Chapter 45: Then Let Him Jump into the Pit Himself

In the hall, people had taken their seats one after another.

Xia Qiaoan wasn't in a great mood; she and Shi Huai knew better than anyone why Li Mochen was here.

For the Li Mochen of the past, this land was no different from garbage in his eyes, but now that he was here, he was bound to win.

Shi Huai could see what Xia Qiaoan was worried about, and he gently patted her shoulder, "Don't worry, I'm prepared."

"What?" Xia Qiaoan was slightly surprised.

Shi Huai smiled, "Since Li Mochen started targeting me, I've been on guard against him. Although I saw that he didn't register yesterday, I still prepared a Plan B. What if he registered in the middle of the night? What should I do?"

Speaking of this, Shi Huai sighed and smiled, "Who knew he really registered in the middle of the night? What was he doing not sleeping at midnight?"

Xia Qiaoan suddenly felt a bit of an itch in her throat, and couldn't help but cough twice.

"What's wrong?" Shi Huai hurriedly asked with concern.

Xia Qiaoan waved her hand, patting her chest to stop coughing, "It's nothing, maybe I choked on saliva. The thing he wants to fight for, he must also be prepared, can you beat him?"

Speaking of this, Xia Qiaoan was a little dejected, "It seems he's never lost what he wants, is it really okay?"

If Huaiyuan Group couldn't get this land, and it fell into Li Mochen's hands, he wouldn't agree to let her use it even if he let the land grow hair.

Shi Huai's eyes were very determined, he looked at Xia Qiaoan and said, "I'm putting Huaiyuan's affairs aside for the time being, and concentrating on getting this piece of land. I'm determined to get this piece of land, Qiaoan, you can rest assured, I'll do my best for what I promised you."

Xia Qiaoan heard his determination and persistence from Shi Huai's words and was moved again. It seemed that the one hundred million worth of stocks she bought, even if she gave them to Shi Huai in the future, it would be worth it.

"Yeah. I believe you." Xia Qiaoan nodded.

And not far behind, Li Mochen had been watching the two of them coldly.

Soon, the auction began.

The host first went through the usual routine, introducing the situation of the subject property, the people participating in the auction, and the auction process, etc.

When everyone present heard Li Mochen's name, they almost dropped their jaws.

For such a low-class auction, they actually attracted the god Li Mochen?

They all looked at Li Mochen, but Li Mochen's eyes seemed to be empty, staring fixedly at one place, and no one knew what he was looking at or what he was thinking.

The host maintained order for a while, and then directly entered the auction. The auctioneer announced the starting price as seventy million, with a minimum increase of two million each time.

In the city of Chenjiang, where every inch of land was worth a fortune, this price was indeed low enough, which showed that the commercial value of this land was indeed not high.

Shi Huai didn't rush to bid, but observed.

But the few people's willingness to compete wasn't very high either, and after half an hour, the price only reached eighty million.

And then, no one was willing to add any more.

Li Mochen was even completely invisible throughout the whole process.

Xia Qiaoan and Shi Huai exchanged glances, "Is it our turn?"

Shi Huai smiled, "Yes."

Saying that, Shi Huai handed the number plate to Xia Qiaoan, "You come. Just bid eighty-six million."

Xia Qiaoan didn't refuse. She knew Shi Huai's kindness. This piece of land was of great significance to her. She raising the paddle was a sign of respect and also an encouragement to her.

Xia Qiaoan took it with a grateful look, "Okay."

She slowly raised the number plate, "Eighty-six million."

As soon as the words were spoken, the whole scene erupted. Besides those who were participating in the auction, even the host and the auctioneer on stage looked at her with sympathy.

In terms of the market price, eighty million was already at the top, the value of this land was just this much. A piece of land in a rural town with inconvenient transportation. The biggest use of buying it was either to develop tourism, and tourism was a long-term investment, maybe ten or twenty years wouldn't see a return, or it was to buy it and keep it there, hoping that the government would requisition it when a road or bridge was built, and make a price difference. Otherwise, there was no other use.

Eighty-six million?

"Hahaha, this lady looks unfamiliar. I would kindly remind you, be careful of losing your parents' money." A middle-aged man in earthy clothes, pretending to be kind, was actually full of disdain and ridicule in his tone.

Xia Qiaoan didn't pay any attention to it, she was concentrating on waiting for the results.

"Ninety-six million."

As soon as this price was announced, the whole scene immediately exploded as if it had been boiled. They searched for the sound and found that Li Mochen was leaning lazily on the chair, holding the number plate.

"I'm sorry, President Li, I didn't hear clearly just now, may I ask if you are bidding ninety-six million?" The auctioneer was a little stuttering.

Li Mochen shook the number plate to confirm.

Xia Qiaoan was slightly unsettled. This price increased by ten million at once, which was definitely not a normal competition.

"Shi Huai..." she looked at Shi Huai.

And Shi Huai gave a gentle smile, "Continue."

"Shi Huai, he's obviously coming for you. If this land is called to a sky-high price, Li Mochen may stop at any time, and you will have to pay several times the value of this land." Xia Qiaoan thought of this layer, this was something Li Mochen would definitely do.

"Then since he wants to dig a hole for us to jump into, why don't we let him jump into that hole himself?" Shi Huai whispered.

Xia Qiaoan paused.

Shi Huai said, "Li Mochen has always wanted to control everything. He wants to dig a hole for us to jump into, then we'll jump first and then jump out before he stops, and that hole will become his own."

"I'm worried... this hole won't have any impact on him, but if we can't jump out, the impact on you will be great." Xia Qiaoan's worry wasn't unreasonable, Li Mochen could afford to play even with ten billion.

But Shi Huai now couldn't afford it, couldn't gamble.

"Or, let's forget it," Xia Qiaoan didn't want to put Shi Huai's everything at stake because of her selfishness.

Shi Huai's smile was very healing, "You forgot, I said I was prepared."

With Shi Huai's encouragement, Xia Qiaoan finally raised the number plate again, "One hundred million."