Ji Ting also assumed that Yu Wan did not have an invitation. After thinking for a moment, he lowered his voice and said, "If anyone investigates, just mention my name."
Upon hearing this, a hint of jealousy flashed in Ji Yun Chu's eyes, but she dared not offend Ji Ting, so she generously agreed, "Yes, just tell the others that you came with the Ji family."
Meng Shen curled his lip and tsk, "Look how smug she is."
"No need," Yu Wan scoffed. "I can't afford to associate with you."
Just then, the charity event was about to begin, and the host called on everyone to get ready to take their seats.
"Miss Ji is so kind, I'm sure she'll auction off a few items later." Yu Wan smiled, her eyes slightly upturned, arrogant and flamboyant: "After all, it's for charity."
Ji Yun Chu replied with a forced smile, "Of course."
She didn't have much pocket money, and could only afford to buy one item at most. What she was most worried about was that Yu Wan would take the opportunity to inflate the price, leaving her to suffer a loss in silence.
But since Yu Wan had said all that, in order to maintain her public image, she had no choice but to prepare for a major financial loss.
As if she could read her mind, Yu Wan said casually, "Don't worry, I won't touch any of the collectibles that Miss Ji has her eye on."
Ji Yun Chu had just breathed a sigh of relief when she heard the next sentence, which almost made her vomit blood.
"After all, my Yu family didn't invite me, but we have so much money we don't know what to do with it, so we have to buy the expensive stuff." It was practically a direct mockery of Ji Yun Chu's poverty.
Meng Shen chuckled and said, "It's about to start, we'll be going now."
When Ji Ting came to his senses, he saw the two walking towards the venue and quickly followed them.
"cousin."
Ji Yun Chu called out, but Ji Ting didn't even turn his head. His face turned pale and then red.
She gripped her skirt and hurried after him, but halfway there she bumped into a man, slipped, and almost fell to the ground. Luckily, a young man caught her around the waist.
She looked up, gazing at the face so close to hers, slightly stunned.
The person in front of me exuded youthful energy and vitality. Especially when I was being stared at by those bright, sparkling eyes, my heart started pounding.
This is a completely different style from Gao Lingchuan, who is both wicked and cold, sometimes making people afraid to get close to him.
"It's you." Yu Yiwang was both surprised and delighted, his arm around her waist tightening even more. This was their third meeting; they hadn't expected to have such a connection. "Are you alright?"
Ji Yun Chu didn't hear the first half of his sentence and it took her half a minute to react. "Thank you." Realizing that their posture was too ambiguous, her cheeks flushed slightly, and she quickly pushed him away and ran into the venue.
Yu Yiwang had finally managed to reunite with her, so he wasn't about to let her go easily and secretly followed her. Only when he saw her with the Ji family did he leave, satisfied.
The girl's style was a bit different from the previous two times, but he wouldn't mistake her eyes and eyebrows. He hadn't expected her to look so sweet and gentle in the dress; overall, she was quite attractive.
Yu Yiwang thought to himself: I've never seen her in the capital. She must be a relative of the Ji family. I'll have someone check her out later.
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After the head of the Guan family made a few polite opening remarks, the auction officially began.
Yu Wan glanced around but didn't see Tang Yue. She then found her own behavior amusing. Tang Yue had only said he was in the capital with Rong Yun, not that he was attending an auction.
"Raise your sign when you see one you like," she instructed Meng Shen, then leaned back lazily, waiting for the target to appear.
Meng Shen said "That's not a good idea," but his eyes were actually shining as he stared at the stage, holding the sign in his right hand, showing no sign of politeness whatsoever.
Upstairs, the atmosphere was heavy.
Guan Zhiji glanced at Tang Yue's expression and said with a smile, "If Miss Yu takes a fancy to anything, I will definitely waive her handling fee." The higher the bid, the higher the handling fee, which adds up to quite a sum.
Tang Yue glanced at him lazily, then lowered his eyes again and slowly turned a page of his book: "Whatever."
His tone was gentle and clear.
Guan Zhiji pressed on, saying, "Oh, right, and your old Koenigsegg CCR. I've already arranged for someone to bid on it, and it'll be shipped to Jiangcheng for you in a few days."
"Okay." Tang Yue's main purpose in coming to the auction was for this car. The CCR was a car that his father had reserved before his death, but unfortunately he did not live to see it, so it was of great significance to Tang Yue.
After the Tang family went bankrupt, to make the act more convincing, all of his real estate properties were frozen and sent to auction houses. Through these maneuvers, most of them ended up in Guan's auction house. The more valuable collectibles were secretly acquired by his men; now only this car remains.
Although the Koenigsegg CCR has been in production for sixteen years, only 14 units have been produced worldwide, making it extremely valuable for car enthusiasts.
But no matter how much it costs, he will buy it back.
"Why didn't Elder Rong come this time?" Guan Zhiji asked curiously.
"Something came up at home."
"Tsk." Guan Zhiji felt indignant for Rong Yun, thinking about the Rong family's situation. However, this was not the time to discuss it, so he wisely kept quiet.
The auction was in full swing, and soon some of the most important items were on display.
When the Koenigsegg CCR drove into the venue, Meng Shen was so excited that his blood was boiling. He punched Yu Wan's arm and said, "My God, I actually saw this CCR antique car with my own eyes. It broke the world record for the fastest production car in 1998, set by the McLaren F1, back in 2005."
Seeing Yu Wan's calm expression, Meng Shen continued, "Do you remember back in 2018 when I was always clamoring to buy that One:1 that cost over 100 million? It's from the same manufacturer."
During those days, Yu Wan heard Meng Shen talk about it every day, so she naturally had a deep impression of it.
"Oh," she replied absentmindedly, then dropped a bombshell: "That's what I want to film."
Meng Shen reacted slowly, taking a moment to realize, "You took a picture of it?"
Many people around looked over.
Yu Wan felt embarrassed and was about to pull up her hat brim when she realized she wasn't wearing it today, so she had to lower her head.
"Guan Kui, what are you looking at?" On the other side, someone noticed Guan Kui frowning slightly and staring in a certain direction behind her, and asked in confusion.
Guan Kui looked away: "I think I saw someone I know." She lowered her eyes and sent a message to Tang Yue, asking if Yu Wan had come to the capital.
The reply came quickly, just two simple words: "Yes."
Guan Kui raised an eyebrow in surprise. The person she saw was indeed Yu Wan. She hadn't expected her to come to the Guan family auction. But the Guan family hadn't sent an invitation to the Yu family. Could it be that she came with Tang Yue?
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