mtl008 Chapter 485 The Masked Good Girl Mistakenly Flirts with the Playboy Man 49
Chapter 485 The Masked Good Girl Mistakenly Flirts with the Playboy Man 49
Ji Yanru's assistant was waiting for her instructions, ready to make a big bid for the jadeite raw stone, but saw Ji Yanru walk into the private room with a gloomy face.
The assistant's heart tightened, and he hurried forward and asked carefully: "Boss Ji, why are you back? Shouldn't you be..."
Before she finished speaking, Ji Yanru glanced at her coldly, and the assistant suddenly fell silent, not daring to ask any more questions.
Ji Yanru's face was terribly gloomy, like the dark clouds before a storm, making it hard to breathe.
She walked to the window and glanced coldly at the jadeite raw stones that were being auctioned downstairs, but she felt powerless in her heart.
She took a deep breath, tried to suppress her irritation, and instructed her assistant, "Bid according to the advice of the company's gambling stone master. The price cannot exceed our maximum budget."
When the assistant heard this order, she immediately had many questions in her mind. She clearly remembered that Ji Yanru had said before that she would go all out in today's auction and spare no expense to win the rough stone that Xie Yanci and Lin Yi were interested in.
But now, Ji Yanru suddenly changed her strategy and even seemed a little absent-minded. The assistant didn't dare to ask more questions and could only nod respectfully and said, "Yes, President Ji."
At this time, the auction downstairs was in full swing. The auction of the first two jadeite stones had ended, and Lin Yi did not receive any reminder from Tang Yuan, but this did not affect the heated atmosphere of the auction.
The people arranged by Xie Yanci were obviously professional bidders. They had a perfect rhythm and sense of proportion, neither appearing too eager nor cleverly raising the price. If Xie Yanci hadn't informed her in advance, Lin Yi would have almost thought that these people were avid stone gambling enthusiasts.
Ji Yanru stood by the window of the private room, her eyes fixed on the auction scene downstairs, her expression gloomy.
The assistant noticed her strangeness and asked cautiously: "Boss Ji, is there any problem?"
Ji Yanru shook her head and did not answer, her eyes still fixed on the downstairs. Her heart was filled with mixed emotions, including anger towards Xie Yanci and Lin Yi, and a sense of powerlessness over the failure of her plan.
She originally thought that she could gain the upper hand in this game with her own means and wisdom, but she didn't expect that she would be played around by the other party from the very beginning.
When the fifth piece of jadeite raw stone was carried to the auction table, Tangyuan finally moved. It shouted excitedly in Lin Yi's mind: "Master, take this one!"
Lin Yi immediately perked up, excitedly pulled Xie Yanci's sleeve, and said anxiously: "Hurry up and tell them that they want this piece!"
Xie Yanci smiled slightly and immediately conveyed instructions to the people downstairs through the headset.
After a while, the bidding sounds from downstairs were fierce. Ji Yanru's people also participated in the bidding. Obviously, the gambling stone master of the Ji family was also very optimistic about this rough stone.
In the end, the rough stone was sold for 12 million. Lin Yi nervously pulled Xie Yanci's hand and asked, "Is he one of ours?"
Xie Yanci smiled and nodded, explaining: "Although this rough stone is of excellent quality, it is too small, and our price has reached its limit."
When Lin Yi heard the word "limit", she felt a pang of pain and couldn't help complaining to Tang Yuan: "Tang Yuan, you're wasting too much money!"
Tang Yuan disagreed and said proudly: "Master, it should be what you humans call purple eyes, and it is imperial purple, absolutely worth the money!"
When Lin Yi heard this, her eyes lit up immediately, and she excitedly asked Xie Yanci, "How much is a fist-sized Emperor Purple Eye Jade worth?"
Upon hearing this, Xie Yanci showed a look of shock on his face, and looked at Lin Yi in disbelief: "You mean, there is an Imperial Purple Eyed Jadeite in there?"
Xie Yanci had seen countless rare treasures, but at this moment, his tone was filled with a hint of excitement that was difficult to conceal. Lin Yi's amazing performance in gambling on stones was truly incredible.
After Lin Yi asked the question, she immediately realized that she had let the cat out of the bag, and a trace of embarrassment flashed across her face.
Xie Yanci noticed her embarrassment, patted her hands gently, and whispered: "Don't be so careless in front of others in the future, it's easy to bring disaster upon yourself."
Lin Yi nodded awkwardly, and Xie Yanci continued, "I remember the Imperial Purple Jade Bracelet, the current highest auction record is 1.9 million."
When Lin Yi heard this number, her eyes widened and she was overjoyed. The price had increased by more than ten or twenty times in an instant. Happiness came too suddenly.
While Lin Yi was still immersed in the shock brought by the Imperial Purple Jade, the auction downstairs was almost over. The tenth piece of jadeite rough stone was brought to the auction table, which was also the largest rough stone in the venue.
Tang Yuan's voice sounded in Lin Yi's mind again: "Master, I want this one too. Although it doesn't have the pure energy of the purple eye, it is large enough and contains red jade."
Lin Yi immediately came back to her senses, took Xie Yanci's hand, and said eagerly: "I want this one too!"
Xie Yanci raised his eyebrows, leaned close to Lin Yi's ear curiously, and whispered, "What's inside this time?"
Lin Yi was not hypocritical. Since Xie Yanci already knew her secret, she admitted openly, "It is red jadeite, but the quality is a little worse than that of the imperial purple. But it is valuable because of its large size, so it is worth it."
Xie Yanci rubbed Lin Yi's head lovingly and said with a smile: "Do you think I care whether I lose money or not? After I unlock these things, I have no intention of selling them. I will leave them to our children as heirlooms."
When Lin Yi heard the word "child", her ears immediately turned red. Xie Yanci took the opportunity to gently bite her earlobe. Lin Yi felt a current running through her body, and her legs became a little weak.
Xie Yanci quickly hugged her in his arms, and the smile on his face became even brighter.
Lin Yi looked at the handsome face so close to her, couldn't help swallowing, and muttered in a low voice: "Monster!"
Just then, a resounding price shout from downstairs interrupted the ambiguous atmosphere between the two.
"Sixty million!"
Lin Yi was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect that in just a short while, the price had soared to 60 million. She stood up straight, looked downstairs, and said in disbelief, "Isn't this too outrageous?"
Tang Yuan's voice sounded again, with a hint of helplessness: "Master, Ji Yanru, that shrewd woman, has seen that there is someone behind the scenes, and has already suspected you and Xie Yanci. The one who bid the price just now was hers."
Lin Yi suddenly felt a headache. Was she going to fight to the death with Ji Yanru again like she did last time?
Xie Yanci's brows also furrowed. As the big boss behind the world's top ten auction houses, he could tell at a glance that the current bidding price was beyond the reasonable range.
But he did not stop, but continued to let his men bid higher. Now, it depends on where Ji Yanru's bottom line is.
"Boss Ji, it's already reached 80 million, which is already twice the maximum limit given by the gambling stone master. The risk you're taking is too great. If you fail, those old guys will definitely jump out and make trouble again!" The assistant was so anxious that he tried to dissuade Ji Yanru.
However, Ji Yanru's reason had been completely devoured by jealousy and anger. As long as she thought about Xie Yanci's spending money lavishly on Lin Yi and Lin Yi's smug mockery, she had a crazy idea to stop them at all costs.
When the price reached 1.3 million, Ji Guangliang suddenly appeared in Ji Yanru's private room. The Ji family downstairs also stopped raising the price, and the assistant tactfully left the room.
Ji Guangliang looked at his proud daughter with a look of heartache and disappointment in his eyes. He said in a deep voice: "Is it worth it to shake the footing you have finally established for a man who doesn't care about you at all?"
Hearing her father's voice, Ji Yanru was like a deflated ball, and she weakly dropped her hands that were holding the railing.
There was a hint of fatigue and self-mockery in her voice: "Dad, don't you men dislike strong women like me?"