The Real Heiress Has an Appraisal System

After getting the blue sapphire, she placed it in the palm of her hand.

Lu Chaoyang said with a laugh, "Looks like my sister-in-law isn’t so capable after all. This blue sapphire isn’t even that valuable. It’s only worth a few tens of thousands, but you paid six hundred thousand for it. You’re a real idiot."

"I used to think you were deliberately setting a trap for me, sister-in-law. But now I see you’re just plain stupid—the hopelessly stupid kind. You smile at everyone, but who would’ve thought your heart was so filthy?"

Hearing this, Gu Shengsheng nodded. "You’re right, I can’t compare to how much you love ’cleanliness’—so much so that you love dragging your own reputation through the mud."

"It seems the five million you just spent wasn’t nearly enough. If I had known, I would have helped bid it up to ten million."

Lu Chaoyang’s fists clenched, his eyes filled with disgust and anger as he looked at Gu Shengsheng.

He wanted to hit someone but didn’t know what he could possibly do.

He was on the verge of exploding.

’Just wait,’ he thought. ’Wait for the last item, the pink diamond. I’ll definitely make a splash then. The money doesn’t matter; what’s most important is winning this connection.’

Gu Shengsheng hadn’t planned on paying it any mind. The pink diamond wasn’t a good item; it was just marketed too well. Those so-called wealthy merchants didn’t understand jewelry, so they just started bidding wildly.

The fact that it had reached such a high price and was being used as the finale was almost entirely the result of marketing.

’It’s basically a marketing scam.’

As she was thinking, the attendant handed her the item. After Gu Shengsheng inspected it and put it away, she noticed he hadn’t left.

Gu Shengsheng paused. "Is there something else?"

"Miss Gu, a Mr. Jian is asking for you. He says he has something he’d like to ask for your help with."

Gu Shengsheng thought for a moment. In the Antique Appraisal World, she really didn’t know anyone with the surname Jian.

’Being called out at a critical moment like this probably isn’t a good thing.’

Gu Shengsheng looked at the attendant and knew that refusing to go was not an option. It would even be considered rude.

As a freshly-minted newcomer, Gu Shengsheng really had to go and see what this was about.

This time, however, she was more cautious and started a voice recording.

The moment she stepped out of the crowded and conspicuous area, Jian Fan approached her.

He smiled at Gu Shengsheng and said, "Miss Gu, I’ve heard so much about you."

"You’ve become an overnight sensation because of that treasure box you found. Having a young person like you in the Antique Appraisal World is truly a blessing for the field!"

Gu Shengsheng nodded. "Mr. Jian, from what I can see, you’re a buyer, aren’t you? What can I do for you?"

"The pink diamond that’s about to be auctioned... is Miss Gu interested in it?"

Gu Shengsheng wondered, ’Does he think I’m a competitor for the pink diamond, so he’s come to deal with me directly?’

She quickly explained, "I just won the bid for a blue sapphire, which I like very much. It’s more than enough to make a piece of jewelry. Such a fine pink diamond is naturally not something an ordinary person like me can compete for."

After hearing this, Jian Fan’s expression clearly became a bit more sincere.

"Miss Gu, to be honest with you, this item has already been reserved for me. It will be mine no matter what. I just want to ask for your help in re-appraising it. Is it actually valuable or not?"

Gu Shengsheng was a little speechless.

’This request... how could she possibly agree?’

Putting aside how an auction item could possibly be reserved, Jian Fan’s current behavior screamed "abnormal" from every pore.

Appraising antiques wasn’t something you could just do for anyone at a moment’s notice.

A single misstep could bring disaster upon yourself. Before she transmigrated, Gu Shengsheng had taken the fall for others many times.

Now, she naturally couldn’t afford to suffer a loss so easily, nor would she casually play the hero for justice’s sake.

Because she wasn’t an idiot.

More importantly, Jian Fan then took out the pink diamond and held it right in front of Gu Shengsheng for a closer look.

It would have been better not to look. She had assumed it was at least worth something.

But when Gu Shengsheng saw it up close—’Holy cow, isn’t this just a common lab-grown diamond?’

This was clearly artificially grown. And they claimed it was mined in South Africa? A diamond of this material was completely impossible, even though modern artificial techniques are quite advanced.

But anyone with even a little knowledge of gemstones could easily see that this was obviously a lab-grown pink diamond.

’This Jian Fan... I have no idea what he’s up to.’

Gu Shengsheng kept a straight face, preparing to play dumb.

She looked at Jian Fan and said, "Mr. Jian, I really don’t have that kind of ability. You see, everyone here has their own judgment about these things. As for me, I can’t tell anything."

"You just saw it yourself—I was mocked just for buying a blue sapphire. As for that treasure box incident, that was pure luck. I had a lot of people around me at the time, helping out and joining in on the fun. How could I have possibly done it all by myself!"

After Gu Shengsheng said this, Jian Fan didn’t press her further.

He said, "In that case, I won’t trouble you, Miss Gu."

As Gu Shengsheng walked back, the more she thought about it, the more something felt wrong. It was one thing for an item like that to be valued at ten million.

But the main thing was that it was a lab-grown diamond. ’Do they really think everyone’s an idiot?’

Of course, there were indeed some foolish rich kids who brought their female companions here to go on a buying spree.

This Jian Fan was not normal. His behavior... it seemed a bit like money laundering.

It wasn’t just Gu Shengsheng’s speculation; all the signs were there.

She recalled a news story she had seen before about a stunningly beautiful "genius" painter from Korea. Any of her paintings could sell for a very high price, and people who saw her work couldn’t praise it enough.

Everyone was curious about what kind of paintings they were. But after truly examining the artwork, any expert could see that there were problems. The quality was inconsistent, and it was obvious they weren’t all painted by the same person.

But if this technique could make so much money, why couldn’t other young or old painters do it? Why only her? It was later revealed that they—she and others like her—were helping conglomerates launder money.

By the same logic, this situation with the antique might really be about money laundering.

However, this was just Gu Shengsheng’s speculation.

As the bidding began over there for the final item, the pink diamond—the grand finale—everyone grew excited.

Many people were calling out bids, but by the time the price reached ten million, only Lu Chaoyang and Jian Fan were left.

Lu Chaoyang was also getting heated. He had no idea where this Jian Fan came from, but he kept competing with him.

Gu Shengsheng looked at the red-faced man in the adjacent private room, walked over, and said, "Lu Chaoyang, are you sure you want this pink diamond?"

Lu Chaoyang frowned at her. "What do you mean by that?"

"Just asking." Gu Shengsheng still gave him a reminder, out of a sense of "family" duty. "This Jian Fan is not a simple character. Don’t compete with him. If you let him win it for a lower price, he might just reveal more of his true colors."

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