Chapter 19 I'll give you a slap in the face

Huo Beiting's eyes were gloomy and his tone was cold: "A little thing is worthy of your pride? I came here today to take a picture of my birthday present for Grandpa."

Su Weiwei retracted her hand and helped, "Our target today is the Pine and Crane Longevity Painting. The starting price is 10 million. Does your second branch have the money?"

"Awesome, awesome!"

Young Master Sun clapped his hands insincerely. He said loudly, "Young Master Huo is very rich and generous. I hope I can see the "Pine and Crane Longevity Picture" at the old man's birthday banquet."

"Sun Weimeng, whose friend are you?" Huo Beiting's face was grim.

Young Master Sun stuck out his tongue.

"Cousin." Huo Xingzhou raised his voice slightly, "I also want to give this painting to Grandpa. It seems that we have a tacit understanding."

"Then it all depends on your ability." Huo Beiting was determined to win.

"OK."

Huo Xingzhou loosened the buttons of his shirt with one hand, revealing his delicate collarbone. He lowered his eyelids and handed the auction sign in his hand to Qiao Xi, "You come and hold the sign for me."

"Me? I can't."

Qiao Xi was a little flustered, and her cheeks were slightly pink.

"Each time he raised the price by one million more than the highest price, and he kept raising the price until I told him to stop." He was wearing a light grey shirt, the thin layer of clothing attracting attention from the side, and he was leaning lazily on the armchair.

The slender white index finger slid down her back, and Qiao Xi felt a tingling sensation.

"Qiao Xi, your body is too stiff, relax. This is just a small scene."

"Okay." Her throat was dry. "Mr. Huo, do we have that much money?"

He said that his mother-in-law's dowry was trapped in the stock market and his project was snatched away.

He tapped her lower back and said, "Don't worry, your husband... still has savings."

Qiao Xi felt a little relieved.

on stage.

The gold medal auctioneer unveiled the red cloth and said excitedly: "This is the famous Tang Dynasty painting "Pine and Crane Longevity", and it is in excellent condition. Five senior cultural relic appraisers have already issued appraisal certificates."

"The starting price is 10 million, and we still follow the principle of not guaranteeing authenticity."

The sound was like thunder out of nowhere!

Everyone wants good things, but not many people are willing to pay a high price for a painting.

Especially since the starting price is in eight figures.

"Fifteen million!"

"Seventeen million!"

"Twenty million!"

The price went up to 20 million, and there were only a few people bidding, leaving only Huo Beiting and Huo Xingzhou.

Qiao Xi took a deep breath and raised her card to bid: "Twenty-one million."

"Twenty-two million." Huo Beiting smiled contemptuously, unwilling to be outdone.

"Twenty-three million," she added.

"Twenty-five million!" Huo Beiting's gold-rimmed glasses were full of mockery, "My filial piety to Grandpa is something you can't compare to."

Qiao Xi's chest rose and fell, her heart trembling as she looked at Huo Xingzhou: "Mr. Huo... do you want to add more?"

Huo Xingzhou's big hand covered her hand, their skin touching, "Qiao Xi, you did a great job."

Hold up a sign.

"Thirty million." The man's voice was hoarse and quiet.

"Thirty million once! Thirty million twice!"

Qiao Xi's heart was pounding, and her adrenaline was surging. He actually added 5 million in one go.

"Thirty-five million!"

Huo Beiting said sarcastically: "Huo Xingzhou, if you can't pay after the filming, it will be a disgrace to the Huo family."

"Cousin, I'm still not as filial as you." Huo Xingzhou threw the sign aside and said, "I give up."

Huo Beiting was satisfied!

"If you have no money, then you have no money. Why are you pretending to be fat?"

"Thirty-five million three times!" The golden hammer struck down, "Congratulations again to Mr. Huo for obtaining the best product!"

Huo Beiting stood up and said hypocritically: "It's all thanks to your kindness that you gave me this good thing. Otherwise, I really wouldn't have won the auction. Everyone must come to the groundbreaking ceremony. I will definitely entertain you well!"

"As expected of the eldest son of the Huo family, he is so generous."

"What a lunatic! I didn't expect the second branch couldn't even afford 30 million. It looks like there's really no hope for them."

Qiao Xi listened to those idle talks and worriedly held Huo Xingzhou's hand tightly, "Mr. Huo... don't be sad. Birthday gifts are given with a thoughtful heart."

"I'm fine." He was even in a good mood. Huo Beiting was going to cry soon.

He glanced down at his phone and sent a message.

"Grandpa is partial to the eldest wife! What is he so proud of? All this money was given by grandpa." Huo Sijiao was so angry that her eyes turned red. "I'm going to the bathroom!"

"Then... I'll go see Jiaojiao."

Qiao Xi was worried, so she followed him.

However, the auction house’s semi-lit corridor had many exits.

Qiao Xi didn't see Huo Sijiao for a while and had a hard time finding the sign for the restroom.

“Xixi.”

Behind her, Zhao Yuzhen ran out breathlessly and called her.

"What's the matter?"

Qiao Xi looked at Zhao Yuzhen's face with mixed feelings.

Zhao Yuzhen said hesitantly: "I think the second young master of the Huo family treats you very well. He even lets you wear such an expensive bracelet. This makes me feel relieved."

"Just say whatever you want to say. We don't need to talk about the deep love between mother and daughter." Her eyes were cold and without a trace of emotion.

Zhao Yuzhen was angry, but she said patiently, "You grew up in the countryside and have never used good things. Five million dollars is a waste of resources for you. Your sister is strong-willed and wants the best of everything. She is very unhappy today."

"so what?"

"Xixi, can you exchange your bracelets with Weiwei's? If you wear the one with three floating flowers, she will be happy and you will benefit from it. When she marries Huo Beiting, she will be able to take care of you."

Qiao Xi couldn't believe it.

I didn't expect her to be so shameless.

"Do you believe this nonsense?" Her eyes were filled with mist. "Do you have a conscience? Do you care about me at all?"

"I gave birth to you, what's a bracelet to you?" She said with a hard heart, "Can't you think about me? I am someone else's stepmother, and my life is not easy."

"I see you're enjoying it."

Qiao Xi leaned against the wall, feeling as cold as an ice cellar.

"Will you give it to me?" Zhao Yuzhen pressed.

"I'll give you a slap in the face, you old witch!"

Huo Sijiao appeared out of nowhere and stood in front of Qiao Xi, "You treat your stepdaughter as a treasure and are harsh on your own daughter. Do you really think that ungrateful Su Weiwei will support you in your old age?"

"Tofu has a brain, why don't you have one?"

"You...how can you curse at me!"

Zhao Yuzhen said angrily.

"I didn't scold you! I was scolding that heartless beast!"

"Jiaojiao." Qiao Xi grabbed her hand, "Stop talking nonsense to her, let's go in first."

"Sister-in-law, I really love you."

Qiao Xi smiled sadly, and as she walked past Zhao Yuzhen, she said, "I heard you want to have a son? You will regret it in the future... for treating me like this."

Zhao Yuzhen stood there in a daze, not understanding what she meant. But her heart suddenly felt empty, as if she had lost something.

Dark corner.

An elegant and calm middle-aged man took in the scene and said to the people around him: "Look, does that girl look familiar?"

"From certain angles, she looks like my cousin. But if you look closely, she doesn't look alike. You can only say she looks a bit similar."

The middle-aged man shook his head and said with a smile, "No, she looks more like Huimin when she was young."

Especially those almond-shaped eyes that became slightly longer and narrowed when she got angry.

"The world is so big, there are so many similar people."

“That’s right.”