52: Chapter 47 [Whose Hand Will the Deer Die By?] 52: Chapter 47 [Whose Hand Will the Deer Die By?] The No.

1 hall at Hanghu Bidding Center is the largest one, capable of accommodating nearly a thousand people.

Normally, only large-scale construction projects are put out to tender in this hall.

By the time Ye Fan and Su Yuxin, along with their entourage, arrived at Hall No.

1, many people had already reached the hall, sitting on either side, divided into two distinct camps as if they were the divided realms of Chu and Han.

And indeed it was so—because the Su Family and the He Family were vying with all their might for the Binhe New District Phase One project, other companies had backed out, so those who came to bid today were merely there to make up the numbers, with only a few real estate company directors coming in person, while the rest had merely sent someone over arbitrarily.

The few real estate company directors who did come in person were mostly there because they were free, and wished to witness the dragon-tiger fight of the Jiangnan real estate industry with their own eyes during their leisure time.

After Su Yuxin entered the hall, two real estate company directors from the Su camp, who had come in person, came over one after another to talk, stopping only when He Fenghua and his group entered the hall.

Unlike Su Yuxin, He Fenghua brought more people with him, including not only staff from the He Family’s real estate companies but also some young masters from the real estate industry and other domains.

These young masters had mostly accompanied He Fenghua to the motorhome festival and were aware of what had happened that day, so upon entering the hall, they all looked at Su Yuxin with schadenfreude in their eyes—they were very curious to see whether Su Yuxin would fulfill the gambling promise after the results came out!

As for Ye Fan, they completely ignored him.

Obviously…

in their eyes, Ye Fan was just a clueless clown, not worth their attention.

At nine o’clock, the bidding center staff, experts, and officials responsible for the project successively arrived.

The bidding center staff member hosting the bid opening first introduced the experts and officials, and then outlined the project overview, bidding requirements, and bid-winning rules.

Having completed all this, the host sought approval from the officials seated centrally with a glance and said, “Now, we invite the enterprises participating in the bidding to submit their bid documents and qualifications to the expert panel for review.”

Upon hearing the host’s words, representatives from the twenty real estate companies stood up one after another, took their bid documents and qualifications up to the front, where the staff checked the sealing of the bid documents, and after confirming there were no mistakes, handed them over to the members of the expert panel.

“Alright, please wait patiently in the hall for further notice.”

Seeing this, the host spoke again.

According to the bidding rules, the expert panel must be under full surveillance while reviewing the bid documents, and representatives from the bidding enterprises were not allowed to be present.

Everyone except Ye Fan was aware of this rule.

Thus, upon hearing the host’s words, people left Hall No.

1 one after another.

“Mr.

Su, please don’t forget the gambling promise you made at the motorhome festival,” said Lu Jian, following Ye Fan and Su Yuxin out to the lobby just after they left, grinning cheaply.

Whoosh!

Lu Jian’s words seemed to carry some kind of magic, instantly quieting the large hall, with almost everyone turning their gaze toward Su Yuxin.

The young masters, led by He Fenghua, looked on with schadenfreude, while others were shocked!

Although they had heard through the grapevine that Su Yuxin had gambled with He Fenghua at the motorhome festival, pledging to spend a night with Lu Jian if they failed to win the Binhe Project Phase One, they didn’t take it seriously.

Firstly, they couldn’t believe that Su Yuxin, known as the Iron Lady, would make such an impulsive and absurd decision; secondly, the rumor only mentioned what Su Yuxin would do if she lost, but said nothing about what He Fenghua would do if Su Yuxin won.

But now, they began to waver—their logic told them that if the wager didn’t exist, Lu Jian definitely wouldn’t be mentioning it publicly!

“You should use that reminder for Mr.

He,” said Su Yuxin after a moment, when those out-of-the-loop were silently making their judgment, confirming their speculations.

“Uh…”

Seeing Su Yuxin openly acknowledging the existence of the gambling promise, those unaware people widened their eyes in shock, looking at Su Yuxin as if she had become a stranger to them.

How could Su Yuxin make such an absurd decision?

Amid their shock, these uninformed individuals silently questioned themselves.

“Mr.

Su, do you mean that you will definitely keep your promise, right?” Lu Jian’s smile grew more contemptible.

He was well aware that broadcasting the matter publicly could somewhat increase the likelihood of Su Yuxin fulfilling the gambling promise.

“Isn’t it too early to talk about keeping promises now?” Facing Lu Jian’s tricky question, Ye Fan frowned and interjected before Su Yuxin could speak, “Let’s talk about it after the results come out.”

“What are you?

Can you make decisions for Mr.

Su?” Lu Jian glared at Ye Fan irritably for butting in.

Ye Fan’s eyes narrowed slightly, ready to teach Lu Jian a lesson, but he saw Su Yuxin step in front of him, her expression icy as she said, “Mr.

Ye is my assistant, and his words represent my intentions.

But what about you, what right do you have to speak for He Fenghua?”

“Lu Jian is the main character of the gambling promise; he naturally represents my intention,” said He Fenghua as he stepped forward, smiling, “It seems Lady Su is determined to win.

Well then, let’s wait and see.”

The words had barely left his mouth when He Fenghua smiled confidently and walked aside with the young masters following him.

Seeing this, Ye Fan hesitated for a moment, temporarily abandoning the idea of teaching Lu Jian a lesson, and decided to wait for the results instead.

“Yuxin, how could you make such a bet with them?” After He Fenghua and the others had left, the previous real estate CEO who had been talking to Su Yuxin came over, asking with concern.

Without explaining, Su Yuxin just smiled confidently and said, “Uncle Huang, please don’t worry, I’ll be fine.”

“Ah…”

The middle-aged man surnamed Huang wanted to say something, but then he thought that the rice was already cooked—the bet was made and nothing could be done now.

He could only hope that the Su Family would win the bid.

Compared to the middle-aged man surnamed Huang, the employees of the Lv Hu Group Jiangnan Company, except for Xu Weize and Yang Miaomiao, were even more worried.

It was just—

Because Su Yuxin’s prestige in the company was so high, they did not dare to voice their inner worries.

About an hour later, an announcement echoed in the hall, requesting representatives of the companies bidding for the Binhe Project Phase One to proceed to Hall One.

“After an hour of scrutiny by the expert panel, it was found that out of the twenty bidding companies, only four met the requirements specified in the bidding documents for qualifications, financial conditions, and so on.

These four companies are Bailiang Group, Mingsheng Real Estate Company, Yunda Group, and Lv Hu Group Jiangnan Company.”

After everyone returned to Hall One, the presenter announced the results of the review and continued, “Next, we will open the bids of the four companies one by one and announce the bid prices.”

As his words ended, the staff members, who were already prepared, picked up Bailiang Group’s bid, showing it unopened to everyone first before swiftly breaking the seal and handing it to the official responsible for the project.

The official took the bid, cleared his throat, and announced solemnly, “Bailiang Group’s bid is sixteen billion, five hundred and seventy-eight million, three thousand, two hundred yuan, above the cost price and meeting the bidding requirements.”

“Mingsheng Real Estate Company’s bid is fifteen billion, eight hundred and thirty-six million, two thousand, seven hundred yuan, above the cost price and meeting the bidding requirements.”

As the official finished the second announcement, Hall One again fell silent, so quiet that one could only hear the sound of the staff member breaking the seal of Yunda Group’s bid.

Looking around the hall, besides Ye Fan’s calm demeanor, everyone else seemed more or less tense.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the hall was so heavy that it was suffocating!

“Yunda Group’s bid is fourteen billion, nine hundred and twenty million, five thousand, four hundred yuan.” The official soon spoke up again, breaking the silence in the hall with Yunda Group’s bid price.

Woosh!

As his words finished, gazes instantly turned towards the Lv Hu Group Jiangnan Company delegation led by Su Yuxin!

It seemed that the owners of those gazes wanted to predict the outcome of this fierce competition based on the reactions of Su Yuxin and her team!

“Uh…”

Hearing Yunda Group’s bid price echoing in their ears, Zhang Tie and the others felt as if a muffled thunder had exploded beside them, leaving them all shocked and dumbfounded— the He Family’s bid was only ten million lower than that of the Su Family!

The Su Family had lost!

Seeing this scene, almost everyone had the same thought simultaneously cross their minds.

Lost, have they?

In shock, Zhang Tie and the others turned their heads slowly, looking at Su Yuxin with guilt and worry as if afraid she couldn’t bear such a blow!

Lost, have they?

The people aligned with the Su Family let out sighs in their hearts, and on top of their disappointment, they couldn’t help but recall Lu Jian’s previous bet, looking at Su Yuxin with concern and sympathy!

Lost, have they?

Including He Fenghua, all those in the He Family camp were smiling like victors, and even Lu Jian and his companions were undressing Su Yuxin with lewd stares, as if fantasizing what she would look like nude.

Lost, have they?

Yang Miaomiao suddenly stood up from her seat, excitedly grasping Su Yuxin’s arm, her mouth wide open as if she wanted to say something, but due to her excitement, she couldn’t utter a single word.

Lost, have they?

Su Yuxin turned to look at Ye Fan excitedly but saw that his expression was as calm as a rippleless lake.

Seeing this, the excitement on Su Yuxin’s face disappeared without a trace, replaced by a composed and calm gaze directed at the official announcing the results.

Because.

She remembered something Ye Fan had said, “What’s meant to happen will always find its way, so why get excited?”