Chapter 202 - Chapter 202: The Group Favors Gu Ci
Chapter 202: The Group Favors Gu Ci
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Pei Qiuying had already investigated them thoroughly and knew about Zhou Jinjin’s financial strength. The items she bid on were mostly what Gu Ci desired.
Gu Ci chuckled, “Thank you, Miss Pei, for not competing with Jinjin.”
“I know what Jinjin bid on, and 1 know it was you who wanted them,” Pei Qiuying chuckled lightly, walking closer with a calm demeanor. “1 did it on purpose.”
Zhou Jinjin’s face turned red. This woman was going too far.
Such blatant provocation!
She was about to get angry but was restrained by Gu Ci. Jinjin didn’t understand. My dear, why are you getting angry? A year ago, Gu Ci would have thrown a punch at such words.
“You enjoy the winner’s stance, don’t you?” Gu Ci asked nonchalantly, “But, Pei Qiuying, you’re not the center of the world, and the earth doesn’t revolve around you. You must have lost quite a bit of money on the art pieces auctioned tonight.”
“I’m wealthy, little money like this doesn’t matter,” Pei Qiuying scoffed. “Among everything auctioned tonight, the item you wanted the most must be the Sukru famous violin.”
This was the truth, and Gu Ci didn’t deny it.
Pei Qiuying traced her diamond-studded nails, her eyes full of mockery and pity. “Tonight is a lesson for you. You can only touch what I don’t want. What I desire… you won’t take a single piece.”
She said it with certainty and dominance, but Gu Ci just smiled and asked her, “Since you saw through that 1 wanted the Sukru famous violin, why didn’t you get it yourself?”
“I don’t care who gets the Sukru famous violin, as long as it’s not you,” Pei Qiuying maliciously replied. She knew that openly challenging Gu Ci was beneath her status, but she couldn’t control the jealousy in her heart.
“Is that so?” Gu Ci innocently smiled.
Pei Qiuying had a foreboding feeling. Why was she so confident while smiling?
The intermediary approached, wiping off some sweat. He had removed his sunglasses and was the man who won the Sukru famous violin. “Miss Gu Ci, it’s time to make the payment. Don’t change your mind, or I’ll be in trouble.” “Don’t worry, 1 won’t change my mind. It’s my treasure!” Gu Ci’s voice was clear and composed.
When the intermediary approached, he spoke to Gu Ci in English, as Zhou Jinjin had instructed. Gu Ci replied in English, and the group of affluent ladies around them understood.
The onlookers were left stunned and extremely shocked!
“How could this country bumpkin dare to do this? She actually outplayed Pei Qiuying.”
“She’s courting death, toying with Pei Qiuying like this. She’s incredibly audacious.”
“Pei Qiuying looked outraged. To think she lost to a country bumpkin.”
“Poor Pei Qiuying, she got played by someone.”
“Chinese people, as cunning and sly as ever.”
Pei Qiuying listened to the hushed whispers of the people around her, seething with anger and visible hostility. Her bodyguard reminded her that this was the high-profile Sotheby’s auction, saying, “Miss, you don’t need to waste your time with her. If you don’t like it, I can take care of her.”
“No!” Pei Qiuying sneered, “The show hasn’t even started yet. Killing her would be too easy.”
Gu Ci stood before Pei Qiuying, composed and dominant, saying, “Pei Qiuying, let me make this clear to you. You can’t take away my treasure, and you can’t touch my man either.”
Zhou Jinjin almost burst into applause, feeling ecstatic and exhilarated as she watched Pei Qiuying’s furious reaction. She felt like going outside and setting off fireworks.
“Very well!” Pei Qiuying’s eyes turned menacing, and she swept her sleeve and left.
Meanwhile, Gu Ci, accompanied by Zhou Jinjin and the intermediary, proceeded to make the payment and complete the registration. She had gained a considerable harvest, and as a precaution, she called Li Jiang to send someone to escort her newly acquired art pieces.
Pei Qiuying had become unhinged, and nobody knew what she might do. Art was priceless, and it couldn’t be destroyed.
Li Jiang had already sent a team to keep an eye on Gu Ci at the auction. Upon receiving the call, he personally arrived. When Pei Qiuying saw Li Jiang and his team, her expression was unprecedentedly grim.
The bodyguard suggested, “Miss, there’s no need to waste time on her. If you don’t like her, 1 can eliminate her.”
“No!” Pei Qiuying coldly laughed, “The good part hasn’t even started yet. Killing her would be too easy.”
Gu Ci lovingly caressed the Sukru famous violin, once again becoming its owner. In her previous life, her hands were injured, making it unlikely for her to become a professional violinist. She also couldn’t lift heavy objects. However, playing short segments occasionally posed no problem.
She was initially reserved and reclusive, unwilling to touch musical instruments, almost insulated from the violin. It wasn’t until her birthday that Lu Zhiyuan gifted her this famous violin.
A violinist couldn’t resist such a prestigious instrument.
This instrument was the dream for all violinists.
With this violin, she could immerse herself in hr own world when she played it, pretending that all the hardships had never happened. When she saw this violin, Gu Ci was determined to obtain it.
“Miss Gu Ci, you’re really clever to snatch this violin from Pei Qiuying,” Li Jiang praised with a rainbow fart. Originally, Li Jiang thought Gu Ci was destined to lose. Her secret guards had been almost live-streaming their bidding war. Gu Ci hadn’t taken a single item from Pei Qiuying’s hands.
Gu Ci replied, “She’s quite conceited. If 1 had focused only on the Sukru famous violin tonight, she wouldn’t have let it go. But if I had kept bidding against her from the beginning and kept losing, she would have developed a sense of superiority and pride. When someone becomes arrogant, they make poor judgments. Moreover, all the items she bid on tonight exceeded their value, and she doesn’t even like the violin. She didn’t have to own it. By the time a stranger started bidding, she wouldn’t compete anymore.”
“Honey, you’re truly brilliant. This woman is simply insane,” Zhou Jinjin mocked. “Splurging just to compete with you and getting jealous. She’s gone mad!”
Li Jiang, however, thought differently. The “splurging” in Zhou Jinjin’s eyes might just be pocket change for Pei Qiuying.
Li Jiang added, “Third Young Master originally arranged for someone to bid on this violin too.”
Gu Ci’s heart skipped a beat. “He wanted to bid on it?”
Li Jiang realized he had slipped up and hurriedly said, “Yes, initially, someone was keeping an eye on this violin. But when you and Pei Qiuying started bidding, he gave up.”
Gu Ci’s expression subtly changed, and Li Jiang mentally replayed his words, instantly breaking into a cold sweat. He wished he could slap herself hard for being so talkative.
If Pei Qiuying wanted to compete with Gu Ci, it must mean that Pei Qiuying had considerable financial strength. Gu Ci, being a young lady, would surely lose in a bidding war. So, if the Third Young Master had given up, didn’t that indicate he was siding with Pei Qiuying?
Li Jiang hastily said, “Miss Gu Ci, please don’t misunderstand… The Third Young Master truly doesn’t love Pei Qiuying. He did it to protect you.”
Gu Ci’s smile was faint, her tone indifferent. “Please arrange for the safe delivery of these art pieces.”
“Rest assured, I will ensure their safe return to the country.”
Li Jiang felt a chill down her spine from Gu Ci’s cold gaze. She resolved never to speak out of turn about the Third Young Master again.
After returning to the hotel, Gu Ci took a comfortable shower and posted the items she had acquired at the auction in her group chat. The Jiang family’s elderly couple was delighted, showering her with praise and encouraging her to acquire more art pieces. The elderly patriarch even sent her some money..