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Clara Ocean sits down.

Sitting next to her was a handsome, clean-looking young man.

His strange face attracted a lot of attention.

"Who is that man? Why have you never seen him before?"

"His name is Xu Xinghe, the mudslide in the fund world, who will lose money to him, but recently I heard that he set up his own company."

"Well, does his company have any clients?"

"I hear he's the only one in his firm and the only one with clients."

"He's probably the smallest company in this room."

As he listened to the discussion, Mr. Xu's hands fell nervously on his knees, his suit pants wrinkling.

It was the first time for him to come to such an occasion and to be ridiculed by so many people, his face was a little shaken and he wanted to leave.

Clara Ocean's voice suddenly rang out, "The auction's about to start. Where are you going?"

"I..."

Clara Ocean saw Xu's retreat, her beautiful eyes narrowed menacingly.

If she couldn't stand the criticism, how could she stand alone?

Xu clenched his fingers. After a long mental struggle, he said, "I'm going to the bathroom."

"The auction starts in five minutes. You have to come back within that time or you won't be allowed in."

Clara Ocean was reminding him.

"Good."

Wiping sweat from his forehead and leaving his briefcase on his seat, Mr. Hsu told Clara Ocean that he had not run.

Aaron Willo looked at the nosy Clara Ocean and asked, "You know him?"

"No."

Sure enough, a minute before the auction was due to start, Xu Xinghe was back, having collected his emotions and not squirming.

He had been called in by Clara Ocean today on short notice, not knowing Clara Ocean's purpose at all, and he glanced at her as she ducked her head and played a game.

It's hard for Xu to talk to Clara Ocean when Aaron Willo is around.

He took his phone out of his bag and Clara Ocean sent him a message.

【 Relax and do as I tell you. 】

Clara Ocean's words felt like a piece of peace of mind, and Mr. Xu felt instantly at ease.

He looked at the message time and then at Clara Ocean.

She's been playing a game. How did she message him?

...

The auction began, and the host made his opening remarks on the stage.

Aaron Willo leaned into Clara Ocean's ear and said in a voice only two people could hear clearly, "Clara, if you see something you like, let me know and I'll buy it for you."

Aaron Willo had researched it before he came.

There was a South African pink diamond at the auction. It sold for about five million. Ten million would have been a good price.

He planned to buy it for Clara Ocean, partly to show his financial muscle and beat the news that the Chin family was short of cash.

Second, to help Huaquin Ocean clarify the rumor that he kept Clara Ocean in the Ocean family in order to take advantage of her.

Clara Ocean covered her lips in disbelief. "Brother Aaron, are you really going to give me a gift?"

Her voice was loud enough for everyone around her to hear.

Aaron Willo rode the tiger.

He whispered because if Clara Ocean found something expensive, he could turn it down gently. Now that so many people know, if he didn't buy it, they would say he was cheap and the Qin Group was short of cash.

Under the glare of many eyes, Aaron Willo nodded defiantly. "Yes."

"Anything I like?"

Aaron Willo secretly called Clara Ocean a moron, but on his face he nodded fondly, "Yes, whatever you like."

He looked just like a boyfriend who adored his little girlfriend.

Clara Ocean cradled her chin and rested her little head on Aaron Willo's shoulder. "Brother Aaron, you're so sweet. I like you so much!"

Xu Xinghe's goosebumps as she looks at the cutey Clara Ocean.

Was she really the Clara Ocean he knew?

She couldn't have been possessed by something filthy, could she?

Clara Ocean doesn't care what people think. All she wants is a promise from Aaron Willo.

She could make him spit blood if he would just say yes.

The first item in the auction was a snuff bottle, which fetched $2 million.

Subsequent paintings and paintings did not sell for more than $10 million.

"What I'm going to show you next is a South African pink diamond. Although this pink diamond is only two carats, its color and perfection are comparable to that unique pink diamond, which is estimated at 100 million yuan."

"What's more, the price of this pink diamond is only five million yuan, so the men here can buy it for their girls and their wives."

The host glanced at Aaron Willo, whether consciously or unconsciously.

Aaron Willo asked, "Clara, do you like that pink diamond?"

Clara Ocean, like most of the girls here, looked longingly at the pink diamond shining brightly in the light. "Yes, brother Aaron, is he going to give it to me?"

"Why not?"

Aaron Willo had his eye on the prize, even holding up a sign.

He wasn't eager to bid. He was waiting.

'Five and a half million.'

"Five and a half million."

"Six million."

"......"

"Seven million."

At seven million, there were noticeably fewer people holding signs.

Clara Ocean bowed her head to play a game, but Xu Xinghe received a message from Clara Ocean.

【 You follow Aaron Willo's bid later, and each time you outbid him by 10,000. 】

Xu Xinghe's eyes widened.

Does the aunt know how much the diamond costs?

8 million is about to be called. Their company only has 5 million in total. How can they afford such an expensive diamond?

【 At my command, call as you please. If there is a mistake, call it on me. 】

Seeing that Clara Ocean wasn't joking, Xu Xinghe clutched the number card, but his hand shook uncontrollably.

"Eight million," he said.

By the time eight million was called, there was no one following.

The diamond was worth around seven million, and eight million wasn't worth bidding any higher.

The host started the countdown and Aaron Willo held up the number card on the count of two.

"Eight and a half million."

"Contestant number eleven, eight and a half million. Anything else?"

Xu Xinghe held up the sign. "Eight hundred and fifty-one thousand."

That's more than eight million!

For the first time in all his years in the business, he had come into close contact with that number.

Don't mention the excitement.

Aaron Willo didn't think he'd hit the jackpot halfway. He frowned and continued to raise the price. "Nine million."

"Nine hundred and ten thousand," he said.

'Nine and a half million.'

'Nine and fifty-one thousand.'

Xu Xinghe is dead.

And Aaron Willo's budget is about to go over.

The starting bid alone for the lot behind the diamond was $8 million, and he had no choice but to go with the pink diamond, or else.

Aaron Willo leaned over to Xu Xinghe. "Are you here to mess with him?"

The boy had cost him two million more!

Xu Xinghe said seriously, "I didn't."

He's not messing around. He's just doing Clara Ocean's bidding.