A luxury hotel in the city center had a private evening party spread over two floors of exhibition halls.
Under the hanging crystal chandelier is a dazzling array of champagne towers. As the well-dressed and humble waiters walk around, formally dressed men and women raise their glasses and chat and laugh.
At this moment, in a private room on the second floor of the exhibition hall, a middle-aged man in a gray suit put out the cigarette butt in the ashtray, and casually looked at the party scene below through the invisible glass wall.
He looked to be in his fifties, his face full of traces of time, but his eyes were exceptionally shrewd.
A charity gala brought together many elites from S City's upper society.
The elite in suits and leather shoes next to him was reporting on something: "There's news that Chen's company has recently been conducting an internal investigation. After the Ruizhen Electronics incident was exposed, Chen Jianhong handed over almost all of his power to Chen Shiming. The investigation exposed many of our people, so it's not easy to take action under the current circumstances."
"Let him wait. We have been planning for more than ten years. There is no rush." The middle-aged man played with the lighter in his hand. The flickering flame was very obvious in the dim room. "Wait until they relax their vigilance before taking action."
As he was talking, he suddenly noticed a young man in the crowd and his tone slowed down a bit: "Is that the second son of the Chen family, Chen Qizhao?"
The elite man followed his gaze and said, "Yes, it's him."
Ruizhen Electronics was indeed a breakthrough in their plan. They chose Chen Qizhao, the idiot of the Chen family, as the starting point and used him to implement the next plan. It is much easier to plot against Chen Qizhao than against Chen Shiming. They almost tailor-made a trap for Chen Qizhao and even involved Ruizhen Electronics to set up this trap. Originally, the implementation of this plan went very smoothly. Chen Qizhao signed the contract, and they even got access to the science and technology park's channels. However, they didn't expect that Chen Shiming would show up at the most critical moment.
In their original prediction, Chen Qizhao, who was hot-tempered and could sow discord between the two brothers, would inevitably become their most advantageous weapon. But no matter how much they planned, they didn't expect that Chen Qizhao would actually tell Chen Shiming about the matter of Ruizhen Electronics, and even asked Chen Shiming's assistant team to help.
Their trick was more than enough to fool Chen Qizhao, but it was like showing off one's skills before an expert to fool Chen Shiming. But this was also their oversight. Chen Qizhao did not agree to ask Chen Shiming for help, and there was no news from the Chen family. Even Chen Jianhong's attitude towards it was indifferent, which led to their relaxation of vigilance.
Losing Qin Xingfeng as a chess piece was a small matter, but it was a pity that in the end Ruizhen Electronics was lost, and part of the layout in Chen's was also lost.
The elite man said, "We didn't expect Chen Shiming to be so patient and wait until Ruizhen Electronics was investigated before closing the net."
"Chen Shiming and Chen Jianhong are really alike when they were young... Or maybe the Chen family is very patient. They will be bitten back if you are not careful." The middle-aged man was not moved by this and said in a normal tone: "It's worth all my planning for so many years. It seems that I will have to add fuel to the fire later."
The elite man looked at the middle-aged man: "Boss Lin, are you going to prepare that plan?"
"Of course we must. We can't take the Chen family lightly." Mr. Lin's tone was a bit cold. "Chen Jianhong and Chen Shiming are indeed powerful. The Chen family is so prosperous because they can still support the Chen family. Chen Jianhong abdicated and Chen Shiming took over. It was a perfect succession. In the end, the Chen family was firmly controlled by the Chen family."
The lighter in his hand flickered to life. "But there is no such thing as an impenetrable wall. What if something happens to them?"
The elite men stood in awe.
The lighter went out again.
Mr. Lin stared at Chen Qizhao under the see-through glass. He stood up, straightened his suit jacket, and said in a relaxed tone, "Let's go and see the idiots in the Chen family."
At the charity gala, guests came in one after another and exchanged greetings.
Zhang Yazhi was chatting with people she knew and pulled Chen Qizhao aside to recognize people. She really intended to pave the way for her child. Whenever she talked to people, she would always let Chen Qizhao follow her. While recognizing people, she would also privately explain to Chen Qizhao what this person did and what industries he had in S City.
It’s just that sometimes Chen Qizhao is very cooperative, but sometimes Chen Qizhao is not interested.
Afterwards, Zhang Yazhi asked, "Your uncle Zhou was talking to you just now, why didn't you say a word?"
Chen Qizhao's eyelids were half closed. He glanced at the side and quickly retracted his eyes. "Did you pay attention to what he just said? On the surface, he was chatting with you about family matters, but in a few words, he was asking about other things. Zhou's company recently took a fancy to a piece of land, and it bumped into Chen Shiming's."
Zhang Yazhi was stunned when she heard this: "Is this true? I haven't heard your brother mention it before?"
Chen Qizhao squinted his eyes and said, "Look, isn't he going to talk to Chen Shiming?"
Zhang Yazhi looked over and saw, as expected, the man named Zhou talking to Chen Shiming.
Chen Qizhao shook the champagne glass in his hand and continued nonchalantly, "And that Ms. Wang, I'm happy to talk to you, her husband's capital chain is broken, and he's worried about finding someone to borrow money. Now I'm happy to talk to you, and I'll invite you to dinner and talk some other day, and then you should mention borrowing money."
Zhang Yazhi looked at Chen Qizhao in surprise: "How do you know so much?"
"I listened to what others said while drinking. I'm just trying to clear up the trouble for you." Chen Qizhao looked up at her. "Interested? How about I tell you more gossip? I also know that Zhou cheated..."
Zhang Yazhi glared at him and said, "You can't talk nonsense about this."
Chen Qizhao smiled, his eyes already scanning the entire room, and said, "Then I won't say anything."
Some people have a good relationship with the Chen family and would lend a helping hand once or twice, but most of them, out of their own interests, would step on the Chen family once or twice during their most difficult times. He has dealt with so many people in this scene, what kind of personality they have, what kind of wine they like to drink, which clubs they often go to... He knows all these things.
After all, in his previous life, after the Chen family went bankrupt, he had drunk with almost all of them in order to ask for help. He got to know their personalities and catered to their preferences, and got to know their businesses and looked for breakthroughs… Chen Qizhao had no interest in what was hidden behind these hypocritical faces and what interests they were seeking. But did they want to please the Chen family in front of him this time?
Then just go away, it's an eyesore.
As he was thinking, he heard Zhang Yazhi beside him whispering, "He really cheated?"
Chen Qizhao: “…”
He said helplessly: "Yes, why would I lie to you about this? I heard that she was the goddess I had a crush on during school days, and she even had an illegitimate child."
Zhang Yazhi was shocked.
After hearing some gossip, Zhang Yazhi finally let Chen Qizhao go and took her good friends to the garden outside to talk. Chen Qizhao was just planning to find a seat in a corner to watch the show when he saw his group of friends coming over and pulling him to sit on the sofa in the middle of the bar, acting like they were good brothers.
Chen Qizhao just treated it as a joke, especially since these people liked to tell him jokes that he liked to hear.
"Qin Xingfeng is done for. He will have to stay in prison for at least four to five years after the verdict is announced." Cheng Rong said, "I heard he is still looking for lawyers everywhere. He always boasted about how big his company is, but I didn't expect there were so many private secrets. I heard he was also involved in money laundering with Wang from Ruizhen Electronics. Oh my god, this is so awesome."
Liu Kai: "Yeah, I thought he was the god of investment, but who knew his money was not clean."
Chen Qizhao listened and realized that he was being used as a scapegoat.
After all, some people work hard for others and go through fire and water for benefits, without even thinking about whether they can enjoy the rest of their lives.
Now think about it, in his previous life, Qin Xingfeng was sent to jail for fraud. It might be Lin Shizhong's doing. He just threw away the items after using them, which was consistent with his usual method.
Yan Kailin finally got rid of his brother and hid here, but he heard everyone discussing Qin Xingfeng. "Oh my god, why are you still talking about him? Please don't mention him, okay?"
"What troubles are you talking about?" Liu Kai raised his glass and said, "Let's drink. Don't say that the Lin family is really generous in holding a party..."
Chen Qizhao raised his eyebrows slightly and clinked glasses with others.
Not far away, on the other side, Chen Shiming's eyes stayed on Chen Qizhao. He watched him drink a glass of champagne and then picked up another one. He originally thought that this kid came here today because he was really ambitious. In the final analysis, he thought too highly of Chen Qizhao. He could even drink with Cheng Rong and his gang in such an occasion, and he didn't even think of following him to walk around and get to know more people.
Special Assistant Xu stood nearby and watched, noting that his boss's expression was changing from gloomy to bright.
He thought his boss was going to come over and arrest someone, but he didn't move.
"Boss, do you want to..." Special Assistant Xu asked.
"Drinking in this kind of situation is better than going out to fool around." Chen Shiming retracted his gaze and said, "Keep an eye on him. If he drinks too much, drag him back..."
Before he could finish his words, his attention was drawn to the other side.
"Uncle Lin is here."
There was a bustle at the entrance of the exhibition, and at this moment the host of the evening party, Lin Shizhong of the Lin family, appeared.
It's no secret that the charity gala is hosted by the Lin family. One of the reasons why so many people gathered today is that this gala gathers many famous people from the upper class of S City. Many people came uninvited just to get a piece of the action, and others came because they received the Lin family's invitation to show their support.
When Lin Shizhong appeared at the scene, many people had already walked over with wine glasses to greet him.
Such a commotion naturally attracted the attention of most people in the venue, and even the rich second-generations who were drinking and gossiping in the wine pool began to restrain themselves. Yan Kailin looked over there, "Who's coming?"
Cheng Rong glanced at Yan Kailin and asked, "Who else could it be?"
Liu Kai: "Boss Lin is really different. He is already over 50 years old, but he still looks like he is in his 30s."
Chen Qizhao shook the champagne in his hand and his eyes passed through the crowd and fell on the middle-aged man in the center of the crowd in the distance.
Lin Shizhong was wearing a gray suit today. His slightly weathered face had been carefully groomed to look decent and gentlemanly. He doesn't look sharp, or maybe he just doesn't have a sharp edge. He is always gentle and kind in dealing with people. For young people, he is an elder who is easy to get along with; for business partners, he is a partner who is easy to negotiate with... He seems to know how to put on the right face in different occasions, like a smiling fox, using the most harmless and kindest way to make others open their hearts to him.
Chen Qizhao looked at the other person who was now being flattered, his eyes were cold.
Perhaps it was because he had seen this hypocritical face when it was truly torn apart, and had also seen Lin Shizhong's embarrassment at the end of his rope, so when he saw this man again, Chen Qizhao was calmer than he had imagined. He sat on the sofa without moving, his eyes following the places where Lin Shizhong passed, scanning each person who had greeted Lin Shizhong, memorizing those people's faces.
Finally, he saw Lin Shizhong walking towards his father Chen Jianhong.
Lin Shizhong and Chen Jianhong have been friends for many years. They have known each other since they were young and have supported each other in difficult times. In the blink of an eye, decades have passed and the two have become close friends. Lin Shizhong is a few years older than Chen Jianhong and is a very friendly person. Although the Chen and Lin families have not been in close contact over the years, the relationship between Lin Shizhong and Chen Jianhong has not changed secretly. Chen Jianhong is completely unprepared for such a person.
The good friends who had been confiding with each other for decades finally planned for more than ten years to bring down the Chen family.
At the banquet, Lin Shizhong and Chen Jianhong didn't say a word to each other. They seemed to have said something and soon walked towards Chen Qizhao.
Seeing Lin Shizhong and Chen Jianhong coming over, the young people who were drinking immediately restrained themselves, straightened their suit jackets, put on the standard humble smile that only young people can have, and politely called people.
Yan Kailin hurriedly pulled Chen Qizhao, who had not yet moved, and said, "Uncle Chen, Uncle Lin."
Chen Jianhong nodded towards Yan Kailin.
"Yan Kailin?" Lin Shizhong smiled and said, "I held you in my arms when you were a child, but later your family moved abroad."
"I heard about it from my dad and others." Yan Kailin said.
Chen Jianhong looked at Chen Qizhao who was standing next to Yan Kailin. He was about to remind Chen Qizhao to call for help when he saw his youngest son put on a smile and humbly followed Yan Kailin in calling for help.
"Chen Qizhao." Chen Jianhong said to Lin Shizhong.
Lin Shizhong's eyes fell on Chen Qizhao.
The youngest son of the Chen family is no less famous than his elder brother Chen Shiming, but Chen Shiming is known to be outstanding, while Chen Qizhao is known to be stupid. If the Ruizhen Electronics incident had not gone wrong, Lin Shizhong would probably never have taken Chen Qizhao seriously. But now, this chess piece, who he thought he could control as expected, took a path that surprised him.
"Xiao Zhao, huh? He's grown up so big now." Lin Shizhong said to Chen Jianhong, "I haven't seen him for a few years. He looks like my younger brother's sister."
Chen Jianhong also laughed when he heard this and said, "He does look more like Yazhi."
Lin Shizhong had a smile on his face and looked kind and friendly, which made the nervous young people around him relax.
Chen Qizhao observed him silently. Indeed, when it came to pretending, he would never be able to learn from Lin Shizhong.
He had been deceived by this face before. When the Chen family was in trouble, Lin Shizhong was the first person to lend a helping hand. His face looked like that of a kind-hearted person who extended a helping hand at the most critical moment. Even if the help was just a drop in the bucket, he easily gained my trust.
The Lin family is so powerful, and the naive him thought that with the help of his father’s friends, the Chen family would definitely be out of danger.
However, while Lin Shizhong extended a helping hand, he also stabbed the Chen family with the final blow.
Lin Shizhong asked again: "Xiao Zhao is not young anymore, what are your plans for the future?"
"He wanted to study artificial intelligence before, but later he listened to his brother's advice and studied finance." Chen Jianhong seemed to be chatting with an old friend, "It would be best if he could change his mind."
Chen Qizhao glanced at Chen Jianhong, then quickly looked away, his tone casual but full of willfulness: "Can't you and Chen Shiming handle the group's affairs? When I went to the company, Chen Shiming thought I was in the way."
He looked at Lin Shizhong and said, "I don't have any plans for now. I'll just get my diploma first. If I don't obey them, they won't let me join the group."
Chen Jianhong frowned slightly.
Lin Shizhong laughed and said, "This child is actually like you when you were young, he likes to play a lot."
Chen Jianhong said: "Bring him here to recognize people today. This child can't concentrate."
Lin Shizhong inadvertently looked at Chen Qizhao, looking at the young and energetic child in front of him, as if he was judging something.
He paid attention to the people hanging out with Chen Qizhao, and after scanning them, he said, "Isn't Xiaozhao running his own business? You should give the kid a chance to try."
Chen Jianhong said, "I was cheated when doing business with his friend last time, and it was his brother who cleaned up the mess."
Chen Qizhao was silent for a while, but he looked a little unconvinced. "If you also give me some projects, will I go to Qin Xingfeng for cooperation?"
Chen Jianhong's tone was inevitably a little cold: "If you want to do business, study hard and practice first. Do you want your brother to clean up your mess again?"
Chen Qizhao stopped talking.
Lin Shizhong withdrew his gaze and came out to smooth things over, saying, "Jianhong, you are asking too much of Xiaozhao. You can't teach him the same way you taught Shiming." He patted Chen Qizhao on the shoulder and said kindly, "Don't make trouble with your dad. Since you are here to play, the auction will start soon. If you like any collection, tell Uncle Lin."
Chen Jianhong looked at Chen Qizhao, wondering why this kid suddenly became so willful and angry.
Chen Qizhao's eyes fell on Lin Shizhong, and he smiled and said, "No need, Uncle Lin, I have money."
He added a reminder: "Don't listen to my dad's nonsense. I didn't lose money on the last project, and I even made a profit from the penalty."
Lin Shizhong's smile stopped for a moment, and soon returned to normal: "Really?"
"Yes." Chen Qizhao tilted his head slightly and landed on the exhibition stand, saying with a smile: "Don't worry, Uncle Lin, if I like something, I will definitely buy it."
While greeting each other, all the guests had arrived and the highlight of the evening finally began. An empty table in the center of the exhibition was ready. Each guest received a number card distributed by the waiter. As the exhibit introduction appeared on the screen in the middle of the booth, the charity auction finally began.
"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this charity auction. First, let's welcome our first exhibit tonight, Mr. Zhou Liang..."
The VIPs in the wine pool bid for the various treasures introduced on the stage one after another. The charity auction proceeded in an orderly manner and the venue fell quiet unknowingly. Chen Jianhong and Lin Shizhong were talking on the other side, probably discussing business matters.
Chen Qizhao was bored so he continued to stand there with Yan Kailin, while the other young people went to the front to join in the fun.
Yan Kailin handed him a booklet and said, "Brother, didn't you just say you wanted to take a photo? Here, this is the manual I just picked up."
Chen Qizhao took the booklet but did not turn it over. His eyes fell on Lin Shizhong's back in the distance, and his mind was as clear as a mirror.
The penalty for breach of contract was just to annoy Lin Shizhong. We can't do anything to him now, but it's not impossible to find something to annoy him.
Just after speaking a few words to Lin Shizhong, the other party had tested him many times. Chen Qizhao had anticipated that Lin Shizhong was a cautious old fox. The matter of Ruizhen Electronics seemed simple and logical, but everything changed too quickly, and Lin Shizhong lost so much of his investment in one go. How could the other party let it go?
It was impossible for Lin Shizhong not to be suspicious.
If the other party becomes suspicious, then the first person he or she will suspect must be yourself.
After planning so many things, the only problem lies with this playboy. Lin Shizhong has to judge whether this is a coincidence or there is something wrong with him? If it was a coincidence, he could keep his course and stick to the original arrangement. If something went wrong with him, then Lin Shizhong's plan might change.
So not only could he not make progress, he also had to confirm Lin Shizhong's guess.
It proves that Chen Qizhao is a waste of the Chen family and a playboy who plays wherever he goes.
Yan Kailin also picked up a book and flipped through it. "But why take a photo of this? We can't appreciate it."
Chen Qizhao lowered his head and flipped through the booklet in his hand. "Why not shoot if you have money?"
Yan Kailin suddenly realized: "You are right, it is okay to pretend to be cool, but I am too narrow-minded."
Chen Qizhao: “…”
There were a lot of things in the manual, and Chen Qizhao was just planning to pick something to take a picture of, but as he was flipping through it, he caught a glimpse of something that looked vaguely familiar.
It was an exquisite jade necklace. Judging from the picture, the quality should be the rare glass type, and there are almost no visible flaws in the jade. From the outside, it looks like a top-quality precious jewelry. But Chen Qizhao's eyes stayed on the name of the auction item. The name of this jade necklace was "Exquisite Green". He was surprised. It couldn't be such a coincidence...
Yan Kailin asked: "Brother, are you ready?"
He noticed the items for auction, "Hey, why buy jade? If you want this kind of jade, we can go to Yun City when we have some free time."
"No." Chen Qizhao raised his eyes slightly and fixed them on Lin Shizhong in the distance, "Just take a picture of this."
Most of the treasures at the auction were donated by participating collectors as charity items. All the proceeds would then be collected by the Lin family and used for social charity. Some of the items are extremely rare in the market, and some are even treasures that collectors have treasured for a long time. They only appear at auctions on such occasions. Therefore, many guests bid for a treasure.
The host at the booth announced the next lot: "The next collection I'm going to introduce is a bit special. It was provided directly to our auction house by Mr. Xu Ziyun. It's a 200-year-old jade necklace named Linglong Manlu."
The corresponding item introduction of the necklace appeared on the screen, and the beautiful and flawless jade appeared in front of everyone. Many people were moved by the sight of jade of this quality.
The host then said: "The starting price is 500,000!"
Chen Jianhong was not very interested in jade jewelry, but when he saw this, he said: "The color of this piece is really good."
"This kind of glass is rare." Lin Shizhong raised his hand and held up a sign: "One million."
Chen Jianhong said in surprise: "I haven't heard that you are interested in this thing before."
"That's Mr. Xu's item." Lin Shizhong said.
Chen Jianhong understood and also raised his sign: "1.1 million."
"Guest No. 25 bids 1.1 million!" The host's eyes stayed on Lin Shizhong and Chen Jianhong for a few seconds, then quickly moved away: "Is there anyone with a higher bid?"
The guests around who noticed the conversation between Lin Shizhong and Chen Jianhong immediately reacted, and those who were originally interested in jade jewelry became even more excited. The auction had a set starting price, but the values of the items in the auction varied. Lin Shizhong and Chen Jianhong were giving face to Mr. Xu by raising the price of the jade jewelry. This kind of precious jade is rare, and when many people in the venue saw Lin Shizhong also raising his placard, they secretly had some thoughts and raised their placards in response.
Soon the price of the item was raised to more than 5 million. The host said: "5.6 million, is there a higher price?"
Lin Shizhong glanced around the entire venue, and when he was about to raise his sign, he suddenly heard another voice in the venue.
Chen Qizhao held up the No. 75 sign, with a smile on his face, and read out the highest number in the venue: "6.5 million."
"6.5 million! Guest No. 75 bids 6.5 million!"
The value of the treasure suddenly rose to 900,000. The voice was a little young, but very bright, and immediately attracted everyone's attention. Many people looked at Chen Qizhao, full of curiosity about this unfamiliar but outstanding-looking younger generation.
"Who is that?"
"I haven't seen him before. He looks unfamiliar."
"Then you don't know yet? The little bully of the Chen family! That's Chen Lao Er."
"Mr. Chen, did you bring him here too?"
"In this kind of situation... he's not here to raise the price and cause trouble, is he?"
Chen Shiming was slightly moved when he heard this. He looked at Special Assistant Xu and asked, "Is Chen Qizhao interested in this recently?"
Special Assistant Xu remained silent, but he was sweating in his heart, "Second Young Master never said that."
Chen Shiming didn't react much, and was even a little surprised that Chen Qizhao would shoot this, but this was a charity gala and they had planned to shoot some things anyway. He said in a normal tone: "Keep an eye on him and ask him if he has enough money."
Upon hearing this, Special Assistant Xu rushed over and came over after a while.
Chen Shiming looked at him.
Special Assistant Xu said honestly: "Second Young Master said that his penalty is high enough, so he can shoot as much as he wants."
Chen Shiming didn't say anything and turned his head to continue looking at the booth.
Special Assistant Xu was confused. Was it his illusion? Why did it seem like his boss was unhappy after he said that? ?
In another corner of the party, Shen Xuelan was standing by the window enjoying the breeze. When she heard the sound, she nudged the young man next to her and said with a smile, "Hey, the little bully you said was so well behaved is here too?"
Shen Yuhuai glanced slightly sideways upon hearing this, and shifted his attention from the garden outside the window back to the inner venue of the party, finding the figure holding the sign in the crowd.
Chen Qizhao was wearing a more formal navy blue suit today, holding a champagne glass in his hand. The fitting decoration outlined his young and tall figure, and his fair and eye-catching skin was highlighted under the reflection of the glass chandelier.
Being the center of attention, as if born for such an occasion.
Yan Kailin noticed the gazes around him and whispered to Chen Qizhao, "Isn't this too exaggerated? We lifted so much at once?"
"Will it?" Chen Qizhao's eyes were indifferent, but his tone was determined: "If you want it, just grab it."
And this is what Lin Shizhong said, take whatever you like.
When Lin Shizhong's assistant saw this, he quietly reminded the other two people in the room that this was what General Manager Lin wanted and it couldn't be messed up by a fool like Chen Qizhao.
Two guests in the venue received the order, and one of them immediately raised a sign to compete with Chen Qizhao, "6.6 million."
The host said: "Guest No. 32, 6.6 million."
Chen Qizhao then raised his sign: "7 million."
He raised the sign again, directly asking for 400,000.
There was a sudden murmur in the venue. The jade necklace was not very big and its value was just a certain level. 7 million was indeed a bit high.
Lin Shizhong frowned slightly.
Chen Jianhong glanced towards Chen Qizhao's position, wondering why his youngest son was suddenly interested in the jade necklace. While he was thinking about it, another person in the venue raised a sign to compete.
"7.6 million."
The person holding the sign was not good-looking and Chen Jianhong had no impression of him at all.
Chen Qizhao said casually: "8 million."
Another person said: "8.1 million."
Hiss—the little bully of the Chen family is competing with others! ?
The people around were watching the fun and saw that Chen Qizhao was a little hesitant when he heard the number 8.1 million. They thought that the young master of the Chen family who had come out to see the world had spent all his pocket money. As they watched, they suddenly noticed two silent members of the Chen family in the venue. Chen Jianhong was serious and calm as he stood with Lin Shizhong, but his eyes were fixed on the exhibition stand, as if he was paying attention to the auction result of "Linglong Manlv". On the other side in the middle, Chen Shiming, the young prince of the Chen Group, adjusted his cuffs and seemed to be paying attention to this side as well.
At this time, a higher offer comes out directly.
Chen Qizhao's eyes were indifferent, but the price he quoted was directly raised by 1.4 million, "9.5 million."
Assistant Lin Shizhong's face suddenly turned ugly, but he was still unwilling to give up and asked the man to raise the price again.
The person who originally competed with Chen Qizhao gritted his teeth and raised the price by 100,000, bringing it to 9.6 million.
There was silence all around. It was no big deal for Chen Qizhao to compete with others for things. Most people just regarded it as a reasonable competition within the venue. It might be that the younger generation had a lot of money and wanted to find something to take pictures of for fun. But Chen Qizhao was not the only one present, the two people from the Chen family were watching nearby.
Even if Chen Qizhao had a bad relationship with his family, but openly snatching things from Chen Qizhao, wasn't that just snatching things in front of Chen Jianhong and Chen Shiming?
"10 million." After Chen Qizhao reported the number, his eyes slowly fell on the person in front of him who was bidding with him, and he said in a relaxed tone: "Continue?"
The man didn't say anything and seemed to be hesitating.
Seeing this, Lin Shizhong's assistant was about to let him continue, but suddenly he saw Lin Shizhong's warning eyes not far away, so he had to stop.
Seeing that no one was giving the next instruction, the two people competing with Chen Qizhao had to give up.
"Ten million once, ten million twice..." The host's voice was excited, "Congratulations to guest No. 75."
Linglong Manlv fell into Chen Qizhao's hands.
The charity has already moved on to the next item, but Yan Kailin is still immersed in the fact that his friend just waved his hand and spent 10 million to buy a necklace. He said blankly: "It's great, but I feel bad for spending the money."
Chen Qizhao glanced at him.
Yan Kailin said with a pained face: "Ever since my brother deducted my pocket money, I haven't bought anything this expensive."
He was halfway through his speech when he saw Chen Shiming approaching and quickly winked at Chen Qizhao.
"A lot of money?" Chen Shiming looked at him.
"That's because others gave more than that." Chen Qizhao said naturally: "That jade looks good, buy it for mom to play with."
Chen Shiming's expression eased a little after hearing this, and he explained: "Mom is not very interested in jadeite. If you want to give her a gift next time, you can give her diamonds."
Ms. Zhang Yazhi's hobbies are simple, the more shiny things are, the more she likes them.
Chen Qizhao added: "Oh, then I'll exchange it for diamonds for her later."
Chen Shiming: “…”
Zhang Yazhi and her sisters went to the garden outside to take a walk and get some fresh air. She didn't notice at all that her baby son waved his hand and threw out 10 million yuan to buy her a jade necklace. The brothers' jokes were naturally heard by Chen Jianhong and Lin Shizhong who were walking over. Chen Jianhong said in a calm tone, "How can an auction be so ridiculous as you are?"
Lin Shizhong looked at Chen Qizhao: "The child is thoughtful too."
Chen Qizhao smiled and thanked him sincerely, "I have to thank Uncle Lin, otherwise I wouldn't have seen this beautiful necklace, let alone bid for my mother." He said with great regret, "If that person had asked for a few million more, I would have been out of money. If I had known this, I should have raised the percentage of liquidated damages when I asked the legal department to draft the contract. This is not even enough for me to bid for two necklaces."
Lin Shizhong's expression remained the same, but the smile in his eyes when he looked at Chen Qizhao was gone. Mr. Xu has always kept this piece of jewelry and has never sold it despite many people offering a high price. This time, because Mr. Xu is old, he decided to donate this piece of jade jewelry as a charity auction, so he held it at the Lin family's charity auction.
At his own charity, this should have been a sure thing.
He had inquired beforehand and found out that no one came specifically for the jade necklace. He originally planned to give Mr. Xu face by raising the price and then secretly have his assistant arrange for someone to take a picture of the necklace. The people arranged were just from a small subsidiary company, and there wasn't much cover-up, but Chen Qizhao's interference directly disrupted his original plan.
If he continued, he would undoubtedly be exposed. He couldn't continue competing in front of Chen Jianhong and Chen Shiming.
Thinking of the usefulness of this necklace, Lin Shizhong looked at Chen Qizhao a few more times, but soon suppressed his emotions and returned to his original friendly and amiable appearance. He spoke in a friendly tone, as if teaching a younger generation: "It's okay to take pictures of things, but you have to do it within your ability. If there are some things you can't eat, you can't force it, understand?"
Chen Qizhao smiled and said, "Of course I can eat it."
He said nonchalantly, "Uncle Lin, don't you think that person can snatch me away?"
There was a hint of smile in Lin Shizhong's eyes, and he seemed helpless about the young man's arrogance. He saw his assistant coming over from the corner of his eye, nodded slightly and looked at Chen Jianhong, "I have something else to do over there, so I'll excuse myself for now."
Chen Jianhong understood, "You go and get busy first."
Lin Shizhong patted Chen Qizhao on the shoulder and put on his amiable face again, "Xiaozhao, have fun as you please. Young people don't need to be too restrained."
He said that and left.
After the people left, Chen Shiming said, "...As long as you play with your penalty fee like this, no matter how high the percentage is, it will be useless."
Chen Qizhao said nothing. He watched Lin Shizhong walk away before he asked casually, "How do you know it's useless?"
That would be very useful. Using Lin Shizhong's money to rob his things is really making the best use of it, right?
The charity auction continued, the host introduced it in an exciting voice, and the guests' attention shifted to the items. In the corner of the meeting room, Lin Shizhong put down the champagne glass in his hand, wiped his fingertips with a handkerchief, his brows and eyes were cold, and the kind face that had just been talking to people disappeared completely.
"Boss Lin." The assistant came over with a pale face, "I'm sorry, I messed up."
Lin Shizhong handed the handkerchief to his assistant and stared at Chen Qizhao in the distance. Thinking of Chen Qizhao's smug look in front of him just now, he said, "He is young and impetuous, and rude."
He retracted his gaze and looked at the assistant in front of him, "Do you think a kid like this should be taught a lesson?"
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