"No! Ayla doesn't want to give my big brothers' face to you and ruin theirs! You already got two other people's faces, why do you need so many?!" Ayla exclaimed as she replied hurriedly.
"SHUT UP!" Fairy Mei was pissed off and shouted, instantly silencing almost everyone's laughter except for some people in the VIP and VVIP rooms.
"Hahahaha!" Cain's laughter became louder after almost everyone stopped laughing before explaining to Ayla. "Listen, Ayla, when someone says 'give me face,' it can mean a few things."
Everyone immediately shifted their attention to hear this new young man's voice educating the little girl.
Even Fairy Mei also stopped when she heard it, as she thought that Cain wanted to educate Ayla first before apologizing to her because of Ayla's behavior.
Cain then continued with a smile as he raised a finger, "First, they're asking for a show of respect. Which means that they want you to stop bidding further, allowing them to have the right to purchase the item without further competition."
Raising his second fingers, Cain added, "Secondly, they expect a courtesy based on status. Implying that they might be someone high-ranking in a powerful faction, or even someone with a strong power themselves."
Cain quickly followed up after he raised another finger, "The third and the last. They want you to avoid conflict or humiliation because publicly outbidding someone, especially if they've asked for consideration, could be seen as a challenge or disrespect, leading to future grudges."
Everyone nodded in agreement with Cain's answer, and even Fairy Mei herself became a little bit better when she heard Cain was apparently educating this little girl.
After thinking about it for a few seconds while putting her fingers on her chin, Ayla nodded her head. "I understand it now."
"But Big Brother Cain, do we actually have to respect her?" Ayla asked with an innocent, curious expression.
"No!" Cain shook his head in response.
"Do we also need to stop bidding because of her status?" Ayla asked again.
"Nope!" Cain answered with a chuckle.
"Then, should I stop bidding so that we wouldn't have any conflict with her?" Ayla asked with a sad expression, as she thought that it was because of the third point, which Cain had explained to her, that she needed to stop bidding.
"Of course not!" Cain assured, smiling warmly at her. "If you really want that dress, go right ahead."
Ayla was immediately overjoyed when she heard that Cain allowed her to continue bidding against someone that she honestly quite disliked because she remembered her as someone who had outbid her for the first time before.
Everyone who wasn't afraid of Fairy Mei or her background instantly laughed once again when they heard Cain's last answer, as they thought that Cain would take a step back after explaining it to Ayla.
"You!" Fairy Mei gritted her teeth as veins bulged in her head while she clenched her fists so tightly that it made them bleed because she was really pissed this time.
"Big Sister Auctioneer!" Ayla suddenly called out, eyes still fixed on the pink dress. She seemed to ignore Fairy Mei entirely. "Why aren't you counting my latest bid? It's been a while now!"
The beautiful auctioneer was stunned for a second before immediately responding with a smile, "This little miss from room VVIP-5 has bid for 260 thousand, is there any higher bid?"
"300 thousand!" Fairy Mei made a higher bid before asking Cain with a resentful voice. "Cain! Do you really not want to give me any face? Let me get this because I want to give it to my little sister."
"Do you think you're the only one that has a little sister? Don't you see that the one who bid is my little sister instead of me?" Cain replied with a chuckle.
"Do you not have a lot of money that you want someone to give you a face?" Ayla chimed in, asking genuinely, as she didn't know her motive in asking people to give her face.
The hall was filled with people's laughter again when they heard Ayla's question.
"Good… Good!" Fairy Mei muttered furiously. "I won't forget this, either of you!"
"You're welcome to remember us!" Cain replied nonchalantly as if he didn't care at all before glancing at Ayla. "Well, what are you waiting for? Go continue to bid."
"Oh, I was waiting for someone else to make a bid." Ayla answered, looking around as if waiting for the others to counterbid her.
"Hahaha… Little girl, you can continue to bid against her. I don't want to bid against a cute little girl like you." A girl's voice came out of the room VVIP-2, declaring that she wouldn't continue bidding this time.
"I will also take a step back since I don't want to bid against a little girl." A young man's voice rang out from the room VIP-9.
"Thank you," Ayla replied with a giggle. Then, recalling that only one contender remained, she immediately pressed the competition. "300 thousand!"
"400 thousand!" Fairy Mei immediately countered with a sneer. "Let's see who has deeper pockets, little girl."
When Ayla heard it, she panicked a little bit and looked at Garran. "Big Brother Garran, do you have more money than her?"
"Of course I do! Don't worry about money and just keep bidding until you win!" Garran replied with a smile, secretly feeling happy, and thought that it was definitely worth it following Cain around instead of boringly waiting like he did before.
"You fuckers!" Fairy Mei cursed, feeling enraged inside as she had been humiliated by this little girl and his big brothers a few times.
However, unbeknownst to everyone, when Ayla mentioned Garran's name, the young man who was inside the VIP-9 room immediately frowned and thought about it for a second before looking at an old man beside him. "Old Wu, can you discreetly confirm if it's that Garran?"
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"Huh," the young man murmured, stroking his chin thoughtfully. "Whoever is stuck with him, they sure drew the short straw this time." He couldn't help but pity the target of Garran's interest, given his reputation.