"Well... how about two hundred taels of silver?" Che Xiang looked at Mu Hanyan and said cautiously.
He had thought he was going to lose everything, but he hadn't expected such a good thing as an auction. He was overwhelmed with emotions. It seemed that meeting this dandy wasn't such a bad thing after all.
"What are you looking at? What is there to be afraid of? Didn't you ask for one thousand taels? Why don't you dare to shout out? I'll give you five hundred taels!" Seeing Che Xiang's trembling look when facing Mu Hanyan, Yuan Tianbo was furious.
Where's your unyielding spirit, your unwavering devotion? Why are they all gone when I see this guy? He's a playboy, and I'm not, right? How can I face anyone with your face like this? I'm a playboy who's unlovable, even when I see flowers, okay? How can you treat me differently?!
"Six hundred taels!" Mu Hanyan directly raised the price.
"Seven hundred taels!"
"Eight hundred taels!"
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The two men raised the bid on their own, completely ignoring the manager who acted as the auctioneer.
"One thousand seven hundred taels!"
"One thousand eight hundred taels!"
Yuan Tianbo's face was filled with confidence. While his Yuan family wasn't as powerful as the Mu family, their wealth, a legacy of business, far surpassed the Mu family's. This was his greatest asset in being on par with Mu Hanyan over the years. Outsiders, of course, didn't know the size of Yue Fanling's dowry. Even if they did, it would belong to Yue Fanling alone, not the Mu family.
His family background wasn't as good as Mu Hanyan's, and his lackeys weren't as powerful as Mu Hanyan's. These were nothing. Now it was all about money. He didn't believe that even throwing money at him wouldn't kill him. He had been short of money for some reason some time ago, but that wasn't the case anymore. Now he had more money and was more confident!
Although the price offered now is far beyond the original expectation, if he had known this earlier, he would have just spent one thousand taels to buy it from Che Xiang, but Yuan Tianbo did not regret it at all, and was even a little excited.
I've been bullied by this brat twice. I have to get some face back today, even if it means spending more money.
"Two thousand taels!"
"Two thousand one hundred taels!"
Yuan Tianbo gradually felt that something was wrong. Based on his understanding of Mu Hanyan, he should not have much pocket money, so how could he dare to follow him?
How could he know that Mu Hanyan had no intention of spending any money at all, she was just following his lead and shouting to raise the bid. Not to mention more than two thousand taels, even if it was ten thousand taels, as long as she was sure that she would not be ripped off, she would do it.
"Two thousand eight hundred taels!"
"Twenty-nine hundred taels!"
"Three thousand taels!"
Yuan Tianbo's face was already covered in sweat. Although his daily allowance was several times more than Mu Hanyan's, he spent lavishly and had a few fawning lackeys under his wing. He hadn't saved much recently. Three thousand taels was already his limit; he couldn't afford any more. He had been penniless a few days ago, and only recently had he started to make a little money.
Beside him, Mu Nan noticed this and frowned slightly. This Fire Brocade Orchid wasn't as good as the rumors said. One thousand taels was about right. The current bid of three thousand taels was the result of a fit of anger. If Yuan Tianbo gave up now, Mu Hanyan would really be shooting herself in the foot.
"Well, why not just grab it? Why take pictures?" Mu Nan thought with some resentment. After following Mu Hanyan as a playboy for a while and satisfying his desire to touch her, he unconsciously began to reminisce about the good life of a playboy.
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