Chapter 166 - Tan Jingyao

"Dear, do you like this Imperial Ming Vase?" Han Qingshan whispered in Jiang Yingyue's ear, and her face gained a red tint because of the air that was being blown onto her ear.

Jiang Yingyue had an attractive blush on her face. Her eyes sparkled like the starry sky, as she looked at Han Qingshan, not at all hearing what he had said before, and only focusing on his handsomeness.

Seeing her lost in his beauty, Han Qingshan chuckled and reached out, gently caressed her head, and placed a kiss on her forehead.

The action was natural, but everyone who saw it could not help but feel that they were fed a bowl of dog food.

Zhou Yan's eyes had cooled immensely when he saw the gestures of intimacy between the two others. He felt that someone had sliced open his heart, but he could not afford to do anything to Han Qingshan right now.

His hands clenched into fists, his mood foul. He was starting to regret that he had come to the charity auction. However, when his eyes gazed at Jiang Yingyue, the coldness melted slightly, and he felt calm again.

Her face was filled with happiness, and he could not bear to take this happiness away from her.

Miss Gou, who was seated next to Zhou Yan, noticed his gaze. At first, she thought it was her he was looking at, but after glancing at him through the corner of her eyes, she noticed it was the woman by her side that he was staring at so intently.

Suddenly she felt incredibly uncomfortable. Han Qingshan was already a heavenly sent genius and a remarkable man, and he was her boyfriend.

Suddenly another person who ranked as high as Han Qingshan had appeared, and this person was her childhood friend. Had she saved the universe in her previous life or what had happened to make it possible for her to be this lucky?

Jiang Yingyue was paying attention to the auction and did not notice the many envious, jealous, and hostile glances that were sent her way.

Almost every female was looking at her like this, while their partners glanced at her from time to time with bright eyes, clearly appreciative of her appearance.

Jiang Yingyue could not help but bite her lower lip slightly when she saw that the price for the Imperial Ming Vase was above five million yuan.

Although this price was already incredibly low for a vase from the Ming Dynasty, Jiang Yingyue's heart was hurting when she saw how everyone continued to bid.

Soon the price had risen to ten million, but no one was showing signs of stopping. It was at this point that Han Qingshan lifted the number in his hands.

"Twelve million," he called out, instantly jumping the price with two million, something no one else had done before.

Although it was a charity auction and people wanted to prove their economic foundation, no one was willing to throw money out like this.

At this point, the hall turned slightly silent, and the people were suddenly unsure if they wanted to continue to bid.

Seeing this, Han Qingshan felt slightly helpless. He had not wanted to cause problems, but he wanted to win this Imperial Ming Vase for Jiang Yingyue, so he had to play a bit dirty to get it.

Seeing that he had called twelve million, one of the other CEO's of a smaller company suddenly got a strange idea. If he managed to make a lasting impression on Han Qingshan, would he be able to make Zhou Yan work with him later on?

He then raised his number and called out his bid, "Twelve million and two hundred thousand."

Many looked at him as if they were watching an idiot. Han Qingshan was good-natured and would not be insulted by someone trying to outbid him, but this person had not even shown interest before, yet now he was bidding. He had decided to bid against him. Was this not the same as asking for a beating?

Both Han Qingshan and Zhou Yan looked behind them to see who this person was, and when they saw who was seated by his side, they both knew what was going on.

The man was named Tan Jingyao. He was the CEO of a firm that had risen rather drastically over the past ten years. Although he was not part of a noble family, it was still a family that had managed to climb up the scales and mingle with the noble families.

By Tan Jingyao's side was a stunning lady, but neither Han Qingshan nor Zhou Yan thought she was anything special; that lady was Yu Xiulan.

Tan Jingyao's female companion was seated at his other side. Her face was pale, and she looked nervous after seeing her partner bid against Han Qingshan.

Tan Jingyao was not paying any attention to her, all his focus was on Yu Xiulan, and it was evident to those in the know-how that it was she who had enticed him to bid.

Although she was a celebrity, she was not able to fork out that much money without feeling pain, and thus, she could only rely on others to do the dirty work for her.

She did not want the vase, she just wanted Han Qingshan to notice her, and she wanted to ensure that Jiang Yingyue would not get it.