What does "thank you for your kindness" mean? It means she's refusing him, Zhou Bing thought, excitement surging within him.
If it wasn't Zhu Yang, then surely it would be him. His bid was the second highest, he was young, and as for looks, he was exceptionally handsome.
Serves you right, serves you right! With that look of yours? With such heavy killing intent, how could a beauty possibly like you? Zhou Bing laughed inwardly as he looked at Zhu Yang nearby.
He was immensely pleased. Zhu Yang had just beaten him and taken first place, but now that he saw him suffer a rebuff, he was naturally delighted, especially since this wonderful opportunity would probably fall to him.
Zhu Yang had been waiting for Jiaojiao's words in eager anticipation, but when he heard this, his body trembled involuntarily. One hand braced against the doorway, his five fingers gripped the frame tightly. With a crack, the doorframe shattered in his grasp.
"I know my own worth. I am merely a woman of the pleasure quarters. How could I deserve two hundred and fifty thousand taels? So I choose the young gentleman in the guest room to the west. I feel the price he offered is just right," Lin Jiao Jiao said.
"Heavens, what did I just hear? She actually turned down two hundred and fifty thousand taels? There's actually someone who thinks that's too much money?" someone exclaimed.
"Shallow, how shallow! How could a beauty's affections be measured by the amount of silver?"
"Bullshit. She's still a brothel girl. Why pretend to be so high-minded?"
"Why don't you try pretending? That's over a hundred thousand taels of silver!"
"If I'd known, I would have offered eighty-five thousand taels too. If I gritted my teeth, I could have parted with it..."