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

Chapter 40: Chapter 40: Comfort Upgrade Pill

Because of the last round, everyone at the auction had become a little sensitive to Bai Zhi’s voice. When they heard her bid one hundred million, a strange silence fell over the entire auction house for several seconds.

Many people had already chosen to give up after the bidding hit eighty million, so the subsequent bids naturally wouldn’t be in increments of ten million like before. But no one expected Bai Zhi to come out with such a bombshell.

Many people were speculating about the identity of the female in Room 2 on the third floor. After all, this auction had gathered nearly seventy to eighty percent of Blue Star’s rich and powerful. People of their caliber basically all knew each other, but none of them had ever seen this particular female before.

This made them all the more curious about Bai Zhi.

As for Yun Xi, it was undoubtedly another round of public humiliation.

Because the female in Room 2 on the third floor hadn’t run out of Star Coins—she was doing it on purpose!!

She did it just to make the female on the first floor spend more Star Coins on that SS-level Beast Core.

Many people secretly discussed what kind of grudge the two could possibly have for her to torment the female on the first floor like this.

To Yun Xi, the silence in the room was tantamount to mockery. It was so overwhelming that she dug her fingers into her palm so hard her nails snapped.

Then, she rose and quickly left to claim the Beast Core.

If she stayed in this auction house for one more second, she felt as if she would hear everyone’s mocking laughter.

Yun Xi couldn’t believe Bai Zhi actually had a hundred million!

’I thought she had a few tens of millions at most,’ she thought. She had been holding out hope that Bai Zhi had simply run out of Star Coins.

’But Bai Zhi’s actions just now proved it. She hadn’t run out of Star Coins. She did it on purpose!!’

’She deliberately made me look like a fool, deliberately made me buy that SS-level Beast Core at such a high price!!’

’Bai Zhi!! Bai Zhi!!!’

Yun Xi’s hatred for Bai Zhi reached an unprecedented peak.

But then, she suddenly remembered what Bai Zhi had said the other day—that she would "properly thank" her for her "care" over the years.

’So, Bai Zhi is doing this to get back at me for taking her Energy Stone before, for causing her to become what she is today!’

’If she knows about all those other things from before...’

A sudden chill spread through Yun Xi’s body, and she couldn’t stop herself from trembling.

Yang Shanshan noticed Yun Xi’s pale face and trembling, asking, "What’s wrong? Are you okay?"

Distraught, Yun Xi shook her head. "I’m fine. Just take me back."

However, what Yun Xi didn’t know was that just as she was leaving, another person had appeared in Bai Zhi’s room.

The moment the person appeared, Hu Yan stood up, shielding Bai Zhi and staring at the newcomer. "Who are you looking for?" he asked.

The man had a pleasant smile. Facing Hu Yan, he remained composed and addressed Bai Zhi directly, "Hello, Miss Bai. Our boss is very impressed with you and has sent this Beast Core as a token of goodwill."

Bai Zhi peeked out from behind Hu Yan to look at the man. ’He’s dressed like one of those elite professionals from a TV show,’ she thought. ’But I don’t remember the original owner of this body knowing anyone of this caliber. And I certainly don’t—I just got here and barely know anyone.’

Bai Zhi asked uncertainly, "And your boss is...?"

Just then, Xiao Yu from the next room heard the voices and came over to Bai Zhi’s room. "Uncle Kate?" she called out in confusion. "What are you doing here?"

Seeing that Xiao Yu knew the man, Hu Yan stepped aside, revealing Bai Zhi.

Kate greeted her, "Miss Xiao Yu."

He then explained, "The boss greatly admires Miss Bai and specifically ordered me to deliver this Beast Core."

Hearing this, Xiao Yu let out a sigh of relief. ’I thought my uncle found out I was abusing my position and came to give Bai Zhi trouble,’ she thought.

Bai Zhi asked, "You two know each other?"

Xiao Yu explained, "This is my uncle’s personal secretary, Kate. Since my uncle is giving it to you, you should just take it. He has tons of these Beast Cores at home."

Xiao Yu’s casual remark made beads of sweat appear on Kate’s forehead.

After hearing Xiao Yu, Bai Zhi instantly understood. ’The owner of Xing Lang must have seen me deliberately drive up the price earlier,’ she reasoned. ’Coupled with the fact that I just spent a hundred million on that Crystal Stone that’s warm in winter and cool in summer, he’s sending this Beast Core as a gesture of goodwill.’

’After all, someone who can casually drop a hundred million Star Coins is most likely not short on money. If I come back a few more times, he’ll easily earn back the cost of this Beast Core.’

’I’d do the same if I were him.’

With this in mind, Bai Zhi smiled and accepted the Beast Core from Kate, casually handing it to Hu Yan beside her. "Please thank your boss for me."

"I will pass on the message," Kate said with a slight bow. "I hope you find the items you desire."

He then retreated from the room.

Xiao Yu immediately sidled up to Bai Zhi, chattering with excitement and admiration. "You should have seen the look on that ’ugly’ female’s face when she left! It was priceless. She was forced to spend an extra ten or twenty million. She’ll probably cough up blood from anger when she gets back!"

Then she asked, "But how did you know she would definitely keep bidding? What if she hadn’t? Wouldn’t you have been stuck with it?"

Just then, Xing Fan also walked in. "Didn’t she say it herself? Someone in her family has a Beast Husband whose spiritual power is degrading and needs that Beast Core. As long as he is still useful to her, she was bound to keep bidding. Obviously, that degraded Beast Husband is very important to her, so even though she knew Bai Zhi was doing it on purpose, she had to bite the bullet and follow."

Bai Zhi nodded. "Xing Fan is right."

As she finished speaking, the auctioneer’s gavel came down. "One hundred million, going three times! Sold!"

Xing Fan smiled. "Congratulations, you won the Crystal Stone."

Xiao Yu puffed out her cheeks and huffed, "Unbelievable! I can’t believe my uncle kept this a secret even from me! I just said you could probably get it for fifty or sixty million, but then it turned out to have a companion stone, which basically doubled the price. You were so close, so close to not being able to buy this Crystal Stone."

Bai Zhi smiled and reassured her, "It’s fine. I had originally budgeted one hundred million for it, so it was right within my expectations."

Hearing this, even Xing Fan gave her a sideways glance. "I didn’t realize you were such a rich woman."

Thinking about the money she still owed the System, Bai Zhi couldn’t help but say with a bitter laugh, "Less ’rich woman,’ more ’woman in debt’..."

But they clearly thought she was joking. After all, how could someone who casually drops a hundred million be in debt?

Bai Zhi didn’t bother explaining. It was mainly because she couldn’t—the truth of her situation was a bit too fantastical.

She looked at the two and asked, "Do you have anything else to do later? Want to come with me to see the Crystal Stone?"

Xiao Yu said excitedly, "I’m free, and I bet Xing Fan is too. I know my way around here, I’ll take you."

Xiao Yu chattered nonstop along the way, and they arrived before they knew it.

The procedure was simple. After Bai Zhi paid the money, the staff handed her all the documents and the Crystal Stone. "Please check everything and sign here."

The moment Bai Zhi paid, she heard the System’s notification tone.

[Congratulations, Host. Super Mission complete. The System reward, a Comfort Upgrade Pill (Physical Contact Type), has been successfully issued. Please check your inventory.]