Young Master He was rich and imposing!
In front of the main hall.
"What a coincidence, Lilith." Ravel greeted Qiao Qiao. His gaze then shifted to He Shaochen, who was standing beside Qiao Qiao. He pursed his lips and smiled. "Mr He, are you used to J Country?"
He Shaochen also had a polite and distant smile on his face. "Everything is fine. Thank you for your concern, Your Highness."
Ravel smiled, then suddenly moved in front of Qiao Qiao. Qiao Qiao jumped in fright when she saw Ravel carefully scrutinizing her face. "Lilith, your complexion is very poor. It's so pale. Haven't you been eating well recently?"
Ravel's casual words made Qiao Qiao's body stiffen. She felt that Ravel's words had a hidden meaning.
Her heart was beating wildly. Her expression was very stiff as she said, "It's just that my appetite hasn't been very good recently. Cousin, you don't have to worry."
Ravel rubbed his chin. His amber eyes moved back and forth between Qiao Qiao and He Shaochen. A look of understanding flashed across his eyes. He raised his eyebrows and said, "It's just that your appetite hasn't been good? That's good. Let your nutritionist take care of you. There shouldn't be any major problems. I'm just afraid that it's because of other reasons. To be safe, it's better for the imperial physicians to take a look. "
Qiao Qiao's eyelids twitched again. "Thank you for your reminder, cousin. I will."
"That's good. Since we're all out to play today, there's no need to be too restrained. We're in Area C. What about you?"
Qiao Qiao looked at the sign. "We're in Area A."
"What a coincidence. It seems that we'll have to split up." Ravel pointed to the left.
Area A was on the right.
When the two parted ways, Qiao Qiao heaved a sigh of relief. She touched her chest and said, "Why do I feel that Ravel is becoming more and more sensitive? I really feel like he's hinting at something. "
"It's not a feeling." He Shaochen glanced at her and said bluntly, "He knows you're pregnant."
Qiao Qiao was shocked and looked at He Shaochen in astonishment. "It can't be? How did he know? Besides, if he really knew, why would he hide it? It should have been made public long ago, right? "
"I don't know about that. This man's change is quite surprising to me. His previous sloppy image was probably a disguise. You have to be careful of this kind of person. Who knows when you'll be bitten back."
Qiao Qiao nodded seriously. "Okay, I got it."
He Shaochen held her hand tightly and looked at her helplessly. "Check the people in your palace carefully. They don't even know that someone has planted a spy. Be careful not to fall into someone's trap."
"Then I'll go back and discuss it with Adam."
He Shaochen raised his eyebrows. This time, he didn't nitpick.
They went to Area A.
The auction had already begun.
At that moment, a jade Buddha hand from a famous artist in Country A was being auctioned.
"6 million!"
"7 million!"
"7.5 million!"
…
The sound of bidding was endless.
On the stage, the emcee was also shouting at the top of his lungs. "Is there anyone who wants to bid higher? It's now 7.5 million! "
The current bidding had already exceeded the original value of the jade Buddha hand by more than three times. It would be unwise to continue bidding. But at that moment, a cold voice sounded. "10 million."
The crowd was in an uproar and looked in the direction of the voice.
At the entrance, a man and a woman wearing masks walked in. The people bidding were their subordinates behind them.
The three of them were He Shaochen, Qiao Qiao, and Qin Dong.
In order to conduct the auction well, to let everyone compete in a friendly manner, and to prevent others from imagining things, the venue was anonymous. Everyone wore masks, and their identities were equal.
But when Qiao Qiao and the others appeared, they still attracted a lot of attention. After all, no matter how rich they were, it was rare to see someone casually bid 10 million.
With such wealth, everyone was trying to guess the true identity of this person.
The emcee was so excited that his face was exaggerated. He shouted loudly, "10 million now! Is there anyone who wants to bid higher? Is there no one else? 10 million going once! 10 million going twice! 10 million going thrice! Okay! This jade Buddha hand goes to number 17! "
Ravel, who was in Area C, slowly put down the sign and shrugged helplessly. "The He Group is really rich and overbearing. They just casually asked for 10 million yuan. They really don't want us ordinary people to live. I'll let it go this time."
Although Ravel's tone was regretful, there wasn't much jealousy. But Lacey looked sharply in He Shaochen's direction. She really didn't know if that man was doing it on purpose. Once again, he was obstructing His Highness' business!
He Shaochen glanced in a certain direction, curled his lips, and ordered Qin Dong behind him, "You go through the formalities."
"Yes."
Qiao Qiao and He Shaochen sat in their seats, but there were still many people staring at them.
Qiao Qiao still couldn't recover from the shock. She pinched He Shaochen's hand hard. Her heart was bleeding. "Do you have so much money that you don't know where to spend it? Why did you ask for 10 million! "
He Shaochen was a little hurt by Qiao Qiao's pinch. He couldn't help but frown and said unhappily, "Little silly girl, are you really stupid or are you pretending to be stupid? Go and see number 49."
"Eh?"
Qiao Qiao was stunned. She looked around the venue and finally found number 49 that He Shaochen spoke of. She felt that the back of that figure was familiar, as if she had seen it somewhere before.
Just as she was trying hard to recall, He Shaochen whispered, "Little fool, that's Duke Kruje."
Qiao Qiao was instantly shocked. "Duke Kruje!"
Duke Kruje was an important figure that she and Ravel wanted to rope in. He didn't have any real power, but he had a high reputation. He was also an elder of several generations. With his support, the support of the public would be higher. But it was a pity that this person had always been neutral, which gave Qiao Qiao a headache. However, she was also relieved. Although Duke Kruje was cold to them, he wasn't warm to Ravel either.
"Duke Kruje is the one who bid 6 million. He should like the Jade Buddha Hand. But it's a pity that he doesn't have much money. If we bid for the Jade Buddha Hand and give it to him, he should be happy."
Qiao Qiao suddenly realised that He Shaochen's purpose was here, and Ravel was probably here for the same reason.
Qiao Qiao looked at him with complicated feelings. She sniffled and said, "Shaochen, you're too good to me!"
But why did she feel so pained?
It was 10 million!
"Don't worry about that 10 million. Trust me, this 10 million is definitely worth it. I will make back a hundred times more." He Shaochen rubbed Qiao Qiao's head and smiled.
But in Qiao Qiao's eyes, these words were just comforting.
But what Qiao Qiao didn't know was that He Shaochen was much more cunning than she had imagined.
He was rich, but he wasn't so rich that he would burn money everywhere.
He Shaochen was a perfect capitalist. The money he invested would only generate endless profits. For example, the 2 billion that he had invested into J Country to please Qiao Qiao had now been used to build all kinds of primary schools, nursing homes, and so on. The various equipment and instruments needed were all products of his Clan. Even after discounts, there were still hundreds of millions of profits. On the other hand, because of the large influx of products, it was equivalent to a free advertisement. Just based on this, He Clan had saved an astronomical amount of endorsement fees. After that, the orders from J Country were received. It could be said that with that 2 billion, He Shaochen had earned a lot. There was no such thing as a loss.
Under He Shaochen's control, He Conglomerate was able to flourish. It wasn't without reason.
And now, the 10 million was the same.
After that, the auction took out a lot of things. He Shaochen had told Qiao Qiao that as long as she liked it, she only needed to raise the sign.
But Qiao Qiao was still feeling the pinch for the 10 million and wasn't in the mood to look at the other exhibits.
This made He Shaochen rather disappointed. She didn't even want to spend money. Only this silly girl would do that!
At this moment, the host on the stage suddenly raised his voice and roared with his life.
"Everyone, please pay attention. Now, we are going to show one of tonight's finale exhibits, the gemstone necklace worn by the last Queen of Jugula — Tears of the Fairy! I'm sure everyone has heard a lot about Queen Julia's secrets, legends of immortality, stunning enchantress, the Charming Child, and so on. Queen Julia was surrounded by legends all her life, but without exception, no matter which legend it was, there was an item that followed her closely. That is the Tears of the Eye that we are going to show tonight! "
With that said, many spotlights gathered in the center of the stage. Under the lights, a gemstone necklace exuded the glow of enchantment.
The blood-red and extremely pure gemstone was inlaid on the exquisitely crafted platinum necklace, surrounded by small diamonds. Under the lights, the diamonds refracted the light and gathered it all on the ruby. It looked like the ruby was glowing on its own.
If one kept staring at it, they would feel like they were really going to be sucked in.
The people sitting in the front row stared fixedly at the ruby as if they were intoxicated, as if they had been possessed by a demon.
"The starting price is 80 million! Everyone, start bidding! "
The starting price was surprisingly high, and the bidding was much quieter than before.
He Shaochen turned his head and asked Qiao Qiao, "Do you like it? I'll buy it for you. "
Qiao Qiao was a little sleepy. She yawned in boredom and said, "Anyway, we've already achieved our goal of coming to the auction. Why should we spend this money? No! "
80 million. That emcee is really crazy about money!
At this moment, another man wearing a silver mask walked up the stage. This man should be the owner of the 'Fairy's Tear'.
The man held the microphone and continued to introduce it to everyone.
"Everyone only knows that the Fairy's Tear is the gemstone necklace that Empress Julia loved to wear the most when she was alive. It often appears in her rumors, but why does Julia only love this necklace? Why is this necklace the only one that frequently appears in everyone's sight? "
"That's because it has a magical effect. Although the Fairy's Tear can't make people immortal, people who wear it can slow down their aging, prolong their lifespan, and strengthen their bodies."
"It's said that when Empress Julia was sent to the guillotine by the enemy army, her body never rotted after her head was chopped off. Even when she was cremated, the fire burned for three days and three nights before it stopped. The enemy general found this necklace in her ashes. It turns out that Empress Julia swallowed this necklace before she died. It can be seen that her legend is indeed related to this necklace. The people who obtained this necklace after that also changed to varying degrees."
"For example, the previous owner of this necklace was a noblewoman from Russia. She always wore this necklace and lived for a total of 103 years. Everyone can take a look at her photo before she died."
As soon as he finished speaking, a picture appeared on the big screen. A noble lady was lying peacefully on a hospital bed, but judging from her appearance, she was clearly in her early forties. This was probably the noble lady that the masked man had said had lived for 103 years.
The impact of this image should be more effective than any words.
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