Guo Jiuxiao was on the verge of flying into a humiliated rage. Qin Siyang had waited until the deal was almost done to bid, clearly intending to toy with him and get his hopes up for nothing!
But he had no way to compete with Qin Siyang. Qin Siyang had hundreds of Crystal Coins, while he could, at most, ask Central Glory's Principal Han Shuo for an advance of a few under the pretext of research funding.
Keeping this up would be like an ant trying to shake a mighty tree.
A profound sense of humiliation lingered in Guo Jiuxiao's heart.
He had never imagined that a top Tiger Cards professor, who had enjoyed prestige in the Safe Zone for so long, would find himself held by the throat by a half-grown boy like Qin Siyang.
What made it even harder for Guo Jiuxiao to bear was that, judging by Qin Siyang's behavior, whenever he held the final bid, Qin Siyang would raise it-and he was certain to lose any bidding contest against Qin Siyang.
That meant he would walk away empty-handed from every remaining openly auctioned item that Qin Siyang bid on. And several items that interested him on the trading list Jiang Hao had given him were all up for open bidding.
At that thought, Guo Jiuxiao clenched both fists, feeling worse than if he had swallowed shit.
To everyone else, Qin Siyang's decision to double the bid was undoubtedly a declaration that he and Guo Jiuxiao were irreconcilable enemies. Even if it cost him a fortune, he would block Guo Jiuxiao and deny him any benefit.
Qin Siyang smiled faintly, keeping his achievement to himself.
In the back row, Zhang Kuang watched Qin Siyang's back, his weary eyes filled with amazement.
Everyone believed Qin Siyang had bid