The younger sister pretends to be hypnotized, and her older brother gets addicted.

The scene at the auction.

The grand finale item is the rumored Pink Promise.

Wearing white gloves, the waiter slowly lifted the velvet cover, and the pink diamond, like a tear frozen by time, lay quietly on the black velvet cushion.

Stunning.

Even though Ruan Yang had seen so many jewels, she was still amazed when she saw this shade of pink.

The starting bid is 200 million.

Jiang Yanci raised the number plate he was holding for the first time that evening.

Many people came specifically for this pink diamond.

With many competitors, prices have risen accordingly.

Ruan Yang was not worried.

Her gaze fell on Qiao Wei, but Qiao Wei did not raise her placard.

Strangely, her boyfriend had been gone for almost an hour and hadn't returned.

Ruan Yang lowered her voice, "Where's your boyfriend?"

Qiao Wei replied calmly, "What's it to you?"

Ruan Yang said, "You didn't come here for this Pink Promise?"

Qiao Wei didn't take it seriously. "It's just a pink diamond. My boyfriend is a Southeast Asian tycoon. He has plenty of jewelry of this caliber."

Ruan Yang didn't say anything more.

Soon, after Jiang Yanci repeatedly raised the price, he won the pink diamond for 320 million.

Ruan Yang has always liked sparkly things, and a smile involuntarily appeared on her face.

Beside her, Qiao Wei spoke sarcastically.

"Why are you so happy? Did you think Mr. Jiang bought those 300 million worth of jewelry for you? You're nothing but a pathetic worm living in the Jiang family."

certainly not.

Ruan Yang was in a good mood and didn't want to argue with Qiao Wei.

The auction is about to end, and the money and goods have been settled.

The waiter brought the jewelry to Jiang Yanci, who then handed it to Ruan Yang.

"Take it and play with it."

Three hundred million worth of jewelry, to play with?

Its unparalleled wealth and extravagance drew gasps from those around it.

Qiao Wei heard it too.

She clenched her fingers, feeling very unwilling.

Why is Ruan Yang so lucky?

The four items she photographed today combined don't even amount to a fraction of the price of this pink diamond.

At this moment, the waiter approached Qiao Wei and asked with a smile, "Miss Qiao, how would you like to pay?"

Qiao Wei said, "My boyfriend will pay."

The waiter explained, "Then please call your boyfriend; the auction is about to end."

Qiao Wei called her boyfriend.

No one answered.

Many people turned to look at her, and Qiao Wei panicked a little.

She texted her boyfriend again.

As soon as the voice message was sent, a red exclamation mark popped up.

Qiao Wei's face turned pale.

Her unusual behavior also attracted the attention of the auction organizers.

Five or six security guards surrounded Qiao Wei, standing about three meters away from her.

Qiao Wei frowned. "What do you mean by this?!"

The manager came out and said politely, "Ms. Qiao, according to our auction rules, if you cannot pay within 5 minutes, we will have to call the police."

"My boyfriend is a tycoon, do you think he'd be short of your money?" Qiao Wei clenched her fingers. "The security cameras! I need to see where my boyfriend is!"

The manager provided monitoring.

The footage, however, showed that Qiao Wei's tycoon boyfriend had already left an hour earlier.

Qiao Wei's face turned deathly pale.

"His car, his sports car is still parked in the garage; he's only temporarily away..."

The manager then pulled up the underground parking garage surveillance footage.

It's certain that the car is still there.

Qiao Wei breathed a sigh of relief.

But the next second, a middle-aged man appeared in the surveillance footage and drove away.

Qiao Wei quickly said, "Stop him! He's stealing a car!"

Soon, the voices of the garage security guard and the middle-aged man confronting each other came through the intercom.

"What do you mean by stealing a car? This is a car from our dealership; I'm here to drive it back!"

The sound was transmitted back to the auction venue.

The air was silent for a moment, then a murmur of discussion broke out.

"This woman has been scammed; her boyfriend is a fake rich kid."

"Twenty million is not a small amount for ordinary people; it could land them in jail."

"This person has offended someone and been set up."

Hearing the discussion, Ruan Yang suddenly remembered the look Qiao Wei's boyfriend gave Jiang Yanci before he left.

She instinctively grabbed Jiang Yanci's arm and looked at him.

Jiang Yanci lowered his eyes.

He asked with concern, "She's your colleague, right? You want me to pay for her? Sure."

These words dispelled Ruan Yang's earlier speculation.

She shook her head. "No."

If it were her who embarrassed herself today, Qiao Wei wouldn't help her at all; instead, she would kick her while she was down.

The fact that I didn't kick someone when they were down shows how kind I am.

Ruan Yang stopped watching the commotion and decided to go home.

Through the crowd, she glanced in Ke Yun's direction and saw that the seat was already empty.

Ruan Yang withdrew her gaze and turned to leave.

She was bumped on the shoulder, and the next second, she had something in her hand.

Ruan Yang was taken aback.

"Are you alright?" Jiang Yanci asked with concern.

Ruan Yang shook her head. "It's alright, let's go."

Back in the car, Jiang Yanci received a phone call and asked Ruan Yang to get in first.

Ruan Yang sat in the back seat and quietly opened her palm in the dim light of the car.

That's the necklace that Ke Yun just bought.

It is now in her hands.

The screen lit up, and a message from Ke Yun arrived.

Thank you.

This pearl necklace suits you very well; I hope you like it.

Ke Yun's thoughtfulness and attentiveness gave Ruan Yang the illusion that she was having an affair.

If my older brother finds out...

Ruan Yang's heart skipped a beat. She deleted the message and hid the necklace at the very bottom of her bag.

Outside the car door.

Jiang Yanci received a call from Yao Jinzhi, "Where are you?"

"At the auction."

"You yourself?"

"no."

Yao Jinzhi took a deep breath. "Back to the old house. Now. Immediately."

Jiang Yanci understood.

Ms. Yao is aware of this.

Jiang Yanci did not tell Ruan Yang, and as usual had someone send her to Yueban Bay, while he himself returned to the old house alone.

As soon as Jiang Yanci returned to the old house, he saw his mother standing in the living room.

The servants are not here.

He walked over and just called out "Mom".

Ms. Yao slapped him across the face.

"You still know I'm your mother, but do you even remember Jiang Zhuo is your brother?!"

Jiang Yanci was not unable to dodge this slap.

In a boxing match, he could easily dodge punches that were even faster than this.

But he didn't dodge.

In the dim light, a red handprint quickly appeared on that pale face.

Jiang Yanci said calmly, "You understand."

Yao Jinzhi trembled with anger, "You think you've kept this a secret so well?"

Jiang Yanci looked up. "If I wanted to hide it, you wouldn't know."

"You..." Yao Jinzhi choked with anger.

Of course she knew that if Jiang Yanci wanted to hide it, she might never know in her lifetime.

But he insisted on making a big fuss and even went to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get the marriage certificate.

They practically want everyone to know!

Yao Jinzhi was furious. "Tell me, did Yangyang do it willingly?"

"She will fall in love with me."

That means you haven't fallen in love with him yet.

Yangyang was indeed hypnotized by him.

Regret, anger, and fear all rushed into my mind.

She still remembers the scene after opening that door, where her eldest son used hypnosis to incite people to commit suicide.

It was like a nightmare.

She clutched her chest, trying to catch her breath. "Are you crazy! Yangyang is Xiaozhuo's girlfriend!"

Jiang Yanci said calmly, "They broke up."

He paused for a moment, then said, "Even if we hadn't broken up, Yangyang should still be my wife."

Enraged, Yao Jinzhi raised her hand again.

But this time, Jiang Yanci stopped her.

In the blue-toned night, his dark eyes were fixed on Yao Jinzhi.

"Mom, I'll give the company to Jiang Zhuo, and then I'll leave with Yangyang. I know you love Jiang Zhuo more, so ever since Xiao Zhuo was born, I've spent every birthday with him. But I'm also your son, so you should love me too."

Yao Jinzhi was stunned.

She never felt that she was being biased.

But now that she heard her eldest son say this, she couldn't help but think back carefully.

Because of the lost girl, Yao Jinzhi felt more guilty and tried to make up for it by taking care of the twins, Jiang Zhuo.

Yan Ci and Xiao Zhuo's birthdays are only three days apart. To make things easier, she would celebrate Yan Ci's birthday earlier and on the same day as Xiao Zhuo.

At first, Yao Jinzhi felt very guilty.

Seeing that Jiang Yanci showed no dissatisfaction and even gave his younger brother a gift, she felt relieved.

Yes, Yan Ci is the child who gives her the least worry.

So she took it for granted that she ignored his needs and assumed that his maturity was unnecessary.

There are too many things like this.

But Jiang Yanci was less than ten years old at that time. Would such a young child really not care?

Yao Jinzhi choked on her words.

She was shocked to realize that she was not a good mother.

She felt a dull pain in her heart and slumped onto the sofa.

After a long pause, she spoke with difficulty, "What do you want me to do?"

"Keep it from Jiang Zhuo." Jiang Yanci's voice was calm, as if he had long anticipated that his mother would compromise.

Yao Jinzhi sighed, thinking that this was the only way.

But at midnight, Yao Jinzhi's phone rang.

It's Jiang Zhuo.

"Mom, I'm home."