Flash Marriage with My Ex-Boyfriend’s Nemesis

Ning Qingqing and the others got into the car. Gu Youchen invited Ning Ruojun to his apartment, but she shook her head and said, “I’ll stay at Qingqing’s apartment. Just in time, I’m taking a break this afternoon. There’s an auction tonight. Qingqing, you and I will go together, Xiao Gu, you can come with us too if you’re free.”

So, Gu Youchen dropped the two off and then went to work.

In the evening, the three of them had dinner together and then headed over to the auction.

Ning Qingqing’s father was coming tonight, but his flight wasn’t due to land until 10 pm. It just so happened that the auction would end around that time, so Gu Youchen could go and pick him up.

On the way there, Ning Qingqing explained the situation about the Si family and gave her opinion, “They may have concealed some data on the project’s operations books and records. If reality really matched what they’ve shown, they shouldn’t have encountered so much trouble finding a company to cooperate with. I guess the Si family has already obtained the initial returns of the project, but there won’t be much left to earn later. Large companies don’t want to waste their energy, while smaller companies just want to take advantage of all the benefits.”

Ning Ruojun nodded, “Yes since this project is entrusted to you, it’s up to you to evaluate its actual total value and determine if it’s worth investing in.”

Ning Qingqing knew that this was the best opportunity to train herself, so she nodded, “Okay, Mom, I’ll strictly conduct the valuation according to the standards of Ning Venture Capture.”

Ning Ruojun revealed an expression of relief.

The group arrived at the auction site together, and Ning Ruojun planned to bid on a few things as greeting gifts when both families met.

Since it was a relatively niche auction, there were no private rooms available, and everyone was seated in the main hall.

The three of them arrived slightly late and ended up sitting in the back row.

Ning Ruojun flipped through the catalog in front of her, already having her eye on a target.

It wasn’t difficult to find out the preferences of the Gu family members, and she had already asked Nie Yu to gather information on what Gu Heng and Li Lanai liked to bid on in the afternoon. She also managed to obtain more detailed information on Gu Youchen while she was at it.

It was quite interesting – Gu Youchen had visited Qingtang Town ten years ago and had even been injured there. The Gu family had sent a helicopter to take him away. It seemed that was when he fell in love with her daughter.

As Ning Ruojun thought about it her lips curled into a slight smile.

The auction began shortly after.

Ning Qingqing sat between Ning Ruojun and Gu Youchen, flipping through the catalog. Her gaze was drawn to a white jade vase.

She wasn’t particularly interested in antiques, but the vase’s design happened to appeal to her aesthetic.

Seeing Ning Qingqing’s gaze linger on the vase, Gu Youchen asked, “Qingqing, do you like it?”

Ning Qingqing nodded.

Ning Ruojun said, “Mom will bid on it for you.”

Gu Youchen interjected, “Mom, there’s no need. I haven’t given Qingqing any gifts yet. Let me bid on it for her.”

He leaned in closer to Ning Qingqing’s ear and added, “Qingqing, would it count as a gift if I use our post-marital property to buy it?”

Ning Qingqing then handed the catalog to him and said, “Then do you have anything you like? I’ll use our post-marital property to buy it for you as well.”

Gu Youchen smiled and pointed to a jade paperweight, saying, “That one then.”

“Okay,” Ning Qingqing replied.

The first few items were quickly sold, and next up was the paperweight that Gu Youchen was interested in.

Not many people liked it, and Ning Qingqing easily won the bid at a price of 180,000 yuan.

Next up was the white jade vase that Ning Qingqing was interested in, with a starting price of 300,000 yuan.

As soon as the auctioneer hit the gavel, someone in the front row on the far right raised their paddle.

Seeing that someone was competing with her, Ning Qingqing couldn’t help but look over, only to discover that it was Shen Zhiqian!

Just as Shen Zhiqian raised his paddle, Gu Youchen didn’t hesitate to raise the bid to 320,000 yuan.

Almost everyone in the room was from Beijing and some didn’t recognize Gu Youchen, who had just returned to the country. However, they all knew Shen Zhiqian.

Seeing Young Master Shen raise his paddle, they naturally wanted to give him face.

The vase was not particularly special anyway. Despite the exquisite carving on it, it was something they could let go of.

Therefore, only Gu Youchen and Shen Zhiqian were competing.

Because they were both raising their paddles, Shen Zhiqian didn’t know who was bidding behind him until the price reached 400,000 yuan, and he couldn’t help but turn his head to look.

Once he looked, his pupils trembled.

He had come to the auction with his father, who was interested in a calligraphy painting that was being auctioned off as the highlighted item that night. But when he saw this white jade vase, he inexplicably thought of Ning Qingqing who mentioned that she liked it before.

He wanted to buy it for her.

But he hadn’t expected to see Gu Youchen raising his paddle when he turned his head!

He was sitting next to Ning Qingqing, who was eagerly looking at the jade vase on the table in front of her. It was obvious that Gu Youchen was bidding for her!

For a moment, Shen Zhiqian was in a dilemma.

He didn’t want to let Gu Youchen have it, but he also didn’t want to disappoint Ning Qingqing.

What he wanted to know most of all was who the familiar-looking woman next to Ning Qingqing was. He seemed to have seen her somewhere before.

The author has something to say:

Hmm, Shen Zhiqian is going to “meet the parents” because his father knows CEO Ning, hahaha~

Let’s watch his expression when he “meets the parents”!