Chapter 168 - This Is Charity

Seeing the mortified expression on Jiang Yingyue's face, Han Qingshan could not help but chuckle slightly, but deep down inside he was worried. Would he scare her away by spending so much money?

He knew that she was a frugal person. So, to suddenly see this much money being thrown around, would she not feel indignant?

Fortunately for Han Qingshan, Jiang Yingyue did not think like this. If the money were spent in a store, then yes, she would have felt it was indeed a waste. However, this was a charity auction. Every single coin could be used to help someone live a better life. This was for a good cause, and although she was stunned by the sheer amount of money that was being thrown around, she felt it was for a good cause, and thus it was not wasted.

The auction continued, and finally, it was time for the last three items, the highlights of the auction, to be auctioned off.

One of the items was a magnificent platinum and diamond necklace. It consisted of more than a hundred diamonds, all of them being of the finest quality.

When looking at the necklace, Han Qingshan's eyes suddenly shone. He could imagine how these beautiful stones would look on Jiang Yingyue's slender and white neck. The image in his mind was already this stunning, how wonderful would it be to see it in real life?

The moment the necklace was put up for bidding, the host mentioned the starting price was a full twelve million yuan. But before anyone else had the time to bid, Han Qingshan lifted his number and said very clearly, "Thirty million."

Everyone was stunned. The price was likely to reach thirty million, but to jump to it straight away; he was showing everyone that he genuinely wanted it.

Others started to consider if they wanted to fight Han Qingshan for the item, but then Zhou Yan lifted his number. "Thirty-five million," he called out, his words calm and collected, his eyes cold, as he glanced at Han Qingshan without hiding the challenge in his eyes.

"Forty million," Han Qingshan was not going to let go and continued to bid, followed closely by Zhou Yan. Both of them raised the price with five million at a time, driving the price up to seventy million in no time.

Although this was for charity, Jiang Yingyue's eyes had widened in shock by the actions of these two guys.

Although they had money, did they have to burn it like this? Neither Han Qingshan nor Zhou Yan backed down. Both of them had their family's fortune backing them, not to mention their current salaries as CEOs of their existing businesses.

Han Qingshan's monthly income was above a million yuan. On top of this, he was earning a lot of money monthly on the stock market, and he held a lot of shares in different companies.

Even if he did not have the fortune of the Han family to fall back on, he still had enough money to waste as he pleased.

Jiang Yingyue was unaware of this. She knew that he was rich, but as to how rich he was, she did not know, nor could she fully comprehend it. For someone who had been frugal and had always done all she could to save money, it was simply unexpected to suddenly see these high amounts of money being called out.

After a bit of time, the host could sense that both Han Qingshan and Zhou Yan were unwilling to give up the item and she started to feel worried.

Although money was necessary, they did not want the atmosphere at the auction hall to become stagnant or awkward.

"Young Master Shan and Young Master Yan seem to be rather set on getting this item," the host laughed gently after receiving a bid from Han Qingshan.

"Yes, my girlfriend would look stunning in it," Han Qingshan said smilingly, not at all afraid of acknowledging Jiang Yingyue; his words causing Zhou Yan to grit his teeth in anger.

"Young Master Yan also wants it for his girlfriend?" the host asked curiously, but Zhou Yan shook his head. "My future girlfriend," he answered, stunning all those present. For someone he had not even made his own person, he was willing to spend so much money?

The bidding continued until it reached a hundred million yuan. At this point, Zhou Yan glared at Han Qingshan like he was ready to kill him, but he did not raise his number again. In the end, the item would belong to Jiang Yingyue so who cared which person ended up paying for it.

Although he tried to explain this to himself, it did not go very well, and he was feeling incredibly sullen. Miss Gou, on the other hand, was feeling excited. Since she was with him here at the auction, she had to be his 'future girlfriend.' If he had another woman he was close to, then he would have invited her.

At this point in time, everyone was mumbling to one another; it was truly spectacular.

Han Qingshan looked at Zhou Yan, his eyes filled with annoyance and he announced, "I will add an extra fifty million yuan on top of my one hundred million bid. This is for charity, so I should do my duty as a fortunate citizen."

The words had been spoken, and they shocked every single person in the entire hall.. To spend so much money on a necklace was a waste, but as he said, it was for charity, so he was not being mocked but revered by everyone instead.