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Unfortunately, Liu Xiaobao wasn't interested in them!

But Liu Xiaobao glanced at the Asian beauty beside him a few more times, because the Asian beauty was staring at him blankly. There was no seductive meaning in her eyes, but her eyes were somewhat absent-minded, and it was hard to tell what she was thinking.

As Liu Xiaobao suddenly increased the price by 350 million, the blond man who had previously bid the highest price stopped bidding. Like the man in the hat and the others, he put down his bidding paddle.

Clearly, each of the five of them carried no more than a billion dollars; otherwise, they wouldn't have let Liu Xiaobao win the 'Five-Colored Crown' in the first place.

What puzzled Liu Xiaobao was that the five men in the hat should know each other, and they were all interested in the 'Five-Colored Crown' and the 'King's Ring,' yet they didn't pool their money to bid against Liu Xiaobao.

Although Liu Xiaobao couldn't understand why, he could see one thing from this: those wealthy families didn't seem to be on friendly terms with each other!

"One billion! Mr. Number 99 has bid one billion. Are there any other bidders?"

After twenty seconds had passed and no one had bid, David, the auctioneer, excitedly picked up the gavel and began the countdown.

"One billion! For the first time!"

"One billion! The second time!"

"One billion! The third time!"

Bang!

"Congratulations to the gentleman in number 99! The 'Li Family Royal Rings,' symbolizing the royal power of Chaozhou and Korea, are now yours!"

With David's gavel, the last item went to Liu Xiaobao.

After Liu Xiaobao successfully completed the credit card transaction, David began his closing remarks on stage, announcing that a thank-you reception was being prepared next door and inviting everyone present to attend.

Immediately, many wealthy men led their female companions to the banquet hall next door.

However, not everyone was interested in the party. For example, the five men in the hat left immediately, but as they left, they all glanced in Liu Xiaobao's direction.

There was no hatred in their eyes; on the contrary, their gazes even held a hint of friendliness.

Seeing this, Liu Xiaobao was very satisfied, because he knew that he had achieved his goal for the night.

So Liu Xiaobao got up to leave, but just then, the Asian beauty who had been sitting with him all night without exchanging a single word with him suddenly called out to him.

"Sir, please wait a moment!"

Upon hearing the voice, Liu Xiaobao turned to look at the Asian woman and asked curiously, "What's wrong?"

Chapter 240 The Heiress of a Conglomerate, Possessing Both Beauty and Wealth (Please Subscribe)

"I am Lee Boo-jeong from South Korea. May I ask what country you are from, sir?"

After listening to the Asian beauty's self-introduction, Liu Xiaobao suddenly understood why he felt she looked familiar but couldn't remember who she was.

Liu Xiaobao had indeed never met Li Fuzhen. The reason he thought she looked familiar was because he had seen a report about her online in 2023.

Lee Boo-jung, born in 1970, is the heiress of the South Korean Four Stars Consortium and the beautiful CEO of a subsidiary company. It is no exaggeration to say that she is a woman who combines beauty and wealth.

Lee Boo-jung's only regret in life was that her love life was somewhat tragic. With her qualities, she could have married any dragon without any problem.

However, in 1999, Lee Boo-jung married her poor bodyguard. Before the marriage, the bodyguard fawned over her, but after the marriage, he immediately revealed his true nature. He not only frequently had affairs with female celebrities, but also committed domestic violence against Lee Boo-jung. It can be said that Lee Boo-jung's taste in men was truly terrible.

When Liu Xiaobao saw reports about Li Fuzhen, he felt sorry for her unfortunate experience and even sympathized with her.

Upon learning that the beautiful woman before him was Li Fuzhen, Liu Xiaobao was deeply moved. Since he was destined to meet her, he decided to help her, who was only twenty-four years old at the time.

Liu Xiaobao's expression was no longer as cold as before. He smiled slightly and replied to Li Fuzhen, "Hello, Miss Li, I am not from South Korea, but from China!"

Lee Boo-jung seemed to have already guessed that Liu Xiaobao was not Korean. If he were a tycoon from Korea, she would definitely know or recognize him. Therefore, she was not surprised that Liu Xiaobao was Chinese.

Upon learning that Liu Xiaobao was Chinese, Li Fuzhen stopped speaking in English and switched to speaking directly in Chinese.

"So you're from China, sir. May I ask your honorable name?"

Liu Xiaobao was slightly surprised that Li Fuzhen's Chinese was so fluent: "Miss Li speaks Chinese so well. I dare not accept your name. You can call me Abao or Xiaobao!"

Li Fuzhen understood that Liu Xiaobao was being modest; she wouldn't dare to actually call Liu Xiaobao 'Abao' or 'Xiaobao'.

After thinking for a moment, Li Fuzhen smiled and said, "So it's you, Mr. Bao. Mr. Bao, I wonder if you could sell me those royal rings?"

Liu Xiaobao was taken aback, looked at Li Fuzhen, and asked, "Miss Li, since you wanted those royal rings, why didn't you bid for them yourself before?"

Li Fuzhen looked embarrassed and said with a wry smile, "To be honest, Mr. Bao, I don't have that much money on me right now, otherwise I would have bid against you directly!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Xiaobao realized that his previous guess was correct; Li Fuzhen had indeed given up bidding because she lacked the financial resources.

Liu Xiaobao did not refuse Li Fuzhen outright, but said with a smile, "Miss Li, it's not that I can't transfer it to you, but as you saw, I just spent a billion US dollars to bid for it. I can't possibly transfer it to you for half, can I?"

Li Fuzhen quickly waved his hand: "President Bao, don't misunderstand. Of course, I wouldn't let you lose money. I just want to discuss it with you first. As long as you are willing to resell it to me, I will raise the money immediately. Just name your price, and I will come to you to make the deal once I have raised the money!"

The reason Liu Xiaobao won the bid for the pair of rings was simply because the man in the hat and his four companions participated in the bidding, and he wanted those five people to come to him.

Liu Xiaobao himself wasn't really interested in the pair of royal rings, so he wouldn't have any regrets even if he sold them to Li Fuzhen.

However, seeing Li Fuzhen's insistence on buying the pair of royal rings, and with the five people from the chaebol families who might be coming here also vying for them, Liu Xiaobao couldn't help but wonder what magic those royal rings possessed.

But he also knew this wasn't the place to talk, so he said to Li Fuzhen, "Miss Li, let's find somewhere else to talk!"

After saying that, Liu Xiaobao turned around and walked towards the gate. Li Fuzhen did not hesitate and quickly followed.

After walking a few steps, Su Jie came to meet Liu Xiaobao, and Liu Xiaobao handed over all three items that he had bought.

Soon, Liu Xiaobao led Li Fuzhen into his car, while Su Jie and Li Fuzhen's two bodyguards stood guard beside the car.

There were only Liu Xiaobao and Li Fuzhen inside the car. Liu Xiaobao didn't beat around the bush and asked Li Fuzhen directly.

“Miss Li, I’m not someone who makes money by reselling. As long as you raise one billion US dollars, I can transfer the pair of royal rings to you. But I want to ask you a question, and I hope you can answer me truthfully, okay?”

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Li Fuzhen was delighted to hear this and nodded, saying, "Then I thank you in advance, Mr. Bao. Please feel free to ask me any questions you may have, and I will answer them to the best of my knowledge!"

Liu Xiaobao asked directly, "As far as I know, even if the black diamond on those royal rings is very precious, it's not worth six hundred million US dollars. Why are you so determined to get it, Miss Li?"

Li Fuzhen was dumbfounded and asked in return, "Mr. Bao, since you know that pair of royal rings aren't worth that much money, why did you still spend a billion US dollars to bid for them?"

Liu Xiaobao shrugged and laughed, "I only wanted to bid on it because I saw so many people bidding so high prices. If no one else was bidding, I wouldn't have bid."

Upon hearing this, Li Fuzhen couldn't help but smile helplessly, then shook her head: "I didn't expect that we almost fought tooth and nail over it, but you, Mr. Bao, just bought it on a whim!"

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Li Fuzhen didn't say that Liu Xiaobao was rich and willful, but her words clearly implied that.

Liu Xiaobao didn't take it to heart, but added, "Miss Li, you still haven't told me why you're so determined to get those royal rings!"

Li Fuzhen's expression darkened, and he sighed softly, saying, "President Bao, to be honest, our Li family are descendants of the royal family of the Chaozhou Li Dynasty. Those royal rings belonged to our ancestors, but they were lost in the long river of history. Now that our ancestors' possessions have reappeared, our Li family will naturally do our best to take them back."

Liu Xiaobao was slightly surprised by Li Fuzhen's answer.

This is big news! He only knew that the Four Stars Consortium was the largest consortium in South Korea, but he never imagined that the Li family of the Four Stars Consortium were descendants of the Li Dynasty.

However, while Liu Xiaobao was surprised, he also felt that something was wrong.

It's understandable that Lee Boo-jung wants to buy back the items belonging to their ancestors, and Liu Xiaobao doesn't find it strange. But why would a chaebol family also want to fight over them?

Since Liu Xiaobao could tell that the pair of royal rings weren't worth five hundred million US dollars, he didn't believe that the other five people couldn't.

But they were still bidding high prices, so it was clear that they had other reasons for wanting the pair of royal rings.

So Liu Xiaobao pressed Li Fuzhen further, asking, "Miss Li, you want to buy back those royal rings, is it just because they belonged to your ancestors, and there's no other reason?"