Chapter 15: Chapter 15: Yun Zijin’s Terrifying Financial Power

The moment the auctioneer finished speaking, a chorus of bids erupted from the crowd below.

Yun Zijin, Lu Yunque, and the others in their group had yet to open their mouths.

The early bidders were mostly cannon fodder. The real contest would begin only when the price neared its expected value.

"Zijin, how much money did you prepare?"

Listening to the chorus of bids, Sheng Yang couldn’t resist talking to Yun Zijin again.

Yun Zijin shot Sheng Yang a look. ’A brain is a wonderful thing. It’s a shame he doesn’t have one.’

"Ahem! Xiao Yang, asking that is as good as revealing Miss Yun’s entire hand, isn’t it? You should use your head before you speak."

Li Yuexing coughed lightly, giving Sheng Yang a well-intentioned reminder.

Sheng Yang finally registered the question he’d just asked Yun Zijin, and his face instantly turned bright red.

Yun Zijin waved her hand, not particularly concerned.

’Besides, Randomly Spend said my spending limit is uncapped today.’

’If she wanted to, she could buy out the entire auction.’

However, Yun Zijin wasn’t that insatiably greedy; she would only bid on things she actually liked.

The price of the land quickly soared to 1 billion. Li Yuexing, Fu Ze, and Lu Yunque were starting to rub their hands in anticipation, and Yun Zijin also sat up a little straighter.

"2 billion!"

Li Yuexing opened with a bid that added a full billion, instantly weeding out many contenders.

"2.5 billion."

Fu Ze, not to be outdone, added another 500 million.

Yun Zijin glanced over at Lu Yunque, who had yet to make a bid.

"3 billion."

Lu Yunque’s first bid was another 500 million.

"3.5 billion."

Yun Zijin was the only woman among the remaining bidders.

"Zijin, you still have money? You just spent 3.8 billion on that pink diamond!"

Hearing Yun Zijin bid another 3.5 billion sent Sheng Yang’s heart into a flutter.

At an auction hosted by the Lu Family, you couldn’t just bluff your way out of paying for a winning bid.

Besides, as far as Sheng Yang knew, the wealthiest families in Dijing were, without a doubt, the Lu Family, the Li family, the Fu Family, and his own Sheng Family.

But the financial power Yun Zijin displayed today could rival that of their four major families, as if she were from some hidden, powerful clan that had materialized out of thin air.

"Of course. I’m not an idiot. I wouldn’t be bidding if I couldn’t afford it."

Yun Zijin was well aware of the consequences of non-payment. The very act of bidding was proof that she had the ability to pay.

"4 billion."

Lu Yunque immediately raised the bid after Yun Zijin.

"4.1 billion."

This time, Li Yuexing only tentatively added 100 million, which suggested that this price was likely nearing his limit.

"4.2 billion."

The bid came from someone in the back, who probably thought Li Yuexing was out of funds and that they might be able to snag a deal.

"4.5 billion."

Fu Ze gave no one else a chance.

"5 billion."

Yun Zijin made the bid effortlessly.

Hearing the price Yun Zijin called out, Lu Yunque frowned. This had already surpassed their estimated price.

After all, 5 billion was just the price of the land; the subsequent development was where the real costs lay.

And Lu Yunque was uncertain whether Yun Zijin, after winning the land, would have sufficient financial backing for the subsequent development costs.

If she couldn’t, then buying this land would just be a waste of money.

"Has Miss Yun considered what kind of project she plans to develop after acquiring the land?

The subsequent development project will be a considerable expense as well. I hope Miss Yun has thought it through."

Lu Yunque didn’t make another bid. 5 billion was their absolute limit; any higher wasn’t worth it.

In the end, the West Suburb Land was successfully acquired by Yun Zijin for 5 billion.

’Right, what am I going to do with this land?’

Yun Zijin had gotten caught up in the excitement of the bidding and hadn’t thought at all about what she would do with the land. Now, after Lu Yunque’s reminder, she was suddenly brought back to her senses.

But the auctioneer’s gavel had already fallen; even if Yun Zijin wanted to back out, there was no way.

And Lu Yunque, who was just walking past, overheard Yun Zijin’s quiet mutter and nearly lost his footing.

’So... we were set up by Sheng Yang, weren’t we?’

’If Sheng Yang hadn’t mentioned the West Suburb Land to her, Yun Zijin probably wouldn’t have participated in the bidding. Then the land wouldn’t have been so haphazardly won by a complete novice like her.’

Yun Zijin thought about it for a moment, then decided not to dwell on it. ’We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it,’ she figured. ’I’ll deal with future problems in the future.’ For now, the most important thing was to go pay.

Yun Zijin went to the payment area, took out the Black Gold Card that Randomly Spend had given her, and completed the transaction smoothly.

[Spending Mission: Spend ¥8,894,000,000.00 at tonight’s Lu Family Charity Auction. Mission Complete.]

[Mission Reward: 3x Reward Triggered! ¥26,682,000,000.00 has been deposited into the Host’s savings account. Randomly Spend has assigned the Host an exclusive, specially hired bodyguard detail (equipped with one 7-seater Randomly Spend brand luxury van).]

Hearing the reward for today’s mission, Yun Zijin’s eyes lit up. ’Talk about perfect timing.’

’I was just wondering how I was going to get all these things back to Xingyu Mansion safely.’

’Now that I have bodyguards from Randomly Spend, I can rest easy.’

’But where are the bodyguards the system gave me?’

Just as Yun Zijin was about to ask the system, she saw a team of seven men, all around six feet tall, walking toward her.

This time, she didn’t need Randomly Spend to tell her; Yun Zijin recognized at a glance that these were the specially hired bodyguards it had provided.

"Miss!"

The seven men bowed in unison toward Yun Zijin, their movements perfectly synchronized, but she cringed so hard she wanted to crawl out of her own skin.

"Heh heh... No need for all that. This is the stuff I just bought. Just help me load it into the car and escort me home safely."

Adhering to the principle that ’it’s only awkward if you make it awkward,’ Yun Zijin had the seven bodyguards help her carry her purchases.

She held onto the land deed herself, but had them carry everything else—the vases, the diamonds, and all.

After Yun Zijin left with her seven bodyguards, Lu Yunque and the others appeared where she had just been standing.

"Old Lu, what do you make of this?"

Yun Zijin’s sudden emergence tonight had caught all of them completely off guard, and just like that, the West Suburb Land was gone.

"There’s not much to make of it. She had the ability to win the West Suburb Land. Surely you’re not thinking of trying to get it from her?"

Judging by Yun Zijin’s performance at the auction tonight, she didn’t seem like someone who’d be hurting for 5 billion.

Besides... those bodyguards gave Lu Yunque the feeling that they were anything but ordinary.

"Of course not! I was just thinking we could approach her about a partnership. Anyone willing to spend 5 billion on a piece of land definitely isn’t lacking investment capital."

It had to be said, Li Yuexing’s words had successfully given Lu Yunque and the others a new idea.

"That’s not out of the question... But which one of us is going to talk to her?"

Li Yuexing looked at Lu Yunque and the other two.