OSTF - 34

According to Song Chengrui, today’s auction had been in preparation for nearly two months, with auction items ranging from jewelry to calligraphy and paintings.

The main item was an island.

That was Chi Suisui’s purpose for going.

Her relationship with Song Miaoli was good to begin with, plus the news incident some time ago, so Song Chengrui could be said to be extremely attentive this time.

This auction was private.

The host was the young master of the Liang family, originally a carefree second-generation rich kid, but his family’s company was trapped by a project, and his parents suddenly passed away.

That’s why he was auctioning off his family’s belongings, including the island he had bought.

This island was bought a few years ago, but at that time, the young master Liang’s interest suddenly shifted to clubs, and the island’s development was directly put on hold.

That’s why Chi Suisui was willing to take it over; she didn’t want to buy an island full of other people’s traces.

The usually quiet villa courtyard was bustling with activity, and many luxury cars were parked there.

“This island tonight probably won’t be cheap,” Song Chengrui shook his hand. “As far as I know, there are others who want it.”

Chi Suisui leaned back in her chair. “Mm.”

Song Chengrui asked, “Why do you suddenly want to buy an island?”

Chi Suisui raised her eyes and curved her lips slightly. “It’s not for myself, it’s a gift for He Xingwang.”

“...”

Song Chengrui indicated that having money meant being able to do whatever one wanted.

When he saw the card Chi Suisui took out, he directly went silent.

Using He Xingwang’s card to buy an island for He Xingwang was all a matter of 情.趣 (qing.qu - romantic interest/flirtation). Why did people in love have so many tricks?

As soon as the car arrived, someone looked over and asked in a low voice, “Who is that?”

“Probably the Song family’s car.”

Someone came over to open the car door.

Chi Suisui stepped out of the car. She was wearing an evening gown today. It had just rained in Nancheng, and the weather after the rain was cool and comfortable.

The simple black gown was not ordinary. Her exposed calves were straight, her ankles delicate, and the small diamonds on her high heels glittered.

The sky hadn’t darkened yet, and everyone clearly saw Chi Suisui’s face.

She was like a dark night rose, suddenly blooming after dusk, her cold and beautiful face making people unable to help but be captivated yet不敢靠近 (bu gan kao jin - not dare to approach).

“The Qi family’s...”

“Didn’t she go to experience life as a reporter?”

“Alright, I wonder what this young lady has taken a fancy to this time.”

Regarding Chi Suisui’s poor young woman persona on the trending topics before, those who knew her identity didn’t openly expose it, just watched.

If the Qi family’s young lady wanted to play around, they had no reason to go against her.

“Didn’t they say she would marry into the He family?” someone asked in a low voice. “Why did she come with the Song family’s second young master?”

“Good relationship.”

As for anything deeper, they didn’t say much.

Since graduating, Chi Suisui had mostly been busy with her reporting work and rarely attended banquets. Among the faces she saw, there were quite a few new ones.

Someone came up to try and build a connection.

Chi Suisui’s expression was indifferent, only occasionally responding with a few words. As soon as she prepared to go inside, the people surrounding her breathed a sigh of relief.

Song Chengrui, on the other hand, was immediately surrounded upon arrival. After all, he was a well-known social butterfly in Nancheng, familiar with everyone in their circle.

The two of them separated directly.

Not many people came to tonight’s auction. Those who received invitations were all influential figures. Several were already seated in the hall.

Chi Suisui took a picture of the invitation and sent it to He Xingwang.

There was no reply; he was probably busy.

Chi Suisui put away her phone and stood lazily by the window, watching the crowd in the courtyard, the extravagant sights and sounds, the bright lights and wine.

The young masters also brought female companions, and there were quite a few beautiful women.

After separating, several small celebrities and models she knew quickly gathered together, their conversations full of veiled and open boasting.

Everyone in the upper-class circle wanted to get in.

They all knew what to choose between taking a shortcut to fame and diligently remaining obscure.

While they were talking, they saw Chi Suisui not far away, her figure slender, her profile beautiful beyond description.

“Who did she come with?”

“The bag she’s holding, I haven’t seen that style before. It shouldn’t be fake, right?”

As soon as the words fell, someone looked over with disdain. “Look at this occasion, would anyone wear something fake?”

“I think she’s here to hook up with a sugar daddy. I haven’t seen her before.”

Because there was some distance and the lighting wasn’t great, they couldn’t see clearly, only that she was very beautiful.

Just as they were discussing, the host of the auction came out.

As soon as he appeared, he went straight to Chi Suisui, being extremely attentive, making the small celebrities fall silent like chickens before finally making a sound after a long while.

“She’s a real heiress.”

Someone added softly, “Don’t look. That style should be custom-made, so no one has seen it before.”

By the time everyone wanted to take a closer look, she was already gone.

Although young master Liang’s family had encountered trouble, his former position was still there.

He had only known that Song Chengrui had asked for an extra invitation and had thought it was for someone else. He hadn’t expected to be notified just now that Chi Suisui had arrived.

Young master Liang personally led Chi Suisui inside, making it clear to everyone at a glance that this girl was definitely not ordinary. Those who knew the inside story knew who she was.

There were a few young ladies Chi Suisui knew in the front.

Even if they hadn’t met in the high society circle, they would definitely know who she was. Chi Suisui’s outfits and preferences had been dug up by them for analysis and learning.

They praised her openly, but who knew what they said in private?

Plastic sisters were nothing more than this.

Fortunately, the auction started quickly enough, officially beginning after about ten minutes.

Chi Suisui sat in her seat, with some small trinkets and snacks on the table. She casually picked up a piece of fruit.

Her phone vibrated once.

He Xingwang: 【Already bought it?】

Chi Suisui smiled and replied: 【No, it just started, so you still have a chance to regret it.】

He Xingwang on the other side had a calm expression.

A few seconds later, Chi Suisui received the answer.

He Xingwang: 【Won’t.】

As she received this message, the auctioneer on the stage began to speak, stirring up the atmosphere of the room.

Chi Suisui wasn’t very interested in other things, but she still bid on a painting, three million, not expensive.

As soon as the small island was presented, the auctioneer directly announced the starting price: “Starting bid: seventy million, minimum increment of one million per bid.”

This wasn’t expensive for an island. Many cost hundreds of millions to buy, not to mention the famous ones, which might not even be available for hundreds of millions of US dollars.

“Seventy-five million!”

“Eighty million!”

“Eighty-five million!”

“...”

“One hundred million!”

As soon as the bid of one hundred million was announced, many people turned to look at the location of the bidder.

Chi Suisui sat there calmly, her expression languid, looking nonchalant, her collarbones delicate and sexy.

One side of her voluminous long curly hair fell over her shoulder, making the diamond earrings beside her ears particularly noticeable.

Chi Suisui didn’t raise her paddle many times, but when she raised it for the second time to bid one hundred million, everyone below knew she had her eye on this island.

Most people gave her face and didn’t bid anymore.

An island was dispensable to them. It was better to build goodwill with the Qi family than to fall out with them.

The small celebrities who had come along were envious and jealous.

Song Chengrui, who had come with her, already had a blank expression. Many people in the group chat were asking him, “Did you hear that Chi Suisui splurged a hundred million to buy an island?”

“Knows how to play, knows how to play.”

“Makes me want to buy an island too.”

Song Chengrui replied expressionlessly in the group chat, “Would you dare let your girlfriend spend a hundred million to buy one?”

Immediately, someone replied, “——Goodbye.”

Song Chengrui sighed twice.

Comparing people was infuriating. They were still being stingy, while He Xingwang had already reached the point of using this to make his girlfriend happy.

When the auctioneer’s hammer fell, Chi Suisui had won the island.

She swiped open her phone and sent a voice message to He Xingwang: “Xiao He, the bill and the gift, which one do you prefer?”

Chi Suisui’s eyes and lips curved into a smile.

He Xingwang also replied with a voice message.

It was too noisy here. Chi Suisui put her phone to her ear to hear the man’s deep voice: “Just a few digits.”

Perhaps because it was too close, the phone felt cold against her ear.

The voice, however, traveled through her ear canal, along with the vibration in her chest, inexplicably making her feel extremely numb.

It sounded extremely good.

There would be a private dinner after the auction.

“Sister Suisui, aren’t you participating?” Song Chengrui asked. “Then should I take you somewhere? Where are you going?”

“No need, I’ll go myself.”

As soon as it ended, young master Liang handed some documents related to the small island to Chi Suisui. Seeing that she really wasn’t staying, he was a bit disappointed.

As for the piece of jewelry she had casually bid on, it would be delivered directly to the Bai’an Mansion tomorrow.

Looking at Chi Suisui’s disappearing figure, someone couldn’t help but take another look. “Why do I feel like this young lady looks a bit like someone who trended on Weibo before?”

“Are you talking about a reporter?”

“Yeah, I think so. She was quite pretty. I watched the video of her interviewing He Xingwang, and her profile was almost exactly the same as this young lady’s.”

“Could it be some kind of melodramatic wealthy family drama?”

“......If I were you, with this imagination, I wouldn’t be an actor, I’d be a screenwriter. Maybe you’d become famous.”

Someone beside them said, “Don’t you look at their identities? Can a reporter compare to her? She has looks and money. To be precise, it’s that reporter who looks like her.”

“Yeah, how could a reporter come to this kind of occasion?” Several small celebrities laughed as they spoke. “Anything is possible in dreams.”

Reporters were small figures to them.

They were chatting happily, but the person they were talking about had already left.

Chi Suisui went back and changed into a comfortable dress before taking the certificate and having the driver take her directly to the Shooting Sports Center.

Her original intention was to talk to He Xingwang inside, but the guards at the gate were too strict and wouldn’t let anyone in who wasn’t an insider.

After all, those inside were national athletes, and unless permitted, only leaders could enter.

Chi Suisui was directly stopped at the gate.

In the end, she still had to have He Xingwang come out to pick her up.

Although she understood the reason, her good mood was somewhat spoiled. She simply sat in the car and didn’t move.

She sent a message to He Xingwang: 【I’m at the gate.】

Chi Suisui: 【Got stopped.】

Although the last sentence only had four words, He Xingwang could feel her anger breaking through the screen.

For Chi Suisui’s personality, such emotional outbursts were indeed rare.

He chuckled softly.

He Xingwang passed through the lobby on his way out. Li Huaiming and the others were secretly looking out the window. “Did you hear just now? There was a call asking God He to go out and pick someone up.”

“Who do you think he’s picking up? A man or a woman?”

“No one has come over in all these years, right?”

“Maybe it’s someone delivering something,” Su Zhi said casually, only to be ridiculed by everyone, but he had coincidentally hit the truth.

It was already dark outside.

As soon as He Xingwang went out, he saw the familiar car. He knocked on the car window.

After a while, the car window lowered a crack.

A piece of hard paper was handed out from the gap, and Chi Suisui’s voice came through: “For you.”

“Not coming down?” He Xingwang asked.

“Not coming down,” Chi Suisui said.

He Xingwang directly reached out and opened the car door. Chi Suisui, who was sitting on the side, was startled by the sudden movement and came back to her senses.

“Really not coming down?” he asked.

Chi Suisui placed her hand on her skirt and blinked gently. “Accidentally spent a hundred million of your money, afraid you’ll hit me.”

“...”

He Xingwang glanced at her.

Their positions due to the car’s height created a difference in level. He bent down, looking down at her from a higher angle, seeing Chi Suisui clearly.

Sitting in the car, she looked like she was sitting on a throne.

She could command a battle in the next second.

This thought suddenly popped into He Xingwang’s mind.

Chi Suisui looked up at him, her slender neck eye-catching, the curve perfect, so delicate it looked like it would break with a light touch.

Her gaze fell on He Xingwang.

Perhaps because it was evening, he was wearing casual clothes, looking relaxed and carefree, his Adam’s apple clearly visible.

The lingering light from the distant Shooting Sports Center was behind him.

“Although I’m not going in, there’s still one more thing I came for,” Chi Suisui hooked her little finger. “He Xingwang, lower your head.”

She called him by his full name again.

He Xingwang’s gaze rested on her lips, he leaned closer slightly, his lips pressed into a thin line. “You say.”

His fingers were still holding the certificate for the small island.

Chi Suisui reached out, her fingers touching his clothes.

Her fingertip curled, directly pulling his collar, not using much force, but He Xingwang followed her movement and bent down.

“You’ll know in a moment.”

Chi Suisui left a sentence, sitting in the car without even moving her position, her skirt lying quietly, yet she seemed to hold everything in the world in her grasp.

The cold air from the car rushed towards him.

He Xingwang’s brows furrowed subconsciously, his face stern, but the expression quickly dissipated. Before he could discern the scent on her nose, a soft touch covered his lips.

He almost fell into her skirt.

The earrings she wore today had tassels, very long, and the tips followed their owner, landing on his shoulder. They swayed back and forth, tickling him.

Their breaths intertwined.

Chi Suisui pulled back a little, her face an inch away from his. The cool cypress scent on the man suddenly became alluring.

“He Xingwang, tell me who is kissing you.”

A smile bloomed on Chi Suisui’s face as she asked directly.