A woman, no matter how strong or successful she is, what she needs most is a sense of security. Even a woman like Leng Qingqiu, who always wears a frosty expression and keeps people at a distance, still needs a sense of security.

After learning about Lu Yu's experiences on Paradise Island and with him saving her before, now standing by her side, Leng Qingqiu feels a sense of safety in her heart. At the same time, her gaze towards Lu Yu carries a hint of unusual emotion.

Hearing Leng Qingqiu's words, Lu Yu nodded. He looked at the Leng Qingqiu before him, nodded, and said, "Alright, I will try my best to restrain myself. But if someone comes looking for trouble with me, I won't let them off easily either!"

As he spoke, Lu Yu's gaze swept around, carrying a faint hint of threat.

Seeing Lu Yu's gaze, everyone's hearts skipped a beat.

Most of the people present were tycoons in Lin'an City's business circle, and they had seen Lu Yu's way of doing things before. So, seeing the threatening look in Lu Yu's eyes, each of them nodded, appearing quite humble.

After all, they had witnessed Lu Yu's demeanor at various gatherings, the type who would kick if displeased. He really wasn't someone they could afford to provoke casually!

Seeing these tycoons nodding around, Lu Yu smiled slightly. Then he looked at the Leng Qingqiu before him and said, "Let's go. Didn't we come here to attend the auction?"

Hearing this, Leng Qingqiu couldn't help but nod.

The main purpose of her attending the auction this time is to meet the so-called Dongdao Group's leader and see what kind of figure this leader is.

Lu Yu's purpose was precisely the same. He also wanted to see this Dongdao Group leader because this group was directly linked to the family that attacked the Lu Family years ago!

Moreover, during Yunting's investigation of this Dongdao Group, they were also threatened. All these things showed that this Dongdao Group was extremely abnormal.

Thus, Lu Yu also wanted to take this opportunity to see what kind of figure this so-called Dongdao Group leader is!

With both parties having the same goal, Leng Qingqiu and Lu Yu entered the Ink Pavilion's auction hall side by side.

Seeing Leng Qingqiu and Lu Yu heading towards the auction hall, the remaining tycoons exchanged glances and followed behind them towards the hall.

...

The Ink Pavilion's auction hall was no different from other antique auction houses. In the brightly lit hall, there was a podium at the front. On the right side of the auctioneer was a blue and white porcelain vase, looking exceptionally elegant.

Behind the auctioneer stood three white-haired elders, the most authoritative antique appraisal experts in the Ink Pavilion auction house.

Everything on-site was no different from an ordinary antique auction. However, once seated, each tycoon's eyes wandered restlessly around, trying to identify the Dongdao Group's leader among the other tycoons present.

They weren't paying much attention to the auction items.

Though the tycoons all had a hobby of collecting antiques, their primary reason for coming this time was to see what kind of figure the Dongdao Group leader is; bidding for antiques was merely secondary.

"Distinguished guests, welcome to our Ink Pavilion's antique auction. On behalf of Ink Pavilion, I want to extend our heartfelt thanks to all of you."

A few minutes later, once all the tycoons were seated, the auctioneer's calm and magnetic voice slowly came through, giving a rather professional impression.

"Today, our first item is a blue and white porcelain vase. This item is from..."

As the auctioneer was introducing the item, the tycoons' gazes were still wandering, appearing absent-minded.

Even Leng Qingqiu's gaze was searching around, obviously trying to see who the Dongdao Group's leader was!

As mentioned before, the main purpose of these tycoons was to see what kind of figure the Dongdao Group leader is, while the antique bidding was just a secondary matter.

"Stop looking."

Seeing Leng Qingqiu's eyes searching all around, Lu Yu spoke softly, "The Dongdao Group leader will stand up on his own eventually!"

In his words, Lu Yu looked at the item in front of him, a hint of confidence evident in his eyes.

"Will stand up on his own?"

Hearing this, a look of astonishment appeared in Leng Qingqiu's eyes. She looked at Lu Yu and said softly, "How do you know that?"

Even Leng Qingqiu was now stunned, unsure why Lu Yu was so confident.

"Intuition!"

Hearing Leng Qingqiu's words, Lu Yu replied softly, with a slight smile in his eyes.

Before coming to the auction, Lu Yu was prepared and was seventy percent sure that the Dongdao Group leader would reveal himself!

Intuition!?

Hearing this, Leng Qingqiu rolled her eyes at Lu Yu, feeling quite speechless.

She originally thought Lu Yu would say something insightful, but he merely said intuition.

"As good as saying nothing!"

Hearing Lu Yu's words, Leng Qingqiu muttered softly, her words tinged with slight dissatisfaction.

"Just focus on looking at the item; I can promise you that he will definitely stand up on his own!"

As he spoke, Lu Yu's voice was deep, with a hint of a smile.

Hearing Lu Yu's words, Leng Qingqiu said nothing more. Her gaze really followed Lu Yu's instructions, looking at the item. She now wanted to see what Lu Yu had up his sleeve!

Time ticked away, as the items were bought by tycoons, the auction also neared its end. During this time, after she bought an ancient painting, Leng Qingqiu seemed disinterested.

In her view, that so-called Dongdao Group leader hadn't shown up today!

However, Lu Yu still had that confident look on his face, as if he was completely unfazed.

Even now, Leng Qingqiu could not understand why Lu Yu still appeared so confident with only the last item remaining as the auction neared its end!?

And at this moment, the auctioneer slowly placed a red-clothed covered stand on the podium, and looking at the absent-minded tycoons below, said, "Gentlemen, we are now presenting the finale item of our auction, the Ancient Sword Rope Curve!"

Buzz!

With these words spoken, a sly smile curled at Lu Yu's lips. And just as Lu Yu's lips lifted into this smile, in a corner of the auction hall, a man in a suit with a burly build suddenly widened his eyes, a look of shock appearing on his face!

(Another chapter to come~)