Chapter 40: He Laughed

His voice was low and light, like a soft feather gently brushing against her eardrum.

Su Yiren frowned, subconsciously turning her head to distance herself from his scorching breath.

He was just mocking her for her smugness.

After bullying his sweetheart like that, he must be furious.

Su Yiren looked ahead expressionlessly, not wanting to give him even a glance.

The auction continued.

Several more items were auctioned off, but Su Yiren was not interested and remained completely unmoved.

Ouyang Sasha was the same, she had not raised her paddle again, probably still reeling from the 4.5 million she had spent.

Until the painting Su Yiren had brought appeared.

As soon as the auctioneer introduced it, stating it was a recent work by “Bu Yu,” most of the people in the room went wild!

After all, Bu Yu’s last work was sold for a hundred million at a North American auction house three years ago!

No one expected to see a Bu Yu piece at a small charity auction in Jiangcheng!

If they could get their hands on this painting, it would surely cause a sensation worldwide.

People with different intentions were playing their own games.

Some simply loved the work, like Sheng Jiaer; some wanted to resell it for a higher price, which was the nature of a businessman; while others were purely trying to show off their wealth and intended to hang it in their homes as a status symbol.

For a moment, everyone in the room was eager and determined.

The starting price was 30 million.

“32 million!”

“35 million!”

“38 million!”

Watching the unprecedented fierce bidding in the venue, Su Yiren secretly clicked her tongue.

Although she knew her previous painting had sold for hundreds of millions, this was the first time she had attended an auction of her own work, and it was crazy!

She enjoyed the “performance” of the crowd as a spectator, but then she heard Lu Yunting ask her:

“Are you willing to part with it?”

Su Yiren, whose gaze was fixed on the others, nonchalantly asked back:

“Why wouldn’t I be?”

It was just a painting, after all, it was just gathering dust in the room. As long as she had hands, eyes, and a brain, she could create more.

Seeing that she didn’t seem to be particularly regretful, Lu Yunting didn’t ask further.

He turned his head to see that the eyes of those bidding were filled with a burning light, fixed on the painting.

It was like they were frantically snatching away hard-earned food, or their beloved woman.

He suddenly felt uncomfortable, inexplicably.

“50 million.” Sheng Tianhao, who had been silent all along, raised his paddle to bid.

Sheng Jiaer excitedly hugged Sheng Tianhao’s arm,

“Brother! I love you!”

She had been a fan of Bu Yu for a long time.

She had been learning to paint since she was a child, and she had known about Bu Yu for a long time.

She knew about their numerous international awards, their mysterious nature, and their scarcity.

She even looked up to them as a role model since she was a child, striving to grow in their direction.

Sheng Tianhao turned his head to look at Lu Yunting and his wife, his gaze then fell on Su Yiren’s flawless profile.

He had heard about Su Yiren, and it was said that they were a very loving couple, appearing together every time, sweet and loving.

But seeing them today, he felt that it wasn’t as rumored.

They didn’t come together, they didn’t communicate verbally after meeting, and there wasn’t even any eye contact between them.

This was considered sweet and loving, a very loving couple?

It must all be a facade.

What surprised him even more was that Su Yiren actually brought such a famous painting to auction, this woman was truly special.

He suddenly felt like buying the painting.

Lu Yunting noticed someone looking at him, so he turned his head and met the person’s gaze.

It was Sheng Tianhao.

He lightly curled his lips, but he noticed that Sheng Tianhao didn’t seem to be looking at him, but rather…

He turned back to see that the only person in that direction was Su Yiren.

Lu Yunting looked ahead expressionlessly, his index finger tapping idly on the armrest of his chair.

“52 million!” Someone bid.

Sheng Tianhao calmly raised his paddle, “55 million.”

“57 million.”

Sheng Tianhao: “60 million.”

He was determined to get it.

Lu Yunting watched coldly, but his heart felt like it was being scratched by a cat’s paw, restless and agitated.

Therefore, when the price reached 70 million, Lu Yunting suddenly raised his paddle,

“100 million.”

100 million for a Bu Yu painting wasn’t too much.

Sheng Tianhao had already anticipated this, and was about to bid again, but then he heard Lu Yunting add two words,

“US dollars.”

Everyone gasped, and for a moment, no one dared to bid again.

Sheng Tianhao was also surprised, he immediately looked at Lu Yunting，but saw that he was also looking back at him, raising an eyebrow.

“Brother, maybe we should just forget it, it’s too expensive!” Although Sheng Jiaer was disappointed, she didn’t want her brother to spend too much, so she could only vent her anger on Lu Yunting，

“Is Lu Yunting sick? His wife is auctioning off a painting, and he’s buying it back at a high price!”

Sheng Tianhao smiled at Lu Yunting and said softly,

“He must be reluctant to part with it.”

After saying that, he gave Lu Yunting a thumbs-up from afar.

Lu Yunting retracted his gaze, a satisfied smirk playing on his lips.

The painting was bought by Lu Yunting without any suspense.

Su Yiren, who had been watching the whole process, really didn’t understand his extravagant behavior, and reminded him again:

“Don’t forget this is marital property, every penny you spend, I have half of it.”

Lu Yunting raised an eyebrow and replied, “Every charitable cause I do, you also have half the credit.”

Su Yiren was speechless, and after a while, she said,

“It was meant to be sold anyway, you don’t have to buy your own things to donate. Isn’t that a waste of money?”

In the end, it would still end up gathering dust in the room, wouldn’t it?

But Lu Yunting said, “Compared to the losses Designer Susan brought me, this little money is nothing.”

At the time, because of her breach of contract, he had lost billions.

Su Yiren was speechless.

Although it was her fault, wasn’t she provoked by this man?

If he hadn’t mentioned divorce, why would she have broken the contract with Lu 氏？

She had lost a lot too!

After a moment of silence, Lu Yunting spoke softly,

“I suddenly don’t want to dismantle that studio.”

“Huh?”

His eyes were deep as he looked at her, searching deep within, he could catch a hint of an imperceptible smile.

“My wife’s paintings are so valuable, maybe when we divide the assets, it will be more beneficial for me.”

“You’re shameless!”

Su Yiren’s eyes widened: He actually wanted to share her paintings!

Lu Yunting suddenly laughed.

He really laughed.

The corners of his lips curled up, his gaze gentle, his eyes sparkling like a scattering of the brightest stars.