calligraphy and paintings with collection value.
When he turned to the last page, his hand paused.
He looked up and asked Shen Jianyi with interest, "Didn't you like the jade bracelet I gave you last time?"
Shen Jianyi lazily lifted her eyelids. "It's not suitable."
It was too precious.
Moreover, no girl would swagger around with two bracelets on. It would also be inconvenient if she had to fight!
"Then find a suitable one?"
Lu Jinsheng became interested.
He used to dislike looking at such things, but now that she was here, he suddenly had an urge to buy back all the things that were suitable for her.
"... It's a waste," Shen Jianyi rolled her eyes, but there was a small bubble of happiness rising in her heart.
It felt really good to be spoiled.
"Can you two consider me, a poor single person?"
Zhong Jin couldn't sit still anymore. She gave her friend a rather aggrieved look and whispered her complaint.
Her peach - blossom eyes behind the gold - rimmed glasses couldn't help but glance at Shen Jianyi.
Sensing Zhong Jin's scrutiny, Shen Jianyi gave him a cold look and didn't look at him again.
"You can go back to your own private box," Lu Jinsheng retorted rudely.
Zhong Jin fell silent. He touched his nose, feeling a bit out of place.
The auction items were successively brought onto the stage.
The first ones were the cheapest.
Most of the people here today were actually just trying to do some good deeds to gain a good reputation for their companies and families. So when the less expensive items were presented, people started to bid one after another.
Most of the items were sold for between 500,000 and 1 million yuan.
As the auction went on, the prices got higher, but the number of bidders became fewer.
Until a sandalwood bracelet was brought onto the display stage.
"This item is a string of small leaf red sandalwood bracelets, a total of 108 beads. Its original owner was a favorite concubine of an ancient emperor. It is said that this string of small leaf red sandalwood was originally named 'Fan Tan'. There are also rumors that the concubine was envied by other concubines because of the emperor's favor and was framed many times. It was this string of small leaf red sandalwood that protected her life on many occasions. Later, it was accidentally collected by the current collector. The starting bid is 5 million yuan. Now, the auction begins!"
"So amazing? But 5 million yuan is not a small amount," someone whispered below.
"It's just hearsay. They probably made up some strange stories to drive up the price," another person said.
...
Shen Jianyi rolled her eyes mentally.
If it was really that magical, the concubine should have lived a long life. How could this string of small leaf red sandalwood bracelets have fallen into someone else's hands?
The auctioneer must think everyone was a fool!