Chapter 465: This Woman is Unmanageable

After a while, a loud gong echoed through the room. A beautiful hostess in a qipao stepped onto the auction stage, announcing the official start of the evening's auction. The first item up for bid was a nearly century-old Polygonum multiflorum. Such an old specimen was rarely seen on the market, with a starting bid of $3,000,000 and increments of $30,000. However, before anyone could start bidding, Yan Ruyu (a traditional Chinese name meaning 'face like jade'), with a single decisive offer, secured...