Chapter 141 Auction
The servants finally turned their attention back to the butler, but only briefly before heading upstairs in single file, eager to see the old man and the young man from the Yin family.
Su Youling did not follow the crowd forward, but quickly walked towards the stage to stop the butler, when an uninvited guest appeared halfway there.
"Lingling, what are you doing here!"
Su Youling frowned and turned to look at the person who had just arrived. "You?"
"Great! If I had known you were coming too, I would have asked you to be my date." Shi Yan walked over excitedly, seemingly without any resentment about the previous disagreement, still looking affectionate. "It's all thanks to you that I was able to be here tonight."
Su Youling "..."
What is this person saying out of the blue?
He's here because the Shi family has considerable influence in B City. What does that have to do with her?
However, Su Youling didn't want to waste time on Shi Yan. She turned around to chase after the butler, but he had already disappeared. Her face immediately darkened.
"What's wrong?" Shi Yan looked at Su Youling in surprise, followed her gaze, and his eyes flashed. "Are you looking for Uncle Li?"
"Uncle Li? Do you know that butler from earlier?" Su Youling's eyes lit up as she turned to look at Shi Yan. "How much do you know about him?"
"You'll come with me to the charity auction, and then you'll dance with me later. I'll tell you anything you want to know," Shi Yan said, seizing the opportunity.
"...No need, please do as you please, Young Master Shi." Su Youling withdrew her excited gaze and said calmly, "Butler Li is from the Yin family, and you are the young master of the Shi family, so it's best not to interfere too much."
She came to her senses and realized that with the Yin family's power, it was best not to involve outsiders in this matter, lest they be implicated.
Especially latency.
She didn't want to owe anyone a favor for no reason.
Shi Yan's expression changed slightly, but he quickly gave her a doting smile. "Uncle Li will be the host of the charity auction later. Everyone will be there. If you really want to get his attention, just tell me what you want at the auction, and I'll bid for it in your name."
"No need, I'll pay for whatever I want myself." Su Youling turned and walked towards the charity auction, planning to find the butler after the auction ended.
Shi Yan wisely refrained from chasing after her, which relieved her. Even without Li Tingxi's interference, she would never have wanted to have anything to do with Shi Yan again.
The auction itself wasn't very large, but the interior was decorated in a very luxurious and extravagant manner.
Each auction item has its own high-end smart safe, and a large screen displays detailed information about each item. Each seat also has a beautifully illustrated catalog to help guests learn about the items in advance and make informed decisions.
Su Youling's seat was very far back, and she didn't recognize anyone around her, while the few familiar faces were sitting in the middle.
The Lu family head sat on either side of his brother Lu Chennuan and sister Lu Han. Even someone of the Lu family's status couldn't get a seat in the front row, which suggests that the seats in the first two rows must be closely related to the Yin family and held extraordinary positions.
No wonder Zhao Fu was so eager to get in and join the fun; this is a microcosm of power, rife with undercurrents and entangled interests.
Strangely, just before the auction was about to begin, Shi Yan, led by his bodyguards, sat in the front row, attracting everyone's attention.
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Lu Han, who was sitting in the back, saw this and couldn't help but speak up sarcastically, "Shi Yan? Did you sit in the wrong seat? That's a seat for the Yin family. Aren't you afraid the old man will be angry?"
Lu Chennuan glanced at Shi Yan and said, "Don't tell me you think that since Old Master Yin and the young master haven't arrived yet, someone is trying to be a scapegoat and attract the Yin family's attention this way?"
The others also heard this, and their attitudes toward Shi Yan were either contemptuous or hostile.
However, only Shi Yan from the Shi family came today; the others did not show up. Many elders were too lazy to lower themselves to make sarcastic remarks to a junior.
Su Youling was somewhat surprised.
Shi Yan's abilities and family background are among the best in this group, so why is he so disliked by the young masters and ladies? What secrets and entanglements are behind this?
At this moment, Shi Yan did not sit down. Instead, he stood up and looked around. Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he looked up at Su Youling in the back row. He then walked over.
"Lingling, let's sit together." Shi Yan sat down next to Su Youling quite naturally, and surprisingly, the Yin family's bodyguards and receptionists did not stop him.
Weren't the seats for tonight strictly arranged?
Can it be changed at will?
What exactly is latency?
Are the Shi family and the Yin family really that close?
Su Youling's mind was buzzing, as if some information had been overlooked. "Time delay, seats can't be changed randomly. Your seat isn't really in the first row, is it?"
"It's alright, there's no one around you now, the last row is quiet." After Shi Yan finished speaking, the bodyguards exchanged glances and tactfully left.
Lu Chennuan turned her head and glanced over here, then suddenly sneered, "An illegitimate child and a prostitute, you two are a match made in heaven."
Originally, not many people knew Su Youling, but after Lu Chennuan said that, everyone cast strange glances at her, assuming that she was Shi Yan's female companion, or the kind who sold herself to get ahead, and their eyes immediately became more mocking.
Shi Yan coldly raised an eyebrow. "Aren't you afraid of being kicked out for using such foul language and causing trouble at the Yin family's auction?"
"You!" Lu Chennuan stood up angrily. At this moment, her father, who had been silent all along, pulled her down and warned in a low voice, "Enough! Have you forgotten tonight's mission? What are you doing showing off to a bastard child here? If the young master of the Yin family sees this, you'll lose face!"
Lu Han scoffed in a low voice, "Shi Yan is an illegitimate child, and isn't the young master of the Yin family also an illegitimate child? My little sister was rejected by Shi Yan before, and she might be rejected by the young master of the Yin family tonight. Uncle, I advise you to find someone else to seduce."
"Lu Han!" Lu Chennuan almost slammed her hand on the table in anger. The atmosphere between the brother and sister was very unfriendly. Only after being glared at by their father did the two of them calm down.
Lu Chennuan said in a low voice, "Lu Han, don't think I don't know you've been having people investigate that vixen behind the scenes lately. Isn't it because you've taken a liking to her? But I saw that after Li Tingxi dumped her in B City, she turned around and hooked up with Shi Yan. She still doesn't look at you! It seems that you're not even as good as an illegitimate child!"
Lu Han clenched his fists, his eyes dark and gloomy.
At this point, the auction officially began.
Butler Li went on stage with a smile and said, "The old gentleman is feeling a little unwell and will not be able to accompany you through the entire auction. He will come down later."
He never mentioned the young master, leaving everyone feeling both anxious and expectant.
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