Mr. Bigshot Is Obsessed with His Hidden-Marriage Wife
Chapter 63: Auction

Chapter 63: Chapter 63: Auction

Pei Ye spoke in a soft, consoling tone, "Don’t worry about why she’s here, she’s definitely not here to buy anything. Those two sisters are both quite stingy, always calculating everything. When it comes to generosity, they can’t even compare to a single toe of Yaoyao’s."

Everyone loves hearing their current boyfriend criticize the ex, and Xia Mengyao was charmed by a few words, affectionately hanging on the man’s shoulder: "The watch you’re interested in, I’m certain to buy it for you."

"Thank you, dear." Pei Ye kissed Xia Mengyao’s cheek in public, his face filled with tender affection, "I must have saved the Milky Way in my past life to have met you."

The two people sitting in the back: ...

What kind of smooth-talking charmer did they find?

The auction started promptly, and the female auctioneer on stage, while not particularly beautiful, had an excellent demeanor. She smoothly switched between Cantonese, Mandarin and English, conducting herself with great style.

A waiter introduced in a low voice, "This is our company’s chief auctioneer, Chen Yadi."

Ye Yan nodded in approval, inwardly sighing that there were indeed leading figures in every field.

It was her first time at an auction, so she was exceptionally cautious, afraid of causing any trouble for Fu Xingzhou.

After displaying five items in a row without Ye Yan showing any interest, she did, however, partake a good deal of the small snacks placed before her.

Ah Si, remembering his boss’ instructions, dutifully approached and leaned in to ask, "Madam, haven’t you taken a fancy to anything?"

Ye Yan shook her head. It wasn’t that there wasn’t anything that caught her eye. On the contrary, every exhibit here was luxurious and exquisite, all of them top-quality in her eyes.

But she didn’t need any of it.

At the moment, Chen Yadi was introducing a pair of earrings, each with a cushion-cut ruby set in the middle, surrounded by pear-shaped diamonds at the edges and the base. The starting bid was 150,000 Hong Kong Dollars.

"Madam, these earrings really match your outfit today," commented Ah Si with conviction. If it weren’t for his perfunctory tone, Ye Yan might have believed him.

Ah Si would surely not express his opinion without being prompted; his every action was controlled by Fu Xingzhou. He must have been instructed by Fu Xingzhou to "chime in."

"If I don’t buy them, will it make things difficult for you?"

Ah Si still wore his poker face, only curving his mouth upwards slightly, and to be honest, that expression was a bit creepy.

Ye Yan, feeling helpless, finally raised her paddle: "200,000."

Chen Yadi’s gaze turned towards them. As guests in the VIP box and with their first bid of the night—even if it was just for a pair of ordinary earrings—it was enough to draw her full attention.

"Lady Ye from Private Room 1 bids 200,000. It seems these earrings indeed possess their unique charm."

Ye Yan hadn’t spoken a word, and Xia Mengyao thought she was just sitting there to show off, not really having the support of a powerful backer to give her a lot of money to spend.

As expected, she only dared to make a move on the small items with starting bids of a few hundred thousands.

"500,000." Xia Mengyao raised her paddle, a determined smile on her lips.

Surpassing the backer’s expectations, Ye Yan wouldn’t dare to bid higher, otherwise how would she explain it to the backer.

The value of those two earrings topped at 500,000 at most.

As expected, Ye Yan didn’t raise her paddle again.

Ah Si couldn’t stand it any longer.

That Xia woman had been provoking madam from the start, but since madam hadn’t given any orders, he had endured it.

Unexpectedly, she was intensifying her efforts, deliberately wanting to compete with madam over the auction items.

Probably, any item madam showed interest in, she would jump out to drive up the price.

Mr. Fu’s intention was that the auction not only procured Old Mrs. Fu’s birthday gift but also ensured that Ye Yan had a great and enjoyable time. If she liked something, it would be fine to buy everything.

Ah Si stepped aside to call Fu Xingzhou.

After briefly explaining the situation, the phone ended up in Ye Yan’s hand.

"Madam, Mr. Fu would like to speak with you."

Fu Xingzhou was inspecting an island, and the other end of the phone was a cacophony of noisy sounds.

"Hello?" Ye Yan thought he was calling to check on her work.

"Dr. Ye, am I without money?"

"Huh?" Ye Yan blinked twice, who would dare say he was without money?

Anyway, it wasn’t her who said it.

"I give you money to buy auction items, not to buy fries."

Ye Yan silently retracted her hand that was just about to grab some fries.

Fu Xingzhou had just listened to Ah Si’s recounting and nearly died of anger. He asked her to bid for collectibles, and if he gave her a fly swatter, she would be swatting flies with it.

Ye Yan bit her lip without speaking, appearing wronged.

"You’re sitting in my private box, representing my face. Someone bids 500,000, and you run away. You’re practically letting others slap my face."

Ye Yan thought it over carefully, and it seemed to make sense.

No wonder just now many people were turning back to look with strange gazes.

"I’m attending an auction for the first time, I’m not too knowledgeable. Don’t worry, from now on, I will definitely not let you lose face."

Fu Xingzhou’s tone was slightly gentler, "Don’t feel burdened spending my money. Anyway, when I die, half of it is yours."

The words Ye Yan once used to provoke him, he was now repaying with the exact same words.

Indeed, he held a grudge.

"Next up, this set of jade jewelry, including a necklace, earrings, and a ring, is embedded with five natural oval jadeites. The starting bid is 1.5 million Hong Kong Dollars."

Under the bright lights inside the glass dome onstage, the jewelry set dazzled and shone brilliantly.

Ah Si looked over emotionlessly.

Alright, she understood!

Ye Yan silently raised her sign: 2 million.

Xia Mengyao did not expect Ye Yan to dare raise her sign again; it seemed the last lesson wasn’t harsh enough.

"3 million," Xia Mengyao confidently raised her sign.

A pair of earrings for 500,000 she dared not haggle over, let alone jewelry worth millions.

Just as Xia Mengyao was waiting to enjoy the show, Ye Yan’s voice rang out again: 3.5 million.

Xia Mengyao persisted without letting go: 4 million.

The buyers in the room finally saw that the lady sitting in the common seats seemed to have a disagreement with the person in the VIP box, with an obvious intention to compete.

Other bystanders discerned the underlying reason and stopped bidding themselves, merely watching the two compete—it was a spectacle no one wanted to miss.

Ye Yan opened her mouth, about to say five, but then she received a stare from Ah Si that was filled with disappointment.

She gritted her teeth hard, "10 million."

Ah Si, like a proud father, showed a relieved expression.

The lady doesn’t yet know how to spend money, so she has to learn how to spend; otherwise, what’s the use of Mr. Fu earning so much money? It’s not for counting.

After Ye Yan called out the number, her heart immediately bled.

Ten million! She would have to live ten lifetimes and still might not earn ten million.

This time it was Xia Mengyao who was flabbergasted, she could never have imagined Ye Yan’s firepower would suddenly become so fierce, jumping from 4 million to 10 million in an instant.

But she wasn’t panicked and quietly set her sign aside.

Ye Yan had spent 10 million of her backer’s money—it was her problem to explain, and Xia Mengyao’s goal was also achieved.

From here on, she just needed to keep tricking her into the trap.