The Lady of the Prestigious Family is a Big Boss-Chapter 656, Doesn’t Look Too Benevolent (Second Update)
"You’ve improved a lot." Ye Jiuliang tugged at his lips in a smile, reached into his pocket, and handed him a piece of candy, "A reward."
Mo Chen reached for the candy, his eyes curved into crescent moons as he smiled, "Sister Ajiu is the best."
The harmonious scene between the two of them caught in Mo Yu’s eyes felt like a thorn stuck in her throat, neither going down nor coming up, unbearably uncomfortable.
A mere piece of broken candy had made him bloom with joy, truly pathetic.
The person beside her suddenly stood up, Mo Yu came back to her senses, a flash of tightness in her heart, her gaze closely following Mo Yuan’s departing figure.
"Mr. Li." Mo Yuan gave Li Mochan a slight nod, his eyes landing on Ye Jiuliang’s exquisite smiling face.
"Dad, this is Sister Ajiu." Seeing Mo Yuan approaching, Mo Chen enthusiastically introduced him.
He had thought it over carefully during this time, regardless if what his mother said was true or false, he still really liked Sister Ajiu.
Besides, Ajiu had lost her father at a very young age, which was already quite unfair to her. Even if he couldn’t let Sister Ajiu know his father was also her father now, he still wanted Sister Ajiu to get closer to their father.
At least not like strangers.
"We have met before." Mo Yuan said calmly.
Hearing this, Mo Chen was slightly startled, looking at Ye Jiuliang with a puzzled gaze, "Sister Ajiu, you’ve met before?"
Ye Jiuliang nodded, "We have."
"Mo Chen, the auction is about to start, we shouldn’t bother Mr. Li any longer. We can talk later if there is anything," Mo Yu reminded, her face showing no different emotion.
Mo Chen stood up, his eyes lingering unwillingly on Ye Jiuliang, looking back three times with each step as he walked back to his own table.
Mo Yuan took strides, "I’ll take my leave first."
With one hand propped under her chin, Ye Jiuliang’s bright and cold eyes sized up Mo Yu without any intention to conceal it, a playful smile tugging at the corner of her lips.
It was rumored that the president and his wife of the Mo Group were respectful toward each other. However, from the current view, there seemed to be a distance from respectfulness, mostly estrangement to a greater extent.
Suddenly, there was whispering around.
"Who is that man, coming to this place while wearing a mask, and not looking too kind either."
"I’ve never seen this person before."
For a moment, the entire venue’s attention was drawn to the man who walked in from the outside, carrying with him an aura of sharpness.
"You are all poorly informed, that is the famous ’Devil Hand’ Leng Yi, and that silver mask is his unique signature." One of them recognized the identity of the masked man and whispered quietly.
"Devil Hand Leng Yi?"
The crowd buzzed, their gaze toward the masked man turning fervent.
Everyone fears life, old age, sickness, and death, and ’Devil Hand’ Leng Yi is renowned for his exquisite medical skills, which can snatch lives back from the King of Hell. If one could establish a good relationship with him, wouldn’t it be like adding a layer of protection to one’s life?
However, there were still skeptics who doubted, after all, no one knew what Devil Hand Leng Yi really looked like, and it was not impossible that someone was impersonating him.
Although the likelihood of someone daring to impersonate was low, unless they were of the type to stake their lives on it.
Just then, Burn’s words dispelled everyone’s last shred of doubt, "Leng Yi, you’ve finally come, I’ve been waiting for you for a long time."
Burn walked over, his hand resting on Leng Yi’s shoulder familiarly, "I thought you weren’t coming."
"Having received your invitation, how could I not come?" Ji Mingqian’s voice was low-pitched, treating acting as if it was just a trivial matter.
Burn chuckled lightly, "Hurry and take a seat, I’ll come find you after I’ve dealt with things here."
Ji Mingqian nodded and walked toward the last empty table.
The position was not far from Ye Jiuliang’s table, just separated by one table. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢
"Magic Hand Leng Yi," Mo Chen stared at the silver mask, a curious light flashing in his eyes.
It looked quite mysterious.
But was his medical skill really as formidable as the rumors claimed?
Mo Yu, fearful of Mo Chen’s naiveté in provoking someone he shouldn’t, reminded him, "Mo Chen, keep your distance from that Leng Yi and don’t provoke him."
Even Qian Mian acknowledged that Leng Yi’s medical skill surpassed his. It was best to avoid such a dangerous character.
Even the old master had considered recruiting him, yet they had never been able to find Leng Yi, who was adept at keeping a low profile.
This time, however, seemed like a good opportunity to attract him. It seemed a nice chat over tea after the auction would be in order.
The auctioneer on the stage picked up a small hammer and knocked it methodically.
"Dong dong dong—"
The venue fell silent.
Burn ascended the stage, a cynical and disrespectful smirk on his lips.
"Welcome, distinguished guests. Should there be any shortcomings in our hospitality, please be generous with your understanding. Now, without further ado, I hope everyone thoroughly enjoys this splendid evening." His hearty voice, laced with laughter, was quite infectious.
Having finished speaking, he descended from the stage and headed straight to the table where Ji Mingqian was seated.
Seeing how familiarly he interacted with Leng Yi, the crowd was more resolved to cultivate relations with Burn, laying the groundwork for future connections with Leng Yi.
"First up, the first auction item, a premium Imperial Green Jade, freshly extracted from the raw stone, flawless and intact," the auctioneer’s voice rang out.
"The opening bid, 30 million."
The jade’s vibrant green radiance dazzled everyone’s eyes.
The next moment, collectors of jade started bidding.
"35 million."
"40 million."
Ye Jiuliang glanced at it and, losing interest, looked away to eat the peeled sunflower seeds she held.
Li Mochan asked, "Don’t like it?"
Ye Jiuliang shook her head, "To me, this thing is no different from a rock, not very practical."
Speaking, she suddenly paused, looked up at Li Mochan, and jokingly said, "How about I buy it, have someone carve it into a bracelet or a pendant, and keep it as a family heirloom for our future child to use when getting married?"
Li Mochan laughed, "I think you’re planning a bit too far ahead."
The child wasn’t even born yet, and she was already thinking about their future wedding.
Ye Jiuliang tugged at her lips.
The auction proceeded in an orderly fashion, leading to a humorous moment when a rare medicinal herb came up for bidding. Many guests had wanted to participate, but Ji Mingqian preempted them by bidding first.
No one dared to compete with Leng Yi for what she wanted. It wouldn’t do to offend her before relations were established, as that would be more loss than gain.
In a rare show of understanding, everyone else instantly decided to abandon the bidding.
Unsurprisingly, Leng Yi won the item at the opening price.
"If I ever run out of money, I can just wave Leng Yi’s banner to freeload, and who knows, maybe I’ll land on easy street," Burn whispered, leaning close to Ji Mingqian’s ear.
Ji Mingqian glanced at him sideways, "You think that banner is so easy to wave? Be careful she doesn’t flay you alive."
