Chapter 56: Hypocrite

"That's not important. What's important is that I just took a look around, and the items you've brought out for auction are truly laughable." Chen Yu smiled.

"If you're here to attend the exhibition, I welcome you. If you're here to cause trouble..." Liu Wenyuan turned around and said, "Security."

"Mr. Liu is a philanthropist. His paintings are very meaningful, and all his collections today are for charity. What right do you have to judge him?" A wealthy woman dripping in jewelry was already displeased.

"Exactly. He should look in a mirror and see what kind of person he is."

"There are people everywhere who want to show off. Throw him out."

"Honestly, this kind of abstract painting is just a pile of shit. Any three-year-old scribbling with an oil pastel could be hyped up as art," Chen Yu said dismissively.

His words caused Liu Wenyuan's newly harvested female fans to explode instantly.

"What did you say? Mr. Liu's paintings are excellent. What the hell do you know?"

"If you're so capable, why don't you paint one and let us broaden our horizons?" A group of people expressed their disdain toward Chen Yu one after another.

"He doesn't understand at all. Oil painting is an art. Just looking at him, he's a bumpkin. He doesn't know a damn thing."

"He doesn't even understand the most basic oil ink, yet he dares to call himself a painter?" Chen Yu smiled and pointed at one of the paintings: "The paint has already cracked. Do you know what the problem is?"

"This is a weather issue, isn't it? You don't understand, so why pretend you do?" Liu Wenyuan sneered. He just felt that Chen Yu was a brute who didn't know a damn thing about art.

"This is because the drying speed of the base layer of pigment is lower than that of the covering layer. When painting, true painters always pay attention to 'fat over lean.' The turpentine content in the base layer should also be lower, and the amount of painting oil should be increased layer by layer. Only then will oil cracking problems not occur."

"This friend is right. Generally speaking, this is basic knowledge of oil painting. Mr. Liu is a well-known painter; such problems shouldn't occur." Someone in the crowd who knew the field nodded.

"He doesn't even know basic knowledge. Besides a glib tongue, what else does he have?" Chen Yu sneered.

Liu Wenyuan's expression changed. He hadn't expected Chen Yu to actually be an expert.

"Furthermore, this necklace is called 'Sunlight of the Sun' and is priced starting at three million US dollars. It is rumored to be an item from a foreign royal family in the nineteenth century, right?" Chen Yu asked, pointing to a necklace in the display case.

"The money from my auction will be donated to charitable organizations without keeping a single cent," Liu Wenyuan snorted coldly.

"Is that so? Not to mention whether you've donated it or not, even if you did, everyone would only remember you, Liu Wenyuan, and not who bought this necklace. I'm not wrong, am I?" Chen Yu smiled.

The crowd was slightly stunned. The wealthy person who had originally been interested in the necklace suddenly lost interest.

"You use other people's money to do charity and take all the credit. Everyone knows you're a philanthropist, but what about the people who actually paid the money?" Chen Yu asked back.

"You..." Liu Wenyuan was furious. Chen Yu's words made the atmosphere at the scene suddenly lose its warmth.

"And, you dare to start the bidding at three million US dollars for a high-imitation craft item?" Chen Yu sneered: "Your money comes quite quickly, doesn't it?"

"Chen Yu, you must be responsible for what you say. This necklace is a genuine foreign royal item. I can sue you for slander," Liu Wenyuan was shocked.

"Look at this necklace. The gemstone in the middle looks faceted, but in reality, it has many impurities inside and is mottled. It was polished from a low-quality gemstone. I could find a hundred identical ones at a street stall, ten yuan each, sold by the pound," Chen Yu sneered.

"I can testify to this matter. Our Antique Association has already joined forces with the Jewelry Association to conduct a simple appraisal at the venue. Although the jewelry on site has certificates, most of the certificates are forged," Wu Guozhong suddenly appeared at the scene.

"Who are you again?" Liu Wenyuan was furious. He didn't know this old man at all.

"Antique Association, Wu Guozhong. I take responsibility for my words," Wu Guozhong said bluntly.

A loud boom echoed through the venue. Everyone was no longer calm. Chen Yu's words were well-founded, and with Wu Lao testifying, this absolutely couldn't be fake.

"As for the claim of being an overseas investor with assets of ten billion," Chen Yu smiled again: "That part is true, but I have already verified that these are the assets of his overseas fiancée. They are not officially married yet."

"This Mr. Liu, who claims to have gone overseas to inherit his grandfather's estate, is actually a live-in son-in-law in his fiancée's family. I don't need to say much about whether these assets have anything to do with him, do I?"

As soon as Chen Yu finished speaking, the large screen in the venue flashed, and the information regarding Liu Wenyuan was clearly displayed on it.

"He has a fiancée? Didn't this bastard just say he wasn't single?"

"Looking all sanctimonious, he turns out to be a sea king."

"Too hateful."

The reaction from the group of women was the most intense. Originally, this kind of polite, successful person who was both considerate and gentle was the dream of many women, but reality slapped them awake hard.

"The various exhibitions he held before, the so-called collections auctioned off, were not donated to any charitable organization, but flowed into his personal overseas accounts," Chen Yu smiled.

"Hypocrite, scum."

"People really shouldn't be judged by their appearance. This bastard is truly hypocritical."

The scene suddenly became chaotic. Some people were so angry that they slammed the door and left. Before long, the people in the exhibition hall were all gone.

"Chen Yu, do you have to go against me?" Liu Wenyuan stared fixedly at Chen Yu. Beneath his refined exterior hid a heart of extreme malice.

"It's not that I have to go against you," Chen Yu smiled and said: "If you hadn't gone to my wife's maiden home and colluded with my mother-in-law to cause trouble at my house, I really wouldn't have taken you seriously."

"You aren't worthy of Xinyu, you aren't!" Liu Wenyuan roared hoarsely.

"I'm not worthy, but are you, a hypocrite, worthy?" Chen Yu sneered: "Liu Wenyuan, for the sake of your life, you had better stay away from me."

"Don't even think about it. As long as I am in Fengling for one day, I will make sure you have no peace," Liu Wenyuan grinned hideously.

Chen Yu suddenly kicked out. Bang... Liu Wenyuan was kicked flying by Chen Yu. His body was thrown backward, and with a thud, he slammed heavily onto the ground.

Chen Yu strode forward. He raised his fist and smashed it heavily onto Liu Wenyuan's face. One punch, two punches, three punches... Liu Wenyuan's white suit was soon covered in blood.

After more than a dozen punches, there wasn't a single intact spot left on Liu Wenyuan's face.

"Don't worry, I won't kill you," Chen Yu pulled out a tissue to wipe the blood off his fist: "I will slowly torture you until you die."

Liu Wenyuan barely managed to open his eyes. His eyes were swollen, and his eyeballs were bulging outward. Chen Yu's strikes were not fatal, but they were truly painful.

Yet, this guy's gaze was still extremely ferocious. Suddenly, he smiled, and blood trickled down from his mouth: "Chen Yu, do you really think that the identity I have overseas that you found is my true identity?"

"You have other identities?" Chen Yu glanced at Liu Wenyuan.

"Heh... I am just like you, nothing but a pawn," Liu Wenyuan closed his eyes and muttered: "But you are more pitiful than me, because in your past and present lives, you are a pawn manipulated by others. Your life, your destiny, are actually all controlled by others."

"What did you say?" Chen Yu's expression was greatly shaken. Listening to Liu Wenyuan's meaning, he seemed to know that he had been reborn? He grabbed Liu Wenyuan by the collar and said coldly: "Speak clearly."