CHAPTER 247: CHAPTER 247: THE PITIFUL LITTLE XIAO KE

Ye Ningwan wanted the girl in the cage.

As soon as she spoke, both Zhan Hanjue and Wangyue looked at her in surprise.

"Miss Ye, what do you want her for?" Wangyue asked, puzzled.

But Zhan Hanjue said, "Alright."

Ye Ningwan looked at him gratefully.

The bidding started.

No matter how much the other side raised, Zhan Hanjue would always add another million on top.

Finally, at fifty-eight million, no one continued to bid.

Just a woman, after all.

Although she was extremely beautiful, many still weighed the pros and cons and deemed it not worth spending so much money on a woman.

Zhan Hanjue successfully bid on the girl.

Soon, someone here knocked on the door and entered, congratulating Zhan Hanjue: "Congratulations to the patron for acquiring the first auction item of the day. The item has been kept safe for the patron, and you may claim it anytime you wish."

"I want her now, bring her over." Ye Ningwan said.

The staff looked at Zhan Hanjue.

Obviously, she believed that Zhan Hanjue was the true patron.

As for this arrogant, beautiful woman speaking, she was merely an accessory to the patron.

"Bring her in." Zhan Hanjue also instructed.

The staff had no choice but to nod and bring the girl over.

Soon, the girl was brought in.

However, her hands and feet were bound with shackles, as if they feared she might escape.

The girl was still wearing the clothes displayed in the cage, trembling slightly, either from fear or the cold.

When she was brought in, her eyes filled with terror as she looked at Zhan Hanjue and Ye Ningwan, trembling and retreating backward.

However, she hadn’t retreated two steps when the staff admonished her, "No stepping back."

"She is ours now, you can leave." Ye Ningwan coldly said.

The staff was surprised, but seeing Zhan Hanjue’s cold expression, they had no choice but to leave with their heads down.

Wangyue quickly walked over to the girl and said, "Don’t be afraid, we’re not bad people. Our Miss Ye saved you, you’ll be fine from now on."

However, the girl retreated further in fear.

Wangyue wanted to step forward and support her, but Ye Ningwan stopped her.

"Wangyue, don’t touch her."

Wangyue had no choice but to withdraw her hand and step back.

"Miss Ye, she seems very scared and cold, why not give her a coat?"

"No need," Ye Ningwan said.

She walked toward the girl, forcing her into a corner with no way out.

Just as Wangyue and Zhan Hanjue watched her, expecting her to gently comfort the girl,

unexpectedly, Ye Ningwan raised her hand and slapped the girl hard across the face.

The girl was very fair-skinned.

Her face was as white and glistening as the first snow.

Ye Ningwan’s slap left half of her already small face swollen and red.

It was painful just to look at.

Wangyue couldn’t help but say, "Miss Ye, what are you doing, why are you hitting her?"

The girl’s eyes showed grievance and fear as she looked pitifully at Zhan Hanjue, seemingly seeking his protection.

Even Wangyue, a girl herself, couldn’t help but feel pity. Unable to bear the sight, she rushed to protect the girl.

However, she was stopped by Zhan Hanjue.

"Wanwan has her own reasons," Zhan Hanjue said coldly.

"Truly heartless."

The fear and grievance in the girl’s eyes vanished, replaced by a maturity and cunning unbecoming of her age.

"What’s going on?" Wangyue was shocked.

How did this girl’s demeanor change so suddenly?

Earlier, she was a pitiful little thing, and now she seemed like a little witch?

"Wangyue, did you see? Many times, what we see with our eyes isn’t the truth. Some people disguise themselves as pitiful, but in reality, they’re venomous scorpions. If you’d rushed over earlier, you might have been stung and poisoned to death," Ye Ningwan said with a cold smile.

"Ah, is it that scary?" Wangyue turned pale with fright and quickly stepped back.

The girl, however, said, "Don’t worry, I have no interest in women. The person I want to come rushing over isn’t her. Ye Ningwan, I wonder where you found such a heartless man. Even seeing me as a delicate girl, he remains unmoved, watching you hit me without blinking."

"Miss Ye, do you know her?" Wangyue was even more surprised.

Ye Ningwan said, "Let me introduce you, this is my senior sister, she’s called Shuixian. Just like her name, she appears delicate and beautiful, but in truth, she’s poisonous."

"What? She’s your senior sister? Then why did she put herself in a cage and let others sell her?" Wangyue asked, puzzled.

Ye Ningwan said, "Wangyue, do you know what the best hunters are like? Most of them succeed by becoming the bait themselves. That’s exactly what my senior sister does, disguising herself as a pitiful and innocent girl to evoke men’s sympathy, luring them into buying her at a high price and becoming her prey."

"But, what can she do? She looks just fourteen or fifteen, just a minor," Wangyue questioned, confused.

Ye Ningwan chuckled, "Wangyue, you don’t know this, but my senior sister isn’t just a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl. She’s already thirty."

"Ye Ningwan, shut up."

Shuixian, who had been calm, immediately became angry when her age was mentioned, as it was her sore spot.

Upon hearing Ye Ningwan mention her age, referring to her as old, she instantly grew furious.

The innocent face twisted, lifting her hand to strike Ye Ningwan.

However, with Zhan Hanjue present, she naturally couldn’t touch Ye Ningwan.

Zhan Hanjue grabbed her wrist and threw her forcefully, causing Shuixian to stumble and fall to the ground.

She had never suffered such humiliation in her life.

Being treated like this by a man.

"Are you impotent? How can you strike me so hard, are you even a man?" Shuixian cursed angrily.

Zhan Hanjue coldly said, "I am in perfect health, I just never go easy on old women."

Shuixian: "..."

His words were venomous, perfectly in tune with Ye Ningwan, husband and wife teaming up to provoke Shuixian.

Shuixian was nearly infuriated to death by them.

With anger turning to laughter, she said, "Ye Ningwan, where did you find a man with such a sharp tongue, you two truly are meant for each other."

"You’re right, he is my man. So, don’t even think about him lightly, or I’ll make sure you expose yourself."

Shuixian, threatened by Ye Ningwan, looked grim.

After a moment, she coldly snorted, "We never crossed each other’s paths, why did you buy me? Couldn’t you let someone else buy me? So annoying. Hurry and tell them you want a refund or sell me at a low price."

"That’s impossible," Ye Ningwan said.

Shuixian said angrily, "Ye Ningwan, what exactly do you want to do?"

"You know exactly what I want. What’s with the Thousand-year-old Tai Sui? Don’t tell me you don’t know about it. The places you appear inevitably aren’t normal. It’s a coincidence that the Thousand-year-old Tai Sui showed up here too, and if you say it’s unrelated, I won’t believe it."

Shuixian: "..."

"You are still as sharp as ever, as annoying as when we were kids."

"You’re the same, haven’t changed all these years, just as bothersome as before."