Wan Tong left the auction site and wandered around the corridor. Strangely, she occasionally encountered some security personnel, and just as she was thinking of an excuse to brush them off, the tall and stern guard touched his Bluetooth earpiece and then left as if he hadn’t seen her.
Wan Tong : “…” Sure enough, Yu Sheng knew she was here and had specially instructed these guards.
She suddenly became confident, looking around without any reservations.
Yu Sheng’s favorability towards Yu Jian has increased. She couldn’t use her skills recklessly, and besides, Shishi didn’t have the ability to switch all the counterfeit items back to genuine ones.
She had to find Yu Jian in a short time.
Shishi said it could try attacking his system, causing it to malfunction or even controlling it, but first, she needed to get close to him.
Yu Jian received a message from Wan Tong and came out of a small room, coincidentally meeting her in the corridor.
“Tongtong, why are you here?” Seeing the figure in a red dress not far away, some ambiguous thought surfaced in Yu Jian’s heart.
He hadn’t seen her for a long time and was almost about to forget her. He didn’t expect her to come looking for him.
He did want to kill her, but there was also a bit of reluctance in his heart. It felt like a waste to destroy something without having tasted it first.
So, he planned to deal with Yu Sheng first before planning what to do with her.
While helping Yu Sheng build his career and carefully earning his favor, Yu Jian also had to restrain his development, which was giving Yu Jian a headache.
When Wan Tong saw Yu Jian, her eyes brightened slightly without any concealment. She walked up quickly, the thick carpet muffling her footsteps.
Watching the figure running up to him, Yu Jian felt a slight itch in his heart, an impulse to hug her, but rationality made him control himself, after all, he was not a young boy anymore.
“Yu Jian, you’re really here…” Wan Tong suppressed her inner nervousness, smiling with curved eyebrows.
[Touch his head, Shishi is ready at any moment.] Shishi’s voice sounded in her mind.
Hearing its expectant tone, Wan Tong couldn’t help but want to laugh.
Touching the head of a man she wasn’t familiar with really required a good reason.
“How did you know I was here? Did you… come specifically to find me?” Yu Jian maintained a proper smile on his face, with a hint of doubt in his eyes.
When she talked with Yu Sheng before, she deliberately kept her distance from him, so why would she suddenly approach him now?
“I just guessed.” Wan Tong lowered her head, then looked up with a hint of hesitation, “Yu Sheng is here too, right?”
Her question dispelled Yu Jian’s suspicion. He nodded, “Yes.”
However, he still didn’t know why Yu Sheng suddenly left her, what exactly happened between them?
Now, it was a good opportunity to find out.
“Tongtong, A’Sheng has been acting strange lately. What’s going on between you two? Are you having a fight?” he asked casually.
Before Wan Tong could answer, Shishi reminded her, [Tongtong, the boss is coming over…]
“Let’s not mention him…” Wan Tong said softly, her face calm.
Seeing Yu Jian look aside, she suddenly reached out and hugged his neck, her palm unintentionally pressing on the back of his head.
[Shishi!]
Yu Jian was stunned. He couldn’t snap out of it for a long time, especially with the faint scent from the girl wafting into his nose. His mind seemed to be violently jolted, first going blank for a moment, followed by a slight pain. However, the tingling numbness between his nerves made him ignore all discomfort.
“Yue Wantong?” he called softly, his eyes unfocused, with immense joy filling his heart.
[Target’s favorability -30, current favorability value was 0.]
When Yu Jian regained his senses, the person in his arms had already been taken away by a figure, and the mechanical voice of the system echoed in his mind.
“…” F*ck.
He looked up and saw Yu Sheng holding Wan Tong, Yu Sheng’s expression filled with gloom. Wan Tong had her head down, her hair covering her face.
[Tongtong, it’s done!] Shishi’s voice was a bit brighter.
Wan Tong breathed a sigh of relief. [We won’t get found out, right?]
[Don’t worry, there won’t be any traces.]
[Two birds with one stone, great. Tonight I’ll have to eat chicken.]
Yu Sheng’s sudden appearance really helped her a lot, even causing the favorability to drop.
“Yue Wantong, you did it on purpose, didn’t you?” Yu Sheng looked down at the person he was holding, his voice fluctuating due to tense emotions.
She knew he was coming, so she did it to provoke him on purpose.
Yu Jian’s face was grim, and his thoughts coincided with Yu Sheng’s.
Although she had just hugged him, there was a subtle distance between their bodies, with no sense of intimacy. It felt more like she was acting for someone to see.
She really treated him as a prop.
This hug of hers made his months of effort go to waste again, it really was…
Thinking of how he had just been overwhelmed with excitement, he frowned. Since when did Yue Wantong have such a significant impact on him?
The air was stagnant for a few seconds. Wan Tong, under pressure, forced herself to meet Yu Sheng’s gaze and coldly said, “I don’t understand what you mean.”
After speaking, she pushed Yu Sheng away, glanced at Yu Jian’s expression, and quickly left.
Back at the auction, Wan Tong calmed down, but her eyes were dazed, her mind not on the items for auction.
Yu Sheng’s face kept appearing in her mind.
He seemed to have changed a bit. The simple and dull demeanor he used to have was gone, replaced by maturity, steadiness, coldness, and aloofness.
But the one thing that hadn’t changed was that she could still see a trace of softness in his eyes, and his attachment to her.
But in the situation just now, she could only give him a cold face to finish the act.
“Is this what you want?” Lu Yun patted her shoulder, snapping her back to reality, and she looked at the description of the auction item on the screen.
“Yeah.” Wan Tong nodded.
Then Lu Yun excitedly said, “I’ll get it for you as a token of our love.”
“I’m getting it for my Dad, don’t interfere,” Wan Tong reminded in a low voice.
“He’s dead, why are you getting it for him?” Lu Yun frowned and muttered.
Wan Tong glared at him seriously, “Lu Yun.”
He had always been like this since he was a child. People might say he was disrespectful, but sometimes he would smile at you sweetly and call your name. Yet, if you said he was respectful, he could also shout directly at his elders and often ignore the people and things around him when he was in a bad mood.
Lu Yun pressed his lips tightly together and lowered his head slightly, a layer of gloom clouding his eyes. After a while, he managed to squeeze out, “I’m sorry.”
He just didn’t like messy things occupying her thoughts.
Dead was dead. Blood relations were actually the most laughable thing.
Looking at his gloomy expression, Wan Tong reached out and patted the back of his hand. “Don’t act like a punching bag. If you’re unhappy, just say so. People who don’t know might think I’m bullying you.”
She was afraid that if he didn’t express his emotions, he would end up turning into a true villain.
Lu Yun met her concerned gaze. The anger and hostility churning in his chest seemed to find an outlet and gradually dissipated. He forced a smile, “You are bullying me.”
Wan Tongv: “…”
This series of ancient coins consisted of eight pieces, all auctioned together. Many people were bidding, and by the end, the price had already soared to 100 million.
Wan Tong felt strained. Although she could come up with the money, the other bidders seemed equally determined. At this rate, she wouldn’t be able to hold out.
Sure enough, when the price reached 230 million, Wan Tong’s hand trembled as she raised her paddle.
Lu Yun, watching the cold sweat on her forehead, laughed heartily and whispered, “Tongtong, should I bid for you? You’re so scared that your hand is shaking…”
“Shut up,” Wan Tong glared at him, but knowing she could borrow money from him if needed, she boldly continued to bid.
“33, 260 million, 33, 260 million, any more bids?”
The auctioneer’s voice grew excited, and the room buzzed with murmurs as people turned to look at Wan Tong.
Seeing a young couple, the attendees were even more surprised.
A middle-aged collector with a serious expression raised his paddle again.
“56, 280 million!”
Wan Tong’s heart sank, and she let out a breath, knowing she couldn’t continue.
However, in the end, the middle-aged collector didn’t win the coins either. The item was secured by bidder 30, who had been silent until then, for a price of 300 million.
Bidder 30 was an exceptionally handsome man who looked about thirty.
As Wan Tong stared at the back of his head, he suddenly turned around, meeting her gaze and even smiling at her.
Caught off guard, Wan Tong instinctively smiled back and was surprised to realize that he seemed familiar, like a new resident in her neighborhood whom she had seen twice.
She couldn’t shake the feeling that his features were familiar, but she hadn’t flirted with anyone like him in this world…
Well, there were indeed many handsome men in this world.