Liu Tianyu did not bid on any items, only deliberately raised the prices each time, hoping to attract Sun Jun's attention through this method.
Liu Tianyu's strategy worked.
Sun Jun did notice Liu Tianyu.
However, Sun Jun did not pay any attention to Liu Tianyu.
Countless people wanted to curry favor with the Sun family. Liu Tianyu's methods would only make Sun Jun feel disgusted.
"Next item for auction: Longevity Jade!"
Li Jun announced loudly, "Starting bid, one hundred thousand."
In the eyes of everyone, this Longevity Jade was the most worthless item since the auction began.
Yet, someone still stepped forward to bid.
Liu Tianyu was the first.
"Five hundred thousand..."
After Liu Tianyu called out his bid, he did not forget to nod and smile at Sun Jun.
Sun Jun directly ignored Liu Tianyu.
After Liu Tianyu bid five hundred thousand, everyone else gave up.
Everyone present wanted to please the Sun family, but they did not want to spend so much money on a worthless item.
In their eyes, this Longevity Jade was worthless.
"Six hundred thousand..."
A voice rang out.
Everyone looked towards the source of the voice, their eyes filled with mockery.
The bidder was none other than Jiang Yi.
"Jiang Yi, you poor wretch, how dare you bid!" Liu Tianyu looked at Jiang Yi and sneered.
"Whether I have money or not has nothing to do with you!" Jiang Yi said indifferently.
"It has nothing to do with me!"
A grim look appeared on Liu Tianyu's face. He sneered and continued to bid, "One million..."
Liu Tianyu intended to completely crush Jiang Yi.
Jiang Yi continued to bid.
This time, Jiang Yi was targeting the Longevity Jade and would not give it up easily.
Liu Tianyu continued to raise the price.
Jiang Yi did not back down.
In less than three minutes, Liu Tianyu had driven the bid up to twenty million.
Liu Tianyu planned to back out directly after Jiang Yi placed his bid.
Jiang Yi's lips curved upwards.
He had already guessed Liu Tianyu's intentions.
Money was not a problem for Jiang Yi; the hundred million given by the Chen family patriarch was still in his card, untouched.
Liu Tianyu was being so arrogant, Jiang Yi decided to teach him a lesson.
"I give up..." Jiang Yi said with a slight smile.
As soon as these words left his mouth, Liu Tianyu was stunned.
"Congratulations, this Longevity Jade is now yours." Li Jun looked at Liu Tianyu.
"Thank... thank you, Mr. Li..." Liu Tianyu forced a smile.
Liu Tianyu was filled with rage but dared not vent it.
He had intended to trick Jiang Yi, but ended up harming himself.
Liu Tianyu had not brought that much money with him this time, so he had to secretly go outside to call his father for money.
The call went through.
Liu Tianyu explained the situation.
"You useless fool, spending so much money on such a piece of junk!"
"Do you really think doing this will please the Sun family? You are incredibly foolish."
...
The Liu family patriarch on the other end of the line was furious and scolded him.
Despite his scolding, the Liu family patriarch still had his secretary transfer the money to Liu Tianyu.
After receiving the money, Liu Tianyu returned to the auction hall as if nothing had happened and sat down in his chair.
Just now, everyone had been looking at Jiang Yi as if he were an idiot.
Now, everyone was looking at Liu Tianyu.
Everyone present was shrewd and understood one thing: it was not wrong to spend money to please the Sun family, but there had to be a limit.
Pleasing the Sun family was not as simple as throwing money around.
The auction continued.
The subsequent auction items had low starting bids and were ordinary, so no one was willing to bid.
Jiang Yi's discerning eye for treasure led him to bid on four or five items.
These items, which appeared ordinary, were actually the most valuable among all the items.
Jiang Yi only spent two million and bought them all.
If he resold them, he would earn at least several hundred million.
The auction ended, and everyone began to leave the auction hall.
Jiang Yi also intended to leave.
However, as soon as he reached the entrance of the auction hall, he was stopped by Liu Tianyu.
"Jiang Yi, you have the audacity to scheme against me!" Liu Tianyu stared at Jiang Yi furiously.
Liu Tianyu felt indignant about spending a high price for a piece of junk and deliberately sought trouble with Jiang Yi.
At the same time, he wanted to regain his dignity in front of Ye Yanran.
"Ridiculous!"
Jiang Yi sneered, "Since you knew the Longevity Jade wasn't worth much, why did you bid against me? You wanted to frame me but ended up hurting yourself, and now you're blaming me. For the young master of the esteemed Liu family, this is truly shameless."
As soon as these words were spoken, many people around burst into laughter.
Liu Tianyu's face turned green with anger.
This incident was a great humiliation for him.
Just then, Li Jun walked out from inside, glanced at the crowd, and then his gaze fell on Liu Tianyu.
Liu Tianyu thought Li Jun had come to find him and was filled with excitement.
"Mr. Li, I have always admired you. If you don't mind, I'll book a hotel, and we can go for a drink together." Liu Tianyu said to Li Jun with a subservient bow.
"No need for drinks!"
Lin Jun's sharp gaze fell upon Liu Tianyu.
"The Longevity Jade was first seen by Mr. Jiang, and I've decided to give the Longevity Jade to Mr. Jiang. Do you have any objections?"
Liu Tianyu was stunned!
Everyone else was also stunned!
Lin Jun, without waiting for Liu Tianyu to respond, handed the Longevity Jade directly to Jiang Yi.
Jiang Yi accepted it without being polite.
Liu Tianyu recovered from his shock, and his facial muscles twitched with anger.
But he was powerless. If he objected, it would be equivalent to opposing the Sun family.
Even with all the courage in the world, Liu Tianyu would not dare to offend the Sun family.
Liu Tianyu was like a bitter gourd with no place to vent his suffering.
He had thrown away twenty million, and the Longevity Jade was snatched away.
While furious, Liu Tianyu couldn't understand why the Sun family would help Jiang Yi, and why Lin Jun treated Jiang Yi with such politeness.
Everyone knew that Lin Jun was the heir to the Sun family's patriarch.
And Jiang Yi was nothing.
The onlookers also couldn't figure out what was happening.
Not far away, Ye Yanran's brows furrowed. She wondered if this was still the same Jiang Yi.
Whether it was people from the Chen family or the Sun family, they all treated Jiang Yi with respect.
If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, Ye Yanran wouldn't have believed it was real.
"Thank you! I'll be leaving now!"
Jiang Yi said, and prepared to leave with Dongfang Mei.
Sun Jun called for hotel staff to drive Jiang Yi.
Jiang Yi accepted without hesitation, got into the car, and drove away.
He left everyone else dumbfounded.
After Sun Jun also left, Liu Tianyu's expression changed, and he sneered, "Jiang Yi is just a good-for-nothing who relies on women. There must be some misunderstanding!"
Liu Tianyu refused to believe what he had seen, so he came up with this excuse.
The onlookers also felt that a trash discarded by the Ye family couldn't have much capability, and they agreed with Liu Tianyu's statement.
Ye Yanran felt very disappointed.
After greeting Liu Tianyu, she left the hotel with Ye Xiaofeng.
Upon returning to the villa, Jiang Yi placed the items he had purchased on the coffee table in the living room.
These items were not needed for now.
But they would be of great use in the future.
"You bought so many junk items just to anger your ex-wife. I feel embarrassed for you," Dongfang Mei said with amusement.
Just as Jiang Yi was about to speak, the alarm outside the villa suddenly sounded.
Jiang Yi's gaze instantly became sharp.
He got up and strode outside.