Damn, How could my family be so wealthy?!-Chapter 456 - 455: The Target of Bombardment

"Sixteen million, Boss Wu has raised his bid again, sixteen million."

"It seems that Boss Wu is determined to win this ring worn by Karl Lagerfeld today."

"It’s undeniable, Boss Wu’s taste is truly exquisite."

The Auctioneer, seeing a new wave of bidding frenzy begin, could no longer hide the excitement on his face.

The Auctioneer threw a grateful look towards Su Mu.

By this time, the Auctioneer had already realized that it was a beautiful misunderstanding that everyone had willingly embraced.

But had the young master of the Su Family not attended the auction today, would such a beautiful misunderstanding exist at all?

Therefore, the Auctioneer was utterly grateful to the young master of the Su Family from the bottom of his heart.

Because of the Auctioneer’s gaze, other bidders became even more convinced in their speculation.

Even the Auctioneer was continuously observing the young master of the Su Family.

Keep in mind, Su Mu was seated in the front row, where others obviously couldn’t see his facial expressions.

But it was different for the Auctioneer.

The Auctioneer, facing everyone, could naturally capture every subtle expression on the young master of the Su Family’s face.

Everyone also noticed that during the auction of the first item, the Auctioneer didn’t look towards the young master of the Su Family as frequently.

Everyone felt that the Auctioneer’s behavior could only mean that the young master of the Su Family was very interested in this second auction item.

Or perhaps, the young master of the Su Family wasn’t as interested in the ring as one might have imagined.

After all, if he were truly that interested, wouldn’t the young master have made his move already?

But everyone was certain of one thing, even if the young master wasn’t that interested in the ring, he must have harbored some unique feelings towards it.

This was affirmed by the demeanor of both the Auctioneer and Wu Wanli, giving everyone a dose of reassurance.

The attendees were no less wealthy than Wu Wanli, so naturally, they could afford the bids that Wu Wanli could.

"One million six hundred and fifty thousand, Director Zhou has placed a bid, one million six hundred and fifty thousand."

"It appears that today it’s not only Boss Wu who’s taken a keen interest in Karl Lagerfeld’s favorite ring."

"The vision of the bosses present here is certainly unique."

The Auctioneer, seeing someone else raise their paddle after Wu Wanli, had an even brighter smile on his face.

"Grandpa, why are these people fighting over this ring?"

"Isn’t it just a ring that had been worn by Empress Cixi? Do they need to fight over it like this?"

"The price has already doubled, yet these people show no sign of stopping?"

Sitting in the last row, Young Master Gu had intended to be unnoticeable throughout.

It was unavoidable, Young Master Gu knew he wouldn’t be well-received at this auction.

If it weren’t for his grandfather refusing to leave early, Young Master Gu would have long been off enjoying himself elsewhere.

Why would he be sitting on a cold bench here?

If it weren’t for the second auction item causing such an unexpectedly astounding reaction, Young Master Gu had no intention to speak at all.

Helplessly, Young Master Gu had been playing with his phone to pass the time since he sat down.

He hadn’t even noticed the commotion at the front.

It was only because of the Auctioneer’s excited voice that Young Master Gu’s attention shifted from his phone to the live auction.

And it was then that Young Master Gu realized it was just a ring that had been worn by Empress Cixi.

The bidding price had soared from an initial eight million to the current sixteen million.

This was a direct doubling of the price.

Although Young Master Gu didn’t usually fancy attending such dull events as auctions,

Having been raised as a wealthy heir, Young Master Gu had still attended a few auctions.

But a scene where a not so very rare auction item suddenly doubles in price, and doesn’t even seem to stop there,

Young Master Gu admitted he was indeed witnessing this for the first time.

Ask if you don’t understand; that’s actually a very good quality of Young Master Gu.

Young Master Gu thought it might be because he hadn’t attended many auctions, lacking exposure to big events like this.

But his grandfather was different.

Old Man Gu was a frequent visitor to auctions.

Young Master Gu felt certain his grandfather could help him resolve his confusion.

Unfortunately, Old Man Gu didn’t even glance at his grandson.

Old Man Gu’s face was tightly strained.

Old Man Gu definitely wasn’t distracted by playing on his phone.

Therefore, Old Man Gu knew that today’s abnormal situation was all caused by the Su Family’s young master.

Because of earlier events, Old Man Gu was aware that this was the influence of the Su Family’s young master.

But he wouldn’t admit it aloud.

Old Man Gu felt he couldn’t bolster the enemy’s morale and undermine his own prestige.

If Old Man Gu knew that in the hearts of Su Junqiang and Su Mu he wasn’t even considered an opponent,

It’s questionable whether Old Man Gu would have been infuriated to the point of spitting blood.

And another thing, when his grandson was on the phone earlier, Old Man Gu had also stolen a few glances.

Old Man Gu hadn’t expected that in such a situation, his beloved grandson would still have the leisure to chat with a young lady.

And it seemed like he wasn’t just chatting with one girl.

Old Man Gu, watching his grandson constantly open different friends’ profiles, knew his grandson was really quite the flirt.

Of course, the reason why Old Man Gu was so sure his grandson was chatting with different girls was very simple.

Because those WeChat profile pictures all belonged to different girls.

Old Man Gu didn’t need to waste his energy guessing anymore.

Old Man Gu felt his grandson was a bit too lackadaisical.

The Su Family had them down, yet Old Man Gu saw no sign in his grandson of wanting to salvage their pride.

One could only say that in facing this situation, Old Man Gu was less clear-sighted than his own grandson.

Compete with the Su Family, trying to restore face in front of the Su family members?

If Young Master Gu knew of his grandfather’s thoughts, he would definitely affirm with conviction to his grandfather, "You’re overthinking it."

So in a sense, Young Master Gu was quite sensible.

Not resisting those not on his own level was, according to Young Master Gu, the best way to save face for himself.

Now, Old Man Gu really could be described as befuddled.

Trying to achieve the impossible and still feeling somewhat elated.

Old Man Gu’s face was doomed to never be restored.

"Grandfather..."

Seeing that his grandfather showed no reaction to his question, Young Master Gu, unwilling to let it go, called out again.

Young Master Gu believed his grandfather hadn’t reached the point of being hard of hearing or blind.

The volume of his question wasn’t low.

His grandfather should have been able to hear it.

Still no response.

This time, Young Master Gu was sure, his grandfather was deliberately ignoring him.

When his own grandfather ignored him, Young Master Gu naturally took out his phone again.

Young Master Gu was not the kind to take things lying down. With no one paying attention to him, couldn’t he just find a few beauties to chat with and pass the time?

Old Man Gu, seeing his grandson’s demeanor, had never felt as dissatisfied with him as he did now.

A child beyond teaching.

That’s what Old Man Gu thought of his grandson at the moment.

Old Man Gu couldn’t help but glance at Su Mu, sitting in the front row.

In his heart, Old Man Gu was unwilling to accept this.

In his life, Su Junqiang had always been more impressive than himself, but why was it that when it came down to their grandsons, his own could still not compare to Su Junqiang’s?

The more fondly Old Man Gu used to look at his grandson, the more irritating he found him now.

After taking a few deep breaths, Old Man Gu realized he still felt a fire burning inside.

Glancing around, Old Man Gu noticed that indeed no one was paying attention to his side.

Normally, being ignored like this would have greatly displeased Old Man Gu.

But now, with no one paying attention to him, he actually felt somewhat relieved.

No longer needing to suppress his temper, Old Man Gu snatched his grandson’s phone from his hands.

Old Man Gu’s original intention had been to smash his grandson’s phone fiercely to the ground.

But he thought better of it, as that would certainly have caused a great commotion.

It wasn’t exactly a glorious act, and naturally, Old Man Gu did not want to draw other people’s attention.

Old Man Gu decided to stay at the auction so that he could cut in when Su Junqiang made a move.

Old Man Gu knew that this might be his only chance to save face today.

So, until he found this opportunity, Old Man Gu did not want to draw attention for any other reasons.

Without a doubt, such attention would not be a good thing.

Old Man Gu felt that he and his grandson might become the targets of other people’s criticism again.

"Grandpa, what are you doing?"

Young Master Gu, who was enjoying his conversation with a beauty, had not expected his grandfather to pull such a move.

Therefore, he had not been on guard.

Looking at his empty hands, then at the phone now in his grandfather’s hands, the quick response from Young Master Gu came out as a shout.

Because it was a sudden situation, Young Master Gu also failed to control his volume.

And coincidentally, at that moment, the auctioneer and others attending the auction were all silent.

The people in the auction hall suddenly heard Young Master Gu’s voice filled with bewilderment.

Originally, everyone had already forgotten about the existence of Old Man Gu and Young Master Gu.

Because the grandfather and grandson duo were sitting at the very back and had not participated in the bidding at all.

One could say their presence had been extremely low.

Now hearing Young Master Gu’s shout, everyone was reminded that Old Man Gu had not actually left.

Not understanding why Old Man Gu hadn’t left, everyone turned their heads with great curiosity towards the last row.

However, these curious onlookers did not include Su Mu and Elder Su.

Su Mu and Elder Su had naturally heard Young Master Gu’s outcry too.

But no matter the reason, Su Mu and Elder Su would not pay mind to those irrelevant people, as usual.

Su Mu didn’t even care to speculate whether Old Man Gu was shamelessly staying or if he had some other plan that kept him from leaving.

After all, the auction was not being hosted by the Su Family, so Old Man Gu was free to stay as long as he wished.

Even if Old Man Gu were to spend the night in the auction hall, Su Mu wouldn’t care.

"How come Old Man Gu hasn’t left yet?"

"Who knows? I thought Old Man Gu would have left by now. I have no idea what he’s thinking; can’t believe his skin is that thick?"

"Did something happen just now? What was Young Master Gu shouting about?"

"I think I heard Young Master Gu calling for Old Man Gu. Did Old Man Gu hit his grandson?"

"Probably. Today, Old Man Gu lost face because of his grandson, throwing it away all the way to his grandmother’s house."

"So, you mean Old Man Gu took the opportunity when we weren’t paying attention to beat up his grandson?"

"Is it necessary to do such a thing in public, making it seem like the Gu family has such strict family discipline?"

"If he really wants to educate his grandson, can’t he do it at home?"

"You don’t know the half of it. I bet it’s not so easy to discipline him at home. I heard that Old Man Gu is quite the hand-to-hand expert."

"No way. Old Man Gu looks quite old; can he still be that active?"

...

Because of Young Master Gu’s shout, Old Man Gu suddenly became the focus of everyone’s attention again.

But this kind of focus was not good news for Old Man Gu.

Old Man Gu heard all the discussions very clearly.

After all, today Old Man Gu had offended Elder Su, and everyone’s allegiances were quite clear.

There was no need to consider Old Man Gu’s feelings, so everyone just spoke their minds.

Old Man Gu didn’t know where to put his old face at this time.

The playboy being discussed now was not just Young Master Gu.

There was also the playboy Old Man Gu.

Old Man Gu knew they were all stating facts.

In fact, if it were any other day, Old Man Gu wouldn’t have felt ashamed.

It was just that today, the situation was different. Old Man Gu had never thought that what he always considered a representation of his power would become the reason for his embarrassment.

Young Master Gu also didn’t expect that his one sentence would make so many people turn around.

That they turned around was one thing, but they also started to unleash a valve of gossip.

Young Master Gu was truly feeling stifled.

Also, Young Master Gu felt that this auction was definitely incompatible with his own energy field.

Otherwise, how could a very formal auction end up looking like a judgement day for him and his grandfather?

Of course, Young Master Gu also saw the way his grandfather looked at him.

That chilling gaze made Young Master Gu shiver in the middle of the hot summer.

Young Master Gu knew his grandfather was looking at him like that because he had once again made his grandfather the target of everyone’s attacks.

But Young Master Gu felt it was very unfair.

He was just chatting away nicely, not making any noise.

Who would have expected that his grandfather would snatch his phone without a word of warning?

Young Master Gu was sure that this time it wasn’t his fault.

If there was someone to blame, it could only be his grandfather’s inexplicable behavior.

However, Young Master Gu didn’t dare to directly say that his grandfather had gone nuts.

The Gu family’s financial power was still firmly in Old Man Gu’s hands.

Young Master Gu could only swallow his pride.

Not daring to meet his grandfather’s terrifying eyes, Young Master Gu lowered his noble head.