Gao Wanning knew the inside story of this gambling stone. She originally wanted to raise the price to 30 million and then stop, so that the elegantly smiling Shen Shuya would lose more. She didn't expect that she would end up losing money in her own hands.

Even if she had 30 million, she wouldn't be foolish enough to buy a worthless stone. Cold sweat immediately broke out on her forehead. Watching Shen Shuya touching the stone in front of her, she sneered with a hint of wishful thinking, "If you don't have the money, just say so! Saying it's not worth it! Do you think you can insult Young Master Ouyang like that?!"

She also pulled Ouyang Yu along, trying to make him dislike Shen Shuya.

"Do you have money?" Shen Wangshu glanced at the rough stone, shook his head in a mocking manner, indicating that he was not optimistic about it, before turning back with a faint smile.

Her every move was elegant and noble, which made Gao Wanning seem even more vulgar.

"Of course I have it!" Gao Wanning said proudly, clutching the twenty million yuan she had just spent on selling jade.

"Since you have it and think this man is worth it, then go ahead and buy him." The words were ambiguous, leaving one wondering whether they were buying the man or the rough stone, which immediately caused everyone to burst into laughter.

The owners of the jewelry companies present were all competitors, and they naturally wouldn't miss the chance to watch the spectacle. Moreover, Ouyang Jewelry and Shen's Jewelry were the two largest jewelry companies in S City. When these two companies announced their intention to form a merger, the remaining jewelry companies were worried that their jewelry business in S City would be impacted by this alliance.

Unexpectedly, the second young master of the Ouyang family turned out to be such a terrible teammate, giving everyone a glimmer of hope.

Therefore, the owners of these jewelry companies laughed even louder.

Although Gao Wanning was sharp-tongued, she had never encountered such a situation before and was immediately at a loss.

"Miss Chen doesn't think much of this stone?" A middle-aged man, laughing so hard tears were streaming down his face, asked as he wiped his eyes.

Compared to the autocratic Ouyang family, who were determined to monopolize the jewelry market in S City, the low-key Shen's Jewelry actually had a better reputation.

"You're performing too well; it almost feels deliberate," Shen Wangshu remarked, referring to the expert who had previously helped him clean two windows of this rough stone. He then added with a smile, "To be honest, I felt a lot of anxiety and trepidation when I was looking at this rough stone. I'd pass on a half-finished piece, but if it were cut into a fully polished jadeite, I'd be willing to pay at least 80 million, if not 40 million." A fully polished piece is jadeite that has been completely cut open; such jadeite carries no risk, but buying it would require significantly more money.

Shen Wangshu was not short of money, but he disliked being treated like a fool.

"That's right." The reason why only Gao Wanning and Shen Wangshu were bidding just now was because the jade was performing too well.

The middle-aged man nodded thoughtfully, smiled politely at Shen Wangshu, and then joined the others to gather around the jade stones again for a closer examination.

Gao Wanning was extremely nervous, fearing that these people would stop bidding and she would have to buy the rough stone. So she said enthusiastically from the side, "What's the point of this being deliberate! This just means that it's full of jadeite. Just wipe it and you'll see the jadeite inside."

"Let me take another look." The middle-aged man glanced at her and frowned.

If the jade is so good, then Miss Gao should be eager to buy it herself if no one is paying attention. Why does she seem to be encouraging others to buy it?

She had just had a stroke of luck in unearthing a rare violet jadeite, which meant she wasn't someone without a discerning eye. But that only made people more suspicious.

"Could you polish it here again?" The middle-aged man also felt that the quality of this semi-gambled rough stone was so good that it made people nervous, so he shouted loudly to the jade shop owner who was watching with a smile.

"We've already cleaned two windows. If we clean it again, we might as well sell it as raw material." The chubby boss stroked a majestic Tibetan mastiff beside him and strolled over with a smile. He glanced at Gao Wanning, whose face was not looking good, and said, "How about you gentlemen take a look at other rough stones? Miss Gao has already offered 30 million for this piece."

He actually had a very high opinion of this rough stone, but the expert who had cleared those two small windows for him told him not to touch it again, and he had no choice but to listen to that with regret.

If he weren't so unsure, he would have unraveled it himself and sold it as raw material.

"That's fine too." Although clear materials are more expensive, there is no risk. For a typical mid-sized jewelry company, without the financial resources to lose big like Ouyang Jewelry and Shen's Jewelry, they would still prefer to buy clear materials.

The middle-aged man seemed to be the leader of the remaining jewelry companies. He nodded, and the rest of the people fell silent, all staring at Gao Wanning with expectant eyes.

Gao Wanning's hands trembled, her bright red lips quivered, and she couldn't speak as she looked at the gambling stones in front of her.

"Miss Gao, are you going to back out?" The owner of the jade gambling shop looked at Ouyang Yu with some displeasure and said, "Didn't Young Master Ouyang mention our rules here?"

Once a bid is placed, it cannot be reversed.

Ouyang Yu obviously knew this. He ignored Shen Shuya's strange behavior and hurriedly patted Gao Wanning's shoulder gently.

Gao Wanning gave him a look of despair.

"What's wrong?" Ouyang Yu also sensed something was amiss and asked in a low voice.

The two huddled together, whispering oblivious to everyone else. The middle-aged man's eyes darted around, and he leaned closer to Shen Wangshu, whispering, "Miss Shen, is it...?"

He naturally had his own plans, but Shen Wangshu just smiled and casually walked around the spacious storeroom of the jade gambling shop.

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