Although Li Xiaoman is the president of HSBC, she doesn't have absolute power at HSBC.
He was considering that after the disaster relief and rescue efforts, China would inevitably need a large amount of foreign exchange to resettle the people in the disaster area and prepare for post-disaster reconstruction.
They'll need money for everything, and they might even have to ask HSBC for help.
Given HSBC's shady past, Chen Dong was wary. To avoid the organization behind HSBC interfering in HSBC's loan business, he could only gloss over the issue and did not reveal his true intentions.
"Brother Dong."
As they were chatting, Chen Dong heard Annie's voice again.
In public, Annie always called Chen Dong "boss," but after she came out of the auction hall, she saw a beautiful woman standing next to Chen Dong and felt a pang of jealousy. "Why didn't you wait for her?"
Chen Dong was completely captivated by Annie's affectedly sentimental voice.
Without saying a word, Annie walked over to Chen Dong and leaned half of her body against him.
These actions were naturally meant for Li Xiaoman's benefit. Chen Dong helplessly patted her hand, showing great consideration for Annie's feelings in front of Li Xiaoman, "Didn't I tell you to pick out a gift inside?"
In Chen Dong's eyes, the jewelry worth tens of millions was actually a gift he was picking out for Annie.
Li Xiaoman tilted her head slightly. "It seems that with such a beauty in his arms, Mr. Chen has forgotten who Xiaoman is."
"Xiaoman..."
Before Chen Dong could speak, she quickly walked into the auction hall in her high heels.
After Li Xiaoman walked away, Annie finally let go of Chen Dong's hand.
"Boss, what were you talking about with this woman here just now?" Annie asked with a hint of complaint in her voice.
Chen Dong noticed her jealousy and said with a smile, "We were just talking about our global procurement business from a while ago."
“Li Xiaoman usually stays in Southeast Asia, not Hong Kong, so why are you jealous of her?” Chen Dong directly saw through her thoughts.
Anne shook her head coquettishly and said in a coquettish tone, "I just don't want to see you standing with other women, chatting and laughing."
"What about Vivian Chow?" Chen Dong teased her.
Anne pursed her lips. "Except for Zhou Huimin."
"It seems your relationship has improved a lot now," Chen Dong remarked, then asked, "Both Zhou Huimin and you have been ignoring me lately. Did you two plan this together?"
Upon hearing this, Annie immediately looked away and mumbled, "I don't know what you're talking about."
"Stop pretending to be stupid." Chen Dong frowned and became serious. "Do you dare say that Zhou Huimin wasn't with you when we spoke on the phone last time?"
Annie dared not speak further, knowing that the man had even guessed such a detail.
After all, there was indeed a similar agreement between her and Vivian Chow.
“Annie, I gave you so many gifts this time, are you happy?” Chen Dong took Annie’s hand and put aside his airs, saying, “When you go back, you should also talk to Zhou Huimin. She’s been arguing for so long, it’s time to make up.”
Chen Dong hadn't seen Zhou Huimin for a long time and missed her terribly. However, when he asked Xiang Huaqiang about Zhou Huimin last time and learned that she was busy with other things, he felt even more awkward.
He was sincere towards Vivian Chow, so naturally he cared a lot about how Vivian Chow treated him.
“If you want to make up with her, you should go and talk to her yourself.” Annie didn’t want to share Chen Dong with anyone in the first place, but she didn’t mind the matter much because she was close to Zhou Huimin. However, she was naturally uncomfortable being asked to act as a middleman to bring him and Zhou Huimin together.
"She trusts you. You've already told her, okay, Annie!"
No, don't.
The two chatted and laughed as they walked into the auction hall together.
The second round of auction had ended by then, and the host stepped back mysteriously, saying, "Please welcome our hidden item for today!"
"There were even hidden items in the auction?"
"What is it? It's not some antique jewelry or something, is it?"
"How boring."
Amidst gasps of surprise, several men in uniforms carried up the hidden auction item.
After the items were brought to the auction platform, the men in uniforms did not leave.
Chen Dong noticed that there were two policemen standing on either side of the stage, separated from about a dozen men in uniform, all staring nervously at the items being auctioned.
"It seems this is the grand finale," Chen Dong reminded Annie. "If it weren't something good, there wouldn't be so many people protecting it."
Annie immediately became excited upon hearing this, "Then we absolutely must get our hands on this!"
"Let's see what it is first," Chen Dong said, his curiosity piqued.
The lists of items he had previously received from the waiter for the two rounds of auctions contained antiques and jewelry that were of mediocre condition.
At that time, no one knew that there were hidden items in the auction, so there was no expectation for the auction in the first place.
However, seeing the grand scale of this auction item piqued everyone's curiosity.
"This antique is a national treasure that we just redeemed from the British Museum," the host said, personally removing the red cloth covering the item from the auction.
A red cloth was unfurled, revealing an ancient Buddha head lying quietly on the auction stage. At that moment, two spotlights from the stage shone on the Buddha head.
Under the spotlight, the Buddha's head immediately displayed a unique, gentle charm.
The Buddha's head has a full and round face, with eyes closed, eyebrows down, and lips slightly upturned. In terms of appearance, it is not different from other Buddha statues, but the overall appearance shows a unique charm.
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