The person leaned against an old banyan tree ten meters away, no one knew how long they had been looking in this direction.
With a gaze so deep and unpredictable.
Bao Jingyan hooked up a mocking smile at the corner of his mouth.
Bao Ziqi walked over and said to Su Ruanruan, "Why aren’t you going in yet?"
Su Ruanruan didn’t say anything and walked past him with her head down.
Bao Ziqi didn’t follow her, and instead tucked his hands into the pockets of his coat, looking towards Bao Jingyan.
Bao Jingyan didn’t admit nor deny it, but replied with a faint smile, "Why, do you want to share her good fortune?"
Bao Ziqi clenched his teeth: "She doesn’t know what kind of person you are."
Bao Jingyan lit a cigarette and smiled lightly.
Bao Ziqi said tensely, "She’s not fit to live amidst your schemes and calculations."
"I thought you didn’t like her."
This provoked Bao Ziqi again, "I indeed don’t like her."
After saying that, he turned around and left.
Bao Jingyan finished the cigarette quietly before pinching out the stub and crushing it with his calfskin shoe.
By the time he entered the exhibition hall, it was already full of people.
He took a seat next to the open spot beside Su Ruanruan.
Bao Ziqi glanced over here.
Su Qionglin leaned into his ear, her entire being fragrant and soft: "Your older brother seems to like Ruanruan quite a bit."
She added another sentence: "But Ruanruan is not worthy of your older brother."
"Is that so?" Bao Ziqi’s tone was sarcastic.
Seeing that he was unhappy, Su Qionglin didn’t say anything further.
Instead, Bao Jingyuan spoke up for her, "Second brother, Qionglin cares about Su Ruanruan too."
She then said in a mocking tone: "Someone like Su Ruanruan isn’t even qualified to be kept as a mistress by our older brother."
Her words struck the heart of Mrs. Bao, as Mrs. Bao herself had been promoted from mistress to wife.
Mrs. Bao’s face didn’t look good.
Su Qionglin immediately and considerately spoke up: "Not just anyone can enter the Bao Family."
She pinched Mrs. Bao’s hand, hinting at goodwill.
Mrs. Bao’s expression improved slightly.
Bao Jingyuan kept chattering, but nobody was listening to her anymore.
Mrs. Bao, thinking Su Qionglin was sensible, intended to promote her and whispered, "When Jingyuan’s painting comes up, don’t be too eager to bid; it’s not good to appear too obvious."
Su Qionglin was very proper: "Auntie, if you hadn’t mentioned it, I wouldn’t have noticed, I didn’t know there were so many nuances here."
Mrs. Bao was quite pleased with this response.
She gently patted the back of Su Qionglin’s hand, already seeing her as a daughter-in-law.
Bao Mingyuan was somewhat dissatisfied, feeling that his wife was making decisions on her own.
Now, Bao Jingyuan’s painting was brought up to the stage.
Mrs. Bao smiled, "It’s our Jingyuan’s turn now."
Su Qionglin immediately focused intently, seeing this as an opportunity to show off in front of the Bao Family.
She had previously feigned ignorance to Mrs. Bao, but in truth, she had attended countless auctions over the years.
When someone bid two hundred thousand, Su Qionglin raised her paddle and bid three hundred thousand.
The other party was also generous, bidding four hundred thousand.
"Five hundred thousand," Su Qionglin spoke with a light, chuckling smile.
Around them, people whispered to one another.
"Does anyone know which family’s daughter this is? She’s bidding big."
"Don’t you know? It’s the third young miss from the prestigious Su Family, the famous model."
Su Qionglin smiled, full of confidence.
In the end, she won Bao Jingyuan’s painting for 1.2 million.
Bao Mingyuan was the first to stand up and applaud.
He looked at Su Qionglin with a smile, showing a hint of appreciation.
Mrs. Bao also had a moment of pride, clapping along with her husband.
Bao Jingyuan was then invited onto the stage, where she participated in a small ceremony with Su Qionglin.
Her face flushed with color, as she accepted everyone’s praise.
Full of youthful vigor, she said after embracing Su Qionglin, "Thank you to sister Qionglin for appreciating my painting, perhaps it’s the highest bid tonight, I will continue to work hard."