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Chapter 267: The Fault-Finding Guh Siqing (3)

Chapter 267: Chapter 267: The Fault-Finding Guh Siqing (3)

"Fifty million!"

"Sixty million!"

"Seventy million!"

The auction numbers began to surge by ten million increments, causing Liao Jinglin’s and Zhang Yuksheng’s hearts to pound fiercely, as they silently cursed, realizing just how many rich tycoons there were in Xuandu City willing to spend lavishly on the Spring Colored Jade without even blinking an eye!

In a short while, the bid had skyrocketed to ninety-eight million, and it seemed it would soon surpass one hundred million!

At that moment, a cold female voice came from outside the crowd.

"One hundred and fifty million!"

At these words, everyone was stunned, all turning to see who was so aggressive as to raise the bid by nearly sixty million directly!

They saw Guh Siqing standing with dignity apart from the crowd, walking step by step toward Liao Jinglin along the path that the crowd automatically parted, slightly tilting her chin up and stating in an ice-cold tone, "One hundred and fifty million, I’ll take the Spring Colored Jade!"

Liao Jinglin was taken aback. While stroking his chin, he glanced at An Yiqing behind Zhang Yuksheng with the corner of his eye. He saw the young girl looking down with a faint smile hinting at the edges of her mouth.

Understanding An Yiqing’s intentions as his capable assistant, Liao Jinglin spoke with a smile, "Miss Guh truly has considerable wealth. However, I’ve set the rule earlier, the highest bidder wins! If Miss Guh can compete to the end, then the Spring Colored Jade is naturally yours!"

"You—!" Guh Siqing had not expected a mere general manager to reject her offer and clenched her heart in annoyance, speaking disdainfully, "Manager Liao, you surely know what kind of background the Guh Family has! Selling the Spring Colored Jade to me would give you enough face! And who here would dare to compete with the Guh Family!"

Most of those attending the Jade Stone Association auction were either rich or noble. Guh Siqing’s arrogant remarks managed to offend everyone present. It wasn’t that she was thoughtless, but as a member of the Guh Family, Siqing had an overly high opinion of herself, like Guh Ruoyao and Qin Jia, all of them overconfident and believing their family to be invincible!

"Humph! Miss Guh has quite an attitude!" At that moment, a man around sixty years of age abruptly joined the conversation, snorting coldly, "Having heard that the Guh Family is Xuandu’s Second Greatest Family, I had always thought that they would be upright in both cultivation and conduct. Yet, I did not expect to see eye-opening things today!"

"What do you mean by that!" Guh Siqing’s complexion turned even worse as she questioned coldly.

"Manager Liao set the rule, the highest bidder wins! Miss Guh comes out of nowhere and wants to take the Spring Colored Jade without following the rules—do you think the Guh Family can monopolize Xuanjin?"

The old man’s words made the affluent and powerful individuals present nod in agreement, all looking somewhat displeased with Siqing, which created a hint of resentment towards the Guh Family.

Guh Siqing, already feeling guilty, turned red-faced under everyone’s gaze but was somewhat unwilling to give in. She raised her chin, looking at the people around her with a strong and haughty gaze, and declared, "My Guh Family is Xuandu’s Second Greatest Aristocratic family and naturally has the right to dominate. Are you all intending to make an enemy of my Guh Family?"

At Siqing’s words, indeed, a portion of the influential attendees stepped back. The shadow of a name, so many lesser houses preferred to keep the peace.

However, another portion of the true elite and powerful, feeling insulted by her words, especially those who came with the old man, grew increasingly dissatisfied with Siqing.

"Young lady, do you really think that no one can rival the Guh Family? I, of the Nanjin Duan Family, would like to see just how arrogant the Guh Family can be!" No sooner had the old man finished speaking than all those present let out a gasp. It was unexpected that this ordinary-looking elderly man was from the Nanjin Duan Family!