After hearing that, Zhou Suisui couldn’t help giving Cui Wu a thumbs-up.
“All right, Miss. I’ll take care of it right away!”
“‘The Pink Heart’?”
Zhou Suisui studied the promotional image of The Pink Heart carefully.
The diamond’s facets were flawlessly cut—perfect, one might say—and the sunlight reflected off it in dazzling, brilliant flashes.
She had the strange feeling that she had seen it somewhere before.
It looked familiar.
But… where had she seen it?
She normally didn’t buy overly expensive jewelry, so she had never paid much attention to diamonds of collector-grade quality.
By all rights, if she had ever seen such a beautiful and dazzling pink diamond in person, it should have left a deep impression on her.
Yet she simply couldn’t remember…
Forget it. If she couldn’t remember, there was no point dwelling on it.
She had more important things to deal with now.
“Sister Wu, get me two tickets to the auction. We’re going too.”
Cui Wu nodded. “Of course, Miss. That’ll be easy.”
As a top-tier butler, getting two auction tickets was a piece of cake.
Zhou Suisui changed her clothes and hurried to the auction venue with Cui Wu.
She had to stop her brother before he bid on The Pink Heart.
If necessary, she would bid against him. No matter what, she couldn’t let Su Wan get her way!
On the way to the auction, Zhou Suisui sat in the back seat while Cui Wu drove.
Holding the auction brochure, she took out her phone, opened a webpage, and frantically crammed herself with information about the auction and more details about The Pink Heart.
The Pink Heart was a private collection piece from the South African royal family. There were only eight such diamonds in the entire world.
The previous seven to be auctioned had all been bought by the same mysterious person.
The one being auctioned now was the last of the eight—and the largest. Its cut was more complete, and its grade purer.
The starting price was three hundred million.
Its estimated value among collectors had reached the astonishing figure of nine hundred million.
Each of the eight pink diamonds was priceless on its own. Together, their value was simply impossible to estimate.
That mysterious buyer must be determined to acquire the last one.
If her brother wanted to buy this diamond tonight, he would probably have to bleed for it.
There was just one thing she couldn’t understand.
All the money in her brother’s accounts was in her hands. He couldn’t spend a cent without her approval. If he hadn’t asked her for money, where was he planning to get the funds for the auction?
At the thought of this, Zhou Suisui rubbed her temples with a headache.
—
At the same time.
On his way to the auction venue, Zhou Sui'an was suffering from a headache of his own.
The bidding started at three hundred million!
But the final sale price would be far higher than that.
The mysterious buyer had already acquired seven of the diamonds. They would certainly stop at nothing to compete for the eighth.
Under normal circumstances, he could still scrape together several hundred million. But now…
All his money was in his sister’s hands.
If this matter reached his sister’s ears, he probably wouldn’t even be allowed back into the Zhou family.
To be honest, Zhou Sui'an was beginning to regret agreeing to Su Wan’s request.
Ugh…
He could only hope that when his sister found out, she wouldn’t beat him to death.
But when he thought that this would finally allow him to repay the debt of gratitude he owed Su Wan, he steeled himself.
If his sister got angry, at worst he would sincerely apologize and beg for forgiveness.
His sister had always been softhearted, and she cared about him so much. She would surely forgive him.
“President, all your money is currently in the eldest miss’s hands, and the company’s funds can’t be withdrawn on such short notice. You have to come up with the auction money within three days. Where are you going to get that much money?”
Assistant Wen glanced at him through the rearview mirror and sighed softly.
He was starting to regret lying to the eldest miss together with his employer.
If the president wanted to ruin himself, he shouldn’t drag Assistant Wen down with him!
Several hundred million could buy an entire building in a smaller city.
The president was truly generous when it came to Su Wan.
Zhou Sui'an rested one hand against the car window and rubbed his temples wearily. In a hoarse voice, he said, “It’s just money. Contact a real estate agent and sell one of the properties within the inner ring within three days.”
“You’re selling a house?”
Assistant Wen’s grip slipped, and the car nearly veered straight into the flower bed beside the road.
“Tsk. Can’t you even drive properly?” Zhou Sui'an said irritably.
Assistant Wen said helplessly, “President, the real estate market is sluggish right now. Only properties within the inner ring are holding their value somewhat, and you want to sell one at a time like this… It won’t be easy. Besides, any one of those properties is worth several hundred million. There are only a handful of people who can afford to take one over.”
“Sell it at a discount. As long as the buyer can pay, sell it.”
Assistant Wen was completely stunned.
That was a property in the inner ring!
The very center of the city!
Given the current market, it wouldn’t sell without a brutal price cut.
If only he had the money to come up with several hundred million at once. Otherwise, even he would be tempted.
“You should really think it over. It would be such a waste…”
Assistant Wen still wanted to persuade him.
At that moment, a ringtone abruptly interrupted him.
Zhou Sui'an took his phone from his pocket. When he saw the caller ID, his brows instinctively furrowed.
After hesitating for two seconds, he answered.
Su Wan’s sugary voice came through. “Sui'an, where are you?”
“On the way.”
Faced with Zhou Sui'an’s cold reply, she didn’t mind at all and continued cheerfully, “I’m already here. I’m waiting for you at the entrance to the auction.”
“What are you doing there?”
His tone was somewhat cold.
Su Wan wanted this diamond, and all he had to do was buy it for her. He had never intended to bring her along.
But how could Su Wan miss such a perfect opportunity to bask in the spotlight?
She immediately put on a pitiful tone. “Sui'an, are you really so impatient with me now? Don’t worry. I’ll just sit quietly beside you and watch. I absolutely won’t disturb you.”
Her tearful, whiny voice only annoyed Zhou Sui'an further.
“Suit yourself. But I’m warning you—don’t cause any trouble this time!”
“I know.”
After hanging up, Su Wan’s face filled with mockery.
She could tolerate it for now, for the sake of the pink diamond worth several hundred million.
She eagerly opened Weibo.
The suggestive post she had made earlier that morning was still attracting a flood of comments.
She had arranged for some of her fans to lie in wait in the comments and steer public opinion.
At first, everyone had merely envied her. But little by little, the comments had turned into a battlefield aimed at attacking Zhou Suisui.
Zhou Suisui, you made me unhappy, so I won’t let you enjoy yourself either.
Before long, Zhou Sui'an’s car pulled up at the entrance to the auction.
Su Wan immediately adjusted her makeup and happily went to greet him.
Today, in an effort to please Zhou Sui'an, she had changed into the qipao he liked. She had even asked a designer to create a special hairstyle for her.
Her makeup was light and fresh, and every movement was elegant.
She carried a small handwoven purse, decorated with a little tassel.
The entire look had the nostalgic Hong Kong style of the 1980s and ’90s.
Zhou Sui'an had slightly impaired vision, though not enough to require glasses.
At that moment, he gazed at Su Wan from a distance.
The woman smiled sweetly, gentle and serene.
“…”
His eyes began to ache. His lips parted, and a sound was just about to escape his throat.
The next second, Su Wan’s cheerful voice pulled him back from his emotions.
“Sui'an, let’s go inside!”
Zhou Sui'an suddenly came to his senses and let out a soft laugh.
It sounded faintly mocking.
He quickly steadied his breathing.
“Let’s go.”
“Okay.”
Su Wan reached out to take his arm.
Before she could touch him, Zhou Sui'an abruptly shook her off.
“Don’t touch me.”
The sudden movement caught her completely off guard. Wearing high heels, Su Wan nearly lost her balance and fell from the force of his gesture.
“Sui’an…” Su Wan was stunned.
Zhou Sui’an had always been a gentleman with an easygoing temper. This was the first time he had ever treated her so roughly and impatiently.
Zhou Sui’an had no habit of hitting women. What he had just done was merely an instinctive reaction.
His eyes flickered, and his tone held a hint of apology. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to.”
“It’s fine.”
Thinking of the pink diamond she would soon have, she held back her anger and forced a smile.
Just as the two of them were walking into the auction hall, one after the other, a black car pulled up outside. Then a cold voice came from behind them.
“Zhou. Sui’an.”
Another update at midnight tonight.
