The Real Heiress Has an Appraisal System

Lu Chaoyang waited until the auction was almost over before standing up with confidence. "So? Have any of the invited guests left their seats? Is the auction proceeding as usual?"

"That’s right, nothing out of the ordinary. The only thing is, Mr. Zhao Dehai hasn’t bought anything, and we can’t find the young woman he brought with him."

"President Lu, Young Master He. Should we go ask the staff downstairs if anything has changed? Our surveillance is focused on specific individuals, so we could have missed something. Some people got in without an invitation."

Lu Chaoyang shook his head. "If we ask the staff, they’re not stupid. Everyone will know there’s something valuable at stake. If this leaks, it’ll reflect poorly on the He Group."

He Chen nodded. "Brother Chaoyang is right!"

"It’s hard to guard against a thief from within."

After hearing this, He Chen relaxed. "It’s almost over. The auction has probably sold a hundred million worth of items today."

"Now we just need to have our own people buy our merchandise."

Lu Chaoyang nodded. "Just in case, no one in the venue can leave yet."

Immediately after, Lu Chaoyang and He Chen went to the "8888" discount area themselves.

A staff member watched them rummaging through the items with such intensity, finding it utterly incredible.

"President Lu, Young Master He," she said. "This... have you taken an interest in these items as well?"

Lu Chaoyang frowned; he couldn’t find the artificially aged artifacts.

He ignored the staff member’s question and moved the items directly into the storeroom to continue his search.

By this point, sweat was beading on both of their foreheads.

Lu Chaoyang still couldn’t find them after searching three or four times. He Chen grabbed a staff member by the collar and demanded, "Where are the artifacts that were in here? There were other artifacts!"

"Someone bought them. This is the special discount area, isn’t it?"

The staff member looked completely baffled.

Lu Chaoyang came over. "Who bought them?"

"Miss Gu. It was Miss Gu Shengsheng, the one who livestreams opening treasure boxes. Is there a problem?"

Just then, a supervisor led her away. "Don’t ask what you’re not supposed to."

Lu Chaoyang clenched his fists, finding it increasingly hard to believe. ’How did Gu Shengsheng know?’

’So many experts failed to notice this plan. He’d thought it was flawless. How could this happen?’

’She single-handedly ruined the entire plan!’

Lu Chaoyang was so furious at Gu Shengsheng he could have eaten her alive.

He Chen was extremely anxious. "Brother Chaoyang, if this gets screwed up, I really don’t know what to do! My father will kill me."

"How did someone just buy them? Who actually comes to the cheap section to hunt for a bargain?! Is she dead broke or something?!"

He Chen said with disgust, "No matter what, I have to go get those items back!"

"Wait," Lu Chaoyang said. "If you go, everything will be exposed. The other bidders won’t buy. We’ll be left with nothing, and it will just attract bad press for your company."

After hearing this, He Chen froze. It made sense.

But what could He Chen do? His mind was filled with the image of his father scolding him, saying he was unfit to be the heir.

He Chen was truly terrified...

Lu Chaoyang said, "I’ll go take a look."

"Brother Chaoyang, she’s your sister-in-law. If you talk to her nicely, how could she possibly disagree? She’s probably just some clueless woman."

"She just follows trends and buys things blindly. Always looking for a cheap deal! I can tell just by looking at her that she wasn’t raised in our circles."

"I heard she’s from a village. Normally that’s whatever, and she’s easy on the eyes. But knowing this now, I just think she’s tacky!"

"She is. The more I think about it, the more she gets on my nerves. Brother Chaoyang, if I weren’t giving you face since she’s your sister-in-law, I would’ve thrown her out a long time ago."

"...She doesn’t deserve to be my sister-in-law. And I don’t have a brother."

Lu Chaoyang said that, but it wasn’t as if He Chen could have thrown her out anyway. Gu Shengsheng hadn’t gotten in through his connections.

She had relied on her connection to Zhao Dehai to get in. And Zhao Dehai was someone even He Chen couldn’t curry favor with.

’Scholars, farmers, artisans, merchants... merchants are at the bottom. Anyone brought by Zhao Dehai should be treated with respect.’

After thinking this, He Chen sighed, speechless. He had said something stupid again.

’Some things were better left unsaid.’

Lu Chaoyang took a breath. "You watch the other guests for any unusual activity. I’m going to find Gu Shengsheng."

He found Gu Shengsheng in a corner. She was carrying a red plastic bag and sitting in the most remote spot, eating dessert without any regard for her image.

Zhang Sanwang and Pan Bowen were sitting next to her. The two of them were looking at things they had acquired from the auction.

Pan Bowen saw him first. "President Lu, here to rustle up some investors?"

"Your Lu Group is on the decline, isn’t it? It’s really no fun without your cousin around. Not an ounce of capability."

Lu Chaoyang smiled and said, "We ran into some trouble before. President Pan didn’t extend a helping hand, but it wasn’t an unsalvageable situation. There are no major issues now. In fact, in the future, we might even do better than President Pan’s company."

Pan Bowen laughed. Everyone knew he was here for an investment from the He Group.

"A tall tree catches the wind; be careful of the backlash. The He Group is no pushover."

"I don’t need President Pan to worry about me."

Pan Bowen’s expression soured. "If it weren’t for Gu being your family, I wouldn’t have bothered saying so much. I’m just afraid you’ll drag her down with you."

At this, Lu Chaoyang adopted a refined tone. "My sister-in-law and I need to discuss a family matter."

Pan Bowen and Zhang Sanwang moved to a table across from them, giving them plenty of space.

Gu Shengsheng hadn’t even finished the dessert in her mouth. Lu Chaoyang stared at her, looking as if he wanted to eat her alive.

Gu Shengsheng said, "...You want some too?"

Lu Chaoyang looked at her like she was crazy. "Gu Shengsheng, there’s no need for us to be so polite. I never expected that a woman like you could stir up such a storm!"

Gu Shengsheng played dumb. "What did I do? Everything I did was perfectly aboveboard, wasn’t it?"

’Seeing Lu Chaoyang’s face, she was secretly gloating. ’This little punk, trying to pull a fast one and play everyone like a fiddle.’’

’Many of the bigwigs saw through it but didn’t say anything, like Zhao Dehai, who did nothing. But Gu Shengsheng wasn’t going to humor them.’

’Besides, they were quality goods with a price on them. Did they think she was an idiot? Why wouldn’t she snatch up such a bargain?’

She had been looking forward to seeing Lu Chaoyang lose his cool. And now, seeing the veins popping on his forehead as he looked ready to hit someone...

Gu Shengsheng found it hilarious. "I just love seeing you look like you want to hit me but can’t."

"Gu Shengsheng! Don’t be so cocky." He glared at her. "The items in that plastic bag—the He Family has decided not to sell them for the time being. Give them to me."

"Seriously? Do you really take me for some naive little fool? You still think I don’t know these are your artificially aged artifacts? Lu Chaoyang, it’s no wonder your company is going under."

’His brain worked in truly baffling ways.’

Lu Chaoyang trembled with rage, desperately wanting to strangle Gu Shengsheng and make her shut her mouth.

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