novelPairMe Chapter 1322 Auction Competition
Chapter 1322 Auction Competition
The auction began soon, and today's main items were jewelry.
These are all very rare gemstones, and some exclusive designs by famous designers.
The opening piece was a pair of earrings with a starting bid of five million. The earrings were made of beautiful natural amethyst, and the designer was very famous. Moreover, this would be the last thing she designed in her career, making them extremely precious.
The bidding had barely started when the price reached tens of millions.
Today's auction has strict entry requirements, with certain net worth and asset requirements, so only wealthy people can attend. Ten million is nothing to them.
If you buy it as a gift for your wife, or for one of your pets that you keep outside, they will be overjoyed.
So ten million is a fair price.
So at the beginning, the bidding was continuous, and Wu Ailan was also bidding. Although Wu Ailan was old, she still liked these beautiful things.
Liang Chen, who was standing next to her, kept his eyes on Jiang Manman, but Jiang Manman remained unmoved.
However, her eyes were sparkling as she looked at the earrings. They were very beautiful, but unfortunately, they were too expensive. These people could casually buy a pair of earrings for ten million. They were really rich. Jiang Manman felt that although her family had some money, they definitely couldn't compare.
I've certainly broadened my horizons by coming here today.
Until the last 20 million, the bidding became very sparse.
After all, there are other options later, so it's not worth buying something expensive now. What if there are better ones later?
Besides, it's not worth spending so much money just to please your wife or mistress.
Everyone else stopped, but Huo Yanchen started raising his paddle and shouted, "Thirty million!"
His voice was flat and calm.
He sat there with his legs crossed, looking like a Buddha statue. As soon as he opened his mouth, no one competed anymore, since it was not worth spending 30 million to buy this.
Jiang Manman's mouth dropped open: "You're going to spend 30 million to buy this?"
Is this a case of having too much money to burn?
Even if it were burned, it probably wouldn't be completely burned in one night.
Of course, damaging money is illegal; she was just using it as an analogy.
"Ah."
He bought it as a gift for Jiang Manman, thinking it would look beautiful on her.
But if I were to tell Jiang Manman now, she might think it's too expensive and wouldn't want it.
But Jiang Manman isn't stupid; she can guess.
Jiang Manman said directly, "You don't need this. You didn't buy it to give to me, did you?"
"dislike?"
Jiang Manman said, "This is too expensive! I feel like I'm not good enough for it."
“You deserve everything, and have some faith in your boyfriend, okay? It’s only a few tens of millions, what’s so valuable about it? Even if it were hundreds of billions, I could afford it.”
Huo Yanchen has plenty of ability, so this is really nothing.
"Even if you have money, you can't spend it like this. This is useless junk. It looks nice, but it's not practical."
"It looks nice. I'm happy just from buying it. You know, happiness is priceless. People should please themselves and spend money. Don't you dare try to save me any money in the future. Just spend as much as you want, and I'll work as hard as I can to earn more."
"At this rate of spending, I'm afraid I'll bankrupt you."
"This little bit of money won't break you up. Even if I go bankrupt, I can still support you by begging. Then we can go to other people's houses for meals together."
Jiang Manman immediately guessed: "Could this 'other person' be Bo Qing's brother-in-law's family?"
She feared that her mortal enemy, Huo Yanchen, would be kicked out before he even entered the door.
"He better pray every day that I don't go bankrupt, or I'll take his assets to support you."
Not far away, Liang Chen stared intently at this side and saw Huo Yanchen turn to the side, lower his head slightly, as if whispering in the ear to the person next to him.
Although he was covering up and couldn't see Jiang Manman at all, Liang Chen could roughly tell how intimate they were right now, and that they were definitely pressed together.
Liang Chen felt a pang of sadness; he really wanted to snatch Jiang Manman away from him.
The happier Liang Chen saw them, the stronger her hatred became.
Seeing that Wu Ailan wasn't raising the price any further, Liang Chen asked, "Sister, why aren't you raising it any higher?"
He wanted Wu Ailan to snatch the earring.
Why should everything belong to Huo Yanchen? She wants to take everything that belongs to Huo Yanchen!
"President Huo has already offered 30 million. I don't have that much money. Besides, Huo Yanchen is determined to win when he makes a move. I'll just give President Huo face. If President Huo is willing, then let him win."
There was no grudge between Wu Ailan and Huo Yanchen, so she was willing to yield. It was just an item, and there was no need to confront Huo Yanchen head-on.
"But why should Huo Yanchen, a man, compete with you, sister? I think those earrings look better on you, sister, and you have more charm. Sister, why don't you buy them and wear them for me to see?" Liang Chen wanted to compete with Huo Yanchen.
If Wu Ailan can take it away, that would be a great relief.
Wu Ailan frowned: "But it's not like I absolutely have to have it. Liang Chen, I know what you're thinking. You have a grudge against Huo Yanchen, and you can't stand him. But you need to know that Huo Yanchen has worked his way up to where he is now, and his status and position are unshakeable. You'd better put those thoughts away. Otherwise, if he lays a finger on you, I won't be able to protect you, understand?"
Liang Chen bit her lip tightly: "I know, I just think it looks good on you, sister. I'm not trying to compete with Huo Yanchen. I know I can't compare to Huo Yanchen. Did I upset you, sister?"
After spending several days with Wu Ailan, Liang Chen had figured out what Wu Ailan liked.
Wu Ailan loved hearing him call her "sister" so often.
She said, "Really? Since you think it looks good, then I'll buy it."
Wu Ailan still held up the sign: "Thirty-one million."
She only hoped that Huo Yanchen would be kind enough to give her the earring.
Thirty million yuan is nothing to Wu Ailan; she can just consider it a small trinket.
However, Huo Yanchen didn't even blink and immediately raised his sign: "Forty million."
One adds up to one million at a time, the other adds up to ten million at a time; it goes without saying who has the greater strength.
"Forty-five million." Wu Ailan gritted her teeth and continued to add.
Wu Ailan already felt it wasn't worth spending so much money on such a small thing, and she started to feel bad about it.
But for Huo Yanchen, strength is strength. He directly bid 50 million. Even Jiang Manman thought Huo Yanchen had gone crazy. 50 million? Maybe he should just give her the 50 million. She could use it for investment or play around with it. There was no need to spend it on something like this. Jiang Manman even started to feel sorry for the money.
Jiang Manman pulled Huo Yanchen aside and told him her thoughts.
Huo Yanchen said, "It's alright. If you want to invest, I'll invest 500 million so you can take your time."