Chu Meng’s face instantly turned pale.
She received twenty thousand in allowance each month, and her parents would give her a large red envelope during Chinese New Year, usually eighty-eighty thousand or ninety-nine thousand. Even so, sixty million was enough to cover decades of her pocket money.
Did she have to marry with such debt? As the eldest daughter of the Chu family, how could she afford to lose such face?
"I don't want it anymore. She bid fifty million. You go sign the contract with her!"
Saying this, she directly pointed at Bai Xi.
The beautiful woman who came down with the contract was very embarrassed upon hearing this and didn't know what to do for a moment.
Chu Xiao never expected his own sister to provoke Bai Xi at this point: "Chu Meng, can you stop causing trouble? I'll sign this contract!"
His sister had completely disgraced the Chu family.
Fifty million was not a small sum, but compared to the Chu family's reputation, it was insignificant.
He said this while apologizing to Bai Xi: "Miss Bai, the Chu family will pay this money. After I get this jade, I will have it delivered to the Han family. Consider it my apology for my sister's offense to you today."
This piece of jade itself was not worth much money, and it was a mere drop in the ocean compared to the loss of sixty million.
Chu Meng had been looking for trouble with Bai Xi all day. Since she had wanted to buy this jade for one million earlier, she must have liked it to some extent.
He hoped that after she accepted the jade pendant, she wouldn't blame them for his sister's mindless behavior, nor would she implicate the Chu family.
This auction had already raised a considerable amount of money. All he was waiting for now were those who wanted to cause trouble. However, those guys were still hiding, not showing themselves.
Since they wouldn't show up, she might as well give them a chance.
Bai Xi raised an eyebrow and gracefully stood up, saying faintly, "Eldest Miss Chu, can't even afford sixty million?"
Upon hearing this, Chu Meng's face immediately turned red, but the embarrassment quickly turned into anger: "Heh, you talk a big game. If you have the guts, take out sixty million right now!"
Bai Xi slightly raised her hand, and the unlimited black card appeared in her hand.
The moment the card appeared, the entire venue erupted in an uproar.
"Unlimited spending black card!"
"This is not something ordinary financial strength can possess."
"Right, this requires not just financial strength, but also supreme noble status. There are only a few in all of China, and in Shangyang… are there any?"
"Hey, didn't you guys say this woman was the woman of some commander in the Dark Department? If that's true… only the four top commanders of the Dark Department could issue such a card. Moreover, the kind of woman who would give out such a card is definitely not just playing around."
"..."
As these words were spoken, Chu Meng's expression became extremely ugly.
Her own brother had told her that Bai Xi was from the Dark Department, not someone's subordinate within the Dark Department!
Therefore, the true owner of this card was her, which meant she was a commander in the Dark Department.
The young ladies from other prominent families might not understand the Dark Department, but because her grandfather had once been saved by the Dark Department, her grandfather loved collecting information about the Dark Department and often told her about it.
He spoke of how heroic the Dark Department was and how powerful their commanders were.
Initially, she had a certain admiration for these heroes of the Dark Department when she first heard about them. Until six months ago, a mid-level commander from the Dark Department visited the Chu family, ate and drank there, took things, and even gave her a disgusting look.
From then on, she wasn't so enthusiastic about the Dark Department.
When her brother said she was someone from the Dark Department, she even thought that perhaps she was just ordinary, and had entered the Dark Department and secured a position by selling her charms as a woman.
And she naturally didn't believe the grand-sounding words she herself spoke.
But she never expected Bai Xi to be a top commander of the Dark Department.
If she remembered correctly, there were only four top commanders in the Dark Department. Above them was the supreme God of War, a position second to none.
Could it be that the person she was trying to curry favor with was… the God of War of the Dark Department.
Just as she was thinking this, Bai Xi said faintly, "I have plenty of money, but since Miss Chu made the bid, please have Miss Chu pay the full amount. If you cannot afford it, then please resolve it according to the rules agreed upon before the auction."
For malicious bidders who called out a price but were unable to pay, they would give the auction house twenty percent of their bid as a penalty fee for charity. The auctioned item would then re-enter the auction and be auctioned again.
Upon hearing Bai Xi's words, Chu Xiao understood what Bai Xi meant, which was to proceed according to the rules.
Earlier, he had offered to give the item to Bai Xi, hoping she would appreciate it, but Bai Xi wanted a fair decision more.
She had to admit, she was indeed different from other women.
She seemed to not need others' favor or kindness, only seeking fairness.
Or perhaps… she didn't need any favor or kindness except from that one person…
Chu Xiao glanced sideways and saw Han Mo pouring a glass of juice and gently pushing it towards Bai Xi. Bai Xi smiled slightly, a smile he had never seen before so comfortable.
Without a doubt, although he knew it was impossible, he still felt a little bit of a sense of loss.
Calming his emotions, Chu Xiao took a deep breath, took two steps forward, and said with a dignified demeanor: "Miss Bai, you are correct. Without rules, nothing can be done properly. This matter is indeed my sister's fault. The Chu family is willing to pay the penalty for breach of contract, and this auction item will proceed to another auction."
Bai Xi looked at him and gave a faint acknowledgment, which served as her reply. Then she picked up the juice Han Mo had poured for her and took a few sips.
Upon hearing this, Chu Meng immediately said, "Brother, why pay the money? This charity auction was organized by our Chu family. Aren't you the one who set these rules? Since you set them, then change them…"
Before she could finish, Chu Xiao's sharp gaze bore down on her, and he said loudly, "Chu Meng, do you know what you are saying?"
The rules were set by him, but a gentleman's word is his bond.
What kind of person would change the rules that had already been announced because of his sister's foolishness? A person without integrity cannot stand. If he casually changed the rules agreed upon today, then in the future, when others do business with the Chu family, wouldn't they have to be on guard everywhere?
"The same sentence remains: this money will be deducted from your allowance and pocket money."
Seeing the sharp look in her brother's eyes, which clearly showed he was angry, Chu Meng felt wronged and unwilling, but she dared not say anything more. She could only attribute all the blame to Bai Xi, who deliberately sought trouble with her and was very good at seducing men. She glared at Bai Xi fiercely, stamped her feet angrily, and then sat back in her seat.
Bai Xi raised an eyebrow slightly and said nothing more.
She subconsciously glanced around the surroundings. The surroundings were still quiet.
The Kuai Hall really wasn't accepting her offers; it was being quite slow.
Chu Xiao advanced the money for Chu Meng, paid the penalty for malicious bidding, and the item re-entered the hands of the single-eyed middle-aged man.
Chu Meng's teeth were almost grinding to dust, and she looked at Bai Xi with resentment.
How could she be so unlucky? She gained nothing, was ridiculed, and was even reprimanded by her brother. She even lost twelve million for nothing, a complete case of stealing a chicken only to lose the bait.