The Tycoon's Enchanted Mermaid-Chapter 147 - : The Prestige of Third Young Master
Chapter 147 -147: The Prestige of Third Young Master
Wang Qingyi said spitefully, “But I do like him. Tell me, can you find anyone better than him in Capital City?”
Shi Mingfang raised an eyebrow, “There’s indeed no one with more power and authority than him, but you can’t keep hold of him, can you?”
The more Wang Qingyi thought about it, the more confident she became, “You just mentioned that she knows Su Qingtong, she’s probably just some little star or a minor online celebrity, not a threat at all. Qin Yu will just play with her at most.”
“I might not be suitable now, but who can guarantee the future? Men like to play, they can play all they want, but when it comes to something as serious as marriage, sooner or later they will look for someone from a matching family. Haven’t you heard that Old Mrs. Qin is currently eyeing suitable candidates?”
Wang Qingyi had a strange obsession with Qin Yu, and would listen to no one’s attempts to dissuade her, promptly getting angry whenever her family tried to advise her.
“Now that you mention it, I just remembered. Look over there.” Shi Mingfang suddenly slapped Wang Qingyi’s arm.
Not far away, a woman in a beige evening dress descended from a white Bentley. She was attractive and smiling, speaking confidently to those greeting her.
“Zhong Xiao’ai? What is she doing here too?”
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Wang Qingyi’s eyes sharpened, “Really, she has no shame. Those who praise her as the top socialite of the Beijing Circle must be blind. Look at her eager attitude, as if she can’t wait to throw herself at someone. She returned and started causing trouble right away, ugh!”
Zhong Xiao’ai and Wang Qingyi had been at odds since their school days, never seeing eye to eye. Competing in various areas was one thing, but what was most important was that both of them had feelings for Qin Yu.
Wang Qingyi fancied Qin Yu, while Zhong Xiao’ai’s feelings were much more complicated, mostly because the Zhong Family valued the Qin Family’s status, or more accurately, Qin Yu as a prestigious son-in-law. As soon as Zhong Xiao’ai returned to the country, it became apparent that she was eager to be noticed by Old Mrs. Qin.
Angling for the position of Qin Family Matriarch, how could Wang Qingyi tolerate Zhong Xiao’ai, wishing she could just gobble her up?
“Zhong Xiao’ai really dressed with cunning intent,” Shi Mingfang said jealously, unable to suppress a comment.
The Zhong Family had painstakingly groomed Zhong Xiao’ai to be the “model of excellence” spoken of in other families, with the goal of marrying her into a powerful family in return. What was nauseating was that they had both grown up listening to their own parents talk about not being as good as she was.
It was truly ridiculous, she was just a tool for a family alliance, what was there to even compare?
Wang Qingyi was so angry she was breathing rapidly, “Does she think that by dressing so ostentatiously she can hook up with someone? Just seeing her annoys me.”
Seeing Zhong Xiao’ai suddenly made Wang Qingyi feel like the fact that Qin Yu was messing around with some unknown little demon wasn’t so unbearable anymore, as long as it wasn’t Zhong Xiao’ai.
Zhong Xiao’ai was her biggest rival.
“Let’s go, we should follow them.”
Watching Zhong Xiao’ai sway gracefully towards the main event hall, Wang Qingyi pulled Shi Mingfang along to quickly follow.
As soon as Qin Yu and Ah Da entered the venue, they were surrounded by people. Various company bosses were lining up to greet Qin Yu, and the Wanrong Auction’s Wan Family was not to be outdone.
“Mr. Qin gracing us with his presence is truly our honor at Wanrong,” Wan Jinlong toasted with a champagne glass towards Qin Yu.
A waiter stood by with a tray full of champagne glasses, and Qin Yu politely picked up a glass and gestured in response.
“President Wan’s auction is getting more lively every time.”
Ah Da could smell the rich scent of champagne and couldn’t help but glance at the champagne glass in Qin Yu’s hand.
Wan Jinlong chuckled awkwardly, “You flatter us, Mr. Qin. At most, Wanrong is just trying to scrape a living in Capital City, barely making enough to survive. How can we talk about liveliness? They say that this evening is lively thanks to you, Mr. Qin. Everyone heard you were coming and thought some grand treasures would appear.”
Qin Yu’s eyes were dark, and he replied with a light smile, “I heard there are antiques from Xiling tonight, aren’t they treasures?”
Wan Jinlong’s smile stiffened as his eyes involuntarily shifted to the young girl next to Qin Yu, who was truly beautiful. If she weren’t, she probably wouldn’t have caught anyone’s attention.
Thinking about the turbulence of the evening, Wan Jinlong felt a headache coming on. He wouldn’t dare offend Qin Yu even if he had a thousand guts, but the Lu Family… it wasn’t easy to explain to them either.
“Are there really antiques from Xiling, and is Mr. Qin interested in this item?” Wan Jinlong tentatively asked.
Qin Yu’s expression was distant, and without revealing much, he simply said he’d have a look, so Wan Jinlong didn’t press further.
Just as Wei Lan approached with a glass of red wine to greet Qin Yu, Wan Jinlong took the hint and left with a sycophantic smile.
“Wan Jinlong is like a grass swaying with the wind. Over a decade ago, he ran off from a small city to Capital City to do business, focusing on dealing in antiques. It’s said he almost got himself into trouble selling crafts in Shili Fang to tourists, but somehow he stumbled into good fortune and suddenly had the capital to start Wanrong Auction and continued to grow. A lot of people speculate that someone else is backing Wanrong.”
As Wei Lan clinked his glass with Qin Yu’s, he slowly shared some information about Wan Jinlong to give Qin Yu an idea of what he was dealing with.
“Regarding the Xiling antiques at this auction, I’ve asked around for you, but there’s not much useful information.”
Qin Yu lifted his glass to his lips and took a small sip, saying indifferently, “Whether it is or isn’t will be known soon enough, no need to rush.”
“You’re right,” Wei Lan said as his gaze shifted to Ah Da, teasing with a smile, “Little Ah Da is the center of attention tonight. You should keep a close eye.”
Qin Yu didn’t respond, but Ah Da couldn’t hold back and retorted, “It’s clearly Qin Yu who’s the center of attention. Just now, at least seventeen or eighteen came to see him. How did it become about me in your eyes?”
The remark was as good as calling him blind, but Wei Lan didn’t mind and smiled mysteriously.
“They seek out Qin Yu for business, but you’re different.”
The young girl was beautiful, and if Qin Yu wasn’t by her side, who knows how many predators would have already swarmed around her.
Ah Da held Qin Yu’s arm with a sly smile and said, “Didn’t you notice a lot of people are also looking at you?”
Wei Lan was briefly taken aback, then turned his head to indeed find many socialites looking his way before shaking his head, “Ah, being handsome brings so much trouble, but never mind, I’m used to it.”
Ah Da was astonished by his thick-skinned confidence. She turned her little chin away, not wanting to talk to him anymore.
Qin Yu put his wine glass aside and walked over to the dessert area with Ah Da, “See anything you like?”
Ah Da looked at the rows of exquisite desserts, the sweet scents mixing with the pervasive perfume in the air, and her cravings were almost instantly triggered.
“I’d like this one.”
She pointed at something through the glass.
Qin Yu nodded, and a white-uniformed server promptly bent over to pick up a small plate of cake and handed it over, “Miss, your red velvet.”
Ah Da sweetly thanked him, took the cake with a smile, and left the server stunned by her beauty. Qin Yu glanced over coldly, causing the server to break out in a cold sweat.
“What’s wrong?”
Ah Da asked softly.
“Nothing,” Qin Yu said, leading her to sit down on a sofa.
Tang Bufan, with an arm draped over Wei Lan’s shoulder, came over and sat right beside them, and suddenly the entire focus of the ground-floor ballroom was on this small sofa.
With Qin Yu, Wei Lan, and Tang Bufan together, the crowd was shocked; they expected only Qin Yu, not counting on the Tang Family joining the mix. Could there really be some priceless treasure up for auction tonight?
“Didn’t expect such a small auction to gather so many celebrities. Has it always been like this?”
Tang Bufan asked Wei Lan.
Wei Lan’s arm rested on the back of the sofa, “Not at all. Tonight’s grand scene is all thanks to Third Young Master’s prestige.”
