Chapter 255
Our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/PazjBDkTmW
Chapter 255: Young Master Chen
The two security guards didn’t notice that Fang Yu had already appeared inside the venue.
Fang Yu looked around and quickly found Chen Yi.
At this moment, Chen Yi was surrounded by a group of people, each trying to curry favor with him and get acquainted.
Today’s auction wasn’t particularly high-end, and those attending were merely wealthy businesspeople.
For a young master of Chen Yi’s status to appear at an auction of this level was like an emperor touring in disguise.
Usually, these wealthy merchants would never have the chance to get this close to Chen Yi!
Surrounded by the wealthy merchants, Chen Yi maintained a smile while responding to everyone’s greetings.
In his eyes, there was a hint of impatience.
The reason he came to this auction today was because his company had reached a cooperation agreement with Saint Elton Auction House, requiring him to make an appearance.
Chen Yi felt nothing but boredom and disgust toward the enthusiasm of these merchants present.
These people weren’t on his level, they weren’t even from the same world as him.
In his mind, only the children of major martial arts families or top secular noble families were worthy of interacting with him.
Fang Yu looked at Chen Yi from afar, narrowing his eyes.
The current Chen Yi probably wouldn’t recognize him.
During their last meeting, Fang Yu had been disguised as Dao Tian.
There were too many people around Chen Yi, so Fang Yu wasn’t in a hurry to approach him.
However, Fang Yu noticed that the old man following behind Chen Yi was still White Daoist, whom he had met on the island before.
More and more people kept walking in from outside, and the auction venue was getting increasingly crowded.
…
Tang Xiaorou and her two cousins arrived at the bottom of the Jinxiu Financial Center.
“I think… maybe we saw wrong? That place is difficult to even climb up to, how could someone be standing there?” He Dan said.
“I also think it might just be a mannequin or something, and we just had an illusion from our angle…” He Lan also said.
Tang Xiaorou knew it wasn’t a mannequin, and she knew that person was Fang Yu.
However, she didn’t plan to say anything.
She had wanted to find Fang Yu, but during their earlier phone call, Fang Yu had sounded very impatient, saying he had something to deal with. Afraid of making him angry by calling again, she gave up on the idea.
“I’ll find him later,” Tang Xiaorou thought to herself.
At this moment, He Dan noticed an advertisement board in the lobby.
“On June 10th at 11 AM, Saint Elton Auction House will hold an auction on the 110th floor of Jinxiu Financial Center…”
“There’s an auction upstairs, since we’re already here, shall we go take a look?” He Dan said.
He Lan nodded in agreement.
Since they were out to have fun anyway, Tang Xiaorou had no objections either.
So, the three of them took the elevator together up to the 110th floor.
Walking out of the elevator, the three saw the almost full auction venue and were about to walk in.
“Respected ladies, please show your invitations,” the security guard stepped forward and said.
“We need invitations? The advertisement downstairs didn’t mention that…” He Dan’s expression changed slightly as she spoke.
The security guard didn’t speak, just looked at He Dan and the others.
“Let’s go then,” Tang Xiaorou said.
“I have two invitations, can these three ladies enter with them?”
At this moment, a male voice spoke up.
A man in a suit walked forward, holding two invitations in his hand.
“Of course, no problem.” The security guard immediately took the invitations and gestured for the man and He Dan’s group to enter.
“Sir, thank you, you’re really kind,” He Dan looked at the man and smiled.
The man before them was very handsome, making both sisters feel favorable toward him.
“You’re welcome.” The man’s lips curved into a slight smile as he glanced at He Dan and He Lan, then looked at Tang Xiaorou with burning eyes.
He had offered help because of Tang Xiaorou’s beauty.
These three girls couldn’t even get invitations to the Saint Elton auction, so their family background was obviously ordinary.
Girls like these were the easiest to seduce.
“My name is Wen Xiaotian, nice to meet you,” the man introduced himself.
“I’m He Dan.”
“I’m He Lan, nice to meet you.”
Wen Xiaotian looked at Tang Xiaorou.
“…I’m Tang Xiaorou, hello,” Tang Xiaorou said.
“What a nice name.” Wen Xiaotian smiled, “This must be your first time at this kind of auction, right? Let me take you in and explain some of the auction rules to you.”
He Lan and He Dan had a good impression of Wen Xiaotian, but Tang Xiaorou felt indifferent.
She had attended many high-end auctions with Tang Mingde before and only found them boring.
After entering, Wen Xiaotian kept chatting with He Lan and He Dan. Tang Xiaorou was feeling bored and looked around, immediately spotting Fang Yu sitting in the back row.
Fang Yu? So he was here!?
Tang Xiaorou’s eyes lit up, and she walked toward Fang Yu’s direction.
Seeing Tang Xiaorou leave, Wen Xiaotian’s expression changed slightly.
“Where is your cousin going?” Wen Xiaotian asked.
He Dan and He Lan also looked puzzled.
Soon, they saw Tang Xiaorou walk up to an ordinary-looking young man dressed simply, and start chatting with him.
Shortly after, Tang Xiaorou sat down next to that young man.
“Looks like she met a friend,” Wen Xiaotian said, squinting at Fang Yu.
He Dan and He Lan should have seen Fang Yu through the telescope before.
But at that time, they hadn’t zoomed in with the telescope and had only seen a figure without seeing the face clearly.
So, to them, Fang Yu was a complete stranger.
“Didn’t Xiaorou say she had no friends in Nandu?” He Dan asked puzzled.
“Let’s go sit over there too,” Wen Xiaotian said.
…
Fang Yu felt helpless, not expecting to meet Tang Xiaorou here as well.
“Fang Yu, what are you doing here?” Tang Xiaorou, sitting next to Fang Yu, asked curiously.
“Coming to settle accounts with someone,” Fang Yu answered.
Although she didn’t know exactly what Fang Yu was going to do, Tang Xiaorou didn’t pursue the question.
“Xiaorou.”
At this moment, He Dan and the others walked over.
Looking at Fang Yu up close, contempt flashed in Wen Xiaotian’s eyes.
Dressed so simply, he didn’t look like a wealthy person at all.
He must be Tang Xiaorou’s classmate, coming to the auction through connections just to see what it’s like.
Such a greenhorn wasn’t qualified to be his, Wen Xiaotian’s, competitor.
“These are my cousins,” Tang Xiaorou introduced to Fang Yu.
He Dan and He Lan smiled slightly at Fang Yu, not saying much.
Their thoughts were similar to Wen Xiaotian’s.
They were just curious how Tang Xiaorou, with her family background, would know such an ordinary friend.
“I’m Wen Xiaotian, General Manager of Huarong Company.”
Without anyone introducing him, Wen Xiaotian introduced himself.
Fang Yu glanced at Wen Xiaotian but didn’t acknowledge him.
Wen Xiaotian’s expression changed slightly, and he was about to speak.
At this moment, the auctioneer on stage began to speak: “Welcome everyone to Saint Elton Auction House’s first…”
The auction venue was almost full now.
Fang Yu looked at Chen Yi sitting in the front row, thinking about when to go up and talk to him.
The auction quickly began, with one item after another being presented.
These auction items were nothing but jewelry and antiques, not of high value and quite ordinary in quality.
Fang Yu had no interest.
But the other wealthy merchants present were enjoying themselves, with each item requiring several rounds of bidding before a deal was reached.
The atmosphere changed when a blue sapphire necklace was presented on the auction stage.
This was the focal point of this auction, the Sky Blue necklace carefully crafted by a European jewelry master.
Many wealthy merchants came to this auction specifically for this Sky Blue necklace.
“Starting price one million, minimum bid increment fifty thousand,” the auctioneer said.
Everyone was eager to start bidding.
“Two million.”
At this moment, Chen Yi, sitting in the front row, spoke up.
Everyone’s expression changed.
Hands that were about to be raised immediately dropped.
Most people present knew Chen Yi’s identity well, who would dare to compete with him?
The lively auction venue suddenly became quiet.
Chen Yi crossed his legs, leaning back in his chair, with only disdain in his eyes.
Honestly, he quite enjoyed this feeling of being revered like an emperor and being the center of attention.
