Chapter 44 Not Yining, but Shi Nian
The scene erupted in cheers.
These three consecutive price-matching attempts were all carried out in a methodical and efficient manner.
Especially this last time, instead of adding 100,000, she directly added 1.5 million, expressing her determination to win.
"What's going on? Doesn't 823 know who her competitor is? Why is she being so stubborn?"
"How could he not know? That Yining is a woman brought by Fu Jinyan. The organizer of this banquet is the Fu Group. How could Fu Jinyan not know?"
"That makes sense. So what are they doing now?"
"Who knows? Even though it was Lu Yanzhi's female companion who held up the sign, 823 was actually slapping Lu Yanzhi in the face!"
"This tanzanite is worth 1 million, but I estimate it wouldn't be worth more than 1.2 million. Now it's being raised to 1.5 million. Is there some reason behind this?"
"I'm not sure, do you think they'll add more to 888?"
"If it were Lu Yanzhi, he would definitely raise the price, after all, he has a lot of wealth. But this time it was Han Wei who raised the paddle, so I don't understand."
"Isn't Lu Yanzhi afraid of losing face?"
"You don't understand. You can attack or defend. If you keep going, you'll go all the way. If you retreat, you can say that the other party has an urgent need and that giving up to them is magnanimous."
"You can do that?"
"Why not? Everyone here knows that Lu Yanzhi has the ability to stand his ground to the end. If he didn't add to the amount, no one would doubt his wealth; on the contrary, they would think he is magnanimous."
"But I still think it's a slap in the face; they couldn't even get a million-dollar tanzanite..."
"That's true. He could just take a picture and send it to the other person. That way, he'd have everything."
"You're so clever!"
Opinions varied among the people present.
But none of them were sure, so they all looked towards the second floor.
On the second floor, everyone was in their seats, seemingly unchanged, but undercurrents were surging beneath the surface.
Shi Nian looked at Fu Jinyan beside her and asked worriedly, "Will this affect you?"
Fu Jinyan laughed: "You used your own license plate to bid, what does that have to do with me, Fu Jinyan?"
Shi Nian smiled and glanced at the table beside her.
That's right, there are two bidding license plates here.
One is from Yining, and the other is from Fu Jinyan.
They were both invited, so they both had number plates.
However, directly confronting Lu Yanzhi like this will still have a significant impact.
"Don't worry." Fu Jinyan saw Shi Nian's worry and said, "This is just a small matter, I can handle it."
Finally, he added, "Don't worry about filming, I have the funds."
Shi Nian looked at Fu Jinyan and said softly, "Thank you."
Her concern wasn't about funding, but rather whether Lu Yanzhi would get involved.
As it stands, it all seems to be just Han Wei's personal preference.
As for Han Wei, she's stuck in this predicament, neither here nor there.
She felt bad about chasing after that 1.5 million, and she didn't know if the other party would raise the price further.
If they don't pursue it, then they'll be slapping her and Lu Yanzhi in the face.
Just as she was hesitating, Lu Yanzhi tapped the table with his finger.
"Follow," he said succinctly.
Han Wei did not act immediately, but looked at him with melancholy: "Brother Yanzhi, it's really unnecessary. It has already exceeded its value."
"And..." she said somewhat embarrassedly, "I don't have that much money left."
Lu Yanzhi simply glanced calmly at the tanzanite below.
He felt it should have belonged to him.
“You don’t need to worry about funding,” Lu Yanzhi said.
The meaning is quite clear: he wants to buy it with his money.
While Han Wei breathed a sigh of relief, she pretended to be anxious and said, "No, Brother Yanzhi, I promised to pay for it myself."
Meanwhile, in several other hidden seats, a few people were quietly watching this direction, waiting for the final result.
Just then, the villa gate, which had been tightly closed, suddenly opened.
In an instant, it drew everyone's attention.
All that could be seen was a wheelchair being slowly pushed in.
An elderly man was sitting in a wheelchair.
Although the old man was in a wheelchair, his imposing presence remained undiminished.
The old man had a smile on his face.
"Sorry I'm late," the old man said with a smile. "It seems like the atmosphere is quite lively today. I could hear the discussions from far away."
As soon as Fu Jinyan saw the old man, he stood up and quickly went downstairs.
Fu Jinyan helped the old man to his feet: "Grandpa, why did you come all this way in person?"
He originally thought that Grandpa Fu was hiding in some secret place, and he was waiting for the old man to send him a message later to bring Shi Nian over. Unexpectedly, the old man did not take the usual route and directly entered through the front door in a wheelchair.
"Come and take a look." Old Master Fu stood up, leaning on his cane. At this moment, the other two members of the Fu family also arrived and came over to help him.
Grandpa Fu simply waved his hand, smiled and looked around at the people present. His gaze lingered briefly on Lu Yanzhi, Han Wei, and Shi Nian before turning to the competing item.
Finally, he said something that many people didn't understand—"It's so good to be young."
The auction was slightly paused due to Mr. Fu's sudden arrival. The auctioneer was just about to continue guiding the proceedings when Mr. Fu simply tapped a plate not far away.
Grandpa Fu said in his aged voice, "It's halftime now. We'll have to wait for the second half."
Are we just going to leave it like this?
Everyone felt like they were being scratched by a cat's claws, their hearts itching with anticipation.
With the bidding already at a fever pitch, should we let them take a break now?
Old Master Fu could see what everyone was thinking, but he remained silent.
With the help of her three grandsons, she headed towards the elevator leading to the third floor.
Before the elevator doors closed, Old Master Fu said to Fu Jinyan, "Go and call her over, I want to see her."
Who "she" is is self-evident.
Fu Jinyan panicked immediately; the timing was wrong!
It's obvious to everyone that 823 and 888 are paired up. If you call them out at this time, it's definitely not a good thing!
If things had been handled well before, there was still a glimmer of hope, but now...
The eldest son of the Fu family, who was standing beside the old man, remained calm and silent.
Fu Er looked at him with a mocking smile: "Third brother, hurry up and go."
Fu Jinyan knew he had no choice but to leave, so he could only glare at Fu Er before going to find Shi Nian.
Shi Nian already knew what was going to happen next, so while Fu Jinyan was still struggling with how to say it, she nodded to indicate that she understood.
Fu Jinyan sighed deeply, knowing that this matter had to be resolved by her. So he simply helped her to her feet and led her to a room on the third floor.
"Grandpa is inside. Be careful. If things get really bad, shout for help and I'll come to save you," Fu Jinyan instructed.
Shi Nian laughed: "It's not as scary as you say."
"It was really scary!" Judging from Fu Jinyan's cold sweat expression, it was genuine.
Shi Nian didn't say anything more and nodded: "Okay, I'm going in."
The other two sons of the Fu family had already come out, and they were standing not far away, watching Fu Jinyan nervously pacing back and forth outside the door.
Inside the door.
Shi Nian calmly closed the door, then walked step by step towards Old Master Fu.
Then, she stopped.
With a gentle tap of her right hand, she grasped the specially made half-face mask and, without any hesitation, took it off.
At this moment, Shi Nian's face was completely exposed to Old Master Fu.
It's not Yining, it's Shinian.
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