[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-mr-gu-s-first-doting-marriage":3,"chapter-mr-gu-s-first-doting-marriage-mr-gu-s-first-doting-marriage-chapter-247":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Mr Gu's First Doting Marriage",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},732826,971,"Chapter 247 - 248: Jewelry Auction Dinner","mr-gu-s-first-doting-marriage-chapter-247",247,"\u003Cp>Chapter 247: Chapter 248: Jewelry Auction Dinner\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Translator: 549690339\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Shen Manbing was stopped by Shen Shichuan who grabbed her arm: “Shen Manbing, it’s my fault for spoiling you. If this continues, go back to the United States.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he forcefully let go of Shen Manbing’s arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Manbing couldn’t believe it. Her beloved brother whom she had always obeyed since childhood and who had spoilt her beyond measure, suddenly seemed to be another person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And all for the sake of an outsider, treating her this way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Manbing, infuriated and upset, left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Throughout the whole ordeal, Xia Yangyang had witnessed a squabble between siblings, feeling like an onlooker, but in reality, she was one of the parties involved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Shichuan was also not mildly angered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Yangyang had never seen Shen Shichuan, a person generally as gentle as jade, with his forehead veins revealed in anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, as he faced Xia Yangyang, Shen Shichuan regained his usual composure quite quickly: “I’m sorry, Yangyang, I’m apologizing on her behalf, I really have spoiled my sister.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Yangyang forced a smile: “It’s okay.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the meal, Shen Shichuan no longer mentioned the contract.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the following month, Xia Yangyang was incredibly busy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She attended various promotional activities, dinners with various investors, and took numerous interviews.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though she was exhausted every day, she was happy to spend time with her old acquaintances like Chen Yu and Lu Yao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only unpleasant thing was that in this circle, Xia Yangyang frequently encountered Shen Manbing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With her lofty personality, Shen Manbing never looked down upon anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like an aloof, high and mighty queen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But everyone was willing to flatter and pamify her, show subservience under her feet, happily calling her “Your Majesty.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That night was a grand jewel auction dinner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only because the host was an investor in Cinderella, did Xia Yangyang and others made their presence to show support.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In addition, it attracted numerous famous ladies from Kyoto.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the grand finale today was a ruby necklace called “The Heart of the Kingdom”. The ruby weighed 40.63 carats and had 150 diamonds of various sizes, with a market value of about 14 million US dollars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But, this gem was rumored to have already been privately pre-purchased by a mysterious tycoon and was not going to be auctioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was to be showcased as the grand finale for everyone’s appreciation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearly all top-tier wealthy individuals came upon hearing its reputation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Yangyang knew little about these jewels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She thought these kind of dinners were always quite boring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given the chance, she would find a lounge to laze around and play on her phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were two floors in the banquet hall. The bottom was a large banquet hall, filled with countless bulletproof glass showcases containing the premium jewels to be auctioned that night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But not including the Heart of the Kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That extraordinarily precious necklace had a separate exhibition room designed for it, which would be opened for the last half hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Manbing was present today as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As per usual, if Shen Manbing saw her, she would undoubtedly cause her some trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Yangyang didn’t want to provoke her so she chose to avoid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she went upstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Yangyang found a room at random, gave the door a light push and walked in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room was very empty, almost nothing at all, not even a chair to rest, except for the oddly positioned lights on the walls and ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Yangyang didn’t think it looked like a rest room and decided to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unexpectedly, as she reached the door, she ran into Shen Manbing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Manbing wrinkled her eyebrows, and said with a look of contempt: “What are you doing in here, sneaking around?”\u003C\u002Fp>",626,"2026-06-02T11:18:11.231Z",1,"novelbin.me","4d45e5c802592c4ea6385fbb876a0604da35b01cad1929368ec7cf39f1fe871d","mr-gu-s-first-doting-marriage-chapter-248","mr-gu-s-first-doting-marriage-chapter-246",2419,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmr-gu-s-first-doting-marriage-cover.jpg"]