Starting from a Fake University-Chapter 1619 - 853: Big White Makes a Move, Easily Takes on Five!_2
Chapter 1619: Chapter 853: Big White Makes a Move, Easily Takes on Five!_2
"Alright, we have a bid of one million seven hundred thousand from Boss Zhao."
The auction host said excitedly.
At this moment, the boss who had just bid one million six hundred and sixty-five thousand and was determined to win suddenly looked upset. He glanced over at Ding Yue’s side, clearly furious and gritting his teeth in anger.
Adding another fifty thousand at this point — it was obvious that someone didn’t want him to get this jade at all.
"One million seven hundred and fifty thousand once, one million seven hundred and fifty thousand twice..."
When the auction host reached this point, he purposely glanced at the boss who had bid one million six hundred and sixty-five thousand, waiting to see if he’d raise his bid again.
However, the boss ultimately chose to give up.
He understood full well that anyone stepping in to steal the deal at this stage likely had a high price expectancy. Competing further would only hurt himself. Frankly, the boss already felt one million six hundred and sixty-five thousand was exorbitant, but he was willing to pay it to please the beauty by his side. Yet, just then, this young man jumped in and ruined everything. It was infuriating!
"One million seven hundred thousand three times! Congratulations to the boss!" With a bang of the gavel, the auction host finalized the deal, confirming that Ding Yue had won the jade for one million seven hundred thousand.
Ding Yue remained calm. One million seven hundred thousand was nothing to him — mere pocket change. It was like a regular guy spending seventeen dollars and fifty cents. He wouldn’t even blink at this kind of spending here.
The only slight downside was that the boss who had bid one million six hundred and sixty-five thousand now looked at him with a less-than-friendly expression.
Well, what could he do? Ding Yue had "stolen" the jade he was so desperate to acquire.
But Ding Yue didn’t care about any of that.
"Dear, why didn’t you fight him for it?"
The woman beside the boss wasn’t happy.
The boss’s face darkened as he said menacingly, "Just wait. No matter who this kid is, one way or another, a little punk dares to cross me?"
"Boss,"
The middle-aged man standing beside the boss had a look of fierce determination in his eyes.
"Wait until this is over. Follow him and find out which hotel he’s staying at; I’ll have a little chat with him," Boss Zhao ordered maliciously.
"Got it, boss,"
The middle-aged man nodded.
It was clear that Boss Zhao wasn’t someone to be trifled with. His name held weight in Northwest China. He had connections with both the underworld and the business world, and his empire extended broadly. He was well-acquainted with all kinds of people.
So, naturally, he wasn’t happy about being humiliated at this auction today.
After securing the jade, Ding Yue went backstage to sign the auction agreement, make the payment, and officially take possession of the jade.
The auction team even explained to Ding Yue why this small piece of jade was worth so much and was a collector’s item.
It turned out...
Although the jade itself was just an ordinary piece of Hetian jade, its backstory was anything but ordinary.
According to rumors, this small piece of Hetian jade came from the ancient Loulan Kingdom in the Northwest desert. However, who exactly it had belonged to in ancient times was unknown. It was considered a rare relic from antiquity that had survived through the ages. Since it hadn’t been carved into an artifact, its value didn’t reach the level of a major "antique." Still, it was easily worth over a million yuan.
Ding Yue didn’t pay too much attention to these details, though.
All he cared about was that the jade held its million-plus value.
After all, Ding Yue didn’t buy it for his collection; he simply bought it because someone liked it — that’s all there was to it.
Once he had the jade, Ding Yue placed it in the box prepared by the auction house, took it, and left backstage to return to the rest of the auction.
As for the rest of the auction items, Ding Yue wasn’t particularly interested.
About two hours later, today’s auction concluded successfully. As Ding Yue was preparing to leave, the Boss Zhao who had been undercut earlier walked over to him.
"Young man,"
Boss Zhao approached with Ding Yue as his clear target.
Seeing a man in his fifties coming up to talk to him, Ding Yue, who didn’t recognize him, calmly asked, "What’s up?"
"That piece of jade in your hand — would you consider selling it to me for the one million seven hundred thousand you paid?"
Boss Zhao asked bluntly.
And his tone wasn’t especially polite — just plain and straightforward.
Ding Yue was perplexed. He asked immediately, "If you wanted this jade so badly, why didn’t you bid for it during the auction?"
This was absurd.
At the auction, he hadn’t raised his bid to secure the jade, but now that it was over, he wanted to buy it from Ding Yue? Seriously?
There was no way Ding Yue would hand over something he had already acquired, especially since the jade was meant to be a gift for Zhang Yu.
"Young man, it’s clear you’ve got little experience. I simply didn’t want to compete with a junior like you,"
Boss Zhao sneered.
Oh, wow!
Hearing this, Ding Yue instantly felt annoyed.
"Our boss spared you the effort; show some gratitude, will you?" barked one of Boss Zhao’s burly henchmen.
"Hey now, don’t talk like that,"
Boss Zhao shot a glance at his henchman, performing a little good-cop, bad-cop routine.
With an attitude like this, anyone would be irritated — not just Ding Yue, but also Xu Bin or Huang Youjie.
"Xiao Zhang,"
Ignoring Boss Zhao entirely, Ding Yue called out to Zhang Yu.
"Hmm?"
Zhang Yu turned to look at Ding Yue.
Since both Lin Zhirou and Zhang Yu were wearing masks, no one at the scene recognized them.
"Didn’t you like this? It’s yours,"
Ding Yue directly handed the jade, won for one million seven hundred thousand, to Zhang Yu.
And he gave it to her right in front of Boss Zhao — just to piss him off. So what?
"Young man, you—!"
Boss Zhao was infuriated by the move.
He had wanted to win the jade for the woman by his side, but this young man had swooped in and stolen the opportunity.
"What’s the matter?"
Seeing Boss Zhao fuming but unable to do anything about it, Ding Yue felt an enormous sense of satisfaction.
"Young man, you’re from inland China, aren’t you?"
Boss Zhao asked.
In the Northwest region, locals often referred to people from the central or eastern parts of the country as "inland people."
"Do I know you or something?"
Ding Yue replied dismissively and led Zhang Yu, Lin Zhirou, and Huang out of the auction hall.
"Young man, don’t forget — a powerful dragon can’t suppress a local snake. Watch yourself,"
Boss Zhao warned. Though the words sounded threatening, his tone was oddly neutral.
It was clear to Ding Yue that the man was trying to intimidate him, relying on his local influence.
Hah, bring it on.
Sure enough...
After Ding Yue and the others left the auction hall, Big White reported to him.
"Principal, someone seems to be following us,"
Big White said.
"Big White, it’s all yours," Ding Yue instructed, leaving the matter to Big White.
He was out here to have fun and preferred things to go smoothly. But if trouble came his way, it needed to be dealt with, didn’t it?
That said, Ding Yue had no intention of handling it himself.
He left it to Big White.
Initially, only two people followed them; later, three more joined in, including the burly henchman who had been with Boss Zhao at the auction hall.
Now...
The five men were planning, per Boss Zhao’s orders, to teach Ding Yue and his group a lesson.
But to their astonishment, this young man had brought a robot — an AI robot, no less!
Big White easily took care of all five, leaving them sprawled on the ground, completely incapacitated for a good while.
Big White showed restraint, ensuring they couldn’t get up temporarily without seriously injuring them — practically a kindness.
Meanwhile, Zhang Yu, delighted to receive the jade as a gift from Principal Ding, couldn’t help but feel a trace of worry.
She wondered if Boss Zhao might seek trouble for Principal Ding later on.
