Xiang Wanwan glanced at the corner, and Ding Zhiyuan and Pei Xingyao felt something at the same time -
She glanced at the corner again. What was she looking at?
Xiang Wanwan's gaze returned instantly. She ignored the stunned Xiang Wanyi and said to Ye Yixi's assistant, "I'm a fair person. Although I've already bid 300 million, I'll compete fairly at the auction. I can wait for a while and let everyone come up with a set of rules to see if anyone wants to compete with me."
When the assistant heard her offer of 300 million yuan, he was stunned.
The Nanming Lihuo Ganoderma is indeed a peerless elixir that may not appear once in hundreds of years, so the auction will treat it as a rare treasure, and only customers who spend more than 50 million are eligible to know about it.
However, the 50 million threshold was only meant to keep some people out. Among the clients of the Boqian Auction, a large number were VIPs. Even today, many VIPs arrived.
Xiang Wanwan had only deposited the deposit into the auction account; she wasn't considered a VIP customer until she actually spent money at the Boqian Auction. Even though Xiang Wanwan was now a true VIP customer, she had only obtained the auction rights for the Nanming Lihuo Ganoderma.
He was just an assistant and had no right to make the final decision for her, so he just sold her out.
Now that Xiang Wanwan said she was willing to compete, the assistant breathed a sigh of relief. He said repeatedly, "Okay, Miss Xiang, this way please."
Xiang Wanwan nodded, without even glancing at Xiang Wanyi and Ding Zhiyuan, and left with Pei Xingyao.
The assistant led the way, smiling as he said, "Ms. Xiang, even if you don't plan to become a VIP, you've already deposited over 50 million yuan. We've already arranged a seat for you. Why are you sitting so far back? I was so worried. I thought you were unhappy with our arrangement and didn't want to sit there. You don't know, we were backstage when we saw the middle seat in the first row become empty, and our hearts almost stopped..."
The sound gradually faded away, and the people around gradually came to their senses.
Yes... Everyone looked to the front.
The middle seat in the first row had been empty, and the others thought some big shot hadn't shown up. Unexpectedly, that seat belonged to Xiang Wanwan!
So, Xiang Wanwan wasn't like Xiang Wanyi, who only had a deposit of 400,000 or 500,000 yuan, so she sat in the last row. She had simply chosen this seat close to Xiang Wanyi to put on a show for her?
Then, a play was staged, and Xiang Wanyi was deceived into a debt of 4 million!
"She is worthy of being the daughter of the Du family." Someone sighed.
When you don't offend her, she's the daughter of a wealthy family, dignified, quiet, and harmless. But once you offend her... she'll smile and take half your life without a single drop of blood.
Wouldn’t it be much better for Runjia Investment to be in the hands of such a person than in the hands of Xiang Yongkang?
In comparison, Xiang Wanyi is really a fool. She has the nerve to claim that she received 20 years of wealthy education. What kind of quality did she acquire?
"Look at what she just said. What does she mean by Xiang Wanwan stole everything from her? Just go find whoever gave birth to her. She's been taking it for so long that she really thinks it's hers?"
"If she has any backbone, she should go find her own parents. Is she Du Qingjia's biological daughter? And she's stealing someone else's daughter's things. Is she shameless?"
Xiang Wanyi couldn't bear it any longer after being bombarded with all kinds of sarcasm and ridicule. She cried out "Wow" and turned around and ran away.
"Wanyi!" Ding Zhiyuan hurriedly chased after him.
But for some reason, in front of everyone, he, a grown man, couldn't even outrun Xiang Wanyi who was wearing high heels, and he had to watch Xiang Wanyi drive away.
"Oh..." Ding Zhiyuan sighed, feeling secretly happy in his heart.
Great, he got rid of Xiang Wanyi, and now it's...
Ding Zhiyuan looked around, carefully avoided the crowd, and walked to a corner of the venue.
He was unwilling to give up and he had to find out what Xiang Wanwan was looking at just now.
The venue was shaped like a theater, with seats arranged in a fan-shaped staircase. The corner Xiang Wanwan was looking at was on the left side between the display stand and the seats. There was only a small door for entry and exit, and there was a security guard. Ding Zhiyuan had to work hard to pretend to be a delivery man, sneak into the staff room, and then circle here.
But a closer look revealed that this place was just a circular walkway leading to the main entrance. On the left side of the walkway was a small door leading to the auction venue. A little further ahead was a long wrought iron spiral staircase leading to the second floor.
There's nothing special here, and there's no one there. Ding Zhiyuan frowned. Why was Xiang Wanwan staring at this place?
He walked back and forth twice in the vicinity, but heard nothing except his own footsteps. Finally, Ding Zhiyuan gave up and planned to leave to avoid being discovered by the staff.
At this moment, a slight cry of pain was heard:
"ah……"
The voice was so sweet that it moved Ding Zhiyuan's heart.
He instinctively walked towards the sound, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
I saw a charming woman sitting sideways beside the wrought iron stairs with her legs bent, biting her lip and stroking her ankle.
Although she was not wearing any jewelry, the woman was wearing an expensive-looking dress. The long dress was intricately designed, highlighting her perfect figure without revealing any unpleasant parts.
Obviously, this woman was either rich or noble, but Ding Zhiyuan had just looked at all the women in the venue and confirmed that she was not a customer at the auction.
Could she be... Ding Zhiyuan was just wondering when the woman raised her head and their eyes met. A string of data immediately appeared above her head.
Name: Wei Heng
Age: 26
Height and weight...
Favorability: 0%
Special attribute: His father is a business genius that everyone desires.
Recommendation: ★★☆
Ding Zhiyuan immediately understood the identity of this woman.
She was a VIP customer of the Boqian Auction! No wonder he didn't see her at the venue!
In other words, if he helped her, he could gain access to the VIP client area? He could meet more wealthy people and gain more opportunities. Even better, if he could capture this woman, he could gain her father's help, and then, using the Xiang family's wealth, he could make a name for himself in the business world!
Thinking of this, Ding Zhiyuan's face immediately showed a concerned expression. He squatted down and asked, "What's wrong? Is it sprained? Let me take a look."
The woman looked at him warily and didn't answer.
Ding Zhiyuan didn't notice either. He gently stroked the woman's ankle and said, "It's okay, it's just a twist. I can help you straighten your bones. Just bear with it."
Before the woman could agree, Ding Zhiyuan had already grabbed her ankles and pulled them hard with both hands.
"Ah——!" The woman screamed in pain, tears oozing from the corners of her eyes.
"It's okay. Try it. I'll help you up." Ding Zhiyuan helped her up and said softly, "Try walking for a while."
The woman took his hand and tried to put her foot down, her face lit up with joy. "We can really go now! Thank you. Are you here for the auction too?"
Ding Zhiyuan didn't answer, but deliberately said: "Are you really okay? Don't exert yourself these few days, especially don't go upstairs, otherwise your ankle will easily be left with sequelae."
"Ah? But..." Wei Heng bit her lip and looked at the stairs.
The auction was held in a theater-like space, with the floors elevated for viewing pleasure, at least 10 meters. The wrought iron staircase was beautifully designed, though narrow and high. Wei Heng, wearing stilettos and a large dress, needed to hold up the hem to ascend.
Normally she had to be careful to avoid falling, and now that her ankle was injured, she was even more afraid to go up.
"In your current condition, it's too dangerous for you to walk up the stairs. So... I'll have to apologize." Ding Zhiyuan said, and without saying anything else, he picked up Wei Heng horizontally.
"Ah... what are you doing!" Wei Heng cried out shyly, but her hands hugged his neck out of fear. She blushed and shouted, "Put me down quickly!"
"Don't move." Ding Zhiyuan gave a self-proclaimed evil smile and walked up step by step.
Then, he watched with satisfaction as the favorability level on Wei Heng's head increased little by little from 0%.
What Ding Zhiyuan didn't know was that Xiang Wanwan was on the iron stairs, leaning on the railing, watching the scene below coldly.
The look is a bit boring.
Finally it has come to this.
But it's too tiring.
In the original novel, Ding Zhiyuan, having heard about the spiritual plant auction, brought the heroine to the auction because she was in poor health. He claimed to be buying some magical herbs and plants for the heroine's health, but in reality, he was using her money to buy medicine to repair his own spiritual roots. The heroine spent over 50 million yuan on him at the spiritual plant auction, successfully becoming a VIP customer and, by some strange coincidence, being invited into the VIP area by the organizers.
But so what? It was just to create another romantic encounter for Ding Zhiyuan.
In the VIP area, Ding Zhiyuan fell in love with Wei Heng at first sight and followed her downstairs under the pretext of going for a cigarette. Before he could figure out how to strike up a conversation, Wei Heng sprained her ankle because she wasn't used to wearing stilettos.
This was exactly what Ding Zhiyuan wanted, and he immediately acted like a hero saving the beauty - which is the scene before our eyes.
Right at the beginning of the meeting, I raised Wei Heng's favorability from 0% to 30%, reaching the friendly stage, and I could tease her with words at will.
However, none of this matters. Xiang Wanwan doesn't care who Ding Zhiyuan is pursuing or dating.
The important thing is Wei Heng’s father, Wei Nanrong.
Despite his humble origins, Wei Nanrong was hailed as a rare business genius, having worked as a professional manager for major corporations. His prowess was evident from the fact that he had spent a cumulative 50 million yuan on the Boqian Auction, becoming a VIP customer.
This net worth of hundreds of millions was earned by his own ability.
However, Wei Nanrong is now 50 years old and almost semi-retired. Since five years ago, Wei Nanrong has been declining offers from various companies, simply wanting to find a good husband for his daughter, enjoy the company of his grandchildren, and live out his days in peace.
According to the original novel's timeline, by the time of the spiritual plant auction, Xiang Yongkang had already presided over the funeral, becoming the de facto agent of the Du family. He also hooked up with Yao Kehan and joined Runjia Investment, becoming its president. Ding Zhiyuan also joined Runjia Investment and began to compete openly and secretly with Xiang Yongkang.
Ding Zhiyuan was only a high school dropout and knew nothing about business. In the first few days of Runjia Investment, he made a lot of jokes and was very embarrassed.
But after the spiritual plant auction, everything changed.
Ding Zhiyuan met Wei Nanrong because of Wei Heng. Wei Nanrong didn't like this man who had bad intentions towards his daughter at first, but he had to pay attention to the heroine.
The reason why his career got started in his early years was because of the support of his grandfather Du Jingyuan.
Wei Nanrong was very grateful and always wanted to repay the favor, but he never had the chance. But the heroine was different.
Seeing the heroine, Wei Nanrong thought of the favor he owed her. He asked her about her recent situation with concern and expressed his desire to help her. As the 100% virtuous wife and unconditional ATM set in the original novel, the heroine immediately asked Wei Nanrong to join Runjia Investment as the hero's assistant.
When seeing this passage, Xiang Wanwan had only one thought in her mind: One dares to propose it, and the other is willing to do it.
At this point, Wei Nanrong is practically the Zhuge Liang of Nanyang; whoever can hire him will dominate the business world. Meanwhile, Ding Zhiyuan is merely a figurehead director at Runjia Investment, drawing a nominal salary with virtually no authority. Such a talented individual, coveted by everyone in the business world, yet the heroine lets him serve as a mere assistant!
No wonder after dealing with Xiang Yongkang and Yao Kehan, Wei Nanrong took his daughter and left, even ignoring Wei Heng's deep love for Ding Zhiyuan and forcibly separating the couple.
Talents should be treated with the highest standards.
In the original novel, Ding Zhiyuan used the talents obtained by the heroine, and she would personally recruit them under her command.
Wei Nanrong is Xiang Wanwan’s real purpose for coming to the auction.
Xiang Wanwan knew from the original novel that the Spiritual Plant Auction only upgraded VIP customers who spent over 50 million yuan, and that this was an internal promotion, so first-time customers wouldn't even know about it. A notification would only be sent out when the next Boqian Auction held a rare spiritual plant sale.
But Xiang Wanwan couldn't wait until the next time. Her purpose of coming to the spiritual plant auction was Wei Nanrong, and she had to enter the VIP auction area this time.
Xiang Wanwan also knew that the VIP auction area was a private room system with excellent privacy. VIP customers were not allowed to meet each other to avoid revealing who bought what spiritual plant and having their health status guessed by their mortal enemy.
To meet Wei Nanrong, you must use Ding Zhiyuan.
In addition, Xiang Wanwan also wanted to see if her changes to the previous plot would have a butterfly effect on the original novel, and whether the plot that was supposed to happen would not happen.
She was not very reassured and gave a few hints with her eyes.
Unexpectedly, the plot of the original novel actually happened.
It seems that her butterfly effect is not strong enough to shake Ding Zhiyuan's position as the leading male star.
But it doesn’t matter. Anyway, all she wants is Wei Nanrong.
While he was thinking, Ding Zhiyuan had already carried Wei Heng upstairs.
Oh. Xiang Wanwan stood quietly, her gaze lingering for a few seconds on Ding Zhiyuan's slightly heaving chest.
Oh, the stud male protagonist has good physical fitness. He carried a girl weighing more than 90 kilograms up a 10-meter-high building and was only breathing slightly.
But so what? If she hadn't been reborn with such a mistake, and hadn't become this sickly person, she could have carried Wei Heng on her shoulders with one hand and ran up the stairs!
Defeating Ding Zhiyuan is a piece of cake!
"Hmph!" Xiang Wanwan crossed her arms.
Pei Xingyao stood behind her, watching her stare at the man and woman downstairs, watching her face as cold as frost as she stared at the bastard carrying someone upstairs, watching her gaze linger for a long time in the bastard's arms. He could even clearly hear her snort in dissatisfaction!
She... The sourness in Pei Xingyao's heart was enough for the people of Jin to eat dumplings for ten years.
Did she think so highly of him? Why? This man was so strong that he could carry someone upstairs in one breath?
The two men's gazes, one in front and one behind, fell on him like cold lightning. Ding Zhiyuan was no fool, so he naturally felt it.
He stepped onto the last step of the stairs and was stunned: "Wanwan..." As soon as he said this, the coldness in Wanwan's eyes became even more intense.
Ding Zhiyuan quickly changed the subject: "Miss Wanwan, why are you here?"
He suddenly realized that he was holding a beautiful woman in his arms, and his heart was immediately filled with joy - could it be that Xiang Wanwan was not as indifferent as she said on the surface, and she actually cared about him in her heart?
Now, she is jealous?!
Hahaha! Ding Zhiyuan almost laughed out loud. Xiang Wanwan, ah Xiang Wanwan, I didn't expect you to be such a tsundere! You say you don't care, but actually...
In that case, let me make you even more jealous!
Ding Zhiyuan's mind raced, and his expression softened. He deliberately said, "Miss Wanwan, things are not what you think. This lady sprained her ankle, and I was afraid she would get hurt again, so I carried her upstairs. There's really nothing between her and me."
Huh? Xiang Wanwan resisted the urge to roll her eyes: "You should tell Xiang Wanyi this."
She was waiting here not for him, but...
"Xiao Heng?" An anxious voice came hurriedly along with the sound of footsteps, "Are you okay?"
The gray-haired man stood straight, as vigorous as the young men present, with a pair of eyes as sharp as a hawk, staring at Ding Zhiyuan.
"Who are you? Why are you holding my daughter? Put her down now!"
Is this Wei Heng’s father?
Ding Zhiyuan didn't dare to make him angry, and quickly put Wei Heng down: "No, that..."
"Dad, it's not like that..." Wei Heng also explained with a red face, but she only said the beginning and then just looked at Ding Zhiyuan with a red face.
Isn't this hesitation delaying her work?
Xiang Wanwan didn't have the time to flirt with them, so she said, "Sir, you misunderstood. Your daughter just twisted her ankle downstairs, and it was Mr. Ding who treated her and even carried her upstairs."
She... helped him explain? Ding Zhiyuan opened his eyes wide in surprise.
Xiang Wanwan, you still say you don’t like me!
Wei Nanrong was also slightly surprised. He had been in the business world for many years, so how could he not see that this young woman and the young man were not getting along? An ordinary person would have taken the opportunity to throw a bucket of dirty water on her, but he hadn't expected this girl, so young, to have such a clear sense of right and wrong.
It's quite rare.
"In that case, thank you." Wei Nanrong nodded. "May I ask your name?"
The opportunity is beckoning him! No, he has to pretend for a while.
Ding Zhiyuan waved his hand in a pretentious manner: "It's just a piece of cake, no need to thank me."
"No, I never owe anyone a favor." Wei Nanrong thought for a moment, then took off a bracelet from his wrist and slipped it into Ding Zhiyuan's hand. "This is authentic small-leaf red sandalwood, passed down from ancient times, imbued with Buddhist teachings. The market value is five or six hundred thousand. Consider it a thank you gift."
Really?! Ding Zhiyuan couldn't help but hold the bracelet tightly. Five hundred thousand already?
Seeing his expression, Wei Nanrong frowned slightly, his gaze falling on the woman in a black dress beside him. "This lady doesn't look like someone from a wealthy family in Jiangcheng."
As soon as he finished speaking, a waiter came out and said with a smile, "Okay, everyone should be here! Mr. Wei Nanrong, Miss Xiang Wanwan, please return to your private room. The auction is about to begin."
Wei Nanrong was about to leave when he suddenly turned around and said, "What's your name? You...you are..."
"Our young lady is the chairman of Runjia Investment and the biological granddaughter of the late Mr. Du Jingyuan." Pei Xingyao introduced.
Wei Nanrong murmured, "So, you are the newly found eldest daughter? You want to inherit the Du family? You want to work at Runjia?"
"Yes, that's right." Xiang Wanwan nodded, revealing a meaningful smile. "Mr. Wei Nanrong, huh? I've been standing here for a long time, and I'm finally not disappointed. I wonder if I'll have a chance to have a cup of tea with Mr. Wei after the auction is over?"
She left a word, nodded slightly, turned and left.
Ding Zhiyuan stood there in bewilderment, not knowing what she meant by that. But for Wei Nanrong, it was enough.
He already knew the purpose of Xiang Wanwan coming to the auction, and he also knew why she didn't stay in the box but stood in the corridor.
She was waiting for him.
She wanted to invite him to invest in Runjia.
But she didn't say it out loud, only implicitly inviting him to tea. If he didn't want to, he could just not accept her invitation. We are all smart people and we all know how to leave room for each other.
Such a smart girl...
Wei Nanrong couldn't help but think of another daughter of the Xiang family whom he had met several times: arrogant, rude, spoiled, shallow and ignorant. And her father, a man who appeared gentle and kind, but was actually treacherous, cunning, and cruel.
If the Du family was handed over to the girl in front of him, it would not be a waste of Mr. Du's efforts. However, he was worried that the girl was too young and could not be a match for Xiang Yongkang.
Wei Nanrong pulled his daughter away with a heavy heart, not noticing that she kept looking back at the man behind her.
When Ding Zhiyuan came back to his senses from the bracelet, he and a waiter were the only ones left in the corridor. Xiang Wanwan and Wei Nanrong were gone.
The waiter politely but unyieldingly gestured "please," saying, "Sir, this is the VIP area. Please leave, or I'll call security and it'll be embarrassing for everyone."
What I mean is, will you throw him down?
Ding Zhiyuan tried to emphasize: "I know Xiang Wanwan!"
As soon as he finished speaking, another waiter came over and said, "She told Miss Xiang that we should be careful not to let any irrelevant people mess around under her name."
Unrelated person? Xiang Wanwan actually said he was unrelated person! Ding Zhiyuan was embarrassed and angry. He had no choice but to turn around and go downstairs.
But when he got downstairs, he became happy again.
Xiang Wanwan was angry and jealous! Because he hugged another woman in front of her! And a woman prettier than her! She felt a sense of crisis!
Xiang Wanwan had no idea that Ding Zhiyuan was so confident. She didn't even look at him. As soon as she entered the box, she asked Pei Xingyao to raise the sign to bid for the Nanming Lihuo Ganoderma lucidum.
Not wanting to waste time, she spent 300 million at once. Naturally, no one was in a rush to grab it. After one round, the Nanming Lihuo Ganoderma was hers.
However, Xiang Wanwan did not go to see the baby immediately. She sat in the box and even asked Pei Xingyao to make tea.
Just as I finished brewing, there was a knock on the door of the box.
Wei Nanrong walked in and said straight to the point, "Miss Xiang, I owe your grandfather a favor. In return, I am willing to be your assistant for a year..."
Pei Xingyao looked up instantly and spoke to Wanwan: "Assistant? Mr. Wei, do I look like someone who would insult you like that?"
Wei Nanrong was stunned.
Of course, he didn't want to be an assistant; it was a humiliation to his position. But Du Jingyuan was no longer in charge of Runjia Investment. He heard that at the funeral, Xiang Wanwan was publicly harassed by several directors and executives.
Even the funeral was like this. She didn't hold a very high position in Runjia Investment, so how could she get him a senior management position?
"If you can't even afford a vice president position, how can I ask you to come out of retirement?" Xiang Wanwan raised her teacup, her eyes twinkling with a smile. "Vice President Wei, wait for my good news."
Wei Nanrong still couldn't believe it: "You...?"
"Yes, I do." Xiang Wanwan drank the tea herself and put down the cup. "Or, Mr. Wei, you can wait until I put the vice president's contract in front of you before agreeing to me."
"But I can assure Wanwan that if I dare to promise, I will definitely be able to give it."
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