Chapter 167 - The Land Bidding

"Really?" Yu Yan was skeptical. "Don't say that you have time when in truth you have to make the time for you to come. I don't want you to overwork yourself when you're already so busy."

"I'm not that busy. Don't worry about that."

"Hum, in that case, you should come. Will you use contact lenses or glasses?"

"Glasses." Long Ying had to leave after the public land bidding was over. He didn't really have that much free time but he could make some since for the morning, he didn't have much to do.

"Alright. How do I look with this?" Yu Yan finished dressing up and walked forward. She had picked long purple dress that was highlighting her features. It was one of the new dress with short sleeve that Beauty Design released not long ago and currently on trend.

Long Ying smiled. "You look good in whatever you wear."

"Glib tongue." Yu Yan rolled her eyes, yet the corner of her lips curled up to form a smile.

Hearing that, Long Ying arched his eyebrows. "Hmm, what do you want me to say, Yan'er?"

"Hey, hands' off, we'll be late if we don't depart now."

"Alright, alright."

After messing around a bit, the two of them departed. With the black glasses, Long Ying did look a bit suspicious, but Yu Yan didn't really care either way. He still looked handsome and good looking in her opinion. As for what other people think… let them think whatever they wanted.

The land public bidding was located in a grand hall. There were already a lot of people who came and the person from Zhou Family who hosted the event was busy greeting one by one. Many of them came through invitation but many also invited themselves.

Thanks to that, those who came uninvited mostly had to sit at the back or even didn't have a seat.

"Do you have invitation?" Long Ying asked.

Yu Yan nodded. Lei Xing Yi managed to grab two invitation letters. Those who got invited were allowed to bring one of their friends or partners, so there were two chairs that were provided for them.

"Yes, our seat is at…C45."

"It's over there."

"I'm always amazed by how sharp your eyes are." Yu Yan glanced at Long Ying and smiled faintly. It was very easy for Long Ying to spot a certain place, so it was never a hard task for them to find a specific place if they were to be invited to a certain event.

Long Ying merely let out a dry laugh. It was just the result of his training. Since life and death could be determined within a second, he had to make sure that he was prepared at all time or he would die. There was no way he would let himself be at the weak position and let those people took advantage of him.

Training one's eyes was just one of the many training he undergone.

Heading to the seat, Yu Yan noticed that there were a lot of people who came and most of them were businessmen. They also noticed her and gave smile and nod politely. Even if they didn't know each other, it was basic courtesy to smile.

Yu Yan raised her head and noticed a famous figure at the front. She nudged Long Ying. "Long Family is also here. Are they interested in the land?"

"No, they come for the project bidding after the public land bidding." Long Ying passed a look at Yu Yan. Noticing that she was confused, he continued, "There's a project from Zhou Family and a lot of people are giving proposals to be able to be the one to be the one to handle the projects."

"That's the true purpose of this public land bidding?"

"Yes."

"I see." Small businessmen came here because of the public land bidding and because they wanted to be able to get to know each other. Before the public land bidding officially started, they would be talking to each other and get some more connection.

"I'll head to the restroom."

"Don't lose your way."

"I won't." Long Ying glanced at An Lin, who came to protect Yu Yan, signaling him to protect her. By now An Lin's bruises had healed, so no one would be wondering about his face. He stood at the side as it would be inappropriate for him to sit with his Boss. Not to mention, Yu Yan only got two seat from one invitation.

Walking to the front, Long Ying's eyes noticed his brother also sensed his presence. Long Shu Ting, Long Ying's first brother and also the current heir of Long Family, was currently quite famous. Thanks to the many dispute had with Long Shu Xing, there were a lot of people who remembered him and tried to inquire more about the Long Family.

Right now, these families were also being careful as to not break the fragile balance. They were trying to make sure that they would not pick the wrong side and covertly gauge the ability of these two young men. So far, the successor pointed by Long Shao Huai was Long Shu Ting, but it might change.

No one knew for sure.

The two brothers pretended that they didn't know each other as they didn't even bother to greet. When Long Ying bypassed Long Shu Ting, he could sense that the latter slipped a piece of paper to his suit. He understood that his brother wanted to pass a message without letting anyone knew.

The internet was not safe enough.

In the restroom, Long Ying entered one of the cubicles. He took out the paper and read the content. The corner of his lips curled up.

The Long Family was currently under supervision, so it was unlikely for Long Shu Ting to be able to contact anyone in this kind of situation. However, this method of passing paper could also be found.

Taking out a lighter, Long Ying burned the message. He flushed the ash and looked at the water as his mind pondered. 'How annoying.. I really don't want to get involved.'