novelraw Chapter 653: Is a Husband Meant to Be Sold?
Chapter 653: Is a Husband Meant to Be Sold?
Chapter 653: Chapter 653: Is a Husband Meant to Be Sold?
The auction segment concluded, and the auctioneer announced loudly into the microphone, "Next up is our donation segment. When the spotlight lands on someone, that person will donate an item on the spot. Value and category do not matter. The items collected will be auctioned off again, and all proceeds will be donated to the Xianyue Foundation!"
Below the stage, Ning Xixi uttered a soft "huh."
Ji Yebai gently squeezed her palm. "What’s wrong?"
"This foundation... it was founded by my mother... I didn’t expect that after she passed away for so long, there are still people running it..."
A sense of heaviness suddenly flooded Ji Yebai’s heart.
The biggest investor of the Xianyue Foundation was Ji Qing...
The donation event began, and the lights sequentially spotlighted several people who each donated items, which fetched quite good prices at auction.
When the lights moved again, they stopped above Wen Zhiyan!
She was prepared, gracefully handing over a velvet box to the stewardess.
As the auctioneer opened the box, surprise was written all over his face, "Heaven! This is a turquoise pendant, excellent in color, exquisite in craftsmanship... Miss Wen is truly generous! On behalf of the Xianyue Foundation, I would like to express our gratitude!"
Wen Zhiyan inclined her body slightly, elegant and noble.
Spontaneous applause echoed in the venue, and listening to it, Wen Zhiyan couldn’t help feeling a bit elated.
Her pendant was auctioned off for over two million.
The spotlight shone once again, and this time, it fell on Ning Xixi!
Ning Xixi was clearly startled. She didn’t know about this segment and thus had prepared nothing.
"Dabai, can I donate you and then buy you back?" she asked with a crestfallen face.
Ji Yebai frowned, "You want to sell me? Ning Xixi, you’ve got some nerve. Is a husband supposed to be sold? Besides, what if someone else bids? Do you have the money to buy me back?!"
Ning Xixi lowered her head and fiddled with her fingers. "Why are you being so fierce..."
Wen Zhiyan saw this and smirked disdainfully.
The auctioneer asked with a beaming smile, "Miss, what item would you like to donate?"
Ning Xixi hesitated for a moment, then took off a bracelet from her wrist and placed it on the stewardess’s tray.
"Miss, does this bracelet have any special significance?"
"This was given to me by my mother when I was a child. Mother said this bracelet symbolizes luck. I hope the person who gets it will also be fortunate." Ning Xixi kept it brief and the auctioneer smiled knowingly, "Alright, thank you, miss. Now let’s start the bidding—"
The electronic screen behind him displayed the appraisal team’s estimated value: one hundred thousand.
"Starting bid at one hundred thousand, each increment must be at least ten thousand..."
Wen Zhiyan scoffed inwardly; one hundred thousand, compared to her two-million pendant, were like heaven and earth apart. Probably no one other than Ji Yebai would raise their paddle, she figured!
Unexpectedly—
A calm and profound voice, reminiscent of a serene mountain, rang out, "One million!"
The venue erupted into a buzz of surprise. Wen Zhiyan could hardly believe it and looked over to see—the person who raised the paddle was Ji Qing!
Ji Yebai was the second to raise his paddle, not even blinking, "Two million."
Ji Qing, "Three million."
Both of them raising the bid by a million each time even astonished the auctioneer! He stood on the stage, mouth agape, stuttering, "Three million for the first time..."
The scene was utterly electrified; no one had expected an ordinary bracelet to fetch such a price!
The one with the sourest expression was undoubtedly Wen Zhiyan, her face appearing as if she had swallowed a fly, her hands clutching her purse resentfully.