I’m a Villain! Why Are You Trying to Date Me?
Chapter 51

Chapter 51: The First Female Lead’s Earth-Shattering Plan! Is the Male Lead Going Down Here?

“Meng Youqian’s bid is… 3.2 billion!”

As Xue Xue’s words echoed through the auction hall, silence fell like a curtain.

Lin Tian’s eyes went wide in disbelief.

In their eyes, is money really just some numbers? What kind of concept is 3.2 billion? Even the most luxurious homes in Huaxia, like Tomson Riviera, cost just over 100 million per unit. Yet, Meng Youqian casually threw out the equivalent of fifteen to sixteen Tomson Rivieras… all for a piece of agarwood with a base value of around 50 million.

“This is crazy, even for a low-tier protagonist novel world!” Lin Tian secretly clicked his tongue in awe.

In a regular auction, as bidding goes on, participants gradually drop off and the price increases slow down. After all, money doesn’t fall from the sky. But a sealed auction is different. Everyone places their maximum bid at once with their true, ideal price. This meant that in Meng Youqian’s heart, 3.2 billion was a perfectly reasonable price for this item. Or rather, he wasn’t bidding for the agarwood at all… He was buying a win for his daughter, Meng Xiaoling.

Sure enough… As soon as the price was revealed, Bai Ze and Bai Bing’er’s expressions froze. Across from them, Meng Xiaoling’s crescent-shaped eyes crinkled with a satisfied smile.

“Not bad, right? Your old man didn’t let you down this time!” Meng Youqian laughed.

Meng Xiaoling beamed and nodded, “Mm! Daddy’s the best!”

But Bai Bing’er glanced their way with a sly smile and mouthed something silently to Xiaoling. Immediately, the cheerful light in Meng Xiaoling’s eyes dimmed.

Meng Youqian’s face darkened. “Bai Ze, your daughter bullies mine right in front of me? That’s what the Bai family teaches?”

Bai Ze didn’t mind at all. He may have lost the bid, but his daughter’s one little jab had already gotten under Meng Youqian’s skin.

“Oh? Bing’er, did you say something mean to the little girl?”

Bai Bing’er blinked innocently. “Nope.”

Meng Youqian snorted. “Then what did you say to Lingling just now? Last time she was upset because of you and wouldn’t even tell me why. Lingling, Daddy’s here this time. Don’t be scared. Just tell me what she said.”

Meng Xiaoling shrank back a little. “She… she said, ‘Not even grown up yet. Smiling over something so small…’”

Meng Youqian froze. “That’s… all she said?”

She nodded. He was left speechless.

Just one sentence and she’s rattled? So what if she wasn’t mature?

He wanted her to stay innocent forever! To always be his little girl.

“Then what about last time? What did she say then?”

Meng Xiaoling now clammed up completely, refusing to say another word. Meng Youqian sighed inwardly. He’d wanted to vent his daughter’s frustrations by showing Bai Ze up… Yet one offhand remark from Bai Bing’er had been enough to shut his daughter down completely.

“Tch. Bai Ze, maybe teach your daughter some manners. If my daughter doesn’t want to grow up, she doesn’t have to. I’ll protect her just the way she is.”

He huffed and turned away.

Meanwhile, Bai Ze and Bai Bing’er exchanged a look, both with a trace of amusement in their eyes.

But Bai Bing’er wasn’t entirely relaxed. They still didn’t know who would win the agarwood. Jiang Yifeng’s bid hadn’t been revealed yet. And since he was sitting with the Xuan Yuan family, it wasn’t impossible they’d colluded… If that were the case, he might still walk away with it.

She sighed. “Guess we’ll just have to wait and see.”

While the verbal spat between Meng Youqian and Bai Ze didn’t cause a major stir in the hall, one line from Meng Youqian made Lin Tian’s heart jolt.

[Meng Xiaoling? Isn’t she one of the later female leads that Jiang Yifeng adds to his harem after conquering the Ring City? What the hell is going on here!?]

[Shang Chan, Zhao Mengmeng, Bai Bing’er, Xuan Yuan Qingya, plus Xue Xue and now Meng Xiaoling… SIX female leads in one auction?!]

The thoughts rang out in his mind, instantly picked up by the nearby women.

Bai Bing’er reacted first. Her laziness vanished as her brows slightly furrowed.

Meng Xiaoling… was also one of Jiang Yifeng’s targets?