novelhk Chapter 173 Successfully captured
Chapter 173 Successfully captured
Chapter 173 Successfully Taken
Gu Tingyu raised the price to four million in one go, and the room fell silent instantly; no one dared to raise the price any further.
Li Yan sat next to Gu Tingyu, staring at him in shock.
She blinked, a sudden pang of heartache for Gu Tingyu's money: "Xiao Yu, you..."
Gu Tingyu had once scolded Li Yan for spending money recklessly, and his awareness of saving money had been deeply ingrained in her mind.
Influenced by Gu Tingyu, Li Yan also began to value money and did not want to waste it too much.
Noticing Li Yan's incredulous gaze, Gu Tingyu cleared his throat and explained, "I can afford this amount of money."
Seeing her slightly suspicious look, Gu Tingyu turned his head and glared at her fiercely, saying, "Li Yan, I'm not as poor as you think!"
Li Yan: "......"
Gu Tingyu was indeed relatively poor compared to his older brother.
But to protect his fragile self-esteem, Li Yan pursed her lips and didn't say anything more to provoke him.
The host below was excited, and with a final click of the hammer, announced: "Congratulations to the gentleman who bid four million for successfully winning the necklace!"
Li Yan's attention was instantly drawn to the necklace, her eyes shining brightly as if stars had fallen into them.
Seeing this, Gu Tingyu's lips curled up slightly, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
It's not easy to give Li Yan something she likes.
Not long after, the auction staff delivered the necklace to the private room.
The staff member was a young man in a suit. He was polite and had a habitual smile on his face: "Sir, this is your item."
He recognized Gu Tingyu's identity, but his expression remained unchanged.
When her gaze fell on the woman Gu Tingyu had brought with him, she paused for a moment, then looked away from Li Yan.
Gu Tingyu met the staff member's gaze, sat down, and casually pointed to the table next to him: "Put it here."
"Ok sir."
The staff member held the necklace in their hands, slowly lowered them, and placed the necklace on the table.
He bowed to the two men respectively, and then left the private room at a leisurely pace.
Li Yan clasped her hands together, blinked, and stared at the necklace that was so close to her.
She remarked with admiration, "The workmanship is so much better than it was more than ten years ago."
Gu Tingyu glanced at her inexplicably, his tone somewhat unfriendly: "Times are changing, and craftsmanship is naturally improving as well."
Despite being disliked, Li Yan didn't care and instead smiled happily.
However, noticing that Li Yan liked it, Gu Tingyu's lips also curled up, and then he looked at the necklace and said, "Li Yan, consider this necklace as a return gift for the two times you helped me before."
Li Yan was stunned for a moment.
Once Li Yan realized what was happening, she laughed even harder.
She felt that Gu Tingyu was just embarrassed, so he deliberately came up with such a lame excuse.
Gu Tingyu must be willing to accept me; he's just saying that out of shyness.
The more Li Yan thought about it, the more she felt that she made a lot of sense.
Her delicate eyebrows curved into crescents, and she looked at the necklace with delight, her smile as bright as a flower: "Xiao Yu, thank you for the necklace."
Gu Tingyu's face remained expressionless, but he was bubbling with joy inside.
The auction is not over yet.
Before long, a bracelet was brought up for auction.
The style of that bracelet was exactly the type that Li Yan liked best.
The bracelet was exquisitely designed, and Li Yan's eyes sparkled.
After the host finished introducing the bracelet, the auction began.
Li Yan saw the people below frantically raising the price.
"one million!"
"..."
"five million!"
"..."
"Ten million!"
Li Yan stared in disbelief, hardly able to believe her ears.