Upon hearing this, Lu Zheng hesitated for a moment. He pinched the bridge of his nose and then said, "Why don't you go back first? I'll buy you whatever you want."

"Lu Zheng," Qiao Zhen only called him by his full name when she was serious, "what are you hiding from me?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Zheng's face showed a hint of embarrassment, and he then said, "It's nothing."

"What is nothing? You came here behind my back, what are you trying to film?"

Seeing Qiao Zhen's persistent expression, Lu Zheng decided not to hide anything and sighed, "Since you're so eager to know, then come in with me."

Qiao Zhen nodded and followed Lu Zheng into the auction hall with some skepticism.

The customers at the auction were divided into different levels, with people like Lu Zheng in the VIP boxes at the very top.

Qiao Zhen looked down at the other customers and, sure enough, saw Chen Si in the crowd.

Upon seeing her, Qiao Zhen remembered how she had been lost in thought and locked herself in her room, and her expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

"What's wrong? Don't you like being here?"

Seeing Qiao Zhen's unpleasant expression, Lu Zheng couldn't help but ask her for help.

"It's nothing." Qiao Zhen didn't plan to tell Lu Zheng about it.

Because a plan quietly emerged in my mind, I pondered whether I didn't want her to film anything.

Then she'll deliberately do the opposite of what she wants.

The auction began soon, and the first few items were antiques and paintings, none of which Qiao Zhen particularly liked.

Lu Zheng did buy a painting depicting longevity, which was clearly intended for his grandfather.

Soon when the next treasure appeared, Qiao Zhen's thoughtful eyes immediately lit up.

This is a haute couture dress that originally belonged to a private buyer, but now it has ended up at auction, attracting a lot of attention.

Seeing this, Qiao Zhen pursed her lips and then said, "This dress is quite nice."

Lu Zheng immediately nodded: "If you like it, I'll buy it for you."

During the conversation, Chen Si, sitting in the audience, couldn't wait to start bidding.

Seeing that he was deep in thought, the others were afraid that the public opinion surrounding his contemplation would affect them, so they all chose not to participate in the bidding.

Seeing that none of them were bidding, Chen Si smiled with satisfaction.

The host said, "Is there no one else bidding? The highest bid so far is Ms. Shen's two million."

The room fell silent. At that moment, Lu Zheng raised his hand, and the waiter next to him immediately responded: "Two and a half million."

Upon hearing this, her thoughtful face immediately fell. She turned to look in the direction of the voice and found that it was coming from a private room upstairs.

Seeing this, Chen Si couldn't help but hide his dark expression, afraid of incurring the wrath of the people in the upstairs private room.

The host was delighted to see the bids being made, but now the pressure was on Chen Si.

He gritted his teeth and pondered; the budget for this dress was only two million.

But she couldn't just hand the dress over to someone else right now.

After thinking about this, she hesitated for a moment before saying, "Two million six hundred thousand."

One hundred thousand is the smallest increment; you can tell that Chen Si is already struggling a lot.

Seeing this, Lu Zheng didn't even blink: "Three million."

He thought the people in the private room would give him face, but he didn't expect them to be so ruthless.

Thinking of this, Chen Si felt slightly embarrassed, but three million was already an amount she couldn't afford.

She could only watch helplessly as the dress was given to the other person.

Seeing that she had the dress, Qiao Zhen was in a good mood and smiled.

On the other side, after the dress was purchased, Lu Zheng readily paid for it, and the dress was then delivered to the private room for the two of them to admire.

"How is it? Do you like it?" Lu Zheng picked up the dress and slowly placed it in Qiao Zhen's hands.

The dress has a glamorous design with a super large skirt, making it perfect as an evening gown.

Although Qiao Zhen thought it looked good, she also felt that three million was a bit of a waste.

"It looks good, but it's not really worth spending three million on a dress."

"There's no such thing as worth it or not; if you like it, it's worth it."

Lu Zheng casually ruffled Qiao Zhen's hair and gently comforted her.

Upon hearing this, Qiao Zhen's face lit up with a smile again.

She had to admit that Lu Zheng's words touched her deeply.

Qiao Zhen carefully examined the dress, then gently placed it into the box and began participating in the auction.

"So, you kept this from me just to buy this dress?"

Hearing Qiao Zhen's words, Lu Zheng simply curled his lips: "That's not all, what I want is yet to come."

After many items were sold, I reflected on why I hadn't bought the dress because I didn't have enough budget, and then spent the money on other clothes.

Although these dresses are also very beautiful, because I didn't get that particular dress, I always feel like my heart is being scratched by a cat.

"Ladies and gentlemen, what follows is the highlight of our auction."

As the host spoke, he slowly pushed the collection out. Qiao Zhen stared wide-eyed at the necklace in front of her, and her breath caught in her throat.

This is a token of love from Mom and Dad!

Lu Zheng noticed her unease and patted her hand to comfort her.

"Don't get too excited, I'll buy it for you."

Even now, Qiao Zhen is still trembling slightly and hasn't come to her senses. Lu Zheng sensed that something was wrong with Qiao Zhen and quickly tried to comfort her.

"Relax, I'll definitely take the picture for you."

Because it was the grand finale item, everyone was very excited, and they kept bidding one after another.

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