The group immediately felt a bit awkward. Fortunately, a voice rang out, rescuing them.
"Thank you all for coming to this charity dinner. Regarding this event, we will hold an auction. A portion of the proceeds from the auction will be donated to the Red Cross to contribute to the cause of charity." As the host of the dinner finished speaking.
The auction officially kicked off. The person in charge of the dinner stood on the stage, with a small table beside them. The guests had already taken their seats.
A charity dinner, as the name suggests, is just a dinner. But anyone who has attended a charity dinner knows that those who come to the event will inevitably make some donations. It could be their jewelry or bracelets, or they could directly donate money for charity, or participate in an auction. This time, it was in the form of an auction.
Yuan Meng came as Ji Bai's date, so naturally she was sitting beside him. But could someone please tell her why Ling Qianchen just had to sit on the other side of her?
Maintaining a faint smile on her face, seeing that Ling Qianchen seemed to want to chat with her, she tilted her head slightly and looked at him: "Mr. Ling, the auction is about to start."
The implication was, shut up. I don't want to talk to you.
Ling Qianchen nodded and indeed didn't say anything more.
Yuan Xingcheng in the back row had been staring at them. Noticing the way Ling Qianchen looked at his aunt, he wished he could pounce on Ling Qianchen and tear him apart.
Just now, he had approached the host and said that he wanted to sit with Yuan Meng. The host hesitated and finally said embarrassedly that the seat had already been arranged for someone else. Now that he thought about it, it must have been Ling Qianchen who deliberately asked the host to arrange it like this.
Tsk, such a scheming man.
He stared straight at Ling Qianchen, then reached into his pocket and took out his phone.
He opened the WeChat family group.
"Something bad has happened. A scumbag is pestering Mengmeng."
"What? What's going on?"
Someone immediately replied.
Yuan Xingcheng wished that everyone would condemn Ling Qianchen, so he naturally told the whole story without reservation. At the end, he added: "You should all know Ling Qianchen, right? He's already married."
This really caused an uproar in the family group.
"What does he mean? He's already married but still pestering Mengmeng? Does he want our Mengmeng to be a mistress?"
"I've met Ling Qianchen a couple of times. He seemed decent on the surface, but I didn't expect him to be such a person."
"Xingcheng, you have to keep an eye on this. Your aunt is a girl after all. We mustn't let her be deceived by a few sweet words."
The whole family was one - sided in collectively condemning Ling Qianchen. They basically said that he was shameless, a toad trying to eat swan meat, and had a dirty mind.
Looking at the messages from everyone in the group, Yuan Xingcheng finally felt a bit satisfied. He knew that not only him, but no one in the family could accept this.
Regarding Ji Bai, Yuan Xingcheng didn't hide anything either. But on the one hand, Yuan Xingcheng thought that Ji Bai was too young and it was impossible for him to be with his aunt. On the other hand, compared to Ling Qianchen, Ji Bai was far superior, especially in the aspect of being unmarried.
So when mentioning Ji Bai, Yuan Xingcheng just casually mentioned it. Moreover, everyone's attention was completely drawn to the married Ling Qianchen. The matter of how to deal with Ji Bai was simply ignored by everyone.
Yuan Xingcheng looked at the people in front again. Alright, he'd just watch Ji Bai's performance for now.
A man far away in a foreign country looked at the messages on his phone and smiled slightly. Someone wants to chase my sister? He really wanted to see who was so bold. Being married and still pestering her. It seemed that after staying abroad for so long, it was time for him to go back and have a look.
The auction continued.
"The next item up for auction is a bracelet from the 19th - century Western European royal family. This bracelet was once worn by the queen and was even her favorite. The starting bid is 300,000." As the person in charge finished speaking, a graceful woman in a cheongsam appeared in front of everyone, holding a tray in her hand.
The tray was covered with a red cloth. When the red cloth was lifted, a red velvet box appeared in front of everyone. The person in charge didn't waste any time. With a snap, the box was opened, and the woman in the cheongsam took a few steps forward so that the guests could clearly see the true appearance of the bracelet.
Yuan Meng took a fancy to this bracelet at a glance. It wasn't just because the various precious stones on it were so rare, but also because the craftsmanship of this bracelet was obviously different.
There were quite a few knowledgeable guests present. As soon as they saw it, they knew it was really worth the price, and immediately someone started to bid.
Ji Bai noticed Yuan Meng's gaze and instantly understood. Just as Yuan Meng was about to speak, Ji Bai raised the sign in his hand and said, "500,000."
Yuan Meng turned her head in surprise and saw Ji Bai showing her a toothy smile: "Sister, all the expenses tonight are on me. You're my date, so it's only right for me to spend money on you."
"600,000." A familiar voice rang out.
Looking over, they saw Qian Xu's provocative gaze. When Qian Xu saw Ji Bai looking over, he even snorted disdainfully.
Ji Bai's face darkened slightly, and he clenched his fists slightly. He knew that Qian Xu was doing it on purpose. But since his sister liked this bracelet so much, he couldn't lose.
Thinking of this, Ji Bai directly raised the bid: "650,000."
"700,000." Qian Xu closely followed.
The price kept rising bit by bit. Yuan Meng looked at the bracelet and then at the price shown on the big screen.
It was almost one million.
Although the craftsmanship and material of this bracelet were very good, it would be a bit of a waste to spend one million on a bracelet.
She could also tell that Qian Xu might not really like this bracelet. He just wanted to make Ji Bai look bad.
She tilted her head towards Ji Bai, leaned close to his ear and whispered: "Doesn't he want to drive up the price? You drive it up with him. After a few more bids, stop competing with him. If he wants it, just let him have it. Let him be the fool."
Ji Bai also thought this was a good idea. He obediently followed Yuan Meng's words and raised the price a few more times. When the price reached 1.2 million, he stopped bidding.
"Okay, the current price of this item is 1.2 million. Is there any higher bid? 1.2 million for the first time."
Ling Qianchen showed a slightly sarcastic smile, looked at Ji Bai and said, "What, can't do it anymore? Kid, if your pocket money isn't enough, don't go around making big promises!"
Well, this was a sarcastic remark about what Ji Bai had said earlier about covering all of Yuan Meng's expenses tonight.
Ji Bai was speechless and was about to say something angrily, but Ling Qianchen had already stopped paying attention to him. He raised his sign and said, "Two million."
As soon as the two - million bid came out, Qian Xu, perhaps out of cowardice, didn't continue to bid.