Trillionaire's Slice of Life

"Ten million for the first time, Princess Mina has bid ten million, ten million for the second time, ten million for the thir— sold!"

Just as the auctioneer was about to pronounce the item sold, the blonde in the front row suddenly gestured with her hand, stopping the auctioneer's final call. She then turned her head slightly, and Princess Mina's pair of sky-blue eyes searched behind her. Quickly, her gaze locked onto Lin Ling'er, who was seated in the center of the hall.

Princess Mina was not about to let off the woman who dared to challenge her so easily. Once she had located her adversary, the blonde raised her eyebrows subtly, then gestured to Lin Ling'er to continue the bidding.

When Lin Youzhe, sitting beside her, saw the trace of a cold smile at the corner of his sister's mouth, he realized that trouble was brewing. Indeed, in just a moment, provoked by Princess Mina, the Lin family mistress could no longer suppress the anger in her heart. She raised her hand for the third time, and with a clear and sonorous voice declared:

"Ten million and ten thousand!"

Neither more nor less, an increase of exactly one hundred thousand – a clear challenge directed at Princess Mina.

Seeing her opponent enter the fray, the blonde at the front row did not show the slightest difference in demeanor; instead, she seemed eager to engage. Almost without pause, Princess Mina raised her hand again, her voice solemn:

"One hundred million!"

Indeed, worthy of being the world's number one Jewelry Queen, her bids escalated by tenfold each time.

At that moment, the entire hall broke into a flurry of murmurs.

Each of the multimillionaires in the hall sported a peculiar smile on their faces.

For many of them, they had been mere spectators throughout the auction, their status not qualifying them to participate in the bidding. But now, to witness the world's leading Jewelry Queen and the Lin family mistress competing on the same stage was already considered an extraordinary spectacle.

One, a trillionaire with innumerable ties to the British royal family.

The other, a notable personality from Jiangnan, the head of the four major families, the Lin family mistress. The contest between the two young women was evidently much more interesting!

And under the gaze of everyone in the hall, the Lin family mistress's audacity and boldness were on full display once again. She raised her hand another time, deliberately stating:

"One hundred million and ten thousand!"

As her words fell, Lin Ling'er suddenly gave a cold snort, clearly determined to fight to the end.

The bid had reached a critical point; if Princess Mina were to follow her previous pattern of increasing bids tenfold, then her next bid should logically be one billion. However, one billion would be far beyond the value of the Heart of the Deep Sea being auctioned.

The Heart of the Deep Sea, although precious, had a starting price of six and a half billion. A price of one billion was simply not worth it.

At this moment, all eyes in the hall once again centered on Princess Mina in the front row, curious to see whether the Jewelry Queen had the audacity to bid one billion.

Then, as everyone waited, it didn't take long – just a moment – before the blonde's calm voice slowly filled the hall:

"One billion!"

The hall immediately erupted into a commotion, and at that point, no one looked at the Lin family mistress again.

Everyone understood that one billion was the ultimate price for that piece of jewelry. For the Jewelry Queen, with a net worth in the trillions, one billion was merely child's play, an amount she could decide with a wave of her hand.

Yet for Lin Ling'er, one billion was an amount that could make her spit blood.

Although Lin Ling'er was the mistress of the Lin family, second only to Lin Youzhi in status, she was not the family head. As a daughter, she had only advisory power within the Lin family, but no decision-making authority. For any project or investment involving more than one billion, Lin Youzhi's approval was required; she simply had no say.

Ten billion to purchase a Heart of the Deep Sea was obviously a losing deal. The jewelry queen, rich and formidable, could afford to overlook this minor loss, but ten billion was enough to empty Lin Ling'er's personal treasury.

This time, even though she was full of reluctance, in the face of Princess Mina's overwhelming capital, she could only grit her teeth and swallow her pride. Enjoy more content from My Virtual Library Empire

As everyone in the hall had guessed, Lin Ling'er ceased to bid any further. Naturally, the third piece of jewelry ultimately went to the jewelry queen!

Chu Mo personally received the jewelry, then he bent down and placed the necklace, studded with 366 diamonds, around the slender neck of Princess Mina. While he gently helped her wear it, Chu Mo leaned in close and whispered:

"This necklace was originally intended for Princess Mina, so there's no need for the Princess to spend again!"

Upon hearing Chu Mo's words, he meant to help her out by waiving the fee, but the blonde woman before him replied very seriously:

"Chu, I know you mean well, but friends are friends, and business is business. Since I bid ten billion for this piece of jewelry, of course, I will pay for it. Wei'er Mina has not yet reached the point of needing someone else's charity!"

Chu Mo was momentarily stunned. He glanced at the blonde woman's serious and earnest face, knowing that if he insisted, he would only belittle himself. Ten billion, he didn't care, and neither would the jewelry queen before him.

He nodded slightly and decided in his heart to accept the money for now and find ways to compensate her later.

All three exhibit items had found their owners, and at this moment, the auctioneer, with hair half gray, took a deep breath and once again spoke:

"With the first three exhibit items successfully auctioned, we now invite the fourth exhibit item...!"

The auctioneer had not yet finished speaking when Chu Mo in the front row suddenly raised his hand to stop him. Then, under the auctioneer's puzzled gaze, Chu Mo, attracting the attention of everyone, slowly stood up.

He walked slowly towards the front exhibition hall, and once he stood next to the auctioneer, his gaze leisurely swept around the room. One could say that, apart from the princes and princesses invited to the first row and endorsers like Zhan Bingxue and the Fan family brothers, the other top magnates from the second row onwards were like weeds in the wall.

If you win, they can stand with you as you reign supreme; if you lose, they might be among the first to kick you when you're down.

Chu Mo's gaze quickly turned to the center of the hall, where the eight great family heads and the Lin siblings also focused their attention on him.

With Chu Mo's current power, he no longer regarded the Lin family as a concern. Without interference from the eight great families, he could shut the Lin family down within two months. He could also make the Lins and the likes of Su Zhengxiong depart from the stage of the metropolitan arena, just as before.

Now, the only ones Chu Mo took seriously were the trillion-worth eight great families.

His eyes scanned the eight individuals one by one. In fact, he had little interaction with them, though he had had some acquaintance with Li Xiaoyao, the family head from Jiangnan.

But his rise had been too rapid, threatening the position of the eight families. Naturally, the conflict between them was irreconcilable, and a clash was inevitable.

Chu Mo knew that today's auction would surely see the hands of the eight great families meddling. No matter what piece the auctioneer would next present, they intended to interfere.

According to the plan, the next exhibit was supposed to be a painting valued at five hundred and eighty million, specifically prepared for the prince from Saudi Arabia. But now, Chu Mo didn't intend to follow the original plan.

If the eight great families were going to meddle no matter what he auctioned, then Chu Mo decided to personally enter the fray and play a game with them.

Chu Mo's gaze slowly swept across the entire hall, then, after taking a breath, he said in a calm voice:

"The following auction will be personally conducted by me, and the next exhibit item will be supplied by me!"

As he finished speaking, under the eager watch of nearly a hundred people in the hall, Chu Mo's right hand reached into his pocket. When he brought it out again, an antique-looking silver bank card appeared in his palm!

"A Centurion bank card with a password of 888888, starting bid one hundred billion! Each increment must be no less than ten billion. The bidding starts now!"