Chapter 1704

Chapter 1704: The Show Is Just Beginning

She was clean, pure - qualities he had lost far too long ago and could never recover. Mu Cheng could pretend that he was as simple as she was, but deep down, he knew better. He was aware that probing even a bit deeper could expose his real nature. Lin Ci, on the other hand, was the sort that you could probe without getting any sense of artifice. On the contrary, she would only captivate you further, like a mystery begging to be unraveled.

Suddenly, the overhead lights in the hall changed, from a rich azure blue to red, gradually growing more luminous. Glancing at his watch, Mu Cheng noticed that it was already nine o'clock; the auction was about to begin.

A woman, elegantly dressed in a red cheongsam, stepped into the spotlight, her face concealed behind a fox mask. There was no preamble. Instead, the first item for auction - an opulent pen - was brought out.