73: Chapter 74 The Golden Jade Fate Exhibition Site

An Xin slept on the sofa for the whole night, and his whole body felt a bit sore.

The sofa wasn't long enough, so he slept quite cramped that night.

When he woke up in the morning, Chu Xinxin was no longer in the room.

An Xin got up and walked toward the bathroom, squinting as he went inside.

He saw Chu Xinxin's back.

She was taking a shower, surrounded by mist, and when startled by the sound of the door opening, her face flushed red, and she hurriedly covered herself with a bath towel.

An Xin also realized the problem immediately and walked out.

"Big Brother An Xin, I'm sorry. My tolerance for alcohol isn't good, and my head hurts a little. I forgot, I forgot to lock the door."

Chu Xinxin's voice was soft and delicate, and her words made An Xin blush.

He coughed.

"I wasn't fully awake, I didn't see anything. Take your time washing up, I'll go get breakfast."

Having said that, An Xin left the room.

After freshening up in the public restroom, An Xin finally calmed down.

An Xin went to the dining room, ordered two sets of meals, and returned to the room with the Italian food. Chu Xinxin had already changed her clothes and was blow-drying her hair.

She kept her head down, her cheeks still flushed.

"I haven't settled things with Gao Qilan yet, so we can't move too fast. Both of you are very important to me. I only want to give you love, not hurt you."

An Xin knew the young girl had something on her mind, so he decided to just lay everything out in the open.

An Xin's explanation helped the anxious Chu Xinxin regain a sense of security in being loved.

The disappointment of not getting her way vanished instantly.

"Big Brother An Xin. I understand, I am willing to wait for you."

An Xin placed the breakfast on the dining table and patted her head affectionately.

Chu Xinxin reached out, dabbed a bit of cream from the cream cake, and playfully wiped it on An Xin's face.

The young girl's smile was warm and healing, giving An Xin a good mood for the day.

Just as the two of them were being sweet, An Xin's phone rang.

It was a WeChat call from Ling Feier.

"An Xin, I, I waited for you in my livestream for three hours yesterday, and you didn't show up. You don't care about your girlfriend at all, have you forgotten that you were going to buy her cosmetics?"

Ling Feier's coquettish tone of reproach left An Xin stunned for a few seconds.

"Sorry, I was taking care of my girlfriend until she fell asleep last night. How much are the cosmetics? I'll place the order now."

An Xin opened the payment window, preparing to transfer money to Ling Feier.

"You can't help me by buying things on WeChat. I'm livestreaming to sell goods, your traffic data is very important to me."

On the other end of the line, Ling Feier hugged her plush toy and sighed helplessly.

"Then, start the livestream and call me. I'll place the order, and I'll let my girlfriend choose; whatever she likes, I'll buy double. Stop bothering me, I don't like it when people disturb my time with just the two of us."

Seeing An Xin hang up on Ling Feier so decisively, Chu Xinxin's little face turned pink again.

She could see that An Xin really had no feelings for Ling Feier.

Her mood improved even further.

"Brother An Xin, this cream isn't sweet, it's delicious."

The highest praise for desserts in China is that they are "not sweet."

"I don't believe you."

An Xin said that and kissed Chu Xinxin.

The two of them finished breakfast while playfully bickering, and Chu Xinxin sat on An Xin's lap, wiping the cream off his face with a tissue.

An Xin's phone rang again; this time, the person calling was Zhou Quan.

"Mr. An, I've arrived at your hotel. Are you up? Do you want me to wait a while?"

"No need, I'll bring my girlfriend down right away."

An Xin hung up the phone, looked at the mischievous Chu Xinxin, and flicked her nose.

"We're going out, stop messing around."

Chu Xinxin stuck out her tongue, then moved aside.

An Xin took Chu Xinxin out of the hotel and got into Zhou Quan's Rolls-Royce.

The extended version of the Rolls-Royce was very impressive.

Zhou Quan had thoughtfully prepared delicacies from the Crane Pavilion as breakfast to treat the two of them.

An Xin symbolically tasted a few more bites.

The car drove for half an hour and arrived at Gold Jade Fate.

There were many luxury cars in the parking lot today, and quite a few specific limited editions had appeared there.

Zhou Quan's status was quite high, and the cars parked next to his were all worth around ten million.

Luxury cars worth over twenty million were in a different parking area.

From the moment they entered, there was a sense of class stratification, a feeling that made one feel pressured.

This was Chu Xinxin's first time attending such an exhibition.

She looked around curiously, shocked by the luxury of the exhibition.

The dazzling array of jewelry was overwhelming.

"Isn't it full of an atmosphere of debauchery and luxury?"

Chu Xinxin nodded.

"These exhibits on display are all the signature treasures of small shops. They are the lowest-grade treasures here. The high-end ones are all on the auction platforms and competition stages."

To please An Xin, Zhou Quan took the two of them to the auction venue.

In the trading area of the auction venue, a row of beautiful women in cheongsams with their hair in buns stood smiling, holding the exhibits.

The gemstones inside the transparent glass covers were each dazzling in their own way.

A hollowed-out bell carved from red jade caught Chu Xinxin's eyes.

That was the most beautiful bell she had ever seen in her life.

The red jade bell, about the size of a fava bean, was carved into a cute, naive-looking nine-tailed fox.

A slight shake would produce a crisp sound.

It was refreshing to hear.

"Do you like that fox bell?" An Xin noticed Chu Xinxin staring blankly.

"No, no, I don't like it, it's too expensive. Big Brother An Xin, don't spend money recklessly."

"Big Brother Zhou, can you carve that kind of hollow work?"

"I can't carve that delicately, but there is a carver at Heavenly Craft who can. I still have a voucher, I can give it to Brother An, and help you find a master to carve it."

"Then I'll trouble you."

"Oh, it's no trouble, it's just that there are no level-one vouchers left. I have a level-two one. I hope you don't mind."

"As long as you can carve that emerald of mine, that's fine. I'm not picky."

An Xin spoke very politely.

"Then let's go to the raw stone auction. The rules for this year's exhibition have changed again. Level-one raw stones are now auctioned. They are no longer for self-selection."

As he spoke, Zhou Quan's heart was trembling.

He was afraid that he would be defeated in the first round and fail to bid on a good raw stone.

"Big Brother Zhou, trust my judgment. Since you brought me here, I will help you win, no need to be so nervous."

An Xin's words made Zhou Quan's mood clear up from rain to sunshine.

"Then, that is really too much trouble for you, Mr. An."

The three of them walked into the raw stone auction area.

The level-one raw stones had very detailed mining records.

Every single raw stone had a significant background.

It made people dizzy trying to choose.

Fortunately, An Xin had the Golden Eyes of Treasure Appraisal, so he didn't have their worries.

He pulled Zhou Quan to the side and asked in a low voice, "What kind of raw stone do you want?"

"Is there an emerald?"

Zhou Quan had always wanted a large emerald raw stone.

He wanted to use the emerald to carve the Changbai Mountains he loved.

"That's a bit difficult. The emerald you want is too big, it won't be easy to win the bid."

This made Zhou Quan excited.

"I'm not afraid, I brought enough money. I can bet everything I have."

An Xin glared at the man impatiently.

"You're going crazy over a single raw stone. Those people aren't fools. Big Brother Zhou, sober up, don't get excited."

"You're right, I can't get too excited, otherwise the raw stone will be noticed by those people. I trust your judgment; the raw stone you mentioned must be a good thing."