Passionate Devotion

Chapter 4

Fighting for a Jade Pendant With a Rich and Beautiful Woman

Tong Lu flashed a slight smile to hide her embarrassment. “I’m sorry. Has it started now? I want to make a bid. 1.3 million.”

“1.5 million,” someone else said.

Tong Lu said, “1.8 million.”

“Two million.”

Tong Lu raised her placard. “2.3 million.”

“2.5 million!”

“3 million.” Tong Lu did not dare to go too high, and only bid a few hundred thousand RMB more than the other bidders each time.

She was neither a rich woman nor a rich man’s daughter, so she should be thrifty. To other people, this was merely an ordinary jade pendant. She did not think that anyone else would spend a few million RMB just for a random jade pendant.

Unexpectedly, someone in the venue suddenly said, “6 million!”

Tong Lu widened her eyes abruptly. Did the price just double in an instant? Wasn’t the bidder being a little too aggressive? It had just been a few seconds. Who was the bidder!?

Tong Lu looked towards the source of the voice.

It was an elegant and graceful woman who was sitting in one of the VIP seats in the front row. She was wearing a deep V-neck dress that was long and bright red in colour. She had a voluptuous figure, and her dress showcased this perfectly. Her necklace was obviously an expensive one, and in an instant, she became the subject of envy of everyone in the venue. When the other people discerned her appearance, all of them went silent. No one dared to place a bid on something she had set her eyes on.

Tong Lu was the only one who dared to speak. She gritted her teeth and tightened her grip on the armrests of her chair to calm herself down. She raised her placard again. “6.5 million.”

A hint on disgust flashed past Xu Jing’s arrogant face. She could not believe that someone was trying to fight for an item with her. “7 million.”

“7.5 million.” Tong Lu could no longer breath properly.

Xu Jing turned to look at her. “8 million.”

Tong Lu’s heart skipped a beat. She could no longer calm herself down. She only had ten million RMB to her name. If this were to continue, the price of the jade pendant would go up to ten million RMB in the blink of an eye. She did not know what to do. She did not want the jade pendant to fall into someone else’s hands.

Many people in the venue were whispering among themselves. A kind-hearted person tugged at Tong Lu’s sleeve and said, “Young lady, do stop fighting for the item. You will never be able to win in a fight against her. She is the woman whom Elder Leng had chosen as his granddaughter-in-law before he passed away, and she would be marrying Leng Yejin. Some time ago, she had told the people in her circle of rich and powerful friends that from now onwards, she would utterly destroy anyone who dared to fight for anything she had set her eyes on. I believe that you wouldn’t want to get yourself into such a situation.”

“Yes. Right now, Leng Yejin is the one who holds the position of command in Leng Consortium, and he is a prominent figure in the world of finance. In the upcoming election, Leng Corporation is the most powerful supporter of the current president when it comes to funding. As the saying goes, ‘There’s strong financial backing behind every powerful president’. Fighting for something with Leng Yejin’s woman is equivalent to knocking on death’s door!”

Tong Lu bit her lower lip hard, and she was experiencing complicated emotions. She had looked for this jade pendant for so many years. How could she let someone else have it just like this?

“8.5 million.”

“Nine…” Xi Jing was about to make a bid when Xu Qian, who was sitting beside her, poked her shoulder. “Big sister, it’s just an ugly jade pendant. Is it really worth it to spend 9 million RMB on it? Why don’t you spend that money on a handbag instead?”

Xu Jing flashed a cold smile. “That jade pendant is not the main point. I’ll never allow anyone to snatch anything away from me. Even if I had to pay ten million RMB for it, I can derive enjoyment by watching the devastation on the other party’s face, and because of this, it would be worth it. Look, she seems like she’s driven into a corner. Don’t you think that her expression is tremendously funny? She looks like a clown.”

After Xu Jing finished saying that, she raised her placard and said arrogantly, “9 million.”

“Ten million.” Tong Lu rose abruptly. “I’ll pay ten million!”

Xu Jing raised the placard again. “Twenty million.”

‘W-what?” Tong Lu was drenched in cold sweat. She plopped back down on her seat.

Xu Jing looked like a high and mighty queen as she said, “Young lady, do you still want to fight for it with me? I like that jade pendant very much, but you can go ahead and continue bidding. I don’t mind. I can afford to pay for it no matter how expensive it gets. But you don’t seem like… Please don’t be mistaken, I don’t mean to look down on you. But I believe that people should live within their means and not lust after what they cannot afford.”