Chapter 498: The Peak Moment of Forcing a God

"This gentleman bid fifty million; anyone else want to bid? Fifty million first time, fifty million second time, fifty million third—"

"One hundred million!"

"Just as the auctioneer was about to hammer down the decision, Liu Qingmei stood up like an angry little bird."

"Jumping from fifty million to one hundred million!"

"Is this the bidding pace of normal humans? All those shocked gazes in the room looked at Liu Qingmei like she was a monster."

"How others viewed this, Liu Qingmei obviously didn't care."

"At this moment."

"In Liu Qingmei's eyes, there was only her destined nemesis—Lin Dongfan."

"Seeing Lin Dongfan turn his head to look back, she let out a cold, arrogant chuckle without hesitation: 'You prick, you aren't trying to show off, are you? Go on, if you've got the guts, keep raising the bid.'"

"This pretentious thing is too expensive; I can't afford it, pass."

"You poor prick, since you have no money, don't come here to embarrass yourself. Now you've made yourself look this embarrassing, aren't you ashamed?"

"I merely raised the price out of spite—how is that embarrassing? Who says I can't raise a price out of spite? The law doesn't forbid me from messing with idiots."

"Lin Dongfan emphasized the two words 'malice' twice in a row."

"He added a hint of a pleased smile."

"This is like an invisible sword, poof—stabbing into Liu Qingmei's heart; the pain is certain! If anger had an index, the anger index on Liu Qingmei's face has already reached its peak."

"Heh, this guy really has a way of talking back."

"No matter how valuable the Sea Blue Chain is, it's not worth a hundred million; this woman either left without her brain or is just lying around making money effortlessly."

"Raising from fifty million to a hundred million, even losing money on it serves her right."

"She's bringing this disgrace upon herself."

"Earlier, when she started cursing that prick, the auctioneer had warned her with a hammer strike, but she showed no restraint, making me want to step in and discipline her—she has zero class."

"Who says otherwise? Everyone else bids a flat one million, but she opens with an extra four million, making her look rich and annoying to watch."

"……"

"The surrounding whispers drifted faintly into Liu Qingmei's ears."

"At this moment."

"Liu Qingmei suddenly realized she was like a joke."

"A joke being watched by the whole crowd!"

"Those smiling, onlooking faces around her made her acutely feel—these ostensibly respectable upper‑society folk were actually hoping she, Liu Qingmei, would make a fool of herself."

"Why?"

"What have I done to provoke anyone?"

"After thinking it over, Liu Qingmei felt there was only one possibility—envy! Pure envy! Women envy her figure and looks; men envy her lavish, money‑throwing aura."

"You pretentious things! What are you staring at? Haven't you seen a top‑tier beauty before? Keep looking and I'll gouge out your eyeballs!"

"Liu Qingmei berated the surrounding guests; some were so angry they wanted to throw punches, others couldn't be bothered and sat quietly waiting for the next lot."

"Liu Qingmei didn't care about any of these reactions."

"Liu Qingmei shifted her gaze to Lin Dongfan and lightly laughed: 'You prick, if you can't afford it, you can't afford it—stop pretending to be a big shot here. If you think raising a price out of spite will anger me, that's a bit childish. A mere hundred million? I haven't even blinked at it. Spending a hundred million for me is like you spending a hundred bucks, get it? I bet you, this kind of prick, can't even grasp that—may your next life be born into a good womb, not some poor backwater.'"

"Before Lin Dongfan could respond."

"Xu Jijun stood up: 'Liu Qingmei, you're so arrogant—does the old man behind you know? This is a hundred million; are you sure he'll foot the bill for you?'"

"What's it to you? Mind your own business."

"Liu Qingmei sullenly sat back down; she still felt a bit wary of someone like Xu Jijun."

"Lin Dongfan laughed and patted Xu Jijun's shoulder: 'We're old classmates—why bother arguing with her? To be a person, you need to be broad‑minded… and get breast implants.'"

"'If you don't care, then what was that petty bid you just made?' Xu Jijun gave a look of contempt."

"Lin Dongfan smiled faintly: 'I'm not human, I'm a god.' He turned and walked toward the stage, which made the pretty auctioneer a bit puzzled."

"'Sir, what do you need?' the auctioneer lady asked politely."

"Lin Dongfan took off the watch worth 188 from his wrist and placed it directly on the auction table: 'Help me auction this watch.'"

"'Sir, this…'"

"The auctioneer looked embarrassed; besides, the procedure's wrong, and this busted watch isn't worth anything, buddy—are you just messing with me?"

"Lin Dongfan then said: 'Fine, I won't make things hard for you—call your manager out.'"

"'Well… all right, please wait a moment…'"

"The auctioneer lady told the staff member standing at the side curtain to fetch Manager Liu; shortly after, a man in a crisp suit and glasses walked up from the side door."

"The auctioneer lady acted as intermediary, giving both sides an introduction."

"Manager Liu smiled and asked Lin Dongfan: 'Mr. Lin, you want to auction this watch? You couldn't be joking with us, could you?'"

"Before Lin Dongfan could reply."

"Xu Jijun seemed to understand something and slowly walked onto the stage."

"Seeing this, Manager Liu hurried forward to greet: 'Xu Shao, is this your friend?'"

"'Come over here.'"

"Xu Jijun called Manager Liu to one side."

"Leaning in, he whispered: 'That sir, surname Lin—Lin Zhenhua's Lin—handle it as you see fit.' In an instant, Manager Liu's expression changed drastically."

"Manager Liu hurried back to the auction table, warmly extending both hands to grasp Lin Dongfan's right hand: 'Lin Shao, I just failed to recognize Mount Tai; if there was any oversight in my greeting…'"

"'Enough, cut the chatter.'"

"Lin Dongfan curled his fingers and lightly tapped the auction table twice."

"Pointing at the watch on the table, he asked: 'Just one thing—can you auction it?'"

Sure!

Manager Liu didn't even think about it and asked again, "What's your psychological price?"

"Don't worry about that, you all step down; I'll host this auction segment myself." Lin Dongfan said this, and Manager Liu and the auctioneer were a bit dazed, "No auctioneer?"

But Lin Dongfan waved his hand to signal, urging everyone to step down.

Manager Liu and the auctioneer didn't dare say more, and tactfully handed over the auction stage to Lin Dongfan.

Lin Dongfan addressed the wealthy folks seated below: "Let me introduce myself first; I'm Lin Dongfan, the current director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau of Jianglan Province."

As he spoke, Lin Dongfan picked up that watch again.

Lin Dongfan addressed the wealthy folks below: "This watch was given to me by my wife. I've worn it for several years; its original purchase price was 188 yuan. Now I want to donate it to the Children's Welfare Fund, but donating the form is not as good as donating money, so I need to auction it for cash. The starting bid is the same as that medieval English queen's sea-blue chain just mentioned—ten million starting bid. Each bid must be no less than one million; is there any wealthy patron willing to bid?"

Just as his words fell, the venue burst into an uproar!