The Beautiful CEO’s Close Bodyguard
Chapter 447 - 448: Auction Venue

Chapter 447: Chapter 448: Auction Venue

When Chu Ge gave Huo Tianqian a second chance at life, Huo Tianqian regarded him as the most revered and respected person.

He would never treat him poorly now that they were both undoubtedly ordinary people.

Chu Ge felt a hint of surprise in his heart. He had not expected Huo Tianqian to lay down his life for him, but now that he himself had become an ordinary person, Huo Tianqian still treated him with the same respect as always, which made Chu Ge trust him a bit more.

"I don’t know the specifics either, as I have not encountered this situation before. But since someone wants to seal our martial arts, that means they covet our strength. Let’s just wait and see for now."

Chu Ge did not know what to do either. The sudden disappearance of his martial arts skills left him with an unprecedented sense of panic, as if his most relied upon faith had vanished in an instant, taking away his drive to continue living.

He sighed softly and then turned to walk back to his room.

Huo Tianqian was naturally impatient, and he felt extremely irritable at this moment, constantly cursing the person who had poisoned them. He walked around in the courtyard with his hands on his waist to vent some of his pent-up frustration.

The next day, Chu Ge slept deeply, feeling as if something was weighing down on his body. He was awoken by the ring of his phone.

Zhao Wuji had waited for nearly half an hour at the scheduled time in Dang City and had not seen Chu Ge yet, prompting him to reluctantly make a phone call.

The phone rang for quite a while before Chu Ge groggily answered, with a hint of sleepiness, "Hello."

His voice carried the laziness of someone just waking up.

Zhao Wuji, upon hearing this, subconsciously thought he had dialed the wrong number. He checked the phone number and confirmed it was indeed Chu Ge’s before carefully asking, "Mr. Chu, have you not gotten up yet?"

Chu Ge hummed softly, rubbing his heavy forehead, and slowly sat up. Although the night was not long, it felt painfully lengthy for him.

Since he could remember, he had never overslept like he did today, let alone felt such exhaustion.

"Just woke up, has the auction started yet?"

Chu Ge asked while yawning.

Zhao Wuji shook his head, then realized Chu Ge couldn’t see and spoke again, "Not yet, the auction starts at one in the afternoon."

Chu Ge acknowledged with an "oh", glanced at the time—it was ten o’clock. Driving to Dang City would take an hour and a half, so he should still make it on time.

"I got it, I’m leaving now and will contact you when I arrive."

Chu Ge hung up the phone and went to freshen up.

As soon as his hand touched water, a piercing pain spread out. Only then did Chu Ge realize his hand had been injured the night before, he had lain in bed the entire night, staring blankly, without treating his wounds at all.

The blood on the wound had already dried, but it still stung when touched by water.

A self-deprecating smile appeared on Chu Ge’s lips. If his martial arts were still intact, what would such a minor injury count for? But now, he had to be constantly cautious, to prevent infection from water contact.

Honestly, he still couldn’t accept the fact that he had become an ordinary person.

Chu Ge usually took just two minutes to freshen up, but because of the injury on his hand, it took him nearly five.

After washing up and changing his clothes, he saw Huo Tianqian standing lackadaisically at his room door.

"Good morning, Mr. Chu."

Chu Ge nodded slightly, "I need to make a trip to Dang City, I’ll be back soon."

"I’ll come with you," Huo Tianqian suggested.

As of now in Su City, neither of their safety could be assured, let alone going to Dang City.

Dang City is bigger than Su City, also more chaotic, with uneven distribution of power. If Chu Ge accidentally got into trouble there, he couldn’t bear the responsibility.

"I’m just going to attend an auction, not to pick a fight, you don’t have to worry."

Chu Ge saw through his thoughts and spoke somewhat speechlessly.

Huo Tianqian realized he had thought wrong and, a bit embarrassed, scratched his head, but insisted, "Mr. Chu, let me accompany you anyway, what if there really is some danger? Plus, I’m familiar with Dang City, I can drive you there."

Seeing Huo Tianqian’s resolute attitude, Chu Ge no longer declined. He looked at the time and said, "Alright then, we’re running out of time, let’s go straight away."

Chu Ge borrowed a car from Tang Xin, and Huo Tianqian drove the two of them to Dang City.

Due to time constraints, Zhao Wuji was already waiting at the auction site, and then he sent someone to meet Chu Ge.

By the time Chu Ge and Huo Tianqian arrived, there were twenty minutes left until the auction started.

"Mr. Chu, you’ve finally arrived," Zhao Wuji said, looking at Chu Ge’s fatigued expression with some concern. "Are you alright, Mr. Chu? You don’t look very well."

Chu Ge shook his head, "I’m fine, this isn’t the place to talk, let’s go inside."

Zhao Wuji nodded. Because Zhao Wuji’s wife’s family was the wealthiest in Dang City, and also because they became the wealthiest thanks to Zhao Wuji’s influence, he was highly respected when he came here.

At the auction site, the organizers had specially chosen a premium box seat for Zhao Wuji.

Zhao Wuji led Chu Ge and Huo Tianqian straight to the box to take their seats while more and more people trickled in down below.

"The auctions in Dang City seem pretty grand," Huo Tianqian remarked, noticing almost every five meters there was a security guard standing sentry.

The second floor had private boxes, but the first floor was a large banquet hall that could accommodate five hundred people.

In just a few minutes, the banquet hall was filled with people.

"It’s not usually this big, it’s just that this one is special."

Zhao Wuji explained from the side.

Huo Tianqian was curious, "Special? What’s so special about it?"

Zhao Wuji glanced at Huo Tianqian, then at Chu Ge, and saw that Chu Ge was sitting there with his eyes slightly closed, as though he was sleeping.

Zhao Wuji was a bit surprised and also worried, "What has Mr. Chu been busy with in Su City recently? Why does he look so tired?"

Huo Tianqian opened his mouth but didn’t know how to respond to Zhao Wuji’s question. He turned to look at Chu Ge and let out a sigh, Chu Ge had been sleeping all the way here.

To be honest, he was also extremely tired. If it wasn’t for the fact that he needed to drive and stay fully alert, he would really like to find a place to sleep to his heart’s content.

Huo Tianqian shook his head and suddenly realized that Zhao Wuji had successfully diverted the topic, feeling a bit gloomy inside but became even more curious about the auction.

He really wanted to see just how special this auction was.

Chu Ge dozed off for a bit, nearly falling asleep again.

He slowly opened his eyes, looked around in a daze, and then finally perked up.

"Who have come to this auction?"