The happenings on the stage didn’t last very long, after all, tonight’s auction was the main event.
The auction started with some ordinary and not very valuable items, not worth bidding on, and both Shen Ci and Wei Shuo were rather disinterested.
It wasn’t until the sixth item was brought up that Shen Ci’s eyes lit up.
It was a miniature carving made from a peach pit, depicting a local tower in exquisite detail.
“This masterpiece, created by the top microcarving master Yang Li, took three months of painstaking effort! Starting bid, one hundred thousand!”
Shen Ci was tempted, as he had a weakness for these small and delicate microcarvings.
However he quickly came back to his senses, because his main purpose for coming this time was clearly to buy a gift for Lu Xiao.
He planned to use the money he had saved from various entertainment notices to make the purchase, but it wasn’t a large amount since he was afraid of overspending.
After struggling inside a little between Lu Xiao’s birthday gift and what he wanted, Shen Ci firmly held back from raising his paddle.
“Eleven thousand!” Lu Xiao suddenly raised his paddle, and the host announced loudly.
Shen Ci looked at the calm Lu Xiao with some surprise. Since he didn’t have any particular preferences for this kind of item, why did he bid on it?
Lu Xiao noticed his gaze and gave him a gentle, and faint smile, light and breezy.
Shen Ci blinked wondering if he had the same idea as him and was buying it as a birthday gift?
Seeing that it was Lu Xiao who had made the bid many potential bidders chose to give up.
Competing with the President of the Lu Group over money….. it was a bit comical.
However there was someone who still persisted in bidding against Lu Xiao. Shen Ci turned to look curiously, only to find that it was Min Song who kept raising her paddle.
Neither of them was willing to back down and the price for the microcarving had already exceeded one million far beyond the expected auction price making the host’s smile brighter and brighter.
Was this what it was like to be a top celebrity? So much money…
Shen Ci felt a shiver run down his spine, thinking that he was fortunate he hadn’t joined the bidding otherwise he might have been emptied out.
One million might not be much for “Young Master Shen” but for “Pretty vase Shen Ci”, it was nearly his entire savings.
Probably realizing it wasn’t worth it, Min Song chose to give up in the end and Lu Xiao won it with a high bid of one million two hundred thousand.
Shen Ci felt that he had really bad luck today, because it wasn’t until the second-to-last item that he finally found something that seemed to somewhat fit Lu Xiao’s preferences. A limited edition luxury sports car… model.
There weren’t many bidders, probably not many were interested.
Shen Ci placed his bid guiltily, thinking in his heart that since he couldn’t afford to buy Lu Xiao the actual ten million dollar car, maybe a designer-made prototype model would do… right?
Calculating the money in his salary card, Shen Ci was very distressed.
It wasn’t until one had to manage their own expenses that they realized the cost of everyday life. Back when he was carefree as the young master, when had he ever thought about whether or not he had money to spend?
It seems he had to continue working hard otherwise, once Bai Ziwei took away his status as the true Young Master of the Shen family, he would be left starving on the streets.
Didn’t big brother say last time that he wanted him to sign a document to inherit the family property?
He needed to find a good time to talk to his parents and big brother and put it off as long as he could.
After the auction ended the organizers guided everyone back to the initial small gathering place for the final self-service cocktail party.
But Shen Ci hadn’t managed to leave yet, because Yang Ning’s agent had come over to say somewhat helplessly that Yang Ning insisted on having him go backstage to hang out.
Yang Ning had also performed today, and had been winking continuously at Shen Ci when he’d been on stage, and if looks could kill, he would have long been dismembered by Wei Shuo and Shen Ci’s mum fans.
Wei Shuo was indignant: “Damn! Even though he helped you last time I can’t help but feel this kid has ulterior motives!”
Shen Ci reached out to pat his shoulder: “He said he’s my loyal fan, so he’s no different from the aunties who helped me just now. What’s wrong with that?”
Wei Shuo: “Of course it’s different! He’s a guy.”
Shen Ci’s face was full of question marks: “Please, I’m also a guy, so doesn’t that make it even less of a problem?”
Wei Shuo: “…”
Lu Xiao: “…”
Wei Shuo: “I can’t argue with that for a moment… Alright, Uncle Lu, I’ll go with Xiao Ci.”
Lu Xiao, who had been silent all this time finally nodded slightly: “It just so happens that I have some matters to attend to.”
With the big family head’s permission Shen Ci was finally able to leave with Wei Shuo.
Just as they arrived backstage before Shen Ci could find Yang Ning he bumped into a familiar face.
Min Song had already removed her makeup and was dressed in simple casual clothing, looking as if she was about to go home after getting off from work.
When she saw Shen Ci, she was a little surprised: “You…”
“I came to hang out with a friend.” Shen Ci explained quickly.
Min Song nodded but didn’t move aside, stopping right in front of Shen Ci and Wei Shuo without saying a word.
The two of them were inadvertently blocked in their path with no room to maneuver, making the situation extremely awkward.
Wei Shuo pinched Shen Ci’s hand and Shen Ci asked stiffly: “Um, may I ask if Miss Min needs something?”
Min Song seemed unsure of what to do and after a long silence, she pulled out a piece of paper from her pocket and handed it to Shen Ci: “Here, this is for you.”
After saying that she quickly turned and walked away.
Wei Shuo took the piece of paper and it turned out to be Min Song’s business card.
He examined it curiously several times and chuckled: “A business card? I was just kidding before but it seems like she’s really interested in you.”
Shen Ci was pleasantly surprised. Min Song was not only a top-tier goddess with an air of elegance and allure, she also came from an illustrious background, and her appearance fee was rumored to be in the tens of millions.
How many people dreamed of getting close to the top-tier goddess? Yet she had voluntarily given him her business card.
The two of them were confused, but Shen Ci decided to save the phone number from the business card into his phone and he even tried to add her on WeChat.
Two seconds later, the WeChat verification was successful.
Shen Ci: “…” Could it be that she was holding her phone and had been waiting? Where was the promised high and mighty goddess?
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