Mu Jiu Chen's gaze drifted indifferently towards him. "That's not necessarily true. My wife is even busier than I am. Whether your dinner can wait depends on fate."
Before that, he would find evidence of Han Yifan's crimes and send him to jail.
"Heh heh..." Han Yifan found it somewhat amusing. "It's just a promise between Nuan Nuan and me. Why is Master Jiu so nervous?"
Mu Jiu Chen flashed a captivating smile. "I'm not nervous. Nuan Nuan is already my wife, so there's nothing for me to be nervous about."
"That's good! I thought Master Jiu was restricting Nuan Nuan from making friends." Han Yifan looked at Mu Jiu Chen with a deep smile.
No matter how capable Mu Jiu Chen was, he couldn't always be by Jiang Nuan's side.
Some people, a glance lasts for ten thousand years. Besides wanting to possess, there's also the act of possessing.
Mu Jiu Chen's eyes flickered. If he could, he would hide his wife away.
He keenly detected Han Yifan's terrifying possessiveness.
This man, at first glance, was clearly here to snatch his wife.
Han Yifan glanced downwards, his eyes smiling, as radiant as the stars. "Nuan Nuan, I heard there's a sapphire auction tonight, a rare blue diamond. Tonight, it belongs to you, as an apology for what happened last time."
Before Jiang Nuan could speak, Mu Jiu Chen calmly refused. "No need, Young Master Han. I'm also here for the sapphire. I will bid for it and give it to my wife."
Mu Jiu Chen emphasized the word "wife."
The other three women instantly detected the heavy scent of gunpowder.
The tense atmosphere made it difficult to breathe.
Han Yifan stood up, looking at Jiang Nuan, his smile gentle. "Nuan Nuan, we are friends. Isn't your husband being too intrusive, making decisions for you in everything?"
Jiang Nuan: "..."
Why was this ball being kicked towards her?
Jiang Nuan leaned against Mu Jiu Chen, her voice flat. "Yifan, my husband can make decisions for me."
Mu Jiu Chen smiled.
Han Yifan felt his blood run in reverse, a strong anger spreading in his heart.
However, he still said with a smile, "I'll go to the next room first. Once the sapphire is auctioned, I'll personally give it to you."
After speaking, he looked provocatively at Mu Jiu Chen.
Mu Jiu Chen was not worthy of Jiang Nuan; Jiang Nuan was his most suitable partner.
Mu Jiu Chen calmly accepted Han Yifan's challenging gaze.
Did he, Mu Jiu Chen, lack money?!
After Han Yifan left, the oppressive atmosphere instantly became much more relaxed.
"Nuan Nuan, do you want to go down and get something to eat?" Ye Anran asked with a smile, wanting to distract Jiang Nuan and create an opportunity for Chu Yunying and Mu Jiu Chen.
Jiang Nuan shook her head. "I'm not eating. We ate dinner before coming. If you haven't eaten, go eat first. The auction hasn't started yet."
Ye Anran also shook her head. "We're not hungry. When we came in, we saw you were here too, so we came up to find you. I'm sorry, Nuan Nuan, for disturbing you."
Ye Anran apologized with a shallow smile, but her fingers were tightly clasped. Mu Jiu Chen truly loved Jiang Nuan.
The way they loved each other was truly enviable.
Having eliminated so many stepping stones before, she would be extra careful this time. If Jiang Nuan died, she could ensure her own safe retreat and enjoy wealth and honor.
She couldn't live peacefully without revenge.
Before Jiang Nuan could speak, Mu Jiu Chen's cool voice interjected, "If you know you're disturbing us, then leave."
The atmosphere immediately turned awkward. These words coming from Mu Jiu Chen's mouth were not unexpected.
"Heh heh, Brother Chen, you can't be like this. If you're so overbearing, sister won't have any friends." Chu Yunying's laughter instantly dissolved all the awkwardness.
Ye Anran also seized the opportunity to tease, "Master Jiu, it's good for Nuan Nuan to make more friends, after all, she's already the CEO of the group."
Jiang Nuan looked at her in confusion and asked, "Miss Ye, how do you know?"
A flash of jealousy crossed Chu Yunying's eyes. It must be because of Brother Chen that she became CEO.
After marrying Mu Jiu Chen, she would rise with him, enjoying a life of enviable wealth that every woman would be jealous and envious of.
Ye Anran's gaze flickered. In a moment of haste, she had revealed this matter.
"Nuan Nuan, everyone in this circle knows. The chairman of Jianda Group suddenly changed. Such a sudden event? It's already spread throughout the industry."
What she said was true; it had indeed spread.
"So that's how it is." Jiang Nuan's slight confusion disappeared.
Chu Yunying watched as the host on the stage appeared, saying with anticipation, "The charity auction gala has begun."
Mu Jiu Chen said nothing further.
The main items for tonight's auction were donations from wealthy guests and philanthropists. About 30 items would be auctioned within an hour.
Listening to Ye Anran's introduction, Jiang Nuan realized that there was indeed a sapphire.
Ye Anran saw Jiang Nuan's interest and continued, "Nuan Nuan, do you know who donated the sapphire?"
Jiang Nuan shook her head. She had never attended such a gala.
Ye Anran told her what she knew. "It was donated by Madam An, a wealthy woman from Nanping District. It's said that the sapphire was a token of love from her husband. Her husband is a soldier, and although they were often apart, they loved each other deeply. I heard that the snow at the border was particularly heavy this year, causing the farmers to have almost no harvest. When she heard about this, she donated the necklace for auction, wanting to do more for the disaster area."
Jiang Nuan listened attentively, occasionally chatting with Ye Anran.
Time passed quickly. Mu Jiu Chen did not participate in bidding for the earlier items.
It wasn't until the highlight, the sapphire necklace, appeared that Mu Jiu Chen looked at the sapphire with interest.
Madam An's name appeared on the big screen as the donor!
Mu Jiu Chen smiled slightly. "Nuan Nuan, it's very beautiful."
It was a very rare sapphire.
Jiang Nuan didn't have much of a concept of gemstones. She looked at him and said, "I'm not interested in these things."
Mu Jiu Chen, however, was unconcerned. This sapphire had another use for him.
It was missing a high-quality blue diamond for the wedding necklace he was crafting for Nuan Nuan.
Next, the host explained the origin of the necklace and the love story between Madam An and her husband.
After the explanation, the blue diamond necklace entered the auction process.
Jiang Nuan looked at the necklace intently. She had to admit, the necklace was truly beautiful, refracting a magnificent and unique brilliance under the lights.
The starting bid was one million!
Jiang Nuan was slightly surprised when she heard the nobles in the second-floor VIP rooms begin to bid.
"1.5 million."
"1.6 million."
"2 million."
The prices kept rising.
Mu Jiu Chen, however, sat quietly.
He had no intention of participating in the earlier bids.
"5 million," a calm, clear voice came from the adjacent private room.
Both Jiang Nuan and Mu Jiu Chen recognized it as Han Yifan.
Mu Jiu Chen pressed the button, bidding ten million.
"Number One VIP Room, ten million," the host's excited voice echoed throughout the venue.
Jiang Nuan was stunned. A necklace was being auctioned for 10 million.
Although it looked magnificent and noble, such an exorbitant price truly surprised her.