Lord Yan, The Little Ancestor Has Fallen Off The Horse Again!
Chapter 174 She Went Out to Play

Chapter 174: Chapter 174 She Went Out to Play

Cang Leng soon had the items in hand and then returned them to Zhai Quan.

Looking at the auction items regained, Zhai Quan’s heart was complex.

It was as if it were all a joke.

He showed a strange expression and looked at them again, "Are you sure it wasn’t someone from your own side who stole them?"

If not, could Other Shore Flower really be so capable? News had only just broken out, and the items were already found?

Who are they kidding!

Cang Leng’s eyes didn’t redden, his heart didn’t skip a beat, "The thief just happened to bump into the boss, the items fell out, and the boss caught them red-handed..."

Xiao Bai nodded on the side, "It really happened like that."

"That thief really is cursed then, so was the person caught?" Zhai Quan’s handsome face showed a smile that wasn’t quite a smile, he chuckled.

Cang Leng: "The person ran away, but the boss kept the items."

Zhai Quan gave a meaningful smile, then left the scene with a darkened face.

He felt like he was being played!

It was their plan to scam his money!

His money didn’t come from a windfall!

Every year Master Chen takes a dividend, in reality, he’s quite poor.

"Didn’t find it?" Feng Ye saw his not-so-good complexion as he walked back and asked.

After giving a glance to the person beside him, his handsome face became even colder.

"Found it." Zhai Quan’s lungs ached with anger, and yet he couldn’t express being tricked.

He touched his earlobe, showing a bitter smile, "Then why are you angry?"

Zhai Quan said resentfully, "Wouldn’t you be angry if you were scammed out of a billion?"

"..."

Feng Ye: "This is your territory, who would dare to scam you."

"Ha! Golden Net’s Other Shore Flower!" Zhai Quan said through gritted teeth.

He was played for a fool and thrown in a billion to boot!

"You haven’t lost out." Feng Ye’s mouth curved with a cheeky smile, glancing at the person beside him whose expression was gradually easing.

Master Chen was scammed out of far more than a billion by her.

He smiled, "The auction is about to start, I’m going to head over with Master Chen first. Wuxin hasn’t made a move yet; probably waiting for the auction to do so. Be careful."

"Alright." His expression turned serious, not sure who hated him so much to actually hire an assassin to kill him.

After all the good he has done these years, the charitable donations, disaster relief contributions, at least 5 billion, it deeply hurt him.

Did they think that without him, Beiyang would be unmanaged? Those people were too naïve.

It was Master Chen who was the true mastermind behind Beiyang, he was merely an employee.

...

The third deck was the most lively at the moment; all the passengers were seated, ready to bid.

Most of those who came were wealthy and powerful individuals from z country, and there were even some foreigners.

As soon as the boat tickets were released, they were snapped up.

"Sister Ji Ling, I heard that Master Chen is here too. I wonder if it’s true, I haven’t seen him yet," Wang Tingting, having changed into a new dress, stood by Ji Ling’s side with a sycophantic smile on her face.

Ji Ling pursed her lips, her pair of shiny black eyes stared at the front rows, her demeanor exuding an elegant arrogance, "He’s probably not here yet."

The moment Xiao Chen boarded the cruise liner, she saw him from the deck, ever so noble, aloof and cold, his handsome, deep-set features exuding an aristocratic aura.

"True, he always makes an entrance last," Wang Tingting looked around.

After the last Tianxi event, Mr. Feng hadn’t sought her out, and he hadn’t replied to the messages she sent.

She had long heard that Mr. Feng changed women like he changed clothes, the longest time any woman had spent by his side was just a month, and for her it was less than a week.

She wasn’t content with that.

Xiao Chen was out of her league, but Feng Ye was his sidekick. With the Xiao Family as a backing, Feng Ye thrived in Beijing, commanding respect from everyone.

If she could become his woman, that would be a very good choice.

She had thought she could stay by his side for longer, but since that day, he had never looked for her again.

Her gaze inadvertently caught the proud and arrogant man at the front. Her breath hitched, unable to take her eyes off him. Who wouldn’t be moved by such a man, although she knew she wasn’t a match, she still couldn’t help but dream.

"Sister Ji Ling, he’s here," she stared, unblinkingly, at the man with a commanding presence surrounded by people.

"I see him," Ji Ling’s lips curved up; this was the man she was engaged to.

She took a deep breath and only looked away when the man took his seat. With eyes downcast and hands curled into fists, her grandfather would be back soon, and she had to win that antique.

As long as her grandfather agreed, then her engagement with Xiao Chen would count, and she would be his fiancee!

Xiao Chen took his seat, and the voices in the room quieted down, but those discussing him increased.

Just now, everyone had been spreading the word that he was at the auction, but since no one had seen him, they thought it was a rumor. Now that they saw him in person, they believed it.

"Young Master Xiao, what interests you in attending such an auction?" Gu Cong asked, his face gentle and jade-like with a light smile, his voice cultured.

Xiao Chen’s cold gaze fixed on the auction platform, his voice deep and magnetic, "Young Master Gu is also here."

Gu Cong let out a low laugh and swept a glance at him, remaining silent.

Feng Ye sat beside him, touching his blue earring, speaking flamboyantly, "Young Master Gu, long time no see."

Gu Cong smiled without saying a word, while Xie Fangkai chimed in, "Mr. Feng is still as lively as ever, I’ve heard that since returning not long ago, you’ve already changed several girlfriends. Perhaps you could teach Young Master Xiao sometime; he’s still single to this day."

Feng Ye raised his eyebrows; Xie Fangkai had some nerve, daring to joke about Master Chen.

But Master Chen was indeed not a single man. He had a girlfriend now, just that it hadn’t been announced yet.

Xiao Chen cast a disdainful glance at him with his profound gaze.

He was also in his twenties and still single, but now he was seeing someone.

He looked away, leaning back lazily in the soft chair, his eyelids drooping carelessly as he stared at his shiny leather shoes.

"That makes you otherwise, doesn’t it? The Xiao Family and the Ji Family are engaged, I’ve heard Old Master Xiao is coming back, so this engagement will probably happen. Young Master Xiao, you have a fiancee," Gu Cong said, his voice still cultured.

Xie Fangkai cracked a smile, "Look at me, forgetting about that. Don’t forget about me when it’s time for Young Master Xiao to have his wedding feast."

Feng Ye smiled silently; they would realize how silly their words were once they saw the kid.

Besides, as for the engagement with the Ji Family, if Master Chen didn’t want it, then it wouldn’t count. He was hardly someone bound by a mere verbal promise.

At precisely eight o’clock, the auctioneer stood on the stage to speak, quickly cutting to the chase.

Xiao Chen crossed his legs, brows slightly furrowed as he played with his phone.

It was eight already, and the child still hadn’t woken up?

He thought of something and sent a message to Lin Xuanze.

Ever since the New Year, after Lin Xuanze had taken someone’s belongings, he was quite forthcoming with information.

Lin Xuanze had just finished class and responded to his message.

"Yun Yue hasn’t been home these past two days; she went out to play."

Xiao Chen’s frown deepened; she, a young girl, went out to play alone?

Left unattended, was she that daring?

"Where did she go to play?" His chest felt tight with worry. She should have told him; if he had known, he would have brought her here to play.