After awakening her X-ray vision, the beautiful CEO couldn't sit still any longer.

"Don't worry, I'll definitely get you the sapphire necklace."

Murong Xue's lips trembled a few times, and she only managed to utter one word: "Okay."

She would believe anything Ye Tian said unconditionally.

The bidding has begun.

"Thirty-three million." An elderly man with a refined demeanor and wearing reading glasses was the first to raise his sign.

"Thirty-five million." Another voice came from the VIP area on the left. It belonged to a local businessman who was famous for collecting colored gemstones.

Prices steadily climbed at the auction.

Thirty-six million, forty-eight million, fifty million... Each bid was accompanied by a commotion and countless complex gazes exchanged in the shadows.

Murong Xue unconsciously tightened her grip on Ye Tian's arm, and her breathing became somewhat rapid.

Although her expression remained cold and aloof, Ye Tian could sense a slight tension in her body, like a fully drawn bow.

"Don't rush, this is just the beginning, let the bullets fly for a while." Ye Tian turned his head, his lips almost touching Murong Xue's earlobe.

He whispered in a voice only the two of them could hear, his warm breath brushing against Murong Xue's sensitive ears, causing her body to tremble involuntarily.

"Stop fooling around."

Murong Xue's tense mood immediately relaxed after Ye Tian's antics.

When the price broke through 50 million, some of the initial bidders hesitated and began to withdraw from the competition.

Only three or four relatively strong players remained, raising their paddles sporadically.

"One hundred million."

Ye Tian casually announced this exorbitant price, which immediately shocked everyone present.

Just when everyone thought this was the highest price.

The man who sat steadily behind Murong Qianqian, talking to the blonde, blue-eyed foreign beauty.

He immediately raised the number in his hand and calmly announced, "One hundred and ten million."

Ye Tian's lips curled into a cold smile. As expected, they were coming for him.

Dozens of items had already been traded at the auction, but the man hadn't placed a single bid.

As soon as Ye Tian raised the price, he immediately followed suit.

"One hundred and eleven million."

After Ye Tian realized that the man was targeting him, he simply added up the prices to the lowest possible level.

"One hundred and twelve million."

The man raised the price again.

At that moment, he raised his eyes, his gaze turning icy as he looked at Ye Tian: "Tonight, I'll make sure you lose everything!"

Ye Tian met his gaze, calmly raised his number, and said in a steady voice, "One hundred and thirteen million."

Only add 100 million at a time.

The man immediately followed up: "One hundred and fourteen million."

At this moment, the entire auction has turned into a contest between Ye Tian and that man.

Each bid increase was only one million, but neither side was willing to back down.

Auctioneer Director Zhao's tone grew increasingly impassioned as the price climbed, and the atmosphere in the room was heated up by this seemingly restrained but actually uncompromising tug-of-war.

Many collectors and antique dealers who withdrew from the bidding watched the spectacle with bated breath.

This is no longer just about auctioning a piece of jewelry; it's an invisible contest between Ye Tian, ​​a rising star in Jiangcheng, and this mysterious tycoon.

Outside the venue, Chen Tai watched this scene on the monitor and let out a cold laugh without any attempt to hide it.

"You ignorant fool, how dare you try to compete with the Chen family in terms of wealth? I'll see how you die in a moment."

Standing next to him was Chen Tianhao, whose eyes were sinister, who sneered.

They could almost picture Ye Tian's pathetic state after going bankrupt and being forced out of the game.

Murong Xue's face was somewhat pale. She knew that it wouldn't be so easy to win the bid for her mother's heirloom, the sapphire necklace.

If it's only Murong Qianqian causing trouble behind the scenes, it's easier to deal with.

She was afraid that Murong Qianqian had already joined forces with Chen Tai.

If the Chen Group is behind this, even if Ye Tian adds all the funds of her Murong Group, it still can't compare to a behemoth like the Chen Group.

Although the Chen Group's mines were bombed, a lot of money evaporated from the stock market.

However, the Chen Group's strength still surpasses that of all other groups in Jiangcheng.

Murong Xue gently tugged at Ye Tian's sleeve, a hint of worry in her eyes: "Ye Tian, ​​maybe we should just forget about it, I don't want it anymore."

Ye Tian gave her a reassuring look and raised his sign again: "One hundred and fifteen million!"

Without hesitation, the man echoed again, "One hundred and sixteen million!"

At this point, the price had exceeded all publicly available valuation limits, and the battle had turned into a purely face-saving contest.

The air was filled with the smell of burning money and the excited whispers of onlookers.

"One hundred and seventeen million!" Ye Tian's voice remained steady.

"Two hundred million!"

The man raised the sign again, his voice already somewhat impatient.

"Three hundred million!" Ye Tian continued to add the amount slowly and steadily.

"Five hundred million!" The man knew Ye Tian was determined to win, so he didn't need to think much and just kept adding more, since Ye Tian would pay for it all in the end anyway.

"Six hundred million!" Ye Tian's lips curled into a cold smile.

"One billion!" The man was instantly fired up and offered an astronomical price.

At this moment, the entire audience erupted in uproar!

That sapphire necklace, even with the premium, is worth no more than 100 million.

Now it's being frantically priced at 1 billion.

This is no longer about collecting for value; it's purely about the crushing power of capital.

All eyes instantly focused on Ye Tian, ​​awaiting his reaction.

Ye Tian simply spread his hands and said, "I don't want it anymore, it's yours."

He gradually wore down the man's patience, all for the sake of deciding the outcome at the last moment!

That sapphire necklace is fake!

Murong Xue's palms were already sweating, and she gripped Ye Tian's arm tightly.

When she heard Ye Tian say no, she felt both relieved and a little disappointed.

Fortunately, Ye Tian didn't get carried away and spend 1 billion to buy a sapphire necklace worth no more than 100 million.

The disappointment was that the necklace was, after all, a keepsake from her mother.

Its value cannot be measured in money.

"Don't worry, the sapphire necklace being auctioned is fake. It's not your mother's keepsake; it's just a replica."

"That one really is one, I'll get it back for you soon!"

Ye Tian could tell what Murong Xue was thinking just by looking at her expression.

"I knew it, you must have your reasons for doing this."

Murong Xue instantly became happy.

"One billion! Once!" Director Zhao's loud voice broke the silence, his gaze fixed intently on Ye Tian's direction.

Ye Tian, ​​however, did not react at all.

"One billion! Twice!"

"One billion! Three times! Sold! Congratulations, sir!"

The gavel struck with a crisp, resounding sound, signaling the end of this thrilling bidding war.

Ye Tian smiled, a smile of victory that comes from a hunter seeing his prey finally fall into his trap.

"How could it be me who bought it? That's impossible. Ye Tian was clearly determined to get it, so why did he suddenly give up?"

"I only did this to raise the price for him, I don't want it!" The man finally realized what he had done and shouted in regret.

"Sir, according to our auction rules, once the hammer falls, there is no going back!"

Even if you don't want it, you still have to pay the price.

Otherwise, from this day forward, you and all the forces behind you will be blacklisted by all auction houses worldwide.

Director Zhao said with a serious expression.