After Pampering Her 5 Beast Husbands, the Villainess Struck It Rich

Chapter 39: Chapter 39: She’s Really Just Feeding Him

Yang Shanshan’s face was also etched with indignation. "That Bai Zhi is going too far! She knows you want it, yet she’s still deliberately bidding against you! If she keeps this up..."

As she spoke, a worried expression crept onto her face.

What Yang Shanshan left unsaid was exactly what Yun Xi was now worried about.

She had only brought sixty million Star Coins, thinking it would definitely be enough. But now, with Bai Zhi getting involved...

’I can only hope Bai Zhi doesn’t have that many Star Coins.’

In contrast to the gloom and doom on Yun Xi’s side, Bai Zhi picked up one of the locally improved fruits and took a bite. Her eyes lit up. The fruit burst with juice in her mouth. It wasn’t purely sweet; it had a hint of sourness, but the sweetness overpowered it, making the taste quite delightful.

She held a piece up to Hu Yan’s lips. "This fruit is pretty good. Try it."

Hu Yan stiffened. After hesitating for a few seconds, he opened his mouth and ate the fruit.

His thin lips accidentally brushed against Bai Zhi’s hand. The contact was so hot it made her quickly pull her hand back, her cheeks flushing. ’I was just trying to feed him, I didn’t mean anything else by it!!’

But for some reason, as she watched Hu Yan hesitate before leaning toward the fruit in her hand, she felt as if her actions weren’t so innocent after all, as if she had a flirtatious, teasing intent.

But she had already extended her hand and couldn’t just pull it back, especially since Hu Yan was already about to eat it. So, she had no choice but to feed it to him while pretending to be calm.

What she never expected was for Hu Yan’s lips to actually touch her fingers. The contact shattered her feigned composure. She let out a cough to cover it up, then randomly grabbed a few more fruits and stuffed them into her mouth, filling it completely.

Seeing her like this, Hu Yan’s eyebrows raised slightly, as if he hadn’t expected Bai Zhi to be so innocent.

Noticing Hu Yan’s gaze, Bai Zhi sat up even straighter.

At that moment, Yun Xi raised the bid again, and the auctioneer had already called it for the second time.

Just when Yun Xi thought Bai Zhi had given up, Bai Zhi immediately pressed the bidding button.

The auctioneer announced, "Alright, room 2 on the third floor, going once. Does anyone want to raise the bid?"

Yun Xi called out directly, "Fifty million!"

Bai Zhi lazily countered, "Fifty million and fifty thousand."

Yun Xi: "..."

Yun Xi: "Fifty-one million."

Bai Zhi: "Fifty-one million and fifty thousand."

In short, she always bid exactly fifty thousand more than Yun Xi—the minimum increment—and not a single Star Coin more.

Bai Zhi’s actions made Yun Xi’s face shift through shades of pale, red, and ashen with fury.

Yang Shanshan grumbled, "Bai Zhi has to be doing this on purpose! Always bidding just fifty thousand more than you!"

Of course Yun Xi knew Bai Zhi was doing it on purpose. She was deliberately flaunting her wealth at her.

The two of them went back and forth until the price reached fifty-eight million.

Bai Zhi watched every expression that crossed Yun Xi’s face and knew she was running out of money. Therefore, after Yun Xi bid sixty million and fifty thousand, Bai Zhi held back and didn’t continue.

It wasn’t until Yun Xi heard the auctioneer’s hammer fall and announce, "Sold!"

that she snapped back to reality. ’Bai Zhi didn’t bid again?’

’Could it be... she’s out of money?’

Yang Shanshan was also stunned, saying in disbelief, "We got it?! Bai Zhi didn’t raise the bid?"

They weren’t the only ones with this suspicion. Others were also puzzled, but because of Bai Zhi’s earlier confident remarks, everyone concluded that she must have run out of money.

Meanwhile, on the same floor, in room 6 across from room 2, a voice asked doubtfully, "Did that female in room 2 on the third floor run out of Star Coins? Why didn’t she keep bidding?"

Another voice replied with profound meaning, "Because the female on the first floor ran out of money."

"What... what do you mean by that? Are you saying... the female across the hall... did it on purpose?!"

Yun Xi also looked up toward the third floor with suspicion, only to meet Bai Zhi’s smiling expression. It hit her in an instant. ’She isn’t out of money!!’

’She did it on purpose!!’

’She knew I desperately needed this Beast Core, so she deliberately drove up the price!’

’She made me buy this Beast Core at the highest possible price!’

’Bai Zhi!!’

’How dare she!!’

She could have gotten this Beast Core for just over forty million, but because of Bai Zhi, she ended up spending over ten million more!!

However, as if that wasn’t enough, Bai Zhi spoke to the auctioneer. "Since the item is sold, you should probably hurry up and check if she has enough money in her account to pay. It would be a shame if she won the bid but can’t afford it... Then again, I’m sure the wife of Major Han Yu wouldn’t default on such a small debt."

Leon Grey: "This female is interesting... Later, send the other S-Class Beast Core to her. Consider it a gesture of goodwill."

"Yes, sir."

On the other side, Yun Xi was so furious she almost coughed up blood. How did Bai Zhi know she only had sixty million! She was short fifty thousand and was planning to have someone send it over, but she never expected Bai Zhi to call her out so bluntly, especially while mentioning her Beast Husband.

If she couldn’t produce sixty million and fifty thousand right now, it would be a huge loss of face!!

Yun Xi turned to Yang Shanshan and said, "Quick, lend me fifty thousand."

"I..."

Yang Shanshan was about to say she didn’t have that many Star Coins, but Yun Xi cut her off. "I know you have some money saved up to buy a job for your Beast Husband. I’ll have Han Yu recommend him for one! Just lend it to me for now."

Hearing this, Yang Shanshan’s eyes lit up. She had been pestering Yun Xi about this for a long time, but Yun Xi had always refused, using the excuse that Han Yu was in a crucial period for a promotion and it wasn’t convenient.

She never thought that thanks to Bai Zhi, this disaster would turn into a blessing in disguise, finally securing her a promise from Yun Xi.

Yang Shanshan immediately transferred fifty thousand Star Coins to Yun Xi without hesitation.

Thankfully, the funds arrived before the auction house staff came to collect, saving them from becoming a laughingstock.

"Our final item is the most anticipated of the auction: a Crystal Stone that is warm in the winter and cool in the summer. It has properties that can invigorate blood circulation, remove stasis, and relieve pain. Furthermore, when we discovered it, it had a smaller companion stone. Our appraisal has determined that this companion stone can be used for refining S-Class weapons. Since the two were found together, we have decided to sell them as a single lot."

The auctioneer projected a 360-degree view of the Crystal Stone onto the large screens in every room.

Next to the red Crystal Stone was a smaller, dark brown stone. The red and brown together had a rather unique look.

If Bai Zhi had to describe it, it would probably be: passionate versus dependable.

The auctioneer said with a smile, "The starting bid is ten million Star Coins."

This was because companion stones like this one often had hidden properties and were extremely rare. If fused with other materials, they could be used to refine weapons of an even higher grade than the stone itself.

In other words, although it was stated to be for refining S-Class weapons, if the Artifact Refiner was skilled enough and paired it with the right materials, it wasn’t impossible to create an SS-level weapon.

The room instantly came alive as people began to bid one after another.

"Fifty million!"

"Sixty million!"

"Eighty million!"

Almost no one was bidding in small increments. This continued until the price hit eighty million.

And just then, Bai Zhi’s gaze hardened, and she said in a clear voice, "One hundred million."