In an instant, Zhang Liwei's complexion turned ashen.

He stared blankly at the alluring and sweetly smiling Xin Xiaoting, who was looking tenderly at Shen Qiang, feeling an ever-growing sense of reluctance in his heart. Over the past five years, during four years in university and one year of internship, he had been tirelessly pursuing Xin Xiaoting.

He persisted in sending flowers every day, which Xin Xiaoting never accepted; he invited Xin Xiaoting to dinner countless times, but she never once responded.

But now, the charming and lovely Xin Xiaoting was not only holding Shen Qiang's hand tightly but also smiling with utter sweetness.

This made Zhang Liwei's heart roar in fury, "Why? Why is this happening!"

Almost simultaneously with Zhang Liwei's embittered outrage, the young man sitting beside him snorted coldly, "It serves you right, you wouldn't be dead if you didn't seek death. I told you, Shen Qiang was setting you up. That ring is worth fifty or sixty thousand at most, but you insisted on bidding. Now look, Shen Qiang doesn't want it, and you ended up being the sucker."

Zhang Liwei bellowed in a rage, "I am not short of money!"

Several buyers, who already had a very poor impression of him in the hall, burst out laughing.

"Yo, if you're not short of money, why are you shouting so loudly?"

"This is hilarious, going into an auction is all about cost-effectiveness and rarity. That lousy tourmaline ring, there are tons of them in jewelry stores. Paying three hundred thousand for it, how much water must be in your head."

The scoffing comments from the people around him made Zhang Liwei flush with embarrassment and so angry that he stood up to leave.

At this moment, the heavily made-up woman following him sidled up coquettishly, wheedling, "Young Master Wei, it's bought now, so what? That ring is so pretty, it's priceless in my eyes. Forget three hundred thousand, it would be worth three million."

Hearing this, Zhang Liwei's expression slightly improved.

The young man frowned slightly and said, "You can't buy what your heart truly desires with money. Let's leave it at that. I'll help you dispose of it another day, take a loss of two hundred thousand or so, just consider it tuition."

Hearing this, Zhang Liwei snorted coldly, "Am I short that few thousand dollars?" Wrapping his arm around the heavily made-up woman, Zhang Liwei said coldly, "Don't you like this ring? I'll give it to you later."

The heavily made-up woman's eyes immediately lit up upon hearing this, and after planting a fierce kiss on Zhang Liwei's face, she cooed, "Young Master Wei, you are really too good to me."

These words made Zhang Liwei quite pleased, and he chuckled, "So, how are you going to thank me?"

The heavily made-up woman placed her hand on Zhang Liwei's crotch and whispered softly, "However you want."

Zhang Liwei laughed.

Almost at the same time.

On the VIP seats, looking at the charming and innocent Xin Xiaoting, Shen Qiang felt an inexplicable warmth in his heart.

Love of beauty is a woman's nature.

Shen Qiang could tell that Xin Xiaoting genuinely loved the red tourmaline ring.

But now, she had stopped Shen Qiang, and the reason was obviously that she cared more about Shen Qiang than about the ring.

Looking at Xin Xiaoting, Shen Qiang said tenderly, "Are you worried that I don't have enough money?"

Xin Xiaoting giggled, "Whether you have money or not, I really don't care. I just don't want you to lose your senses over this ring."

Shen Qiang laughed.

Just then, another ring was put up for auction, this one a sapphire.

Seeing Shen Qiang and Xin Xiaoting whispering intimately in the VIP seats, Zhang Liwei immediately placed a bid.

But what disappointed him afterwards was that Shen Qiang did not bid at all, not even sparing a glance.

Instead, he tore a piece of paper from the item list booklet beside him, as if he were folding something.

Xin Xiaoting, charming as a flower, watched from the side.

Annoyed, Zhang Liwei stood up and yelled, "Shen Qiang, you think you're all that, don't you? Come on, here's a ring, bid for it if you're so great. Isn't it just to win Xin Xiaoting's heart?"

Hearing this, Shen Qiang simply gave him a bland look.

At that moment, a staff member had already approached Zhang Liwei, asking him to be quiet.

But Zhang Liwei still showed defiance, roaring, "Shen Qiang, you just want to prove you're better than me, right? Then come, fight me. I've got plenty of money."

At these words, Shen Qiang, who was sitting in the VIP seats, laughed. Then he turned his head, stretched out his hand, opened his palm, and smiled at Xin Xiaoting beside him, "Do you like it?"

Looking at the paper ring folded by Shen Qiang in his palm, Xin Xiaoting's eyes immediately lit up, and she exclaimed in surprise, "For me?"

Shen Qiang gently pulled Xin Xiaoting's fair and slender jade-like hand, then gently slid the paper ring onto her slender finger, smiling, "Unfortunately, the ring you liked was already bought by someone else, so I could only fold a paper ring for you for now."

Xin Xiaoting chuckled immediately, her lovely face blooming like a flower as she coyly said, "Then you have to remember to make it up to me with a real one later."

Shen Qiang smiled.

Watching this scene, Zhang Liwei furiously said, "Shen Qiang, aren't you rich? Aren't you a VIP? What's with the paper ring? Can't afford to spend the money, or what? Speak up, I'll lend it to you."

These words made Shen Qiang frown.

But before Shen Qiang could speak, Xin Xiaoting, who was softly stroking the paper ring, laughed and said, "Zhang Liwei, this paper ring may seem worthless to you, but in my heart, it's priceless."

"Because Shen Qiang personally folded it for me. Even if others have billions, they can't buy this!"

These words left Zhang Liwei as stunned as a wooden chicken.

Upon hearing this, Boss Ma praised, "Hahaha, young lady, you're absolutely right. Some things can't be bought with money. The important thing is that Shen Qiang has you in his heart."

Sun Kaiping, who had been stern-faced all along, sighed, "Indeed, many girls don't understand. They think that a man who is willing to give them money truly cares for them, but a man's true expression of affection is not just by tossing a stack of cash."

Another wealthy businessman sitting on the side also nodded in agreement with a sigh, "Exactly, because that's no different from hiring a prostitute. So the guy who thinks having money will make all women gravitate toward him deserves his failure."

Hearing their words, Xin Xiaoting's smile grew even sweeter.

Her gaze towards Shen Qiang also became increasingly tender.

Right at this moment, a well-groomed young man with not a single wrinkle on his shirt had already approached Zhang Liwei, looking at him coldly, the youth said, "Sir, please control your emotions. If you continue to yell and scream, I will throw you out."

Zhang Liwei was furious.

At this time, the young man beside him quickly grabbed him and whispered, "Stop it, it's even more embarrassing to be thrown out. Calm down, we still have a chance."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Liwei forcibly suppressed his angry glare and sat down with a twisted face.

The auction then continued.

Soon, it reached its climax. The Daoist Artifact, Yin Yang Mother and Child Bead Stick that Shen Qiang had appraised for Xu Nan, was sold for a million yuan.

After that, the Daoist Artifact Cloud Water Flag fetched an even higher price of five million yuan.

Following that, the next item was the Furnace Tripod sealed with an Immortal Sealing Technique. The starting bid was not very high, just one and a half million, but as soon as the bidding started, an elderly man sitting in the VIP seats opposite Shen Qiang immediately raised his bid,

"Six million!"

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