After Being Reborn, Her Only Mission Is to Love Him - Chapter 144

Chapter 144: Chapter 144 You Will Achieve What You Desire

Lu Zhaozhao subconsciously looked over, just in time to see Xia Wenjin, who had come with Lu Dagui to participate in the jade vein auction.

The tips of her brows lifted slightly, seemingly not surprised at all to see her there.

In her previous life, at this time, Xia Wenjin had not yet returned to the Lu Family, which is why she had not participated in the vein auction.

In this life, she had returned early, and the Lu Family, to allow her to gain exposure in the Shangjing Circle, would also let her attend these various occasions.

“Zhaozhao, come sit over here, don’t mind those irrelevant people.” Xia Wenjue gently patted Lu Zhaozhao’s shoulder, worried that seeing the affectionate display between Lu Dagui and his daughter might affect her mood.

Lu Zhaozhao withdrew her gaze, smiled faintly, and took her seat next to Song Sinian.

Xia Wenjue also sat down in his spot, not far from them, but his seat was separated by a row from theirs, so even if they wanted to talk, there was no opportunity.

Soon enough, the auction began.

The host warmed up the crowd briefly before beginning the auction’s standard procedures.

“First, we will auction the currently highly sought-after Number One jade vein, covering 1.3478 square kilometers, with a leasing period of three years, starting price of 140 million, and increments of 100,000 per bid. The mining rights will go to the highest bidder, and the bidding starts now!”

“142 million!”

“143 million!”

“145 million!”

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…

Since it was a highly sought-after vein, the auction price quickly rose to 160 million.

Just as the speed of the bidding slowed down, suddenly someone loudly said, “170 million!”

Almost everyone turned their gaze toward the person who had just raised the bid by 10 million in one go–Lu Dagui.

Seeing him sitting in a wheelchair, an expression of determination to win at all costs, other bidders began to hesitate.

They had heard quite a lot of rumors even before coming to the auction.

There were previously rumors that the Song Group intended to give up the two hottest veins, not participating in the bidding, which is why others were so eager to participate.

But unexpectedly, although the Song Family did not join the bidding, the Lu Family, which had ties with the Song Family, seemed to have a monopoly on the situation.

People even suspected that the Song Family had instructed the Lu Family to bid on these hot veins, which caused everyone to start hesitating.

Lu Zhaozhao’s gaze fixated on the large amount displayed on the screen above; her eyes narrowed slightly–if she remembered correctly, in her last life, the final amount auctioned was 178 million.

Probably after a few more rounds, it would be over.

“180 million!”

Suddenly, a cold voice broke the silence of the crowd.

For a moment, everyone’s gaze shifted toward the back rows, including Lu Zhaozhao’s.

But when she saw the person holding up the bidding sign, her eyes instantly widened.

Xia Wenjue?

Why was he participating in the auction?!

And he even raised the bid by 10 million in one go!

Lu Zhaozhao clenched her fist nervously, her brow furrowing unconsciously.

Song Sinian clearly felt Lu Zhaozhao’s anxiety; he reached out, took her small hand, and gently patted it as if to comfort her.

Lu Zhaozhao pursed her lips, leaned closer to Song Sinian, and whispered, “Why is my brother participating in the bidding? Did his company ask him to do this?”

Song Sinian hesitated for a moment before replying softly, “XJ Group has instructed him to do so, don’t worry.”

His overly indifferent tone caused Lu Zhaozhao’s eyebrows to slightly raise, “You’ve known about his involvement in the auction for a while, haven’t you?”

“…”

Song Sinian did not answer, but his silence was a fully different kind of response.

Lu Zhaozhao immediately became anxious as the bidding sounds echoed in her ears again.

“One hundred and ninety million!”

“Two hundred million!”

…

Lu Zhaozhao’s gaze fixed on Song Sinian and a foreboding sense suddenly surged in her heart, “Did you take part in this, Mr. Song?”

“Yes, I was involved.” Song Sinian’s reply was concise, with no beating around the bush.

Lu Zhaozhao was utterly frustrated at this point.

She quickly shook Song Sinian’s arm and lowered her voice as much as possible, “Please, convince my brother to stop bidding!”

She knew that the Xia Group was financially powerful, but if the jade vein ended up being a disastrous investment, Xia Wenjue would also be affected.

Most importantly, if the two popular jade veins were auctioned off to Xia Group, meant to entrap the Lu Family, then what was the purpose?

Seeing Lu Zhaozhao’s pale face, Song Sinian gently patted her back to comfort her, “Don’t worry, everything will be alright. Trust me.”

Lu Zhaozhao felt like crying at this moment, “This isn’t about trust, it’s about…”

She wanted to continue, but Song Sinian abruptly placed his index finger on her lips, “Everything you hope for will come true.”

“???”

As she watched the price of the first jade vein soar from two hundred million to over three hundred million, Lu Zhaozhao felt her heart jump into her throat.

“Three hundred and sixty million!”

As Lu Dagui gritted his teeth and called out that price, Xia Wenjue gripped and then released his bidding card, finally giving up the bid.

“Three hundred and sixty million! Once!”

“Three hundred and sixty million! Twice!”

“Three hundred and sixty million! Three times! Sold! The mining rights for Jade Vein No. 1 ultimately belongs to the Lu Group! Alright! Let’s move on to the auction of Jade Vein No. 2…”

…

Lu Zhaozhao sat quietly in her seat, until the similarly thrilling acquisition of Jade Vein No. 3 by the Lu Group, and then she understood the meaning behind Song Sinian’s earlier words.

Jade Veins No. 1 and No. 3 were indeed auctioned by the Lu Family, but the prices for both veins reached double the price of the previous world!

Lu Zhaozhao’s hands were still slightly trembling as she clenched her fists tight and glanced at Song Sinian, it took her a long time before she finally spoke, “Song Sinian, come outside with me!”

Her voice wasn’t loud, but it was enough for Song Sinian to detect a tone different from her usual.

“Zhao Xi, handle the rest of the auction, Zhaozhao and I will step out for a bit.” He said as he handed over the bidding paddle to him and then led Lu Zhaozhao through a side aisle away from their seats.

Song Sinian was pulled by Lu Zhaozhao all the way to the parking lot, obediently following her instructions to open the car door, and then sat in the back seat.

“Are… are you angry?”

Sitting in the back seat, Song Sinian looked at Lu Zhaozhao, unsurely asking.

He had never seen such an expression on Lu Zhaozhao’s face before; it seemed similar to anger, yet not quite.

Just as Song Sinian was analyzing how to handle the current situation, he felt a sudden weight on his neck, and the next second, his tie was pulled off by Lu Zhaozhao.

Followed by that, his hands were swiftly tied with the tie.

Lu Zhaozhao, holding the other end of the tie, glared at him furiously, “From this moment, you better honestly explain everything to me!”