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Chapter 22: Bidding War
After a while, jewelry and accessories began to be presented. Gemstones were the beloved items of the ladies present today, each one poised and ready to compete for two or three pieces to take home.
“Let’s take a look at the next bracelet. This one is embedded with a GIA-certified 5.32-carat pink diamond, rated VVS1 in clarity: The Pink Smile.”
There was a subtle murmur in the audience, with young ladies eager to try their luck. Jiang Suizhou looked at the bracelet displayed on the stage and then glanced at Guan Xi.
Guan Xi extended her hand and waved it in front of him, “I don’t have a bracelet. Do you think my wrist looks empty?”
Jiang Suizhou nodded, selectively forgetting about the rows of bracelets and bangles that Guan Xi had arranged in his wardrobe, saying, “Indeed.”
Guan Xi said, “Right, then I like this one.”
“Okay.”
Bidding started in the venue. Pink diamonds are difficult to mine, already rare, and the one embedded in this bracelet had an extremely high clarity grade, starting the bidding at tens of millions. Jiang Suizhou remained silent initially. It was only after the competition among the bidders had settled, and the price was no longer rising, that he raised his paddle.
He only added the minimum increment, which was one million more than the lady in front. The lady, thinking she had the upper hand, added some more, and Jiang Suizhou followed with an additional one million. She raised it again, and Jiang Suizhou continued to follow.
Again and again…
Jiang Suizhou remained calm, not adding much, just steadily going up by one million each time. Although it wasn’t a significant increase, his intention was very clear. No matter how much you add, I will always bid one million more than you. After several rounds, the lady bidding in front had a blackened face. When Jiang Suizhou raised the bid for the last time, she finally fell silent.
When the host announced that The Pink Smile now belonged to Jiang Suizhou, Guan Xi happily looped her arm through his and said, “Darling, you’re quite cunning.”
Jiang Suizhou replied calmly, “Not wasting, not giving up.”
Guan Xi praised, “Such a thrifty and responsible man!”
Jiang Suizhou smiled, “It’s the least I can do.”
On the other side of Jiang Suizhou, Song Li, seeing him winning the pink diamond at a high price, leaned over and asked quietly, “Do you usually collect diamonds?”
“No, it’s for Guan Xi.”
Song Li raised his eyebrows slightly, thinking, aren’t you supposed to be breaking up? But looking at Guan Xi sitting not far away, he didn’t dare to ask aloud.
Well… maybe it’s a breakup gift?
That’s true, Miss Guan has such a high status; it’s only appropriate to give a pink diamond after a breakup. Thinking like this, Song Li found the idea reasonable. However, the following scenes slowly pulled him out of this rational thought. Ruby earrings, vibrant blue sapphire necklaces, natural pearl and diamond brooch… Under the eyes of Song Li and the auction attendees, Jiang Suizhou bought one luxurious piece of jewelry after another.
“It seems that Mr. Jiang has a special fondness for jewelry today,” the host teased.
Jiang Suizhou politely smiled and responded, “It’s okay, my girlfriend likes them.”
The crowd was shocked, and instantly all eyes fell on Guan Xi, who was sitting on Jiang Suizhou’s right.
For a moment, words like “they are breaking up,” “he’s just flaunting wealth, not sincere,” all became blurred.
After all… who the hell flaunts wealth like this!
It seems that Guan Xi is not as miserable in the Guan family as the outside world says. If Jiang Suizhou is spoiling her like this, this young lady is still a young lady!
“Zihan, what’s going on with Jiang Suizhou? He’s buying everything for Guan Xi? I thought he was going to collect…” Li Xinran whispered.
Wei Zihan’s face turned extremely poor, and she remained silent.
Li Xinran asked, “So, what do we do now?”
“What do we do?!”
Li Xinran pursed her lips and didn’t say anything. She initially sided with Wei Zihan because she thought Guan Xi was losing her position. But now, it seems she might have chosen the wrong side?!
On the other side, Guan Yuanbai, Qi Chengyan, and others were watching Jiang Suizhou’s extravagant purchases today. Qi Chengyan came to bid on some paintings he liked today and wasn’t interested in these jewelry items. He said, “It seems the rumors were wrong.”
Guan Yuanbai said, “They were wrong from the beginning. Others may not know, but don’t I know how this dog spoils Guan Xi? And Jiang Suizhou, it’s not that easy for them to part ways.”
Guan Zhiyi said, “Brother Suizhou has seen such a beautiful and good-natured girl like my sister. In general, he wouldn’t easily be interested in someone else, so he definitely likes her a lot.”
Guan Yuanbai hesitated for a moment, “Beautiful is one thing, but good-natured? Little Zhiyi, your sister complex seems to have deepened.”
“It’s not like that. My sister is naturally good.” Guan Zhiyi tugged at Qi Chengyan, “Right?”
Qi Chengyan held her hand, “I don’t know.”
“Hey, why you don’t know?” Guan Zhiyi asked.
Qi Chengyan smiled and bypassed the topic, looking at the stage, “Little Zhiyi, do you like the Winston diamond necklace up there?”
“I don’t like it.” Guan Zhiyi was not very interested in these things, but after some thought, she added, “But you can buy it. If you buy it, I’ll give it to my sister. She will definitely like it.”
Qi Chengyan:?
Guan Yuanbai glanced at Guan Zhiyi and shook his head, “Enough, today is clearly Jiang Suizhou’s territory. Let him spend the money; we don’t need to join in the fun.”
…
Jiang Suizhou’s extravagant spending left Song Li sitting next to him in awe. At this moment, another necklace appeared on the stage. This necklace had exceptionally high quality and could rank in the top three among all the jewelry presented today.
“This necklace is crafted by 17 renowned craftsmen, spending 1200 hours to create. The main stone is an immaculate D-color graded emerald-cut diamond, surrounded by small white diamonds… The entire chain exudes elegance and dignity…”
“I’ll take this one.” Guan Xi unexpectedly took the initiative to bid, raising her paddle.
Jiang Suizhou glanced at her, “This one seems more suitable for middle-aged people.”
“I know.” Guan Xi said.
“Then you…”
“But I still want it.”
Jiang Suizhou nodded, letting her have her way. If it’s suitable for middle-aged people, then she can wear it when she reaches that age. Anyway, these things appreciate in value over time. During the competition for this necklace, Jiang Suizhou raised the paddle on behalf of Guan Xi.
As the number of bidders gradually decreased, only Jiang Suizhou and… Guan Ying remained.
It was actually Guan Ying?
Guan Xi turned her head and glanced in that direction. Did she like this one?
Unfortunately, for other items, Guan Xi might compromise, but for this one, she had to have it.
Guan Xi and Guan Ying both raised their bids, showing no intention of backing down for a moment.
Song Li, watching the increasingly outrageous prices, hurriedly tried to dissuade Guan Xi when she wasn’t paying attention, “Are you crazy? You’ve bought so much already, isn’t it enough?”
Jiang Suizhou: “She wants it.”
Song Li took a deep breath, “Brother, even if Guan Xi is your fiancé, buying all these things is completely extravagant!”
Jiang Suizhou glanced at him, “Did I say she’s not?”
“But just now, you mentioned your parents…”
“Oh, do I have to listen to them?”
“…”
“I’ve spent so much money on pampering my fiancé. Who dares to say anything about it?”
Guan Ying came today specifically for this necklace, and she didn’t expect Jiang Suizhou to be so persistent about it. Even though she was wealthy now, she had only recently acquired this position and didn’t have that much budget. She had seen Jiang Suizhou’s extravagant behavior when bidding for other jewelry earlier, so after reaching her highest affordable price, she had to give up.
In the end, Jiang Suizhou won the necklace.
Seeing Guan Ying’s disappointed look, Wei Zihan lightly snorted, “Forget it, what Guan Xi wants, you can’t snatch it from her.”
Guan Ying’s eyes flickered, and she said coldly, “This necklace isn’t suitable for young girls. Perhaps he bought it not for Guan Xi, but for collection.”
“Is that so?”
Guan Ying: “I’ll go find him later.”
After the auction ended, Guan Xi and Jiang Suizhou walked with the staff to inspect the items they had just won.
“That emerald necklace just now, I’ll transfer the money to you,” Guan Xi said.
Jiang Suizhou paused, it was so unexpected that he doubted if he had misheard, “What?”
Guan Xi: “I said, I’ll pay for that necklace myself.”
Jiang Suizhou found it somewhat unbelievable, “What about the others? Are you going to transfer money for all of them too?”
Guan Xi glanced at him, almost with a scrolling marquee above her head: Why are you thinking so drastic?
After some thought, Jiang Suizhou realized it was unlikely and asked, “Why do you want to pay for that one yourself?”
Guan Xi: “I want to give it to someone important.”
Jiang Suizhou probably understood in his heart, “For your mother?”
” How did you know… Well, yes, it’s for her. Her birthday is in a few days, and she has always liked this color of necklace. She mentioned this specific one a long time ago, but it wasn’t auctioned until yesterday. When I saw it in this auction, I decided to buy it.”
This was also the reason why she didn’t want to let it go to someone else.
“Oh.”
“Alright, let’s go inside and appreciate it.”
Jiang Suizhou accompanied Guan Xi for a while inside. He wasn’t particularly interested in these things. When Guan Xi was chatting with the collectors, he went out for a walk.
“Mr. Jiang.” Someone suddenly called him.
Jiang Suizhou turned around and saw Guan Ying walking towards him.
“Mr. Jiang, I need to talk to you.”
Jiang Suizhou stood still, “Miss Guan, what’s the matter?”
“It’s… the necklace you just won, can you sell it to me?” Guan Ying said, “That necklace is very important to me, and I can offer a higher price than you just paid.”
Jiang Suizhou silently looked at her for a few seconds, the silence seemed to convey, “Do I look like I need to buy and resell at an auction for money?”
Guan Ying felt awkward under his gaze and explained, “Well, you see, it’s like this. My mother’s birthday is in a few days, and I heard that she really likes this necklace. So, I want to buy it as a birthday gift for her.”
Jiang Suizhou paused for a moment, subconsciously looked back at the inner room, the person… had the same idea.
Seeing Jiang Suizhou’s expression, Guan Ying asked, “Are you buying it for Guan Xi? But you’ve probably already given her a lot… Maybe, you don’t need this one?”
“It’s not for her.” Jiang Suizhou remembered the first time Guan Xi generously offered to transfer money to him and said, “But Miss Guan, some things are important to you, and they are equally important to others. Perhaps, you can take a look at other gifts?”
Guan Ying: “But I really want this one. Can’t you please…”
“Sorry, no.” Jiang Suizhou smiled faintly and politely said, “I apologize.”
Guan Ying didn’t expect Jiang Suizhou to reject her so decisively, and her face stiffened.
“Jiang Suizhou, can’t you even keep an eye on me while accompanying me for a while?” Guan Xi came out.
Jiang Suizhou turned around, “Have you finished looking? Are you satisfied with those things?”
“Satisfied! Look, I love this pink diamond bracelet the most. I’ve already put it on—” Guan Xi walked over, but when she noticed Guan Ying blocked by Jiang Suizhou, she asked, “Guan Ying, you’re here too. What’s up?”
Guan Ying glanced down at the bracelet on Guan Xi’s wrist. The pink diamonds looked even more beautiful against her fair skin. The price of this pink diamond bracelet was already astonishing, not to mention that Jiang Suizhou had won so many items.
He was really willing to spend to please her.
Guan Ying faintly smiled without much expression, “Nothing, I’ll leave first.”
“Oh.”
Guan Ying quickly disappeared, and Guan Xi, looking at the direction she left, patted Jiang Suizhou, “Tell me, what did she want from you?”
“She wanted the emerald diamond necklace.”
“Huh? Why does she like that one? It’s not suitable for a young girl like her—”
“She’s buying it for her mom, oh, I mean your mom.”
Guan Xi was stunned; Guan Ying also knew that her mom liked this necklace. She remembered her mom mentioning it last year… It seemed that Guan Ying had done some research to choose a gift.
Guan Xi felt a bit uneasy, “So, what did you say?”
“Not selling,” Jiang Suizhou said, “If you want to buy from me first, and you need to have a closer relationship with me, obviously you have a better chance of becoming the buyer.”
Guan Xi: “…”
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