Mind reading saves the whole family; I'm firmly in the role of a charlatan.

Chapter 195 looks quite fun.
"So it's my cousin." Although Xi Jingyue was somewhat helpless, he didn't show it at all. "Hello Mr. Jiang, my surname is Xi, and I'm An'an's friend."

Upon hearing Xi Jingyue's words, Jiang Changbin felt as if he had swallowed a bomb, his stomach filled with the smell of gunpowder, and he wanted to breathe fire at any moment.

Cousin? Who's your cousin? And An'an, you call her that so affectionately, are you guys that close? Ha!

Perhaps because Jiang Changbin had been silent for too long, Du Anrao couldn't help but tug at him.

Jiang Changbin then seemed to realize something was wrong. Considering that his cousin was still beside him, he had no choice but to suppress his apprehension and politely reply, "Hello."

Seeing that the atmosphere was getting a little stiff, Du Anrao quickly changed the subject: "Mr. Xi, you just said that you came to City B with Manager Qiu to discuss cooperation?"

"Yes, Manager Qiu from Yayu Group, the one you know too."

"But doesn't your family mainly invest in hospitals? And their family... sells jewelry, right?"

Xi Jingyue couldn't help but laugh as she listened to her say this, and patiently explained, "The hospital investment is only part of it. My family's businesses are quite diverse, covering all aspects. Recently, I was thinking of trying my hand at investing in jewelry, so I contacted Manager Qiu."

"Oh, that's how it is……"

[Those wicked capitalists have businesses everywhere. But most people probably don't own that many businesses, so is Mr. Xi actually a capitalist among capitalists?]

Xi Jingyue: "..."

"Ahem, the Yayu Group is cooperating with this auction, so their chances of getting an invitation are higher than the average person. Coincidentally, I'm quite interested in this auction, so I asked them for one."

"Mr. Xi's invitation was also sent by Mr. Qiu, and so was this one for me."

"Really?" Xi Jingyue had been building up for so long just for Du Anrao's words. He casually took out his invitation, flipped it open, and glanced at it, saying, "The cooperation between Yayu Group and the auction house is going quite smoothly. As a result, the seats they gave me on the invitation are relatively close to the front. My invitation is for the third seat on the left in the third row."

"Hmm? This invitation shows where we'll sit during the auction? Let me see..." Du Anrao was indeed curious after hearing him say that, and took out his own invitation to take a look. "What a coincidence, we're also in the third row. Wait, our numbers are consecutive, does that mean we'll be sitting together later?"

"That should be correct." Xi Jingyue smiled slightly. "After all, it was Manager Qiu who gave the invitations, so it's understandable that the auction house sent out consecutive numbers."

Du Anrao didn't think much of it and nodded, taking back the invitation: "Yes, that's certainly possible."

Jiang Changbin, who witnessed the entire abduction of his cousin: "..." It is indeed possible... my ass! This guy definitely has ulterior motives towards his little cousin. No, he needs to find outside help!
"Since we'll be sitting together later, why don't we leave together? Are there any items in the exhibition hall that interest you? If so, you can write down their numbers so it'll be easier to bid on them later."

"Not yet, we just got here a short time ago."

"In that case, let's go and see the exhibits first, and we can talk about other things later."

“That’s right, that’s right, business comes first.” Xi Jingyue’s reminder made Du Anrao remember the main purpose of his visit today, and he turned his attention to the exhibits in the exhibition hall.

As Awen previously mentioned, the items auctioned by Duobaoge Auction House are mostly antiques and treasures from all over the world, including precious medicinal herbs that can prolong life, antique vases left over from the last century, famous sculptures that have just been salvaged from the bottom of a shipwreck, and priceless rare jewelry... It's dazzling to behold.

As Du Anrao and his group walked around, they discovered that almost every treasure had a crowd of customers gathered in front of it, all of them enthusiastically discussing the value of the treasure.

Du Anrao had limited interest in these things and was regretting that he probably wouldn't be able to complete the mission tonight and would have to go back and find another opportunity to ask his master to mail some treasures over as an emergency. Suddenly, he noticed that there was an exhibit in the hall that was deserted and very quiet.

Jiang Changbin also noticed the exhibit: "That thing looks grayish and is such a big piece..."

"That should be... a rough stone?"

"Raw stone?" Du Anrao looked surprised. "Could this be the item that Mr. Qiu and his team collaborated on with the auction house?" "No, that's not it. The blue jewelry set over there is their product. This raw stone is said to be a self-selected item by the auction house."

"Select your own items?"

“It’s an item that the auction house itself brought out.” Xi Jingyue seemed to have thought of something and deliberately lowered his voice. “This stone is said to be a treasure of the old man behind the auction house. He has kept it for many years. I don’t know why he suddenly brought it out this time.”

"The boss's treasured possession?" Jiang Changbin frowned slightly. "Wouldn't that be a rare treasure? But I really can't see how valuable this stone is."

Not only Jiang Changbin, but even someone as knowledgeable as Xi Jingyue felt that the stone was indeed rather ugly.

Leaving aside the thick weathered crust on the outside of the stone, the long crack in the center of the stone alone is enough to deter many people.

Du Anrao didn't think so. She didn't know much about gambling on stones, but the moment she saw this stone, she felt that it looked familiar and had a strange sense of familiarity.

"If that's the case, how much would it cost to bid on this stone?"

As soon as Du Anrao said this, both of the people present looked over.

"An'an, do you want to buy this stone?"

"I was just asking casually, but I always felt that this stone looked... kind of interesting."

Jiang Changbin: "???"

Xi Jingyue: "???"

Where's the fun going?!

Since Du Anrao had already asked, Xi Jingyue answered truthfully: "It depends on the auction later. But judging from the fact that there are few people around this stone, excluding the possibility of malicious bidding, it should be able to be acquired for less than a million."

This is a reasonable guess, considering the size of the stone and the old man's reputation. Perhaps others besides him knew about this and deliberately bid for the stone to curry favor with the old man.

"One million for this piece of junk?" Du Anrao felt that his knowledge was still a bit limited.

"Then forget it." Du Anrao finished speaking and was about to leave when he heard a thud.

"What's that sound?" Du Anrao paused, turning to look at Xi Jingyue and the other person with a puzzled expression.

The two of them heard it, but neither could tell where the sound was coming from.

Du Anrao frowned, and subconsciously took another step forward. There was another thud, and after taking another step, there was yet another thud.

This time, all three of them turned their heads to look in the direction of the sound.

Then, they watched helplessly as the stone, which had been in the center of the display stand, moved a few centimeters to the left without them noticing.

Xi Jingyue and the other person: "!!!"

Du Anrao: "???"

(End of this chapter)