Chapter 40 I spent money, and I'm still not done playing!
Meanwhile, Shen Li was unaware of the conflict between Lu Yanchuan and his mother.
“Miss Lan, isn’t it a bit inappropriate to come directly to the warehouse?” Shen Li said.
She had only been thinking about which of her teacher's works would be auctioned off, without giving it much thought.
Upon arriving at the warehouse and seeing the auction items encased in glass cases, I realized something was amiss.
But Lan Zhili didn't take it seriously, saying, "It's nothing, it's just a charity auction, nothing particularly valuable."
Even if it fetches a good price at the auction later, it's probably not because the item itself is worth that much.
“Look, this is it.” Lan Zhili pointed to one of the glass cases, “Mountain Eagle.”
Shen Li saw a ceramic exhibit inside called "Mountain Eagle," which was a majestic eagle standing on a rock. It was very handsome and beautiful, and even every feather was exquisitely detailed.
It truly lives up to the teacher's reputation as a work.
Shen Li exclaimed, "So beautiful."
Shen Li had already decided in her heart that she would definitely bid on this work.
“Normally, this kind of item shouldn’t fetch a very high price,” Lan Zhili said. “But today, it seems that Sha Jinpeng also came for this item.”
Shen Li frowned upon hearing this.
Sha Jinpeng? Does that mean Song Xiaowan also came for this project?
"Tsk." Shen Li clicked her tongue softly. "What bad luck."
The auction began shortly afterward.
The guests entered one after another.
One by one, the items were brought to the auction stage.
Because it was a charity auction, the entire auction process was very peaceful, and there was no bidding war.
That is, until the work named Mountain Eagle appeared.
Many people weren't interested in this item, so they didn't expect it to fetch a good price.
To everyone's surprise, the item was being auctioned off with a constant stream of bids.
The lights on the auction stage were bright, but it was dark below, so you couldn't see the bidders' faces; you could only see the paddles they raised when bidding.
Then I heard the auctioneer keep making bids.
Shen Li frowned; she only had time to raise her paddle once to increase the price.
The price of this exhibit was quickly raised to over one million by two other bidders, each bidding at 500,000.
That's insane.
Shen Li was originally thinking of trying to bid again, but before she could even raise her paddle...
The people from those two directions started raising their paddles again, quickly pushing the price up to over two million.
Shen Li gave up on raising the price.
Indeed, nothing in this world is difficult if you're willing to give up.
Just then, Shen Li heard a familiar, nonchalant voice, "Add one million."
Shen Li paused, Lu Yanchuan?
Looking in the direction of the sound, the stage lights were dim, making it impossible to see the speaker's face.
All I could see were those elegant long legs and slender fingers resting on her knees.
No one bid higher, and the artwork, named Mountain Eagle, was sold for over three million.
Even if it's a work by a famous artist, it's not an antique, so it's unbelievable that it fetched this price.
The lights slowly came on after the auction ended.
Shen Li turned her gaze and saw that the staff member was standing next to Lu Yanchuan, waiting for him to sign the check in his hand.
Sitting next to Lu Yanchuan was... Song Xiaowan.
Shen Li's lips curled slightly. As expected, it was for Song Xiaowan... There was really no surprise.
Shen Li withdrew her gaze, stood up, and walked towards the gate without looking back at that direction.
Song Xiaowan reached out and gently tugged at Lu Yanchuan's sleeve. "Yanchuan, my teacher really needs Master Zhong's work. Could you give it to me?"
Lu Yanchuan glanced at her, then held a Montblanc pen in one hand and wrote on the checkbook.
He reached out his other hand towards Song Xiaowan, his pale fingertips landing on her chin and gently stroking it.
Song Xiaowan's heart skipped a beat, and a gentle smile appeared on her face. "Yanchuan, I know you still feel the same way about me..."
Before Song Xiaowan could finish speaking, she heard Lu Yanchuan's voice, tinged with a casual smile, "No."
Song Xiaowan was stunned. "What..."
"Thanks to you, Shen Li got angry. Although I don't understand these things, she likes these bottles and jars."
Lu Yanchuan closed the pen cap. "So, why did you provoke her for no reason?"
Song Xiaowan clenched her fingers so tightly that her fingertips dug deep into her palms. It's Shen Li again! It's Shen Li again! Why does she always have to compete with her for her!
Song Xiaowan's eyes were red, whether from sadness or anger, it was hard to tell.
"I provoked her?" Song Xiaowan retorted. "You brought me to her, you brought me to all our friends, you made me feel that I had the right to compete, didn't you tacitly approve of me provoking her? And now you're blaming me for provoking her?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Yanchuan gave Song Xiaowan a cold look.
Overcome with emotion, Song Xiaowan continued, "Regarding the previous public opinion incident, you even used me as a shield for her. What did I do wrong? What did I not do well enough?"
Song Xiaowan lifted her skirt, revealing a long wound on her calf, which looked like a scar from surgery.
“If it weren’t for that, I could still be dancing now, I wouldn’t be working as a designer with my teacher today, and I wouldn’t be in this situation where I have to beg you to give me the auction items.”
Upon seeing the scar on Song Xiaowan's calf, Lu Yanchuan frowned, a hint of warmth appearing in his indifferent and cold gaze.
The Lu family's ancestral entanglements and complex internal relationships have led to significant conflicts over the distribution of property and business.
Even if things seem peaceful on the surface, they are actually already falling apart inside.
Years ago, during his middle school years, it was shortly after Lu Yanchuan's father had taken over the Lu family business entirely from the old man.
There was a lot of unspoken discontent, and naturally some people set their sights on Lu Yanchuan, wanting to teach his father a lesson.
They actually sent someone to the school to find Lu Yanchuan, intending to take him away.
Song Xiaowan somehow got the news and hurriedly went to Lu Yanchuan to inform him.
When they escaped from the school together, they encountered an accident. When they jumped off the school wall, they broke their leg. They later underwent surgery, but the recovery was not good.
Although it does not affect normal function, it will no longer be able to perform high-intensity, technical movements, and dancing will no longer be possible.
The reason why Song Xiaowan later confessed her feelings to Lu Yanchuan and he did not reject her was also because of this.
Hearing Song Xiaowan mention her leg injury, even if it was out of gratitude, Lu Yanchuan would find it hard to refuse.
"Besides, you brought me to her hoping to provoke her and make her divorce you, right? Now that she wants a divorce, haven't you gotten what you wanted? Why don't you want it anymore?"
When Song Xiaowan asked this question, a cold light flashed in her eyes. She had already seen Shen Li, who had just walked to a distance away, out of the corner of her eye. She was sure that the distance was close enough for Shen Li to hear her.
Moreover, Song Xiaowan knew that Lu Yanchuan was not as cold and ruthless as he appeared; on the contrary, he cherished old friendships and valued loyalty.
As long as she brings up her old injury, even if it's just for show, Lu Yanchuan will say a few words to comfort her, and that's enough.
As expected.
"Of course I still need her. I paid for her, and I haven't had enough fun with her yet. So don't make a fuss, be good." Lu Yanchuan said calmly, "Take the porcelain from today if you like it."
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