Chapter 60 What others wouldn't give, my brother would.
The gift box contained nothing but the Mountain Eagle, the very piece my master had acquired at the Haicheng auction.
Exquisitely detailed and beautiful, packaged in a delicate 30cm square gift box, it is incredibly lifelike.
It was almost unbelievable to Shen Li.
Hasn't Song Xiaowan already obtained this piece?
How did He Xun obtain it? Moreover, Shen Li could tell at a glance that it was definitely not a fake.
Shen Li couldn't help but call He Xun immediately, her voice filled with surprise, "Brother Xun, how did you get this piece?"
He Xun's voice carried a hint of amusement, "How about it? Do you regret it now? If you had let me take you home earlier, I could have told you the whole story on the way."
Shen Li felt a cat-like curiosity prickling within her. "Brother Xun, tell me quickly! This artwork was clearly... bought by someone else."
He Xun chuckled, "So Lu Yanchuan won it, huh?"
Shen Li was taken aback and bit her lip. She hadn't expected He Xun to know about this. So, now that the artwork was here, He Xun must also know that Lu Yanchuan had given it to Song Xiaowan.
He Xun didn't elaborate on this, but continued, "I know you like Master Zhong's works. I asked around and found out that this mountain eagle was the one that was recently auctioned off. And while I was looking into it, I also found out more about it."
"It seems that Miss Song wanted to use this piece to curry favor with Mr. Zhong, but she was rejected."
He Xun's words surprised Shen Li. She didn't know about this. He Xun's information channels were quite well-connected.
only……
"Is she out of her mind?" Shen Li frowned. "What kind of logic is it to use Master's work to curry favor with Master?"
Shen Li couldn't understand Song Xiaowan's thought process.
That mountain eagle wasn't put up for auction by Mr. Zhong; it was an item offered for charity auction by a private collector.
The money from the filming didn't go into the master's pocket...
Her actions were far too bizarre.
He Xun chuckled softly, "Anyway, since she couldn't win her over, she vaguely had the idea of selling this piece, so I had someone help me negotiate, and we quickly secured it."
Shen Li was stunned for a moment, then suddenly remembered the auction price of the mountain eagle, and her eyes widened, "You wouldn't... use the final auction price..."
He Xun laughed and said, "I'm not stupid. The bidding specialist went to her to negotiate the price. The previous bid price was from a charity auction, so it didn't have much reference value. She should have known that herself, so she sold it at a pretty low price."
Although He Xun said it was quite cheap, it certainly wasn't that cheap.
But Shen Li felt somewhat relieved, at least he wouldn't end up like that idiot Lu Yanchuan...
"Whatever you like is fine. If others aren't willing to give it, your brother will." He Xun still had to drive, so he didn't say much more and ended the call after saying this.
Shen Li felt a warm feeling in her heart, and even the thought of having to eat with a bunch of people she didn't like didn't seem so annoying anymore.
The car couldn't get in after reaching the entrance of the residential area.
The reason is that the security guard did not recognize her, and in order to ensure the safety of the residents, he could not let her in rashly.
Shen Li didn't even need to think to know that it must have been Zheng Lixuan who had the property management company delete her facial information.
Although Shen Wenzhong is not a good person, he wouldn't do such a thing for no reason.
Shen Li got out of the car at the entrance of the residential area and stood at the entrance.
While fiddling with the pink flowers of the oxalis growing from the cracks in the ground, she dialed Shen Wenzhong's number.
The call was answered after only two rings.
Shen Wenzhong's voice sounded somewhat impatient, "Where did you go? Why haven't you come back yet? And why didn't you come with Lu Yanchuan?"
"I was stopped at the entrance of the community. The property management said there was no record of my face scan. It's strange. These things won't disappear from the property management's archives unless the owner deletes them."
Shen Li's voice was neither warm nor cold, but carried a hint of mockery, "Since that's the case, I won't come. You and Lu Yanchuan can have dinner slowly. I've been very busy lately and don't have time to deal with you."
Shen Wenzhong immediately raised his voice on the other end, "You dare! You think you're so great..."
Before he could finish speaking, Shen Li had already hung up the phone.
Shen Wenzhong stared at the phone screen, now that the call had ended, his face grim.
Zheng Lixuan placed a full cup of tea in front of him and asked, "What's wrong, Shen Li? Did you upset me again?"
Shen Wenzhong's temperament was not good to begin with, but it got even worse after he got into gambling.
He raised his hand and splashed a cup of tea on Zheng Lixuan, even though it wasn't freshly boiled tea anymore.
But there was still some warmth.
"Ah—!" Zheng Lixuan cried out in surprise, suddenly standing up and frantically shaking the tea off her clothes.
Shen Wenzhong stared at her coldly, "If you're so bored, fire the housekeeper and do some housework yourself, so you don't waste your time doing useless things."
Zheng Lixuan stared at him with wide eyes, "What did I do!"
Shen Wenzhong said coldly, "If you didn't do it, why would the property management delete Lili's facial recognition data for no reason?"
Zheng Lixuan was stunned, her face suddenly turning pale, "I..."
"This family is basically held together by her marriage with Lu Yanchuan. How dare you still do these underhanded things here?"
Shen Wenzhong gave her a cold look and said, "Just do the same thing you did to get her locked out of the room, and then invite her in."
Even if two people were deeply in love at first, after a while they become like mosquito bloodstains on a wall, something you get tired of looking at.
Moreover, Shen Wenzhong knew Zheng Lixuan's schemes better than anyone else, so he didn't need to listen to her explanations at all.
He knew perfectly well that it must have been Zheng Lixuan who did it.
However, when he liked her before, and since they were in the same boat, he didn't care much, as long as she didn't target him with her little schemes.
But now, there's not so much tolerance.
Zheng Lixuan's face turned even paler as she watched Shen Wenzhong pick up his phone and dial Shen Li's number.
It rang several times before it was answered. Shen Wenzhong took a deep breath, and his voice was noticeably less loud than before.
That sounds much calmer.
“I’ll have your Aunt Zheng come out to pick you up. Wait there for a while,” Shen Wenzhong said. “Can Dad still delete your facial recognition? Don’t be stubborn.”
After ending the call, Shen Li chuckled.
Her father is truly as flexible as ever.
Shen Li knew better than anyone what kind of person her father was and what her stepmother was doing.
In ordinary times, in her father's eyes, these were just harmless little whims.
Perhaps when she gets emotional, she'll indulge her stepmother and ask Shen Li to be more patient.
But at this critical juncture, she was about to discuss divorce with Lu Yanchuan.
He had been trying so hard to cling to his son-in-law's powerful backer, but now that he was about to lose that hold, his stepmother's little actions were no longer seen as 'whims' in his eyes.
Instead, they're courting disaster.
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