Chapter 153 - 153: Destiny Will Make Enemies Meet

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The news about Qi Bai’s posthumous work being in an auction spread like wildfire throughout A-City.

Xiao Lang knew about the relationship between Jiang Yining and Qi Bai, so he immediately called her and asked, “You are selling another Qi Bai painting? Are you short of money? You should have told me. Why would you let someone else buy it?”

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What a prodigal young master.

A painting that was worth hundreds of millions of yuan was too expensive in her opinion.

This guy actually wanted to buy it.

“I’m not the one selling it. It’s probably someone else.”

“You knew Qi Bai well. You should know how rare his paintings are. Besides, anyone who has a Qi Bai painting would never sell it. His paintings would become family heirlooms. I also heard that the painting to be auctioned off this time has never appeared in the market. You really don’t know who is selling it?”

Famous paintings became more valuable over time.

Let alone works from a master like Qi Bai!

A painting that was worth 200 million yuan now could very well sell for ten or even a hundred times that after several generations!

Art stored value better than currencies.

However, what Xiao Lang was after wasn’t the price appreciation, but the artistic value of Master Qi Bai’s paintings.

He really wanted to know who had the painting, so he could purchase it before the auction!

So that others wouldn’t even get the chance to see it!

Jiang Yining frowned. “Qi Bai only has one disciple, but we’ve lost contact. Perhaps he has encountered some difficulties and needed to sell the painting.”

“Can you contact him, please?”

“No,” Jiang Yining refused flatly.

She wouldn’t have anything to do with that person anymore.

Because Qi Bai’s death was mostly caused by his disciple.

“Cutie pie Yining, my fairy, can you help me on account of our deep friendship, please?” Xiao Lang did not give up and continued to plead.

“If it was something else, we could still discuss it. But this matter… I can’t help you.” Jiang Yining still refused.

Xiao Lang didn’t want to make things difficult for her. “Alright then, I’ll think of another way.”

“Okay.”

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Yining furrowed her brows.

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But how dare he openly auction off Qi Bai’s painting?

Jiang Yining’s head hurt.

Nonetheless, she decided to check the auction out herself.

In the blink of an eye, it was the 18th.

Old Madam Lu was the happiest person in the Lu family because Chen Kexin was finally healthy enough to come home after her long recuperation at the hospital.

She ordered the servants to clean Chen Kexin’s room and even went to the hospital to pick her up.

Tao Niannian also went with Old Madam Lu.

She had been staying at the old Lu residence for the past few days. Because she did not have much money on her, she couldn’t even afford to move out.

And the Tao family had completely abandoned her.

Elder Tao did not even call her.

She regarded Old Madam Lu as her sole sponsor now.

At the hospital, Old Madam Lu and Tao Niannian walked into Chen Kexin’s ward and handed her a large bouquet of roses.

“Kexin, I wish you good health from now on. Don’t fall sick again and make us worry, okay?” Tao Niannian said playfully.

“Yeah. I’ve been so worried since you were hospitalized. Never let this happen again, understand?” Old Madam Lu said half-scoldingly.

“Yes, Grandma, 1 promise you that 1 won’t do anything stupid again.”

“Good.” Old Madam Lu patted her head with a smile.

Chen Kexin held the bouquet and looked behind them. When she didn’t see the person she was expecting, her eyes flashed with disappointment.

Old Madam Lu knew what she was thinking and deliberately spoke to distract her.

“Have you packed everything?”

“She’s all packed,” Chen Qinglian replied.

“Then let’s go home and not linger here.” Old Madam Lu found hospitals unlucky.

She held Chen Kexin’s arm with her left and Tao Niannian’s with her right, and walked out of the hospital.

Chen Qinglian followed closely behind them.

It was already noon by the time they arrived at the old Lu residence.

Old Madam Lu had instructed the kitchen to prepare enough dishes to fill the entire dining table but Chen Kexin had no appetite.

Her only wish was for Lu Zhi to come and see her, even if it was just a brief hello.

But that never happened…

Chen Kexin casually ate something and went back to her room.

She turned on the television, sat on her bed, took out her journal and flipped through it.

Everything in her journal was about her and Brother Ah Zhi.

Chen Kexin read her journal until she was a tearful mess.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, followed by Old Madam Lu’s voice. “Kexin, it’s Grandma.”

Chen Kexin raised her hand and quickly wiped the tears from her face.

She got up and opened the door. “Grandma, what’s the matter?”

“I’m fine, but you’re not,” Old Madam Lu said. “You’ve always had your worries written all over your face since you were young. How can I not know?”

“Grandma, I…”

Chen Kexin opened her mouth and felt her nose burn. Before she knew it, the tears that she just held back gushed out again.

She wished she could stop crying.

But the harder she tried, the more ferocious her tears became.

Old Madam Lu took out a handkerchief to wipe Chen Kexin’s tears. “Don’t cry.

Even if you cry until you have no more tears, you won’t win All Zhi back.”

“Yes, I know.”

Chen Kexin hated Jiang Yining to the core.

She really couldn’t understand why Jiang Yining was so lucky to survive every disaster.

She thought that the Tao family would finally push her into the abyss but they ended up in total defeat instead.

She hated it.

Old Madam Lu was silent for a moment before she took out two VIP tickets and gave them to Chen Kexin.

“Don’t you like art? I heard that someone is going to auction off Qi Bai’s painting at the Taoran Gallery tonight. Why don’t you go and check it out? Treat it as a break?”

“Grandma, 1 can’t afford anything now.”

Lu Zhi said that he would cut off all financial support for her and her mother and he had done it.

All the accounts in their names were monitored by him now.

Any large inflow would trigger an action on Lu Zhi’s part.

And because of that, Chen Kexin felt even sadder.

“This is my card. There’s 50 million yuan on it. Use it to bid for the painting. It’ll be Grandma’s birthday present to you.” Old Madam Lu said with a smile.

It would be Chen Kexin’s birthday soon.

Old Madam Lu couldn’t think of a present for this girl.

It seemed that even the heavens wanted Kexin to have this painting.

“Grandma, that’s too expensive a gift. I can’t accept it.”

“Silly girl, what 1 give you is yours. Take it.” Old Madam Lu insisted.

Chen Kexin reject her twice more politely before she accepted the card.

Night fell.

Jiang Yining sent a message to Lu Zhi to inform him that she was going shopping with Ye Xiaoxi, and she would be home late.

Slight annoyance flashed across Lu Zhi’s face when he learned that she was going out with Ye Xiaoxi again.

If this happened at a different time, he would definitely disrupt their alone time together.

But he was busy tonight.

“Okay, don’t be home too late.”

“Alright.”

Jiang Yining looked at the VIP ticket she was holding after she hung up.

Xiao Lang got her the ticket.

Taoran Gallery was a top-tier auction house in A-City and was very strict in all aspects.

Ordinary people could not get in at all.

Xiao Lang also wanted to take part in the auction, so he got her a ticket too.

Jiang Yining didn’t want Lu Zhi to know about this, so she came up with an excuse.

She looked at the time. It was already past five o’clock. If she didn’t leave now, she would be late.

She quickly flagged down a taxi and rushed to Taoran Gallery.

She saw Xiao Lang the moment she arrived at her destination.

Xiao Lang waved at her happily, left his friends and walked up to her. “Let’s go in together.”

“Aren’t you here with your friends?”

“They’re not my friends. Just acquaintances.” Xiao Lang replied.

His friends who had known him for more than ten years were all speechless.

“Okay.” Jiang Yining nodded lightly.

Just as the two of them walked in, another black car stopped in the driveway and Lu Zhi got out quietly..