Chapter 133: How Much Money Does She Actually Have

No matter what price Gu Mianmian offered, Gu Wenyan would ultimately drive the price higher, ensuring Gu Mianmian could never guarantee her own safety.

Gradually, the other bidders all withdrew from the competition, having sensed that these two were now determined to fight it out to the end.

The crowd didn't want to invite trouble at this moment—after all, Gu Mianmian represented the Gu Family, and Gu Wenyan... represented the Bo Family.

Gu Wenyan was Bao Sihan's wife, with Bao Sihan backing her. Once they realized she was the one fiercely competing for this necklace, no one would be foolish enough to trouble Gu Wenyan again.

If they fought Gu Wenyan to a bloody stalemate and incurred Bao Sihan's retaliation, it would be a true case of the loss outweighing the gain.

Therefore, before long, the only guests in the entire venue still bidding on this Blue Sapphire Necklace were Gu Wenyan and Gu Mianmian.

Eighty million.

The price had in the blink of an eye reached a terrifying figure, but so far it hadn't exceeded Gu Mianmian's estimate, so she still believed she had a good chance of claiming this necklace for herself.

"I absolutely won't give this chance to Gu Wenyan... this necklace will be mine!"

Thinking this, Gu Mianmian bid again, raising the price by another million.

Gu Wenyan turned to glance at Bao Sihan and laughed softly: "What do you think I should do this time—keep raising it the same way as before? Isn't that a bit boring?"

Bao Sihan held her hand, the corner of his mouth curving up: "Indeed, a bit boring. Let's switch things up."

Gu Wenyan blinked, wholeheartedly agreeing, and asked with great interest: "What do you think would be a better way?"

"Why not just go from the current number... straight to..."

Bao Sihan held Gu Wenyan's hand and placed it on the button, selecting a new number.

Meanwhile, Gu Mianmian was still waiting.

Gu Mianmian consoled herself—Gu Wenyan might already be running low on funds. If Gu Wenyan refused to let Bao Sihan help, then next...

The money in Gu Wenyan's hands would also be stretched thin. She refused to believe Gu Wenyan could really produce that much cash!

However, just as Gu Mianmian was comforting herself that Gu Wenyan might have to drop out this time and could no longer beat her...

The auctioneer on site announced an entirely new number.

When Gu Mianmian heard it, she was so shocked she suspected she had misheard.

Impossible—had Gu Wenyan lost her mind?!

One hundred million?!

She had skipped right past those ten or twenty million increments, rocketing the eighty million auction price up to this level!

Had Gu Wenyan considered what consequences this would bring? Had she considered how much it would affect today's auction?

This kind of price was outright madness!

But the reality was exactly that.

Even a few of the young masters of the Gu Family couldn't help exchanging glances.

Gu Yeting lounged lazily in the sofa, one leg crossed over the other, the corner of his mouth lifting: "It seems Wen Yan has even more secrets than we imagined... throwing out such a huge sum right away—truly a pleasant surprise."

Gu Yechen couldn't help sighing as well: "Indeed, we understood her too little in the past. We never thought she still had so many undiscovered secrets."

"Quite interesting, isn't it?" Gu Yefeng, usually silent, spoke up to join the discussion. "Our sister will surprise us far more than we expect going forward..."

"I'm quite looking forward to what other surprises she'll bring us in the future."

"Who knows? Let's wait and see... In any case, when that moment comes, it will certainly be very interesting."

Hearing them praise Gu Wenyan so highly, Gu Mianmian couldn't help feeling angry—why?!

Every time her brothers mentioned Gu Wenyan, they took this attitude, yet when facing her, they never said such things?

Wasn't it simply because they all knew her money came from the Gu Family? That's why they didn't care about any of it.

The young masters of the Gu Family understood perfectly well that Gu Wenyan's affairs had nothing to do with them. Knowing that everything Gu Wenyan was using now came entirely from herself—that was the reason they found this topic interesting.

Gu Mianmian couldn't help speaking up, interrupting her brothers' conversation: "I'm going to keep raising the price. How much do you think I should add?"

Gu Yeting said: "It depends on how much capital you still have on hand. If funds are ample, you can keep raising it. If you don't have much left, I'd say you should give up."

"No! I won't give up. I have to compete properly. I promised to have a contest with sister, and even if it's just for my own dignity... I have to see it through!"

Gu Mianmian said indignantly: "I know you brothers all think I'm not as good as sister, but I've never thought I had to beat her at anything. It's just for the sake of my dignity right now that I must do this..."

Gu Yechen's eyes were deep and dark: "If you want to continue, then bid. I just hope you do something within your means and don't go too far, because later you might regret buying a piece of jewelry you may not even like that much."

"I do like it. I really don't have much left in hand right now, but I'll try harder... one last competition!"

Gu Mianmian sighed: "After all, sister has Bao Sihan backing her, and we don't know how much more he can put up. If there's really no way, then I'll leave it to fate."

After she finished speaking, Gu Yeting looked up and suddenly emphasized: "Since Wen Yan made a bet with you and agreed not to let Bao Sihan foot this bill, she won't go back on her word. On these matters, she never lies."

"... Brother, you really do trust her. Then I'll trust sister too. Although I don't know what kind of ability gave her all of this, I hope it's not a bad thing!"

After her snide remark, Gu Mianmian continued raising the price. Soon, one hundred million and one hundred thousand—an even higher bid—appeared once again, completely shattering the auction record for this type of jewelry necklace.

It was impossible not to marvel. Some outside the venue, hearing that today's auction had reached this level, were utterly astonished, unable to imagine an auction could become this intense.

In another private box, Gu Wenyan saw that Gu Mianmian had raised the price again and shook her head...

"She really is relentless. It seems she truly believes my funds are no longer sufficient."

Bao Sihan narrowed his eyes slightly and quickly made his judgment: "Gu Mianmian shouldn't have much money left either. Let's continue."

"How can you be sure I still have more? What if my money is nearly used up too, and I can't continue bidding?"