My Perfect Female CEO-Chapter 869: Brazen Lies

Chapter 869: Lying With Open Eyes

Tang Jian’an and Guo Xiong made their bids, the two of them offering a sky-high price. From the urgency and panic in their voices, it was clear they were compelled to do so, afraid that the next moment something terrible might occur if they hesitated.

Everyone was so stunned they couldn’t process it, their dizzy minds unable to comprehend why such a thing happened.

A multitude of astonished eyes swiftly converged on Tang Jian’an, then, like beams of light, refracted onto Guo Xiong.

"Brother Tang, what’s going on with you?" Song Tianba inquired urgently in a hushed tone.

"Brother Song, I have unavoidable difficulties, please don’t ask." Tang Jian’an trembled as he spoke.

Song Tianba suppressed his confusion and decided not to probe further.

Ordinary people wouldn’t notice that Tang Jian’an’s arm was trembling slightly, as if fearing an unbearable truth. In his hand, he tightly gripped his private phone, which had received a photo with a brief message: Acquire the Chu Group’s item, or else, die.

The person in the photo was a young man, none other than Tang Jian’an’s son.

His son was tied up, his face severely swollen from what seemed to be resisting.

His son was in one of the hotel rooms; Tang Jian’an had scanned the hall but couldn’t find his son’s whereabouts, realizing that his son had been taken not long ago.

Given this, how could Tang Jian’an remain calm?

The authoritative aura cultivated over decades vanished in an instant, leaving him helpless and trembling in fear.

As the saying goes, hit a snake at its weak spot, and this was exactly the case.

Guo Xiong was in the same predicament. Wang Jingwei, unable to hold back, turned to ask, "Brother Guo, what’s the meaning of this?"

"I have difficulties I can’t speak of, Brother Wang. Please don’t ask," Guo Xiong was on the verge of tears as he explained.

Just like Tang Jian’an, Guo Xiong’s palm was tightly gripping his private phone. The similarity was uncanny—he had received a photo as well. This photo showed him rolling in bed with the wife of a capable subordinate. By heaven, he had no habit of taking photos with this lovely mistress. What on earth was happening?

On the photo was text: ’Win the auction for the Chu Group’s charity item, or else we’ll expose you and your lover.’ Seeing this, he felt as though crying.

If this got out, where could he possibly save face?

This time, he had used the pretext of training to meet with the wife of that capable subordinate within the Guo Family business just to satisfy his desires. Now this had happened, leaving him utterly confused.

In this moment he couldn’t think straight, especially since the number the photo was sent from was his lover’s. He didn’t have the courage to verify it further, resigned to complying for the time being, resolving to figure out the truth after this was all over.

Tang Jian’an and Guo Xiong were being threatened, hence they had no choice but to comply with the orders.

Though Song Tianba and the others were perplexed and burning with curiosity, they had no option but to suppress their investigative inclinations.

"What are you doing stirring up trouble? I’m doing this for my son (lover), aren’t you just causing chaos?" Tang Jian’an and Guo Xiong silently chided each other in their minds, frustrated with each other’s actions.

Unbeknownst to them, they were both fellow sufferers in this same plight.

"What’s going on? Tang Jian’an is acting a bit oddly," Mengyao and Ye Fan mused curiously. Mengyao couldn’t help but inquire.

Ye Fan’s plan targeted Guo Xiong, aiming to dissolve the alliance of Tang Jian’an and others plotting against the Chu Group.

Therefore, he had Qiu Wen undertake some concealed actions, not exactly deceitful, but merely exposing the truth, given Guo Xiong and his lover’s sordid deeds.

"Who knows what nerve went out of whack?" Though Ye Fan was curious, he couldn’t fathom what had occurred.

Considering that there were grievances on Guan Feitian’s part involving offense against the Guo Family, Ye Fan and Mengyao weren’t afraid of another offense, thus having Qiu Wen exploit the loophole to threaten Guo Xiong.

As for Tang Jian’an’s son being tied up, how could Ye Fan and Mengyao have known?

Therefore, not comprehending what had transpired, they couldn’t discern who had perpetrated it.

The scene turned chaotic, and naturally, Ye Fan and Mengyao had to feign extreme curiosity, feigning earnest desire to understand the details.

Among the abundant business elites led by the nine top figures, once their initial shock wore off, considerations began arising.

"Something unexpected must have happened; otherwise, it wouldn’t be like this."

"According to that scoundrel Wu Tingyun, bidding for the Chu Group’s charity item is foolish. So how foolish must Tang Jian’an and Guo Xiong be? Wu Tingyun is astonishingly moronic!"

"We must alter the public narrative, seize this opportunity to warn the reporters on how to cover the event; they can’t go about chaotically."

Such thoughts inundated the minds of the attendees. An idea suddenly struck someone, and they loudly proclaimed, "I know what treasure the Chu Group presented. It’s the masterpiece of a feng shui master, named the Treasure-Gathering Porcelain, akin to the Treasure Basin in its miraculous capabilities. It’s said that owning the Treasure-Gathering Porcelain brings boundless fortune and prosperity."

"No wonder the Tang Family Patriarch bid ten billion without batting an eye, and the Guo Family Elder matched it with five billion and quickly changed it to ten billion. So there’s this deeper reason—it’s a priceless treasure, unattainable without destiny." someone immediately echoed.

"Only the Tang Family Patriarch and Guo Family Patriarch have the insight to recognize its value. Others remain clueless about the porcelain’s worth," another added with seemingly serious demeanor.

Thus, the mystical attributes were elaborated upon by them.

With this excuse voiced, more and more people earnestly and excitedly began praising the porcelain’s extraordinary nature.

The business elites aligned with the nine figures’ group were adept at lying with a straight face, their serious expressions and zealous discussions so compelling that one couldn’t doubt the authenticity of their words.

"Is it really so magical?"

"Could it be true?"

"Have we been too blind to recognize the porcelain’s mysterious allure?"

"Perhaps, indeed, we lacked the vision, mistaking a phoenix for a barnyard chicken."

The reporters unknowingly began to change their narrative.

With so many business virtuosos convincingly discussing the porcelain’s mystery, even skeptics began to believe somewhat.

Such business elites weren’t ones to lie with open eyes.

The reporters understood this, hence they dared not lie with open eyes either.

"Mystical treasure ’Treasure-Gathering Divine Artifact’ arrives, leaving all awestruck!!!" A reporter had already penned down a imagined headline for their article.