Chapter 101: The Fierce Bidding War

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Fang Nian furrowed her brows slightly. Liu Yunduo really knew how to play the game—her passionate and stirring description perfectly captured today’s theme. Even for charity donations, their hotel, as the organizer, would charge a 5% handling fee.

In other words, although this item was donated by a mysterious benefactor, 5% of the auction proceeds would still go into the hotel’s pocket. Therefore, the higher the final price, the better—it was exactly what they wanted to see. Liu Yunduo truly knew how to make money for her master. For a moment, Fang Nian found herself somewhat interested in the girl and said to the corpulent man beside her,

“Find a chance to recruit this girl. She could be useful to us.”

The fat man, having also recognized the girl’s abilities, nodded with a smile.

“Great minds think alike. I guarantee you, this will be Liu Yunduo’s last appearance at Beicheng International Hotel. The next time you see her, it will definitely be in our… store.”

Fang Nian rolled her eyes at the fat man, then smiled and nudged him with her elbow.

“Hey, I have to say, this girl really stands out. At 172 centimeters, she’s got a great figure. I think it wouldn’t be bad if you just took her in yourself.”

The fat man, thick-skinned as he was, had his weak spot—mentioning women made him uneasy. Yet, it was clear he liked Liu Yunduo’s looks. Slightly embarrassed, he said,

“Let’s see… let’s see first.”

“Three hundred thousand…”

At this moment, the price for the relic had already reached 300,000 yuan. For such an unknown object, this was indeed very high—almost beyond Liu Yunduo’s expectations.

Fang Nian looked toward the bidder, a man even fatter than the other, clearly a prosperous business owner, someone who didn’t have to worry about money. He wore somewhat vintage clothes, a string of aged star-and-moon beads hung around his neck, and his arm was adorned with Vajra Bodhi beads. He appeared deeply devoted to Buddhist culture.

However, judging by his physique, he was unlikely to follow strict vegetarian or celibate Buddhist practices; most likely, he simply liked these beads.

“Three hundred thousand, one time.”

“Three hundred thousand, two times.”

“Three hundred thousand, thr—”

Yet, just as Liu Yunduo prepared to finish the hammer strike, a voice suddenly rang out.

“Three hundred fifty thousand.”

The crowd was stunned. They hadn’t expected anyone else to want the item, let alone to raise the price by 50,000 in one go. When they turned to look at the bidder, they were surprised—it was Fang Nian.

“Why him? What would a hunter want with a relic? Is he trying to get a talisman or something?”

“Yeah, I just don’t get it. And this relic costs 350,000. Can a son-in-law like him afford that much?”

“Well, maybe he can. After all, he did make a big show today. The Xia family was struggling not long ago, but they’ve turned things around now. Though he’s a bit headstrong, the Xia family should foot the bill.”

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Liu Yunduo hadn’t expected Fang Nian to bid, but that’s how auctions go.

“Mr. Fang bids 350,000. Is there anyone willing to go higher?”

“360,000.”

The fat man was unwilling to give up, but Fang Nian quickly countered.

“400,000.”

“Wow…”

The entire hall erupted in astonishment. Fang Nian’s raise was bold and gave no chance to others.

The fat man trembled in frustration. He had been about to stand and bid again, but his companion stopped him. Even though he liked the item, 400,000 was a lot. His rationality returned, and he nodded, giving up the bid.

At that moment, another voice rang out, shaking the entire auction hall.

“500,000.”

“Wow…”

The crowd was stunned again. The bidder was Xu Fan, who rarely interacted with Fang Nian. Xu Fan had raised the price by 100,000 in one go—a truly bold move.

Fang Nian looked at Xu Fan, who returned a disdainful glance. It was the first time Fang Nian had seen such hostility in that old fox’s eyes.

Actually, Fang Nian was not particularly interested in the relic itself. He only felt that the system inside his body seemed to have established a subtle connection with it.

Although he didn’t understand why, learning some secrets about this system was worthwhile. Therefore, he had reluctantly spent so much money on it. The 400,000 yuan had nearly exhausted all the money Fang Nian had earned recently.

Who would have guessed Xu Fan would suddenly jump in? Fang Nian knew the Xu family was wealthy; if he competed with Xu Fan on financial power alone, he would lose.

But giving up now felt unsatisfactory. Gritting his teeth, Fang Nian raised the bid again.

“600,000.”

Xu Fan’s expression remained unchanged.

“700,000.”

“800,000.”

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Fang Nian was just as composed, as if the money spent was not his own, but mere loneliness.

“900,000.”

Xu Fan called out this price with a slight grimace. He had thought that 500,000 or 600,000 would intimidate Fang Nian, since Fang Nian’s status in the Xia family shouldn’t allow him to afford so much. But now, with bids nearing one million for a worthless stone, it was hardly worthwhile.

“1,000,000.”

When Fang Nian called out this price, not only the crowd below was stunned, even the Xia family’s own people rubbed their eyes in disbelief, looking at Fang Nian with incomprehensible expressions.

Wei Jianshe looked at Fang Nian in disbelief.

“President Fang, you’re not joking, are you? One million for this thing? If Master Xia finds out, won’t he…”

Though Fang Nian disliked people using Xia Moyan’s name to pressure him at work, Wei Jianshe meant well, so Fang Nian didn’t argue.

“It doesn’t matter. Our assets are shared. I don’t care about this money.”

Hearing this, Wei Jianshe knew Fang Nian was determined and said no more.

Nearby, Duan Rui and Jin Jinhui, who had just returned from a shower, happened to witness this scene. They both widened their eyes in shock.

Jin Jinhui looked incredulously at Fang Nian, who had regained some strength in the Xia camp, and asked Duan Rui,

“Rui, do you think Fang Nian’s gone mad? Spending one million on that worthless stone? I think he’s just getting cocky in the hunting grounds. He’s putting on a show.”

In truth, Duan Rui didn’t understand why Fang Nian insisted on buying that relic. Though it was precious, that was all. As an atheist, why would Fang Nian spend so much on such an object? It was baffling.

“I don’t know either, but judging by him, he must have his reasons. Whatever, you should hurry back. The Xiao family’s auction is about to start. Doesn’t your Jin family want something? Go back quickly.”

At Jin Jinhui’s words, Duan Rui snapped back to reality and returned to the Jin family’s camp.

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