The beautiful CEO falls in love with me
Chapter 318 - 318 307 304 The Difference Between Wolves and Dogs

318: Chapter 307 Chapter 304: The Difference Between Wolves and Dogs 318: Chapter 307 Chapter 304: The Difference Between Wolves and Dogs Li Ruo’s words carried a double meaning, mocking both the recent slump in Zhang Siyang’s company’s performance and Zhang Siyang’s multiple failed assassination attempts on her, which had led to his apparent abandonment of the effort.

Zhang Siyang, as cunning as he was, could certainly read between the lines of Li Ruo’s words.

He replied with an indifferent smile, “Ah, I’ve recently taken up vegetarianism!”

“Really?” Li Ruo replied, her smile hooked with taunt, “I’ve heard that it’s in a dog’s nature to eat shit, and you want a dog to eat grass—is that possible?”

It’s common knowledge that a dog can’t change its habit of eating shit, and this shadowed jab from Li Ruo filled Zhang Siyang with dark thoughts.

He wished he could slaughter this venomous woman on the spot.

Even though Li Ruo had a beautiful appearance and a tall figure, for Zhang Siyang, these held no allure.

What he wanted was Li Ruo’s assets, not the woman herself.

When a man has money, he can have as many women as he wants, so why hang himself on one woman?

“Mr.

Li, you must be mistaken, as there’s a fundamental difference between a wolf and a dog!” Zhang Siyang gave a cold laugh and then headed into the courthouse.

By now, the place behind him was filled with plenty of people, all business owners from Jianghuai City.

Any enterprise able to join today’s auction had to deposit one hundred thousand yuan with the court.

If any enterprise went back on their bid after winning something at the auction, they wouldn’t get their one hundred thousand yuan deposit back.

With Ye Chen by her side, Li Ruo felt secure, so facing Zhang Siyang was emboldened.

Previously, she hadn’t had the guts to prove her defiance against Zhang Siyang.

Ye Chen, standing alongside her with a grin, said, “In the future, you should always scold jerks like that.

Don’t hold back for my sake—let ’em have it!”

“Pfft—” Li Ruo laughed and said, “Who’s holding back for you?

Zhang Siyang has nothing to do with you.”

Ye Chen grinned.

Then, the two entered the Intermediate Court.

Inside the courthouse’s large hall, a great many people had gathered, including representatives from various enterprises, even the bosses had come in person.

Those who couldn’t make it in person sent a representative.

In any case, everyone was intensely interested in the assets of the Great Development Group.

The auction scene was bustling with people.

At the front of the hall, the court had sent an auctioneer, who first auctioned off two plots of land in the Eastern City District—one thirty mu, the other two hundred mu.

The starting price of these two plots was five hundred million and three billion respectively.

From the beginning, the competition had become intense, with a large number of enterprises vying for the land.

Land in China had become exceedingly precious—with every piece used, there was one less available.

Especially as the real estate industry grew, more people had their sights set on the real estate market, with many wanting to acquire these plots for property development.

In round after round of bidding, with each increase of one million, Ye Chen was stunned.

Shit, these people really didn’t consider money as money.

The price of the five hundred million plot soared all the way to seven billion, causing many to drop out of the competition, although there was still some smaller-scale bidding.

Eventually, the first plot sold for seven billion three hundred million, stirring a buzz among the crowd.

Ye Chen, curious, asked, “Xiao Ruo, don’t you want to buy?”

“I’m not interested!” Li Ruo shook her head, saying, “The Northern City District’s plots are already causing enough headaches.

If I buy more, wouldn’t I be a fool?

Besides, I don’t have that much money to invest in real estate development now!”

“That makes sense!” Ye Chen nodded, suddenly understanding Li Ruo’s feelings.

The project in the North District was progressing fiercely, with any number of problems potentially arising at any moment.

Li Ruo simply wasn’t in the mood for anything else.

If the North District project was successful, the entire value of the Tianya Group could multiply several times over.

That was enough.

Ye Chen then curiously asked, “So, what brought you to the auction today?”

“It’s for that building owned by Yan Bu’er!” Li Ruo replied with a hooked smile.

“I’m not interested in property, but I am interested in that building.

If the Tianya Group wants to expand, that building would be perfect for a subsidiary office.

Later on, the Northern District project branch could be located there!”

“Ah, that’s a good idea!” Ye Chen immediately nodded in agreement.

“Land is useless on its own; you have to spend money to build.

How much more convenient to go for one that’s already built.”

Li Ruo nodded.

Before long, the second plot was sold for thirty-three billion.

Soon, the building Li Ruo was interested in was up for auction—the headquarters building of the Great Development Group.

The auctioneer looked over the crowd with a beaming smile, announcing, “This building, which has stood for over ten years, is entirely structural, with a grand exterior and beautiful interior decoration.

The starting price is eight hundred million.

Each bid must be at least one million more.

Let’s begin the auction!”

“Eight hundred and one million!” Someone immediately called out a bid.

In fact, there were quite a few people interested in this building.

Some, like Li Ruo, had come specifically for it.

“Eight hundred and five million!” Another bid came.

After a while, the price climbed from eight hundred million to eight hundred and five million.

Some people gradually backed out of competing, feeling the starting price was a bit high for a building occupying only one thousand square meters and twenty floors high.

Yet, there were still those who were persistent and continued to up their bids: “Eight and six hundred million!”

“Eight and seven hundred million!” The price kept climbing, but Li Ruo sat still without bidding, just watching the rising and falling shouts within the hall.

Ye Chen, sweating for her, said, “Xiao Ruo if you don’t start bidding, you might leave empty-handed today!”

“Not in a hurry!” Li Ruo shook her head and said, “The real buyers haven’t made their move yet!”

“What do you mean?” Ye Chen was startled.

“You don’t understand the rules of the auction hall.

Those earlier were enterprises without real power.

The truly powerful enterprises will appear later!” Li Ruo said with a faint smile, “Look, Zhang Siyang hasn’t shown his hand either.

In fact, he’s come today specifically for this building!”

“Really?” Ye Chen was very puzzled.

He had never participated in this kind of auction, so he didn’t understand it well.

Before long, Zhang Siyang raised his sign and called out, “Nine billion!”

Whoosh…

The crowd instantly erupted into a stir, all eyes turning to Zhang Siyang.

Si Yang Group was a well-known enterprise in Jianghuai City, so once people saw this, they immediately understood that Zhang Siyang was determined to win today.

Hence, many people immediately shut their mouths; no one continued to compete with Zhang Siyang.

Besides, the Great Development Group headquarters building wasn’t the main theme of today’s auction.

Just when everyone thought that Si Yang Group had secured the building, a beautiful and cool voice rang out, “Nine billion one hundred million!”

The crowd was in an uproar once again, their heads turning back to look.

A touch of amazement appeared in people’s eyes as they saw Li Ruo sitting there coldly, her expression icy, making people think she was a piece of thousand-year-old ice that would never melt.

However, in the hearts of the people, Li Ruo was not just associated with the word “cold beauty.” In their minds, she was more often associated with beauty and high intelligence.

“It looks like Si Yang Group and Tianya Group are head-to-head now!”

“Absolutely, they’ve been at odds for a long time, starting from when Tianya Group entered the real estate business!”

The surrounding crowd murmured among themselves, smiling and whispering.

However, Li Ruo didn’t care what the people around her were saying.

She was still sitting there coldly, her gaze fixed straight ahead, without the slightest change.

Zhang Siyang gave Li Ruo a look, his eyes filled with hostility, and then he held up his sign, “Nine billion two hundred million!”

“Nine billion two hundred and ten million!” Li Ruo followed up without hesitation.

…

The fierce bidding between the two gave everyone a harsh taste of the intensity of corporate competition.

It was too cruel; they acted as if money was nothing.

A single bid was worth tens of millions, something that ordinary enterprises simply couldn’t withstand.

After several rounds, the price had climbed to ten billion.

Li Ruo felt a bit of inner anxiety, but on the surface, she didn’t show any signs of it.

Instead, she was very calm.

Ye Chen, however, was sweating for Li Ruo.

He looked at her anxiously and suddenly realized that in this area, he had no ability to protect Xiao Ruo at all.

As her boyfriend, he felt he had always been dragging her down, which depressed him a great deal.

“Ten billion five hundred million!” Zhang Siyang called out coldly.

This time, Li Ruo quieted down.

She was continuously weighing the pros and cons in her heart.

Was it really worth it to exchange the price of ten billion five hundred million for a building that was already more than a decade old?

Thinking of this, Li Ruo immediately decided to give up.

She was a woman with a strong sense of gain and loss.

When it was time to let go, she would do so without any hesitation.

The excited auctioneer was dancing with joy, exclaiming, “Good, Si Yang Group has now offered ten billion five hundred million.

Is there anyone who will offer higher than ten billion five hundred million?

The Great Development Group headquarters building, ten billion five hundred million for the first time, ten billion five hundred million for the second time…”

Just as the auctioneer was about to bring down the gavel, suddenly, a loud shout rang out in the hall, “Eleven billion!”

The crowd immediately looked in the direction of the shout.

It was a man next to Li Ruo; lifting the sign, it turned out to be Tianya Group.

The auctioneer was even more delighted and said, “Eleven billion, the Great Development Group headquarters building has been bid up to eleven billion now.

Is there any higher than eleven billion?”