I Treat You as My Sister, But You Want to be My Wife?!

26: Chapter 26 Auction Bidding_1 26: Chapter 26 Auction Bidding_1 Editor: Henyee Translations “Mr.

Shen, please take a seat, someone is coming over, I need to go and socialize for a bit.”

Han Deming led Shen Dong to the VIP seating and said this before leaving to mingle.

As the deputy head of the headquarters, when inspecting this area, it was necessary to socialize when any prominent figures arrived.

Shen Dong then sat in the VIP seating, looking around.

He could see that several nationally known tycoons had come to attend the auction.

These tycoons, naturally, were also sitting in the VIP section.

Seeing Shen Dong seated in the VIP area, several magnates wondered internally, guessing who this wealthy scion was.

But after racking their brains, none could recall any impression of him.

Shen Dong’s face was unfamiliar, not resembling any known tycoon’s son.

Of course, Shen Dong was unaware of what these magnates were thinking, and he had no interest in networking with them.

Now, he could not exhibit any real value, and mingling with these tycoons would be a sheer waste of time.

No tycoon would waste time on someone without value.

Eventually, once he accumulated a certain degree of money and assets through the system, matching or even surpassing these tycoons, they would initiate greetings with him, even if he didn’t approach them.

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At half-past seven, the auction began.

The auction items were primarily antiques.

The initial items on offer weren’t very expensive.

As time went on, the prices of the auctioned items rose higher and higher, and the atmosphere of the auction became more intense.

Shen Dong was not interested in these things.

If there was something of interest, he would bid on it, as he wasn’t short of money now.

At that moment, a necklace was brought up for auction.

The auctioneer introduced it, saying that the necklace was designed by a domestic genius designer named Haitang, in memory of her deceased lover.

Haitang’s lover had died saving the designer.

After her lover’s death, Haitang designed this necklace.

This was Haitang’s final work.

The genius designer, overwhelmed by the loss of her lover, fell into depression.

After creating this necklace, Haitang committed suicide.

It was a profoundly tragic love story.

Many women were quietly shedding tears.

Since this necklace was a limited edition, the previous selling price was 1.88 million.

It was no longer available on the market, and this was the first time someone put it up for sale.

After finishing the introduction, the auctioneer said, “The starting bid for this necklace is two million, with increases of no less than one hundred thousand!”

No sooner had his words ended than someone made a bid.

“Three million!”

“Three million five hundred thousand!”

“Five million!”

Quickly, the price soared to six million.

At this point, not many were calling out bids.

“Six million two hundred thousand, I want to buy this necklace to propose to my girlfriend!” a young man called out.

Such a necklace, with its heartbreaking love story, easily touched a woman’s heart; using it for a proposal would definitely score extra points and greatly increase the chance of success.

“Six million five hundred thousand, I want to give it to my wife.

Next month is our tenth wedding anniversary, and this necklace is just perfect,” said a middle-aged man.

“Seven million!” The young man glanced at the middle-aged man, a flash in his eyes.

“Seven million two hundred thousand!” The middle-aged man smiled lightly.

“Eight million!” The young man said through gritted teeth.

“Eight million two hundred thousand!” The middle-aged man still appeared calm and composed.

“Consider yourself tough!” The young man huffed coldly and glared at the middle-aged man, not bidding any further.

His limit was eight million; he went straight to that number, hoping to scare off the middle-aged man.

However, the man didn’t budge at all, forcing him to give up.

I guess I should just go to a jewelry store and buy a new necklace to propose.

“Eight million two hundred twenty thousand, does anyone else want to increase the bid?” the auctioneer said.

“Mr.

Li, no one else would, besides someone like me.

Who’s willing to spend so much money?

Just bring the hammer down,” the middle-aged man said proudly.

Earlier, when the auctioneer introduced himself, he’d already asked everyone to call him Mr.

Li.

However, no sooner had the middle-aged man finished speaking than a voice rang out.

“Eight million five hundred thousand!”

The crowd looked towards the voice and saw that it was Shen Dong sitting in the VIP seats.

“Who’s that?”

“He’s in the VIP seats, must be some rich second generation, right?”

“Isn’t that obvious?

Who else but a rich second generation would dare to bid like that?”

“Exactly, the key is to know what his name is, what’s his father’s surname and given name.”

“Don’t know him, he looks very unfamiliar.”

“And he doesn’t seem to be dressed very well, doesn’t look like a rich second generation.”

“Clothes don’t mean anything; some rich second generations are very low-key.”

“Some even like to play the poor to catch the rich unawares; nowadays you can’t judge by appearances anymore.”

The auction attendees were all abuzz with discussion.

“Nine million!” The middle-aged man was surprised when he heard Shen Dong’s bid.

Nevertheless, he didn’t give up.

“Nine million two hundred thousand,” Shen Dong said indifferently.

He hadn’t given Yuyan anything yet since they registered their marriage.

It’s not that he didn’t want to give her something, but he wanted to earn money and then buy something nice for her.

This necklace was just perfect.

A necklace carrying a poignant love story, it was bound to be something Yuyan would like.

He’d made nearly seventy million in the futures market, spending this amount on a necklace was nothing.

Moreover, there was at least twenty million coming in from the “Beacon Fire Map” today.

In short, he was not short of money now, if he wanted to buy it, he would, as long as his wife was happy.

“Nine million five hundred thousand!” The middle-aged man grit his teeth and bid, looking at Shen Dong, “If you bid ten million, I’ll stop.”

“Well, thank you then, ten million!” Shen Dong smiled lightly.

The middle-aged man shook his head regretfully; he really stopped bidding.

Ten million had already exceeded his limit.

If he bid higher, even if he brought the necklace home, he’d likely not win his wife’s favor but would instead get scolded by her.

“One million to this gentleman, does anyone else want to bid?” The auctioneer’s face was all smiles, his heart blooming with joy.

Originally, the auction house’s estimated sale price for this necklace was five million, which was considered the limit.

Unexpectedly, it went straight to ten million.

With just this necklace, the auctioneer would earn a hefty commission.

“Ten million for the first time, ten million for the second time, ten million for the third time, sold!”

Seeing no one was bidding any more, the auctioneer brought down the hammer.

The auction continued.

After several more lots were auctioned, it was Shen Dong’s “Beacon Fire Map” that came up.

“This is the ‘Beacon Fire Map’ by Lu Kang, a great painter of the Northern Song Dynasty…

Starting bid at five million, each increase no less than five hundred thousand!” the auctioneer gave a brief introduction and commenced the auction.

“Eight million!”

“Ten million!”

“Fifteen million!”

Soon, the price exceeded twenty million.

“Twenty-five million!” The bidder was Chen Mao, an entertainment tycoon worth several billion.

“Twenty-seven million!” The bidder was Wang Zhong, an internet mogul also worth several billion.

“Thirty million!” The bidder was Pang Dabiao, a furniture mogul worth tens of billions, looking at the other two he said, “Mr.

Chen, Mr.

Wang, as everyone knows, I’m particularly fond of collecting works from the Northern Song Dynasty.

Can you two not compete with this old man, please?”