Chapter 59: Chapter 58: A set for 4 million!

—VICTORY—

Thanks to the combined efforts of Gu Yu and Old Mr. Chen, Lin Xinyue finally won the game from a 0-12 deficit.

The entire game lasted nine minutes, and Lin Xinyue's game screen was dark for eighty percent of the time.

"Why does everyone start hitting me as soon as my little Lu Ban revives? This is too despicable!"

Lin Xinyue huffily placed her phone on the table, having had a terrible gaming experience.

Gu Yu smiled gently, pinching her cheek, "When you charge in, our tank can't even keep up, who else are they supposed to hit if not you?"

"The little short legs are running so darn fast."

Mr. Chen wiped the sweat off his brow; he was the tank Gu Yu was talking about,

A Lu Ban with sprint from the start, an old Lianpo like him really couldn't keep up!

Lin Xinyue stuck out her tongue and didn't say a word. She knew she had botched this game.

After the three of them finished this game, this round of the auction bidding was also nearly over.

The price of the pair of High Ancient Jade Owls, one real, one fake, had already been driven up to a high of 3.07 million.

Almost two-thirds of the people had joined the bidding.

Everyone was eagerly participating.

Gu Yu turned his head and looked at the people behind him who were still raising their bids incessantly, shaking his head helplessly in his mind.

These people really were fools with too much money!

The remaining ones were probably either complete amateurs, gambling on luck, or halfway decent at appraising, with a delusional confidence in their appraisal skills.

Of course, some might not care about the money at all.

Like Ma Tengyun.

"3.5 million!"

Ma Tengyun, seated in the fifth row with his No. 24 bidder card, called out in a calm and collected manner.

"No. 24! 3.5 million! Are there any higher bids?"

The price was nearing the overflow limit, and Xie Qingyin picked up the auction hammer in her hand.

"3.5 million! Any further bids?"

She repeated, her words light and playful.

"No. 16, 3.51 million!"

Another bid rang out. It was a young man sitting in the fourth row, wearing sunglasses, his face obscured, but his facial contours suggested he was quite handsome and probably not over twenty-seven or twenty-eight.

Before calling the price, he turned to look at Ma Tengyun.

Just one glance, and Ma Tengyun frowned slightly, immediately raising his card to outbid.

"3.6 million!"

After calling the price, he returned the young man's gaze with a challenging look.

"3.61 million!"

The young man wasn't the least bit intimidated, raising his card and calling the price without looking back.

"3.7 million!"

Ma Tengyun continued.

He was increasing his bids by a hundred thousand each time, while the other just calmly added ten thousand more.

Now the entire hall was just Ma Tengyun and the young man in sunglasses calling out bids.

The rest had dropped out of the bidding war, knowing that these two young men were at loggerheads!

"One is the son of Ma Zikang, and the other is the son of Guo Zhen, both scions of Modu's real estate families! Both are not short on cash!"

"Their families have been in fierce competition. It looks like these younger ones are also fighting for pride!"

"..."

The crowd was abuzz with discussion, and the bidding continued.

Xie Qingyin's hand holding the auction hammer was sore, as each time she was about to strike it down, one of the two would suddenly raise the bid.

The initial highest estimate of 3.5 million had now been stubbornly pushed up to 4.51 million!

Such a significant overflow meant that her commission from this second round of the auction would at least double!

She wanted to laugh, but her professional ethics restrained her.

"Just for pride, they are throwing around millions like it's nothing... these people really don't take money seriously..."

Gu Yu was stunned; he hadn't expected business competition to spill over into everyday activities!

But then again, it made sense.

The loser's family would lose face, and for some tycoons, face was everything!

However, after a moment's thought, he still sent a message to Ma Tengyun.

"Could lose at least 3.5 million, be cautious!"

On the other side, as Ma Tengyun was preparing to call 4.6 million, his phone suddenly lit up, displaying Gu Yu's message on the lock screen.

He paused for a second, then looked at Gu Yu in the first row.

But Gu Yu wasn't looking at him; he was chatting softly with Lin Xinyue in their seats.

"No. 16, 4.51 million! Going twice! Any more bids?"

The auctioneer was looking at him, waiting for his bid.

Ma Tengyun gritted his teeth and raised his bidding paddle, shouting, "4.99 million!"

The venue fell silent, with Xie Qingyin's third hammer already midway through its descent, she hastily paused upon hearing the bid of 4.99 million.

"Number 24! 4.99 million! Is there any higher bid?"

At this point, Xie Qingyin finally lost her composure, her voice trembling slightly. An item only appraised at a maximum of one million had astonishingly reached a final bid nearing five million under her gavel!

This would mark a significant achievement in her professional career!

After calling out the bid, Ma Tengyun seemed to deflate, as if all the energy had drained out of him. Although he had only raised the bid by less than half a million, his mindset was completely different from the last round of bidding!

Thanks to Gu Yu's warning, he vaguely guessed that there might be something fishy about the Ancient Jade Owls on the display stand.

After all, Mr. Chen Tian hadn't placed even a single bid from the start, and Gu Yu had mentioned he came to appraise treasures with Mr. Chen Tian!

If Mr. Chen Tian wasn't bidding,

it meant that Mr. Chen Tian must have great confidence in Gu Yu's abilities!

But the reason he still continued to bid 4.99 million, a high price, was entirely because he wanted to take a gamble!

He wanted to bet that he could drag Guo Xinxin, who was opposing him, into this pitfall!

"Young master, your budget is not sufficient for another bid," the female secretary, who was sitting behind Ma Tengyun and also handled the finances, quickly leaned in and whispered in his ear.

She was getting anxious. The auction wasn't over yet!

The boss had only given the young master a budget of five million. Could it be that it would all be spent just like that?

Would the boss blame her for not supervising properly?

Meanwhile, Guo Xinxin's expression was flickering uncertainly; he hadn't anticipated Ma Tengyun would suddenly drive the price up to 4.99 million!

The bid was already nearing his psychological limit!

However, upon seeing Ma Tengyun's personal financial secretary whisper into his ear and noting Ma Tengyun's tense expression, Guo Xinxin immediately guessed that Ma Tengyun had run out of ammunition!

His heart surged with activity.

By making another bid, he could surely trounce Ma Tengyun and dampen his spirits!

Everyone present today were bigwigs and elites of Modu's commercial world; dampening Ma Tengyun's spirits was akin to slapping the Ma Family in the face!

Besides, he felt that the Ancient Jade Owls were probably authentic. If he bought them and gave them to his father as a birthday gift next week, his father would probably be very pleased!

Having the chance to disrespect the Ma Family while acquiring a pair of rare Ancient Jade, Guo Xinxin found the deal worth it no matter how he thought about it.

"Number 24! 4.99 million, third..."

Xie Qingyin on the auction stage had already started the final call.

Everyone in the audience thought the auction was about to be concluded.

Just at that moment, Guo Xinxin finally couldn't hold back any longer and stood up, waving his paddle and belting, "I bid 5 million!"

Xie Qingyin felt sweat instantly stream from her neck down her back, her gavel halting barely three centimeters above the sounding block.

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Even Chen Tian, who had been busily playing Candy Crush, turned with curiosity to glance at the bid.

Upon seeing it was Guo Xinxin, the corner of his mouth twitched as he muttered, "The Guo family's prodigal son."

"Number 16! 5 million for the first time!"

"Number 16! 5 million for the second time!"

"Number 16! 5 million..."

Xie Qingyin subconsciously looked toward Ma Tengyun, but he casually set his paddle down on the table and gave a slight smile, "I fold."

"The third time! Sold! Let us congratulate the buyer at number 16!"

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This second round of the auction was truly heart-stopping!

If her gavel had fallen even a moment sooner, it probably wouldn't have reached five million.

As the gavel confirmed the sale, the venue erupted with rounds of applause. Guo Xinxin looked around with a smug expression and then proudly looked in Ma Tengyun's direction.

He saw Ma Tengyun also applauding, smiling as he looked back at him.

Guo Xinxin felt there was a mocking quality to Ma Tengyun's smile, but he also felt there was no reason for it. After all, he was the ultimate winner, wasn't he?

It must be Ma Tengyun putting on an act to hide his embarrassment!

It must be!

With this thought, his heart felt much more at ease.

In the front row, Gu Yu was watching Guo Xinxin, the mark, deciding to definitely remember this man!

Not because he wanted to network, but because he found this person not only easy to deceive but also with money to spare...

If there were a chance in the future, he would also like to fleece him a bit.

"Yu! Thanks! That Guo Xinxin must still think he's made a profit! Hahaha!"

Ma Tengyun sent a message, and as Gu Yu shifted his gaze, he noticed Ma Tengyun laughing happily.

Only then did he realize that Ma Tengyun's final bid was a trap set for Guo Xinxin!

"He's lost at least four million. You've got guts, I'm impressed! /Thumbs up"

Gu Yu casually replied.

Ma Tengyun: "Haha, all thanks to Yu's timely reminder!"