Chapter 231: Charity Dinner (2)
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She couldn't pretend to not know her niece in public. If she did, that would make it seem like she had a guilty conscience.
However, when He Yan arrived in front of Jian Yiling, she realized that Jian Yiling had come alone. She didn't come with her parents or anyone else.
"Yiling, why did you come by yourself?" Jian Yummin asked her out of curiosity.
"I came to look around," Jian Yiling replied.
Jian Yiling didn't know why that person wanted to meet her today. Furthermore, she didn't know why the meeting was on such an occasion as well.
She didn't come here for any other reason. As such, she had decided to take a look around.
"Where is your mother? Why did she let you come by yourself?" Jian Yumin asked in a hurry. His burrows were furrowed. If someone didn't know better, they'd assume that he was angry.
In Jian Yumin's mind, Jian Yiling was still a child. She could get lost if she went out by herself.
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"Yeah, that's right. Where is Wen Nuan? Why is she not with you?" He Yan had the same question in her mind. However, her intentions were completely different from Jian Yumin's.
"I'm by myself," Jian Yiling replied.
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"How can you go out by yourself? To such an occasion as well!" Jian Yumin cried out. It was dangerous for his sister to be alone. There were wolves and tigers 1at such an event. As a result, it was unacceptable for Jian Yiling to be here by herself.
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Fortunately, the host of the charity dinner did not hear this. If she heard this, goodness knows what she would say.
"Yeah, why would Wen Nuan let you come here by yourself?" He Yan asked deliberately. She saw that there were people nearby.
"I'm not a child," Jian Yiling replied. However, her face and innocent eyes made her words incredibly unconvincing.
"What do you mean you're not a child? You're still a crybaby!" Jian Yumin said quickly. "Okay, for now, you should stay with me. After the event ends, I'll take you home."
At this moment, Ms. Qin had walked out. The people at the entrance had informed her that someone had arrived with a special invitation.
There were two kinds of invitations that Ms. Qin sent out. Most of them were ordinary invitations.
However, there were a few special invitations. The people at the entrance could differentiate between the two. As a result, as soon as they saw someone with a special invitation, they immediately informed Ms. Qin.
However, when she arrived at the door, she didn't see the person that she expected to see.
Ms. Qin was a beautiful woman in her early forties. She wore a lilac trumpet gown that made her appear dignified and elegant. She had a unique air of classical beauty around her.
Although she felt the matter was quite strange, Ms. Qin still acted in good manners. She greeted the three people standing in front of her at the door with grace and ease.
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"May I know your name?"
He Yan, Jian Yumin, and Jian Yiling appeared as though they were together. They had been chatting quite intimately before Ms. Qin had approached them. As a result, Ms. Qin assumed that they were the ones who had arrived with a special invitation.
"My husband's surname is Jian. He's the second son of the Jian family," He Yan replied with a smile. She was incredibly happy.
She hadn't expected for Ms. Qin to personally come out and greet her. It was rare for people to have such an honor.
"Oh, so it's Ms. He Yan. You look incredibly young. Are the two people beside you your children?"
Ms. Qin instantly figured out He Yan's identity. There was only one prominent Jian family in Hengyuan City.
However, what she didn't understand was how He Yan had arrived with a special invitation.
She remembered that she did send an invitation to He Yan. However, that was just an ordinary invitation.
Chapter 232: Charity Dinner (3)
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"Yes, this is my eldest son. His future isn't too promising," He Yan said modestly. Then she continued, "The other one is my sister-in-law's child."
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Ms. Qin smiled before saying, "Oh, I see. I've heard that Ms. Wen Nuan was not free to come over today."
Ms. Qin chatted with He Yan for a while before she went over to greet the other guests.
He Yan was incredibly happy to have a chat with Ms. Qin.
She knew that her trip today had not been in vain.
One after another, people came over to talk to He Yan. There were also several people who looked at Jian Yumin and Jian Yiling.
The appearance of the two was incredibly eye-catching.
Especially Jian Yumin. His appearance was outstanding and his temperament was also quite different.
More importantly, he was focusing all his attention on his sister at the moment. The way he looked at his sister was incredibly charming.
When the young ladies at the charity dinner saw the way he looked at his sister, they couldn't stop the love hearts that appeared in their eyes.
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A man who treasured a woman was always exceptionally attractive.
Some of the people started to whisper about Jian Yumin.
"Hey, doesn't he look like Jupiter's Xie Minyu?"
"Yeah, he looks like that! I can't believe he's here at the charity dinner today!"
"He looks even better in real life!"
"Who is that little girl next to him? He's so gentle and kind towards her. It's so attractive."
"Judging from the girl's age, I think it's his sister. She's too young to be his girlfriend."
"Yeah, your guess is right. That is his sister. However, it's not his sister by blood. It's his cousin. And she's none other than Jian Yiling. The girl who is arrogant and spoiled."
"Jian Yiling? How come it's her? Isn't she meant to be super annoying? It doesn't seem like her."
"Who knows. Maybe she's just pretending to be cute in front of her brother?"
"Isn't Jian Yiling the one who acts a lot? She thinks she's the princess of the Jian family. She doesn't care about anyone else."
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Initially, the conversation was about Jian Yumin. However, somewhere down the track, the discussion topic had shifted to Jian Yiling.
Jian Yiling had done many things in the past. She had offended quite a lot of people. As a result, people found it entertaining to talk about her. There were so many topics to talk about.
Jian Yiling's name was notorious in the circles of the rich and powerful families in Hengyuan City.
Initially, people were envious of Jian Yiling. However, after a while, that envy turned to dislike.
Initially, quite a few people wanted to strike a conversation with Jian Yumin. However, after seeing Jian Yiling next to him, they were discouraged to do so.
However, Jian Yumin wasn't paying attention to anyone else. His eyes were focused on Jian Yiling.
It had been a long time since he had talked to his sister. He had been quite busy recently.
Today was an unexpected surprise for him.
"Crybaby, do you have something to donate today or do you want to buy something today?"
There was going to be a charity auction later on.
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All the money made in the auction would be given to charity. All the items that were going to be auctioned had been donated by various families.
"Neither of those."
Jian Yiling wasn't here to donate something. Nor was she here to buy something either.
"Then if you see something you like, tell me. I'll buy it for you," Jian Yumin whispered to Jian Yiling. "I've saved up quite a bit of money from singing in the past two years."
Jian Yiling raised her head to see Jian Yumin's bright and serious smile.
"No thank you," Jian Yiling replied. There was nothing that Jian Yiling wanted to buy.
Most of the items that were being auctioned off were antiques and jewelry. Jian Yiling was not interested in these things.
Chapter 233: Charity Dinner (4)
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After Ms. Qin walked away, she approached someone to ask about the invitation, "What happened? How did this special invitation fall into the hands of Ms. He Yan?"
"Madam, the invitation was not presented by Ms. He Yan."
"Huh? What happened then?"
"Ms. He Yan entered with an ordinary invitation. The one who held a special invitation was Miss Jian. She came by herself. I found it quite strange that a little girl had such a special invitation in her hands."
Upon hearing this answer, Ms. Qin was even more confused and curious.
She remembered that her husband had told her that Miss Jian was incredibly talented in chemistry. She had won the first prize in a chemistry competition.
However, this matter wasn't linked to the special invitation.
She hadn't even given her husband the ability to send special invitations for the charity dinner tonight.
"Madam, would you like me to ask Miss Jian?"
"There's no need. It doesn't matter where this young lady got the invitation from. There is definitely a reason behind this. As the host, we should instead take care of everyone who is here."
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"Yes, Madam."
Suddenly, everyone in the venue was stirring. Their attention was drawn to the newcomer at the entrance.
Upon seeing everyone turn, Jian Yumin also looked in that direction.
There was a gray-haired old man that appeared in front of everyone.
He Yan hurriedly pulled Jian Yumin forward.
"Mother, what are you doing?" Jian Yumin asked. He didn't want to get involved in anything.
"What am I doing? Of course, I'm planning to head over there. That old gentleman must be a very important person."
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He Yan didn't recognize the old gentleman. However, based on the reactions of the people around her, she could tell that the person was very special.
"Why does that matter? Aren't we here to attend the charity dinner?"
"Why do you think all these business elites and celebrities are gathered here? Do you really think they're only interested in charity? That's probably less than half of the reason. This is an occasion for people to get to know each other and expand their networks."
Jian Yumin couldn't help but sigh internally. Of course, it was that. His mother had to be getting some benefit out of this event.
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"Then you go over there. I will stay by Yiling."
Jian Yumin didn't want to head over there with He Yan.
Upon hearing her son's reply, He Yan couldn't be bothered to say anything else. She left Jian Yumin and Jian Yiling and headed over there by herself.
Then, Jian Yumin turned his head around and spoke to Jian Yiling, "Let's find a place to eat."
Jian Yiling nodded her head.
The two siblings headed towards a corner. They acted as though they didn't care about anyone else.
Their behavior was completely different from the other people in the room. The rest of them were particularly enthusiastic because of the presence of this old gentleman.
From the conversation around her, He Yan became aware of the old gentleman's identity.
His name was Liang Shuo.
He was one of the country's top scientific researchers. He was also an incredibly influential person in science and technology.
Furthermore, he also owned a very special technological company. The company created many of the advanced technologies in the world right now.
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And thus, his status was very prominent and well respected in the industry.
Not only was his name known domestically, but he also had considerable influence in international circles.
With such a special status, it was no wonder that people reacted in such a way when they saw him.
After Master Liang entered the room, he greeted Ms. Qin who was the host of the event. Other than that, he didn't pay attention to anyone around him.
Under the protection of his bodyguards, he took his spot in the exclusive seat that had been prepared for him in advance.
Of course, no one dared to disturb him. They could only look at Master Liang from afar.
Chapter 234: Master Liang's Gift (1)
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At this moment, Jian Yiling received a message on her phone:
[Master Liang would like to invite you to come over and sit with him.]
Jian Yiling replied: [If it's not necessary, I won't come over.]
After a while, the person in charge of sending messages sent another message to Jian Yiling after consulting Master Liang's wishes. [Master Liang doesn't want to force you to do anything. Dr. F.S, you're free to do what you want.]
Apart from Jian Yiling and Master Liang's subordinates, no one knew that the person who was sitting in the middle of the venue was sending a message to Jian Yiling who was sitting at the corner of the venue.
They also didn't know that Jian Yiling and Master Liang had been in contact for a long time already.
The ones who helped Jian Yiling find the surveillance video was sent by Master Liang.
Master Liang held the best technology in the world. All kinds of talented and skilled personnel worked under him.
Just when Jian Yiling started to make her presence known on the Internet, Master Liang had found out about her.
Although Jian Yiling could conceal her identity to other people, she couldn't hide it from Mater Liang. Very quickly, Master Liang found out about her real identity.
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At eight o'clock in the evening, the charity auction began.
One by one, the donated items were brought to the stand.
Everyone started to bid.
At first, the items that were brought up were quite ordinary.
The prices ranged from a few thousand to tens of thousands of dollars. The highest price was in the low hundreds of thousands of dollars.
He Yan had also bid for a jeweled necklace. The first reason for this was because the necklace was quite nice. However, the second was that it was quite embarrassing to not buy anything on such an occasion.
Halfway through the action, an unexpected item was suddenly brought forward to the auction stand.
When the brocade covering the item was lifted, everyone's eyes were drawn to this particular item.
It was a thirty-carat pink diamond.
The staff members introduced everyone to the pink diamond. It was perfect in color, clarity, weight, and cut.
Then, the staff finally announced the starting price of the auction for the pink diamond. It was 25 million.
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At this moment, everyone was silent.
No one was prepared for this today.
Typically, it was unlikely that a charity auction would have an item of this magnitude.
Usually, these items were only auctioned at major international events. Furthermore, before the auction, news of the item was spread around by word of mouth. This was done to attract more people to bid on the item.
And thus, no one would have thought that such an item would appear at the charity auction today.
No one was mentally and financially prepared for such an item.
He Yan looked at the pink diamond. She liked it very much.
Although she had a lot of jewelry at home, nothing could be compared to the diamond in front of her. Her husband had given her a lot of precious items.
However, she didn't have a single pink diamond on this scale. In fact, she didn't even have one that was half the size of the one on the auction table.
As much as she liked the item, He Yan knew that she could never bid on it.
She didn't have the money. She never had that much money. Furthermore, her current situation didn't allow her to buy such a thing.
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And thus, He Yan could only look at the item. Most of the rich and famous ladies present at the charity dinner were also in the same situation as her.
No one had that much money on their hands. They couldn't spend 25 million on a single item.
Everyone was silent for an entire five minutes.
Just when everyone thought that no one would bid on the thirty-carat pink diamond, Master Liang spoke up.
Chapter 235: Master Liang's Gift (2)
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A deep but steady voice spoke out:
"25 million."
As soon as Master Liang opened his mouth to speak, the whole room looked at him.
After a moment of silence, the staff asked the audience if there was anyone else who wanted to bid.
No one answered. There was no one that was prepared to spend such a large sum of money on a pink diamond.
After a countdown, the staff announced that there was no further bidding to be made. When the auctioneer's hammer fell, it was announced that the pink diamond went to Master Liang.
"The pink diamond is now Master Liang's" the staff member announced.
"I'll have my assistant go and settle the bill. Please give this pink diamond to the young girl who is sitting in the corner at the back. This pink diamond suits her."
As soon as Master Liang said that, everyone turned around to look in that direction.
There was indeed a young girl sitting in the corner.
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And in fact, Jian Yiling was the only young girl that was present today.
Everyone was stunned as they looked at Jian Yiling.
Their expressions were surprisingly unanimous.
Confused, shocked, and puzzled
Why did Master Laing give a pink diamond that was worth 25 million dollars to Jian Yiling?
Those two people weren't related at all!
Furthermore, it was no small thing to give such a valuable gift!
He Yan was also surprised. In fact, she was so surprised that she was at a loss for words.
She racked her brains hard to figure out the connection between the two. However, she couldn't think of anything.
How was this possible?
Why did Master Liang give Jian Yiling such a valuable gift?
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Even Ms. Qin was shocked. She gestured to the staff to confirm Master Liang's request.
The staff member hurried forward to confirm with Master Liang, "Master Liang, are you sure that you want to give this pink diamond to that little girl over there? The one who is wearing a white blouse?"
"Yep, I'm sure. I feel like she's the only one in the room who has a temperament that matches with the pink diamond."
Master Liang replied with a calm voice. However, to the other people in the room, it felt like a sudden turn of surprising events had happened.
The staff quickly delivered the pink diamond to Jian Yiling.
Although Master Liang hadn't yet paid the bill, they knew that Master Liang wouldn't go back on his words. They didn't have to worry about him not paying.
The pink diamond appeared in front of Jian Yiling's face.
Jian Yiling frowned. She didn't want to accept the gift.
"It's too much," Jian Yiling said.
She had already accepted her payment. She didn't need any additional payment.
However, Master Liang replied, 'It's fine. It's only a diamond. It's not considered in the payment. Furthermore, just consider it a gift from me as an elder to you."
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A gift that was a pink diamond that was worth 25 million dollars?
Furthermore, 25 million dollars was only the price of the pink diamond at today's auction. If it were to be auctioned at a different occasion, 25 million dollars wouldn't be enough to buy it!
For most of the people at the charity dinner today, it was their first time seeing such an expensive gift being given when two people met for the first time.
"Sister, do you know this man?" Jian Yumin asked in a quiet voice.
The series of events made Jian Yumin feel uneasy.
Jian Yiling nodded once before she accepted the gift under the eyes of everyone else.
However, the rest of the people at the charity dinner continued to stare at Jian Yiling. They hadn't yet recovered from the shock.
The staff was also shocked for quite some time. However, they finally got reminded by Ms. Qin's gaze. As a result, they quickly resumed the rest of the auction.
The remaining items in the auction were quite regular.
However, the crowd seemed to be quite distracted from the auction.
They were more intent on figuring out why Master Liang had given Jian Yiling a pink diamond. That was where all their attention had gone.
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How did Jian Yiling manage to receive such a generous gift from Master Liang?
Even Grandpa Jian typically wouldn't receive such a gift. Especially, from someone as esteemed as Master Liang.
Then how on earth did Jian Yiling manage this?