The air in the room seemed to freeze.
Xia Ye looked at Lilian sitting across the table with a joking smile. Lilian's face showed no other expression except confusion, as if she still didn't understand the meaning of this sudden question...
"Didi-didi-didi-"
A prompt sound suddenly came from the kitchen, breaking the quiet air. Lillian said "Ah", jumped up from the chair, and ran to the kitchen.
"Oops! I baked cookies..."
The sound of "didi" disappeared, and there was a rush in the kitchen. After a while, Xia Ye saw Lillian coming out with freshly baked cookies.
"Huh... I almost forgot to bake the cookies. Sister Xia Ye, please try and see if they are burnt?"
Xia Ye looked at the tray that was handed over, picked out a whale-shaped biscuit, put it to her mouth, and took a bite.
The freshly baked biscuits are a bit hot on the tongue, but because of this, they taste more delicious than after cooling.
A slightly bitter sweetness spreads in the mouth, and it is indeed a little burnt, but Xia Ye doesn't hate it, but rather likes the bitterness wrapped in the sweetness.
"It's delicious, baked just right." She said to Lillian with a smile.
"Eh, really?" Lily picked up a cookie that looked like the cartoon character of Xia Ye and put it into her mouth. With a "click", half of "Xia Ye's" head was immediately bitten off.
"Hmm...Sister Xia Ye is lying, it's obviously a little burnt."
"I really didn't lie to you." Xia Ye said with a smile, "It's a bit boring if it's all sweet. I like this kind of food with a little bit of bitterness."
"Hey, is it true? Sister Xia Ye is trying to comfort me, right?"
"real."
"Okay..." Lilian nodded doubtfully, then remembered the topic just now, "What does Sister Xia Ye want to ask me?"
"I just asked: Do you really want to be my pet?" Xia Ye repeated the question again.
This time, Lilian gave the answer immediately:
"How, how is it possible! No one would take the initiative to be someone else's pet!" the girl retorted with a blushing face.
"Oh, that's good." Xia Ye nodded, "I'm going to have a road show tomorrow, but there's nothing to do today, let's go out and play together?"
"Great!"
…
Late at night, 12:30.
Nana finally returned to her residence, opened the crystal ball and saw that there were many discussions about the news on the Internet.
After a day of analysis by many gossip enthusiasts, the credibility of the news has become higher and higher, and many contents have been verified.
For example, "Yuan Ship Leasing" was indeed on the verge of bankruptcy some time ago, and for example, two big witches did have a fierce battle in the square in front of the "Yuan Ship Leasing" building some time ago. As for the photo of Curran, the focus of the news, it has already been circulated on the Internet.
When everyone saw Coren's beautiful doll-like appearance, they immediately understood why two big witches in the uptown area wanted to buy her. Such a beautiful girl, plus she was the founder of a company. Being the chairman of the board can be said to be both external and internal.
After eating the melon, many people said: I used to despise the Great Witch of Uptown, but now I understand the Great Witch of Uptown. If I were the Great Witch of Uptown, I would also want to buy her as a pet...
While Nana was reading through everyone's discussion, she thought that she would take a day off tomorrow and go to Debsota Port to watch the bond issuance road show, because that way she could see Lord Xia Ye again...
With expectations for tomorrow, Nana, who had worked hard all day, quickly fell asleep.
…
“Tomorrow’s beluga auction will be a dark auction.”
Late at night, on December 35, Xia Ye used a crystal ball to send a message to Lin at the Whale Oil Exchange.
The other party had obviously been waiting for her decision. Less than 10 seconds after sending the message, she received a reply: "Okay."
Xia Ye turned off the screen of the crystal ball, and the bedroom suddenly turned dark. She half-leaned on the bedside, quietly thinking about tomorrow.
She was worried that it was not a road show. Similar things had been done countless times in the past world. She was familiar with the road and could complete it with her eyes closed.
What she has been thinking about is tomorrow's beluga auction, because she always remembers what Susha told her -
"Among the bidders for the white whale, there is one you want to find. Find her and ask her to get your head and give it to you."
In order to find this person, Xia Ye finally decided to secretly film him after thinking for a long time.
Because there is no need for public bidding, the transaction price of a secret auction is often lower than that of an open auction. But on the other hand, precisely because there is no public bidding, the room for maneuver in a secret auction is much greater than that of an open auction.
If the person who can get his head understands his needs, then the other party may take the initiative to contact him after the secret auction, and use the whereabouts of his head as a bargaining chip to try to capture the beluga at a lower price.
Of course, this is just the most ideal situation. The greater possibility is that Xia Ye still needs to find the other bidder by herself, but if this is the case, the secret auction becomes even more necessary——
In order to ensure that the quotation is valid, all bidders must fill in their basic information while quoting. This is equivalent to the whale oil exchange having a list containing the information of all bidders. This list should be confidential, but if The situation is different if the person who wants to see it is Xia Ye.
The Whale Oil Exchange had just gained some fame, and Xia Ye was its first and only big customer, so it was difficult for Lin to refuse her request.
After a few days of bargaining, Lin finally agreed to let Xia Ye copy a list of bidders, and as a reward, Xia Ye agreed to double the commission for the auction.
I hope Susha's words are true... Xia Ye thought silently in the darkness.
Although there is still a long time before the deadline, it is good to finish this task as soon as possible, not to mention, she is quite curious...
What did the original owner of this body look like?
In the complicated and tangled thoughts, Xia Ye's consciousness gradually blurred, and finally fell into sleep.
…
On December 22, the “Beluga Auction and the First Phase of Beluga Bond Issuance Roadshow” was held as scheduled at Debsota Port.
This time, the Whale Oil Exchange was more fully prepared. They specially cleared a huge open space. After the 300-meter-long beluga was embalmed, hundreds of porters worked together to move it to the center of the open space.
Eight bone fins with a length of more than 150 meters are fixed at different angles by the "Structural Strengthening" contract ability, as if the whale will flap its wings and take off at any time. The auction table is simply set up on the back of the whale. Compared with the huge whale, it It's as small as a dining table.
Around the whale, there were many more people coming to watch the auction than last time. Lin made a rough estimate and found that there were at least more than 100,000 people.
Most of the nearby audience stood on the ground, and those a little further back had to sit on brooms and float in the air. The further outside, the higher everyone was suspended. In the end, everyone formed a huge bowl, which was The height of the bowl exceeds 500 meters and the diameter is nearly 2 kilometers. Even the huge whale lying at the "bottom of the bowl" seems a bit small compared to it.
For this auction, Lin Xia spent all his money. She specifically contacted the "Urban Sky Dome" company in charge of dome management in Shangcheng District, and rented a piece of the dome above her head from them, turning it into a huge display screen. People nearby can see the live broadcast of the auction as long as they raise their heads.
Backstage.
Lin opened the door a crack and took a look outside. The dark crowd towered around her like a cliff, which actually made her feel dizzy. She suppressed her nervousness and excitement and turned around and said:
"There are so many people! I never thought there would be so many people gathering in the port one day."
Behind her, Xia Ye was lying on the sofa, using a crystal ball to read gossip news. The girl took off her shoes, and her legs wrapped in white silk folded over each other, half sunken into the soft and comfortable cushions.
Hearing Lin's words, the beautiful girl with white hair and red eyes raised her head and smiled at her: "There are many things beyond your imagination, Ms. Lin, and this is just the beginning. Go, it's your turn to take the stage."
(End of chapter)
