The auction started soon. Amid Wen Xinya's shock, those antiques, treasures and authentic ancient books appeared at the auction like cabbages on the street. The sky-high prices of tens of millions or even hundreds of millions seemed just huge and illusory numbers to the powerful and wealthy.
Anatoly on the other side even spent five million to buy a diamond necklace and gave it to a female companion!
In such a situation, money seems to have become dirt.
Si Yiyan sensed Wen Xinya's shock and gently shook her hand: "These are just some appetizers, the real highlight is yet to come."
Wen Xinya took a deep breath. This was not even the highlight. She couldn’t imagine what would happen next!
After living for two lifetimes, she was really ashamed of her ignorance. This was a world she had never set foot in or understood. All of this seemed to have opened another window in her life.
This is Si Yiyan's world. He allows her to understand and get involved. But at this moment she knows that understanding and getting involved are not enough. She needs to grow strong enough to stand shoulder to shoulder with him.
At this time, a complete set of the Four Treasures of the Study appeared on the auction table. The auctioneer's passionate voice was full of inspiring temptation: "As everyone knows, the so-called Four Treasures of the Study refer to Xuan brushes, Hui inkstones, Duan inkstones, and Xuan paper. This auction is a set of the Four Treasures of the Study used by the imperial court during the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty. The reserve price is 10 million, and each bid must not be less than 1 million!"
Wen Xinya took a deep breath. Things like the Four Treasures of the Study represent a kind of inherited culture and are of the greatest collection value. Anyone would be willing to collect them, let alone those that were used by the imperial court during the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, which have already gone beyond the scope of antiques.
At this time, the bidding was already fierce. This set of four treasures of the study had been sold for 50 million, but many people were still bidding sky-high prices!
Si Yiyan peeled a grape and put it into her mouth and asked, "You have been learning calligraphy for a long time, but you don't have a decent set of four treasures of the study. I think this set of four treasures of the study is good. What do you think?"
"It's too expensive. I've only learned calligraphy for three years and I may not be able to really put it to good use. Let's just forget it!" Wen Xinya half leaned in Si Yiyan's arms. The grape juice in her mouth was sweet and delicious.
"It's just a set of four treasures of the study. It doesn't matter whether it's valuable or not. If you like it, just buy it for fun." Si Yiyan took another piece of dessert and fed it into her mouth.
Wen Xinya was about to protest when a piece of dessert appeared in her mouth. Before she could react, Si Yiyan had already named a price!
"One hundred million!" Si Yiyan's clear voice seemed particularly clear and bold in the noisy environment.
The noisy bidding suddenly died down, and pairs of eyes filled with reluctance, regret, complexity, and awe turned to Si Yiyan.
It was the first time that Wen Xinya heard the name Rex. Once this name came out, who could compete with it
"Two hundred million!" The teasing voice was filled with laughter, and it was particularly clear in the silent hall.
Wen Xinya looked over and saw Anatoly flirting with the women around him, hugging them left and right, and heard many people whispering below.
"Who is that person? How dare he snatch things from Rex? He is really going to die!"
"I think you are the one who is not willing to die. That person is the future ruler of the Ivanov family. There has always been a feud between the Ivanov family and Rex. If you get involved accidentally, don't blame me for not reminding you."
Anatoly raised his eyebrows with arrogance and domineering, looking at Si Yiyan and said, "Normally, Rex wanted to buy something to give to his female companion, so I shouldn't interfere. But I heard that this thing is a rare collectible, and I am excited to see it, so I also want to fight for it."
"The items in an auction always go to the one with the highest bid." Si Yiyan glanced at Anatoly calmly, and then he called out the price in a clear and elegant voice: "Three hundred million!"
"Four hundred million!" Anatoly raised his eyebrows and looked at Si Yiyan, his eyes flashing with provocation, and the smile on his lips became very cute. In terms of financial resources, he could not catch up with Si Yiyan even if he flattered him. He was just maliciously raising the price to disgust him.
At this time, Wen Xinya pulled Si Yiyan's sleeve and said coquettishly: "Si, bid quickly, I like that set of four treasures of the study. I just happened to be learning Liu style calligraphy recently, and I don't have a decent set of four treasures of the study."
The coquettish voice was charming and sexy, as soft as a blooming flower.
Many people looked over here with blushing faces and beating hearts.
Even Anatoly looked at Wen Xinya with interest.
"Five hundred million!" Si Yiyan's bones went soft, and he kissed her temples without hesitation. The small kisses extended to her delicate lips. After rubbing her ears for a while, he let her go.
"Six hundred million!" Before, Anatoly looked nonchalant, as if he just wanted to disgust Si Yiyan. But after Wen Yuya's commotion, he seemed to be energized and showed his determination to win.
"Eight hundred million!" Wen Xinya's soft voice suddenly rang out in the hall, her eyes staring at Anatoly.
Anatoly was a little hesitant, his eyes fell on Si Yiyan, and he found that he was not paying attention to the auction at all. He half-hugged the woman in his arms, kissing her temples and lips from time to time. His long, slender and clean hands had just peeled a grape, and he put the grape into her mouth with a doting look.
The woman ate grapes and kissed Si Yiyan's lips, looking at him with a provocative and complacent look.
"One billion!" Anatoly called out the price again. It was no secret in the underworld that the people in power of Lucifer were all infatuated. Rex had never been interested in women. No matter how many people wanted to send women to his bed, he remained indifferent. Today, he actually took the initiative to bring a female companion to participate in the auction, which showed how much he valued this woman.
Looking at how much Si Yiyan dotes on the women around him, a mere ten billion is nothing to the wealthy Si Yiyan.
The place was completely silent. Although such a set of four treasures of the study was a rare collectible, a price of 100 million yuan would be sky-high at an ordinary auction. A price of 500 million yuan would be a whopping price at a private auction like this. However, it was now being sold for 1 billion yuan.
Quite a few people had sweat on their foreheads and were wiping their sweat with handkerchiefs. Even those who were not sweating were wiping their sweat with paddles. Although they were the world's top powerful and wealthy people, one billion was not a simple number.
"Puchi!" Wen Xinya suddenly laughed softly, the crisp laughter seemed particularly abrupt and gentle in the silent hall.
Si Yiyan kissed the corner of her lips lovingly and whispered, "Naughty!"
This incoherent conversation left everyone confused.