Transmigrating into the Male Protagonist’s Fake Stepmother

“Next is the second auction item, a set of emerald jewelry, personally designed by Master Wayne, including……”

So beautiful!

“The third auction item is a pink diamond bracelet……”

I love it!

“The fourth auction item is called ‘Tear Mole’, it’s……”

I want it so much!

I want every single item, what should I do?!

If Gu Yancheng hadn’t been there, Su Mei swore she would have taken every item home!

Watching as a dozen auction items were taken one after another, Su Mei became completely dejected.

“Thank you once again to all our distinguished guests for coming. Now, we present the final auction item of today’s event.”

It’s here!

Hearing the emcee’s words, Su Mei instinctively straightened her back.

“This auction item is called ‘Eternal’.”

Yes, this is it!

In 《Contract Lover》, the male protagonist bought a diamond ring named Eternal for 120 million and gave— no, threw it to the female protagonist.

Although it was initially given under the guise of ‘humiliation’, in the end, after the misunderstanding was resolved, this ring became a testament to their love.

Despite the diamond on this ring not being very large, it was said that its original form was a 57.3-carat loose diamond. The designer cut out a piece the size of a pinky finger from it to achieve the best effect, supposedly resulting in a diamond of absolutely perfect cut.

Su Mei widened her eyes, staring at the glowing spot on the stage, eager to glimpse the legendary token of love of the male and female protagonists.

Meanwhile, several groups had already started bidding.

“40 million.”

“45 million.”

……

“70 million.”

The prices being called out made Su Mei feel weak at the knees.

70 million! That price could buy all the previous auction items combined!

Luckily, she was rather vain and preferred things that were big, bright, and substantial. Such a tiny item didn’t interest her much.

Muttering to herself, Su Mei instinctively glanced to her left at Gu Yancheng.

The bid had already reached seventy million, why hadn’t the male protagonist made his move yet?

Could it be that the absence of the female protagonist was affecting the development of the plot?

This wouldn’t do. This was their token of love and would be needed for their wedding!

Just as Su Mei was inexplicably feeling anxious on Gu Yancheng’s behalf, she finally saw him raise his hand.

However, instead of dramatically raising the bid to 100 million like a domineering CEO flaunting his wealth, Gu Yancheng simply and properly bid 75 million.

However, the result was the same. As soon as Gu Yancheng made his move, everyone else wisely stayed quiet.

After two more rounds of bidding, Gu Yancheng secured the ring for 90 million, saving over 30 million compared to the original story.

When Su Mei stole a glance at Gu Yancheng, she was caught red-handed.

“Ha ha, congratulations.”

“It’s over, let’s go.”

“Oh, okay.”

It wasn’t until she was walking side by side with Gu Yancheng, all the way to the hotel lobby, that Su Mei realized that the auction was over, so why did she still feel the need to walk with Gu Yancheng? Couldn’t she just find an excuse to go off on her own?

After all, their relationship wasn’t even close to being plastic.

Just then, Mrs. Yu, who had gone to greet ‘Mrs. Yang’, walked over.

“Ah, Mrs. Gu, I was wondering why I hadn’t seen you. It turns out you were sitting at the front. Congratulations!”

Congratulations for what?

Su Mei looked bewildered and then saw Mrs. Yu greet Gu Yancheng.

“Hello, Mr. Gu. I’m the wife of the CEO of Taikang Corporation. My husband……”

“Hello.” Gu Yancheng greeted coolly as usual.

To this, Mrs. Yu not only didn’t mind but was actually quite pleased.

Originally, she had hoped to leverage her connection with Su Mei to make her company’s presence known in front of the young and capable chairman of Gu Group. Just getting a response from Gu Yancheng was already a great honor.

Mrs. Yu chatted with Su Mei for a bit longer.

“By the way, why haven’t I seen Ms. Shen?” Su Mei suddenly remembered that she had forgotten the female antagonist.

In a while, with the male protagonist, female protagonist, and female antagonist all together, it seemed like there would be no place for her, this cannon fodder.

“Ms. Shen? It seems she looked for you everywhere before the auction started but couldn’t find you, so she left early. Also, that pretty girl who was with Ms. Shen left as well.”

“Oh.” Su Mei had initially hoped to use the female antagonist to shift attention and make her exit, but now she had to rely on Mrs. Yu instead. She wasn’t sure how effective that would be.

As Su Mei was preparing to link arms with Mrs. Yu and leave, Mrs. Yu had already taken the initiative to say, “Then I won’t keep you any longer, Mr. Gu. Mrs. Gu, I’ll invite you to any future events.”

Mrs. Yu was quite perceptive. Hearing that Su Mei had attended the Gu Group’s shareholders’ meeting, she guessed that Su Mei’s situation wasn’t as awkward as many had previously speculated. She just hadn’t expected that Su Mei and Gu Yancheng would attend the auction so peacefully together.

Such a rare opportunity couldn’t be wasted on delaying the development of the stepmother and stepson’s relationship!

Don’t……

Watching Mrs. Yu leave, Su Mei looked utterly despondent.

A sudden gust of wind blew by, making Su Mei shiver.

At that moment, Gu Yancheng glanced at Su Mei.

Seeing her pale face and trembling shoulders, Gu Yancheng inexplicably felt a tingling in his palms.

He instinctively reached to offer his suit jacket to Su Mei.

However, Gu Yancheng seemed to realize that their identities might make the gesture inappropriate and decided against it.

“Where’s your car parked?” He asked, putting his hand back into his pocket.

“Uhh, I didn’t drive.” Su Mei replied, now regretting her decision. Why had she brought such an ostentatious car? Wouldn’t it have been better to ride a small electric scooter?

Oh, it seemed that the small electric scooter that came with her sports car was also quite expensive.

This wasn’t a Gu Group hotel, so there wasn’t any thoughtful car service available.

Just as Su Mei was about to say, “I’ll take a taxi”, a black sedan pulled up in front of them.

This car belonged to Gu Yancheng. Su Mei had seen it before and remembered it from her memory.

“Get in the car.” Gu Yancheng said.

Su Mei: Nani^[1]‘what’ in Japanese?

Before Su Mei could react, Wang Qin had already stepped out of the car and opened the door in front of them.

“Ms. Su, please.”

“Uh…… alright.”

‘As a cannon fodder, if the male protagonist was giving you face, you should be grateful and accept it gracefully.’

Su Mei couldn’t recall where she had read that, but it did make sense.

Once in the car, Su Mei quietly shrank into her seat, trying to minimize her presence.

But someone wasn’t going to let Su Mei have it her way.

“Su—” Gu Yancheng started to speak but then realized he didn’t know what title to use for Su Mei.

“Where are you headed?”

Previously, Auntie Mei had mentioned over the phone that Su Mei had moved out of the Gu family’s main residence, but Gu Yancheng hadn’t paid much attention to where Su Mei had moved.

“Uh, Xishan Residence.”

“Wang Qin.”

“Understood, CEO.” Wang Qin in the front seat responded and instructed the driver to head to Xishan Residence first.