Chapter 60: Zhang Jun Gets Beaten Up at the Auction

To participate in the auction for the International New City project, Chen Yang specially went to Xingcheng International Shopping Mall and bought an Armani suit.

Wearing his new suit, he went to the auction site to meet Liu Shijie, but the latter, worried about having his thunder stolen, went in without even saying hello.

"Yo, looking all dressed up today, which rich lady are you trying to seduce?"

"Miss Ye, you can't talk like that—I'm a married man."

"Then why aren't you staying in Qingshui with your wife, running over to Xingcheng?" Yexin gave Chen Yang a sideways glance, feeling this kid was up to no good.

Liu Shijie has been fixated on Plot No. 8 of the International New City project lately, even locking horns with the Zhang brothers. Chen Yang's visit this time is probably to help Liu Shijie. Those two have made a tidy sum recently and might really make a splash at this auction.

However, Yexin came to the auction just for the fun of it. She'd already given any necessary warnings. If Chen Yang and Liu Shijie insist on ignoring advice and courting trouble, she can't be bothered to meddle further.

After greeting Chen Yang, Yexin went off to chat with the other attendees.

Chen Yang was about to go to the venue to meet Liu Shijie when Zhang Jun stopped him.

"Yo, all dressed up again— which woman are you trying to pick up today?" Zhang Jun was accompanied by four people today: besides his clansman Zhang Peng, Tang Kun and Zhao Shunfa also came.

Probably because Zhao Shunfa was present, Zhang Jun spoke to Chen Yang with noticeably more bravado today.

Chen Yang ignored Zhang Jun and instead said to the poorly spirited Zhao Shunfa, "Is it worth sacrificing your future for a scumbag?"

Zhao Shunfa lowered his head without answering Chen Yang's question. Zhang Jun, however, snapped.

"You stinking country bumpkin, quit stirring up trouble here. If it weren't for you seducing Lin Wei, would he have been detained?"

Chen Yang gave Zhang Jun a cold sneer and said, "My relationship with Lin Wei is perfectly normal, unlike some people who like to fantasize, then resort to dirty tricks when they can't get what they want— ending up hurting both others and themselves."

Zhang Jun kicked out in anger, but Chen Yang sidestepped, causing him to lose balance instantly and fall flat on the ground.

"Chen Yang, you bastard, I'll fight you! Zhao Shunfa, what are you staring at? Beat him up!"

Zhao Shunfa looked at Chen Yang and hesitated. Since leaving detention, someone had warned him not to provoke Chen Yang, or he'd end up back inside.

Seeing Zhao Shunfa unmoved, Chen Yang stopped paying attention to them and entered the auction hall with the other attendees.

Liu Shijie greeted Chen Yang, motioning for him to sit nearby, then began to complain: "Kid, we're just here to put on an act— do you really need to dress so sharp? People might think you're here to hit on rich women."

Chen Yang glanced around and indeed saw a few pretty women. Of course, the most eye‑catching was Yexin chatting with friends in the front row— she looked as fresh and refined as an orchid in a secluded valley, yet as cold‑noble as a plum blossom defying snow.

Apparently sensing the gaze behind her, Yexin suddenly turned her head and, seeing it was Chen Yang, gave him a fierce glare.

Chen Yang quickly turned away and chatted casually with Liu Shijie.

After a while, Zhang Jun and his brothers came in with Tang Kun and Zhao Shunfa. This time he merely glared at Chen Yang venomously, without taking any further aggressive action.

After all, this is a government‑run auction; if he caused trouble again he'd be thrown out straight away, and the Zhang Group's reputation would suffer too.

Both Liu Shijie and the Zhang brothers were after Plot No. 8 of the International New City project, so the earlier bids were just being watched from the sidelines.

When it came time for Plot No. 8, the host had just announced the starting price of sixty million when Zhang Jun opened the bidding.

"Eighty million!" After bidding, Zhang Jun shot a provocative glance at Chen Yang and Liu Shijie.

"One hundred million!" Liu Shijie wasn't backing down either. Plot No. 8 covers eighty mu, making it the largest and best‑located parcel in the International New City project. His mental valuation was two hundred million; he'd withdraw if the price went above that.

"One hundred twenty million!" After bidding, Zhang Jun continued to stare arrogantly at Chen Yang and Liu Shijie. He had borrowed five hundred million from Xingcheng Bank and was determined to win Plot No. 8.

"One hundred forty million!"

"One hundred sixty million!"

"Two hundred fifty million!"

Chen Yang's sudden bid not only drew everyone's attention but also startled Liu Shijie, who looked at him with a puzzled expression.

"We agreed to just act, yet you kid are really going for it?"

"Don't worry, the fish will bite!"

"If it doesn't bite, who's covering the extra?"

"I'll cover it—I'll cover it!"

Liu Shijie instantly perked up.

"Two hundred fifty million, first call!"

"Two hundred fifty million, second call!"

"Two hundred fifty million..."

"Three hundred million!" Zhang Jun couldn't let that poor‑dicked loser Chen Yang snatch the prize he was dead set on, so he raised the bid by another fifty million right away.

This time Liu Shijie grabbed Chen Yang's hand tightly, fearing he'd get hot‑headed and keep raising the price.

"Three hundred million, first call!"

"Three hundred million, second call!"

"Three hundred ten million!"

Zhang Jun instinctively glanced at Chen Yang and Liu Shijie's spots, saw it wasn't them bidding, and froze for a moment—but quickly reacted.

"Three hundred twenty million!"

"Three hundred thirty million!"

"Three hundred forty million!"

"Three hundred fifty million!"

"Four hundred million!" Zhang Jun was now utterly furious, glaring hatefully at the other bidders behind him, wishing he could devour them.

Perhaps his anger intimidated the competition, for this time no one else bid. In the end Zhang Jun secured Plot No. 8 for four hundred million.

"A loser's a loser— if you're broke, don't come slumming in a high‑class place like this." Holding the land, Zhang Jun adopted a victor's pose and began mocking Chen Yang: "Just scram back to Qingshui and keep being your pretty‑boy self!"

"This isn't your house—I can come and go as I please. What business is it of yours?" Chen Yang was in a great mood and completely ignored Zhang Jun's trash talk.

Liu Shijie joined in the fun: "The landlord's dumb son has a unique grasp— he spends an extra two hundred million and thinks the auction house is his own. Hahaha!"

"Hey, let's just leave— otherwise we'll get our IQ dragged down!" Chen Yang pulled Liu Shijie and hurried out, leaving Zhang Jun seething and rolling his eyes behind them. He suddenly realized he might have been walked into a trap.

Zhang Jun angrily stared at the middle‑aged merchant who had been bidding against him to the end, convinced the guy was in cahoots with Liu Shijie and Chen Yang, deliberately scheming to screw him over.

"You bastard, dare to play me!"

Ouch, that hurts!

Ouch, Zhao Shunfa, come save me quick!

Zhang Jun didn't knock down the middle-aged man; instead, he was pressed to the ground by the man's bodyguard and punched and kicked. Zhao Shunfa and Tang Kun could only watch from afar, really not daring to move. If it weren't for Zhang Peng promptly calling in security to save the scene, that guy would have ended up in the hospital for a few more days.

At that moment, Yexin, who had been watching the show, finally understood why Chen Yang and Liu Shijie had been inquiring about Area 8. Thinking of those two guys, especially Liu Shijie, who had been acting crazy and foolish in front of her these days, she couldn't help but want to beat someone up.