Chapter 95: Meeting for the Second Time Today, But Not Familiar

The auction room still had a few people in it, but not many. As soon as they saw Shang Yunyan and Ai Hongcheng getting up to leave, they rushed to approach, but Ai Hongcheng's bodyguards quickly blocked them. He led Shang Yunyan and his two secretaries out of the auction hall!

"Hey! You must be that young lady from the Xu family! Just returned from abroad, right?" The daughters from the Zhao, Fan, and Liu families bumped into Xu Yiru as they walked together.

"Hello!" Xu Yiru politely nodded.

"Haha! How come a member of the five major families is dressed so poorly when going out? Is the Xu family in trouble? Should I talk to my dad and help your family out?" 

"And you are?" Xu Yiru didn't get angry at the insults but instead asked for her name!

"I'm the daughter of the Zhao family, and these two are the daughters of the Fan and Liu families!"

"Oh! So you're from the other three families. Haha, because of the Jiang family's issues, all five major families are in a mess. My Xu family is having a tough time, but we can still hold on, and we have help. I bet the Zhao family isn't faring well either. Since you have money, why don't you keep it for yourselves?"

Xu Yaowei nodded at his sister's words. He couldn't interfere in a fight between women, and since his sister seemed to be holding her ground, he decided to stay out of it. But if she got insulted again, he wouldn't just watch. He didn't care about the Zhao, Liu, Fan, or Deng families—let them all sink!

"Haha, even if we're down, we wouldn't compete with a bunch of small stars over items worth two to three million!"

"Is that so? Let me ask you—how much of your money did you earn yourself?"

"You! Whether I earned it or not, I'm still richer than you! Look at what you're wearing and your jewelry; I just can't stand someone like you! So low-class!"

"All my clothes are bought with my own money. Before a woman gets married, she can rely on her parents. If you find a poor guy, you'll have to rely on yourselves, unless you're willing to marry someone who's a total loser! But that would really shame the five major families!"

"You have no right to talk to us, you money-losing loser! Your outfit doesn't even add up to three hundred thousand! What a joke!"

Their argument was overheard by Shang Yunyan and Ai Hongcheng, who had just entered.

Shang Yunyan frowned and walked over to Xu Yiru, tapping her on the shoulder. "Silly girl! How come you didn't bring a watch when you went out? Don't you check the time?" He smiled and took off his Patek Philippe 57260, gently placing it around Xu Yiru's neck, completely ignoring the others, and pulled her away from the fight!

"Tch, just a broken pocket watch, what's it worth!"

"Hmph, not even a hundred million! That watch doesn't match Yunyan!" Ai Hongcheng suddenly spoke up, startling the three young ladies.

The Zhao family's daughter boldly stepped in front of Ai Hongcheng, about to say something, but he pointed at her and said, "Hey, lady, back off a bit! The cheap perfume you're wearing is quite overwhelming and disgusting!"

Hearing this, the Zhao family's daughter felt embarrassed and humiliated, and everyone around noticed this scene, which quickly spread around!

Shang Yunyan pulled Xu Yiru to the food table, casually grabbing some snacks. He handed her a glass of juice and said, "Aren't you hungry? It's already past nine; you haven't had dinner yet, right?"

"Yunyan, this..."

"Just wear it for fun! Come on, let's go chat with Ai Hongcheng. With me around him, you'll be safe!"

"You two...? "

"This is our second meeting today! We're not that familiar! Let's go!" The two found Ai Hongcheng once more, who was surrounded by the members of the five families, and it looked like he might be cornered into begging for mercy!

"Oh, you! You're really heartless. We were walking together, and now you ditch me for this beautiful lady!" Ai Hongcheng was stressing over how to deal with the heads of the five families when Shang Yunyan appeared with snacks and drinks!

"Hahaha! Isn't my eye for beauty exceptional? This is Xu Yiru, my... friend! Yiru, this is Hongcheng. Do you know who he is?"

"I know! Mr. Ai, nice to meet you! I've heard so much about you!" Xu Yiru greeted politely while keeping a respectful distance, which Ai Hongcheng appreciated. He hated it when women clung to him like glue!

Ai Hongcheng nodded, then took the food and drink from Shang Yunyan, as the three of them turned their backs to the crowd and began to chat, completely ignoring what others thought about them!

"Hongcheng, aren't we being a bit rude like this?" Shang Yunyan asked worriedly.

"Damn it! Look at those people, they're like wolves ready to devour me! Last year when you weren't here, those guys were like hungry tigers. This year, I have to give them the cold shoulder!"

"What are you two eating? I'll go get more for you. You seem a bit trapped right now!" Xu Yiru chimed in at the right moment!

"Sis-in-law! Please get me another drink and two servings of beef!"