Huo Qi escorted Lin Ruanruan to her parents' side. After exchanging a few words with Lin's father, the highlight of the evening—the charity auction—began.
Lin's father sat in the back, while Huo Qi sat in the front row. As for Lin Ruanruan, she stayed next to her mother like a little accessory.
He barely glanced at the items at the auction, only feeling a pang of heartache when his father gave away several million dollars.
Lin Ruanruan sighed, "That cost over 8 million yuan, and my father only bought a painting."
I was just playing around out of boredom until the final collectible appeared: a pair of dazzling, crystal-clear violet jadeite bracelets.
Lin Ruanruan was amazed; she had never known that jade could have such a dreamlike color. The auctioneer was highly professional and provided a very detailed explanation of the bracelets.
Overall, Lin Ruanruan only remembered that the seed and color were excellent and the appearance was extremely beautiful.
Lin Ruanruan was also curious about who would acquire this last piece of collectibles, so she listened attentively. Gradually, she lost her composure; it was worth one hundred million.
The price kept going up, and her mouth formed an "o" shape.
"Mom, they are so rich." She thought her family was already very wealthy, but it turned out there were always people richer than her.
Lin's mother chuckled and pinched Lin Ruanruan's pouting lips.
"150 million per time!"
160 million.
The price eventually rose to 190 million, and Huo Qi calmly raised his paddle, as if he wasn't the one who would ultimately make the deal.
When Lin Ruanruan saw Huo Qi take the pair of violet bracelets, she bit her handkerchief tightly. She, Lin Ruanruan, was filled with resentment towards the rich.
Lin Ruanruan returned home with a disdainful expression, tidied herself up, and lay down on the bed, thinking, "People can't be compared."
Then she started gossiping online. She was just resentful of the rich for a while, but she's fine now.
Just as she was engrossed in watching the drama unfold, Huo Qi called her.
Lin Ruanruan was so startled she almost dropped her phone. She struggled with her hands for a moment before finally answering, "Hello, Brother Huo?"
"Aruan, look out the window." Huo Qi's voice across the room was still gentle.
Lin Ruanruan was puzzled, but she still obediently walked to the window and drew back the curtains. She saw Huo Qi standing downstairs.
Huo Qi waved to Lin Ruanruan, signaling her to come down.
Lin Ruanruan hurriedly went downstairs. Just then, her parents were whispering in their room and didn't notice that their daughter had gone out.
"Brother Huo, what brings you here?" Lin Ruanruan's eyes sparkled.
Seeing that the girl was dressed in thin clothes and was even shivering in the cold night wind, he quickly took off his suit jacket and put it on her.
He opened the back door of the car. "Come in first."
Lin Ruanruan did as she was told, and she was a little curious about why Huo Qi had come to see her.
Huo Qi got into the car from the other side and took out an exquisite and beautiful golden nanmu box from the safe in the back.
Inside was a pair of purple bracelets, shimmering faintly in the dim light of the car.
Huo Qi placed the box on his lap, took out one of the tubes, and grabbed Lin Ruanruan's hand, intending to put it on her.
Lin Ruanruan then realized that Huo Qi was going to give her a bracelet, and quickly pulled her hand away, saying, "Brother Huo, this is too precious, I can't accept it."
But her strength was no match for Huo Qi, who easily slipped the gloves on. Huo Qi smiled and said, "They fit perfectly."
The girl's skin was as white as jade, and the violet jade bracelet made her look even more beautiful.
Lin Ruanruan tried to take off the bracelet, "Brother Huo, I can't take it!"
190 million! Even if you split it in half, it's still over 80 million. What makes her so special?
Her actions were naturally stopped by Huo Qi, "We can't disrespect your brother Huo. One for you and one for Huo Xian, that's just right."
He held Lin Ruanruan's hand with one hand and gently pinched her nose with the other.
"How about we treat them as matching bracelets for you two best friends?"
The smile in Huo Qi's eyes was almost enough to drown Lin Ruanruan. Looking into those smiling eyes, Lin Ruanruan couldn't bring herself to refuse.
She's fallen back into her habit of not being able to refuse people who come to visit, and she vows to practice the conversation techniques Brother Huo taught her today every day from now on.
Finally, Lin Ruanruan returned to her room, feeling dizzy.
When she got back to her room, she realized she was still wearing Huo Qi's clothes, which still smelled of him.
Lin Ruanruan couldn't help but blush.
On his way back, Huo Qi couldn't suppress the smile on his face. He had thought the bracelets would be perfect for the little rabbit when he saw them in the manual, and sure enough, they looked beautiful on her.
Most importantly, the violet symbolizes eternal beauty and love.
Let's just consider it a subtle confession he made in advance.
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