"The third auction lot..."
Onstage, the auctioneer was introducing the item.
Xie Yanci sat alone in the VIP section at the front right, looking down at his phone without so much as lifting his eyelids.
He had specifically canceled a meeting to attend such a boring auction.
He had thought it would be something important.
Leaning back on the sofa, Xie Yanci idly browsed all the Weibo topics about Xu Shi.
He wanted to do some PR for his wife, only to discover that his wife wasn't popular.
The most discussed topic was how, during his last interview, he had mentioned that Xu Shi had designed the suit he was wearing. Quite a few people had speculated about their relationship.
Rationally speaking, topics like that shouldn't be allowed to stay up either, but-
Xie Yanci thought it over and ultimately pretended he hadn't seen them.
"One hundred and fifty thousand!"
A familiar voice suddenly reached his ears.
Only then did Xie Yanci look up.
He glanced at the diamond necklace displayed onstage, then looked sideways at Gu Shixu, who was holding up his paddle down to his right.
This one?
It looks very ordinary.
"One hundred and fifty thousand, going once."
"One hundred and fifty thousand, going twice."
"One hundred and fifty thousand..."
Before the hammer fell, Xie Yanci slowly raised his paddle. "One hundred and fifty thousand and one."
"?"
"?"
Shocked gazes turned toward him.
"Is that President Xie?"
"Which President Xie?"
"The President Xie from Liva. He just came back from their headquarters in Germany last year."
Gu Shixu: "..."
The Gu Family was wealthy, but his father only gave him a few million a month for living expenses. He counted as the poorest among his friends.
He had come to some lousy auction, only to find