Chapter 265: The Auction is Underway
Hearing Lin Yilan say this, Chu Siran felt that Lin Yilan was really serious this time. Looking at Lin Yilan's determined face, Chu Siran felt that perhaps he had misunderstood at first.
Chu Siran always thought that Lin Yilan liked Huo Juncheng, but Lin Yilan was a rather slow-witted person, so she never saw her own heart clearly.
But judging from today's situation, perhaps Huo Juncheng has always been just a friend in Lin Yilan's eyes.
But if they were just friends, why would Lin Yilan be so sad because of Huo Juncheng before? Forget it, Chu Siran couldn't figure it out, so she simply gave up thinking about it.
As the auction progressed, the atmosphere gradually entered a white-hot stage. However, it would be understandable if Lin Yilan and Chu Siran did not participate in the auction at all.
After all, the two of them didn't come here to buy auction items.
But Huo Juncheng didn't make any move for a long time, which made Lin Yilan and Chu Siran a little confused. If they came to the auction but didn't want to buy anything, then what was the point of coming?
"Next, the item we're auctioning is a white jade bracelet from the Qing Dynasty. It's said to have been worn by Empress Dowager Cixi. If you're interested, hurry up and buy it."
The host's voice echoed throughout the venue through the microphone.
After the host finished his introduction, he looked at everyone in the room and paused for a moment, observing their reactions. After a moment, he continued, "This jade bracelet can be considered both a piece of jewelry and an antique. The starting price is three million."
After hearing the host's bid, Lin Yilan smacked her lips and cast a disdainful look at the white jade bracelet on the stage that was fully illuminated.
Isn't it just a broken piece of stone, but it's worth three million, it's ridiculous. And what about the antique? Everyone knows that jade is just a kind of stone. Even if it was made in the Qing Dynasty, what's the difference between it and a modern jade bracelet?
Lin Yilan couldn't understand what these people were thinking and why they would spend so much money on these things.
Lin Yilan was about to complain to Chu Siran about this when she turned around and saw Chu Siran holding up a sign and shouting, "Three million."
Well, Lin Yilan can only say now that it’s a good thing that she just thought about it in her heart and didn’t say these things to Chu Siran, otherwise this situation would have been embarrassing.
The host heard the voice and looked towards Lin Yilan and Chu Siran, his mouth widening into an exaggerated arc. "Miss Chu bids three million."
Everyone's eyes were fixed on Chu Siran at this moment. Everyone was curious why Chu Siran wanted to take a picture of this bracelet. Some of the people present also showed an eager attitude towards this bracelet.
But they saw that the person bidding was Chu Siran. Although Chu Siran was now at odds with the Chu family and basically had no connection with the Chu family, Chu Siran was a legitimate lady of the Chu family after all. They had to give face to the Chu family. Since Chu Siran was bidding, even if someone among them wanted the bracelet.
He had no choice but to hold down his tag and watch the white jade bracelet being bought by Chu Siran.
Lin Chusiran naturally knew the unspoken rules of the auction. From the moment she bid, she knew that the bracelet was hers, so she was not too nervous, but looked relaxed and contented.
Suddenly a voice appeared in the meeting room: "Five million."
Following the voice, it turned out to be Huo Juncheng!
Because the two parties were at a certain distance from each other, Lin Yilan couldn't see Huo Juncheng's expression at the moment. However, Lin Yilan was sure that Huo Juncheng definitely knew that the person who had just made the bid was Chu Siran.
So now he is deliberately making trouble with the two of them?
Lin Yilan turned her head to look at Chu Siran and found that Chu Siran was also looking at Huo Juncheng in front of him with a look of shock. Lin Yilan moved her body and moved closer to Chu Siran.
"Siran, is that bracelet important to you? Why do you suddenly want to take a picture of it?"
"That bracelet originally belonged to our Chu family. I can tell it's there, but I don't know why it showed up at the auction. Even though I'm having a disagreement with my mother right now, I still have to take the bracelet back for the sake of our Chu family."
Hearing Chu Siran say this, Lin Yilan nodded. She asked why Chu Siran suddenly raised the price, and this is what happened.
After Chu Siran finished explaining to Lin Yilan, he directly bid 10 million. When everyone in the audience heard Chu Siran's bid, they were all shocked and didn't know what to say.
What was even more shocking was that Huo Juncheng then raised the price by 10 million, successfully raising the price of a bracelet that was originally worth 3 million to 20 million!
It is indeed a bit outrageous that a jade bracelet can be priced at 20 million.
What shocked them even more was that Chu Siran would actually challenge Huo Juncheng here. Everyone in this circle knew that Chu Siran was good friends with Lin Yilan, the young lady of the Huo family. Judging from the current situation, has the relationship between Huo Juncheng and Lin Yilan broken down?
People were whispering below:
"I see, although Chu Siran and Huo Juncheng are ostensibly competing for the jade bracelet, Mr. Huo is actually just antagonizing Chu Siran."
"That's for sure. Otherwise, how could Mr. Huo add so much money right after Chu Siran's bid? I don't think Mr. Huo is interested in the bracelet. It's obvious that he has other intentions. As for why he's against Chu Siran... I think it's more because he doesn't get along with Lin Yilan."
"Hey, isn't Lin Yilan Mr. Huo's fiancée? What's going on? Did something happen between the two of them? I've been abroad for the past two days and I don't know much about these things happening back home. I was just wondering why Mr. Huo and Lin Yilan were both present today, but the two of them were so far away, and their respective male and female companions were someone else."
"You really don't understand these things. Didn't you see the headlines in yesterday's newspaper? They said Lin Yilan was supporting a young man. The boy next to Lin Yilan was the male protagonist in the headlines. I don't know if it's true or not."
Lin Yilan could hear some of the discussions around her, but she didn't expect that a small auction, just because her friend wanted a jade bracelet, would cause the public to bring the topic to her and Gao Xianyang.
"Siran, is that bracelet really that important to you?"
"Forget it, it's not that important. I've been wondering why this bracelet suddenly appeared at the auction, and now I know why."
"Um?"
"I guess it was my mother who gave this bracelet to Chu Xi, but Chu Xi thought it was old-fashioned and didn't like it, so she put it at the auction. The fact that my mother was able to give this bracelet to Chu Xi so easily proves that this bracelet is not that important to the Chu family."
Hearing Chu Siran say this, Lin Yilan nodded, indicating her approval of Chu Siran's words. Moreover, if the bracelet was really important, Chu Xi would not have sent it to the auction so easily.
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