Chapter 881: Ah Jin’s Ears Turn Red

An Mingji followed Gu Jin into the venue, taking in the unusual stares from the people around them.

He beckoned his subordinates with a gesture, gave them a few instructions, and then followed Gu Jin to the seats arranged for them and sat down.

The host on stage began: "Welcome everyone to the XXth Jadeite Raw Stone Exchange Conference. Coming onto the stage now is this year’s top jadeite raw stone and today’s final highlight—"

Everyone looked in the direction the host pointed, watching as six staff members brought up a raw stone about the size of an adult.

This was the raw stone that Gu Jin had chosen earlier, highly likely to yield Royal Emperor Green Jade.

At this moment, it was no longer covered by a red cloth, revealing its rough but distinctly textured surface.

"The starting bid for tonight’s jadeite raw stone is eight hundred thousand, eight hundred thousand..."

"This lady bids eight hundred and ten thousand, eight hundred and ten thousand, eight hundred and twenty thousand, eight hundred and twenty thousand... eight hundred and sixty thousand..."

The scene quickly became lively due to the many bids.

The host on stage raised the price with each bid from the audience.

Gu Jin did not raise her bidding paddle; she knew there would be many bids at the beginning.

"Nine hundred and sixty thousand, nine hundred and sixty thousand, any more bids? Nine hundred and seventy thousand, nine hundred and seventy thousand..."

"Nine hundred and ninety thousand, nine hundred and ninety thousand... one million..."

The bidding quickly reached one million.

Gu Jin still did not make any moves.

Her gaze inadvertently swept to a nearby spot, where a few men, distinctly identified as superpower users from the Darwin Family both by appearance and attire, were silently making several people leave the venue.

They seemed to have released their superpowers, rendering those people unable to speak and only able to follow them like puppets out of the venue.

Gu Jin tilted her head, looking at the young man beside her.

The latter wore an innocent expression with a gentle smile at the corner of his lips.

"Why isn’t Ah Jin bidding?"

Gu Jin lightly tapped the paddle in her hand, casually saying, "Let’s wait a bit more. There are too many bidders right now; there’s no need to get involved."

An Mingji lowered his head, leaned close to her ear, and whispered softly, "Mm, it’s already at one million two hundred thousand. Looking at this trend, the raw stone on stage really has become today’s biggest trump card."

The young man’s voice was clear and gentle, as comforting as the evening breeze.

"But it might not sell for the price we offered before." Gu Jin was very sure of this.

As she spoke, she nudged An Mingji’s head.

She reached out gently to stroke the ear he had just leaned closer to speak into.

For some reason, she inexplicably felt a bit of an itch on that ear.

An Mingji, sitting very close beside her, naturally noticed her small action.

He reached out affectionately to touch Gu Jin’s ear: "What’s wrong? Is it too hot, is Ah Jin’s ear a bit red?"

Gu Jin felt her ear getting hotter.

She removed the young man’s hand from her ear and said, very uncomfortably, "Stop it."

"What secret are you whispering? It’s already up to one million eight hundred thousand. If you don’t act soon, what’s on the stage will fall into someone else’s hands, and then you’ll regret it."

Just as An Mingji was about to make his next move, Qiu Qianghai spoke up to remind them.

"One million eight hundred and fifty thousand, one million eight hundred and fifty thousand, any more bids? One million eight hundred and sixty thousand, one million eight hundred and seventy thousand, one million eight hundred and seventy thousand... one million eight hundred and eighty thousand..."

Indeed, the jadeite raw stone on stage was already bid up to nearly two million.

However, Gu Jin still didn’t make a move.