Sun Kaiping and Mr. Ma sat down beside Shen Qiang just as the auction began officially.

The auctioneer was a woman in her forties with a very infectious way of speaking.

Therefore, right from the beginning, the auction was extremely lively.

However, the items up for early bidding were all quite ordinary, with prices ranging from one thousand to several tens of thousands of yuan.

Because of Zhang Liwei's presence, Sun Kaiping had been frowning continuously.

But Mr. Ma was chatting leisurely with Shen Qiang all the while.

The topics of their conversation were all about some skills used in auction buying and selling.

Such as how to bid and when to stop.

From this exchange, Shen Qiang benefitted greatly.

Soon, as one item after another was either sold or passed over, the moment arrived for the ring that Xin Xiaoting had previously adored.

"Lot 032, tourmaline ring, starting bid twenty-six thousand."

Upon hearing this, Shen Qiang's eyes immediately lit up. Seeing Shen Qiang eager to try, Mr. Ma smiled slightly and said, "Xiao Shen, are you interested in this ring?"

Shen Qiang smiled, "It seems rather nice."

Saying this, Shen Qiang pressed the bidding button.

The auctioneer immediately said, "This gentleman has bid twenty-seven thousand. Any more bids?"

Following that, Shen Qiang noticed someone in the hall bidding.

Mr. Ma laughed and glanced at Xin Xiaoting beside Shen Qiang and said, "This ring's face is a red tourmaline and surrounded by Hong Kong style inset diamonds. It looks pretty, but those diamonds are glued what will fall off over time."

Shen Qiang was slightly startled.

The ever-frowning Sun Kaiping then said, "Falling diamonds are a minor issue. The ring's face is red tourmaline, but it reflects a yellow light which is its real fatal flaw."

Upon hearing this from Sun Kaiping, Mr. Ma laughed and said, "That's true, Sun Kaiping specializes in handling these items, very meticulous indeed."

Shen Qiang pressed the bidding button again.

The auctioneer said, "This gentleman's bid has reached thirty thousand."

Soon after, someone from the crowd placed another bid.

"Thirty-two thousand, any more bids!"

At this moment, Sun Kaiping said, "If you really want to buy a tourmaline ring, I have a top-quality red tourmaline ring at my place."

Shen Qiang laughed, "I don't believe you would easily sell a top-quality item."

Sun Kaiping remained silent.

Mr. Ma smiled and said, "Indeed, although the quality of this tourmaline ring isn't that great, it should still be worth about fifty to sixty thousand in the market. Buying it at this price won't bring a loss."

Hearing this, Sun Kaiping remained silent for a moment before stating, "Shen Qiang, I have a few items. If you can help me appraise them, I'll give you the top-quality tourmaline ring."

Shen Qiang laughed, "If you want me to appraise them, I won't haggle over the price."

Sun Kaiping spread his hands and said, "Then go ahead and bid."

Shen Qiang smiled and discreetly pressed the bidding button again, stating directly, "Fifty thousand!"

This bid excited the woman hosting the auction.

It also caused many of the buyers present to fall silent.

After all, the market price for this tourmaline ring was about fifty to sixty thousand yuan. At this price, one could purchase it in a regular store; continuing to bid at the auction would not be very cost-effective.

Hearing Shen Qiang's bid, Xin Xiaoting, sitting beside him, looked exceptionally sweet.

Previously, Shen Qiang had mentioned wanting to buy this ring for her.

What market prices and the value of items, Xin Xiaoting didn't understand.

But Xin Xiaoting knew that even though Shen Qiang had officially started working at the hospital, it would still take him a hard year to earn that fifty thousand yuan. Yet now, just for her, Shen Qiang was bidding without hesitation.

This act itself already held more meaning than the ring itself.

As Xin Xiaoting smiled with her eyes curved, Zhang Liwei, sitting among the crowd, looked at the smile on Xin Xiaoting's pretty face and raised his sign with a cold expression.

"Sixty thousand!"

"This gentleman bids sixty thousand!"

When Shen Qiang saw it was Zhang Liwei, he didn't even think, "Eighty thousand!"

Zhang Liwei, not to be outdone, was about to raise his sign again when the young man sitting next to him immediately said, "Don't bid anymore, he's trying to trap you. The market price of this ring will never exceed sixty thousand yuan."

Zhang Liwei sneered and raised his sign, "Ninety thousand!"

Then he said coldly, "Don't interfere, trust me, Shen Qiang will definitely want this ring."

The young man was astonished.

But Zhang Liwei was very clear that previously, he had proposed to Xin Xiaoting with a ring that wasn't successful and was debunked as fake by Shen Qiang.

Now, Xin Xiaoting was right beside Shen Qiang.

Even if Zhang Liwei was foolish, he could guess that once Shen Qiang bought the ring, he would turn around and give it to Xin Xiaoting.

Given Xin Xiaoting's attitude towards Shen Qiang, she would definitely accept it then.

The thought that Xin Xiaoting, who hadn't been held by a man throughout four years of university, could likely end up under Shen Qiang, made Zhang Liwei's hatred surge instantly.

"One hundred thousand." Shen Qiang from the VIP seats didn't even think before raising the bid.

After all, he now had a fifty million yuan credit line, what did this hundred thousand or eighty thousand matter?

Moreover, Zhang Liwei had been irritating and acting pretentious from the start, and Shen Qiang had had enough of him.

What did it matter if the ring itself wasn't worth this much money?

Today, just to make Xin Xiaoting smile, even if it cost more, it would be worth it.

By this time, Boss Ma had already noticed that Shen Qiang was at loggerheads with Zhang Liwei.

"One hundred and ten thousand!"

"One hundred and twenty thousand!"

"One hundred and fifty thousand!"

"One hundred and eighty thousand!"

"Two hundred thousand!" Shen Qiang shouted a bid without hesitation.

The two men's bidding war made everyone in the venue widen their eyes, knowing that such competitive bidding usually resulted in unimaginably high prices.

Even though the ring, which was clearly only worth fifty to sixty thousand yuan, was already bid up to two hundred thousand.

"Two hundred thousand for the first time, does anyone else want it?"

In the auctioneer's roaring voice, the young man held down Zhang Liwei's hand and said, "Don't raise the bid anymore, we've already made Shen Qiang a laughing stock with this price."

Zhang Liwei, with a cold face, shook off the young man's hand and said, "This is not enough, wanting to win the pure goddess of Medical University, how can such a small price suffice. Today, I will make Shen Qiang go bankrupt and still not get this ring."

The young man became anxious, "If Shen Qiang stops wanting it, you'll lose big time."

Zhang Liwei sneered, "He will definitely want it!"

"Three hundred thousand!"

As this bid was called out, everyone immediately stared in astonishment at Zhang Liwei, who confidently watched Shen Qiang reaching to press the bid button, a cold smile in his eyes.

Just then, a slender white jade hand suddenly landed on the back of Shen Qiang's hand as he was about to press the bid button.

Under the excited gazes of the crowd, Xin Xiaoting said with a coquettish smile to Shen Qiang, "That's enough, Shen Qiang, as long as you have me in your heart, that's the best treasure you could give me."

Shen Qiang frowned, "I said I was going to buy this ring for you."

Xin Xiaoting smiled, her eyes curving sweetly, "It's not needed, having your heart is enough for me."

At this moment, the auctioneer said, "Sir, please make your bid."

Xin Xiaoting, still smiling coquettishly, turned to the auctioneer and said, "Sorry, we're not bidding anymore."

The auctioneer turned his head, looked excitedly at Zhang Liwei, and brought down the gavel, "Three hundred thousand sold! Congratulations to this gentleman for winning item number 032."

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