Starting as the President of a Billionaire Group Chapter 1554 - 1528: Standing Firmly Behind Ye Chen

Ye Chen never expected that Su Wanyi could be so reckless. The price of this piece had already reached forty million, yet she still wanted to raise it.

He knew he had to reveal the truth to Su Wanyi to prevent her from making another rash decision.

"Wanyi, stop raising the price."

Ye Chen whispered.

Su Wanyi thought Ye Chen was stopping her from bidding more because of Zhang Shuang.

She looked at Ye Chen with displeasure and said.

"This is my bid, it has nothing to do with you, and I’m not doing it because of Zhang Shuang."

"That’s not what I mean. I’m telling you that this piece is my work."

Ye Chen hurriedly explained.

Upon hearing this, Su Wanyi’s eyes widened in disbelief.

"What, you wrote this? When did you become so skilled in calligraphy?"

"Wanyi, it’s a long story. I’ll explain when we get home."

Ye Chen said.

He knew it wasn’t the best time to elaborate, so this explanation to Su Wanyi would have to suffice.

"Just remember not to raise the price anymore. If you like it, I’ll write as many as you want when we get home."

Ye Chen added.

Hearing her boyfriend speak so earnestly, Su Wanyi would appear unreasonable if she continued to bid.

Zhang Shuang looked at Ye Chen with a smug expression, thinking they could keep bidding all they wanted; she would play along regardless.

After all, she had Xu Kai supporting her, and it wasn’t her money anyway.

People who generally got along well with Ye Chen could tell Zhang Shuang was deliberately targeting him.

Seeing this woman act so arrogantly, they felt indignant for Ye Chen.

Everyone knew Ye Chen’s character; he never argued with women.

Despite that, some couldn’t tolerate it because they all felt indebted to Ye Chen.

Everyone knew Ye Chen’s prowess; he cared little about money.

Now, it seemed like the perfect opportunity to repay Ye Chen and stand up for him.

Suddenly, a man’s voice called out.

"Seventy million."

Everyone looked towards the voice, and when they saw who it was, there was a murmur.

"Isn’t that Eldest Young Master Yan from the Yan Family? Why did he bid such a high price?"

"Yes, I remember that the young master isn’t interested in calligraphy or paintings, yet he bids so lavishly."

"Very interesting."

Xu Kai thought no one else would bid higher, but hearing the price, he couldn’t help but be surprised.

It was clear the other party was targeting him, yet he couldn’t recall having any grudge with Eldest Young Master Yan.

But why was the other party doing this?

As Xu Kai wore a puzzled expression, Wu Tong spoke with a smile.

"Young Master Xu, did you see that? Ye Chen didn’t dare to raise the bid, so he let his cronies do it."

"Young Master Wu, are you saying that this Young Master Yan knows Ye Chen?"

Xu Kai asked Wu Tong earnestly.

"Yes, it’s confirmed. I saw Young Master Yan greet Ye Chen just now."

If that’s the case, he understood why the other party acted this way.

"Oh, no wonder. I was wondering why Young Master Yan suddenly placed a bid."

Xu Kai nodded and said to his girlfriend.

"Little Shuang, keep bidding for me. Since this Young Master Yan is that freeloader’s friend, he’s my enemy."

Zhang Shuang hesitated; she felt fifty million was already a lot, and there was no need to spend so much on a piece of calligraphy.

"What, are you having second thoughts?"

Xu Kai asked Zhang Shuang, his expression furious.

"No, I’m just thinking we’ve offered enough."

Hearing this, Xu Kai’s face darkened further. He didn’t expect this woman to embarrass him in front of his friends.

"That amount is nothing to me. Do as I say and continue bidding."

Reluctantly, Zhang Shuang complied with Xu Kai’s command, standing up to place another bid.

"Eighty million."

This time she only raised it by ten million because, to her, the piece wasn’t worth that much.

Zhang Shuang knew Xu Kai was making her bid out of spite against Ye Chen.

She thought Xu Kai was being irrational, squandering money over a grudge.

However, since she relied on Xu Kai, she could only obey him.

Meanwhile, Sun Bolin frowned at the successive bids, saying.

"These people are truly insane. I just mustered up the courage to use my retirement savings, yet these people don’t even blink as the price soars, making it impossible for me to compete."

That left Zhang Ming in a tight spot.

He knew Sun Bolin had already dropped out after the multiple raises.

After all, those in the literary field couldn’t possibly compete with the business magnates.

"Elder Sun, I told you from the start, with them around, this piece was never meant to be yours."

Zhang Ming said with a smile.

Hearing this, Sun Bolin reprimanded lightly.

"Zhang Ming, you shouldn’t have acted on your own to auction Mr. Ye’s piece. Regardless of whose hands it falls into, they won’t cherish it as people from our circle would."

Hearing Sun Bolin’s words, Zhang Ming felt a tinge of regret.

But even so, there was nothing he could do to change the situation.

While Zhang Ming agreed with Sun Bolin, he remained silent.

The auction continued, and with Zhang Shuang’s latest bid, eighty million was now the highest offer.

Xu Kai gave Yan Peng a provocative glance.

Initially, he was just trying to vent Ye Chen’s anger, but seeing Xu Kai’s mocking smile, he knew it now implicated the Yan Family’s reputation.

If Yan Peng didn’t continue raising the bid, it would show the Yan Family lacked the capability.

"Ninety million."

Yan Peng stood up again, calling out.

The room erupted upon hearing the price.

"Wow, the Yan Family is truly wealthy, spending ninety million on an anonymous piece."

"Yes, I didn’t expect it at all. Young Master Yan is truly bold."

"Do you think if Master Yan finds out, he’ll be furious?"

Yan Peng heard the surrounding chatter, but he wasn’t worried about his grandfather finding out.

Yan Peng was doing all this for Ye Chen, and if his grandfather knew, he’d surely praise him.

Ye Chen was deeply moved by Yan Peng’s actions, confirming their friendship.

But he didn’t want Yan Peng to be taken as a fool either.

However, no one else in the room was raising the bid anymore, and it was too late for Ye Chen to explain the truth to Yan Peng.

Though the attendees were wealthy, for them, eighty million was still a significant amount.

If it were antiques or jade, maybe, but spending that much on an anonymous piece seemed unwise.