My Perfect Female CEO-Chapter 870: Who’s Framing Whom
Chapter 870: Who’s Framing Whom
A piece of porcelain that couldn’t be more broken was stubbornly declared to be a feng shui treasure of gathering wealth. The rhetoric was so detailed and convincing that the reporters on-site believed it.
Ye Fan and Mengyao exchanged a glance, thinking, "This ability to turn black into white and speak nonsense is unmatched, isn’t it? These people must be business geniuses and leading figures from various camps; otherwise, they wouldn’t have the qualifications to be here. But their shamelessness is truly something else."
Song Tianba and others were in disbelief, and after giving Tang Jian’an and Guo Xiong a meaningful look, they heard the murmuring voices behind them and mentally noted, "What a load of nonsense, calling this some metaphysical treasure. Do they have shit in their brains? This cooperation is too far-fetched."
Wu Tingyun was dumbfounded, as the situation had developed beyond his imagination. The person who had quoted for the Chu Group was a fool, yet now, after Tang Jian’an and Guo Xiong’s bids, he shivered and pondered anxiously, "Aren’t I courting death? If these two big shots deliberately crash into my line of fire, aren’t they admitting they’re fools? Clearly, they told me to cooperate, but now they’re playing along and competing to be fools. They’re pushing me to the brink."
He felt like dying inside; his heart was already filled with tears.
"What’s going on here?"
"How am I supposed to cooperate with this? Dare I even cooperate?"
"I just want to bash my head in. My heart is aching."
"This broken porcelain, I just randomly found it. How could I not know it’s trash? Yet people are scrambling to offer such a high price. Am I foolish, or are they?"
Wu Tingyun was in torment, trembling violently in his heart.
What good could possibly come for him when this is over?
"Just as the Patriarch of the Tang Family and the Patriarch Guo said, I can’t discern gold and jade if it hit me in the face. I’m hopelessly stupid. I sincerely apologize to the Chu Group. This porcelain is indeed a metaphysical treasure, a divine artifact like a Treasure Basin." Wu Tingyun could only spout lies; going with the flow might reduce his guilt a bit, otherwise, who knows how he might die.
"I bid 1.1 billion." Song Tianba quietly stoked the fire.
"It truly is a gem." With this, everyone on site reached a consensus, with no arguments left.
This was like calling a deer a horse, and right now, everyone had mastered the art of lying with open eyes to perfection.
Tang Jian’an and Guo Xiong exchanged an extremely bitter glance, both understanding that everyone was providing them a way out. Their spontaneous nonsense was astonishing in its own right.
"Apart from Mr. Ye and President Chu, everyone else seems to be idiots. We’ve lost face entirely now. We can’t even lift our heads in front of those two anymore." Guo Xiong lamented.
The two big shots understood better than anyone else that they were under threat from the Chu Group, but they didn’t dare complain, nor could they publicly state it. They had to swallow the humiliation, as long as the hostages threatened weren’t in any life-threatening danger, everything else could be managed.
"1.5 billion." Tang Jian’an bid again, looking oddly at Guo Xiong as if warning him, "I’m going all out for the sake of my son, so stop messing around, okay?"
"2 billion!" Guo Xiong gritted his teeth and followed with a bid, thinking similarly to himself, "For the sake of my reputation, I have to fight. If this gets exposed, it’s going to spiral out of control, just let me go."
The two big wigs were anxious, not realizing that just a glance full of thinking couldn’t make the other understand their thoughts. They weren’t into each other, so they couldn’t intuitively connect!
But they both suddenly understood one truth: both sides had unspeakable troubles and reasons they had to bid.
Understanding this gave the situation some room for maneuver.
"Don’t be stupid any further, what kind of troubles do you two have? This could ruin everything." Song Tianba and others were anxious.
Tang Jian’an had a brainwave, got up, and went to Guo Xiong’s side. He faced Guo Xiong and whispered, "Mr. Ye, President Chu, I admit defeat. Although I’ve wronged you, my son is innocent, please don’t act recklessly." 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂
He pretended to be discussing with Guo Xiong, but in fact, he was speaking to Ye Fan and Mengyao.
Ye Fan and Mengyao sensed something amiss. Mengyao asked, "Patriarch Tang, what do you mean by this?"
"Stop pretending, I know it’s you." Tang Jian’an thought but couldn’t say. Despite his dissatisfaction, he had to bear it. Tearing the facade now would be bad, he said with difficulty, "My son is being threatened. Someone is sending threats that if I don’t bid on the Chu Group’s items, they’ll kill him."
"What? You mean it’s us?" Mengyao was incensed. Clearly, someone was framing them, and she couldn’t take the fall for this.
"Who else could it be besides you? Isn’t it obvious?" Tang Jian’an anxiously pointed out, "Brother Guo and I are both in difficult positions. I suspected it, Guo Xiong must have something unspeakable too. To prevent things going wrong, I implore the Chu Group; have mercy. Though I’ve been against you, I’ve been careful. If things blow up, it’s bad for everyone, and I think the Chu Group doesn’t want to face off with the Tang Family."
Tang Jian’an spoke the truth, clearly hinting at a threat. This place was Tang Family territory, and if something happened to his son, their wrath would be immense.
Mengyao and Ye Fan stared for a while, realizing that someone was trying to frame them.
Mengyao seriously said, "Patriarch Tang, my Chu Group cannot take the blame for this. We didn’t do such disgraceful things. Tell me how to cooperate, and when you investigate, decide if we are innocent."
"This?" Tang Jian’an was immediately troubled. The Chu Group wanted to cooperate, but how could they? He thought that if the Chu Group let go, his son would be safe, but if they were truly innocent, then who was the mastermind?
His mind was in turmoil, unable to think it through.
"What do I do now?" Tang Jian’an was distraught.
"How about this? You win the auction for that broken porcelain, and Patriarch Guo will back off?" Mengyao suggested.
"No way; if I back off and something happens, who’s responsible?" Guo Xiong panicked.
"It’s just private matters, not a big deal?" Mengyao scoffed.
"You, it’s you, I knew it was you." Guo Xiong was angry.
