51: Chapter 046 [Bid Opening Day] 51: Chapter 046 [Bid Opening Day] Busy days always fly by, while waiting days make you feel as if a day lasts a year.

This was a true reflection of Su Yuxin’s feelings.

Before Ye Fan made his move in secret, she worked tirelessly, under immense pressure, to ensure that she could win the bid for Binhe New District Phase One project.

She had a strong sense of urgency and was up all night, but after Ye Fan’s intervention, especially after betting with He Fenghua, she couldn’t wait for the day of the bid opening, only to find that time seemed to crawl by.

Seven days later, after Su Yuxin’s agonizing wait, the Binhe New District Phase One project was publicly opened for bidding at the Hanghu Bidding Center.

That day, Ye Fan got up early as usual, changed into his sportswear to exercise, only to find Su Yuxin pacing back and forth in the living room when he reached the first floor.

“Doctor Ye,” Su Yuxin halted her steps, and greeted him as he descended the stairs.

“Can’t sleep from the nerves?”

Ye Fan noticed that Su Yuxin looked slightly weary, not to mention the faint dark circles under her eyes, understanding that she must not have slept well the night before.

Su Yuxin nodded and then shook her head, giving a bitter smile.

“I didn’t sleep well, but it wasn’t due to nerves; it was excitement.”

“What’s meant to come will come, no need to get excited.”

Ye Fan smiled, recalling the bet between Su Yuxin and He Fenghua, and said regretfully, “However…

having said that, you missed a chance to fleece a fat sheep.”

“It’s not really a waste, it was just a bet after all, unlike a contract, it’s not protected by law.

If He Fenghua wanted to deny the debt, there was nothing I could do,” Su Yuxin clarified Ye Fan’s reference to betting on real estate that day.

“Hmm, I see, I don’t understand much about this,” Ye Fan commented, then abruptly changed the subject, “But even if you can’t bankrupt him, you shouldn’t have traded your most precious night for an apology, the stakes weren’t equal; it was too unfair.”

“When I saw He Fenghua threatening you, I was angry and just wanted him to apologize to you, I couldn’t think of much else,” Su Yuxin confessed, then quickly added after realizing she had spoken her heart, “Anyway, we are bound to win, so what’s there to worry about?”

As those words fell, Su Yuxin felt her cheeks warm up and dared not meet Ye Fan’s eyes, only observing his expression from the corner of her eye.

“Er…”

Startled by hearing Su Yuxin’s heartfelt words, Ye Fan found himself at a loss for words momentarily, feeling a warm glow in his heart and also felt that helping Su Yuxin was worth it.

Whether Su Yuxin cared more about winning the bid for the Binhe New District Phase One project or getting an apology from He Fenghua for Ye Fan, she might have been physically present in the Rose Garden Villa, but her heart had flown to the bidding center—by the time Ye Fan returned from his morning exercise, Su Yuxin had already changed clothes, put on her makeup, and was waiting to leave.

Seeing this, Ye Fan knew that Su Yuxin was anxious and didn’t say anything, but quickly took a cold shower, changed into a shirt, dress pants, and leather shoes, and came to the hall, saying, “Let’s go.”

“You haven’t had breakfast yet.”

Although she was eager to rush immediately to the bidding center, Su Yuxin knew that Ye Fan usually had breakfast after his morning exercise, and seeing that Ye Fan hadn’t eaten yet, she seemed less hurried.

“Doctor Ye, I’ve prepared your breakfast.

You should eat before we leave; a man is iron, and food is steel.

No matter how urgent things are, you can’t skip meals,” Mrs.

Su walked out of the kitchen and said with a smile to Ye Fan.

Although, in the past few days, Mrs.

Su had been very caring towards Ye Fan due to her gratitude, for some reason, seeing the mother and daughter insisting that he eat first stirred a peculiar feeling within him.

This feeling was something that only Chu Xuanji and Chu Ji had previously made him feel.

After breakfast, Ye Fan and Su Yuxin headed together to the Hanghu Bidding Center.

Different from the day before when they went to the Hanghu Convention and Exhibition Center, because they needed to meet with company staff, Ye Fan and Su Yuxin drove separate cars today—as they had done when going to the office on previous days.

This was Su Yuxin’s decision.

She wasn’t afraid of the gossip in the company but was concerned that those rumors might embarrass Ye Fan!

…

In the parking lot of the Hanghu Bidding Center, Xu Weize and the Vice President of Operations had arrived early with the team, totaling ten people, including Su Yuxin’s assistant Yang Miaomiao.

Today, Xu Weize was still dressed in Armani, though in a different style than before, and even his leather bag had been swapped out, but the only thing that hadn’t changed was the glasses on his nose.

The price of those glasses was enough to buy a mid-range sedan, which he had bought with his first year’s earnings and cherished deeply.

Among the crowd, Xu Weize was chatting amiably with the bidding participants, his witty banter making several female staff members from the operations department laugh flirtatiously.

One of the public relations officers in the operations department, in the midst of her laughter, was subtly leaning against Xu Weize, almost as if she was ready to spread her legs for him right then and there.

The Vice President of Operations, Zhang Tiejun, stood amongst the crowd.

Although he didn’t join the conversation, he didn’t stop it either, seeming not to care at all that Xu Weize was stealing his thunder.

The reality was precisely that Xu Weize’s status in the company was equal to his, besides Xu Weize being greatly favored by the leaders of the group, including Su Hongyuan.

More importantly, he was already past fifty, feeling no need to compete with Xu Weize over such trivial matters of face.

The only person not standing with the team was Yang Miaomiao.

Even though the bid had been sealed three days before, Yang Miaomiao still looked extremely exhausted, her complexion pale and bearing dark circles under her eyes.

She sat alone in the car, occasionally casting a glance filled with intense anger at Xu Weize, the center of everyone’s adulation.

However, she seemed terrified of being noticed by Xu Weize, often shifting her gaze away after just a glance.

Half an hour later, Ye Fan and Su Yuxin each drove to the Hanghu Bidding Center; Ye Fan in an unassuming Audi A6L and Su Yuxin in a stretch Mercedes.

“Mr.

Su!”

As soon as Su Yuxin stepped out of the car, people hurriedly approached to greet her, yet their eyes turned toward the latest model Audi A6L behind her, spotting Ye Fan descending from the car leisurely as if on a vacation.

Upon seeing this, aside from Xu Weize and Yang Miaomiao, who knew Ye Fan’s “real” identity, the expressions of the others, including Zhang Tiejun, soured.

After Lin Zhiping spread the rumor about Ye Fan playing games during work hours, though there were whispers in the Lv Hu Group Jiangnan Company about Su Yuxin supporting Ye Fan as a kept man, they were barely taken seriously.

No one believed that Su Yuxin, revered like a goddess, would indulge in such scandalous affairs.

Most people thought Ye Fan had connections that got him the job, and considering these connections must be strong, he dared to play games under Su Yuxin’s watchful eyes.

In this environment, the company’s employees generally despised Ye Fan, seeing him as a parasite—drawing a higher salary than others yet contributing nothing.

By comparison, all of them had worked hard, especially in recent times, to win the contract for this project, with most putting in extra hours, exhausted to the bone.

Now, just when their hard work was about to pay off, Ye Fan appeared…

This made them feel as if Ye Fan was there to snatch the fruits of their victory!

Facing the disdainful and angry glances of everyone, Ye Fan acted as if he saw nothing, walking naturally to stand beside Su Yuxin.

Seeing this, everyone moved to stand on the far side as if avoiding an annoying fly, wishing to be as far from Ye Fan as possible.

“Assistant Yang, take Xiao Liu and Xiao Li to double-check the tenders and qualifications, make sure everything is correct, and bring them up later.” Noticing the general dislike and disdain for Ye Fan, Su Yuxin felt slightly uncomfortable but knew it wasn’t time to reveal the truth yet.

“Yes, Mr.

Su!”

Yang Miaomiao quickly took the order, feeling secretly indignant for Ye Fan—knowing the full situation, she was well aware that without Ye Fan, everyone’s efforts would be in vain.

As if understanding the message in Yang Miaomiao’s eyes, Ye Fan smiled casually, looking nonchalant.

For him, he never bothered to care about the opinions of Zhang Tiejun and others!

Later, Su Yuxin wasted no more words and led everyone towards the Bidding Center building, with Xu Weize lingering at the back, glancing at Yang Miaomiao and the others, and after seeing the bids sealed for a few days, his heart settled.

Five minutes later, Ye Fan and Su Yuxin took the elevator to the 13th floor and headed for Hall 1 under the guidance of the staff.

“Mr.

Su, you go ahead to the hall, I’ll go to the restroom.”

As they were about to reach Hall 1, Xu Weize awkwardly greeted Su Yuxin.

“Uhm…”

Hearing Xu Weize’s words and seeing his awkward demeanor, Zhang Tiejun and others had weird expressions, while Su Yuxin, guessing what Xu Weize was intending to do, did not show it and merely nodded slightly.

Xu Weize chuckled awkwardly, then quickly turned and walked toward the restroom at the end of the corridor.

“Young Master He, the bid price hasn’t changed.”

Entering the restroom, Xu Weize entered a stall, locked the door, swiftly swapped out a SIM card, and sent a text message to He Fenghua.

Seeing the message sent successfully, he expertly dismantled the SIM card, threw it into the toilet, and flushed it away as if nothing had happened.

Meanwhile, He Fenghua, riding in a stretch Bentley towards the Bidding Center, took out his phone, saw the text message, and revealed a triumphant smile.

Smiling, he turned to Lu Jian, who came with him, and joked, “Lu Jian, they say Su Yuxin is still a virgin, so take some pills tonight if you need to.”

“Young Master He, being with a woman like Su Yuxin could cure impotence in a flash!” Lu Jian said with a lewd smile, “The worry is if she plays tricks later on.”

“Plays tricks?”

He Fenghua sneered coldly, “Even if she plays tricks, she can only avoid it for a while, not forever—once I have the entire Su Family under my foot, not to mention you playing with her, selling her to a nightclub isn’t a difficult task, right?”

“Of course!”

Feeling the chill in He Fenghua’s words, Lu Jian knew well that both Ye Fan’s arrogant attitude at the convention center and Su Yuxin’s actions to protect Ye Fan had deeply angered He Fenghua!

“What does that Ye guy amount to?

Asking for my apology, does he deserve it??” He Fenghua said.