53: Chapter 048: “No Tears Without Seeing the Coffin 53: Chapter 048: “No Tears Without Seeing the Coffin Hmm?

Upon seeing the reactions of Yang Miaomiao, Su Yuxin, and Ye Fan, everyone felt that something was amiss.

Especially He Fenghua!

In his mind, this blow might not be enough to be fatal to Su Yuxin, but it would definitely have caused her to collapse instantly!

Yet now, Su Yuxin was not only unaffected by the blow but was also waiting with a calm and composed face for the official to announce Lv Hu Group Jiangnan Company’s bid…

That calm and composure even surpassed the astonished expressions of Lv Hu Group Jiangnan Company’s delegation members he had seen earlier!

This stark contrast sparked a strong unease in He Fenghua’s heart.

And when Zhang Tiejun and the other nine people saw Su Yuxin’s calm and composed demeanor, for some reason, a bizarre thought suddenly emerged: not defeated!

Even though the thought was so absurd and unrealistic, but…

in their eyes, how could Su Yuxin appear so calm if the Su Family had really lost?

Could it be…

could there still be suspense?

At the same time, those who initially thought that the Su Family had lost were now all asking themselves this question internally.

No answer.

They looked again at the official, waiting for the suspense to be revealed.

At that moment, the atmosphere in the hall was even more tense than before, even the official felt a bit excited—the words he was about to say would determine the outcome of the first full-scale confrontation between the two giants of the Jiangnan real estate industry!

Whoosh!

Later, under everyone’s gaze, the official saw the bid by Lv Hu Group Jiangnan Company, and his pupils dilated instantly, as if shocked.

“Hoo~”

After the shock, he slowly exhaled a breath, then looked at Su Yuxin with an extremely appreciative and admiring gaze, saying word by word, “Lv Hu Group Jiangnan Company’s bid is 14.851238 billion yuan even!”

“Uh…”

As the official’s voice faded, the vast hall fell silent, and everyone but Ye Fan, Su Yuxin, and Yang Miaomiao widened their eyes, stared at the official motionlessly, mouths slightly agape, faces full of astonishment, like vivid statues.

One second, two seconds, three seconds…

It took a full three seconds before the people in the hall gradually came back to their senses from the shock.

One by one, as if controlled, they simultaneously turned their gazes towards Su Yuxin.

Unlike their reactions to the He Family’s bid, this time, Su Yuxin’s expression was quite calm.

“Mr.

Su…

Mr.

Su!”

One of the employees from Lv Hu Group Jiangnan Company jumped up from his seat as if injected with adrenaline, looking at Su Yuxin with excitement, as if he wanted to worship her on the spot.

“Mr.

Su, we’ve won!”

Zhang Tiejun, the deputy director, also stood up with an excited face.

Although he did not know why the bid was different from what they had decided during their meeting, at this moment…

he had no interest in thinking about these things.

All he knew was that the winner was Lv Hu Group Jiangnan Company!

“Swish, swish, swish, swish…”

Following Zhang Tiejun’s lead, the other employees of Lv Hu Group Jiangnan Company also stood up, looking at Su Yuxin with excitement and admiration.

They said nothing.

Seemingly, at this moment, any words of praise would seem superfluous to them!

“I’d always heard people say that Lady Su had the reputation of being a cold-faced president and a heroine among women, and that she had never been defeated in the business world ever since her debut two years ago.

Seeing her today, it really lives up to her name.”

“After today’s matter, I’m afraid no one will say He Fenghua is the wonder of the Jiangnan business world anymore, right?”

“Of course, compared to Lady Su, he’s far inferior.”

“Facing competition with ease and facing victory without arrogance or rashness, always sitting steadily fishing…

Such demeanor, not to mention He Fenghua, even those magnates in the business world are nothing more than that, right?”

…

For a time, the people in the Su Family’s camp generously lavished their praise on Su Yuxin.

In contrast, the supporters in the He Family’s camp were silent…

just silent!

Not only them, but even the wealthy young masters who had followed He Fenghua had fallen silent.

Although they were unaware of the insider that He Fenghua had planted in the Su Family, they knew He Fenghua’s character well and understood that He Fenghua never waged battles he was unsure of winning.

Since He Fenghua said he could secure the Binhe New District Phase I project, he definitely could.

Even they placed such trust in He Fenghua, how much more so He Fenghua himself?

Keep in mind that he had known the Su Family’s bid in advance…

Moreover, right up until the bid opening, he had specifically asked Xu Weize to keep an eye on the bid documents to see if Su Yuxin would switch them out.

It can be said that he had made everything foolproof!

But—

The cruel reality struck his face like a resounding slap and hammered his proud heart mercilessly, shattering that pride in his heart!

His eyes reddened, his face contorted, he stared deathly at Su Yuxin as if trying to see through her heart to know what she had done, how she managed to turn the tables at the last moment!

Unfortunately for him, he had no mind-reading ability, he couldn’t decipher any tricks from Su Yuxin’s calm expression.

So, he turned his gaze toward Xu Weize standing next to Su Yuxin, that cold look seeming to question whether Xu Weize had betrayed him, and more so, to demand: “What’s going on?”

Bewildered.

Xu Weize had a look of utter bewilderment.

Because…

he wanted to know what was going on even more than He Fenghua did!

At the time the Lv Hu Group Jiangnan Company’s bid was sealed, he was there, and it was he who had watched over the bid being taken to the car today, and even…

when Yang Miaomiao and the other two went to check the bid and the qualifications, he had made sure to take a look, confirming there was no mistake with the bid…

Yet now, the bid price of the Lv Hu Group had changed?!

In his eyes was the bewildered expression of He Fenghua, and reason told He Fenghua that Xu Weize probably hadn’t betrayed him; otherwise, he wouldn’t have had such an expression.

On one hand, Xu Weize knew the consequences of betraying him, and moreover, in He Fenghua’s view, if Su Yuxin were employing the Counteract the Deception Strategy, then the role of Xu Weize as a spy would be over by now.

There was no need to continue to act like an idiot.

“Huh~”

Having confirmed that Xu Weize wasn’t his betrayer, He Fenghua let out a deep sigh, and then looked at the official announcing the results, saying, “Mayor Wei, I have a small request.”

“Please speak.”

Startled to hear He Fenghua’s words, Wei Feng, who was in charge of this project, seemed to guess He Fenghua’s intentions, and his expression turned slightly displeased.

“I would like to see the bid of the Lv Hu Group Jiangnan Company.”

Although He Fenghua knew that speaking out would offend Wei Feng, by this point…

he had no choice— in a way, he could accept this defeat, but he couldn’t accept being played like a fool by Su Yuxin!

In his view, if Xu Weize hadn’t betrayed him, then there was only one way Su Yuxin could have turned the tables— under the table dealings!

“What?

Do you suspect me of fraud?”

Indeed, upon hearing He Fenghua’s request, Wei Feng’s face instantly turned extremely ugly.

As Hanghu’s Standing Deputy Mayor, he held a significant position in Hanghu’s officialdom.

Although the He Family was wealthy and possibly could align with the Han Family through marriage, He Fenghua was far from being in a position to question him!

“Sorry, Mayor Wei, I just want to understand my loss better, so I can remember this lesson,” He Fenghua gritted his teeth and insisted, as if he wouldn’t cry until he saw his own coffin.

Wei Feng didn’t make a sound but just stared coldly at He Fenghua, his authority and anger unmasked in his gaze.

Seeing that Wei Feng was thoroughly enraged, everyone in the Su Family camp wore an expression of schadenfreude, while those in the He Family camp thought that what He Fenghua was doing was not worth the cost.

But…

they also understood that as the successor of the He Family, He Fenghua had always lived among applause and flowers, and now, having aligned with the powerful Han Family, all this had filled He Fenghua with enough pride and arrogance to make such a move!

“Fine, that will save me the trouble of people saying that I, Wei Feng, interfered with this project.”

Seeing that He Fenghua wouldn’t let up until he was convinced, Wei Feng suddenly smiled, but everyone could hear the anger in his voice.

It was predictable that from today on, the He Family had thoroughly offended Wei Feng.

As he finished speaking, Wei Feng gave a glance to his secretary, who immediately rose, picked up the bid of the Lv Hu Group Jiangnan Company, and briskly walked over to He Fenghua, handing it to him with a blank expression.

Taking the bid, He Fenghua didn’t linger, immediately flipping through it, then his gaze locked onto the bid price like a wild beast zeroing in on its prey.

But—

The next moment.

When he saw that the bid price matched exactly what Wei Feng had announced, all his persistence and unwillingness vanished, and he slumped listlessly back in his chair.

“He Fenghua, tell everyone, what is the bid price of the Lv Hu Group?”

Seeing this, Wei Feng spoke coldly.

The official world is known for abandoning lost causes and kicking someone when they’re down, and he didn’t mind giving He Fenghua’s bruised heart another cut.

“I’m sorry, Mayor Wei.”

Despite He Fenghua’s resentment and anger for being toyed with unreasonably by Su Yuxin, when he realized that he could do nothing to change the situation, he regained his composure, immediately stood up and bowed in apology to Wei Feng.

“Hmph!”

Wei Feng snorted and stood up to leave, not giving He Fenghua any chance to mend the situation, and all the officials and experts who had come with him also rose and followed his lead.

“He Fenghua has really lost big time this round.”

Watching this scene, this was the thought that surged in almost everyone’s mind.

He Fenghua himself was painfully aware of this, his expression becoming terribly grim as his facial muscles even started twitching slightly.

Victors be kings, losers be beggars.

Being the loser, he didn’t humiliate himself by arguing with Su Yuxin, he didn’t even dare to look at her, but instead left with a steel-blue face.

“He Fenghua, it seems you have forgotten something.”

Just as He Fenghua was about to leave, Su Yuxin spoke up, her voice not loud, but loud enough for everyone to hear.

He Fenghua’s footsteps faltered, then he continued walking forward, while Lu Jian, who was following him, stared coldly at Ye Fan, threatening, “Kid, you better not look for trouble when there is none.”

“To me, his apology was worth less than a whore’s virtue, but I don’t like being threatened!”

Ye Fan stood up and strode toward He Fenghua.

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