Chapter 48 You look really handsome tonight

Gu Suixing walked to the empty seat next to Lu Fengqing and sat down. "What are you looking at?"

Lu Fengqing immediately complimented, "You look really handsome tonight."

Gu Suixing raised an eyebrow. "Anything else?"

Lu Fengqing: "Handsome, dashing, debonair, exceptionally talented, dignified, and unparalleled in his charm, both cool and sassy..."

Gu Suixing sneered, "The A in ATM?"

"..." Lu Fengqing scolded him, "Hey, why are you saying such obvious truths?"

Huo Huai'an has a low threshold for laughter; he laughed so hard that tears almost came out.

Gu Suixing glanced at him and said, "Go away and stop laughing."

Huo Huai'an pretended not to hear.

"What's so funny?" Xie Qingtang walked over and sat down next to Huo Huai'an.

Huo Huai'an stopped smiling and shook his head. "It's nothing."

Xie Qingtang didn't press for details, and the two chatted quietly about the items to be auctioned that night.

Large auction houses all have their own fixed auction houses, and Xie Chaoyin put in a lot of effort to get them to open auction houses at the manor.

At 7 o'clock sharp, the auction officially began.

After the auctioneer went on stage and completed the usual procedures, he had the first item to be auctioned that night brought to the stage.

The first item auctioned was a piece of porcelain.

The auctioneer went on and on about the origin and craftsmanship of the porcelain, but Lu Fengqing wasn't very interested in any of it and didn't listen very attentively.

It wasn't until the emerald jewelry set was placed on the display stand that Lu Fengqing perked up a little.

The jewelry set, including earrings, a necklace, a bracelet, and a ring, is not in particularly good condition and started at a bid of $480,000.

"49 once—"

"55 each time—"

Lu Fengqing held up a sign: 55

"55 once, 55 twice—"

"56 once, 56 twice—"

When Lu Fengqing increased her level to 65, the other person increased it directly to 70.

Qin Xuan lowered her voice and said, "It's Miss Lin."

Lu Fengqing nodded and did not place another bid.

It wasn't because of Lin Yiyi, but because the price had exceeded the value of the jewelry set.

She does like jewelry, that's true, but she's not a sucker.

Gu Suixing glanced at her, "You don't want it anymore?"

Lu Fengqing shook her head, "No, thank you."

On the other side, Lin Yicheng looked at Lin Yiyi with the eyes of someone looking at a madwoman, "Are you crazy?"

$700,000, which is nearly five million RMB.

It's not that the Lin family can't afford it, but the problem is that his uncle and aunt would never agree to Lin Yiyi spending so much money on this.

Lin Yiyi stared intently at Lu Fengqing's position, her face slightly pale, and her hand holding the sign trembled a little.

She pursed her lips and remained silent.

...

Among the items that were subsequently brought up for auction, Huo Huai'an bid on two pieces of calligraphy and painting, and Xie Qingtang also bid on a bronze artifact.

Lu Fengqing acted as if she were meeting Huo Huai'an for the first time, "A miserly man who plucks feathers?"

"..." Huo Huai'an defended himself, "This is called spending money on useful things."

Lu Fengqing understood, "So Sui Sui is useless to you."

Huo Huai'an: "..."

All the items presented tonight sold for good prices. The auctioneer breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at the audience, and said with a smile, "The last item for auction is a violet diamond mined in Western Australia two years ago. After cutting, it weighs 3.16 carats..."

Lu Fengqing's eyes lit up when she saw the violet diamond placed on the display stand.

This diamond is a bit small, but purple diamonds are extremely rare, with those over 1 carat being very rare, let alone over 3 carats.

The diamond started at $15 million, but in just one minute, it was auctioned off for $18 million, or over 100 million RMB.

Many wealthy ladies came tonight specifically for this purple diamond, so you can imagine how fierce the competition was.

Huo Huai'an sighed, "Women's money is so easy to earn."

Gu Suixing tapped the armrest of the chair lightly with his index finger. "Woman, name your price."

Lu Fengqing: "Wait a little longer."

After waiting for another two minutes, the last person to stand out was the wife of a boss from City C who made his fortune in coal mining. She offered 20 million, which is about 136 million RMB.

Many people present could afford to spend one or two hundred million, but whether they would be willing to use it to bid for diamonds is another matter entirely.

"2000 once—2000 twice—"

Each person present has four different colored cards in their hand. A yellow card adds 50,000, a blue card adds 100,000, a purple card adds 500,000, and a red card adds 1 million.

Lu Fengqing quickly raised the blue card.

"Once in 2010—twice in 2010—"

The wealthy woman raises the price again: 2020

Lu Fengqing: 2030

"Once in 2030—Once in 2040—"

Gu Suixing narrowed his eyes, "Are you planning to keep counting until dawn?"

Lu Fengqing carefully raised... the purple card.

"2090 once—2100 once—"

Gu Suixing scoffed, pulled out a red card, and stuffed it into her hand.

"..."

Lu Fengqing trembled as she raised the red card.

A red card carries a $1 million fine, which is nearly 7 million RMB.

"2200 once - 2200 twice - 2210 once..."

Lu Fengqing looked at Gu Suixing.

Gu Suixing: "Continue."

Okay. The ATM said to continue, so we continued.

Lu Fengqing raised the red card again.

"2310 once—2320 once—"

"2420 once—2420 twice—2420 three times—anyone else bidding?—Sold!"

The auctioneer tapped his small golden hammer.

The violet diamond ultimately sold for $24.2 million.

All the ladies present cast envious glances at Lu Fengqing.

First, I envy her for winning the purple diamond; second, naturally, I envy her for being rich.

Huo Huai'an sighed, "Women are really expensive."

Xie Qingtang also sighed, "It is indeed expensive."

A rock no bigger than a thumb was auctioned off for over 100 million.

His cousin is quite wealthy.

Compared to that, his yacht is nothing.

Thinking of the purple diamond that was about to be in her hands, Lu Fengqing looked at Gu Suixing with a beaming smile and said gently, "Xingbao~ Go and come back quickly, I'll be waiting for you to come back."

Wait until you get my purple diamond back.

Gu Suixing's expression remained indifferent.

When something happens, Xingbao is there; otherwise, he's too lazy to even call her name.

That's what women are like.

Gu Suixing got up and followed the auction house staff.

Huo Huai'an and Xie Qingtang also took pictures and had to pay, so they followed them.

The auction has come to an end. There will be an evening ball next. People in the venue left one after another and headed to the banquet hall.

Qin Xuan wasn't particularly interested in jewelry, but seeing Lu Fengqing's happiness, she asked, "What do you plan to do with this diamond?"

Lu Fengqing thought for a moment, "Let's make a necklace."

She already has too many diamond rings; she can't wear them all on all ten fingers.

Qin Xuan paused, "Miss Lu, look over there."

Lu Fengqing turned her head and saw Lin Yiyi standing in front of a pair of middle-aged women, her head bowed, as if she were crying.

With just one glance, Lu Fengqing looked away.

Lu Fengqing was stopped by Zhang Qin as soon as she reached the entrance of the banquet hall.

"You really spent over a hundred million to bid for the purple diamond?"

She only went out to answer a phone call halfway through, and when she came back, she heard that Miss Lu had won the bid for the purple diamond.

Lu Fengqing's red lips curved slightly. "What, are you envious?"

Zhang Qin's face darkened. She couldn't possibly envy anyone but herself.

Zhang Qin suddenly remembered something, narrowed her eyes, and leaned closer to Lu Fengqing, "Did you take this yourself, or did President Gu take it for you?"

Lu Fengqing blinked. "Guess."