Jian Yixue sighed and rubbed her forehead in exasperation.
The honey trap failed.
Ye Mohan took the bidding device from Jian Yixue and continued bidding.
The price of pink diamonds has climbed again, gradually approaching 10 billion!
The people attending the auction were shocked, watching the numbers scrolling up on the screen as if they were just numbers.
Where did this monster come from?!
10 billion!
It's not 1 billion!
What kind of woman could receive such favor and be valued so highly by such a powerful figure?
The women who had accompanied the auction kept glancing towards the Tiandi No. 1 VIP box, all of them showing envy.
In a small private room on the first floor of the auction house, Miss Ouyang, whom Liu Nian had mentioned, was also looking up at the building with an envious expression.
She came in with a friend tonight, but her friend had to leave halfway through, leaving her alone in the private room.
Ouyang Rao looked at the number one private room displayed on the screen, and as if she had thought of something, she took out her phone and sent a message to someone.
Upon receiving the reply, he was overjoyed. He picked up his bag, got up, and left the private room, heading upstairs.
Upon reaching the stairwell, Ouyang Rao was stopped by the auction house's security personnel.
"Excuse me, miss, you can't just go upstairs without permission."
The security personnel spoke with a serious expression.
Ouyang Rao was furious, her face full of arrogance. "Do you know who I am? You dare to stop me? Believe me, I'll make sure you get out of here tomorrow!"
"Excuse me, miss, it's my duty."
The security personnel remained unmoved and continued to block Ouyang Rao.
“You… I know someone from the No. 1 VIP room. Let me up.”
Ouyang Rao originally wanted to get angry, but realizing that Jiang Xuanjin might be upstairs, she suppressed her anger and spoke gently.
After saying that, he took out a wad of cash and stuffed it into the security personnel's hands.
Seeing this, the security personnel moved aside, but still stretched out their hands to block Ouyang Rao.
“Miss, if you really know the distinguished guest upstairs, just have him send someone down to pick you up. You don’t need to try to bribe me here; I won’t fall for that.”
The security personnel raised their voices and spoke to Ouyang Rao.
"you……"
Ouyang Rao stomped her feet in frustration at the security personnel who wouldn't listen to reason, but there was nothing she could do.
The commotion quickly attracted the attention of other participants in the event in the lobby on the first floor.
All sorts of gazes turned toward Ouyang Rao.
Those who can go up to the second floor of the auction house are basically people with various identities that need to be kept secret.
Therefore, the second floor of the auction house is filled with various private rooms, and each entrance and exit staircase is guarded by dedicated personnel to prevent anyone from going up and offending the distinguished guests.
The outer perimeter of the first floor also has many small private rooms, which are reserved for the wealthiest and most powerful families in high society.
In the center of the first floor is a large platform where a sexy female host enthusiastically explains the auction items.
The platform was covered with a red carpet, and on both sides were benches of uniform black for ordinary people who came to participate in the auction to sit on.
Tonight, the venue was packed, with seats in the lobby filled with people from all over the world.
At this moment, during the auction, Jiang Xuanjin and Ye Mohan were engaged in a contest.
Aside from the female host's loud calls for bids, the auction guests downstairs were completely silent, staring intently at the large screen.
Suddenly drawn by the commotion from Ouyang Rao's side, he turned his head to look over.
Many people cast unfriendly and disdainful glances at Ouyang Rao, who was being stopped by security personnel.
Some of the people who knew each other even started whispering among themselves.
"Is this woman trying to seduce the guy upstairs because she's somewhat pretty?"
"Of course. It's said that those who can go up to the second floor have incredibly powerful backgrounds. At the very least, they're the kind of people who can do whatever they want in the US and no one would dare to mess with them."
"No wonder, that woman was so eager to go upstairs."
"Yeah, with her looks, it's no wonder people would be interested in her."
"Exactly. With the esteemed status of the person upstairs, what haven't they seen? Why would they care about her? They should take a look at themselves in a mirror and see if they have the right to do so."
...
The disdain in everyone's eyes became increasingly obvious.
Not far away, Ouyang Rao at the stairwell, though she hadn't heard their whispers clearly, did catch some of the offensive words. Her expression instantly changed like a color palette, her face turning red and then pale.
He was so badly talked out that he almost ran away.
But she couldn't run away. She had to go up and see if Brother Jin had really brought her. She had to see it with her own eyes.
She gritted her teeth and made the call, and the call was answered.
"Brother Liunian, are you at the auction held by the Dongfang family?"
On the other side, Liu Nian, who was bidding for Jiang Xuanjin, glanced at Jiang Xuanjin upon hearing this and said, "Yes."
"Can you come down and get me? They won't let me up, I can't get up."
A sweet, delicate voice came from the phone.
Liu Nian frowned, remained silent for a few seconds, then picked up her phone and reported to Jiang Xuanjin, "Master Jin, Miss Ouyang has arrived and asked me to pick her up. What do you think?"
Jiang Xuanjin frowned, looking somewhat displeased, but he still agreed to let her come up.
"Um."
With Jiang Xuanjin's consent, Liu Nian nodded slightly, then picked up the phone and said, "Wait for me there."
Liu Nian hung up the phone, handed the bidding tool to Jiang Xuanjin, and then turned and left the private room.
Ouyang Rao, who hadn't received a response from Liu Nian after speaking, looked worried. She was afraid of being rejected, which would make her lose face.
Just as she was about to ask again, Liu Nian's voice came through the phone. Overjoyed, she smiled and quickly said, "Okay, Liu Nian."
After hanging up the phone, Ouyang Rao glared at the security guard, "Are you blind? Take a good look and see if I know the people upstairs, hmph!"
The security personnel's expressions remained unchanged, and they didn't even glance at Ouyang Rao.
Ouyang Rao was in a great mood and didn't hold it against her.
With a smug look on her face, like an animal standing tall, she turned around, crossed her arms in front of her chest, and arrogantly surveyed the crowd watching her from behind.
"What are you looking at? I already told you I know the people upstairs, but you still didn't believe me. Now you'll be slapped in the face."
Everyone looked at Ouyang Rao as if she were a fool. She really thought she was someone important, a bully using someone else's power. Anyone who knew such a person would probably be unlucky.
Not long after, Liu Nian, dressed in a black suit and with an upright posture, walked down the stairs.
Everyone was stunned and somewhat surprised, not expecting that this seemingly dim-witted woman actually knew the people upstairs.
Seeing everyone's expressions, Ouyang Rao turned around and saw Liu Nian coming down. She was a little disappointed not to see the person she had been longing for behind her.
However, she quickly composed herself and put on a sweet, charming, and delicate expression.
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