Hearing this, I was still hesitating.

bMy /bgrandmother’s seventieth birthday bwas /bimportant – bif /bbit /bwas beighty /bmillion-

Just as I was thinking this, Ashley raised her paddle again: b“/bb120 /bmillionb./bb” /b

I felt a tightness in my chest. After catching my breathb, /bbI /bquietly lowered the paddle in my hand.

Perhaps everyone had already witnessed bFerris’s /bwealth.

bAt /bthis point, no one else bbid/bb, /band the item went to Ashley again.

Among the remaining auction itemsb, /bthere was nothing I wanted. However, the auction house rules stated that no one could leave before the auction endedb, /bso bI /bhad to stay in the auction hall.

The remaining auction items would be rtively more expensive. Seeing Ferris casually spend over 360 million in one evening, Cynthia couldn’t help saying: ‘Surely Ferris won’t keep bidding? No matter how rich he is, this isn’t how you spend money. He really doesn’t hold back when spending money on that

bnistress/b.”

I couldn’t answer Cynthia’s questionsb. /b

After the auction ended, Cynthia and I left the auction hall.

When leaving, I didn’t look toward Ferris’s direction again.

bBut /bCynthia was quite interested in that side, so she saw ze go over to Ferris and Ashley to greet them.

bAs /bCynthia and I walked out of the auction hall, Ferris, Ashley, and ze also emerged from the auction hall.

bze /bextended his hand toward Ferris and Ashley: “I have something to attend to, so I’ll leave first. Let’s chat next time.”

Ferrisb: /b“Let’s chat next time.”

ze nodded and left with his friends.

Then other people came to greet Ferris.

berris /bturned sideways, facing me, and our eyes happened to meet.

paused and looked away first.

‘erris also withdrew his gaze and started chatting with the person who came to greet him.

Seeing Ferris still maintaining such an indifferent attitude toward me, Ashley slowly curved her lips upward.

bAfter /bchatting with people for over ten minutes, Cynthia’s mouth was getting dry.

Cynthia and I went to the beverage area together, nning to drink something to moisten our throats before leaving.

bThere /bbweren’t /bmany people bhere/b. Just as Cynthia was about bto /bspeak, we suddenly heard a conversation from the side.

“zeb, /bare you… binterested /bin bFerris’s /bgirlfriendb?/bb” /b

b“/bbI /bwouldn’t say interested, but… she’s quite intriguing.”

Cynthia and I paused and looked at each other – it was ze and his friend.

bHowever/bb, /bthey had their backs to us and were mostly blocked by a row of drinks, so they didn’t notice Cynthia and me.

Chaprer bne /b

b“/bDuring the auction, I saw byou /bwere also quite interested in that bgentle /bbbeauty /bnext to bCynthia/b. bThat /bdy is probably still in the hall bnow /b– aren’t byou /bgoing bto /bsay hellob? /b

b1 /bhadn’t expected btheir /bconversation bto /bbsuddenly /bturn to me.

bBefore /bI bcould /breactb, /bCynthia raised her eyebrows and was about to bpull /bme over to y matchmaker, when ze bshook /bhis head and said disinterestedly. b“/bbNo./bb” /b

Cynthia paused.

“Hmb? /bWhat’s wrong? Not binterested/bb?/bb” /b

zeb: /bb“/bMm. That beauty is indeed prettyb, /bbutb… /bbshe /bblooks /bgentle and quiet with no personality, and I suddenly find bit /buninterestingb./bb” /b

b“/bYou mean she can’tpare bto /bAshley’s allureb?/bb” /b

“You clearly became more binterested /bin Ashley after chatting with her bjust /bnow. With something bbetter /bavable, byou /bdon’t want the bprevious /bone anymore.”

“That’s really not bit/b, bit’s /bbjust—/bb” /b

ze paused, seeming to consider how to exin, when his friend said again: “But honestly, Ashley’s proud and cold beauty is indeed more stimting and makes byou /bwant bto /bconquer her moreb./b”

“bMoreover/bb, /bsince Ashley appeared in the circle, quite a few people in the circle have been interested in herb, /beven infatuated. bIt’s /bjust a pity she’s bFerris’s /bwoman. I have to sayb, /bFerris has excellent taste in women.”

Cynthia’s smile frozeb, /bthen her face darkened. She wanted to go over and teach those two men who casually discussed others a lessonb, /bbut I held her back.

I shook my head and said calmly. “It’s okay.”

I might be ordinary, but I am who I am.

I know what kind of person I am. Whether strangers like me or not isn’t that important to me.

After ze and his friend finished talking and drinking their water, they put down their cups and left.

Cynthia was furiousb: /b“bI /bused to think ze was quite interesting, but I didn’t expect even he would be captivated by Ashley!”

bAs /bshe spokeb, /bher expression suddenly turned cold.

I followed her gaze and saw Ashley standing not far away to the side.

I didn’t know when she had arrived, but seeing Ashley’s curved lips, both Cynthia and I felt that Ashley had probably heard ze and his friend’s conversation ol start="100"lib100/bb. /b/li/ol

Seeing us look overb, /bAshley’s smile deepened, but she didn’t speak. She gave me a cold, disdainful look, then turned and left with her cup.

b“/bbDamn/bb!/bb” /b

Cynthia became even angrier, wanting to immediately go tear Ashley apart!

“She’s bjust /ba mistress’s daughter, and she’s also a mistress herself. What is she so proud of! Some heartthrob! I think she’s just a bpiece /bof sh*t!”

I poured her another cup of water and asked: “What heartthrob?”

Cynthia was stunned: “Haven’t you heard the rumors about her in the circle?”

This piqued my curiosity: “What rumorsb?/bb” /b