Flash Marriage with My Ex-Boyfriend’s Nemesis

At this point, the auctioneer called out, “400,000, going twice!”

Shen Zhiqian reacted quickly and raised his paddle again.

Behind him, Gu Youchen almost immediately raised his paddle after him.

Shen Zhiqian didn’t know why he was competing with Gu Youchen, or rather, he wanted to see if Gu Youchen would spend a lot of money on something that wasn’t worth it just for Ning Qingqing.

If he didn’t, would Ning Qingqing be able to tell how much of Gu Youchen’s love was genuine?

So, everyone present witnessed this tug of war.

A jade vase that was estimated to be worth around 300,000 yuan was being bid up with every round.

The guests had three paddles, representing 1,000 yuan, 10,000 yuan, and 100,000 yuan respectively.

In the end, both Shen Zhiqian and Gu Youchen simply raised their 100,000 yuan paddles.

When the price had reached over two million yuan, Ning Qingqing grabbed Gu Youchen’s arm and said, “It’s not necessary.”

Gu Youchen turned to look at her and said, “It’s rare for you to like something.”

Ning Qingqing had indeed quite liked it just now, but for some reason, she had lost interest in the vase at this moment.

She said, “I don’t like it anymore.”

Gu Youchen saw that she was serious, so he nodded and said, “Okay, then I won’t bid. But…”

As he spoke, he raised his paddle again.

On the other side, Shen Zhiqian’s eyes had turned red.

Did Gu Youchen really like Ning Qingqing, or was he just trying to compete with him? After all, over two million yuan was not a big deal for Gu Youchen.

Shen Zhiqian raised his paddle again.

He pinched his brow, unable to hide the feeling of powerlessness rising in his heart.

But just then, the auctioneer called out, “2.5 million going once!”

Shen Zhiqian frowned slightly.

He realized that Gu Youchen didn’t raise his paddle as he did before.

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So, did Gu Youchen give up? Ha, his persistence only amounted to this much!

The auctioneer called again, “2.5 million going twice!”

The surroundings fell silent, and it was evident that no one was competing.

Finally, the auctioneer announced, “2.5 million going three times!”

He hammered down, “Congratulations to the gentleman at table seven!”

Shen Zhiqian’s expression froze, and he realized that Gu Youchen had deliberately stopped here in their competition, just to make him spend 2.5 million.

But everything was already a foregone conclusion.

Beside him, Shen Yeyuan turned his head and looked at his son. “You don’t need to compete with Gu Youchen,” he said.

Shen Zhiqian tried to suppress all his emotions and said, “Indeed, I lost my temper.”

Shen Yeyuan said, “You haven’t been yourself lately. I heard that Ning Qingqing resigned and broke up with you?”

Shen Zhiqian didn’t answer.

Shen Yeyuan’s tone was somewhat reproachful. “I told you before, it’s fine to have a love life, but don’t let it affect your judgment and mood. Zhiqian, I thought you were handling it well.”

Shen Zhiqian’s assistant had already handled the procedures backstage, and the jade vase was handed to Shen Zhiqian.

He held the jade vase tightly, the veins popping on the back of his hand. “Dad, I really like her,” he said.

Shen Yeyuan sighed. “I hope you can find a wife who is a good match for you. After all, you know what your mother was like.”

“Qingqing is different. When she’s with me, she likes me, not my family background,” Shen Zhiqian said, lowering his head and rubbing the jade vase in his hand.

“Some women hide their true nature better,” Shen Yeyuan said, thinking of Xue Wenlan. Disgust flashed in his eyes. “And when you find out, it may be too late to regret it.”

“Dad, I told you she’s not that kind of person!” Shen Zhiqian argued in a low voice.

“In any case, I maintain my opinion,” Shen Yeyuan said, but then changed the subject. “But if you insist, you can marry her. In the end, it’s your life and your responsibility. The only thing I ask of you is to manage the Shen Group well, and preserve the ancestral heritage for future generations.”

Shen Zhiqian’s eyes brightened when he heard this. “Dad, you agree?”

Shen Yeyuan looked at his dark eye bags and said to him coolly. “Look at yourself now. I just don’t want you to continue like this. If you insist on pursuing her, why shouldn’t I give you a chance to make mistakes?”

Shen Zhiqian carefully put the jade vase back into its box and said, “I’ll prove to you that she’s different from my mother.”

After that, he meticulously prepared the box.

He didn’t even mind that Gu Youchen set him up, he only wanted to give Ning Qingqing the jade vase she liked.

The next items were auctioned off with intense competition, but they were all sold at reasonable prices.

Ning Ruojun didn’t come for those items in the first place. She was interested in the headlining and final masterpiece – a calligraphy painting.

She never hesitated when buying things. In her dictionary, you must know how to spend money in order to earn money.

Thus, when she learned that both Gu Heng and Li Lan liked calligraphy paintings, Ning Ruojun made up her mind to get it no matter how expensive it was.

Finally, when it came to the last piece, the auctioneer introduced the masterpiece and called out, “Starting bid: 8 million.”

This starting price had already discouraged most of the guests present.

Of course, there were also many people who came for this painting because a similar work by the same artist was auctioned off last time, which was even smaller than today’s piece and sold for a final price of 12 million.

Therefore, anything within 15 million for this piece today should be considered reasonable.

At first, Ning Ruojun didn’t participate in the bidding. She quietly leaned back in her seat and didn’t even flinch throughout the whole process.

It wasn’t until it quickly reached 11 million that there were only two or three sporadic competitors left.

At 13 million, only two competitors were left.