238: C238 Why Does It Feel like I Lost

C238 Why Does It Feel like I Lost

"Guests, please take your seats at the reserved seats, our auction is about to begin." The woman's voice was clear and ethereal, echoing in the hall, without a hint of murky noise.

The meeting place was reserved by Leng Xiyue, Luo Ning and Leng Xiyue were next to each other. Beside Leng Xiyue was Hai Jiaxin, and on the other side of Hai Jiaxin was Hai Chengfaang, who was wearing a black and gold Tang suit.

As for Bai Chengyi, his position was right below Luo Ning, which made him feel like he was one level lower than Luo Ning, and he was very aggrieved.

Actually, there was no difference between high and low positions at the auction. The reason for the drop was to let the auctioneers see clearly what was being auctioned. Otherwise, if everyone was on the same level, what would the people behind them look at?

Bai Chengyi understood the logic, but he just felt unhappy.

The lights in the hall suddenly dimmed, and a white light fell on the auctioneer on stage. Her qipao looked even more gorgeous, and her pink-white face seemed to have a beautiful filter. In short, it was very alluring.

Luo Ning's attention was originally on the auction stage, but the system suddenly issued out a warning. The warning came from a person who was glaring at Luo Ning with hostility. Luo Ning lowered his head and looked. Who else could it be other than Bai Chengyi?

Luo Ning had a premonition that Bai Chengyi would definitely fight with the Jade Pendant he wanted to bid for later. Luo Ning was thinking if he should repeat the same trick and get rid of a competitor first.

The Jade Pendant would definitely have a potential competitor, if not Leng Xiyue would not have let him do it. As for who the competitor was, Luo Ning was able to more or less deduce it with his logical thinking.

The Hai Family was also here today and the relationship between the Hai Family and the Leng Clan was very good. If the Hai Family really wanted that Jade Pendant, then Leng Xiyue wouldn't be able to help so she needed Luo Ning.

The Hai Family was rich, and Hai Chengfaang was a tycoon of the antique industry. If it was an antique he had his eyes on, then he would definitely not hesitate to pay a lot of money.

In order to suppress Luo Ning, Bai Chengyi would definitely spend a lot of money. Therefore, for now, Luo Ning's competitors would have these two sides. If they could get rid of Bai Chengyi first, then they would lose a competitor in a moment.

As for Hai Chengfaang, there was a high chance that he was after the Jade Pendant, so the other auction items would probably not come out.

While Luo Ning was still thinking about this, the first item had already been sold for 3 million.

Luo Ning did not need the telescope in his hand to be able to see the details of the bronze dragon. Even the rows and rows of dragon scales were vividly carved, and in the bronze dragon's mouth was a white jade bead.

The bronze dragon was produced in ancient times and had thousands of years of history. It was preserved perfectly, and the Night Pearl in the dragon's mouth was sold for ten million.

According to the rules of the auction, the lowest bidding price was 10% of the starting price of the item. In other words, the starting price of the bronze dragon was 10 million, and Luo Ning had to increase it by at least 1 million each time.

Luo Ning raised the sign. The beauty in the qipao on stage had sharp eyes. She immediately noticed Luo Ning's side and signaled for someone to increase the price.

However, if he were to raise the tag, the default would be to increase the price. Right now, it was 1 million.

Bai Chengyi turned around and saw that it was a sign by Luo Ning.

Bai Chengyi raised the sign without any hesitation and arrogantly said: "20 million."

As for the auction, he had never participated because he would never appreciate antiques, so he would rather spend his money on famous cars and beauties. He didn't even understand how those things from the past could be sold for tens of millions or even hundreds of millions.

Historical significance meant nothing to Bai Chengyi. However, it was different this time, because that bronze dragon was what Luo Ning wanted. He wanted to take away what Luo Ning wanted and crush Luo Ning in front of everyone.

Usually, if Luo Ning didn't increase the price at this time, then it wouldn't be a big deal. However, Luo Ning raised his board, meaning to add another million on top of the 20 million.

Bai Chengyi then raised his board and proudly said: "30 million."

With Luo Ning adding another million yuan, the rest of the people stopped bidding. Obviously, the bronze dragon was something both Luo Ning and Bai Chengyi wanted. Whoever could win the bid would have face.

Bai Chengyi thought Luo Ning wanted the Bronze Dragon very much, but Luo Ning only added 1 million each time, which made Bai Chengyi even more proud. Heh, 1 million every time.

As the price of the bronze dragon skyrocketed, the beauties on the stage were all excited because the price had already exceeded 100 million.

Luo Ning was not worried that the price would be too high, causing Bai Chengyi to stop midway. Bai Chengyi would not stop even if he was bleeding his head to death after he bought the Bronze Dragon.

In fact, Bai Chengyi was thinking the same thing. In the three encounters with Luo Ning, Bai Chengyi always lost a lot of face. This time, Bai Chengyi must get back some face.

However, Bai Chengyi still felt a bit of heartache when he bought an antique with so much money. That's not right! In order to be a part of Luo Ning's life, this amount of money was nothing! Bai Chengyi hoped that Luo Ning wouldn't increase the price while he was anesthetizing himself.2

Three hundred and fifty-one million yuan. Bai Chengyi had made up his mind to increase the bid by fifty million yuan a few times, which had caused quite a commotion at the venue. Those who were familiar with it all knew that he was determined to win the auction.

At this stage, every time Bai Chengyi secretly glanced back, he would pray that the plate in Luo Ning's hand wouldn't be raised again. And every time Luo Ning raised the plate, Bai Chengyi would feel a little heartache.

After more than 20 bids, the competitive bronze dragon was finally won by Bai Chengyi for 480 million.

There was a brief round of applause at the venue. The qipao beauty on stage raised her hand to show Bai Chengyi and said with a smile: "Congratulations!"

After that, Bai Chengyi had a strange feeling. Weird, I won it, but why does it feel like I lost?

At this moment, Leng Xiyue asked Luo Ning, "Have you studied antiques?"

Luo Ning replied casually, "No."

When Bai Chengyi heard this, his ears were straight. Didn't he study? I didn't study why you were fighting so hard for it!

"Then why do you seem to be so interested in that item?"

Bai Chengyi shifted his gaze back and concentrated, wanting to hear what Luo Ning had to say.

"No, the first time I went to an auction, I just wanted to feel the feeling of bidding with someone." Wu Guanyun's calm words almost caused Bai Chengyi to die from blood pressure.

He just wanted to feel the feeling of bidding with someone else! Just?! Why did you raise the price so many times! Bai Chengyi recalled, it seems like he and Luo Ning added up together raised the price more than 20 times!

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