Wendy Jiang was chatting with people in the crowd, but if you watched closely, you'd notice her gaze kept flicking toward the entrance, a hint of anxiety in her eyes.
Today was her last chance.
If she couldn't meet General Chachai and persuade him today, Jiang Jewelry would lose the chance to cooperate with him forever.
As it got closer to seven o'clock,
Wendy Jiang's anxiety grew—General Chachai still hadn't appeared.
With just three minutes left until seven, a squad of armed soldiers suddenly burst into the hall and lined up in two rows at the entrance, as if to welcome some important figure.
"Is General Chachai about to arrive?" someone couldn't help but ask.
Wendy Jiang couldn't help but take two steps forward, her eyes fixed on the entrance.
Of course, it wasn't just Wendy—everyone in the hall turned their gaze to the entrance, and the once noisy venue grew quiet.
Finally, the sound of footsteps echoed through the hall.
Then, everyone saw a young man walk into the hall side by side with General Chachai, who was dressed in military uniform.
"Who is that young man?" someone asked.
At that moment, everyone had the same question—even Harold Han was surprised. When did Ian Song get so close to General Chachai?
"To walk side by side with General Chachai, that young man must have an extraordinary background—probably the son of a powerful figure from Yanhuang."
"It's him!" someone exclaimed.
Seeing Ian Song enter with Chachai, Wendy Jiang's eyes narrowed sharply, and a wave of regret surged in her heart. If only she hadn't suspected Ian was approaching her on purpose that night, and had befriended him instead—would it still be so hard to see Chachai now?
But there's no medicine for regret in this world. Even so, maybe she could still make up for it.
She finished her glass of red wine in one gulp and strode toward Ian Song and General Chachai.
But before she could get close, she was stopped by armed soldiers.
"Mr. Song, I didn’t expect we’d meet again!" Wendy Jiang greeted Ian Song with a radiant smile.
Chachai was an important figure, so unlike the others standing around with wine glasses, he entered a private box.
During that time, some people came to visit, but Chachai only saw a select few.
What surprised Ian Song was that Wendy Jiang wasn’t among the visitors.
An hour later, the boutique rough stone auction began. Thirty premium rough stones were brought onto the stage.
Using Clairvoyant Vision, Ian Song checked the stones and found that each of the thirty lived up to their reputation—every one contained jade, and the quality wasn’t low.
Of course, two of them contained Imperial Green.
Ordinary jade no longer tempted Ian Song, but those two Imperial Green stones definitely caught his interest.
The stones with Imperial Green jade were lot #17 and lot #29.
Soon, the boutique rough stone auction officially began.
The starting price for lot #1 was ten million yuan, and it finally sold for twenty-two million.