Translator: SJade, Editor: Dj22031
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When Huo Lanting heard this, his ambitions almost shattered.
He was stunned for a moment, then he looked down at the time. It was indeed nine o’clock.
His father required him to go to bed before 9:30, and even when he was away, he had to be cared for and supervised by the housekeeper Duan Mu and the corresponding nanny.
Huo Lanting frowned and said helplessly: “Today is special, can’t we do it later?”
He also wanted to buy the Crown Star and give it to Gu Yuan.
Butler Duan Mu said in a businesslike manner: “Master, if a child goes to bed late, it will affect his growth. If the master knew about it, he would be angry.”
Huo Lanting was worried.
If he went back to sleep now, what about the auction?
He rolled his eyes, then looked at the bodyguard outside cautiously, leaned over and whispered, “Butler Duan Mu, just this once, okay? You see, I’m in China now, and there’s a time difference here and in our country. Nine o’clock in the evening here is only equivalent to seven o’clock in the evening in our country. My biological clock hasn’t adjusted yet, so it’s only seven o’clock in the evening for me now, and I still have two hours before bedtime.”
Butler Duan Mu thought about it and it seemed to make sense. He also secretly glanced at the bodyguards outside. After the two heads, one big and one small, came together, he lowered his voice and said, “Then you can sleep an hour later today, but Master, don’t do it again next time, otherwise I will definitely tell Mr. Master.”
Huo Lanting was very grateful: “Okay, thank you, Butler Duan Mu!”
After dealing with Butler Duan Mu, Huo Lanting was finally relieved. However, since he was only given an hour, he had to make a quick decision and could not adopt the previous strategy.
After thinking about it, he asked Butler Duan Mu to raise his sign and join the bidding.
“Two hundred and sixty-four million, two hundred and sixty-four million!” The auctioneer’s voice was full of temptation and incitement. “After three hundred and eighty years of wandering, who will be the winner of the world’s most famous crown star? Who will take away this world’s unique crown star? Two hundred and sixty-four million!”
Huo Lanting said disdainfully: “Raise the price.”
At the command, the price was raised to 300 million.
The whole audience was boiling, three hundred million!
The auctioneer’s voice was excited, holding the auction hammer in his hand: “Three hundred million, three hundred million! Number 29 bids three hundred million!”
Nie Yu listened to the offer and narrowed his eyes slightly: “Who is this person, trying to snatch the Crown Star from me?”
Luo Juntian said calmly: “Although the Crown Star is a priceless treasure, everything has a valuation. The current market valuation of the Crown Star is 360 million. Now it’s not even the hot bidding period, but the price has already reached 300 million.”
The meaning was self-evident. There would be a strong rival participating in the bidding tonight, and this rival would be fierce and reckless, ready to cut the Gordian knot.
If Nie Yu continued to bid with the other party, the final price tonight would most likely be higher than 400 million. It was just a necklace and it was not worth spending so much money on it.
Of course Nie Yu understood what Luo Juntian meant.
However… he had made up his mind to auction the crown star and give it to his mother. Now that he had made a plan, he must execute it according to the plan.
Besides, it was just 400 million, which was nothing.
Nie Yu smiled and raised the sign again.
…
The auction soon reached the final stage of competition. It could be seen that other bidders had already withdrawn from the competition. Currently, only No. 29 and No. 47 were still competing, and the bid price had reached 430 million.
This was an astonishing price, obviously far beyond the auctioneer’s expectations. The auctioneer’s voice began to tremble and he shouted at the top of his lungs, “Four hundred and thirty million, four hundred and thirty million at a time!”
All the celebrities and wealthy families at the scene held their breath. This was the most important treasure of the night, and it was sold for 430 million!
Everyone was watching to see what the final price would be and who was willing to spend a fortune just for that crown star.
At this time, Gu Yuan was watching the show with Lin Lu in the VIP box, drinking juice and eating snacks. When she saw this scene, she couldn’t help but stop what she was doing.
“Four hundred and thirty million, this is crazy, just for a gem?” Gu Yuan couldn’t understand. No matter how beautiful it was, it was just a jewel. Besides being beautiful, what else could it do?
“For rich people, four hundred million may not be a big deal.” Lin Lu looked at Gu Yuan with an indescribable look. She felt that Gu Yuan actually belonged to the wealthy class. Just look at the preferential treatment Gu Yuan received this time. Nie Yu was really considerate to this “mother”.
She was also amazed and confused in her heart, but she felt that Gu Yuan’s amazement was different from hers.
Gu Yuan originally belonged to that class.
“It’s nothing, but I always feel that this money can be used for better purposes instead of spending it all at the auction.” When Gu Yuan thought about this, she suddenly remembered that part of the money would be used for charity, and she felt relieved. Overall, it was a good thing.
“Yeah, you’re right!” Lin Lu agreed with this: “I don’t know who would pay such a high price for the Crown Star.”
“Hey, it can’t be my son anyway!” Gu Yuan suddenly thought of the naughty kid in the Huo family. Maybe he was the kind of kid who had so much money in his family that he couldn’t find his way around. Anyway, her son wouldn’t be such a spendthrift.
“…Maybe.” Lin Lu secretly felt that Gu Yuan might be being too confident. She didn’t dare to say anything because she felt that the temperament of the young master of the Nie family was… very fickle.
In the VIP box next to Gu Yuan, Huo Lanting had a stern face, listening to the auctioneer’s bidding, and said disdainfully: “Keep bidding!”
The one who responded to him was the calm voice of Butler Duan Mu: “Master, we have no money.”
Huo Lanting frowned, with a hint of confusion in his expression. He didn’t understand what this meant? No money, what did that mean?
Butler Duan Mu said: “Master, you have already spent all the pocket money you can allocate. If you raise the price again, we will be short of funds and may not even have the gas for the plane home.”
Huo Lanting still didn’t understand: “Then you can use my growth fund.”
Butler Duan Mu: “Young Master’s Growth Fund can only be used for Young Master’s education and training and daily life, and cannot be used to purchase luxury goods and antiques.”
Of course, it could also not be used to please women.
Huo Lanting looked confused: “Where is my lucky money? In the past few years, my elders have given me lucky money. If not tens of billions, it must be several hundred million, right?”
This was not an exaggeration. As the only son of the head of the Huo family, Huo Lanting was the only eldest grandson recognized by the old man of the Huo family. He could be said to be like the little sun in the Huo family. Such a Huo Lanting received a considerable amount of New Year’s money from his grandparents and uncles every year.
The New Year’s money of wealthy families was directly deposited into a special fund, which was then handed over to a special person to manage.
Over the years, Huo Lanting’s New Year’s money fund had amounted to more than 1 billion yuan.
Butler Duan Mu said expressionlessly, “Master, before you turn 18, you can only withdraw a maximum of 30 million yuan of your New Year’s money at a time. Have you forgotten?”
It seemed to be like this…For the first time in his life, Huo Lanting discovered that money was a tricky problem.
He thought hard and calculated all his property: “What about my small treasury? Isn’t there still money in my small treasury?”
Butler Duan Mu: “Your small treasury only has 40 million. I have already counted it for you, but it is still not enough.”
Huo Lanting gritted his teeth and said, “Convert all my private island, villas and other real estate under my name, and the private jet my third grandfather gave me into cash!”
Butler Duan Mu said in a cold voice: “Master, do you think you can sell it in such a short time? If you sell it, what will the master say?”
Huo Lanting: “…”
At this time, the auctioneer shouted at the top of his lungs, “Four hundred and fifty million twice, four hundred and fifty million twice, are there any more bids? Four hundred and fifty million! Number 47 bids four hundred and fifty million, this is a historic moment, four hundred and fifty million three times!”
Huo Lanting was so anxious that sweat was pouring down his forehead. He gritted his teeth and shouted, “Sell all my stones to Kimi! He has always coveted my stones!”
However, by the time these words were spoken, the auction hammer in the auctioneer’s hand had already fallen.
Crown Star, deal.
At a price of 450 million.
The moment Huo Lanting heard the hammer fall, he was completely stunned. He slowly raised his head and looked at the big screen on the auction table in the distance. On it was the dazzling crown star, which was the gift he intended to give to Gu Yuan.
When Gu Yuan looked at the Crown Star poster, she seemed to like it very much.
He thought that if he took the Crown Star and gave it to her, she would definitely like it and be surprised, and maybe she would forgive him and hug him and comfort him like before.
But now it’s over, all over, he had no money and he didn’t get the Crown Star.
He suddenly remembered what his father once said.
His father said that cuteness could only bring a superficial liking, and that she would never like him again because he had lied to her. He also said that verbal apologies, like outward cuteness, could not reach people’s hearts.
Without the Crown Star, she would not respond even if he apologized to her.
She would just turn her head away with disdain and not even look at him.
He would never have another chance.
Huo Lanting clenched his fists and gritted his teeth to prevent himself from crying on the spot.
“Master, it’s almost half past nine. I think we should go back and you should rest.” Butler Duan Mu’s rigid voice carried a hint of sympathy.
“Good.”
Huo Lanting didn’t say anything else. He lowered his head slightly and walked out of the VIP box.
Butler Duan Mu felt that something was wrong with his young master and hurried to catch up.
Huo Lanting raised his hand and wiped his eyes vigorously: “I’m fine!”
The words he spoke, however, were nasal.
Butler Duan Mu was helpless: “Young Master?”
Huo Lanting suddenly gritted his teeth and said fiercely: “Stop shouting, I’m fine, don’t come over, I want some peace and quiet, stay away from me!”
When he said this, Gu Yuan happened to walk out of the box to see Lin Lu off.
When she heard the voice, she looked over curiously, only to see the rich kid standing by the floor-to-ceiling window, his figure hidden among the tall green plants.
The voice just now was indeed him.
A naughty kid was indeed a naughty kid. He even spoke so harshly to his own housekeeper.
Gu Yuan thought so and was about to go find her son.
But at this moment, the naughty kid happened to turn around and look at her.
When their eyes met, Gu Yuan saw that the little boy, who was as pretty as a doll, had tears on his face.
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