Fu Xiuyu sighed and quietly looked at the painting.

There are two two-winged fireflies on it, representing Yin Ruohong and Yin Wenxi.

The grove of trees in the background is where they often went on dates.

Why bother if Yoon Moon-hee sees this and it brings back those painful memories?

Therefore, Fu Xiuyu did not intend to buy the painting back, but rather wanted to raise the bid and donate more money to the charity, so that the painting would be properly valued.

"Never mind, Can Can..." she forced a smile, "Actually, I did talk to your mother, but she didn't really want to come!"

"Oh." Jiang Can nodded blankly and put down the phone.

"These are all her creations from when she was young, and she doesn't like them! By the way, don't mention this to her when you get back, lest she overthink things and think about the past again..."

"Yes, I understand!" Jiang Can quickly agreed.

Although she couldn't share it with her mother, Jiang Can felt very proud to see her paintings being auctioned here today.

"Distinguished guests, the auction is about to begin!"

The emcee stood on the stage and announced in a loud voice: "The first item up for auction, Firefly Light!"

Bidding had already begun in the audience. Jiang Can glanced at Fu Xiuyu, who gave her an encouraging smile. "Raise your paddle!"

Two million.

The emcee chuckled, "Alright, this young lady bids two million! Anything else?"

Three million!

The sound was sharp and piercing.

Jiang Can turned around and saw Yao Manning smiling at her provocatively.

“It’s alright,” Fu Xiuyu smiled, “Just focus on bidding against her with all your might, and lose to her in the final round!”

Jiang Can immediately understood and raised the sign in his hand again. "Five million!"

Yao Manning glared at her and continued to compete with her.

This painting eventually sold for 200 million.

The emcee beamed; the higher the price, the more successful the auction was.

I just didn't expect to get off to such a great start, with my very first piece fetching such an astronomical price!

"Miss Yao Manning has bid two hundred million!" the emcee announced loudly. "Anything else?"

Jiang Can and Fu Xiuyu exchanged a glance, smiled knowingly, and put the sign down.

"Two hundred million, for the first time!"

"Two hundred million, for the second time!"

The emcee surveyed the room, raised the gavel, and announced, "Two hundred million, the third time!"

"make a deal!"

As the hammer fell, the entire audience erupted in uproar, rising to their feet and applauding.

Yao Manning walked proudly onto the stage, glancing at Jiang Can before going up, a smug smile on her face.

This time, she finally overshadowed Jiang Can.

"Thank you!" Yao Manning accepted the painting from the emcee.

She couldn't understand what the painting depicted, nor did she know who Wenxi was, but anyone who could enter this auction house was no ordinary person.

Two hundred million is neither a lot nor a little.

She's about to take over the Yao family business, so she needs to generate some buzz.

The charity aspect is a very eye-catching gimmick.

Auctioning paintings not only makes her seem cultured but also allows her to do charity work and enhance the image of Yao's company.

Yao Manning tossed her long hair back and smiled at everyone.

Just as she was about to share her thoughts and continue to steal the spotlight, she saw Jiang Can gracefully walking towards her.

"Miss Yao!" Jiang Can said with a beaming smile, "Congratulations!"

"Ha, you're being too kind!" Yao Manning glanced at her sideways. "Actually, two hundred million isn't a huge sum. President Jiang has three listed companies under her name, so why can't she even part with this little bit of money?"

"It's not that I'm reluctant to give it up, but I feel this is a rare opportunity, and it's just right to give it to Miss Yao!"

Yao Manning looked at him with disdain.

"Furthermore," Jiang Can continued, "I also sincerely thank Ms. Yao for bidding on this painting!"

“Jiang Can,” Yao Manning sneered, “don’t you think it’s hypocritical of you to say that?”

“I mean it sincerely! After all, you bought my mother’s painting, which not only preserved my mother’s work but also fulfilled her wish to donate the proceeds to charity! Ah, it’s rare to see someone as kind-hearted as Ms. Yao!”

Yao Manning's mind went blank for a moment, and she stared intently at Jiang Can.

“Miss Yao probably doesn’t know,” Jiang Can said with a smile, “Wenxi is my mother’s name!”

"you……"

Yao Manning's face turned ashen, and she trembled with anger.

No wonder Jiang Can kept raising her bidding paddle, and she kept raising her price so as not to lose to her...

It turns out I'd been tricked!

Someone in the audience couldn't hold back any longer, and their unrestrained laughter sounded extremely grating to Yao Manning.

"So, Miss Yao has been busy all this time, only to have someone else benefit from her efforts!"

"If you insist on being stubborn, you can't blame anyone else!"

"Her temper is exactly like her father's... They're both paper tigers, easily broken!"

Enraged and humiliated, Yao Manning felt as if tens of thousands of bees were buzzing around her ears. She suddenly turned around and screamed hysterically:

"Shut up, all of you!"

"I...I don't want it anymore! I don't want it!"

"What?" The emcee looked at her in surprise.

I've never seen anything like this before!

In all my years in this industry, this is the first time I've ever seen someone bid and then not buy!

"Miss Yao, this...this is against the rules!" The emcee chuckled awkwardly. "This is supposed to be a one-off deal, you..."

Before he could finish speaking, Yao's financial director rushed over, beaming and eager to take credit.

"Young Miss, everything's taken care of! The two hundred million has already been transferred!"

"What did you say?" Yao Manning screamed.

The director was taken aback. "Didn't we already bid on that painting? Wasn't it worth two hundred million? The bank wouldn't allow such a large sum to be transferred at once, so I had to use my brother-in-law's connections to get the transfer done immediately..."

"Get out of here!"

Yao Manning went berserk, slapping the director across the face, then turning her attention to the emcee, hitting anyone she saw.

Chaos erupted on stage in an instant, and Jiang Can took advantage of the chaos to quickly hide offstage.

Dozens of security guards rushed in, and the Yao family's bodyguards panicked.

The scene was chaotic and messy, both on and off the stage.

Meanwhile, Fu Xiuyu secretly moved Yin Wenxi's painting to a safe place backstage and called over the gallery manager she had contacted in advance.

"You should handle the follow-up issues with the auction house," Fu Xiuyu said softly. "In any case, the money has already been paid, and it would be too embarrassing for Yao to insist on taking it back!"

"What I want is for your gallery to have full custody of this painting!"

"Mr. Fu, I understand!" the boss said with a smile. "I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer to this matter!"

"Very good." Fu Xiuyu nodded, looking at Jiang Can. "Let's go!"

"Okay!" Jiang Can followed her away, but before leaving, she looked back at the painting one last time, feeling somewhat reluctant to part with it.