Chapter 462 Auction

For the next few days, Xia Zhizhi basically followed the same routine: she would sleep until early morning, wash up, have brunch, and then go shopping.

In the evening, I would go out to a high-end restaurant for dinner, then hang out in a nightclub. Occasionally, if I felt lazy and didn’t want to go out, I would go to the club on the top floor of the hotel to have some fun.

If I come across a gambling game, I will play a few rounds. Basically, I win and lose. I lose more often than I win, but in the end I win.

She just wanted to have fun and didn't want to cause any trouble, so the money she won was not excessive, just a small amount of pocket money. Moreover, he was hanging around in several clubs and only came once every few days to win some money, so it didn't attract much attention.

Even though she brought her own male companion and had a defiant and unapproachable look on her face, many people still came to chat with her.

After all, although Hong Kong has a large population, the place is too small. There are only a handful of high-end places, and the people who go to those places to spend money are always a fixed group of people.

If she and Ah Ju were of ordinary looks, it would be fine. But they were both good-looking and spent money lavishly outside every day, so it would be fine if they met once. But sometimes, they met several times in a row and someone would come up to them and chat with them.

Part of the reason was to expand my network and find out what business her family was doing.

The other part is the fun-loving young people who have money and free time. When they meet two other good-looking young people, they want to get in touch with them to see if they can become friends.

There are also some very few people who want to try to poach.

I haven't encountered any idiots who try to rape women yet.

Xia Zhizhi made up an identity as a rich girl, and picked out the ones she liked from the crowd of people she approached, and made friends with two girls.

In the afternoon, Xia Zhizhi had an appointment with a new friend, so she didn't go out during the day. She just had a bite of lunch and then curled up on the sofa in the room to read the newspaper.

Hong Kong's newspapers are always interesting. They write about all sorts of random things but never write about serious matters. Some of the entertainment gossip is so outrageous that it's like a few old ladies squatting on the kang, gossiping about other people's affairs.

The hotel had old magazines, and Xia Zhizhi took them all. She thought they were as interesting as watching a TV series, and she picked up a lot of gossip.

I'm watching it with great interest.

There was a knock on the door.

Ah Ju went to open the door, and a little girl came in carrying a small handbag.

The little girl's name is Chen Ruoyi [claimed]. Her family runs a textile factory. In those days, Hong Kong's textile and clothing industry was very developed, giving rise to many businessmen engaged in the industry.

Chen Ruoyi's family is considered a leading business in the industry, and she herself has just returned from university in the UK.

Chen Ruoyi and Xia Zhizhi met in a nightclub. At that time, Xia Zhizhi had a sudden impulse and planned to go to the karaoke bar for a drink.

Chen Ruoyi is at the next table.

Chen Ruoyi also came with an old classmate. Seeing that there were not many people around and it was not very interesting, she started talking to Xia Zhizhi. Then everyone sat together and had a few drinks. Since they were all young people, they became familiar with each other.

Later, Chen Ruoyi invited Xia Zhizhi to have afternoon tea in a cafe, and the two could barely be considered friends.

Then Chen Ruoyi said that the British auction house Sotheby's was coming to Hong Kong to hold an art auction, and asked Xia Zhizhi if she was interested and whether she wanted to go and take a look.

How could she refuse such a lively occasion?

Xia Zhizhi agreed repeatedly.

Look, Chen Ruoyi is here to pick her up.

Chen Ruoyi came in and saw Xia Zhizhi still holding the latest issue of the gossip newspaper, so she quickly whispered to her ear and shared some gossip: "That's not the case. As far as I know, the child born to Mr. Dong's third wife is indeed Mr. Dong's. Although he looks a bit like an Englishman, that's because Mrs. Dong's grandmother is British."

"Is that so?" Xia Zhizhi nodded: "That's what I said. I think this face shape still looks like Mr. Dong's."

She then asked Chen Ruoyi: "But with all the rumors out there, whether it's true or not, can Mr. Dong not have any suspicions?"

"Why not?" Chen Ruoyi looked at Xia Zhizhi with an expression that said, "Mr. Dong went to Thailand to ask Master Bailong. If not for this, how could there be a place for Mrs. Dong San in the Dong family?"

Xia Zhizhi suddenly understood.

It is impossible to do a paternity test these days, so we can only pray to God for psychological comfort.

"Okay, okay, let's stop talking." Chen Ruoyi: "Let's go. If we don't leave now, we will be late."

The two of them went downstairs. Chen Ruoyi's driver was waiting downstairs. When he saw them coming downstairs, he immediately got out of the car and opened the door for the two women.

Xia Zhizhi sat in the car and felt that this kind of car-based pick-up and drop-off was what life was all about.

The auction was held in another hotel not far away, and when they arrived, some people were already walking into the venue.

Chen Ruoyi presented the invitation and the group of three were led to the venue.

Not long after we took our seats, the auction officially began.

This auction was the company's first auction in Hong Kong. It took a long time to prepare and was quite large in scale. Among the guests there were many white faces, as well as some Japanese who were muttering in Japanese.

Because it is a test run, the auction company is not sure what products will be more attractive to this market, so the items prepared are rich and diverse.

There are jewellery, paintings by some contemporary artists, and considering that there are many antique shops in Hong Kong, a number of new cultural relics such as porcelain, calligraphy and paintings have been added to the auction items.

Hong Kong is different from the mainland. People in Hong Kong are still very confident about the value of some cultural relics and antiques.

After an auction, many of the artists' paintings were unsold, and the response to jewelry was mediocre. However, as long as the collections such as cultural relics were put on the stage, there were basically people bidding for them.

The item being auctioned at the auction table this time was a piece of jade that looked very ancient. Xia Zhizhi had no idea what it was exactly, she just listened to the auctioneer's introduction.

"This collection is called the Jade Cong with Human Face Pattern. It is one of the great ritual vessels used for sacrifices. It is one of the six ritual vessels along with the jade bi, jade gui, jade zhang, jade huang and jade hu. It is one of the important ritual vessels in ancient China. This jade cong has a history of thousands of years..."

The auctioneer introduced the items in detail and then the bidding began.

The item was good, so Xia Zhizhi also raised her sign twice, but unfortunately it was eventually bought by someone else.

There was no other way. After all, she had taken pictures of several things before and had no money left. She could only watch helplessly as a Japanese guy got hammered.

Chen Ruoyi was not very interested in these cultural relics and only bought two pieces of jewelry. Seeing her disappointed face, she asked her very kindly: "You like that thing so much. I still have some money in my bag. If you need it, can I lend it to you first?"