Chapter 264 - Mother's Relics

Pei Qingheng's hard lower jaw trembled, after a long while, he finally squeezed out a few words from between his teeth, and his voice contained a faint anger that he could not suppress: "That thing is my mother's treasure!"

"What?!"

Lin Sitong's eyes instantly widened, and with a "whoosh", she turned her head around, as her eyes that were filled with shock landed on the auction stage.

's mother's remnants?! Why did it appear on the auction platform?

"Now, we have the provider of this piece of jade jewelry - the wife of the Pei Group, Xia Sunian!"

Following the host's introduction, Xia Sunian's gentle and graceful figure appeared on stage. Her young face was painted with light makeup, and she looked gentle and dignified. However, that kind of gentleness and dignity was fundamentally different from Gu Zhirou.

Xia Sunian auctioned it?!

Lin Sitong opened her eyes wide, looking at Xia Sunian.

Xia Sunian, who was on the stage, enjoyed the envious gaze everyone was throwing at him. Taking the microphone, she laughed and said: "... Everyone can be benevolent and have no boundaries for the public good. Philanthropy requires more attention and participation. "All I can do is to offer gifts to those who love me and let them join our charity activities …"

Following Xia Sunian's words, the expression on Pei Qingheng's face grew more and more unsightly. His amber eyes were deep as he coldly looked at the Xia Sunian on the stage.

Lin Sitong bit her lower lip, and pulled Pei Qingheng's hand with a little worry. Her pair of black and white eyes were filled with worry.

Pei Qingheng lowered his head and looked at Lin Sitong.

"I'm fine." Pei Qingheng bit the corner of his mouth, revealing an extremely forced smile. His hands slightly moved, and held Lin Sitong's hands back, repeating, "I'm fine."

But the way you are now, you don't seem to be fine at all!

Lin Sitong wanted to say something but hesitated. Her large eyes were filled with worry, but in the end she did not say anything as she quietly accompanied Pei Qingheng.

Unknowingly, Xia Sunian had already left the stage and another round of bidding began.

This time, from the very beginning, the bid had run up to seven figures.

"35 million!"

"35.5 million!"

"4 million!"

As the price of the auction got higher and higher, Lin Sitong could feel the love that the group of people had for the jade ornaments on the stage.

Lin Sitong looked at Pei Qingheng and asked softly, "You... Aren't you going to take it? "

Pei Qingheng's nicely shaped mouth was tightly pursed, and his handsome eyebrows were tainted with a light malevolence and coldness. His amber eyes had already darkened to an unfathomable depth.

Hearing Lin Sitong's words, Pei Qingheng tightened his grip on Lin Sitong's hand, but did not say a word.

Thinking about how Pei Qingheng had released the jade necklace just now, Lin Sitong's eyes were filled with a layer of anxiety. She leaned over and tightly grabbed Pei Qingheng's sleeves with her slender fingers. Did she run out of it when she was trying to take that necklace? It's okay, I still have the card Aunt Gu gave me here … "

Hearing Lin Sitong's anxious and worried tone, Pei Qingheng's deep cold silhouette softened slightly.

Pei Qingheng raised his hand and caressed Lin Sitong's hair: "It's not a matter of money."

If it wasn't money, then what was it?

Lin Sitong frowned slightly, a hand covering her hair, her gaze landing on Pei Qingheng.

After Pei Qingheng finished saying those words to himself, the expression on his face once again became hard and cold, though with a bit less anger. Lin Sitong didn't know what Pei Qingheng was thinking, so she could only turn around and once again look at Little Cui who was on the stage.

"55 million!"

Hearing the price, Lin Sitong could not help but take in a breath of cold air.

But in the time it took to talk with Pei Qingheng, the bidding price for this piece of jade was already this high?

Lin Sitong's gaze seemed to lose control, as it drifted in Pei Qingheng's direction, only to see that Pei Qingheng's gaze had also landed on the stage.

He probably... Would he have his own considerations?

Lin Sitong thought with some uncertainty in her heart.

"..." "Deal!"

Following the host's small hammer that lightly smashed down, the set of jade pieces on the stage completed the transaction. Pei Qingheng's straight back slightly loosened, and leaned back on the chair.

"You …"

Lin Sitong looked at Pei Qingheng, wanting to say something to comfort him, but she did not know what to say.

However, Pei Qingheng turned and looked at Lin Sitong, and smiled faintly: "Let's go, to take a look at that emerald necklace."

Lin Sitong didn't know why, but a wordless sadness and anger surfaced in her heart, "Why are you still thinking about that necklace at a time like this?!"

"Hmm?" Pei Qingheng raised his eyebrows, and looked at Lin Sitong with a puzzled expression.

Lin Sitong's eyes were exceptionally bright and clear due to her anger. She bit her lower lip: "Why didn't you take down that set of jade just now?!"

"You like it?" Pei Qingheng asked.

"This isn't a question of whether I like it or not!" Lin Sitong growled in a low voice, his bright eyes staring straight at Pei Qingheng without blinking, "Uhm … Isn't that your mother's inheritance?! Is it because you patted the necklace that you stopped? "Like I said, I have …"

"You probably don't want to use the card given by the Aunt Gu, right?" Pei Qingheng said softly.

Lin Sitong was momentarily at a loss for words, and frantically replied, "But …"

"I don't want you to do what you don't want to do." Pei Qingheng laughed.

Lin Sitong looked at Pei Qingheng in a daze. A while later, a faint mist floated into Lin Sitong's eyes.

"What's more …" It's not a matter of money. " Pei Qingheng lost under Lin Sitong's watery eyes.

"Then what is the reason?" Lin Sitong asked stubbornly.

"My mother's possessions should be in the Swiss Bank now. No one would have taken them out of the Swiss Bank without my father's or my orders." Pei Qingheng said, his expression turning cold.

"You mean …" Lin Sitong said, while pondering.

Suddenly, her eyes widened as she looked at Pei Qingheng in disbelief: "You're saying?"

Pei Qingheng's handsome face was covered in a layer of faint haze.

"But …" Lin Sitong pursed her lips and looked at Pei Qingheng, "If she dares to stay here and auction, that means she is not afraid of anyone knowing about this."

Pei Qingheng said with a solemn face, "You are right."

"Mister, Miss, the auction is over, you guys …" A waiter walked over with a troubled expression on his face.

Lin Sitong picked up the bag beside him: "Sorry, we'll be leaving now."