Touching the bottom line
Xia Zaoan’s birthday is coming soon, and the Xia Group is also making careful preparations.
As her good friend, Ye Lin naturally had to give a gift, so she came to the largest auction house in Kyoto.
Deyun Auction has sold countless rare and precious items. Its most distinctive feature is that every guest must wear a mask and must not reveal their true face. Anyone who reveals their true face will be forced to leave. Privacy and security are top-notch.
Each auctioneer was in a small, square booth, separated by a curtain. Ye Lin handed in her ticket, entered the inner court, and received her number. She passed by a rather round man on the opposite side, prompting him to turn around and ask the attendant next to him, "Who is this?"
The attendant shook his head. Even with the mask covering their faces, some people who frequented the auction venue could still be recognized. The man saw that Ye Lin was a stranger, and seeing her good figure, he had the idea of hitting on her.
"I feel like I fell in love at first sight."
"Boss, this is the first time you've fallen in love at first sight this month."
"No, this time is different. I have a feeling this must be true love."
The man wanted to step forward, but the follower next to him stopped him, “Hey, boss, hold on, have you forgotten that you were too enthusiastic last time and scared Miss Ana Shen away.”
"What should we do then?"
"Be steady."
"Okay, steady. But I have to let people know my feelings."
"Boss, I have an idea. This lady is here to take pictures too. If you take a picture of what she wants, she'll come to you and ask you to give her the item, right?"
"Good idea, go, go quickly and write down her license plate."
Ye Lin waited for the auction to begin, hoping to find something she liked.
The auction was underway. The first item was a painting, the second was an ancient artifact, and the third was...
The auction had entered the middle stage of intense competition, but Ye Lin didn't bid on anything.
"Why didn't she take any pictures?" The man in the box above was watching.
"Boss, don't worry, the good stuff is all behind."
"Yes, yes, there must be one later."
"Next, we're going to auction a piece of raw magnesium stone with a pinkish-lily hue and a crystal purity of 1.3 points, excavated from a deep mine on the Gaojiana Plateau."
"Please submit your original starting bid."
"Okay, everyone, the starting price for this collection is thirty-five million. Start bidding!"
This is what Ye Lin wants, and the bidding price has been raised to 68 million.
"Eighty million." She pressed the bid button.
The man finally waited for Ye Lin to bid, and immediately followed up, "Eighty-five million."
"Is there a higher offer than 85 million?" Most of the people present knew who the man was and were willing to give him this favor.
"Ninety million."
"Ninety-five million."
"One hundred million."
The man wanted to bid again, but Ye Lin interrupted him.
"Gao Yuan."
"One hundred million high yuan, this girl is so powerful."
"You are worthy of being the one I like." After saying this, the man continued to bid.
"Little Boss, you can't yell anymore. Big Boss has only approved this much money for you this time."
The man hesitated, "No."
"One hundred and five hundred high yuan."
Ye Lin tapped her right hand lightly, "Is there a higher price?"
"three--"
"two--"
"Two hundred million high yuan."
The whole audience was in an uproar, and the auction screen above showed many zeros.
"Okay, our VIP number 16 has offered 200 million yuan. Is there anyone who can offer a higher price?"
"Three, two, one, deal! Congratulations to the bidder!"
The auction was still going on. Ye Lin left early and a servant blocked her way.
"Ma'am, this item was given to you by that distinguished guest."
It was the rough stone that was auctioned for 200 million yuan just now. The man who bought it was standing upstairs, holding a wine glass in his hand, looking down at Ye Lin.
Ye Lin took the raw stone and left without looking back.
"Boss, it has been given to that lady."
The owner of Deyun Auction is the person in front of you - Ji Jinyan. Yes, this is his private property that does not belong to the Ji family.
After Ye Lin left, Ji Jinyan received a message that 100 million yuan had arrived in his account.
If the previous encounters were all intentional by Ji Jinyan, then these two encounters were indeed accidental. It was difficult to see her before, but now she seemed to have entered his circle.
"Brother Zeyan."
Bai Zeyan waited outside Xia Zaoan's studio, "This is for you, an early birthday present for you."
Xia Zaoan opened it and took a look, and was very surprised.
"How do you know my birthday?"
Xia Keyu argued, "I saw it when I filled out the paperwork at the police station last time. I couldn't go that day."
As a positive character with a special identity, Xia Keyu should not appear in such occasions.
"It's okay, I'm very happy that you still remember me, Brother Zeyan."
"Then I'll go back first."
"good."
On the birthday party day, the Xia family invited many guests to celebrate the birthday of the little princess of the Xia family.
Xia Zaoan walked over slowly, wearing a crown and a princess dress.
Gu Lian, who was chatting and laughing with others, turned his head and saw such a beautiful painting. Xia Zaoan was like a fairy, surrounded by everyone, emitting a dazzling light of happiness.
Gu Lian drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, sliding it down his throat.
"Happy birthday, Miss Xia." He took the initiative to step forward.
"Thank you for being so attentive today."
"It's your birthday after all, so I'll give you some face."
"There's a dance on Friday. Please do me a favor and be my dance partner." He smiled brightly.
Xia Zaoan faked a smile and said, "Haha, I can't give you a reward."
Gu Lian stayed where he was, smiling with his cheeks tilted back.
…
Gu Li'an has been following Xia Zao'an in school these days, "Can you please stop bothering me?"
"Then you agree to be my dance partner."
"Can't you find someone else?"
"I just want to find you."
"you……"
"Go ahead, it's really interesting."
"I won't talk to you anymore." He walked away.
Gu Li'an followed her again. She started to jog, holding her head with both hands, and screamed in despair, "Ahhh, stop following me."
She was sitting in the classroom waiting for class to start when Gu Li'an came in with a bunch of flowers. Xia Zaoan covered her face with her hands. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, she really wanted to hammer him into the ground.
"Good morning, be my companion."
"What are you doing again?"
"If you don't agree to me, I will send you flowers every day and let everyone think that I am pursuing you." He said in a voice that only the two of them could hear.
"you!"
"Everyone is watching."
She glanced around and said, "You're so cruel."
On Friday night, the two appeared at the dance party. The handsome man and beautiful woman were dressed in gorgeous clothes. Gu Lian glanced at him and raised his arms. Xia Zaoan took his arm and walked into the club together.
"Hey, Li An. New girlfriend?"
"Don't talk nonsense, this is the real young lady."
"Oh~" Everyone laughed.
The dance music started and Gu Lian invited her to dance the first symphony dance.
Gorgeous lights, pairs of beautiful women dancing gracefully, the music starts slowly, turns to passionate and vigorous, and then slowly fades to the end.
Gu Lian held her waist, and the shadows of the two of them were very long under the light.
After the dance, Xia Zaoan went to the side to rest. She held her chin and felt very bored.
"Ma'am, may I ask you to dance?" a man asked in an inviting gesture.
Xia Zaoan politely refused, and the man left, and no one saw his gloomy eyes.
"Hi." I don't know whose dance partner it is, but he's sitting here.
"I don't think I've seen you much. Where are you from?" The woman was brought out of the store and thought Xia Zaoan was a colleague.
"Ah? I'm from the Art Academy." Xia Zaoan thought he was asking about the school. After all, he and Gu Lian were alumni, so he didn't think about that aspect at all.
"Oh." The woman had never heard of this before and thought it was from a small family. She didn't look like she had seen many men.
"I am probably a few years older than you, so it's not an exaggeration for you to call me sister. Come, let me toast you a glass. If you have anything to ask me in the future, I will definitely teach you carefully." The woman raised her glass.
Xia Zaoan was a little confused, but out of courtesy, he drank the wine in the glass.
The woman raised a wicked smile and walked away with a seductive figure.
Not long after, a strong feeling of dizziness came over Xia Zaoan. He realized something was wrong, looked around, but did not find Gu Lian.
Her hands and feet were becoming increasingly weak, so she forced herself to leave, reaching the corner of an empty corridor. Pulling out her phone, her eyes blurry, she pressed the first number she had recently contacted, Bai Zeyan's, but no one answered.
Xia Zaoan's consciousness was already in chaos, her soul seemed to be flying out of her body, and her finger tapped the number.
"Good morning." The phone slipped from her hand and fell heavily to the ground. She was unable to respond and passed out.
The hung-up call made Ye Lin suspicious. She suddenly felt worried for no reason.
The woman just now was sneaking around and alertly looking around. She helped the unconscious Xia Zaoan up and took her away.
She took Xia Zaoan out of the back door and came to the front garden, "Hey, I'll take her over right away."
The woman was on the phone, holding her and waiting for the car to come. Ten minutes passed, and the woman waited anxiously, fearing that she would be discovered.
A car stopped by the roadside, and the woman opened the door and wanted to help Xia Zaoan get in.
A hand slammed the car door shut, and the woman looked at Ye Lin who was coming in front of her, with wolf-like hostility and aggression in her eyes.
Ye Lin held a banknote between her fingers, slipped it through the car window, and said to the driver, "Let's go."
The driver was also a man who understood the hint and drove away.
Ye Lin took Xia Zaoan from her without saying anything, "Where are you taking them?"
The woman was a little scared and swallowed her saliva. "Who are you? I'm her friend. She drank too much and I took her home."
Ye Lin's face was extremely gloomy. "Who ordered you to do that?"
"You, what are you talking about? I'm going to send her back."
Ye Lin took the woman's outstretched hand, her wrist creaking. "Li Zhaorong, I won't bother you about your low level of cognition, but if you can't see the situation clearly, you're stupid."
Ye Lin flicked her hand lightly, and the woman fell to the ground. In Ye Lin's eyes, all her information was exposed. She looked up at her with disdain.
Gu Li'an looked back but couldn't see Xia Zao'an. He couldn't get through on the phone either, so he came over. Looking at this scene, he asked in confusion, "What happened?"
The sound of an alarm was heard, and several police cars surrounded the place. Bai Zeyan brought his men over.
The woman was handcuffed. The policewoman took Xia Zaoan from Ye Lin and helped her to the side to rest.
Bai Zeyan glanced at Gu Lian and said to Ye Lin, "I'll bring people in. You just watch out and don't move." He led the criminal police to quickly surround the venue.
"You brought Good Morning here."
"I'm sorry, I didn't take good care of her."
Ye Lin approached him, "No, you're wrong not to approach Morning."
"Gu Li'an, who do you think you are? You brought her here, what do you think of her? She is not one of those ambiguous objects you are entangled with. How dare you hang around in front of her with such a stinky smell?"
"No, I really like Morning Goodnight. I will completely cut off all ties with those people and things. This was just a momentary oversight. I promise that such a thing will not happen again."
"I don't think you understand what I mean." Ye Lin pursed her lips and said lightly, "How dare a straw dog dream of touching Mingyue?"
"I don't deny that you're excellent in some areas, but you have a big problem with your thinking when it comes to women. You look down on women, and now you don't know what it means to cherish. I can't control others, but good morning..."
"I, don't, allow it."
"Don't even think about letting this matter go. Take him away."
Gu Lian was asked to get into the police car and taken to the police station.
Bai Zeyan captured all the people involved and the man waiting in the hotel.
"Take Zao An back first. I will interrogate these people thoroughly."
"Yeah." She took Xia Zaoan back to Ye Lin's residence.
He laid her gently on the bed, cleaned her, and fed her the refreshing potion he had prepared himself.
The drug in Xia Zaoan's mouth was not harmless. Ye Lin stayed with her, fearing that she would have a fever in the middle of the night.
Ye Lin processed the data while keeping an eye on her condition, and the night passed quickly.
In the morning, Xia Zaoan woke up without any discomfort. Although she opened her eyes to see a strange place, she did not feel any rejection. She walked out of the door and saw Ye Lin working in the open door next to her.
"Good morning, Linlin." Xia Zaoan smiled.
Ye Lin sighed, "Do you know what would have happened if I hadn't arrived in time yesterday? You acted as if nothing had happened, smiling."
She flicked her forehead with two fingers, and Xia Zaoan shook her head, "Aren't you here?"
"I'll go heat up breakfast."
"Love you~"
Ye Lin smiled helplessly.
Xia Zaoan was stunned. "Linlin, you smiled just now. It was so beautiful."
Ye Lin pursed her lips. She had indeed changed a lot recently. This was not an illusion.
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