Shi Jing was stunned for a moment, then his face turned cold.
"Mr. Chen, what do you mean by this?"
"Miss Shi, please don't misunderstand. I just feel like we hit it off immediately and I'd like to chat a little longer."
As Chen Guanou spoke, he made an innocent expression.
Shi Jing didn't believe his nonsense at all. He was a grown man in his thirties, how could he say that they could become instant friends?
"Mr. Chen, if you have something to say, please say it directly. If not, please step aside, I have other matters to attend to."
Seeing her resolute attitude, Chen Guanou finally moved away, but his words still sounded innocent: "I'm sorry, Ms. Shi, did I scare you? I meant no harm. You go ahead and do your work. We can talk again when we have a chance."
Shi Jing didn't want to pay attention to him, but she didn't make things too awkward. She nodded and left.
Chen Guanou remained where he was, toying with a wine glass in one hand, watching Shi Jing's departing figure with a thoughtful expression.
Shi Jing wandered around the room and saw Qi Yan and her brother Qi Jing talking to someone, so he didn't go over to them.
Just then, Zhang Ningyuan finished exchanging pleasantries with someone and turned around to see Shi Jing looking bored, so he waved to her.
After Shi Jing noticed this, she put down her juice and walked towards him.
"What's wrong?" Shi Jing asked curiously.
"There's a small auction in a bit, let's go together."
“Okay,” Shi Jing readily agreed.
Meanwhile, the red carpet event outside the venue was also coming to an end, and the celebrities who had walked the red carpet entered the venue one after another.
A short while later, the emcee appeared and reminded everyone that a small auction would be held on the second floor, and those who were interested could go up to the second floor to participate.
Shi Jing and Zhang Ningyuan, Qi Yan and Qi Jing went up to the second floor together. The four of them chose seats close together. Shi Jing and Qi Yan held the product catalogs prepared for the auction and whispered to each other.
The items in the charity auction are divided into two parts. One part consists of donated goods, mostly donated by celebrities, with all proceeds going to charity. The other part consists of items consigned by the seller, with all proceeds, after deducting the buyer's share, donated.
The interweaving of these two types of goods ensured the auction's buzz while also preventing the auction from lacking good items and failing to attract buyers' interest.
Shi Jing and Qi Yan took a quick look and found that most of the donations from celebrities were jewelry, bags, and luxury watches, with values ranging from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of yuan.
The sellers had a wide variety of items, including ancient books and paintings, as well as jade and emeralds, with prices ranging from very high to very low.
As she looked at the items, Qi Yan suddenly pointed to one of them and whispered, "Hey, it's this person."
Hearing Qi Yan's words, Shi Jing looked over curiously and saw that the page Qi Yan pointed to was a string of beads whose material could not be identified.
"What kind of bracelet is this?" Shi Jing asked.
Qi Yan recognized it, but seeing that Shi Jing didn't, she explained, "It's a prop from a very popular TV series."
"Props?" Shi Jing asked in surprise, lowering his voice, "Will these sell?"
"It should be fine, that TV series was really popular back then," Qi Yan whispered. "But look at this person."
She pointed to the name printed in the booklet: Jiang Qi.
Shi Jing didn't know who he was for a moment, and looked at Qi Yan in confusion: "Who is he?"
Qi Yan said helplessly, "You don't remember?"
"I...know him?" Shi Jing thought for a moment, but still couldn't remember who he was.
Qi Yan couldn't remember her name, so she leaned close to Shi Jing's ear and whispered, "The makeup artist who did our makeup last year mentioned her when we went to the film studio. She's really famous now."
"All right."
Shi Jing thought for a moment, and it seemed that the makeup artist had mentioned several celebrities, but she couldn't remember them all.
The topic was quickly moved on, and the two continued flipping through their books.
“This one is quite pretty,” Shi Jing said, pointing to a bracelet.
It was a set of jade jewelry, consisting of a bracelet, a ring, a necklace, and a pair of earrings. Shi Jing thought the bracelet was the most beautiful piece in the set.
Qi Yan leaned closer to take a look and also thought it was beautiful: "It is indeed beautiful, it should be imperial green jadeite, but I think the red bead that adorns it is the most beautiful."
"Indeed, but imperial green must be very expensive. It would be such a shame if I wore this on my wrist and it got damaged." Shi Jing felt a pang of regret just imagining it.
Qi Yan nodded in agreement. Although Qi Yan's family was wealthy, they weren't top-tier rich families, and their daily expenses weren't extravagant. Besides, she was still young, and the things her family bought for her were at most worth tens or hundreds of thousands of yuan.
The two women were whispering together when they heard a sneer behind them. They glanced at each other in surprise and turned around together. There sat a young woman behind them, about twenty-one or twenty-two years old, with fairly good looks, but her disdainful expression was completely undisguised.
Shi Jing looked at the girl and didn't recognize her at all. She looked at Qi Yan, who understood what she meant and also shook her head to indicate that she didn't know her.
That's really strange. They don't know each other, and they were speaking quietly without disturbing anyone. Why is this person so hostile towards them?
At this moment, Zhang Ningyuan, who was next to Shi Jing, noticed her movement, stopped talking with his friend, and turned to look at them.
"What's wrong?"
As Zhang Ningyuan spoke, he looked toward Shi Jing.
His gaze fell on the woman behind him, paused for a moment, and he nodded in a cold and distant manner.
His attitude was cold, clearly indicating he didn't want to talk more. However, the woman wouldn't have it and shouted unhappily, "Zhang Ningyuan, you didn't bring me along, just to bring this little girl?"
The woman was rude and arrogant, even pointing directly at the time mirror. Fortunately, the auction hadn't started yet, and many people were talking and chatting. Even so, those nearby noticed them.
Shi Jing was a little confused by being pointed at. If she weren't the one being pointed at, she might have been tempted to gossip, but she was one of the people involved.
"Brother Zhang, who is she?"
Shi Jing and the others all looked at Zhang Ningyuan, waiting for his reaction.
Zhang Ningyuan rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on.
“Miss Lin, I don’t think we’re that close. Xiao Jing is my sister, and I don’t see anything wrong with bringing her here. Besides, even if I brought other people, I wouldn’t need your permission.”
Although they didn't know the situation, they could all see that it was a case of unrequited love.
However, given this beautiful woman's arrogant demeanor, she is indeed not a good match for Brother Zhang.
Shi Jing was completely innocent in this disaster, and she didn't want to get involved. Just as she was about to turn around, the woman pointed at her nose and continued to curse: "What is it about me that makes me unworthy of you? You would rather have your eye on this little yellow-haired girl than talk to me. And what sister? I've already inquired. Your parents only have you as their only child. You don't have a sister at all."
"..." The blond girl was speechless for a moment.
"Sister, if you're going to talk, can you please stop pointing your finger at me?" Shi Jing said, trying to control her temper.
"What's wrong with pointing at you? You dare to steal my man? I'm being lenient by not hitting you." Faced with Shi Jing's good temper, the woman only thought she was afraid and didn't restrain her aura at all.
"......"
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