After being dumped, I turned around and married my ex-boyfriend's younger brother.

Chapter 19 In Madam's eyes, am I not as good as those men outside?

Gu Yanli attended the meeting all day, and during the break, he went up to the top floor and stayed there for half an hour.

Chen Lie watched as the others returned to the conference room one after another, but his boss didn't seem to have any intention of coming out. Hesitating for a moment, he knocked on the door.

inside the room.

Looking at the face so close to hers, Su Yiran was truly captivated by its beauty, a beauty that could ensnare one and leave one's mind blank.

"I……"

She bit her lip, her thoughts interrupted by a sound outside the door, and said, "Someone is knocking."

A voice came from outside the door, "Sir, it's time."

Gu Yanli's expression changed slightly. He said coldly to the outside, "I know," and then turned his gaze back to Su Yiran. "You haven't answered my question yet."

Su Yiran racked her brains, only able to think of one thing that was most likely referring to.

"I admit that Gu Chengjing and Liu Jiaojiao's scandals are related to me, but they brought it on themselves. If it wasn't them, it would have been me..."

Gu Yanli said in a deep voice, "Who asked you about this?"

"Didn't you ask that yourself? Just now you..."

Su Yiran blinked, meeting Gu Yanli's unchanged expression, and suddenly realized, instinctively tugging at his clothes, "You already knew?"

Gu Yanli didn't speak, but his attitude said it all.

"Since you already knew, why didn't you ask me? Gu Chengjing is your nephew, after all, a member of the Gu family?"

For aristocratic families like theirs, reputation is the most important thing.

"There are countless people with the surname Gu in the world, am I supposed to take care of them all?"

Gu Yanli held her hand that was gripping his clothes. "So, really, there's nothing else you want to say?"

Su Yiran was stunned by the question.

She couldn't think of anything else besides this.

"Su Yiran, you seduced me, and now you think I'm not presentable anymore?"

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Su Yiran's mind raced as she tried to figure out what he meant.

Given Gu Yanli's status and position, how could she possibly think he was no longer presentable?

That's probably too extravagant.

Gu Yanli watched her drift off into thought, and a surge of frustration rose within him. He flicked her forehead with his fingertip. "You space out when I ask you a question. In your eyes, am I not as good as those men outside?"

The urging voices from the display team rang out again.

Even if a man is very unhappy, he has no choice but to leave.

He handed her a black card. "There's an auction later. See if there's anything you like. If you need anything, contact Chenlie."

Su Yiran held the card in her hand, pouting, "Mr. Gu, are you planning to take out from one pocket and get in from the other?"

Everyone knows that the entire banquet was organized by the Gu family, and the auction was just one of the events.

"Why not."

Gu Yanli turned to leave, glanced down at his wrinkled clothes, and went to change.

Su Yiran pouted and retorted, "Mr. Gu, are you upset that I dirtied your clothes?"

"When we're out in the world, we naturally have to make Mrs. Gu look good."

A short sentence filled Su Yiran's mind. She lay in bed, tossing and turning, until Meng Ran called her to remind her that the auction was about to begin.

After hanging up the phone, a message popped up.

Gu Yanli released her from the dark room.

[Have dinner first, then play.]

A knock sounded at the door, and a waiter pushed in a food cart containing exquisite dishes, all of which were her favorites.

By the time the meal was over, the auction had already started early, and several items had been auctioned off.

Meng Ran successfully purchased the painting she wanted.

"You've finally arrived. I thought you were hopelessly addicted to handsome men."

Seeing Su Yiran approach, Meng Ran reached out and pulled her to sit down, gesturing for her to look behind her. "Look, those two arrived quite early. They've gone through so many trials, yet they haven't made a single move. I wonder what they're thinking."

To the right rear, Liu Jiaojiao nestled against Gu Chengjing, affectionately rubbing his head, looking very loving.

Su Yiran curled her lips into a smile.

It seems she underestimated Liu Jiaojiao's methods.

Or perhaps they underestimated Gu Chengjing's feelings for Liu Jiaojiao.

The necklace around your neck looks familiar.

As Su Yiran turned to the side, the object protruding from her neck caught Meng Ran's attention.

Meng Ran often comes to auctions. Even if she doesn't find anything she likes, she will still come to take a look. There is a difference between pictures and real items. You never know, you might like something when you see it in person.

She had definitely seen this necklace before.

"The last piece by renowned jewelry designer Robbs, themed around the Rose Garden in Ireland, was sold to an unknown mysterious person for fifty million."

Fifty million?

Su Yiran subconsciously touched the necklace around her neck. Was this necklace really worth fifty million?

"A gift from Mr. Gu?!"

Meng Ran wasn't asking, she was stating a fact: "This is no simple matter. Tell me honestly, what stage have you reached between you two that he would actually give you such an expensive necklace?"

Su Yiran recalled the words Gu Yanli had said to her earlier.

"Su Yiran, you seduced me, and now you think I'm not presentable anymore?"

She immediately understood what he meant, and smiled, "He's indeed quite remarkable. Let me introduce him to you all sometime when I have time."

Meng Ran opened her mouth in shock, and had to give her a thumbs up in admiration, "You're amazing, you get things done quietly!"

Su Yiran smiled but didn't say anything.

The auction continues.

"The next item up for auction is a red agate ring, with a starting bid of 500,000."

Su Yiran's expression changed drastically as she looked at the red agate ring that appeared on the screen.

Red agate is a pure cotton-red color, with a fine texture and no flaws.

The starting price for the red agate wasn't high compared to other auction items, but red agate of this quality is almost impossible to find nowadays. There were quite a few bidders, and in no time, the price reached two million.

Meng Ran noticed that something was wrong with Su Yiran and held her hand worriedly, "What's wrong? Is there something amiss?"

"This is the wedding ring my dad gave to my mom."

She has played with her mother's ring since she was little, and although she was young, it was impossible for her to forget it.

Su Yiran's gaze fell on Liu Jiaojiao behind her. At the same time, Liu Jiaojiao looked up, and their eyes met, with a hint of provocation in her eyes.

So that's where she was waiting!

Since her mother married into the Liu family, she has never seen her take out this ring, but now it has appeared at an auction.

"This……"

Meng Ran was completely taken aback. "I remember you said that your parents loved each other very much. How could they possibly put such an important thing as their wedding ring up for auction? She..."

As she spoke, she caught a glimpse of Liu Jiaojiao's smug and arrogant expression out of the corner of her eye, "I bet it was Liu Jiaojiao who stole it, and Auntie didn't know..."

Whether you knew it or not is no longer important.

This red agate ring would never have appeared at the auction without the mother's tacit approval.

Just as Liu Jiaojiao was about to raise her sign, Su Yiran raised her sign first, shouting, "Five million!"