Chapter 64 - 64 Auction Begins_1

Chapter 64 Auction Begins_1

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“Dammit, can’t you take a hint!” Qin Haowen’s facial muscles twitched as he roared internally.

“Bitch, showing me no respect like that, wait until you’re writhing under me, then watch how I teach you a lesson.” Qin Haowen thought savagely, then wrapped his arm around Luo Yongtai’s shoulders and said, “Then, Chairman Luo, let’s sit in the front row together, and get ready for the auction.”

“Alright,” Luo Yongtai nodded and sat down with Qin Haowen on the most luxurious sofa in the front row.

On the stage at the front of the hall, the lights changed slightly, and a host in a suit walked up to the stage gracefully.

There was a table on the stage with information about the items being auctioned that day and a small wooden hammer for finalizing the auction prices.

The host cleared his throat and explained the auction rules to everyone below before the auction officially began.

A group of staff members handed out numbered bidding signs to everyone in the audience, which they could raise to make a bid.

The first item up for auction was a Tang Sancai from the Tang Dynasty donated by Qin Corporation. Although this antique wasn’t extremely famous, it was genuinely a thousand-year-old artifact, worth at least 200,000.

Many people in the audience didn’t know much about antiques, but at this level, many liked to use them to decorate their presence. Thus, this Tang Sancai, with a market price of about 200,000, reached a bid of 320,000 at the auction, more than double the market price.

The bidder was a real estate tycoon who had business dealings with Qin’s enterprises. By bidding on this, he was not only giving face to Qin Corporation but also hoping to meet Qin Haowen, the young master of Qin Corporation, at the auction.

After the host delivered the congratulatory speech, the slightly chubby businessman went onstage to sign his name on the auction certificate. As he stepped down, he humbly greeted Qin Haowen.

Qin Haowen lazily shook hands with him, encouraged him a couple of sentences, then dismissed him back to his seat.

The previous items were just embellishments. Qin Haowen was waiting for the next few items to be auctioned off so he could move on to his Heart of the Ocean. He had a surprise prepared for Xu Yixue, so he was a bit impatient inside and didn’t pay much attention to the real estate boss trying to curry favor with him.

The auction continued with the second item, a painting called “Drunken Shrimp in Spring” by the master of traditional Chinese painting, Zhang Daqian. This painting was more valuable than the Tang Sancai; after all, in recent years, Zhang Daqian’s calligraphy and paintings repeatedly set new auction price records and were highly sought after in the collecting world.

“Now, let me unveil the final piece for everyone...” The host paused, heightening the audience’s anticipation, then continued, “The Heart of the Ocean sapphire necklace.”

The host pulled off the silk cloth from the glass box, revealing a flawless sapphire necklace.

This necklace, crafted entirely of 999K platinum, was capped by a pigeon egg-sized sapphire of such a pure, flawless blue, it resembled the tranquil expanse of the ocean, filled with a mysterious allure that captured your gaze at first glance.

“Wow...”

All the women in the audience let out a gasp of admiration.

“The legendary Heart of the Ocean worn by the queen? How did it end up here?”

“Isn’t the Heart of the Ocean priced at 800,000 Euros? That’s 8 million in Yan Country Currency. At this auction, the price could double.”

“Yang Mi, that flaunting Jezebel, has been showing off ever since she bought the Heart of the Ocean, strutting around in the entertainment circle—I’ve been sick of her for so long. Today, I must win this necklace and deflate her arrogance.”

“Honey, I want that necklace. If you can win it for me, I’ll meet any request of yours for this entire week—anything at all.”

The women below fixated intently on the Heart of the Ocean on stage, barely blinking. If not for the security guards, they might have jumped up and grabbed it.

Only Xu Yixue and Ye Xiaoning pursed their lips slightly, showing a hint of disdain.

It wasn’t that she disliked the gorgeous necklace; she was well aware that this was bait from Qin Haowen. If she took the bait, she would eventually be led by him.

Therefore, from the start, Xu Yixue sternly reminded herself never to entertain the thought of owning it.

Yet, as she looked at the Heart of the Ocean projected on the large screen, Xu Yixue still felt a tinge of affection for it.

After all, she was a woman, and it was hard to resist such a beautiful ornament.

If this gift hadn’t come from Qin Haowen, she would definitely wish to wear that necklace around her swan-like graceful neck.