Overnight Hit: Vicious Stepmother and Genius Son
Chapter 591 - 587: 9038, It’s You, Idiot!

Chapter 591: Chapter 587: 9038, It’s You, Idiot!

The auction began punctually at eight o’clock in the evening, showcasing many collector’s items that were rarely circulated on the market.

Jewelry, jadeite, antique bronzes, and calligraphy and paintings were among the offerings.

At the start of the auction, Ye Zhenzhen wasn’t particularly interested, her attention was all on the dining table, and her taste buds were thoroughly satisfied, which made her body and mind joyful.

However, Song Jinze would occasionally ask her if she liked the items currently being auctioned.

There were one or two lots that seemed quite nice, and Ye Zhenzhen thought it would be great to bid on them and take them home as New Year gifts for the elders of the Song family.

Whenever her gaze lingered on an item, the man beside her knew her intention and dialed an inside line to let the proxy bidder downstairs win each one.

As the auction neared its end, a high-ice jadeite bracelet in Guoyang Green caught her eye.

Just from looking at the picture, she really liked the color.

This kind of green wasn’t as mature as Imperial Green; the texture was high quality, and it looked bright and translucent no matter how you looked at it.

"Do you like this one?"

Song Jinze placed a cup filled with fruit tea in front of her and, without waiting for her response, instructed the proxy bidder on the scene through the inside line.

By this time the auctioneer had already announced the starting bid for the bracelet – ten million.

Ye Zhenzhen was surprised, "The starting bid is already so expensive, how high will the final price be!"

As Cheng Shaoqing had said, the lots at tonight’s auction were indeed exquisite, but as for the prices not being high, Ye Zhenzhen felt that these wealthy people had a very different standard for measuring money than ordinary people.

The few items she had just won had final prices that were all over a million, but thinking of taking them home to grandpa and grandma, she felt it was worth it, and she had her own budget anyway.

As for this item that she liked herself, if it cost tens of millions, she was somewhat reluctant to part with that much.

The man smiled calmly, "As long as you like it, that’s what matters."

He had brought her here after seeing the picture of this bracelet sent by Cheng Shaoqing. He knew she liked green, and he was sure this bracelet would satisfy her.

Ye Zhenzhen paused her gaze, "I do really like it."

This shade was something she had seen for the first time, a rare find.

At the auction, quite a number of people also took a liking to this uniquely colored jadeite bracelet, and after several rounds of bidding, its value had risen to sixty million.

Ye Zhenzhen called a halt, "It’s just too much to spend so much money on a bracelet; we should let it go."

She had a premonition that if the bidding continued, this small item might end up costing over a hundred million tonight.

Song Jinze said softly, "Good things are hard to price; spending a fortune for Mrs. Song is not regrettable at all."

The number of bidders downstairs was gradually decreasing, and in the end, there were only two left, with the price reaching eighty million.

After several rounds of intense bidding, each time they raised their bid, the other side would add one million on top of their price, relentlessly chasing.

When the price reached ninety million,

Song Jinze’s eyes darkened slightly, and with a slight sneer at the corner of his mouth, he said into the phone, "A hundred million."

The opponent didn’t expect such a sudden increase of ten million from their side, and the auctioneer’s tone became fervent, asking three times before there were no more bids.

Eventually, the top-quality Guoyang Green high-ice bracelet was hammered down for a hundred million.

The crowd downstairs sighed incessantly, their gazes shifting, more or less, to the number plate in the proxy bidder’s hand, 9011.

And they began to whisper amongst themselves:

"For a quality not of Imperial Green to fetch such a sky-high price, the big shot behind the scenes must be truly wealthy, and truly fond of it."

"The person behind 9038 is probably also a tycoon. He won several high-priced items tonight, and he could have won that bracelet too if 9011 hadn’t suddenly jacked up the price so dramatically. Otherwise, I think that bracelet couldn’t have been won for a hundred million."

"It’s been a long time since we’ve seen such an interesting scene."

"Isn’t that the truth."

At the end of the auction, Ye Zhenzhen was stunned by the bracelet the moment it was in her hands; it looked even more radiant and the color fresher in person. She totally fell in love with it.

Song Jinze, seeing her clinging to it fondly, also felt delighted and reached out his hand to her, "Congratulations, Mrs. Song, on acquiring something you adore."

Ye Zhenzhen grasped his hand, her tone excited and mischievous, "Then I must thank my handsome husband!"

"However, with such a high price, I dare not wear it out, in case it gets bumped or scratched..."

The thought alone was heart-wrenching.

"Forget it, better to keep it as a collectible."

Admiring it at home was nice too.

Song Jinze laughed at her series of comments, "It’s just a trinket for amusement; don’t think too much about it, wear it casually for fun."

Ye Zhenzhen’s smile paused, "A ’small goal’ and it’s still just a trinket for amusement?"

The man nodded, "Yep, this doesn’t qualify for a collection. If you really want to collect, there will be a spring auction in Jiangcheng soon, with items of a higher caliber than tonight. I’ll take you there."

Ye Zhenzhen: ...

She truly worried that all of this was just a dream and, once she woke up, nothing would remain...

Outside the clubhouse, just as Cheng Zheng was about to leave, he bumped into Mr. and Mrs. Song Jinze. He came over to greet them and say goodbye; he was mainly there for the famous paintings and calligraphy tonight and had reaped a rich harvest. Now he needed to catch a flight back to Jincheng.

Having hardly exchanged pleasantries with Song Jinze, Cheng Shaoqing also hurried over.

The two cousins looked at each other, and immediately, the expressions on their faces grew serious as they simultaneously snorted in disdain.

Cheng Shaoqing rolled his eyes at Cheng Zheng, "Big fool!"

Ye Zhenzhen: ...

Cheng Zheng raised an eyebrow, "Looking for provocation, are we?"

Cheng Shaoqing, unwilling to show weakness, retorted, "9038, even knowing the bid number, you’re such an idiot!"

9038?

Ye Zhenzhen immediately realized that the items she had eyed that night were all competing against this bid number.

So, this guy was President Cheng!

Thinking back on Young Master Cheng’s previous remark ’Big fool’, she knew it was aimed at President Cheng, but at that moment, she felt a bit offended too...

Cheng Zheng, having his cover blown publicly by Cheng Shaoqing, instantly felt his anger ignited and rolled up his sleeves, "Cheng Shaoqing, did I not discipline you enough when we were kids, huh? Try provoking me one more time, I dare you."

Holding to the principle that a brave man doesn’t eat a loss before his eyes, Cheng Shaoqing immediately sidled up to Song Jinze, "President Song, look at this, you still partner with someone like him!"

Song Jinze, having figured out the whole story, looked on with an expression that said he was watching a fool, and began walking away with Ye Zhenzhen’s hand in his.

"I didn’t see anything; you guys carry on."

Cheng Shaoqing followed behind Song Jinze intending to leave, but Cheng Zheng grabbed him.

"What, you want to run? Haven’t seen you in so long and you’ve become braver, is that it?"

Cheng Shaoqing hurriedly clung to Song Jinze’s arm, "President Song, if you leave now, you won’t see me tomorrow!"

"Do I need to see you?" Song Jinze frowned, sounding impatient as he looked at Cheng Zheng, "Weren’t you heading back to Jincheng?"

"Not in a rush, after I’ve dealt with him I’ll go!"

Luxury cars continuously left the clubhouse parking lot, and occasionally, industry insiders would greet Cheng Shaoqing through their car windows, each with a look of surprise.

In the dim night, the faces of the two tall figures with their backs turned couldn’t be seen clearly, but the sight of one dragging the other was indeed quite unique...