"What? Chairman Qiu, are you looking down on our humble Dragon family and unwilling to cooperate with us?"
Seeing Qiu Hanying's stunned look, Long Yuling narrowed her eyes and smiled.
"Uh, no, no, hehehe, long-term cooperation."
Qiu Hanying could only nod dumbly.
She was truly starting to doubt if everything that had happened these past two days was a dream.
The auction, which was about to be forcibly canceled, not only could continue but also attracted so many prominent figures. Now, even the distinguished eldest daughter of the Dragon family was inviting her for long-term cooperation. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
This was truly unbelievable!
Before, when she was in charge of the Qiu family in Zhejiang Province, their auction house, while ranking in the top ten of Zhejiang, didn't even qualify to catch Long Yuling's eye.
Yet, here she was, having fallen to Hangzhou, and receiving a personal invitation from the other party.
"Chairman Qiu, this is my private business card. Please keep it. Mr. Lin and I will head up now. We must keep in touch often in the future!"
Long Yuling noticed Qiu Hanying's awkwardness, handed her a business card, and entered the auction hall with Lin Chen.
Due to Lin Chen and Qiu Hanying's connection, this auction also had a private room for Lin Chen.
After the two were seated in the private room, two beautiful waitresses in qipao served tea, their service impeccable.
"Miss Long, I have a request. I wonder if you can grant it?"
After taking a sip of tea, Lin Chen looked at Long Yuling beside him and spoke proactively.
"Oh? Mr. Lin, please tell me."
Upon hearing that Lin Chen had a request, Long Yuling's eyes lit up.
She was someone who enjoyed doing favors for others and making them indebted to her. It was precisely because of this that the Liu family in Zhejiang, though their influence far surpassed the Dragon family, could not replace the Dragon family's status.
This was because the Dragon family's network of contacts was simply too extensive!
"It's like this. My master once advised me not to be too ostentatious when I'm out. Therefore, I hope Miss Long can keep my true cultivation level a secret."
"If outsiders ask, please tell them I'm at the Foundation Establishment stage, alright?"
Lin Chen smiled faintly and asked Long Yuling.
Although he didn't know how Long Yuling had seen through his true cultivation, he believed that in this world, not everyone possessed such ability!
"Oh? Hehehe, Mr. Lin is indeed cautious. Don't worry, I can see your cultivation level because I possess a spiritual artifact passed down in my Dragon family for a hundred years, the Heaven-Peeking Mirror. That's how I could discern Mr. Lin's cultivation."
"Since Mr. Lin prefers to bide his time, I will naturally respect your wishes."
Long Yuling then explained her situation and agreed to Lin Chen's request.
She had interacted with many cultivators and knew that many powerful ones had various quirks. She had indeed encountered people like Lin Chen who enjoyed playing the wolf in sheep's clothing.
"Alright, thank you very much. Since Miss Long likes this beauty-enhancing pill, I'll take the liberty to gift you three of them."
"Additionally, here are ten first-grade spirit-replenishing pills. Please accept them, Miss Long."
Seeing Long Yuling agree, Lin Chen immediately took out some pills from his Nine Dragon Ring and used his spiritual energy to deliver them to the coffee table in front of Long Yuling.
"This... Since Mr. Lin is offering them with sincerity, I won't be polite!"
Seeing so many pills emitting spiritual energy, even Long Yuling's breathing quickened involuntarily.
She was a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, and a first-grade spirit-replenishing pill could still have a significant effect on her. If used in combat, it was equivalent to having an extra life!
How could she not be pleased?
Especially these three beauty-enhancing pills, which she could use to win over people in her Dragon family once she returned. Why wouldn't she accept them?
Seeing Long Yuling accept the pills, Lin Chen said no more and directly immersed his consciousness into the Nine Dragon Ring to begin cultivating.
Across from him, Long Yuling couldn't help but have a strange feeling.
When she met other cultivators before, many young ones would stare at her in a daze. But Lin Chen, whether in the car earlier or now in this private room, hadn't even glanced at her more than necessary.
This kind of person was indeed not common!
Meanwhile, at the first-floor entrance.
Qiu Tianhong, accompanied by Qiu Mingfei, entered the auction hall with a grim expression.
"Hehehe, Qiu Hanying, you've got some tricks up your sleeve!"
Seeing Qiu Hanying personally acting as a greeter at the entrance, Qiu Tianhong instinctively clenched his fist, his eyes filled with jealousy.
Yes, with so many prominent figures present today, if it were him, he would also have to personally greet guests.
He just couldn't understand how Qiu Hanying, having lost credibility, managed to invite so many important people.
"Second Uncle, you're too kind. Thank you for attending our Rushuang Group's auction. Please come in. There are many good items today. I hope you enjoy yourself."
Seeing Qiu Tianhong's grim face, Qiu Hanying almost burst out laughing.
Once upon a time, she thought she would be utterly ruined by these relatives, but she never expected to experience such a turnaround.
"Humph!"
Hearing Qiu Hanying's words, Qiu Tianhong snorted and left with Qiu Mingfei.
He wanted to see just which prominent figures would show up at Qiu Hanying's auction today!
"Dad, look... are those people going upstairs to the private rooms the old patriarch of the Xia family?"
"And over there, chatting with someone, isn't that Mr. Zhang of Zhang Group?"
As soon as they entered the auction hall, Qiu Mingfei spotted several familiar faces and was stunned.
Good heavens, these influential figures were usually elusive, and it was harder than reaching the sky to get an audience with them!
He never expected to see them at such an auction!
"Just who is Qiu Hanying's influential benefactor?"
Seeing those familiar faces he could only dream of, Qiu Tianhong clenched his fists tightly.
Besides jealousy, a sense of regret arose in his heart.
If he hadn't treated Qiu Hanying that way before, would he also have access to this network of prominent figures now?
"May I have everyone's attention, please? Our auction is about to begin. Please return to your seats. We are about to auction the first item!"
Just as Qiu Tianhong was feeling uneasy, Qiu Hanying, dressed in a qipao, slowly walked onto the stage at the front.