Chapter 74: Chapter 74: Silence Is Tonight’s Kang Bridge

With Lu Yunque’s reassurance, Yun Zijin was like she’d activated a cheat code for the rest of the auction, her bidding relentless and unhesitating.

While others raised their bids by increments of a hundred thousand, she was going up by a million, or even ten million at a time.

At today’s auction, the members of Dijing’s great families who were present fully experienced the terror of being dominated by the esteemed guest in Private Box 5.

"Sister Yun, you’ve spent nearly two billion today, haven’t you? You really... don’t even bat an eye!"

Sheng Yang gulped. He knew Yun Zijin was rich, but he didn’t know she was *this* rich.

’How long has it been since she spent those six billion? And she can still pull out another two billion. You wouldn’t dare to spend like this unless you had at least ten billion in cash!’

"Oh! I wasn’t keeping track. Has it been two billion already?"

Yun Zijin only looked up to answer Sheng Yang after submitting another bid.

"Definitely. That piece of Fulu Shou Jade alone cost two hundred million."

The basketball-sized piece of jade had been fully cut from its stone. It was entirely uncarved, with red, purple, and green distributed almost perfectly evenly—a truly rare treasure.

’I can’t imagine which family would put such a rare treasure up for auction. This is something that could be a family heirloom.’

’Only his Sister Yun would spend two hundred million like it was two hundred bucks, without even blinking.’

"It’s fine. I thought that piece of jade was beautiful. I think it will look very nice as a decorative piece at home."

"Sister Yun, you can’t just turn everything into a decorative piece for your house!"

’This is making it hard for me to maintain my mental stability!’

’A two-hundred-million-dollar decoration... She’s really something else!’

"I like it!"

Yun Zijin was basically here to stock up today. She felt that many of the items would make good decorations for her home.

Sheng Yang was completely dumbfounded, but Yun Zijin’s simple "I like it!" shut down anything else he was about to say.

Li Yuexing glanced at Lu Yunque. ’With the way Yun Zijin spends money like water, their Old Lu is going to have to work even harder to make money,’ he thought. ’Otherwise, he won’t even be able to support his wife.’

He, Lu Yunque, had not yet fallen to the point where he couldn’t even support his wife.

"The final auction item is here."

It was one of the few things Sheng Hao had said all day.

The final item was a piece of Imperial Green jade, about the size of a grown man’s fist. However, the raw stone had only been half-cut. The exposed portion was a solid, saturated green, and an expert could tell with a single glance that this was a piece of glass-type Imperial Green jade from an old mine.

But since only half was cut, the remaining half involved an element of gambling.

This was the epitome of "one cut to poverty, one cut to riches."

"Are you guys interested?"

Yun Zijin quite liked it too, but she had already bought more than enough today. If Lu Yunque and the others wanted it, she wouldn’t compete.

"So if we’re interested, you won’t bid?"

Li Yuexing looked at Yun Zijin with anticipation in his eyes.

’Without Yun Zijin in the running, the few of them actually stood a chance.’

"Mhm, I already have the Fulu Shou piece. It doesn’t matter to me whether I get this one or not."

According to Yun Zijin’s own aesthetic, Red Jade was more to her taste. It was a pity this was a piece of green jade.

"Then it’s just between the few of us. I won’t be holding back!"

Li Yuexing was already rubbing his hands together in anticipation.

Fu Ze had long been poised before his bidding device, ready to make his move the moment the time was right.

Sheng Hao and Lu Yunque were also poised and ready.

In terms of financial power, the four of them were actually quite similar. In their many past auction rivalries, they had all won some and lost some.

Only Sheng Yang sat down next to Yun Zijin. "Sister Yun, are you out of money?"

’Imperial Green and Fulu Shou jade aren’t in the same league. Even if this Imperial Green piece is a bit smaller, its price can’t be compared to the Fulu Shou’s.’

Yun Zijin shot Sheng Yang a sidelong glance. "How did you figure I’m out of money?"

"It’s Imperial Green! Look at all those people on the first floor. Even though they know they have no chance, they still want to give it a shot."

"It’s not that I’m short on cash. I already bought the Fulu Shou today, so I’ll just let this one go."

’He can say anything else about me, but he can’t say I’m out of money.’

Sheng Yang rubbed his nose. ’Well,’ he thought, ’she was bidding before without even batting an eye, and now she’s suddenly not participating. Doesn’t that mean she’s out of money?’

’If I had the money, I’d definitely have to join in, one way or another.’

Unfortunately, he didn’t have the money.

The final contest was incredibly intense. Yun Zijin could hear the auctioneer below talking so much his mouth was probably numb, but people kept bidding, not giving him a single moment to catch his breath.

Watching the auctioneer’s growing excitement on the large, high-definition screen in the private box, Yun Zijin realized the bidding had now reached a white-hot stage.

The price had already soared to one hundred eighty million. Lu Yunque paused for a moment, then entered a price of two hundred million into the bidding device.

"Private Box 5 bids two hundred million! Box 5 bids two hundred and five million! Two hundred and ten million! It’s Box 5 again! Wow! Private Box 5 is simply astonishing today! Private Box 2 bids two hundred and twenty million! Box 5! Private Box 5 bids two hundred and fifty million! Do I hear a higher price?! Three hundred million! It’s our legendary box of the day again, Private Box 5! Any higher bids?! Three hundred million, going once! Three hundred million, going twice! Three hundred and ten million! From Private Box 3! Let’s see if anyone will go higher! Three hundred and fifty million! Private Box 5! Is Private Box 5 planning to buy out our entire collection today? Any higher bids! Any higher bids! Three hundred fifty million, going once! Three hundred fifty million, going twice! Three hundred fifty million, going three times! Sold! Congratulations to our legendary private box! To the esteemed guest of Private Box 5, this piece of Imperial Green jade is yours!"

「In Private Box 5.」

A small smile played on Lu Yunque’s lips. "My apologies."

Li Yuexing: "..."

Fu Ze: Didn’t want to speak.

Sheng Hao: Silence is the Kang Bridge of tonight.

"Congrats, congrats! I’ll toast you with this glass of orange juice!"

Yun Zijin raised the orange juice in front of her and took a large, very sincere gulp.

"Thank you."

Lu Yunque picked up his glass of red wine, gestured toward Yun Zijin, and then drained it in one go.

"That’s it, I’m leaving! I don’t want to see your face for the next few days."

Li Yuexing drained his own glass and said to Lu Yunque, flustered and exasperated.

Fu Ze finished the wine in front of him, then left without a word.

Sheng Hao let out a soft chuckle and dragged Sheng Yang away with him.

Twice today, the four men had competed in the bidding, and twice they had lost to Lu Yunque. Li Yuexing and the other two were indignant, but they also knew they hadn’t come prepared enough today. They didn’t blame Lu Yunque, they just needed some time to cool off.

"Are they... going to be okay?"

Yun Zijin glanced worriedly at their departing figures, then turned back to ask Lu Yunque.

"Don’t worry. They just feel like they lost face by losing to me. They’ll be over it in a couple of days."

Having won twice today, Lu Yunque was in an excellent mood, and his eyes were smiling as he spoke.

"Then how come they didn’t seem upset when they lost to me?"

After all, she’d snatched quite a few items from under their noses today.

"That’s different. We’ve all seen your financial power firsthand. There’s no shame in losing to you."