At this moment, almost all of the hundreds of seats in the auction hall were occupied, with only a few empty seats remaining.
Many of the guests who had already arrived came over to greet Huang Haotian with utmost respect or ingratiating manner.
Huang Haotian didn't put on airs and responded to them one by one, exchanging pleasantries with these guests.
Night Breeze was completely ignored; no one paid him any attention.
However, Ye Feng was not annoyed by this. He didn't know these people and naturally had no interest in greeting them.
These people were so busy chatting with Huang Haotian that no one bothered to talk to him, which made him happy to have some peace and quiet.
After all the guests had left, Huang Haotian wiped the sweat from his forehead and said to Ye Feng with a smile, "Mr. Ye, did I disturb you? I'm really sorry."
"It's alright. You're the mayor of Zhongzhou City, and you're very busy. I understand," Ye Feng said calmly.
"Although I am the mayor, I am just a nobody in front of you, Mr. Ye," Huang Haotian said with a smile.
Although the guests had left, they had not gone far.
Upon hearing Huang Haotian and Ye Feng's conversation, they all turned to look at Ye Feng with surprise.
They simply couldn't understand why Mayor Huang Haotian would be so respectful to that Mr. Ye.
Could that young man be some important figure?
Thinking of this, the guests were filled with regret, but they had already missed their chance, so how could they possibly talk to Ye Feng again?
Just then, an old man and a young man walked into the entrance of the auction hall.
The old man followed closely behind the young man, who was dressed in a sharp suit, with jet-black hair, striking eyebrows, and bright eyes; he looked extremely handsome and dashing.
Moreover, as soon as this person entered, many guests in the auction hall began to discuss it.
"Even Tang Shaohu, the eldest son of the Tang family, has come to participate in this auction."
"Chairman Li has a lot of influence!"
"Didn't you see that even the mayor is sitting in the front row?"
"My God, I just realized!"
Hearing the discussions around him, Ye Feng asked curiously, "Is that young man Tang Shaohu, the eldest son of the wealthy Tang family in Zhongzhou City?"
“That’s right, it’s him,” Huang Haotian nodded.
Huang Linglong followed up, saying, "Tang Shaohu is very famous in our Zhongzhou City. He's the dream lover of countless women."
"You too, Miss Huang?" Ye Feng asked with a smile.
“No, I don’t like men like Tang Shaohu. I do like…” Huang Linglong stopped halfway through her sentence.
If it were any other man, he would definitely be curious and keep asking.
But the night wind did not ask any more questions.
The night wind was silent, which made Huang Linglong feel very uncomfortable. It was as if she had used all her strength to throw a punch, but had not hit the target. Instead, she had hit cotton and felt completely powerless.
Neither Ye Feng, Sun Muqing, nor Jiang Lingxuan paid any attention to Huang Linglong's expression.
Huang Haotian, the father, noticed the unusual expression in his daughter's face.
He immediately lowered his voice and said, "Don't be discouraged. Mr. Ye is one of the war gods of our country. Naturally, he is proud and arrogant. He is not someone that ordinary women can pursue. If you really have this intention, you might as well try harder. I believe you can definitely move him."
Huang Linglong blushed slightly and whispered, "But Mr. Ye already has... two such beautiful female companions. They might be Mr. Ye's girlfriends or fiancées."
“That’s even better! It means Mr. Ye has more than one woman, so you have a chance! If Mr. Ye were particularly devoted and only liked one woman, that would be the worst situation,” Huang Haotian said in a low voice.
Upon hearing this, Huang Linglong's eyes lit up.
“I understand, Dad,” Huang Linglong said with a smile.
Although Huang Linglong and Huang Haotian's voices were very soft, Ye Feng, Jiang Lingxuan, and Sun Muqing were no ordinary people.
Ye Feng is now a martial arts master at the second level of the Transcendent Realm, while Sun Muqing and Jiang Lingxuan have both reached the first level of the True Essence Realm.
All three of them could hear Huang Linglong and Huang Haotian's whispered conversation clearly!
Sun Muqing immediately cast a slightly displeased glance at Ye Feng, while Jiang Lingxuan's face showed a half-smile.
Night Breeze felt somewhat helpless and telepathically told the two goddesses, "This is just wishful thinking on Huang Haotian and Huang Linglong's part. It has nothing to do with me, and I have no interest in Huang Linglong."
Hearing Ye Feng say this, Sun Muqing finally showed a satisfied expression.
After waiting for another two or three minutes, the auction finally began.
As music began, a woman in a bright red cheongsam slowly walked out from the side of the stage.
"Thank you all for attending our Tianyuan Group auction. I am Li Lingli, the chief auctioneer of Tianyuan Group. On behalf of all employees of Tianyuan Group, I would like to express our sincerest gratitude to everyone present."
"Now, the auction of our factory is officially starting. Please welcome the first item to the stage!"
As Li Lingli, the chief auctioneer of Tianyuan Group, finished speaking, a female staff member walked up to the platform with a painting and calligraphy in her hand and displayed it to all the guests present.
Even the large electronic screen behind the stage played a live video of the first item up for auction.
"The first item up for auction is a masterpiece by the renowned Song Dynasty painter Li Qingshan – 'Dancing Butterflies'!"
"This painting is not only a work of art with extremely high artistic value, but also an antique from a long time ago, so its value is self-evident!"
"Moreover, the painting of two butterflies dancing is a celebration and praise of love, making it very suitable as a gift for one's partner. Speaking of which, I'm already a little tempted. If someone could buy this painting of two butterflies dancing and give it to me, I would definitely fall in love with him."
Li Lingli on stage spoke with a look of rapture, which made the male guests in the audience extremely excited.
"Alright, without further ado, let's officially begin the auction for the first item. The starting price is five million, and each bid must be at least one hundred thousand higher!"
No sooner had Li Lingli finished speaking than guests in the audience raised their paddles to place bids.
"I bid 5.3 million for this painting of dancing butterflies!"
"I'll offer five and a half million!"
"Five million six hundred thousand!"
Six million!
"Six million two hundred thousand!"
The guests at the scene engaged in fierce competition, creating a lively and exciting atmosphere.
But neither Ye Feng, Sun Muqing, nor Jiang Lingxuan showed any interest in this painting of dancing butterflies.
Needless to say, Ye Feng is a staunch pragmatist.
Sun Muqing and Jiang Lingxuan, on the other hand, had little knowledge of calligraphy and painting, and were not very familiar with antiques, so naturally, the two women had little interest in them.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
