Chapter 25: Making Him Look at Her with New Eyes

After the words of Bo Si Han fell, many people around were whispering and discussing.

"As expected of the Bo Family Head, such financial power is truly admirable!"

"It seems the Bo Family Head is willing to spend a fortune for this original young lady of the Gu Family... he values her very much!"

"Looking at it now, those rumors here don't hold water, and as for which of these two young ladies of the Gu Family will win or lose in the future, it's not so easy to tell right now..."

"Indeed, these two young masters of the Gu Family clearly value that one more, yet she has the Bo Family Head by her side... I fear this Jingcheng will become more and more exciting in the future; let's just wait and see."

Gu Mianmian clenched her fists tightly, her fingertips turning white.

Having no other choice, she could only pretend to be as calm and indifferent as possible: "Brother, the budget is really too high now. Shall we stop competing with Sister? They seem determined... no matter how much money it costs, they will win that piece of jade."

Gu Yeting's expression was also very ugly; as the Third Young Master of the Gu Family, he had grown up surrounded by stars.

In his life, few people had ever shown him such a lack of face, yet this person's status was far from simple, and he was not someone easy to provoke.

But to ask him to admit defeat now was something he absolutely could not accept.

If he admitted defeat at this moment, he would become a laughingstock in the entire circle from now on...

Just as Gu Yeting smiled with malice, intending to continue, Gu Wenyan turned her face slightly and looked at him: "Third Brother, I intended to give this piece of jade as a gift to Mom."

A light and indifferent sentence suddenly dispelled all his previous cold and fierce emotions.

Or to be more precise, Gu Wenyan was giving him a suitable way to step down.

The jade they were competing for was ultimately meant to be a gift for the Madam of the Gu Family... so there was no need to continue the struggle.

Therefore, even if Gu Yeting let go now, no one would dare to discuss this matter in private.

But admitting defeat was never his character.

Gu Yeting raised his eyebrows and was just about to speak when Gu Yefeng on the other side suddenly smiled gently: "Since it's a gift for Mom, Yeting, let's not compete. This gift is very precious; I think Mom will like it very much."

Gu Yefeng, an artist who was arrogant and self-important, had his only shred of humanity in his relatives.

Although he had many dislikes toward Gu Wenyan, this sentence of hers... made him look at her with new eyes.

So he, who usually couldn't be bothered with such things, chose to step forward at this moment to resolve the subsequent impact of this matter for Gu Yeting.

The Gu Family naturally did not lack this money, but clearly, they would not waste money on such acts of spite.

But in the situation just now, without a way to step down, for the sake of the Gu Family's face and for themselves, Gu Yeting had to continue bidding high.

After all, he was the one who had taken the initiative to provoke at the beginning.

Gu Yeting had always done things this way, entirely based on his own preferences, never caring about what the subsequent impact would be.

When facing others, he had no worries, but the one he was facing was Bo Si Han...

Fortunately, at the critical moment, Gu Wenyan had taken the initiative to resolve the conflict.

"Then many thanks to my two brothers for your kindness; we will accept this piece of jade."

Gu Wenyan turned her head and smiled at Bo Si Han: "Thank you, you spent a lot today."

The man gently kneaded her fingers: "What is this? Just a little pocket money."

These words were neither light nor heavy, just enough for Gu Mianmian to hear, and they irritated her so much she nearly bit her teeth to pieces.

Even if the two young masters of the Gu Family treated her well, it hadn't reached the point where they would be so desperate for her...

Yet Bo Si Han was willing to spare no cost for Gu Wenyan, without any bottom line!

Such a person... what these things he did for her and his feelings represented went without saying.

While Gu Mianmian was in extreme regret, Gu Yeting also spoke to her: "Is there anything else you like next? Brother will help you bid for it."

"No need, Brother. Let's save money and spend it all on Second Brother's side."

Gu Yefeng smiled and said: "Our Mianmian is still the sensible one."

"Didn't you say before that you liked that McLaren sports car? I've already found someone to ship it back from abroad, and it will pass through customs in a few days," Gu Yeting suddenly said.

"Really? Brother, you are too good!"

Bo Si Han's ears twitched, and the corners of his mouth curled slightly: "Yan Yan, do you like it?"

"I don't like it. I absolutely won't touch a car again within a year."

Thinking of the experience of the car accident in her past life, Gu Wenyan would still be woken up by fright in the middle of the night.

That painful and desperate emotion was enough to make her collapse, so she would not hope to try it again.

Therefore, within a short period of time, she would absolutely not drive again, and she was even quite cautious when riding in a car.

"Why?"

Bo Si Han was clearly very curious about this question, but the next auction had already begun, and Gu Wenyan smiled at him: "We'll talk about it when there's a chance later."

The man's eyes were dark and deep, and he really did not continue to ask.

After some warm-up auction segments, it finally reached the segment that everyone was most concerned about today.

Bai Lao's ink-wash landscape painting appeared again, and everyone at the scene was craning their necks, looking forward to this moment.

"Next is the highly anticipated ink-wash landscape painting by Bai Lao! I think everyone must be impatient, so without further ado..."

The carefully framed painting was pushed onto the stage, and even these famous and noble people in the city stretched their necks, hoping to see it more clearly.

Even more exaggeratedly, there were people in the back rows who took out binoculars.

Amidst the rising and falling sounds of exclamation, the host specially introduced: "According to the information provided by the donor of the painting, and the verification by the official professionals we invited, it is confirmed that this ink-wash landscape painting by Bai Lao is an authentic work, and furthermore, it is a work by Bai Lao from the last two years!"

Suddenly the whole room was in an uproar; it had long been said that if Bai Lao's painting was a recent work, the price would naturally be higher.

Now that this point was confirmed, some people began to secretly regret that their budget was somewhat insufficient.

"The starting price for this ink-wash landscape painting by Bai Lao is 100 million; the bidding starts now!"

Almost at the same time, bidding paddles were raised in unison, the price began to rise and fluctuate constantly, and there were even people who were not at the scene participating through their agents.

The price quickly soared from 100 million to 150 million, which was an expected amount, so Gu Wenyan was not surprised at all.

Her only curiosity was what the final landing price would be.

Gu Yefeng, who was determined to win this painting, was very composed; he sat under the stage in a white suit, like a noble prince.

Not until the heated fervor of everyone's bidding had passed did he raise the bidding paddle in his hand: "Two hundred million."