Chapter 45: Fueling the Flames
The auction began, and the master of ceremonies came up to the stage to make an opening remark and began to auction the first jewel.
When Miss Manners took out the jewel, a smile appeared on An Yan's face.
It was a diamond necklace, which was the gift Huo Chengfei gave her today, and she didn't expect the Foundation to move so fast, so she immediately took it out for auction.
Huo Chengfei also came to participate in the auction today, and sat in the two rows behind An Yan and Qin Duyao.
Thinking that Huo Chengfei must also recognize this necklace at this moment, he will definitely feel uncomfortable, and An Yan's heart is happy.
Qin Duyao glanced at the necklace and moved his gaze to An Yan's face, just in time to see the smile on the corner of her lips.
He asked, "So happy?" ”
An Yan smiled even deeper, "Of course, you won't have to be so annoying in the future!" ”
After a pause, she said again: "Speaking of which, I also want to thank Mr. Qin for helping me to help me fight." ”
Qin Duyao smiled slightly, "You're welcome, I'm also thinking about the company, lest someone treat the company as a casino and cause my employees to have no intention of working." ”
"You know it all! I'm sorry, I don't want that either. It is not surprising that such a big thing will alarm the boss, An Yan can naturally think of it, and she deliberately pouted and apologized.
Qin Duyao shrugged, "It's okay, it can just be used to offset your labor expenses tonight." ”
An Yan was speechless for a while, and said coquettishly: "What a stingy boss, I really know how to plan!" ”
The two were talking and laughing in a low voice, and Huo Chengfei, who was sitting in the back row, felt very uncomfortable.
He recognized the diamond necklace, and he didn't expect the Foundation to put it up for auction so soon.
Needless to say, it was naturally Qin Duyao's idea.
The assistant on the side also recognized the necklace, his eyes widened in surprise, and he turned his head to see Huo Chengfei's reaction, but saw that he frowned deeply and seemed very unhappy.
The assistant immediately whispered, "Mr. Huo, why don't we buy the necklace and let Miss An see your sincerity." ”
Huo Chengfei didn't look at him, he still stared at the necklace on the stage, and then hooked the corners of his mouth: "No, this necklace is too cheap, she can't look down on it, to show sincerity, at least eight figures or more." ”
The assistant didn't understand, Huo Chengfei said that An Yan couldn't be bought with money before, why did he say that he wanted eight figures now?
Is he going to give her another gift of tens of millions?
There were too many people sitting around, and the assistant couldn't ask too much, so he could only hold it in his heart and wait to see what the boss meant.
The first piece of jewelry at the auction was sold by a real estate dealer for 800,000 yuan.
An Yan originally thought that Huo Chengfei would take a picture, but he didn't expect him to speak, it seems that he didn't plan to take back the things he sent out, so he could only pretend not to care.
Otherwise, it will be very shameless!
Seeing that the necklace was sold at a high price of 800,000 yuan, Qin Duyao smiled and said to An Yan: "I didn't expect my employees to be so capable, they only came to work for a few days, and they helped me earn 800,000 yuan, it seems that I didn't invite the wrong person." ”
An Yan smiled and deliberately joked, "It turns out that you are so happy that I am making extra money for you, then I will talk to Mr. Huo later, and ask him to send me a more expensive gift tomorrow, okay?" ”
Qin Duyao's smile was still the same, but the banter in his eyes was gone, replaced by a slight chill, "Okay, you can just try it." ”
Is this a threat to her?
An Yan wondered what would happen to him if she did try?
She said tentatively: "If I promise Mr. Huo, will you be unhappy?" ”
The smile on Qin Duyao's face disappeared, and his eyes became more and more cold, "What do you say?" ”
Then, he stopped looking at her and quietly stared at the stage.
An Yan closed his mouth and quieted down, looking at the stage seriously, but his heart was churning.
He cares so much about Huo Chengfei's pursuit of her, does it mean that he already likes her, so he will be jealous?
If so, she has already succeeded in one step, and next, she can implement the second step plan, grasp his heart firmly, make him fall in love with her completely, and cancel the marriage contract with Lin Kerou for her.
This step should be more troublesome, after all, the marriage between the two Qin Lin families is not child's play, and it can't be canceled if it is canceled, unless Qin Duyao loves her so much that she loves her madly, she will fight against her family desperately.
The auction proceeded in an orderly manner and soon came to an end.
The master of ceremonies walked up to the stage and announced that the last piece of jewelry was a diamond necklace once worn by a queen of the British royal family, with a reserve price of 20 million.
An Yan knew that she was talking about the necklace she was wearing around her neck, but she didn't know it and still sat still.
But I heard Qin Duyao say in a low voice: "It's your turn to play, go quickly!" ”
"Is it this necklace on me?" An Yan pretended to look at Qin Duyao in surprise, looked down at his neck again, and quickly got up.
Qin Duyao smiled softly, "Don't be nervous, just stand on the stage with a smile." ”
"Okay." An Yan nodded and slowly walked onto the stage.
There was an instant burst of admiration from the audience.
When An Yan followed Qin Duyao into the arena just now, everyone was attracted by her appearance, but they ignored the necklace around her neck, and now she stood on the stage and faced everyone, and she could clearly see the diamond necklace around her neck.
Only then did everyone realize that the necklace was like a special design for her, and the pink diamond lined the milky white thin sand dress on her body, delicate and dazzling, beautiful, just like a noble and elegant royal princess.
Someone started holding up signs, and the master of ceremonies immediately quoted.
"Twenty-five million!"
"Twenty-eight million!"
"Thirty million!"
An Yan looked at the audience with a smile and sighed in his heart.
There are so many rich people here, and such an expensive necklace is like a cabbage in their eyes, and they don't take it seriously at all.
She looked at Qin Duyao, who was looking at her with a smile, as if he was very satisfied with everyone's reaction.
At this time, a sign was raised in the back row, and the emcee's voice suddenly raised by a few decibels.
"Fifty million!"
Everyone was in an uproar and looked at the person holding the card.
An Yan stared over, but saw that the person was actually Huo Chengfei's assistant.
When An Yan came to the stage, Qiao Chu was taken aback.
After making trouble for a long time, it turned out that she was not Qin Duyao's female companion, but a model tonight, and the necklace around her neck was not hers, but a jewel to be auctioned by the foundation.
It hurt her to think that An Yan had already fallen in love with Qin Duyao, and sent a message to Lin Kerou, asking her to come over and catch the rape quickly.
She hurriedly took out her mobile phone and wanted to send another message to Lin Kerou, but as soon as she unlocked the screen of her mobile phone, she heard Huo Chengfei's assistant shouting: "Fifty million!" ”
Qiao Chu hurriedly sat up straight and looked at it, and couldn't help but whisper: "My God, Huo Chengfei is really rich, and he actually bought a necklace at such a high price." ”
Gu Zicheng, who was sitting beside her, couldn't help frowning, although this woman was not a daughter before, she was also a small jasper, after Qiao An's death, she took her place again, and became the eldest lady of Qiao's real estate, after a few years of good life, she still couldn't change her short-sighted, vulgar temperament, under such circumstances, it was really embarrassing for him to be able to say such a cheap word.
He turned his head and glared at Qiao Chu, and said in a low voice, "Can you be quieter?" ”
Qiao Chu was stunned for a moment, and immediately pouted, "Why are you so fierce, can't I talk about it?" ”
"What is there to say, and you are not afraid of jokes?"
Qiao Chu then understood, snorted angrily, and didn't dare to speak anymore.
Gu Zicheng looked at An Yan on the stage, and his mood was very complicated.
At first it was loss, then joy, and now it has become tangled.
Seeing An Yan follow Qin Duyao into the venue just now, the two of them seemed to be very intimate, and he felt very uncomfortable in his heart, thinking that An Yan had climbed up to Qin Duyao and became his girlfriend.
Later, when he saw her on stage, he realized that he had misunderstood.
It turned out that she was just helping the Foundation model and sell necklaces, which meant that she might not have climbed into Qin Duyao's bed yet, so he still had a chance.
However, seeing that Huo Chengfei actually wanted to buy the necklace around An Yan's neck at a high price, he realized that Huo Chengfei must also be playing An Yan's idea, otherwise, he would not have sent flowers and gifts to An Yan.
A Qin Duyao, plus a Huo Chengfei, his opponents are all the princes of famous listed companies in City A, they can't help but be handsome and golden, and they are also domineering and cold, which is not something he can afford to provoke at all.
However, he can't back down, and whenever there is a chance, he has to try hard. Because, An Yan attracted him not only her beauty, but also her current identity, as long as he could get her hands, he could use her to influence Gu Yiheng's thoughts, which would be of great help to him to get the inheritance of the Gu family.
He's going to try again anyway.
An Yan at this moment was as shocked as everyone else, although this necklace was expensive, it was not worth 50 million, at most it was 30 million, why was Huo Chengfei so bold and willing to spend so much money to bid? Is it because he is Qin Weiyao's friend and classmate that he wants to contribute to the foundation?
It seems unlikely, judging from what she has learned, Huo Chengfei is not a very charitable businessman, even if he occasionally donates some charity, it is also meaningful, he has never tried to be so generous, it seems that he has another purpose.
Just as she was wondering, she heard the master of ceremonies say, "Has anyone else raised the price?" Fifty million first, fifty million second, ten thousand first...... One hundred million! ”
An Yan's body shook and looked at Qin Duyao.
I saw Chen Junfeng, who was sitting next to him, holding up a sign in his hand, which said 100 million.
The audience was a sensation, and everyone was talking excitedly, but they didn't expect Qin Duyao to make a move, and he doubled the price when he came up, which was obviously announcing that he was unwilling to sell this necklace to Huo Chengfei.
Qin Duyao's face was indifferent, and his inky black eyes were as deep as a pool, without waves and traces, as if Chen Junfeng had nothing to do with him holding that sign.
An Yan glared at him, trying to find out the intention of his move from his face, but he couldn't see what he was thinking at the moment.
Hearing the emcee quote a sky-high price of 100 million, Huo Chengfei's face changed instantly, but Qiao Chu couldn't control himself again, and actually screamed excitedly: "Oh my God, Qin Duyao is crazy, how can that necklace be so expensive?" ”
She thought the same as Gu Zicheng, thinking that Huo Chengfei wanted to buy this necklace because he was going to give it to An Yan, but now that Qin Duyao has doubled the price, Huo Chengfei may not buy it at a higher price.
She guessed correctly, the assistant immediately asked Huo Chengfei if he wanted to increase the price, Huo Chengfei shook his head, and squeezed out three words from between his teeth: "Don't want it." ”
He already knew that Qin Duyao had no intention of selling this necklace at all, no matter how high the price was, Qin Duyao would continue to raise the price with him and would not sell it to him.
Huo Chengfei guessed correctly, this necklace was not a commodity auctioned tonight at all, it was just that Qin Duyao temporarily asked the Foundation to add it, so naturally it would not be sold to anyone, even if the price was high, it was useless.
The master of ceremonies excitedly announced that the necklace was bought by Qin Duyao, general manager of Qin's Group, at a sky-high price of 100 million.
At the gate, Lin Kerou walked in.