Chapter 18 Unexpected Revenge
The Gu family brother and sister had just made a big scandal before the auction, and Gu Fengchuan was eager to do something to restore the family's reputation.
This first auction item is obviously a stage to demonstrate financial power.
The pink diamond necklace originally had a starting price of two million, but after several rounds of not-so-hot bidding at the scene, the price has risen to three million.
Without any hesitation, Gu Fengchuan raised the sign and said: "Five million."
The auctioneer's eyes lit up when he heard this. The final price estimated by the auction house for this pink diamond necklace was only four million, which has now far exceeded expectations.
But what the auctioneer didn't expect was yet to come.
As Gu Fengchuan entered, Xu Youyou, who had been silent in the first row, suddenly raised his sign.
"Six million."
Gu Fengchuan immediately looked at Xu Youyou. The anger in his heart had not subsided, and he still felt that Xu Youyou was disrespectful.
Gu Xueying on the side was eager for Xu Youyou and Gu Fengchuan to confront each other, and only hoped that the relationship between the two would get worse.
"Such a beautiful necklace, since sister likes it, why not give it to her, but with so much money, can sister really afford it?" Gu Xueying said deliberately.
Gu Fengchuan sneered after hearing this: "She is an orphan. It is already a miracle that she can sneak in. How can she get so much money?"
Gu Fengchuan was sure that Xu Youyou was a poor man, so he quoted a new price of "seven million" to the auctioneer without blinking.
Xu Youyou really didn't like this pink diamond necklace, but if she had the opportunity to cause trouble for the Gu family siblings, she absolutely couldn't miss it.
"Eight million." After she said this, she looked back at the Gu family siblings and gave them a provocative look.
Gu Fengchuan was completely irritated: "Nine million!"
At this time, the auction site was basically the only place where they were bidding. After all, although this pink diamond necklace was very beautiful, it was already far overpriced.
Just when Gu Fengchuan was confident that he could win it at this price, Xu Youyou said lightly: "Ten million."
Gu Fengchuan frowned and stared at Xu Youyou in front of him, and raised his voice and said: "You asked for the price but couldn't pay. Not only do you have to make up the difference, but you also have to compensate for the deposit and even the commission. These add up to a big sum. You Think carefully before bidding, this is not your place to play house!”
Xu Youyou's voice was also low: "Why, it's only 10 million, and the Gu family has no money now?"
Even though Gu Fengchuan knew that the cheaper sister was using provocation, in this situation, and the Gu family's face was at stake, he really had no choice but to continue bidding.
"Eleven million."
Xu Youyou didn't hesitate: "Twelve million."
The two brothers and sisters went back and forth and soon raised the price of this pink diamond necklace to 15 million.
The auctioneer's happy face was beaming with joy at this time. The higher the auction price, the more money he could get from the auction.
"Sixteen million, if you can offer a higher price, I won't follow you anymore." Gu Fengchuan said coldly.
Xu Youyou felt that the premium was enough. She saw that Gu Fengchuan didn't look like he was pretending when he said this, so she rationally chose to stop.
Gu Fengchuan thought he could safely take off the necklace.
Unexpectedly, another accident happened.
"Seventeen million."
The person calling the price was not Xu Youyou, but Lu Jingyao, who was also sitting in the front row.
Lu Jingyao's sudden entrance also caused whispers to ring out at the auction site. Gu Fengchuan was sitting in the second row, facing the gazes of the people around him. He was in a dilemma. He continued to bid and seemed like a victim. If he stopped bidding, would Lu Jingyao feel that the Gu family's financial resources were limited? He was afraid that it would affect subsequent cooperation.
"Brother, this is a good opportunity. Has Mr. Lu noticed you?" Gu Xueying asked in a low voice.
Gu Xueying naturally didn't think that Lu Jingyao was raising the price randomly. She thought it was Lu Jingyao sending some kind of signal.
Gu Fengchuan had long been blinded by his love for Gu Xueying, and he easily believed Gu Xueying's words.
"Eighteen million." Gu Fengchuan bid again.
Lu Jingyao looked indifferent: "Nineteen million."
Gu Fengchuan gritted his teeth: "Twenty million!"
However, Lu Jingyao did not continue to follow up on the price, nor did he look back at the Gu brothers and sisters, but looked at Xu Youyou again.
Xu Youyou felt strange in her heart. At a certain moment, she almost thought that Lu Jingyao did these things to help her.
She quickly shook this wild thought out of her mind. After all, they had only met once, and they had reached this point. She would not feel that she had become the reincarnation of Daji just because her face turned pale now.
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"Twenty million once, twenty million twice, twenty million three times! Let us congratulate Mr. No. 15!"
As the auctioneer's hammer settled, the pink diamond necklace, which had a starting price of two million, was finally handed over to Gu Fengchuan at ten times the price.
Gu Fengchuan successfully proved the Gu family's financial strength, but he soon stopped laughing.
Because he heard someone sneer: "The Gu family is still rich, after all, ordinary prodigal sons can't do such a thing."
Gu Fengchuan thought that he could have secured the four million yuan, but it was because Xu Youyou raised the price indiscriminately that he spent so much extra money, and his dislike of this cheap girl increased.
Xu Youyou didn't care what Gu Fengchuan thought, a system task suddenly appeared in front of her.
[The task of picking up leaks has been started, the host please seize the opportunity accurately. 】
The golden pointer of the system is now pointed at the auction table.
The bidding for the first auction item was vigorous, but the next two or three items seemed much duller. They were all sold after two or three rounds of bidding.
Now the auctioneer is introducing the fifth auction item, a topaz auspicious animal jade pendant, with a starting price of three million.
"According to expert appraisal, this should be a product of the Ming Dynasty. Kirin is one of the auspicious spiritual beasts in traditional Chinese culture. It symbolizes good luck, authority, and nobility. In ancient times, non-high-ranking officials could not wear this jade pendant..."
As the auctioneer introduced the jade pendant, people began to raise their placards to bid.
For antiques, their value comes from the number of existing antiques of the same type on the one hand, and the original owner on the other hand.
In the past, the more distinguished the owner who used antiques, the more expensive the antiques would become.
There were all rich people at the scene, so there were many people interested in this jade pendant, and it didn't take long for the price to be raised to 8 million.
"Eight million for the first time, eight million for the second time..."
Xu Youyou hurriedly raised the sign before the auctioneer's hammer fell: "Ten million."
Xu Youyou raised the price to two million in one breath just to kill the competition in advance.
But an accident happened. Gu Fengchuan, who was sitting in the back row, finally seized the opportunity to retaliate and raised a sign to bid: "Eleven million!"
(End of chapter)