After a Flash Marriage With the Disabled Tyrant - Chap 52
Yuan Rui immediately turned sideways to block Gu Jue’s gaze, which was directed toward Shi Yunnan.
With his back to Shi Yunnan, he whispered to Gu Jue with fierce eyes, “You idiot, don’t try to steal my carrots.”
Shi Yunnan was amused by Yuan Rui, and when he saw his lover’s slightly puzzled eyes, he explained what had just happened in a low voice.
After Luo Lingsheng heard this, his eyes darkened. “Do you want to investigate them?”
Shi Yunnan looked askance at Gu Jue and Song Miaoke in the same row. With a slight change in his eyes, he whispered a sentence in Luo Lingsheng’s ear.
Hearing this, Luo Lingsheng quickly sent out a message on his mobile phone.
In less than half a minute, Qin Jian in the front row got up and gave them a meaningful look, then he quickly walked out of the venue.
At the same time, the host’s opening speech finally sounded. The process of the charity auction was very simple—
The first eight exhibits were private gifts donated by wealthy businessmen and women to this charity gala. They were all relatively small exhibits, and the amount auctioned would be entirely used for poverty donations.
The following exhibits were all provided by independent designers or design studios, and the starting price of the auction was determined by the former.
The total auction price, minus the initial design cost, would also be used for charity donations.
After a brief introduction by the host, a professional auctioneer came on stage.
The first eight pieces of jewelry were all small pieces, and the starting price was not too high for the guests present, so the auction went quickly and smoothly round after round.
Then, the follow-up design exhibits brought the atmosphere of the auction to a climax.
Shi Yunnan didn’t have much interest in bidding, but he couldn’t help studying the design elements of each exhibit as it came out and took the initiative to explain it to Luo Lingsheng.
Originally, Luo Lingsheng had no interest in these jewelry auctions, but he liked to listen to Shi Yunnan’s continuous explanations. He was particularly fascinated by his lover’s passion for design.
“Why do you like jewelry design so much?” Luo Lingsheng had never inquired about this. He remembered that Shi Yunnan’s college major had nothing to do with design at all.
“Because my mother liked to collect jewelry when she was alive.”
A glimmer of light flashed in Shi Yunnan’s eyes, sighing as he spoke.
At that time, Wen Min also had a special jewelry cabinet, in which she carefully collected all kinds of jewelry objects.
Every time she got a new favorite jewelry, she would temporarily forget her mother’s identity, and carefully match her clothes and makeup with the jewelry and ask: Yibei, Yunnan, does mommy’s necklace look good?
Wen Min was a pampered young lady from a respectable family.
The world after her marriage was very simple, with the piano music she liked, jewelry, her precious baby twins, and her beloved husband.
Unfortunately, fate loves to play tricks on people.
After the Shi and Wen families fell apart, they did not take away all of Wen Min’s belongings.
Later, Xie Wei became the new mistress of the Shi family. When Shi Yunnan returned home from abroad for the first time, he found that the other party was wearing his late mother’s earrings.
That was the first time he protested against this “stepmother.”
However, Xie Wei was a plausible liar. She wiped her tears in front of old man Shi and Shi Sheng, putting on an act as if she was the innocent party. She also took the initiative to return the earrings to Shi Yunnan, making it seem like he was throwing a tantrum for no reason.
Since then, Shi Yunnan’s feelings for this “stepmother” have been reduced to the lowest level.
…
Seeing Luo Lingsheng’s complexion gradually sinking, Shi Yunnan quickly changed the subject with a smile, “I also came into contact with the jewelry design industry by chance, and felt quite interested in it, so I tried out.”
When he first participated in a jewelry design competition, he casually used a pseudonym.
He won the most innovative award in that competition. It was thanks to both luck and strength. Later, he also received invitations for studio orders and private orders.
Gradually, he developed his own design career.
If it weren’t for this temporary return to China and the fact that he encountered the most important turning point in his life, perhaps Shi Yunnan was still living abroad, day and night inseparable from design work.
Yu Shuo in the front row turned sideways, his gaze ignoring his long-term friend and aiming at Shi Yunnan.
“Mr. Shi, please give me some recommendations. Which of the exhibits that have not yet been auctioned is more suitable for me to get? The price doesn’t matter; I can afford it. “
Shi Yunnan no longer had any resistance toward Yu Shuo. After hearing his request, he immediately leaned forward and recommended some items to him.
Luo Lingsheng in the wheelchair looked at the two people who were “whispering to each other”, and his acid-stained gaze seemed to be able to corrode a hole in the forehead of his long-time friend…
Does this person have any eyesight? Does he not have his own date?
…
The auction progressed to halftime.
Luo Lingsheng suddenly received a text message from Qin Jian, who had not returned from the trip.
He carefully read the information and frowned as he showed it to Shi Yunnan, “This should be considered a violation in the auction; should we report it to the organizer?”
Shi Yunnan read the contents of the text message and said, “No wonder Lingyu was so confident.”
He raised his eyebrows slightly and said, “Don’t report it yet. What’s the point of reporting it now? The good show has yet to begin.“
Luo Lingsheng met his lover’s gaze and immediately understood his intention: “Do you want them to shoot themselves in the foot?”
“Certainly.”
Shi Yunnan moved closer to Luo Lingsheng’s ear and explained in a very low voice.
Yuan Rui, who was beside him, couldn’t bear this wholesale of free dog food. He deliberately cleared his throat and said, “Yunnan, do you want to go to the toilet with me?”
Shi Yunnan, who had just explained the important matter, was speechless for two seconds and looked over at this blockhead, “Are you a primary school student? Do you have to go to the bathroom hand in hand?“
“No.”
Yuan Rui directed his gaze to a certain location and intuitively said, “Gu Jue has just left, so I want to quietly follow him. I’m afraid that he will come up with some dirty tricks.“
Hearing this, Shi Yunnan quickly gave Luo Lingsheng a glance, “I’ll go meet him again to add some leverage to the next good show.”
“Um.”
Luo Lingsheng knew that Shi Yunnan must have his own plan, so he didn’t stop him.
Shi Yunnan got up and followed Gu Jue’s direction.
Yuan Rui also heard the indistinct dialogue just now. He vaguely perceived something, so he chased after his friend with some worry.
“Yunnan, is something wrong? Our design was tampered with by Gu Jue?” Yuan Rui asked as he walked.
It’s not that he maliciously thought of Gu Jue and Lingyu too badly, but those people had just recently dug into the wall of their house and poached their people.
Yuan Rui was afraid that Gu Jue would once again do something unethical to damage their studio for the sake of his own victory!
Gu Jue looked decent on the surface, but he has to be careful with this person!
“It has little to do with our designs for the time being. Don’t be nervous.”
Shi Yunnan patted Yuan Rui on the shoulder and pretended to stand in front of the washstand outside the bathroom.
“It’s not that easy to manipulate the designs at such an auction. In case it is exposed, Lingyu will only suffer.“
Yuan Rui heard the words and felt slightly relieved.
In less than a minute, Gu Jue walked out of the bathroom stall. Seeing the two people standing in front of the washstand, he approached, “What a coincidence.”
Yuan Rui snorted, “What bad luck.”
Gu Jue’s fake smile subsided slightly. He locked his gaze with Shi Yunnan through the mirror while pressing the hand sanitizer, “Mr. Shi, you have no future in Yuan.”Do you want to consider coming to Lingyu?”
“I can directly promote you to be the supervisor of the design group.”
Shi Yunnan was the only remaining designer at Yuan. Gu Jue didn’t believe in Yuan Rui’s ability, but he still acknowledged Lu Zhao’an’s vision in picking people.
He wanted to use better conditions to lure Shi Yunnan to Lingyu and then throw him away like Yang Sen and others.
First, they can attack the Yuan family and Yuan Rui; second, they can squeeze out Shi Yunnan’s value.
When Yuan Rui heard this, he immediately became unhappy, “Gu Jue! Don’t think I won’t dare hit you! There is no surveillance camera here!“
Gu Jue likes to watch other people’s emotions get out of control. It gives him the thrill of being in control of others.
“Yuan Rui, don’t deny it, you’re just a disappointment. In your hands, Yuan will only accelerate its demise.“
“Our previous generation fought for so long, but they didn’t win or lose. Believe it or not, it won’t take two years’ time…”
“Yuan family will vanish in the blink of an eye, just like this foam,” Gu Jue said as he raised his hand and blew at the foam on his palm.
Shi Yunnan let out a low laugh and responded instead of Yuan Rui.
“To tell you the truth, Mr. Gu, I have already invested in Yuan Jade Design. I’m both a designer and a partner, so you don’t need to try poaching me using these superficial words. It’s quite disgusting.“
“…..”
Gu Jue’s eyes had a trace of rekindled anger, and his speech became impolite, “It seems that Mr. Shi’s vision isn’t very good, so I guess your design should also be a mess.”
Who doesn’t know how to blurt out reckless and arrogant-sounding words?
The more Shi Yunnan and Yuan Rui refuse to admit defeat, the more it means that they’re not confident.
Lingyu was preparing the exhibit for this auction three months in advance, while Shi Yunnan and Yuan Rui were cramming everything into one month. What good things could they make?
How is this possible?
Just when Gu Jue was secretly belittling them in his heart, Shi Yunnan suddenly moved closer and attached to his ear, “Gu Jue, since you took over the Lingyu Design Department, you have only brought about disaster for the past two years. And your capital chain; you’ve been tearing down the east wall to repair the west wall, right1?”
“…..”
Gu Jue could feel that an invisible, powerful aura was holding him in place, and the sharp questioning made it difficult for him to refute for a while.
That’s right.
The Lingyu jade design was once their Gu family’s fat piece of meat. In fact, Gu Jue wanted to take this high-level position because he wanted to pose as a capable person and deceive his many young lovers.
As he didn’t care about management and didn’t have any design experience, in the past two years, three or four veteran designers had been forced to resign. The remaining designers began to form cliques and fight openly and secretly. They weren’t interested in creativity or development.
By the time Gu Jue found out, the working capital and sales amount of this independent department had been completely exhausted.
If not, how could he be willing to lower himself and participate in this auction? It was also impossible for him to accept Xie Keyue’s investment so easily.
Of course, he didn’t show anything in front of Xie Keyue.
If their design exhibit can attract the wealthy people present and be auctioned off at a good price, they should be able to secure many private design orders in the future!
Coupled with the use of “charity design” as a publicity stunt, other regular designs under Lingyu should also garner another wave of sales growth.
Step by step, he will be able to redeem the deficit he lost.
“Lingyu is doing well. Mr. Shi doesn’t need to worry about us.” Gu Jue took a half step back and washed away the foam on his hands.
Shi Yunnan’s eyes flickered with a dark light. He put away his low-key and humble acting just now and said, “Gu Jue, just wait and see!”
His tone was very arrogant. “My design work will definitely fetch the highest price in the auction, and then I will stomp your Lingyu’s design work under my feet.”
This sentence hit Gu Jue’s heart like a big stone, and he looked over—
Shi Yunnan’s eyes were firm and confident, as if he had foreseen the outcome that had not yet happened.
After saying that, he turned and left.
Seeing this, Yuan Rui shook his hands full of water droplets at Gu Jue’s face.
“Yuan Rui! What’s wrong with you!“
“Gu Jue, you’d better sit tight and watch the show! The best thing I, Yuan Rui, ever did in my life was to befriend Shi Yunnan! His designs will surely amaze the whole audience!“
“Your Lingyu can only play small tricks behind the scenes…“
Noting that no one was around, Yuan Rui added a sentence to vent his anger, “Ptooey! You useless thing!”
He dropped these demeaning words and quickly caught up with his friend, who had gone far away.
Gu Jue was getting more and more furious. He didn’t even understand—how did Shi Yunnan know about Lingyu’s capital, profit, and loss! And he even said that his work would fetch the highest price?
Impossible! He won’t let this happen!
Gu Jue ravaged the tissue in his hands into a mass of rubbish. He felt that he had to increase his chips and gamble—
For the “X Designs” at the end of the auction, he and Lingyu Design had to defeat Yuan Rui and Shi Yunnan’s studio!
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To take money that was meant for one thing and use it on another thing
Yuan Rui quickly caught up with his friend and hooked his arm around his shoulder, saying, “Yunnan, I will keep it a secret for you!”
He was smiling and laughing. It was rare that he wasn’t fooling around or in a nervous state.
Shi Yunnan asked, “What kind of secret?”
Yuan Rui replied, “You were so close to Gu Jue just now. Wouldn’t Mr. Luo be jealous if he found out?“
Shi Yunnan didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, “Don’t talk nonsense in front of him.”
Yuan Rui patted his own chest and reassured him, “I know, I’ll always be on your side! If your relationship doesn’t go well, I’m afraid that my career will also suffer.“
“Yuan Rui, get lost.”
…
When the two returned to their seats, the auction for the second half had already begun.
The atmosphere at the venue was very fervent. The No. 18 work was auctioned for 7.6 million, by far the highest bid of the night!
The auction moved on to the final process of the evening, which was the display and auction of the upcoming “X Design” works.
Yuan Rui took a deep breath nervously and said, “Yunnan, it’s our turn.”
“Now, let me reveal the 21st piece to everyone, from…”
The auctioneer paused for a moment, but soon recovered, “The ‘Brilliant Flower’ designed by Lingyu.”
The large screen was displaying the details of the work, and at the same time, the display cabinet with genuine products was also pushed up by the staff.
Yuan Rui said without any reaction at all, “What’s going on? Shouldn’t our work be shown first?“
“Don’t worry, I had someone change it temporarily.” Shi Yunnan replied in a low voice.
He told Qin Jian to use ‘data error’ as an excuse to temporarily change the auction order between them and Lingyu. Because it didn’t really affect anything, the organizer easily accommodated.
“Why?” Yuan Rui was puzzled.
Shi Yunnan looked in Gu Jue’s direction and said, “Some people who go overboard in their quest for victory will be even more blind and impulsive in their pursuit of the highest point. In the end, the final price and outcome will amount to nothing.“
Yuan Rui was confused, but when he saw that his friend was not nervous at all, he simply suppressed his emotions and waited.
The auctioneer on the stage cleared his throat and immediately started a smooth introduction, “Ladies and Gentlemen, please take a look. This exhibit is a brooch made of diamonds and jadeite, shaped like a sunflower, so it’s named ‘Brilliant Flower’.”
The petals of the brooch were long strips, which gradually transitioned from yellow diamonds to colorless diamonds. The transition of the entire color strip was very natural.
The most fascinating was the emerald green round jade inlaid in the center. The deep green color made people fall for it from the bottom of their hearts.
This brooch was a very bold innovation in jewelry design as it was difficult to integrate the dazzlingness of diamonds and the calm texture of jadeite.
But at this moment, under the irradiation of professional lighting, the petals of the brooch emitted a nearly golden yellow light and gradually merged with the light of colorless fine diamonds, just like the rising sun in the morning, bright but not too dazzling.
As for the emerald green jade in its center, it has the highest quality and luster. Even laymen can tell that it’s one of the top green hues!
For a while, several wealthy women around them exclaimed, “It’s so beautiful!”
“This brooch is very exquisite, isn’t it?”
“What is the starting bid? Honey, I have my eye on this one!“
Hearing the continuous exclamations and love coming from all around him, Gu Jue’s heart felt a little bit more confident.
He looked toward the seats in the fifth and sixth rows, respectively, with particular anticipation of what was about to come.
“No. 21, a private collection designed by Lingyu, starts at 4.5 million, with a 100,000 increase each time! The bidding will officially start now!“
As soon as he finished speaking, a guest sitting in the fifth row raised his auction number plate, “No. 35, 5 million!”
500,000 at once.
Yuan Rui froze for a moment when he heard the number.
Shi Yunnan and Luo Lingsheng, who were sitting next to him, looked at each other and watched the play knowingly.
The next second, another guest sitting in the sixth row raised their plate and shouted, “5.2 million!”
“Okay, Mr. 06 increased the bid to 5.2 million. Anyone else?” As soon as the auctioneer asked, another lady immediately raised her hand to increase the price.
The auctioneer was particularly good at capturing the bidding atmosphere.
In less than three minutes, the auction price for this brooch had soared to seven million, and the most aggressive bidder was guest No. 35, sitting in the fifth row.
Next, there was also guest No. 06, who was sitting in the sixth row.
“Is there another bidder for $7 million?” The auctioneer shouted as he looked around the circle.
Suddenly, a familiar voice in the front row said, “Number 14, 7.7 million!”
All of a sudden, it refreshed the highest price of the auction tonight!
Sitting in his seat, Gu Jue’s eyes instantly brightened up, revealing the smile of a long-lost victor.
Yuan Rui’s sight immediately chased after him, but he almost jumped in shock after seeing the other party’s appearance.
He looked at Shi Yunnan and Luo Lingsheng in disbelief and asked in a low voice, “Yunnan, what’s going on? Isn’t that assistant Qin one of Mr. Luo’s people? Why did he bid on other people’s design!“
The person who called out the bidding price of ‘7.7 million’ was Qin Jian, who disappeared for a long time after the start of the auction.
Shi Yunnan suppressed Yuan Rui, who was about to turn into a puffer fish with anger, and leaned closer to him to explain in a low voice, “On purpose.”
“What do you mean?”
“The guests holding No. 35 and No. 06 bidding plates are actually hired by Gu Jue through some connection.”
“…..”
“They are maliciously driving up the auction price,” Yuan Rui said as he blinked his eyes quickly. “This is against the rules of the auction!”
First, they deliberately or even maliciously created an atmosphere that made an auction item appear “popular,” thus guiding guests who really love this auction exhibit to increase their bidding chips time and time again under excitement and impulsiveness. When the auction price reaches the critical point, they will timely stop. As a result, the successful bidder was duped into purchasing a good at a surplus price. This wasn’t a gain but a loss!
The ultimate profiteer is often the commodity sellers who hide behind the scenes to manipulate it all.
“Of course we know,” Shi Yunnan replied.
This auction money will be donated to charity. No matter how high the auction price is, it will not flow into Lingyu’s pocket, but what they wanted was the successful aftereffect it could bring—to gain more attention and gimmicks. As long as their jewelry pieces are decent and acceptable, a high number of orders will come to their door.
Yuan Rui didn’t argue; after all, this was also why he and Shi Yunnan took part in the auction.
It’s just that, no matter how much they want to win, they won’t play this kind of trick! Isn’t it obvious that this is a pitfall waiting for the guests who really love their work?
“Don’t worry, this is a psychological game.”
Shi Yunnan patted the back of his friend’s hand to appease him, “With me here, Gu Jue will only get into trouble.”
During the brief conversation between the two, the auction price soared to 8.6 million.
The two “guests,” No. 06 and No. 35, increased their prices, and two ladies who really loved this piece of jewelry followed suit.
After another round, the auction price has reached 9 million. The bidder was a wealthy lady wearing a cheongsam and mink fur.
Yuan Rui couldn’t stand it anymore. His disgust for Gu Jue was getting deeper and deeper.
He has too high a standard of morality for anything related to jade.
Just when everyone thought the auction price was already too high, another familiar and indifferent voice sounded from the front row, “No. 098, 9.5 million.”
All of a sudden, everyone’s eyes were focused, and even Luo Lingsheng narrowed his eyes in surprise, “Yu Shuo?”
Yu Shuo in the front row waved his plate amusingly, then used it to cover his mouth, “I know what you guys are doing. I’m bored, so I’ll give you a hand.
“Don’t worry, the bidding will continue to increase over there. If I really lose the bet, I’ll just consider it as spending 9.5 million on a premium item.“
This little money was nothing to him.
Sure enough, there was a moment of silence in the auction venue after Yu Shuo named his price—
Although love and impulsiveness are the truth at the auction, a diamond brooch sold for 9.5 million is already a sky-high price!
Gu Jue was sitting in his seat when his phone vibrated.
“President Gu, do you want to continue increasing the price?”
“Mr. Gu, it’s almost time to call it quits, right?”
The two text messages before and after came from the “fake guests” at No. 06 and No. 35, respectively. They are the people responsible for cajoling the high price.
At this high price breaking point, they can no longer increase the price rashly for Gu Jue behind the scenes, lest they stumble and cause accidents.
Gu Jue was still hesitant, but a voice of discussion suddenly roused beside him, “According to this auction trend, this brooch won’t reach 10 million, right? That’s a new high!“
“Not necessarily. I think this 9.5 million is about right.”
“It’s already 9.5 million, only a mere 500,000 away. It’s safe to assume that those wealthy ladies still have enough money to spare. Women are always willing to spend money on the things they like.“
…
Gu Jue sat silently listening, his mind wandering back to what Shi Yunnan had said at the bathroom door—
Wait and see, Gu Jue; my design works will undoubtedly fetch the highest price in the auction, and I will stomp your Lingyu design works under my feet.
“President Gu, what’s the matter with you?” Song Miaoke reminded him, “It’s already past the second shout.”
Hearing this, Gu Jue resolutely replied to the message on his mobile phone.
Add more!
Until the figure reaches 9.9 million!
Not long after the message was sent, his front row “confidant” raised the price to 9.9 million before the auctioneer called it for the third time!
Once this price was out, Shi Yunnan and Luo Lingsheng smiled meaningfully at the same time.
Yu Shuo breathed a sigh of relief and shook his head—
A man whose heart is not content is like a snake that tries to swallow an elephant. His guess was accurate enough.
“It’s only 100,000 short of 100,000!” Song Miaoke was nervous and looking forward to it.
Gu Jue held his breath tightly, his eyes fixed on the wealthy lady in cheongsam and mink fur.
He’s betting!
Betting that the other party is willing to pay for the brooch!
After all, the other party was already willing to bid 9 million, and a mere 1 million was simply an impulsive decision!
But as the time passed minute by minute, there was no new movement in the audience, but rather a quiet and somewhat unnatural silence.
Gu Jue’s panic gradually leaked out from the bottom of his heart.
In fact, it is stipulated that time for each price increase is limited to one minute in the auction, but the organizer and the auctioneer often delay the time in order to obtain higher profits.
This time, the auctioneer also secretly received benefits from Gu Jue. He glanced at Gu Jue’s position every now and then, trying his best to stall for time and raise the atmosphere.
It’s a pity that no one was willing to increase the price.
“It’s almost time! Why isn’t it finalized yet?“
“That’s right, it’s dragging on too long, isn’t it?”
“Does this auctioneer know how to do his job or not?”
Some guests began to impatiently voice out. It was almost ten o’clock. They were still waiting for the last exhibit to come out before going home early after the auction!
The auctioneer picked up the peculiar discussion. The organizer also told him to finalize everything through his in-ear monitor.
He took a deep breath and had to make a final decision in front of all the guests, “Congratulations to guest No. 06 for taking this brooch at a price of 9.9 million!”
The moment the words came out, Song Miaoke shouted in panic.
Many people around them heard this alarming cry and turned their eyes sideways. A number of people recognized Gu Jue’s identity and expressed their congratulations, “Mr. Gu, congratulations.”
“The auction price that Lingyu sold at this time is too awesome!”
Gu Jue couldn’t respond to them at all. Even his eyes lost their previous brightness and arrogance.
He was frozen in place, with hot and cold sweat dripping from his brow and a breath of depressed air stuck in his chest—
How could this be? He actually lost the bet!
At this moment, other people’s congratulations are a great irony in his ears!
He spent 9.9 million to buy the design of his own company? The worst part is that all this money has to be turned into charity donations at the end!
In addition to the early-stage management fees, registration fees, etc., this trip to the auction has cost almost tens of millions.
All of a sudden, Gu Jue met Shi Yunnan’s mocking smile, and his face instantly turned ashen.
At the moment, he seems to have received countless slaps. This auction price of nearly ten million had completely crushed him, but he couldn’t shout or utter anything!
If it was exposed that he hired people to drive up the price, it would be more serious than losing nearly 10 million! He was afraid that Lingyu’s design work would not be able to appear in major auctions in the future!
Up to now, Gu Jue could only gnash his teeth into power and swallow them into his stomach.
…
“Did you see it?”
Shi Yunnan, who ended the game, whispered to his lovers and friends, “Once people have no clear perception of themselves, they will dig deep holes and bury themselves.”
He purposefully placed the order of his design work at the end to add to Gu Jue’s uncertainty—what if Yuan’s and Shi Yunnan’s design works could fetch more than 9.5 million at auction?
Not to mention, Shi Yunnan also used words to give him a psychological hint at the bathroom door.
Under multiple invisible pressures, Gu Jue did not allow such a “win-to-lose” thing to happen. He had lost his calmest judgment under impulse, which led to such a result.
Luo Lingsheng caught the slyness in his lover’s eyes and said, “Gu Jue has fallen on his face this time.”
Shi Yunnan sneered, “He was caught in his own trap, so I’m not to blame.”
Yuan Rui, next to him, heard this and made no secret of his schadenfreude, “That’s right! He deserves it!“
One household is happy and another household is sorrowful.
It didn’t take long for the last design piece to finally be brought to the attention of all the guests.
Before the auctioneer could give any introduction, the moment the authentic product was displayed, the whole room was filled with exclamations.
