Why is she being targeted in Chapter 88?

As the auctioneer said this, he instructed the staff to shine a large round light on the area where the female auctioneer was sitting, so that everyone could see her clearly.

Upon seeing this, the female auctioneer's eyes, visible through her black mask, were filled with visibly tense tension.

It was clear that she didn't have the ability to buy a star stone with 800,000 interstellar coins, and she looked embarrassed and flustered.

The auctioneer also noticed something was wrong. His brows furrowed even more, and he instructed the security personnel to "invite" her up.

"Ouyang auctioneer, do you not have enough Star Coins to purchase this QC520 Star Stone?"

The female auctioneer remained silent, which was tantamount to acquiescence.

Having worked in the auctioneer for several years, he had seen similar situations before. After his smile faded slightly, he instructed the female auctioneer to go through the formalities, explain the situation to the other auctioneers, and then blocked her account.

Seeing this, Qiao Mei pressed the "Request Service" button on her seat and asked about the arrangements after the auction items failed to sell.

"Generally, we will first contact the customer whose bid is second only to the person who withdrew from the auction. If this customer does not want the item, the auction house will take it back and then find a suitable opportunity to put it up for auction again."

Qiao Mei roughly understood and continued to ask, "Don't you offer any compensation to the next bidder? After all, it's something the previous bidder didn't want."

The staff member explained, "Of course, to express our apologies to the next bidder, the auctioned items will be sold at a 70% discount."

The current price of Star Stone QC520 is 800,000 Star Coins. With a 30% discount, that's 240,000 Star Coins.

Qiao Mei glanced at her meager savings and let out a deep sigh of relief.

From this perspective, she should thank the female auctioneer, who may or may not be Qiao Yingying, since most people stopped bidding at a price of 350,000 interstellar coins or higher.

Just as the staff finished explaining to Qiao Mei, the female auctioneer on stage spoke up to explain why the star stone failed to sell.

"Due to the unexplained freezing of my funds, I am unable to withdraw the corresponding Star Coins. I apologize for the inconvenience caused to some bidders for this Star Stone. I am truly sorry..."

The female auctioneer's voice was also disguised. After saying those words, she staggered off the stage and walked out, looking extremely disheveled.

Seeing this, Qiao Mei exchanged a glance with Shang Duojin. After watching Shang Duojin chase after her, she stayed behind and handed over the 240,000 interstellar coins, successfully obtaining the QC520 star stone, which was the size of two adult men's fists.

Having obtained the items, she saw no need to remain there. She informed Shu Qingqing and Zuo Xingchen, and the three of them quietly made their way out.

At the same moment, outside the auction house.

Not long after Shang Duojin chased after him, he saw that thin, small figure that looked somewhat familiar.

He didn't get too close, but watched her leave from a distance.

He discovered that she wasn't heading towards the exit of the black market, but rather towards an underground gambling den. He used his personal computer to photograph her back and this scene, and sent it to Qiao Mei, asking her if he should continue pursuing her.

Qiao Mei: [No need, just a short video will do.]

They're in the black market now, and they're all unfamiliar with the area. If they mess with someone they shouldn't, they might not make it out alive.

Shang Duojin had no objections and went to meet up with Qiao Mei and the others after the filming was completed.

Shu Qingqing said speechlessly, "That female auctioneer is deliberately going against Qiao Qiao, isn't she? Could it be that she knows Qiao Qiao and recognized her?"

While some basic disguises might not be easily noticeable to outsiders, those who are very familiar with each other or who pay close attention to Qiao Mei can still recognize her based on her figure.

Qiao Mei herself was aware of this.

She glanced at Zuo Chenxing, who was following beside Shu Qingqing, and then sent her and Shang Duojin's previous guesses to Shu Qingqing via a quantum computer message, telling her not to make a fuss.

The main issue is that she has only interacted with Zuo Chenxing online, and she doesn't know much about him in person yet, so it's not convenient for him to know too much.

After reading the message from Qiao Mei on her personal terminal, Shu Qingqing paused for a moment, then angrily pounded her fingers on the electronic keyboard—

[If it really is her, then she's truly despicable! But I've never really understood why she's targeting you like this. Before, she used the Qi Stone to harm you in the Awakening Hall, almost getting you exiled to a garbage planet. And this time, she maliciously bid against you for star stones. Qiao Qiao, tell me honestly, what exactly did you do to her?]

Qiao Mei has always been puzzled by this matter.

In the original novel, the only part of the story involving Qiao Yingying and the original owner of the body is the Awakening Hall scene, which is not explained in detail.

Previously, the original owner of this body was the seventh princess of the royal family. When she was in the palace, there was no particular conflict of interest between her and Qiao Yingying.

To be honest, it means...

Qiao Mei: [Could it be about the childhood betrothal between Xu Heyu and me? But that doesn't make sense. The news of our betrothal being broken off has already spread with my maternal grandfather's help. She's so interested in Xu Heyu, she couldn't possibly not know.]

Shu Qingqing: [Yeah, what could it be? It can't be because she's jealous that you're prettier than her, hahaha...]

Qiao Mei thought this was unlikely, because Qiao Yingying herself was not bad-looking. If it was just for this reason, there were so many people in the world who were prettier than her. Why didn't she deal with them all? Why did she specifically target her?

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