Chapter 27: Almost Falling into a Trap
"Lu, this is the first time I see you with a female companion."
The sudden voice interrupted the awkward atmosphere between Lu Jingyao and Xu Youyou.
Xu Youyou took a look at the person who came. It was a young man with black curly hair. He was wearing a burgundy shirt with the buttons at the collar unbuttoned.
The deep blue eyes were like an ocean, almost drowning anyone who looked at them.
Lu Jingyao approached Xu Youyou calmly and said with a smile: "This is my girlfriend, Miss Xu, and this is Mr. Anthony."
Xu Youyou nodded at him.
Anthony was born with a pair of romantic eyes. He looked back and forth between the two and deliberately asked, "Lu, don't you want to dance with this beautiful lady?"
Before Lu Jingyao could say anything, Xu Youyou said bluntly: "I can't dance."
Anthony said with a hint of complaint: "Lu, this is your fault. Dancing with a beautiful woman is the happiest thing in life. How can you bear to let her down?"
The corner of Lu Jingyao's mouth twitched. For Chinese people, there is no such thing as a dance culture, so they don't have any romantic thoughts about men and women dancing together.
Xu Youyou didn't want to force herself into other people's culture, so she held up her wine glass and said, "Compared to dancing, I prefer to appreciate the art here."
Anthony raised his eyebrows: "Miss Xu seems to know a lot about art?"
Xu Youyou said casually: "I am just engaged in a related industry, I can't be considered an expert."
There were also many artworks on display in the banquet hall, and the expensive ones were all covered with glass covers. This was something Frank did on purpose to show off his financial resources.
At this time, there were many people dancing in the dance floor, and there were also many people gathered around to appreciate the works of art. It was not far-fetched to say this by Xu Youyou.
Anthony made a "please" gesture and said, "Frank bought a piece of blue and white porcelain from your country's Yuan Dynasty from Sotheby's last month. It cost him tens of millions. Miss Xu, you are in for a treat this time."
Xu Youyou glanced at the system's instructions in the void. Until now, they were still flashing, which meant that her chance to pick up a bargain had not yet appeared.
After hearing what Anthony said, she also wanted to see the beauty of Yuan Dynasty blue and white porcelain.
Lu Jingyao watched Anthony being very attentive to Xu Youyou, secretly suppressed the unhappiness in his heart, and silently protected Xu Youyou.
Frank was a man who loved to show off, and since he had just acquired the collection, it was at its freshest, and now he had placed it in the middle of the banquet hall.
Through a layer of glass, Xu Youyou saw a large blue and white jar about 30 cm in height.
She took another closer look and saw that it was a large blue and white jar with human figures on it.
"The picture of Guiguzi going down the mountain." Xu Youyou said.
Lu Jingyao looked at her in surprise, as if he didn't expect Xu Youyou to be able to see the trick on the spot.
But when Anthony heard these words, a confused look appeared on his handsome face: "Miss Xu, what did you say?"
Xu Youyou realized that what she had just blurted out was in Chinese. She explained it again in English, but the name "Guiguzi" was naturally very unfamiliar to foreigners.
"Guiguzi was a remarkable man who lived more than 2,000 years ago. He was knowledgeable, wise, and well-versed in the art of strategy."
After hearing this explanation, Anthony showed envy and jealousy on his face: "The history of your country is like a thick book. It seems that there are many powerful people when you open it casually."
Xu Youyou straightened her back slightly and said proudly, "There were many people like him in his era. He was not the brightest pearl of that era."
Anthony asked again: "Just now I saw Miss Xu frowned. Is there something wrong with this blue and white porcelain?"
Xu Youyou was amazed at the magic of the system. Although she was only rewarded with basic porcelain identification skills, she discovered the flaws of the porcelain in such a short period of time.
Xu Youyou didn't guard against Anthony and said directly: "Frank may have been deceived by the auction house."
Lu Jingyao suddenly pushed her arm gently.
Xu Youyou turned around and looked at him with surprise.
Lu Jingyao leaned close to Xu Youyou's ear and lowered his voice and said, "The auction house is very cunning. Frank may not be unaware of the authenticity of this item. Even if he was cheated by the auction house, he would not be happy to be exposed by you in public."
Anthony didn't understand Chinese, so he just raised his voice slightly and asked, "Miss Xu, do you think this porcelain bottle is fake?"
There were already many guests gathered around to appreciate the art, and when they heard this, they all turned their eyes to Xu Youyou.
Xu Youyou's mind worked quickly: "Anthony, you heard me wrong. What I said was that Mr. Frank's move was very generous and admirable."
There was a flash of disappointment in Anthony's eyes.
He wanted to guide Xu Youyou to say more, but Xu Youyou had already become defensive against him and would not speak easily.
Lu Jingyao made up an excuse and pulled Xu Youyou and Anthony apart. When they were in a corner where there was no one around, Xu Youyou grabbed his arm.
"Did Anthony do it on purpose?" Xu Youyou asked.
Lu Jingyao's gaze fell on the hand that Xu Youyou was holding his arm.
Xu Youyou immediately retracted her hand.
"Anthony may appear to be a playboy, but he is very good at setting traps for people and can find out a lot of information without them noticing," Lu Jingyao explained.
Xu Youyou frowned: "Don't people say that these foreigners are stupid and have a lot of money? Why are they so cunning and sly?"
Lu Jingyao said casually: "Anthony is Jewish."
Xu Youyou immediately understood. Jews are known for their intelligence and cunning, so it's no wonder they are so difficult to deal with.
Lu Jingyao suddenly turned around and pressed Xu Youyou against the wall, pretending to be against her.
Xu Youyou frowned, and her first reaction was to push the person away, but Lu Jingyao narrowed his eyes slightly, and her movements were a beat slower.
About half a minute later, Lu Jingyao finally stood up.
Xu Youyou didn't feel the pink bubbles, but said coldly: "Explain."
"Shirelle just came over." Lu Jingyao pointed to the glass window on the side of the wall.
From Lu Jingyao's perspective, he could see the people behind him through the reflection of the glass window.
Even though Xu Youyou knew that this was all part of a show, she was still very unhappy: "Next time before you do something that may cause misunderstanding, remember to give me a heads up in advance, Mr. Lu. Otherwise, I won't be polite to you."
Lu Jingyao: ...
He looked at Xu Youyou's fierce look and her moving right leg, frowned and asked, "Are you going to kick me?"
Xu Youyou did not answer, but gave him an ambiguous look.
Lu Jingyao wanted to say something else, but Xu Youyou's eyes suddenly lit up, and then she ran towards the door, completely ignoring the fact that she was wearing ten-centimeter high heels.
(End of this chapter)
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