I Have 10 Trillion Dollars only Usable For Simping
Chapter 596 - 501 Nan Xu (Seeking monthly passes!)

Chapter 596: 501 Nan Xu (Seeking monthly passes!)

Following the address sent to him, Jiang Chen drove to a grand building.

Luo Peng had just arrived shortly before and got out of his car.

He was driving a GLS, which belonged to Tianci Capital.

How could a company not equip itself with a few cars to keep up appearances?

"Is this the place?"

Luo Peng nodded.

To erect such a four-story building in a bustling area, one could easily imagine the lavishness of the investment.

Jiang Chen turned his head to look at the "Qin Yuan" on the gate, which seemed to be handwritten.

Standard small seal script.

Those with no cultural literacy probably couldn’t even recognize it.

There were no garishly dressed hostesses in groups at the entrance, just two simple doormen.

At least at first glance, this famous sales pit of the East Sea really did not have any trace of vulgar glam.

"Let’s go in."

Luo Peng called out.

Jiang Chen nodded.

After parking the car in a parking lot full of luxury vehicles, the two entered Qin Yuan.

"Mr. Luo."

Very soon.

A man in his thirties greeted them.

He was probably a manager inside Qin Yuan, or maybe in charge of marketing.

Jiang Chen looked around curiously.

Although the full view was not visible, this unique sales pit had an oval structure, totaling three floors.

The whole building was supported by four Brocade-patterned White Jade Pillars, and in such a huge hall, the first floor was completely unused, all devoted to environmental decoration.

This Qin Yuan even managed to create a small river with babbling water inside, mist rising, with a stone arch bridge across it, and brocade carp swimming underneath.

Somehow the sound of a Chinese zither drifted over, accompanied by the faint and ambiguous fragrance in the air; even without seeing the renowned courtesans famous here, it was still captivating.

"This is my boss, Mr. Jiang."

Luo Peng introduced with all seriousness, raising his hand in gesture.

"Mr. Jiang, hello, welcome to Qin Yuan."

The man greeted with a smile.

Jiang Chen, who still hadn’t finished observing the place, withdrew his gaze and nodded amicably with a smile.

"Please follow me."

Under the man’s lead, Jiang Chen and the other followed upstairs, where Jiang Chen did not forget to take note of the enormous screen on the first floor.

"This wasn’t here the last time I came."

Luo Peng noticed it too.

Walking up to the second floor, as they passed by each private room, they could glimpse the popularity of the place.

In fact, the number of cars in the parking lot already gave a hint, but Qin Yuan maintained good privacy. Guests hardly saw each other, a quality essential for a high-end reception venue.

Furthermore.

Jiang Chen found the naming of the private rooms interesting.

Rain Water, Grain in Ear, Start of Summer... the twenty-four solar terms.

"Please take a seat for a moment, we need to arrange..."

The man stopped in front of a room.

"That won’t be necessary."

Jiang Chen quickly said.

"All right, it will start in about twenty minutes, you can rest until then."

The man glanced at his watch and pushed the door open.

Jiang Chen deliberately looked at the doorplate.

Awakening of Insects.

After leading the two men inside, the man left.

"How come there are no women here?"

Once inside, Jiang Chen felt a bit perplexed.

Even those who came in to serve tea and snacks were young male servants.

"The women here can only be seen if you spend money. That’s why you didn’t ask just now."

Luo Peng explained and then reminded, "You can still call for one now if you want."

Jiang Chen smiled, finding it amusing, "Wouldn’t that be forcibly kidnapping someone into consuming?"

"That’s the rule in Qin Yuan."

Luo Peng picked up the kind of jade pot one would see in period dramas and poured into two small porcelain cups, "The alcohol here is really good, try some."

Jiang Chen looked around.

How to put it.

This Qin Yuan was a bit different from what he had imagined, but not by much. The entire private room was decorated in an antique style, devoid of any modern aura, even the windows were pasted with uncut paper, making it feel not like a place for extravagant spending, but like a cultural heritage site.

"How do you like it?"

Luo Peng lifted his porcelain cup.

"Not bad. So far, it lives up to its reputation, but it remains to be seen if the ladies here are as outstanding as they are reputed to be."

Luo Peng laughed.

"Don’t worry about that, Qin Yuan has been open for several years and its reputation is well-known in many places. Many businessmen from other regions come here especially for this, do you think they come here to kill time?"

"That makes sense."

Jiang Chen nodded, picking up a pastry.

"Come on, now that you’re here, don’t hold back. It’s not right to come here and not call for a lady, don’t tell me you care about the money."

"I don’t like spending money on women."

Jiang Chen said with all seriousness.

Luo Peng almost choked on his drink, coughing several times before catching his breath, cursing with a laugh, "Damn, you’re quite the actor, really going all out."

Jiang Chen appeared nonchalant as he leisurely tasted the pastry, "Didn’t you say that the ladies here sell their art but not their bodies?"

"Yeah, I don’t know what’s going on."

Luo Peng looked puzzled.

Jiang Chen looked at him with amusement, "What’s the matter? Are you planning to splash out a fortune here tonight to make a name for yourself?"

"You really know how to hurt a guy!"

Luo Peng replied grumpily, then couldn’t help but laugh. But as he laughed, the expression on his face gradually turned somber, and he took another sip of wine from his porcelain cup.

The complex shift of emotions, without any hint of performance, would have made a perfect film and television teaching template if caught on camera.

"What do you think I should do?"

Clasping the porcelain cup, he looked over at Jiang Chen with a slightly bewildered gaze.

Jiang Chen shook his head, "That’s something I can’t help you with. It all depends on what you really want."

"I have no damn idea what I want," Luo Peng sighed, swearing, something he rarely did since the establishment of Tianci Capital.

"To say that I like her a lot, you know it’s bullshit, but that girl, she truly is captivating. To just stand by and watch her get ruined, I don’t seem to be quite willing to accept that."

Jiang Chen just smiled, saying nothing.

"You didn’t come over just to watch the show tonight, did you? At least give a brother some advice," Luo Peng mumbled.

"In matters like these, what advice can there be? There are only two choices, either you pay up and make her yours tonight or you turn a blind eye and forget each other from here on out."

"That’s as good as saying nothing."

"Mr. Luo, young master Luo, aren’t you being a little too generous with your love? You’ve only made a move on her once, and she might have already forgotten who you are. What does it matter to you who she leaves with? Is your possessiveness too strong? Do you think every girl you see must stay chaste for you?"

"To hell with you."

Luo Peng retorted with a mix of a curse and laughter.

"That’s not what I mean. If she’s doing it willingly, of course, I would have no comments. But think about it, she’s selling herself away. Who knows who will buy her? What if it’s an old man or some pervert? Just imagine some bald, sleazy creature with a face full of wrinkles touching her..."

"Stop."

Jiang Chen promptly cut him off. "You don’t have to continue, I admit, you’re pretty noble."

"Alas."

Luo Peng picked up his cup, then realized it was empty, and filled it again from the wine jug.

"All right, look at you. It’s just that you want me to support you in buying her, isn’t it? Fine, tonight you must succeed."

"Look at the way you put it, can you not make it sound so ugly? I’m not buying her, I’m rescuing her."

"Whatever you say."

Jiang Chen said, "But there is one thing you haven’t thought about, what if she really is volunteering for this?"

"Impossible."

Luo Peng asserted confidently.

"Why is it impossible?"

Jiang Chen said, "A place as big as East Sea wouldn’t do something like forcing a good person into prostitution, plus you said it yourself, there’s been no precedent. What makes you so sure that she isn’t volunteering?"

Luo Peng’s lips moved, but he found himself unable to utter a word.

He understood what Jiang Chen meant.

A person who is willing to sell their body and soul for money is not worthy of sympathy.

Thinking of her pure and refined face, Luo Peng began to feel bewildered again.

Jiang Chen, seeing this, shook his head.

Luo Peng was a good man in every way except for his senseless approach to relationships, falling in love with everyone he saw, forgetting the last as soon as he moved on to the next.

But that’s just human nature.

No one is perfect.

Everyone has flaws, and we have to learn to accept the flaws of others.

Nevertheless, Luo Peng’s taste in women was unquestionable, and the fact that he was so preoccupied with her made Jiang Chen a bit curious about this "Nan Xu" girl, who would auction herself off that very evening.

Indeed.

They had come because East Sea was about to host an unprecedented auction.

The item being auctioned was not some rare treasure but a person.

A woman with an appearance fee of half a million.

This might sound astounding, but in upper-class society, nothing strange that happens should be surprising.

"If she’s as remarkable as you say she is, you’d better be prepared if you really want to take her away tonight," Jiang Chen said, picking up a porcelain cup.

There was no need to think about it.

Luo Peng certainly wasn’t the only client who had been notified.

As the first girl in East Sea’s history to be "on offer," the wealthy patrons gathered here tonight were undoubtedly eager and ready for action.

In this world, many people are no longer in need of money.

What they lack is a sense of achievement.

Taking home the first girl to be "on offer" at East Sea would undoubtedly bring an unparalleled sense of fulfillment at a spiritual level.

"Jiang Chen, I can only rely on you now. I’ll write an IOU for whatever amount and pay you back later."

Of course, Luo Peng was also well aware that the bidding war to come would be fierce, and it wasn’t possible to ask for money from his family.

If his father found out, he would undoubtedly break his legs.

"Fine, if you can’t pay me back, prepare to be my servant for life," Jiang Chen agreed readily.

"Knock, knock, knock..."

A knock sounded at the door.

"Come in."

Luo Peng turned and called out.

The man from before entered, holding a device like a mini computer, yet almost as small as a mobile phone.

"The auction is about to start. You can use this to place your bids."

"Got it."

Luo Peng took the device.

The man quickly left.

"This is quite advanced, no need for anyone to show their face," Jiang Chen mused.

East Sea’s considerations were indeed quite thoughtful.

The patrons could participate in the auction from the privacy of their booths, which undoubtedly provided convenience for those guests who preferred to stay anonymous.

Keep in mind that the clientele here might not just be business owners, but also government officials.

A few more minutes passed, and the sound of classical music began to fill East Sea.

Luo Peng hurried to his feet and flung open a window.

"Miss Nan Xu has come out."