Chapter 218 Lu Junyan is Two-Timing
Lin Yueheng and Chu Yao were immediately surprised when they heard Yang Liyun's words.
"Your son is too kind. There's no need to go to such lengths."
Lin Yueheng said to Yang Liyun.
Yang Liyun glanced at Lu Junyan.
Lu Junyan remained expressionless, as if he hadn't heard them at all.
In fact, Yang Liyun was also unsure, wondering why Lu Junyan was bidding such a high price for Jiang Ning's design.
Lu Junyan has no use for this golden phoenix tail comb.
If someone is willing to spend so much money, it's definitely for the woman they like.
Yang Liyun's first thought was Chu Qingxue.
After all, Chu Qingxue was Lu Junyan's first love, and after returning to China, Lu Junyan took good care of Chu Qingxue.
However, recently, it's been obvious to the naked eye that Lu Junyan's attitude towards Chu Qingxue has cooled down.
Otherwise, Lu Junyan wouldn't have agreed to let them come and talk business with the Lin family.
On the surface, the Lu family and the Lin family had a project to discuss.
However, Lu Junyan was so smart that he couldn't possibly not see that they wanted to use the opportunity of discussing cooperation to bring him and Lin Wanrong together.
In the past, Lu Junyan was always inseparable from Chu Qingxue, no matter where he went.
However, Lu Junyan never mentioned bringing Chu Qingxue to this charity gala.
After much deliberation, the only person Yang Liyun could think of was Lin Wanrong.
After all, Lu Junyan is very sensible and knows how to weigh the pros and cons.
In the current situation, bidding a high price for jewelry and giving it to Lin Wanrong would not only win her favor but also earn praise from Lin Yueheng and Chu Yao.
The more Yang Liyun thought about it, the more convinced she became that this must be the case.
At the same time, she couldn't help but feel gratified. Lu Junyan was indeed the successor of the Lu family whom they had personally trained. He knew how to please Lin Wanrong without them having to teach him.
Lu Junyan's offer of 50 million US dollars deterred other bidders, including Prince William.
"Idol, what's wrong?"
Prince William noticed that Jiang Ning's expression became somewhat serious after Lu Junyan shouted out fifty million.
"It's nothing," Jiang Ning shook his head.
Pete, who was sitting next to Jiang Ning, also noticed the change in Jiang Ning's expression.
He guessed that Jiang Ning probably didn't want her carefully designed hair comb to fall into Lu Junyan's hands.
Especially...
Pete turned his head and glanced at the table next to him.
At the next table, everyone except Lu Junyan, who had a blank expression, was chatting and laughing.
So, Lu Junyan's high bid for this hair comb in public was probably meant to be a gift for the Lin family's daughter!
"Fifty-one million."
Suddenly, a man's voice that sounded familiar to Jiang Ning came from a table in the back row.
Jiang Ning subconsciously turned his head to look, only to see that the other person had actually stood up and was walking forward leisurely.
The lighting in the banquet hall was not bright enough, and Jiang Ning could not see the other person's face until the other person walked to the front row.
The man was dressed in a royal blue suit. He was tall and imposing, with a pair of gold-rimmed glasses perched on his high-bridged nose. His narrow eyes were smiling, exuding a lazy air, and his whole being radiated the refined and scholarly demeanor of a scholar.
However, Jiangning now uses an idiom to describe this kind of temperament—
A scoundrel.
How did you get here?
Jiang Ning asked in surprise.
Mo Yan adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses, leaned close to Jiang Ning's ear, and whispered:
"I'm here to stand by you and cheer you on."
Jiang Ning blinked and saw Mo Yan ask a staff member to bring over a chair, then sit down next to her as if they were old friends.
Their table suddenly became crowded with one more person.
Jiang Ning hadn't seen Mo Yan for a while.
She hadn't expected that Mo Yan would also be at this charity auction.
Mo Yan sat close to Jiang Ning, and Jiang Ning could tell that Mo Yan had something he wanted to say to her.
But not now.
"Sixty million."
At the next table, Lu Junyan bid again, but casually.
"Junyan..."
Lu Yexiong wanted to stop Lu Junyan.
No matter how much they wanted to leave a good impression on the Lin family, they wouldn't spend 60 million on a comb.
That's sixty million US dollars.
That's enough to invest in several small to medium-sized projects or one large project.
However, no matter how much Lu Yexiong tried to signal to Lu Junyan, Lu Junyan acted as if he didn't see it.
The bidding price reached the level of 60 million US dollars, which aroused the curiosity of many guests at the scene.
The hair combs designed and made in Jiangning are exquisite and creative, and the materials used are precious metals and gemstones.
But it was just a comb, a piece of jewelry.
It's not a rare original work by Leonardo da Vinci or Van Gogh.
Even for antiques, not every piece can fetch this price at auction.
Moreover, for Lu Junyan, this comb wasn't that valuable, either functionally or as a collectible.
Lu Junyan's willingness to spend such a large sum of money clearly indicates that he's trying to win the favor of a certain woman.
So, who is that woman?
The guests began to whisper and murmur among themselves.
Although Jiang Ning had already guessed that Lu Junyan had bought the comb she designed to give to Lin Wanrong.
However, Lu Junyan's willingness to spend so much money on Lin Wanrong still greatly surprised her.
If she remembered correctly, Lu Junyan had once purchased one of the ten limited-edition classic pink diamond necklaces in the FY collection for Chu Qingxue.
That necklace wasn't cheap even for an ordinary wealthy person; back then, he thought Lu Junyan was spending a fortune on his first love, his white moonlight.
However, that necklace was far from being worth sixty million US dollars.
Furthermore, when Lu Lifeng celebrated his birthday, Lu Junyan gifted him a luxury watch worth 30 million.
If someone told her that Lu Junyan had bid 60 million US dollars for Chu Qingxue at auction, she would believe it.
But if the other party says that Lu Junyan did it for Lin Wanrong, she would definitely be suspicious.
Jiang Ning's gaze unconsciously drifted to the table next to him.
She was indeed a little curious about how far Lu Junyan and Lin Wanrong had progressed.
If Lu Junyan has already started pursuing Lin Wanrong, then has Chu Qingxue been abandoned by Lu Junyan?
But Lu Junyan is still supporting Chu Qingxue's company, which makes Jiang Ning wonder.
Surely Lu Junyan isn't two-timing?
Just as Jiang Ning was thinking this, he heard Mo Yan speak from beside him:
"Sixty-one million."
Jiang Ning's eyes widened instantly as she looked at Mo Yan.
Mo Yan's eyes, hidden behind his gold-rimmed glasses, curved into crescents as he smiled with a carefree and irreverent air.
"Once the deal is done, you can't not pay."
Jiang Ning whispered a reminder to Mo Yan.
At least Lu Junyan had a reason to bid, but what was Mo Yan's motive?
Jiang Ning still remembers that Mo Yan and Lu Junyan have been at odds since their student days.
Just to go against Lu Junyan, it would cost 61 million US dollars...
Jiang Ning couldn't understand Mo Yan's thought process.
At the next table, Lu Junyan saw Jiang Ning and Mo Yan whispering to each other, and his eyes darkened.
"Seventy million."
"Junyan, you can't keep acting like this."
Lu Yexiong couldn't help but warn him from the side.
"Seventy-one million."
Mo Yan turned to look at Lu Junyan and pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses.
Noticing the gaze, Lu Junyan also looked over.
Compared to Mo Yan's smiling face, Lu Junyan's face was as cold as if it were frozen.
"Eighty million."
"Eighty-one million."
"Ninety million."
"Ninety-one million."
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