Ren Tingxi rushed back from the construction site early in the morning, washed up simply, and prepared to drive to the charity auction with Lan Xiaolan.
"Where are we going today?"
"There's a charity auction being organized by a philanthropist in Country E. I'm going with you."
"Who usually attends an auction? Do I need to prepare anything?"
Ren Tingxi patted her head and said gently, "Just go over and have a look. If you find something you like, you can bid on it. As long as you like it, you can buy it back."
"oh."
"I thought you prepared such an exquisite dress for me because you wanted me to accompany you to some special social occasion."
"Because I've never been to a place like this before, and I don't know what to do. I'm afraid of embarrassing you."
"You don't need to be so reserved, because you can't attend this auction just because of me."
"The organizer of the auction also gave you a separate invitation. Take a look."
"For me? An invitation?"
Ren Tingxi took out the invitation letter from his backpack and handed it to Lan Xiaolan.
Lan Xiaolan originally thought that because she was Ren Tingxi's wife, she was able to attend such a grand occasion because of Ren Tingxi's help.
However, the organizer of this auction actually prepared a special invitation for her, which really surprised Lan Xiaolan.
The invitation is in bright Chinese red tones and made of high-grade silk brocade fabric. It is also handwritten, and the calligraphy is vigorous and powerful, obviously from the hands of a master.
Lan Xiaolan smelled the invitation letter and found it had a strong scent of purple sandalwood.
"Who is the organizer of this charity auction? Why did they send me a separate invitation?"
Ren Tingxi raised the corners of his mouth slightly, pretending not to tell her.
"She's a mysterious friend. You'll be able to see her when you get to the scene."
Seeing that Ren Tingxi was not going to tell her anything, Lan Xiaolan pouted and looked unhappy.
What on earth is going on with him? He actually kept it a secret.
During the morning preparation, most of the time was spent on Ren Tingxi putting makeup on Lan Xiaolan personally.
Previously, Ren Tingxi had made her look professional in front of the camera, but this time the makeup was more suitable for the occasion of the auction.
After dressing up, Lan Xiaolan was completely transformed. She looked eye-catching and she really looked like a rich lady.
She turned around in front of the mirror a few times and couldn't help but sigh, "Really, if you didn't become an architect and changed your career to become a makeup artist, that would be pretty good too."
"I can't do this job well."
"How could that be? Look, my ordinary face has been painted so beautifully by you that I can hardly recognize myself."
Ren Tingxi quietly appeared behind Lan Xiaolan, then hugged her and held her in his arms domineeringly.
Then he bit her lips hard. The scent of lip gloss still remained on her warm lips, which made Ren Tingxi linger on the taste.
"Because in this world, I'm only interested in your face. All other faces are like tabby cats. I can't handle them, silly."
Lan Xiaolan was teased by him and smiled slightly.
They were about to arrive at the auction venue. Ren Tingxi parked the car and took Lan Xiaolan's hand to the registration area in the lobby.
The receptionist at the door had never seen Ren Tingxi and Lan Xiaolan before and didn't know them, so he stopped them at the door.
This was embarrassing, because Ren Tingxi's invitation letter was sent directly to the country, and he did not have his own invitation letter in his hand.
After repeated questioning by the receptionist, they took out the invitation letter belonging to Lan Xiaolan.
When the waiter saw it, he found it was a special invitation specially made for this auction. He heard that only two copies of this special invitation were made.
It was written by their chairman himself.
Since they came in with a special invitation, they must be distinguished guests, so the waiter agreed to let Ren Tingxi and Lan Xiaolan in together.
"I never thought that I could get in because of you. If it weren't for you, I would have been kicked out."
Ren Tingxi was actually teasing in a weird way, and he looked really funny.
Ren Tingxi held Lan Xiaolan's hand the whole time, not letting go for even a second.
In the middle of the exhibition is a huge painting, which is now completely wrapped in red cloth, making it impossible to see what the painting contains.
It is said that this painting is the most interesting item in this auction, and it is just waiting for the conference to start and the director of the organizer to come and unveil it in person.
Next to the exhibition, there is a large grid made of special glass, which displays several representative auction items.
There is an 88-carat black rough diamond, which is a pure natural black diamond that has not undergone any carving or processing.
It is said that this is the private collection of a super-rich man in Country E. I heard that all the funds donated at this charity auction will be used for his own country's construction.
That is why this wealthy man put up for auction the black diamond rough stone that he had kept privately for many years. It is also because of this that this legendary black diamond rough stone was able to see the world.
Next to the large oil painting in the middle is a traditional Chinese painting depicting a Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains, with the author's inscription on it.
Lan Xiaolan works in archaeology and cultural relics restoration, so she naturally has a very professional set of appreciation skills and standards for the structure of text, calligraphy and painting.
She stood in front of the ink painting for a long time, looking at it carefully again and again.
"Who is the author of this ink painting?"
"I heard that the chairman of this charity auction painted it himself."
"Oh, really?" This really surprised Lan Xiaolan.
Lan Xiaolan was amazed not only by the flowing style of the ink painting and the amazing painting skills, but what surprised her the most was the inscription on the painting.
Whether it was the technique or the writing habits, Lan Xiaolan could tell that the owner of this ink painting and the owner of that special invitation were the same person.
Ren Tingxi just said that this ink painting was painted by the chairman of the organizing committee himself, but she didn't say that she was also invited here by the chairman of the organizing committee himself.
Lan Xiaolan turned her head rapidly. She couldn't remember who among the people she knew had such superb calligraphy and painting skills, and also had such strong financial resources to hold this auction.
Lan Xiaolan thought about it for a long time but couldn't figure out who it was, which made her even more confused.
However, she looked at this ink painting of a thousand miles of rivers and mountains for a long time. The more she looked at it, the more she felt that she seemed to have seen this style of painting somewhere.
But for a moment, she really couldn't remember where she had seen him.
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