My Sexy CEO Wife-Chapter 152 - 151: The Flawed Ancient Jade

"Mr. Gao, are you satisfied with this hotel?" Yang Wei asked, "If not, I can change it for you."

"It's pretty good." Gao Fei nodded, "Let's just stay here."

"Alright then, get some rest. If you need anything, just give me a call, I'm staying next door." Yang Wei turned and left.

At dusk.

Yang Wei knocked on Gao Fei's room door: "Mr. Gao, shall we go? The underground auction is about to begin."

"Let's go." Gao Fei stood up and followed Yang Wei out of the hotel.

...

An hour later.

They arrived at a swimming club.

"Here?" Gao Fei showed a hint of surprise on his face.

"There's a basement under the swimming club; the auction is held there," Yang Wei explained, "Not just anyone can attend the auction. First, you need an introduction from a person who is already part of it, then your identity must be verified, and finally, you need the swimming club owner's consent.

The procedures are quite cumbersome." At this point, Yang Wei paused, "Those involved in shady business are very cautious; a slight oversight could lead to an irreversible downfall."

Gao Fei nodded, "If it were me, I would do the same, better safe than sorry," he paused and then added, "Do you really trust me that much? Aren't you afraid I'm a cop?"

"Not at all; you're definitely not a cop," Yang Wei shook his head without hesitation.

"How can you be so sure I'm not a cop?" Gao Fei smiled.

"Intuition!"

"Intuition?"

"Yes, my intuition is always accurate."

"Congratulations, your intuition is right! I am indeed not a cop!" Gao Fei said cheerfully, "Let's go in." In this world, many dark things exist. Gao Fei isn't a savior and doesn't have the obligation or responsibility to intervene. Besides, even if he wanted to, he couldn't handle it all.

The power of one person is ultimately limited.

Right now, Gao Fei only wanted to collect antiques for cultivation, to rapidly improve his spiritual energy to face the looming crisis. As for other matters, he turned a blind eye, as long as they weren't too excessive, he would not interfere.

Too pure a water has no fish!

With righteousness comes evilness, with day comes night; good and evil exist together, inseparable.

Yang Wei vouched for him, then someone investigated Gao Fei's identity, and finally, they sought the swimming club owner's approval... After a full half hour of hassle, Gao Fei was allowed to enter the basement.

"They really are meticulous," Gao Fei held a gold card in his hand, given to him by the swimming club's staff. With this gold card, he could come and go freely at the swimming club, similar to a membership card.

"In your words, better safe than sorry, hehe..." Yang Wei laughed.

The basement was spacious and luxuriously decorated, with marble floors and white walls. Rows of crystal lights hung from the ceiling; all of them were turned on, and the colorful lights made the basement exceptionally bright.

In the center of the basement, there were several leather chairs with small tables in front of each. The tables were filled with fruits and drinks. Most of the chairs already had occupants, only a few seats in the last row were empty.

Gao Fei and Yang Wei walked over and sat down in the last row: "When does the auction start?"

Yang Wei took out his phone to check the time: "Soon, usually it starts around eight o'clock."

Gao Fei nodded and fell silent.

Moments later, a few more people entered the basement and sat next to Gao Fei and Yang Wei.

"Hey, handsome!" A flamboyantly dressed woman winked at Gao Fei, "You have an unfamiliar face here; is this your first time?" While she spoke, the flamboyant woman also twisted her body, thrusting out her ample bosom.

Gao Fei nodded, "Yes, it's my first time."

"I knew it! I attend the auction every time, but I've never seen you before." The woman laughed, "What's your esteemed name, Mr. Handsome? Where do you hail from?"

"No need for formalities, my surname is Gao, and I own a company in Southern City," Gao Fei answered aloofly.

"I'm Liu Yan, from the capital. I own a few beauty centers in the city center; business is so-so but gets by." Liu Yan seemed very chatty, once she started talking, she didn't stop: "Mr. Gao, could I ask a favor of you?"

"Go ahead."

"Could you maybe let me have my way a bit later?"

"Hmm?"

"There are some jade pieces that I really like today..."

"If it's just the jade jewelry, I won't compete with you."

"Thank you so much! I'll treat you to supper after the auction is over."

"No need," Gao Fei shook his head, "I still have something to do later, can't join you for the late-night snack."

"Is that so," Liu Yan's eyes revealed a hint of disappointment, "Then let's do it another day. When you're free, I'll treat you to a meal..."

"Sure," Gao Fei nonchalantly nodded.

"Bang!"

The chandeliers at the top suddenly went out, and after a second, they lit up again, the lights turning a pale green, giving off a soft and soothing ambience.

"The auction is about to begin!" Yang Wei spoke softly.

"Hello everyone!" A young man dressed in a black suit entered from outside, striding lightly, with a smile on his face, looking very handsome, "There sure are a lot of people here today!"

"Manager Wu, please start quickly, we're all getting impatient," a man in the first row said loudly.

"Yes, please start quickly. Once the auction is over, I still have to go meet my lover."

"I heard there are quite a few good items today, quickly bring them out for us to see. If I like them, I'll buy them all."

...

"Please be patient, everyone; the auction will start momentarily!" said the man known as Manager Wu as he stepped onto the stage and then snapped his fingers, "Come on, bring up the first auction item!"

A young woman in a cheongsam came in, carrying a square tray. On the tray was a Buddha Statue, a jade Buddha Statue, carved very realistically. The slits on both sides of the cheongsam revealed the young woman's long legs quite clearly, which almost all the men in the room shifted their gazes toward, the love for beauty is after all universal.

"The world is full of sameness! Men nowadays are all the same!" Liu Yan muttered, "It's just a pair of long legs, what's there to look at!"

Gao Fei's mouth twitched, Liu Yan's jealousy was quite strong.

After setting down the tray, the woman in the cheongsam retreated.

"This is a Buddha Statue carved from ice jade, hand-crafted by a master who has passed away. I've gone to great lengths to acquire it, and I wouldn't be auctioning it if I weren't short on cash recently," Manager Wu said, his face showing a hint of helplessness. "I hope that whoever wins this statue will take good care of it, and be careful not to knock or bump it...

Alright, let's proceed with the auction procedure. The starting bid for this Buddha Statue is ten million, with each increase no less than one million..."

No sooner had Manager Wu finished speaking than Mrs. Liu Yan raised her bidding panel.

"Alright, bidder number thirty-nine bids eleven million!" Manager Wu promptly announced loudly.

"Swish!"

A man sitting in the second row raised his bidding panel.

"Alright, bidder number eighteen bids twelve million!" Manager Wu shouted.

Someone dared to compete with her! Liu Yan was instantly furious, and she raised her panel again, "Fifteen million! Let's see who dares to compete with me!"

Once the price of fifteen million was announced, the room went silent; no one else placed a bid.

"Sold," Manager Wu picked up the hammer and knocked it down, "This Buddha Statue goes to bidder number thirty-nine! Come on, bring up the second auction item!"

The woman in the cheongsam came back in, still holding a tray in her hand, walking with a swaying gait, revealing her long legs through the slits in her cheongsam, as all the male attendees again turned their eyes towards her.

"These are a pair of bracelets made from ice jade, very perfect, very beautiful, probably all the ladies will like them... The starting bid is also ten million, with each increase no lower than one million."

"Eleven million!"

"Twelve million!"

...

In the end, Liu Yan also won the jade bracelets with a bid of eighteen million. She looked around the room with an air of superiority, her face full of triumph, daring to compete with me, how overconfident!

The auction continued.

The third item, the fourth item, the fifth item were all jade jewelry, in the end, without exception, all were won by Liu Yan. Carefully calculating, Liu Yan had already spent over a hundred million, which was definitely a huge amount of money, but Liu Yan didn't seem the least bit heartbroken.

Gao Fei sat in his chair all along, watching without bidding even once, as he himself was in the jade business, thus he didn't have much need for jade jewelry.

When the sixth auction item was brought up, Gao Fei's eyebrows suddenly twitched.

"This is an ancient jade piece, it seems a bit damaged, but..." Manager Wu deliberately paused here, letting everyone's curiosity build, before continuing, "This piece of ancient jade has quite a history because it's from the Qin Dynasty and has been worn by royalty and nobles, it can truly be called priceless."

"Qin Dynasty ancient jade is not common," a portly man nodded to himself.

"Manager Wu is truly divine, even able to procure ancient jade from the Qin Dynasty and worn by royalty and nobles, impressive," Liu Yan praised.

"It doesn't look very impressive at first glance, but if you keep staring at it, you'll sense an aura of ancient times," said an older man with graying hair.

Yang Wei gently nudged Gao Fei and whispered, "Mr. Gao, you can rest assured, everything that's auctioned here is genuine, there will never be any fakes."

Gao Fei nodded, "This piece of ancient jade, I must have it!" He had just used Clairvoyance and discovered that the jade contained an immensely abundant amount of Spiritual Energy, it was undoubtedly genuine! Ancient jade from the Qin Dynasty that's been worn by royalty is definitely a treasure, and if he were to sell it outside, it would surely cause a frenzy.

The only downside was the ancient jade was slightly damaged, which reduced its value somewhat.