Chapter 36: I’ll give you a Divination for Free

Chapter 36

"Thank you, I'll just choose this one, no need to look further," Jian Xi declined politely.

Seeing this, Zhang Tong didn't try to persuade her further. Instead, he directly led the two to learn about the stone room.

The auction hadn't started yet, so there was no one in the stone room, including those jewelers that worked with jade and stones.

But after the three people entered, more and more people came in to take a look.

Of course, most of them were people preparing to flatter Jian Xi. They had all thought it through - no matter whether this young miss was able to unlock any colors from this stone or not, even if it turned out to be a waste stone, they would still buy it at a high price.

However, there were also many people who came just to watch the excitement. Was it because the legendary billionaire He Qingchen only bought a 10,000+ yuan original stone for his sister, and didn't even take her to the appraisal area, an indication that he didn't actually like his sister that much?

Everyone who came in to watch the stone unlocking process had different thoughts in mind, and no one looked favorably upon the original stone Jian Xi had chosen.

He Qingchen, on the other hand, had a completely calm expression on his face. He sat on the sofa playing with his phone without even glancing at anyone.

Since the original stone was quite large, it took some effort for the master stone worker to carry and place it on the table. He hadn't even opened his mouth to ask Jian Xi if she wanted to draw the lines herself, when she had already come to the table. She picked up the pen and drew two lines. After finishing, she politely thanked the master and told him that he could relax now. From her skilled movements, those who didn't know her would have thought she was a veteran!

The master stone worker placed the stone in the machine, closed the lid, and set the machine to work according to the lines Jian Xi had drawn.

The only sound left in the entire stone room was the buzzing of the machine. Those jewelers didn't even glance at the machine.

The moment the machine stopped, they immediately started shouting out prices.

"Miss Jian, I'm the owner of Xuan Nian Pavilion. I bid 1 million to buy this piece of material from you."

"Miss Jian, I'm from Ling Long Jade and Stone Shop. I bid 1.5 million."

"Miss Jian, I bid 1.8 million."

"Miss Jian..."

Jian Xi remained standing without moving. She just gave them a polite faint smile. "I'm not selling, thank you all for your kindness." She knew they were only trying to play nice because of her brother's face.

Before she even finished speaking, the stone master suddenly gasped.

Everyone's attention was drawn over by this sound. They saw the stone master tremblingly take out the stone that had been cut open, wipe off the dust on it, and reveal the obvious color inside.

It was purple!

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He Qingchen remained as calm as before on the sofa, still engrossed with his phone, as if he had expected this all along and didn't even glance that way.

Before those jewelers could speak, Zhang Tong directly opened his mouth and bid 50 million.

Jian Xi shook her head. Facing the stone master, she said, "Please cut the second line."

"Top grade purple jadeite! This is the peak of purple jadeite! "

"A whole piece this big, it must be worth at least 100 million!"

"I really didn't expect Miss Jian's luck to be so astonishing. She's simply blessed by heaven!"

"Miss Jian, won't you really consider selling it?"

"Yes, please think it over Miss Jian. If you are willing to sell it, I'll offer 150 million!"

150 million! Jian Xi silently counted all those zeros in her mind.

What a pity! She couldn't sell it. Such windfall wealth counted as improper gains for her. Even if it was under He Qingchen's name, she couldn't, because she was the one who chose it and it had been tainted by her fortune!

Waa waa, her money was flying away!

Jian Xi painfully rejected them. "I'm sorry everyone, as I've said, it's not for sale. Thank you all the same."

The crowd heard this and became very disappointed. Jian Xi paid them no heed and had the bodyguards put away the goods to load in the car. She directly went to the store to grab a set of jade carving tools before leaving with He Qingchen.

The group sent the two to the entrance before returning to the auction across the street, which would start in another 10 minutes.

But as soon as they stepped outside, they saw Zhang Tong standing at the entrance across the street.

Eyeing the few people behind Jian Xi and He Qingchen, he raised his hand and pointed at them. In a loud voice directed at the security guards at the auction venue entrance, he said, "Those few jewelers I just pointed out, from now on, they are not to set foot in any of my auctions!"

Those were the jewelers who had tried to flatter Jian Xi earlier!

Having said that, he turned again to face He Qingchen and Jian Xi with a pleased expression. "Mr. He, Miss Jian, please walk slowly for I won't be sending you off?"

He Qingchen gave a mocking laugh at Zhang Tong's face devoid of expression, though the aggressive aura between his brows increasingly intensified!

This guy seemed a bit silly!

He signaled to Xu Yan, and Xu Yan instantly understood. Taking out his phone, he started to call Cheng Bei.

"Assistant Xu, no need to make that call!" Jian Xi called out to stop Xu Yan.

Xu Yan stole a glance at He Qingchen, then put down his phone.

Jian Xi whispered something into He Qingchen's ear, and the corners of He Qingchen's eyebrows raised slightly, but he did not say anything.

Zhang Tong had barely walked a few steps when Jian Xi's voice sounded behind him, "Mr. Zhang, please wait."

He turned his head back in puzzlement to look at Jian Xi, "Miss Jian, what else can I do for you? I'm very busy!"

Jian Xi was entirely unconcerned, the corners of her lips curving up slightly as she slowly and lazily said, "Since you and I have some karma today, how about I give you a free reading?"