My Sexy CEO Wife-Chapter 149 - 148 Introduction
Liu Mengyao was really distressed. When she didn't have a boyfriend, her parents pressured her into blind dates, and now that she had a boyfriend, they were pushing her to get married… Could they not give her some peace and quiet?
"Dad, Mom, can you please stop pressuring me?" Liu Mengyao stood up. "I know when I should get married, so please stop urging me. I'm tired and need to go back to my room to rest." After saying these words, Liu Mengyao walked back to her bedroom, closed the door, and locked it.
"This child." Xiao Yun frowned slightly. "She's really disobedient."
"Alright." Liu Haishan waved his hand dismissively. "Our daughter has grown up and has her own opinions. We shouldn't interfere in her life anymore."
"But…" Xiao Yun still wanted to say more.
"Let's go, we should rest too. We need to get up early for work tomorrow." Liu Haishan pulled Xiao Yun towards the bedroom.
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In the bedroom.
Liu Mengyao sat on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling. Was it right or wrong to have asked Gao Fei to pretend to be her boyfriend today? Her parents seemed to really like Gao Fei… they were actually pressuring her to hurry up and marry Gao Fei… Once her parents found out the truth, they would definitely be very angry and heartbroken.
If only she could turn this pretense into reality…
Ah? How could I have such a thought?
Liu Mengyao was taken aback. No, no, no, Gao Fei and I are just friends. It's impossible for us to have any other relationship… Liu Mengyao's mind was a mess. Stop thinking about it, just go to sleep. Liu Mengyao took off her shoes, lay down on the bed, and pulled the covers over herself.
It took a long time before Liu Mengyao finally drifted off to sleep.
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After spending two days with the company, Gao Fei once again played the absent boss. Delegating all responsibilities to vice president Zhang Chunhui, he disappeared without a trace again, leaving Zhang Chunhui silently complaining about having such a boss. There was no way around it.
But on the flip side, although Gao Fei could be somewhat irresponsible, he was very generous to his subordinates. Everyone received salaries several times higher than the market average and excellent benefits. This encouraged staff to work diligently. Even if the work was hard, it was acceptable.
Money talks, they say. In this day and age, money is king.
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Gao Fei had bought a villa in the suburbs, a three-story building with a small yard and a basement. At the moment, Gao Fei was sitting cross-legged in the basement, surrounded by a lot of antiques and ancient jade pieces.
Streams of spiritual energy wafted out of the antiques and jade, slowly entering Gao Fei's body, where he refined them.
After several hours, Gao Fei opened his eyes. "After absorbing the spiritual energy from these antiques and jade pieces, my cultivation has reached the peak of the First Layer of the Inedia Stage. Just a little more effort and I can advance to the Second Layer."
Once the spiritual energy was absorbed, the antiques and jade became dull and lackluster, looking rather awkward, as if they had lost their souls.
"There are still not enough antiques and jade pieces," Gao Fei sighed.
"Buzz buzz buzz…"
His phone suddenly began to ring.
Gao Fei took his phone out of his pocket, glanced at the screen, and found it was Shen Caidie calling: "Hello! Shen, what's up?"
"Mr. Gao, I've found a batch of antiques from the Tang and Song periods. There are quite a few…" Shen Caidie said.
"Buy them for me right away!" Gao Fei's eyes lit up. "No matter the cost, buy them."
"Those antiques have been sent to the auction house. I contacted the auction house owner privately trying to buy the batch of antiques but was turned down…"
"Turned down? Do they think your offer is too low?"
"My offer was very high, far exceeding the market value. But they're too greedy and want to drive up the price through an auction to make more money."
"Typical profiteers!" Gao Fei snorted.
"I heard many wealthy businessmen will attend the auction, and I'm worried my funds won't be enough. That's why I called you…"
"When does the auction start?"
"At eight-thirty tonight."
"I'll come to you right now. We'll attend the auction together tonight."
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Eight o'clock at night.
Gao Fei and Shen Caidie walked into an auction house.
A deposit of one million was all it took to participate in tonight's auction.
The hall was filled with hundreds of chairs, with only a dozen or so people scattered around. Gao Fei and Shen Caidie found a secluded corner to sit down, then quietly waited for the auction to begin.
Twenty minutes later, a man in a tailcoat entered. He looked to be in his thirties, with a slicked-back hairstyle, wearing a bow tie, a smile on his face, and exuding an air of refined elegance.
"Welcome to the auction tonight," the man in the tailcoat said smilingly. "My name is Zhu Zhi, owner of this auction house and also the chief auctioneer. I will be presiding over tonight's auction." Saying this, Zhu Zhi picked up a remote control, pressed it lightly, and an image appeared on the large screen on the wall—a multitude of porcelain pieces, tall and short, which looked very attractive.
"These porcelain pieces are from the Tang and Song periods, a total of one hundred and eight pieces. I have had them authenticated by experts, and they are all genuine."
"As you all know, porcelain is the most difficult to preserve, especially these pieces from the Tang and Song periods, which date back thousands of years. They are extremely rare."
"Rest assured, our auction house's reputation guarantees these porcelain pieces are genuine. If even one fake is found among them, I am willing to compensate ten times the loss."
"Alright, the auction starts now!"
"The starting bid for these porcelains is 120 million, with each bid increment being no less than 10 million. Okay, let the bidding begin."
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No sooner had Zhu Zhi finished speaking than a man sitting in the first row raised his placard: "130 million."
"140 million!" Someone immediately raised the bid.
"150 million!"
"160 million!"
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In just a moment, the price had skyrocketed to 300 million and was still climbing.
"Sir number eleven has bid 300 million, is there a higher bid?" Zhu Zhi asked loudly. "This is porcelain from the Tang and Song Dynasties, very precious indeed. Once this opportunity is missed, you'll definitely regret it."
At this time, Gao Fei raised his placard: "310 million!"
"Good, sir number nineteen has bid 310 million!" Zhu Zhi was immensely pleased: "Are there any other bids?"
"320 million!" The man at seat number eleven spoke up.
Not waiting for Zhu Zhi to speak, Gao Fei raised his placard: "350 million!" He increased the bid by 30 million in one go, intending to create pressure on his opponent.
The man at seat number eleven turned to glance at Gao Fei, then raised his placard: "400 million!"
Wow! Gao Fei narrowed his eyes, so it's on, huh! Without any hesitation, he raised his placard: "450 million!"
"500 million!"
"600 million!"
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"1 billion!" Gao Fei announced loudly.
"Sir number nineteen has bid 1 billion, is there a still higher bid?" Zhu Zhi was inwardly overjoyed. What a great day!, by the rules, the auction house will take a 20% commission; if the hammer falls on 1 billion, they would take a 200 million commission, no small sum: "Are there any more bids?" Zhu Zhi looked at the man in seat number eleven, inwardly urging him to keep bidding, don't stop, bid!
After a moment of hesitation, the man at seat number eleven chose to back down.
A flicker of disappointment crossed Zhu Zhi's face. After such ferocity, now retreating, what a letdown.
"Any more bids?" Zhu Zhi asked several times more, but no one spoke up. In the end, Zhu Zhi could only bring down the hammer: "Sold! The porcelain goes to sir number nineteen! Please proceed to the backstage to settle the payment."
Gao Fei and Shen Caidie stood up and walked toward the backstage.
"Boss Zhu, where did these porcelains come from?" Gao Fei asked casually.
"A friend of mine entrusted me to auction them off," Zhu Zhi said.
"What friend? Can you introduce me?"
"Well..."
"Don't get me wrong, I have no other intentions. I'm just curious about your friend. It's not anyone who can bring out such a lot of Tang and Song Dynasty porcelain."
"I'll ask him. If he's willing to meet you, I'll arrange it. If not, there's nothing more I can do."
"Okay, thank you."
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After settling the payment, Gao Fei and Shen Caidie left. Before leaving, he gave his phone number to Zhu Zhi,"If your friend agrees to meet me, give me a call; my phone's on twenty-four hours a day."
"Sure, no problem!" Zhu Zhi agreed readily: "The porcelains have already been packed. I'll have someone deliver them to you right away."
After leaving the auction house, Shen Caidie spoke, "Spending 1 billion on those porcelains was a bit pricey."
"It doesn't matter, as long as it makes me happy," Gao Fei said nonchalantly: "Let's go, I'll take you home."
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Once Gao Fei returned to the villa, he couldn't wait to begin cultivating. After absorbing all the spiritual energy from the 108 pieces of porcelain, his cultivation had advanced to the Second Layer of the Inedia Stage, and his Combat Power had increased to 12,000 points.
"Finally reached the Second Layer of the Inedia Stage," Gao Fei stretched his limbs: "The antiques from the Tang and Song periods sure contain a lot of spiritual energy, much more than those from the Ming and Qing Dynasty."
The next morning, Gao Fei received a call from Zhu Zhi.
"Mr. Gao, my friend has agreed to meet you," Zhu Zhi said.
"Oh, when?" Gao Fei's eyes brightened.
"How about this afternoon?" Zhu Zhi suggested: "Three o'clock, you can come to my auction house."
"Alright, it's a deal," Gao Fei nodded in agreement.
Why was Gao Fei so insistent on meeting Zhu Zhi's friend? The reason was simple; he wanted to ask if he had any more antiques. If so, he would buy them all at a high price... It's impossible for an ordinary person to produce over a hundred pieces of Tang and Song Dynasty porcelain, so Zhu Zhi's friend was definitely more than just an ordinary character.
