Chapter 7 Charity Event (3) The S*umbag Got Defeated

"Gu Yansheng, your fiancee is as beautiful as a flower. You have to keep an eye on her." An Nuan's expression changed slightly. What a devil! He was not afraid of making a big deal out of it. Gu Yansheng looked at Ye Jinghuai's back and said with a disdainful face, "He's a spendthrift." An Nuan pursed her lips. Fortunately, Gu Yansheng was very arrogant. He probably wouldn't have thought that An Nuan would have anything to do with a man like Ye Jinghuai. However... An Nuan sneered. The so-called 'spendthrift' was someone that you, Gu Yansheng, could not deal with even with all your means! "Let's go." An Nuan took Gu Yansheng's arm and walked into the banquet hall. This time, when she returned to the hall, An Nuan was obviously much more active. She would politely greet and talk with the people coming and going, drink a little, and do the etiquette of the upper class very well. Gu Yansheng was still a little surprised by An Nuan's change. He could not help but ask, "An Nuan, I really think you've changed a lot. In the past, you would never communicate with strangers, but now you're doing it with ease." In the past, she didn't want to, not because she couldn't. She smiled and said, "You are so excellent. I have to work harder too." This sentence was obviously a compliment for Gu Yansheng. Gu Yansheng was in a good mood. "Dummy, I'm being excellent just to make you live a better life." An Nuan smiled and said nothing. "Besides, I'd be heartbroken if you need to learn to entertain the guests." "I will do what I can." An Nuan really hated him for his hypocrisy. Fortunately, at this moment. The lights in the hall suddenly darkened. Tonight's theme, the charity auction, had officially begun. A man was walking towards the middle of the stage, and a beam of light shone down directly. "Hello, everyone! It is a great honour for you all to join us for our annual charity dinner in Qincen City. On behalf of Qincen City charity organisations, I thank you for your arrival..." The grand speech had attracted everyone's attention. After the opening speech. Without wasting any time, the host explained and auctioned all the charity items tonight. There was some subtle chatter under the stage. Gu Yansheng was also asking An Nuan, "Do you like anything? I'll give it to you as a wedding gift." An Nuan's eyes moved slightly. Back then, she remembered that at the beginning of the charity auction, Gu Yansheng had called her to ask if she had anything she liked, and she said no. Then Gu Yansheng gave a charity item that was auctioned on the spot to Xu Zixi. It was exposed by Xu Zixi intentionally, which caused a stir in Qincen City. At that time, An Nuan was still explaining on behalf of Gu Yansheng on Weibo. Now that she thought about it, she felt like she had eaten shit. She said, "I heard that the grand finale to be auctioned tonight is a sapphire from Queen Diana's crown in the 80th century. I've seen photos of it and find that it's beautiful." "Okay." Gu Yansheng agreed immediately. He was a little surprised. An Nuan had never liked these things, and she always saved money for him. Today, he had promised to bid on a bracelet for Xu Zixi, but now his budget was clearly not enough. An Nuan deliberately ignored what Gu Yansheng had in mind and focused all her attention on the stage. Finally. They waited for the last auction item. The host exaggerated a lot before banging his gavel, "Sapphire, starting at five million, plus one hundred thousand! Begin!" At the banquet, many people began to bid. "Six million!" "6.5 million!" "6.8 million!" "10 million!" A familiar male voice suddenly sounded in the darkness. It was not Gu Yansheng. Gu Yansheng was about to raise his hand when he was suddenly stunned by the price for a second. Everyone present was stunned by the sudden increase in price. They couldn't help but look at Ye Jinghuai. At this moment, Xia Qiqi was also standing together with An Nuan. She couldn't help but say, "Ye Jinghuai, this b*stard, is still so arrogant!" "It's all because he has some money from his family. He was incompetent!" Gu Yansheng sneered. At that moment, he raised his hand and said, "11 million!" He naturally didn't want to lose to his pride. "15 million!" Ye Jinghuai was bidding relentlessly. Gu Yansheng's expression was very ugly. "16 million!" Gu Yansheng raised the price. "20 million!" Another high price. It was obvious that he made Gu Yansheng look petty. Gu Yansheng's budget tonight was only 10 million, and it could not be more than 15 million at most. At this moment... He looked extremely terrible. At this moment, many people were looking at him. They looked like they were watching a show. Outsiders had no idea. In fact, Gu Enterprise's funds had been in dire straits for some time, and the original purpose of coming to the charity auction today was to prove that Gu Enterprise was now in good health. They wanted to cover up those internal rumours so that they could get the bank's funding and other businesses' financial support. They could still afford to take out around 10 million at once, but it was clearly not possible to come up with 20 million or more immediately. Gu Yansheng endured it until his body was shaking. He had never been so embarrassed in his entire life. "20 million for the first time!" Seeing that no one was bidding, the host reminded loudly. Ye Jinghuai didn't even look at Gu Yansheng. He looked so calm. It made Gu Yansheng feel that Ye Jinghuai didn't take him seriously at all. "20 million for a second time!" The host spoke again. "20 million for the third..." "25 million!" An Nuan suddenly said. The clear, feminine voice caused an uproar in the banquet hall. Gu Yansheng did not expect An Nuan to call for a bid. He couldn't help but whisper, "Ye Jinghuai obviously raised the price on purpose. Don't fall for his trap." An Nuan pretended not to hear him. The moment Ye Jinghuai called for "30 million", An Nuan was ready to follow. In front of everyone, Gu Yansheng pulled down An Nuan's hand. Everyone saw it. An Nuan was also looking at him. Gu Yansheng was indeed impulsive at that moment because he couldn't afford it. Under everyone's gaze, he didn't explain anything to An Nuan. He just felt that she would forgive him for whatever he did to her, so he didn't have to care about her feelings. He said, "Since Ye Jinghuai likes it so much, let's not take it from him. We will give in." "I heard that..." Ye Jinghuai didn't appreciate it but directly revealed it. "This is the wedding gift that Mr. Gu prepared for Ms. An. Are you sure you don't want it?" Gu Yansheng's expression was very ugly. Since Ye Jinghuai knew that, but he was still looking for trouble on purpose, it was clear that he was not giving Gu Yansheng any face. Ye Jinghuai smiled faintly, and his voice was still pleasant. "It is said that Mr. Gu loves Ms. An very much. I thought to raise the price a little to let you express your love better. I guess I was overdoing it." "Love shouldn't be measured by money," Gu Yansheng said righteously. Ye Jinghuai smiled again. He said, "You're right. So, Mr. Gu, are you sure you don't want it?" "It's yours." Gu Yansheng behaved politely. At that moment, Ye Jinghuai seemed to look at An Nuan. Every time An Nuan saw the look in Ye Jinghuai's eyes, she felt that... he didn't seem to care at all. Although just a glance, it was very lethal.