He seemed to doubt his own eyes and wanted to take a closer look, but Wen Ting, who was already looking forward, once again completely blocked Su Yanqing's sight.
Su Yanqing frowned, and in an instant he felt irritated.
He wasn't sure if he had seen it wrong or if it was the person he thought it was, but he couldn't go forward to verify it right away.
Xu Nanzhi had just stopped sarcasm when she heard Wen Ting's voice: "Su Yanqing just looked over here."
Xu Nanzhi didn't reply, as if he didn't hear it.
Wen Ting didn't get a response, so he looked down at Xu Nanzhi and saw that she was staring intently at the front, as if she was listening carefully to the host's introduction.
Xu Nanzhi seemed expressionless at this moment, but in fact there were some ripples in her heart. After all, they had loved each other in the past. Even if she had let it go after so many years, her heart would still not be calm.
But it was only for a moment, and in the end the two of them were not suitable for each other.
As time went by, the auction was coming to an end.
At this point, the host on the stage seemed a little excited: "Ladies and gentlemen, the following lot is the last lot to be auctioned tonight, and it is also the grand finale of the evening."
At this point, he paused, glanced at the people sitting in the audience, and then continued, "It is 'Mountain Pavilion' by the Ming Dynasty painter Qiu Ying. The starting price is..."
Despite the constant calls for price increases, Xu Nanzhi did nothing.
She whispered to Wen Ting beside her, "Wait a little longer. There are too many people holding up signs to participate now. Instead of doing that, it would be better to raise the price at the end."
"good."
Wen Ting responded, and the two sat on the chairs and waited.
After about a few minutes, there were obviously fewer people bidding on the spot, and as the price gradually increased, only two or three people were left.
"15 million."
The auction price is so low that most people are already reluctant to buy it.
As the price of 15 million was called out, no one followed.
Just when everyone thought the deal was going to be done at 15 million yuan, another voice rang out from the front row: "16 million."
Su Yanqing started to raise his sign.
The man who had just bid 15 million seemed to have not expected that someone would raise the price at this time, and his face looked a little bad for a moment.
But seeing the person raising the price, he could only endure it, and there seemed to be a hint of hesitation on his face. After struggling for a moment, he raised the price again: "16.5 million."
"18 million."
Su Yanqing was not like that person and directly raised the price by 1.5 million.
Now, everyone present could clearly see that the person who had just bid 16.5 million looked a little strained, as if he was hesitating whether to give up.
"18.5 million."
Gritting his teeth, the middle-aged man added another 500,000, as if making a last struggle.
"20 million." Su Yanqing spoke again.
Now, the person who had just competed with him lowered his head completely, as if silently admitting defeat.
"20 million once, 20 million twice."
Following the host's voice, just when everyone present thought the painting was of Su Yanqing, Wen Ting, who was a few seats away, spoke up at this moment: "21 million."
There was an uproar at the scene, and Su Yanqing looked towards Wen Ting in disbelief.
He looked calmly ahead, seemingly unconcerned about the commotion caused by his price increase.
"22 million."
Su Yanqing spoke again.
After saying that, Su Yanqing turned his gaze towards Wen Ting.
He remained calm and composed, saying, "23 million."
Su Yanqing was a little annoyed by his calm demeanor. He raised his paddle, took a deep breath, and said with a hint of anger, "25 million."
"27 million." The displeasure in Su Yanqing's tone did not affect Wen Ting. As if he was following his lead, Su Yanqing added 2 million in one breath, and Wen Ting followed suit.
Su Yanqing raised the plate again: "27.5 million."
At this time, Su Yanqing was really annoyed. He thought he could get it for 20 million, but who knew that Wen Ting would appear halfway and raise the price by half.
At this point, the price he had in mind was far beyond his expectations.
"28 million." Just at this moment, Wen Ting raised the price again, just like before, Wen Ting raised the price as much as Su Yanqing raised.
Su Yanqing frowned, and his usually calm mood was aroused. He thought that the value of this painting had exceeded his expectations, and even if he bought it, it would cost too much. In this case, he might as well teach Wen Ting a lesson.
"29 million."
Su Yanqing spoke again, and there seemed to be a hint of provocation in his tone.
Wen Ting didn't care about it. He moved his hand and was about to raise the plate, but Xu Nanzhi beside him grabbed Wen Ting's sleeve and said, "Wait a moment."
Wen Ting's hand froze, and everyone saw that Wen Ting paused in the movement he was about to make, and then saw him tilt his head slightly, as if he was saying something to the girl next to him.
Xu Nanzhi whispered into Wen Ting's ear, "We don't want this painting anymore."
Wen Ting seemed a little confused and whispered, "Why? Because it's too expensive?"
"It's okay. If you like it, just consider it a gift from me."
Xu Nanzhi replied softly: "No, I can still afford this amount of money, but I just don't think it's necessary."
"Um?"
Xu Nanzhi spoke again: "Although this painting is good, the price is a bit unnecessary. If you add it up, it will reach 30 million."
"Also, judging by Su Yanqing's current thinking, I'm afraid he no longer truly wants this painting. Raising the price is just raising the price. Rather than letting him bid for it for several rounds and finally getting it for over 30 million, it's better to call it quits now."
"But don't you like it?"
Wen Ting asked.
Xu Nanzhi smiled and said, "I like a lot of things, but it's just a painting that catches my eye. I have a lot of them, so I don't need this one. Besides, I don't want to be ripped off by Su Yanqing, otherwise I'll be upset if I buy it back."
Hearing her say this, Wen Ting did not force it. He just glanced at Xu Nanzhi and said lightly: "You know him quite well. Now I believe you have talked about it."
Xu Nanzhi's expression froze, but Wen Ting turned to Su Yanqing and said, "Since Mr. Su likes it so much, I will not take it away from him and let him have it."
As he spoke, Wen Ting made a gesture of invitation.
Wen Ting had a dull expression on his face, and his words were polite yet distant.
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