Chapter 44

"The first auction item is a piece of antique porcelain from the Tang Dynasty, starting bid at five hundred thousand!"

As soon as Ouyang Mei'er announced the start, someone in the audience immediately raised their paddle: "Five hundred and fifty thousand!"

"Six hundred thousand!"

"Six hundred and fifty thousand!"

Bidding sounds rang out one after another, the rhythm so fast it was dizzying.

Ye Feng sat in his seat, looking at the scene before him, feeling somewhat shocked.

He said to Qi Ruoxue in a low voice: "Is the rhythm of this auction always this fast?"

Qi Ruoxue smiled, her tone carrying a hint of anticipation: "This is just the beginning; the main event is still to come!"

"The Millennium Ginseng is estimated to be at the end, let's wait patiently."

Ye Feng nodded, and his heart also secretly began to anticipate.

"One million two hundred thousand!"

Just as they were chatting, the auction price had already reached one million two hundred thousand.

As soon as this price came out, the entire hall was in an uproar!

Even Ouyang Mei'er on stage did not expect this piece of Tang Dynasty porcelain to fetch such a high price!

In the end, the Tang Dynasty antique was auctioned off by a wealthy businessman for the high price of one million two hundred thousand, and a burst of warm applause rang out in the entire hall.

Ouyang Mei'er tapped her small hand and announced with a smile: "Congratulations to this gentleman for winning this precious Tang Dynasty antique!"

Immediately after, the second auction item was pushed onto the stage.

Ouyang Mei'er lifted the red cloth, revealing an exquisite high-end watch, her tone carrying a hint of admiration: "The second auction item, a Patek Philippe limited edition watch, starting bid at eight hundred thousand!"

As soon as her words fell, Li Zongsheng raised the paddle in his hand, his tone carrying a hint of arrogance: "One million!"

The entire hall went quiet instantly, and everyone looked at Li Zongsheng.

Clearly, his bid directly raised the price by two hundred thousand, making it clear he was determined to get it.

Moreover, he was the newly appointed president of Tianhai Technology Group and the young master of the Li family, one of the four great families of Tianhai. With him shouting this, basically no one was willing to follow the bid!

After all, no one would offend the Tianhai Li family for a watch; it simply wasn't worth it!

Ouyang Mei'er also frowned. If it really went on like this, the value of this auction item would drop significantly, which was not what she wanted to see.

Just when everyone thought this watch would be auctioned off to Li Zongsheng without any suspense, a crisp female voice suddenly rang out: "One million one hundred thousand!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and found that the person raising the paddle was a young woman wearing a white dress.

She had exquisite features and a noble temperament; she was none other than the famous young lady of Tianhai City—Lei Qianqian!

Li Zongsheng's expression changed slightly. Clearly, he didn't expect anyone to compete with him, and the person competing was actually one of the two beauties who had just rejected his invitation!

He gritted his teeth and raised the paddle again: "One million two hundred thousand!"

Lei Qianqian smiled slightly, her tone carrying a hint of provocation: "One million three hundred thousand!"

Li Zongsheng's expression turned even uglier. He looked at Lei Qianqian coldly and raised the paddle again: "One million four hundred thousand!"

Lei Qianqian remained unhurried, her tone carrying a hint of teasing: "One million five hundred thousand!"

Li Zongsheng's expression turned livid instantly. He gritted his teeth and finally didn't raise the paddle again.

Seeing this, Ouyang Mei'er was overjoyed in her heart. She hurriedly announced: "One million five hundred thousand, congratulations to Miss Lei for winning this Patek Philippe limited edition watch!"

Lei Qianqian stood up, nodded gracefully to everyone, and then sat back in her seat.

Her gaze swept over Li Zongsheng, the corners of her mouth hooking into a smile that was thirty percent proud and seventy percent provocative.

Seeing this situation, Ye Feng asked Lei Qianqian in a low voice: "You like that watch very much, right?"

Lei Qianqian smiled: "Not really!"

Ye Feng frowned: "Then why did you spend so much money to buy it?"

Lei Qianqian said indifferently: "It's not that much money, right? Just looking at him unpleasantly and specifically trying to anger him!"

Ye Feng opened his mouth in astonishment and didn't continue speaking. This girl is truly wealthy and arrogant!

The auction continued, and the next few auction items were also sold at high prices.

Ye Feng waited patiently, secretly anticipating the appearance of the medicinal materials he needed.

At this moment, a blue sapphire necklace named "Mermaid's Tear" was pushed onto the stage.

Ouyang Mei'er lifted the red cloth lightly, revealing a necklace inlaid with blue sapphire.

Under the lights, the blue sapphire shimmered with a charming glow, as if it were a teardrop in the deep sea.

As soon as the necklace was pushed up, Lei Qianqian stared fixedly at it with eyes glowing!

Ouyang Mei'er introduced with a smile: "This 'Mermaid's Tear' necklace was created by an internationally renowned designer. The blue sapphire was produced in Sri Lanka and has a very high purity. Starting bid at two million, each bid increase must not be less than one hundred thousand!"

As soon as her words fell, Lei Qianqian raised the paddle in her hand, her tone carrying a hint of confidence: "Two million five hundred thousand!"

Clearly, Lei Qianqian liked this necklace very much!

Her bid immediately attracted the attention of the entire hall, and many people began to whisper.

"Miss Lei is indeed wealthy and arrogant, adding five hundred thousand right from the start."

"This necklace is indeed beautiful, but the price isn't cheap either."

Immediately after, someone else raised the paddle: "Three million!"

Lei Qianqian smiled slightly and raised the paddle again: "Three million five hundred thousand!"

Bidding sounds rang out one after another, and the price was quickly raised to four million two hundred thousand.

Lei Qianqian remained unhurried, her tone carrying a hint of composure: "Five million!"

The entire hall went quiet instantly, and everyone looked at Lei Qianqian.

The price of five million had already far exceeded the actual value of this necklace. Clearly, Lei Qianqian was determined to win it.

Just when everyone thought this necklace would be auctioned off to Lei Qianqian without any suspense, Li Zongsheng suddenly raised the paddle in his hand, his tone carrying a hint of provocation: "Five million five hundred thousand!"

Lei Qianqian's expression changed slightly, and her gaze looked coldly at Li Zongsheng.

Li Zongsheng returned a smug smile, clearly doing it to provoke her on purpose.

Lei Qianqian gritted her teeth and raised the paddle again: "Six million!"

Li Zongsheng remained unhurried, his tone carrying a hint of teasing: "Six million five hundred thousand!"

Lei Qianqian's expression turned even uglier, and she said coldly: "Seven million!"

Li Zongsheng remained relentless, his tone carrying a hint of mockery: "Seven million five hundred thousand!"

A hint of anger flashed in Lei Qianqian's eyes, but she quickly regained her composure, her tone carrying a hint of disdain: "Eight million!"

Li Zongsheng smiled and continued to increase the price: "Eight million five hundred thousand!"

Lei Qianqian's face turned livid instantly. She gritted her teeth and finally didn't raise the paddle again.

Ouyang Mei'er saw this and announced with a smile: "Eight million five hundred thousand, congratulations to Mr. Li for winning this 'Mermaid's Tear' necklace!"

Li Zongsheng stood up, nodded smugly to everyone, and then sat back in his seat.

His gaze swept over Lei Qianqian, the corners of his mouth hooking into a victorious smile.

Lei Qianqian let out a cold snort and didn't look at Li Zongsheng again.

Seeing Lei Qianqian was somewhat unhappy, Qi Ruoxue asked with concern: "Qianqian, are you okay!"

Lei Qianqian said indifferently: "I'm fine, since he has money, just let him spend it!"