VIP Room No. 2
Butler Liu waited in the outer room for a while, and when he heard the noise inside subside, he gently knocked on the door a few times.
"Come in."
Hong Shaojia's calm voice came from inside.
Butler Liu pushed open the door and entered, waving to the woman huddled on the sofa, her clothes torn, revealing most of her snow-white skin.
The woman felt as if she had been granted a pardon. She quickly stood up, straightened her clothes, and went outside.
After the woman left, Butler Liu approached Hong Shaojia and respectfully said, "Young Master, the copy of the oil painting has been auctioned off to someone in VIP Room Number One."
"Proceed according to plan. Make preparations at the villa and keep it confidential," Hong Shaojia said calmly.
Having just released his desires, he is now in a state of mental clarity, his mind cleared.
"Yes, young master, I'll arrange it right away." After saying that, Butler Liu began to direct the arrangements.
He had a lingering unease in his heart, but as the head steward of the Hongmen, with the leader and successor already decided, he could only try his best to arrange things properly.
Hong Shaojia's heartache over Li Muyue is also the biggest heartache of the Hongmen leader.
As the only son of the sect leader, Hong Shaojia was a sure thing to inherit the position of sect leader of the Hongmen, as long as he behaved properly.
However, since developing this mental illness, he sometimes loses his mind and does many uncontrollable things.
Moreover, this situation is getting worse over time!
The members of the Hongmen can accept a mediocre leader, but they absolutely cannot accept a leader whose behavior is out of control.
Amid growing opposition, the leader of the Hongmen came up with a solution: to let his son have Li Muyue once, so that even if it couldn't completely resolve his inner turmoil, it could at least provide some relief.
As long as things are done discreetly, even if Miss Li suffers a loss, it won't be made public.
These kinds of aristocratic families care a lot about their reputation; if word gets out, it won't be good for anyone.
He will then give up some of his profits to the Li family, and the matter will be settled. The Li family will not turn against the Hongmen for the sake of a woman.
He knew all too well that women from wealthy and powerful families had a price, and he could tell whether someone was worth that price!
As for Li Muyue's husband, Ye Chen, in the eyes of the Hongmen leader, he was nothing more than a nouveau riche, and he didn't take him seriously at all!
Western media outlets will naturally try to smear the Mousse Group if they can, and if they can't smear it, they'll just gloss over it.
Since the Hongmen mainly operates outside of China, it is inevitably influenced by Western media propaganda and therefore doesn't care much about the Mousse Group.
"Young Master, everything has been arranged." Butler Liu reported to Hong Shaojia after hanging up the phone.
Hong Shaojia nodded slightly, a faint smile playing on his lips, looking as if he had everything under control.
On the other side.
The auction continued, and Zhong Xiaowei and his two companions bid on many items.
Ye Chen held Li Muyue close, speaking softly, no longer paying attention to the auction.
About half an hour later, Zhong Xiaowei and the other two came in carrying more than ten items, their faces full of lingering satisfaction.
"Mr. Ye, Mr. Li, the auction is over. These are the items that were sold today, costing less than 5 million in total."
As Zhong Xiaowei spoke, she and the other two placed the items on the table for Ye Chen and Li Muyue to inspect.
Ye Chen glanced around casually and saw that they were all antiques and jade items. He smiled and said, "I didn't expect you guys to be interested in these old things?"
Zhong Xiaowei laughed and said, "These old items are where you're most likely to find a bargain."
Ye Chen also became interested, looking at the items and saying, "Finding a bargain? Tell me, which of these items might be valuable?"
Finding bargains is a mindset, and has nothing to do with how much wealth one has.
Ordinary people like to find bargains in second-hand markets or auction websites, while wealthy people prefer to find opportunities that ordinary people cannot find through their own judgment in auction markets or other markets, thereby gaining satisfaction.
Zhong Xiaowei looked slightly embarrassed and said awkwardly, "President Ye, we don't have the eye to find what's valuable. We just felt it was good and bought it. You said you have plenty of money."
Ye Chen chuckled and said, "I'm not blaming you! What are you worried about?"
Then he turned to Li Muyue and said, "Muyue, why don't you pick one too? Let's see how lucky we are today. Maybe we'll find a hidden treasure!"
“Okay, let me see.” Li Muyue was also eager to try. Her eyes swept over the items, and she picked out a slightly yellowed jade pendant, saying, “If I’m not mistaken, this jade pendant is quite old. It’s probably the most valuable item among these.”
Zhong Xiaowei immediately flattered, "President Li has excellent taste. This is an ancient jade from the Ming Dynasty. We spent 800,000 yuan to buy it. It is indeed the most expensive item among these items."
"Honey, look, I have good taste, don't I?" Li Muyue handed the jade pendant to Ye Chen, saying with a hint of pride.
Ye Chen picked up the jade pendant and played with it in his hand.
Suddenly, his gaze sharpened as he noticed some unusual patterns inside the jade pendant.
He held the jade pendant up to the light and examined it carefully.
"Honey, what's wrong? Did you find something?"
Seeing his actions, Li Muyue asked curiously, and Zhong Xiaowei and the other two beside her also looked on with curiosity.
"I took a closer look, and there's something inside the jade pendant."
As Ye Chen spoke, he stared intently into the jade pendant.
After a while, he put down his hand and said with a smile, "Mu Yue, your eye is not only good, this jade pendant is no ordinary piece."
"What's so special about this jade pendant?" Li Muyue asked quickly.
Ye Chen said, "The patterns inside are very similar to those of mythological civilizations. This jade pendant may be related to mythological civilizations."
"Mythological civilization?"
Li Muyue opened her eyes wide and couldn't help but pick up the jade pendant to examine it repeatedly for a while. She asked in confusion, "Although the pattern inside is somewhat similar to the pattern found in the temple, these are naturally formed patterns, not carved on."
"We'll know the results once it's taken back to the lab for testing."
Ye Chen laughed and turned his gaze to Zhong Xiaowei and the other two beside him, saying, "You three are really lucky. The research value of this jade pendant alone is immeasurable."
"This is a great find. Apart from the jade pendant, the rest of the items are your reward."
Upon hearing this, apart from Zhong Xiaowei, Sun Zhibing and Wang Jun's eyes widened instantly, their eyebrows rose, and their faces showed expressions of surprise.
This pile of items is worth 5 million. Even excluding the jade pendant, it's still worth over 4 million. If the three of them split it equally, they can each get over 1 million.
This is a huge sum of money for the two of them!
Zhong Xiaowei looked at his two companions with disdain and said, "Look at you two, you're scared by this little bit of money. How will you ever do anything big in the future?"
Sun Zhibing and Wang Jun rolled their eyes, not wanting to pay any attention to this rich second-generation.
Ye Chen waved his hand to stop them from thanking him, and stood up with Li Muyue, saying, "Let's go."
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