Chapter 497: Lord Fan is showing off again, everyone pay attention!

People fear fame, pigs fear getting fat; what Wei Shouqin fears most is the Anti-Corruption Bureau Director.

Don't ask why he's afraid.

If you're an official and so bold that you burn real money as ghost money for your ancestors during the Ghost Festival, seeing the Anti-Corruption Bureau Director would make your legs go weak.

Not long ago, Lin Dongfan turned Haishan Shi upside down, arresting over a hundred people from junior clerks to ministerial-level officials, causing wailing everywhere and panic throughout the province.

Is Lin Dongfan human? He's a devil!

Every time he thinks of this, Wei Shouqin feels terrified, the mental pressure is huge! With the New Year approaching, he brought his mistress to Jingcheng, originally intending to relax his tense nerves.

As a result, the more he fears something, the more it shows up.

Wei Shouqin worried like an ant on a hot pan, pacing back and forth in the hotel room, thinking it over but finding no solution, so he could only try a desperate remedy.

He hastily dialed Liu Qingmei's phone: "You haven't offended Lin Dongfan, have you?"

"He's the one who offended me, he did it years ago, it's not me offending him! You damn loser, just wait and see how I'll deal with him!"

The jewelry auction was about to start, and Liu Qingmei sat in the second row.

This seat made her feel unhappy, because Lin Dongfan and Xu Jijun were sitting together, not only in the first row but also in the prime spot of the first row.

Their social statuses were instantly pulled apart.

This heart-wrenching feeling of falling behind.

Only expensive jewelry could make up for it.

Thus Liu Qingmei urged Wei Shouqin over the phone: "The auction is about to start, hurry over and pay for me—I want the most expensive item here! This is what you promised me before."

When Wei Shouqin, in the hotel room, heard this, he was worried sick.

Money!

Spend it freely!

He doesn't care at all!

The key is, he can't just spend this money whenever he wants.

Lin Dongfan sat there like a bodhisattva; if old Wei foolishly ran to the scene to spend tens of millions on a piece of jewelry, what's the difference between that and handing evidence over to Lin Dongfan?

Wei Shouqin replied glumly: "I say, missy, can't you stop being willful? Come back quickly. Your old classmate Lin Dongfan is someone we truly can't afford to provoke."

"He's just clinging to Xu Jijun's thigh; I'm not afraid of him!"

"What's with clinging to Xu Jijun's thigh? It makes no sense—he himself is a big thigh! Do you know what position he holds? He's the Anti-Corruption Bureau Director parachuted into Baiyue Province from above!"

"You Wei, are you trying to fool me like I'm an idiot?"

"How have I fooled you?"

"Lin Dongfan is my classmate; I know his capabilities better than you! If he could become bureau chief, I'd stand on my head and bear you a child! You clearly just don't want to spend money on me and are making excuses."

"You're going to make me die of anxiety—he really is the Anti-Corruption Bureau Director."

"Don't give me that! I've already bid on this jewelry today; if you don't want to come to the scene to pay, that's fine—I'll have the auction house come collect from you later."

"Lin Dongfan is at the scene today, so you really can't bid—don't act recklessly."

"Cut the nonsense, the auction has started."

"Don't bid! Hey… hey hey…"

Before he could finish speaking, Liu Qingmei had already hung up, leaving Wei Shouqin utterly devastated, suddenly regretting that he had chosen a woman with no stature as his mistress.

But what's the use of regretting now?

Stay calm!

I need to stay calm!

Above all, don't throw your own formation into chaos!

Wei Shouqin sank his qi into his dantian, dialed Liu Qingmei again, and all he heard from the phone was the bidding voice—someone shouted 2.8 million.

At such a low price, it must be a piece of junk.

Wei Shouqin brushed aside the noise and calmly said to Liu Qingmei: "How about this—we don't auction the jewelry for now; after you give birth to your child, I'll give you 100 million. Also, try to mend your relationship with Lin Dongfan. If necessary, you can sleep with him. As long as you fix things, I'll give you 200 million."

"What did you say?!"

"I said I'd give you 200 million… if the opening bid is too low? Fine, as long as you're willing to sleep with him and fix the relationship, I'll give you 500 million. Plus the 100 million for having a son, that's a total of 600 million—not a small amount."

"Wei Shouqin, you bastard!"

"How dare you scold me like that? 600 million is really not a little. With that money, you'd be the richest person in your village; the village head and town mayor would have to treat you like a goddess."

"I'm just pregnant with your child, and you actually want me to accompany Lin Dongfan to sleep! Wei Shouqin, you're something! I've realized now—your promise to divorce and marry me is all fake!"

"If you bear a son, I'll divorce and marry you—that's true."

"Go die!"

"Why are you suddenly swearing at me for no reason?"

"If you want to marry me, would you still let me sleep with another man? You're trying to fool a ghost! That damn loser isn't even worthy of licking my toes—what right does he have to sleep with me? You must not have slept enough!"

"Sleep with him once, fix the relationship, and you'll get a 200 million reward—think it over."

"Go die!"

Liu Qingmei angrily hung up the phone.

At that moment, the second auction item—the Sea Blue Chain—was already placed on the stage, with a starting bid of ten million; it was the rare jewelry Liu Qingmei had long dreamed of.

Liu Qingmei decisively raised her paddle: "11 million!"

Lin Dongfan, sitting in the front row, heard the sound and turned; the two locked eyes, Liu Qingmei seething with hatred, and on the spot she let out a shocking shout that stunned the four directions: "What are you looking at? Damn loser, if you've got the guts, call a bid!"

The entire venue broke out in a sweat drop.

The beautiful female auctioneer on stage lightly tapped the gavel twice and solemnly reminded Liu Qingmei: "Madam, please watch your words and deeds."

"Hmph!"

Liu Qingmei gave a cold snort of disdain.

Sitting in the first row's big C seat, Xu Jijun lightly nudged Lin Dongfan beside him with his elbow and whispered, "Everyone has already sent a challenge letter; aren't you going to accept the challenge?"

"It's just a necklace inlaid with a blue gemstone, right?" Lin Dongfan frowned slightly: "It's not like gold that's universally accepted; spending over ten million on this junk is brainless."

Xu Jijun wiped sweat embarrassedly: "Boss, you can't say that; jewelry has its own value. Legend has it that this sapphire necklace was one of the ornaments worn by the English queen at her medieval wedding. It's like the accessories Wu Zetian wore at her wedding—how much would you say it's worth now? Saying it's priceless wouldn't be an exaggeration."

Lin Dongfan gave a sideways glance: "My family has a chamber pot once used by Qin Shi Huang; want to buy it back to enshrine? Anyone can make up stories."

"If you're going to say that, then I'm a bit speechless."

Xu Jijun really had a speechless expression.

Suddenly hearing someone bid 15 million, Lin Dongfan couldn't help but laugh: "If I took fifteen million and used it for poverty relief, I could change many people's fates—maybe someone would even thank me. What could buying this junk change? Would the medieval English queen crawl out of her grave to thank me?"

"16 million!"

Xu Jijun didn't respond further, directly raising his bidding paddle.

Liu Qingmei, sitting in the second row, obviously unwilling to back down, angrily raised the bid: "20 million!"—it's not like she's spending her own hard-earned money; it's just satisfying, and she doesn't feel the slightest pang.

Xu Jijun gritted his teeth, about to raise his paddle again.

Lin Dongfan shot another white-eye over: "How about considering spending twenty million to buy my family's Qin Emperor's chamber pot? Help me become a poverty-relief tycoon."

"Bidding on this necklace won't affect your poverty relief." Xu Jijun raised his paddle and shouted: "21 million!"

Liu Qingmei angrily upped the ante: "25 million!"

"Damn, this is actually kind of exciting." Lin Dongfan laughed, raising his paddle: "I'll join the fun and show off—fifty million."

As soon as his words fell, the entire venue was shocked.

All eyes in the venue turned to Lin Dongfan, looking at him as if he were a lunatic. At that moment, Xu Jijun also thought this guy might have forgotten to take his medication, his state very unstable.