Li Lingyang's cold gaze penetrated through layers of air and fell on the two people who were looking at each other. His whole body was instantly filled with a strong sense of oppression, and his hands on the windowsill slowly clenched into fists.
What a love story...
He seems like a sucker!
"Congratulations to Mr. Li for winning the "White Egret Soaring to the Blue Sky" carving for 60 million yuan. We would also like to thank you all for your interest and generosity in this jade carving heritage competition..."
Clap, clap, clap, there was thunderous applause. Some people cheered, some were angry, and some were jealous.
Amidst the thunderous applause, Chen Bao raised his eyebrows, admiring his father's chilling expression. He said playfully, "Look, old man, I told you to act sooner. Maybe if you had taken the photo, Uncle Mo wouldn't have been in trouble."
Li Lingyang pursed his lips tightly and said nothing, his eyes suddenly passing over Ning Yichu.
In the audience, she could feel the burning gazes on her. When Ning Yichu was about to make contact with him, she pretended to be leisurely and turned her face away, inviting Mo Boyu to sit in the empty seat next to her.
The two sat side by side, looking a perfect match, attracting many people's attention.
Ning Yichu was surprised. Didn't Mo Boyu say he had left long ago? How could he arrive later than her?
As if he could see her confusion, Mo Boyu explained, "There was an accident on the way here, which delayed me for a while. Fortunately, I didn't miss the most exciting award ceremony."
Ning Yichu was actually completely confused at the moment. He spent a huge sum of money to buy her a carving worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. Those who didn't know her thought she was a national level player.
"Okay, all three works have been auctioned off. Now comes the most exciting part. Our judges will combine the auction weights and select the final three award winners. Stay tuned—"
In less than five minutes, the images scrolled on the big screen, starting with the silver award.
For the invited guests, the ranking is not a surprise and the auction price has already been determined.
Ji Shiwan won the gold medal and Ning Yichu won the special prize, which is a separate award that exceeds the gold medal and has higher gold content.
"The winner of this heritage competition's special prize is entry number 18, 'White Egrets Flying to the Blue Sky.' Now, please invite its author, Ms. Ning Yichu, to the stage to receive the award!"
Ning Yichu stood up, bowed politely to the guests and the cameras, then slowly walked onto the stage holding up the hem of her skirt.
The host asked excitedly, "Ms. Ning is very young. I heard that she has won many awards abroad. Did you ever imagine that this set of carved works would be sold for a whopping 60 million yuan?"
Ning Yichu answered honestly, "To be honest, I haven't thought about it at all."
"This shows that Mr. Li and Mr. Mo, two male idols, love your work. Do you have anything to say about their sky-high prices for it?" the host continued.
Ning Yichu frowned slightly. It was just an acceptance speech. Was it necessary to ask all these questions and make it sound like entertainment gossip?
However, she still maintained her composure and chuckled, "Boss Mo is my boss, and I'm especially grateful for his support. As for Boss Li... his love for the young master is beyond my imagination, and I'm thrilled to have such a little fan."
Ning Yichu's clever answer directly avoided the trap set by the host and blamed it on the fight between the boss and the little fan.
The host noticed that Ning Yichu was getting a little impatient, so he decided not to continue gossiping. He then asked the award presenter to give Ning Yichu the special prize trophy...
Ning Yichu stretched out his hands and was about to take it when...
"Wait!" Suddenly, a sharp female voice interrupted the process, "She doesn't deserve this award! Because she cheated!"
The voice was shrill and piercing. Everyone looked over and saw a blonde foreign woman speaking arrogantly, "I admit that this carving is indeed excellent, but can such a complex craft really be completed in less than 25 hours? Oh, and by the way, this 25 hours also includes meals and rest."
After Delia finished speaking, the air was quiet for a while.
Then a few self-proclaimed veterans in the jade carving industry began to discuss among themselves, "Could it be that this is an old piece that has been refurbished?"
To put it simply, the renovation of old items means that an antique is polished and polished using modern technology to turn it into a jade carving that looks like a new one.
"Now that you put it that way, it seems to be true. Forget hollow carving, even ordinary thread carving would be difficult to complete in 25 hours to such an exquisite finish..."
Delia came here with Mo Boyu.
Unexpectedly, this auction became Ning Yichu's highlight, and President Mo even competed with others to bid for her!
Forget about Ji Shiwan. After all, she is the daughter of the Ji family and can marry into a powerful alliance with President Mo. So who is Ning Yichu?
Ning Yichu met Delia's smug and ferocious expression and said calmly, "You said I cheated? I'm afraid you don't understand the rules of this competition. All the production processes are recorded on video. If you don't believe me, you can go directly to the organizers."
The organizer nodded hurriedly. "Yes, if this lady has any doubts about our contestants' work, you can come with me to the studio to watch the recording, or you can find someone to authenticate it..."
"Heh, are you absolutely sure that all of Ning Yichu's actions were recorded? I have a short video here. It happened to be Ning Yichu standing up with her back to the camera. We can't see what she was doing at all. Who knows if she took this opportunity to secretly replace the jade raw materials!"
Delia smiled like a cunning fox, took out her cell phone with full confidence, and clicked to play a video.
There really was such a short segment, where Ning Yichu had his back to the camera.
Ning Yichu glanced at it briefly and sneered, "The organizers came up with the idea of changing the competition to openwork carving at short notice, and the Ji family also decided to provide the Hetian jade. Do I have the ability to predict the future, or can I evade the security guards with this antique? Delia, if you want to slander me, you better find a better excuse!"
Delia cursed, "Even Mr. Li's young prince is so bewitched by you. Who knows if you might have used some special means to learn the inside story in advance?"
The slander was thrown at them like dirty water. No one paid attention to the truth of the matter itself, but was attracted by Delia's gossip.
Yes, why does the little prince of Mr. Li like her so much?
And Mr. Mo, which boss can spend so much money on his employees?
Mo Boyu's eyes flashed with icy anger as he sternly rebuked Delia, "Shut up! You can't just turn your back to the camera for a few minutes and you think you can cheat? Do you think all the judges are blind? Delia, I think you're drunk and talking nonsense!"
"Mr. Mo, why do you have to defend this bitch? She's been with so many men, but has she also conquered you in bed?"
Delia's eyes flashed with viciousness and she cursed loudly.
The air was thick with the smell of gunpowder.
Mo Boyu was so angry that his chest was heaving and his face was gloomy...
I was so upset. Why did I bring Delia here?
However, what was even more shocking was that at this moment, a bearded man suddenly appeared from somewhere, wearing a staff uniform. He pointed at Ning Yichu excitedly and shouted, "Is it really you? Ning Yichu, I finally found you! Do you still remember me? I was your lover from five years ago..."
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