Second pregnancy, sixth child: The beloved mom's disguise has been exposed again.

Chapter 84 Soul Flower Fairy, A Beauty Among Humans

Ning Yao entered the venue with Bruce and Chairman Xu and naturally sat in the VIP section.

The auction began quickly, and the host stood on the stage, introducing the rules of the auction in fluent English.

The audience was quiet, everyone was listening attentively to the rules so as not to make a fool of themselves later.

Bruce was somewhat incredulous at Ning Yao's abilities. After calming down, he considered several possible scenarios, all of which suggested that Ning Yao had arranged for the two pieces of raw jade to demonstrate her strength.

It's easy to fake something at a raw material stall, but it's different at an auction; it's almost impossible for someone to reach into the inner area.

If Ning Yao wanted to gain access to the auction, she would need to bribe too many people. The amount of money used for bribery could probably buy Bruce's company. Who would do something so foolish just to make money through cooperation?

Therefore, Bruce's test for Ning Yao was the auction, a venue to witness her true strength.

“Miss Bella has excellent taste. I’m looking forward to your performance later,” Bruce said, looking at Ning Yao with a flat tone.

"Thank you for your praise, Bruce. I won't let you down." Ning Yao remained confident, her smile bright and beautiful.

Bruce looked at Ning Yao with a hint of appreciation in his eyes. She was beautiful, had a sexy figure, and a pleasant voice. These were all advantages for a woman, but a woman with shrewdness and cunning was even more captivating. A vase can become tiresome, but a flower fairy with a soul is a rare beauty in the world.

The lowest price for rough stones at the auction starts at seven or eight hundred thousand, while good quality rough stones can easily fetch tens of millions, which is dazzling.

Ning Yao sat below the stage, her eyes fixed intently on the raw stone that appeared on the stage.

Several pieces were found in succession, some worth hundreds of thousands, some worth millions, and even one piece worth over ten million.

Seeing that Ning Yao hadn't made a move, Bruce asked with a smile, "Isn't there a single one of these rough stones that Miss Bella would like?"

Ning Yao shook her head and replied in a calm voice, "I don't want these ordinary stones. Please wait a little longer, Mr. Bruce. There are still many rough stones that haven't come out yet. You know, you can't rush things."

"Is Miss Bella scared?" Bruce's words were clearly sarcastic.

“I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but the skin and even the parts with the veil removed and windows opened on the first few rough stones don’t have very good color. Even if jadeite can be found inside, it will at most be an icy type. It’s not worth spending such a high price to buy a few icy types,” Ning Yao explained.

She didn't draw conclusions without any basis; she had hastily pieced together this information through the spatial sprite, and it was all jargon.

Those rough stones weren't really high-quality jadeite. Although they could be worth the original price, you wouldn't make much profit.

Chairman Xu listened from the sidelines and nodded repeatedly, praising, "Miss Bella said she bought the wool fabric by luck, she was really modest."

Ning Yao is clearly an expert in jadeite rough stones; very few people can tell what kind of jadeite is inside just by looking at the texture on the surface of the rough stone.

Ning Yao accurately identified the substance as ice crystal, which truly impressed everyone.

Bruce was even more fond of Ning Yao after seeing Chairman Xu's praise. He glanced at Ning Yao with a playful smile on his lips.

This woman is absolutely fascinating.

Clarice noticed the look of admiration in her husband's eyes when he looked at Ning Yao, an expression she had almost never seen before.

Bruce had countless lovers and was notorious for his womanizing. There were not many women who could both admire and love him, and Miss Bella was the first one.

A sense of crisis and bitterness welled up inside her. Claudia wanted to see that same look in Bruce's eyes, a look of appreciation that was uniquely hers.

Three more rough stones were brought to the auction. Ning Yao's eyes lit up when she saw the second one, and Clauris caught that glimmer of light. She realized that among the remaining rough stones, there might be one that Ning Yao would be interested in.

Clauris silently watched Ning Yao's entire stone-cutting process in the stone-cutting area. She knew that Ning Yao had a good eye, and the jade that Ning Yao had chosen must be a good one. She secretly made up her mind to bid for the same rough stone as Ning Yao.

As expected, Ning Yao raised her paddle and announced in a cool voice, "I bid two million."

The second rough stone she wanted to photograph looked quite good. Through her spatial ability, Ning Yao could see that the jade inside was a high-quality, icy type with decent color and clarity.

Seeing Ning Yao make a move, Bruce and Chairman Xu simply watched silently from the sidelines, neither of them making a move.

Clauris, however, couldn't hold back any longer. While the others were making frequent bids, she suddenly raised her own hand.

"I'll offer ten million."

"I'll offer fifteen million."

Judging from the color and texture of this high-quality icy jadeite, 20 million is already the upper limit. It would be unwise to bid any higher.

Ning Yao glanced at Clauris, her eyebrows twitching slightly, seemingly lost in thought.

"I bid sixteen million." Clauris was determined to fight Ning Yao to the death. She didn't dare to raise the price rashly, so she had to carefully count in millions. While raising her paddle, she observed Ning Yao's expression, trying to glean some information from it.

To Clarisse's disappointment, Ning Yao showed no emotion, only a faint smile on her lips as she continued to bid.

"I'll offer 20 million." Ning Yao directly added 5 million, a price-gouging method that left everyone speechless.

Not everyone has the financial resources and courage to snatch a raw stone that has not yet been cut.

When Clauris saw Ning Yao add four million at once, she secretly wondered just how valuable this rough stone was that Ning Yao was so persistent in raising the price.

No one else bid, and they all gave up on the rough stone.

Indeed, the quality of this rough stone is quite good, and it can at least yield an icy jadeite. However, Ning Yao has already raised the price above everyone's expected auction price. Even if it yields an icy jadeite, after processing, it will only sell for around 20 million, which is too small a profit margin.

Just as the hammer struck for the second time, and everyone thought Ning Yao was about to succeed, Clauris suddenly raised her paddle and, gritting her teeth, offered a price of thirty million.

She didn't want to raise the price further, but as the second hammer fell, she clearly saw a smug smile on Ning Yao's lips.

It was this smile that made Clauris realize that even if Ning Yao won the bid for this rough stone for 20 million, she would still make a profit, or even a huge profit. So, after a moment's hesitation, Clauris continued to raise her paddle and bid.

She thought Ning Yao would continue to argue with her, but to her surprise, she just shrugged, put down her sign, and stopped calling.

Does she now own this rough stone?

Clauris was overjoyed; she had actually outshone Miss Bella.

That woman probably couldn't afford it and had to reluctantly give it up.

“Miss Bella, you flatter me,” Clauris said to Ning Yao in somewhat broken Chinese.

I heard that this Miss Bella grew up in country Z and speaks fluent Chinese, so she naturally knew what that sentence meant.

Ning Yao smiled but didn't say anything.

Seeing this, Bruce looked thoughtfully at his wife, as he rarely saw her spend money so lavishly.

"When did you start studying jadeite rough? Haven't you always been uninterested in these things?"

When Clarice saw her husband take the initiative to speak to her, his deep eyes made her heart flutter. She lowered her head coquettishly, her voice slightly sweet, and acted coquettishly towards her husband as if no one else was around.

"I will certainly spend time researching things you like, it's just that I haven't had the opportunity before."

Bruce stopped talking, but simply raised his hand and gently patted the back of Clarice's hand.

Clauris was overjoyed; she couldn't remember the last time she had received attention from her husband.

Several more rough stones were placed on the display stand. Ning Yao glanced at them discreetly, and finally her gaze fell on an inconspicuous rough stone.

The rough stone was of poor quality, and it was questionable whether it could even yield a type of glutinous ice jade. It was basically ignored by all the buyers present.

The starting bid for this rough stone was also very low, only 400,000.

In the jade gambling industry, it's rare for anyone to sell good jadeite rough stones at a low price, especially at auctions. These rough stones have been selected by experts, with reasonable starting prices, and the final price is determined purely by their quality and the buyer's demand.

When it was the stone's turn to be auctioned, Ning Yao raised her paddle and said with a smile, "I bid one million."

No one expected that someone would spend a million to buy a mediocre stone; they just thought the lady holding up the sign was a fool.

Chairman Xu shook his head in confusion at Ning Yao's actions, thinking to himself that this Miss Bella was far too young and only thought about relying on luck to find a bargain.

This kind of mentality is really wrong. It's called gambling on stones, but you can still tell the quality of a good rough stone by looking at the details. You get what you pay for.

Bruce also looked disappointed; the rough stone did not seem to have the color of good jadeite.

Ning Yao paid no attention to the thoughts and opinions of the two people beside her, and bought the raw stone she wanted on her own.

Only one stone remained at the auction, with a starting price of three million.

Ning Yao raised her paddle and immediately called out a price of ten million.