"Ah, there you are! I've been looking for you for ages, Chief Auctioneer Qin!"
Accompanied by an exaggerated exclamation, several figures stepped into the private room where Su Ming was.
The leader was a handsome man dressed impeccably and extremely formally. He rivaled Su Ming in his Ornamental Robe, looking as though he were on his way to some sort of masquerade ball.
The man appeared to be around thirty. He was in fairly good spirits, making him look considerably younger than his actual age. If not for his deep voice, people might have mistaken him for someone in his early twenties.
The instant he saw the man, Su Ming raised an eyebrow.
That was because he had already seen this man at the entrance.
He was precisely the man who had been accompanied by Liu Zai, with the leader of "Tianhong" fawning over him and attending to him at his side.
At that moment, Liu Zai was still accompanying the man. Several guards followed close behind them as they entered the private room.
The man's gaze first landed on Su Ming before immediately moving away. He looked meek and deferential, so different from his arrogant and overbearing attitude when he had spoken rudely at the talent market that one might have wondered whether they were the same person.
He clearly had not recognized Su Ming beneath his "Wang Yue" disguise. That was why he merely glanced at him before shifting his attention to Qin Qing.
Then he could no longer take his eyes off her. His gaze was filled with astonishment and traces of undisguised lust.
Not just Liu Zai—even the guards stared fixedly at Qin Qing, secretly swallowing their saliva.
The man leading them was not as shameless as Liu Zai and the others, but his eyes also