Chapter 176: Deadlock

Xu Huan, who was drinking tea calmly at the side, glanced at Mo Wu as if he was looking at a fool. He reached out and patted the man’s broad shoulder before saying in an unfathomable manner, “You don’t understand this, right? This is just a technique Brother Huo is using to please Xiao Zhu.”

Xu Huan paused and looked in the direction of the corridor. He nodded seriously and continued explaining, “Didn’t you hear something else in Xiao Zhu’s words just now? She doesn’t really want to bid for the necklace on the stage. She just wants to make Ms. Kang unhappy.”

On the corridor.

Upon seeing Huo Xuan walk out to support Mo Zhu, Kang Ying felt an inexplicable bitterness surge into her heart. A faint mist instantly appeared in her eyes. She raised her hand and simply propped herself up on the railing beside her. She said with grievance, “Brother Xuan, you must not be fooled by this woman. She deliberately approached you because she fancied the Huo family’s money. She’s a gold digger!”

Huo Xuan raised his eyebrows when he heard this. He turned to look at Kang Ying and said with a displeased expression, “You don’t have to comment on what kind of person Xiao Zhu is. Ms. Kang, please show some respect to my fiancée.”

Once he said this, it made Kang Ying’s chest ache even more. She wiped the tears that had already flowed out of her eyes and said softly, “Brother Xuan, I really like this necklace. I came to this auction today specially for it. Brother Xuan, can you give this necklace to me on the account that we’ve been childhood sweethearts for so many years…”

At this moment, everyone in the hall was watching the show eagerly. Kang Ying’s voice was clearly heard by everyone present, and the mockery in the living room became even louder.

“No way. The young master of the Huo family actually grew up with Ms. Kang? Doesn’t that mean that the young master of the Huo family had abandoned Ms. Kang for his new love?”

“I really didn’t expect that just by participating in the auction I’d encounter such a soul-stirring scene and broaden my horizons. I really should get a few media outlets to take photos. If this is posted online, it would receive much more attention than those groundless gossip streams!”

Seeing that the wind was blowing in the wrong direction, Huo Xuan’s eyes immediately darkened and his face turned cold. “Back then, when I was seriously ill, Ms. Kang avoided me like I was a venomous snake. Now, you really don’t have to act like you’re deeply in love with me. I can’t bear it.”

Just as he finished speaking, Huo Xuan continued, “It’s not that I don’t want to give this necklace to you on account of the Kang family, but my fiancée really likes it. I can only ask Ms. Kang to part with it.”

“You! You all…” Kang Ying was breathless from Huo Xuan’s words. She stood rooted to the ground with tears in her eyes.

She really did not know what kind of bewitching soup this country bumpkin called Mo Zhu had fed Brother Xuan. Ever since she appeared, Brother Xuan had never been nice to her.

Even if she could not get this necklace, she could not let this woman have it. If it was given to the young ladies of other big families, she could bear the pain and part with it. However, she could not give it to Mo Zhu. If this matter were to spread, not only would it embarrass the Kang family, but she, Kang Ying, would probably not be able to raise her head in front of her sisters from now on.

After pondering quietly for a moment, Kang Ying saw that she couldn’t obtain it through Huo Xuan anymore. She lowered her eyes and carefully pondered over the other methods she could use to approach the problem.

Unexpectedly, a voice suddenly came from behind her. A cold female voice sounded from behind. “Two billion!”

The person who spoke was Kang Ying’s mother, Lin Yuan. She had heard that the Gao family was holding an auction today, and she had followed Huo Qing and Kang Ying as soon as they left. However, her motive was different from these two people. She had received a secret message from her spy and she had come specially for the Ten Thousand Aged Pine Snow Herb..