"Mo Wen, you are a poor lad. What right do you have to bid so recklessly? Be careful that you can't afford it, or the guards will chase you off the ship," Jiang Siyin said with a cold smile.
His words were meant to remind Yang Ting that a poor lad like Mo Wen couldn't possibly fork out so much money. It was obvious that he was deliberately causing trouble. In previous auctions, such things had happened before. Some people would bid recklessly, but they couldn't afford it, so they would purposely disrupt the order of the auction.
It wasn't that such things hadn't happened before. Hence, some high-class auctions would usually require the participants to have a certain level of social status in order to prevent people with ill intentions from appearing.
If Mo Wen was only causing trouble, then he would have to pay a sum of money after the auction. However, Yang Ting would lose the chance to bid for the Da Vinci ancient painting, causing the ancient painting to go unauctioned. Hence, her goal would naturally be foiled.
"What a scheming lad."
After Jiang Siyin's reminder, Yang Ting also realized that Mo Wen was acting strangely. Her expression turned ugly. If Mo Wen insisted on causing trouble, then it would be almost impossible for her to buy the ancient painting, no matter how much she paid. She had no way of dealing with such an unreasonable person.
"Mo Wen, do you only know how to use such despicable methods?" Yang Ting looked at Mo Wen coldly.
"Miss Yang, please don't be so full of yourself. Please watch your words and the occasion. This is an auction, so everyone is competing fairly. Are you still going to bid? The auctioneer is about to strike the hammer. "
The corner of Mo Wen's mouth curled into a mocking smile as he looked at Yang Ting playfully.
"You rascal."
Yang Ting was so angry that her face turned red. She knew that even if she continued to bid, Mo Wen would still increase the price. This was because he had already made up his mind to disrupt the auction, so she wouldn't be able to succeed.
"Mo Wen, be more like a man. You are such a despicable person. Do you think you are worthy of Shen Jing? If I were you, I would be too embarrassed to go out with Shen Jing. I think Shen Jing wouldn't like a shameless person like you."
Jiang Siyin laughed coldly. He wouldn't miss any opportunity to sow discord.
"Shameless person," Yang Ting said coldly.
"Both of you, shut up! Yang Ting, Mo Wen said 60 million USD. Are you still going to bid? "
Shen Jing looked at Yang Ting coldly. She was originally calm and composed. At this moment, there was actually a rare glimmer of sharpness.
Jiang Siyin and Yang Ting were both slightly stunned. They both knew that Shen Jing had a gentle personality and rarely fought with others. It was the first time that they had seen her oppose someone.
Jiang Siyin's expression became extremely unsightly. Her eyes were filled with jealousy. For Mo Wen, Shen Jing was actually willing to do this.
"Shen Jing, you have to think this through. 60 million USD, if you bid for that painting, I'm afraid you'll be on the verge of bankruptcy."
Yang Ting took a deep breath and stared at Shen Jing.
Shen Jing's words just now meant that she had already participated in the bidding. Based on Shen Jing's personality, Based on Yang Ting's understanding of Shen Jing, if she took out more than 300 million RMB at once, she would face the danger of bankruptcy.
"Are you going to fight for it or not? If you delay any longer, you won't have another chance. "
She repeated what Mo Wen had just said to Yang Ting.
Yang Ting's expression was extremely ugly. Her hand that was holding the bidding machine was trembling slightly. If Shen Jing cut off all means of retreat, then she had to win. The price that she would have to pay would be too high.
Jiang Siyin's face was gloomy. He knew that it was useless for him to say anything else at this moment. There was no need to sow discord between Mo Wen and Shen Jing, as it was impossible to succeed. He didn't understand. Why did Shen Jing value a man with no power and influence so much? Jiang Siyin had power and influence, and he was young and promising. Yet, she still didn't care about him.
Yang Ting's expression kept changing. After struggling for a while, she finally gave up unwillingly. Shen Jing was clearly cutting off all means of retreat to fight with her. She didn't dare to continue fighting, because if she wasn't careful, she could very well pay a heavy price.
Although she had resources and wealth in her hands, as well as a strong background, the wealth didn't belong to her. She could use it and invest a lot of money, but she couldn't squander it without a bottom line. If she did something meaningless, she wouldn't be able to answer to her family.
Once she crossed the bottom line, she could very well be stripped of her current status and power by her family. However, Shen Jing was different. All of her money belonged to her. Even if she squandered it all, no one would say anything.
It was really not worth it. Yang Ting kept comforting herself.
"Shen Jing, don't be too proud. 60 million USD! When you buy that painting, you will become a pauper. I'm afraid you will have to take out your shares in Pu Yuan Pharmaceuticals to pay off your debt. I'll see what else you can be proud of in the future. The gap between you and me will only get bigger and bigger. Paying such a huge price for a fight of pride is really childish. "
Yang Ting laughed coldly. She had turned her comforting words into words to attack Shen Jing. Perhaps this was the only way she could deceive herself and lower the shame in her heart.
The housekeeper, Finley, who was sitting at the back, looked at Yang Ting with disgust. The previous incident was obviously caused by this woman. She had mocked Miss Shen aggressively, with a look that said she was richer than Miss Shen and wanted to humiliate her. Now that she had lost the auction, she didn't even know how to embarrass herself. Instead, she was finding excuses for herself, using harsh words to belittle others. Finley had never seen such a vicious woman before.
Finley looked at Mo Wen with dissatisfaction. If it wasn't for him losing his cool, Miss Shen wouldn't have ended up in such a situation.
"Shen Jing, I'll say it again. If you are willing to marry me, I will fork out the money to buy this painting right now," Jiang Siyin said, still a little unwilling to give up.
However, Shen Jing ignored Jiang Siyin.
"Yang Ting, please remember that not everyone can be bullied by you. Finding excuses for yourself will only make others look down on you even more. I dare to squander all my wealth just to get back at you. Do you dare to do so? When you look down on others, please think about whether you have the right to do so, "Shen Jing said calmly.
"Well said, beautiful Miss Dongfang. Even if you have lost all your wealth, you must not lose your backbone. If you didn't already have a lover, I would definitely try my best to woo you."
A slightly shaky voice sounded from behind, speaking in Hua Xia. A Caucasian youth was sitting beside Finley. He looked to be in his early thirties, and his eyes were looking at Shen Jing with admiration. He had obviously seen the farce that had just occurred.
If it had been someone else, they definitely wouldn't have understood what Yang Ting and Jiang Siyin were talking about, because they were both speaking in Hua Xia. However, there was a Caucasian who could understand Hua Xia.
Yang Ting's expression was extremely ugly. She didn't expect that a foreigner would actually be able to understand the conversation of a few Chinese people.
At that moment, the auctioneer on the auction stage had already made the final decision. The ancient painting of Da Vinci was sold for a sky-high price of 60 million USD.
A staff member of the auction house walked over. She found Mo Wen's position and asked politely, "Sir, would you like to make an instant transfer?"
Under normal circumstances, after winning an item, there were three types of payment: instant payment, deferred payment, and installment payment.
Instant payment was the simplest and fastest. They could directly exchange the money and the item at the same time. Installment payment would need to be negotiated by both parties. If the interval was long, it would also involve the issue of interest. Deferred payment was because they didn't have that much cash at the moment. After winning the item, they would wait for a few days before making the payment.
This was because most of the people who participated in such an auction were businessmen. Their assets were distributed among their businesses, so they might not have much cash on them. A qualified businessman wouldn't keep a pile of money in the bank.
"Postpone the payment," Shen Jing said.
It was impossible for her to take out 60 million USD in one go. She still had to discuss this matter with Lin Qing to see how she could withdraw the funds.
"Then, please fill in the details of your identity."
The staff member of the auction house was not surprised. She continued to smile as she spoke. This was because most of the guests who participated in the auction would postpone the payment. It was rare to see an instant payment.
"There's no need to go through so much trouble.
Mo Wen waved his hand to stop Shen Jing. He had never thought of asking Shen Jing to pay. It wasn't like he didn't have any money.
"Ignorant!"
Jiang Siyin laughed coldly. He didn't expect Mo Wen to be so stupid. Even if it was just him and Yang Ting, they wouldn't be able to make an instant payment. Who would keep so much money on them? In the eyes of businessmen, having money in the bank meant that it would depreciate.
"Idiot."
Yang Ting looked at Mo Wen strangely. This guy was really stupid. She hated Mo Wen a little now. If it wasn't because of this pauper, Shen Jing wouldn't have fought with her. Now that she had lost all her dignity, how could she not hate him?
"Sir, are you sure?"
The staff member of the auction house was slightly stunned. She confirmed it again. It was the first time she had seen such a huge amount of instant payment.
"Mo Wen …"
Shen Jing didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She couldn't even stop him. This Mo Wen was really …
"Do you think I want you to pay? Idiot. "
Mo Wen smiled and looked at Shen Jing. Then, he said to the staff member, "Transfer the money now."
The auction house naturally couldn't reject the customer's request. Moreover, instant payment was the most profitable method of payment.
Very quickly, the staff member placed a laptop in front of Mo Wen. On it was the payment account of the auction house and the payment links of all the major banks in the world.
Mo Wen thought for a while and selected the Citibank interface. Then, he entered an account number. Very quickly, the account was logged in.
The account showed a deposit of 200 million US dollars, which was a current deposit in the bank. For this sum of money, the business that the Lu Clan Group was running had almost run out of funds.
This account came from the compensation that the Lu Clan had given him. The Lu Clan had lost money to avert the disaster. Originally, he had said one billion RMB. Later, when he gave it to him, it was actually rounded up to 200 million US dollars, which was equivalent to 1.2 billion RMB.
The Lu Clan was probably scared out of their wits. In order to send Mo Wen, the "God of Plagues" away, they had spared no expense. Mo Wen wasn't worried at all that the Huatian Palace would investigate him because of this matter. Not to mention that the Lu Clan had taken the initiative to provoke him, the fact that they had cooperated with the Heretic forces meant that they could only suffer in silence.
Mo Wen had never used this sum of money before. In fact, he had never even cared about it. If it wasn't to buy Da Vinci's ancient painting, Mo Wen wouldn't even have thought of this account. Money was too insignificant to him. It was not what he pursued at all.
After tapping the confirmation button, Mo Wen exited the account.
The surrounding gazes were all fixed on him. It was very hard to believe that Mo Wen could pay 60 million US dollars instantly. In the eyes of Yang Ting and Jiang Siyin, Mo Wen was just a pauper who depended on a woman. The fact that he had 60 million US dollars in his bank and could use it at any time was already an unbelievable thing. (To be continued.)
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