It wasn't that long before the event started. Meixiu and Suyin both looked at the antique that was being auctioned.
With still, men surround Suyin.
They kept asking about the young lady's opinion about the auctioned antiques, but the woman kept looking at the taller woman who held her still on her waist.
As the lights dim, Suyin looks at Meixiu before inviting the woman to where her table's situated.
"Ms. Song, let's go to the table."
Suyin asked. Meixiu, who was busy looking at the small vase inside the clear case, looked back at the woman before standing up. Her hand automatically snaked around Suyin, evoking emotion inside the elegant lady.
Yet Meixiu didn't mind at all.
As she saw earlier, Suyin is uncomfortable around men. That's why she made it very clear that she would protect Suyin.
Even if that means pretending to be dating.
Meixiu had already done this back in college, and to say, it was somewhat weird. The woman who was being harassed by someone outside the school had her hand automatically snake around her waist and greeted her with a smile.
And to say, the woman doesn't even go to the same college as her.
She received a "thank you," of course. But the weird part? As soon as the woman left her sight, she was greeted by Xiaohui, who looked like she was about to kill someone.
And to this day, Meixiu still didn't know the reason why.
"Oh, thank you."
Meixiu smiled and nodded, pushing the chair a little closer to Suyin. She quickly sat down on the chair beside the elegant lady while the others were taken by some random person.
"Ms. Jia, is there a wedding happening in the future?"
"Yes! We're actually excited."
"Don't mind them, Ms. Jia; who are you with?"
Meixiu's eyebrows furrow at the people in front of them. Suyin could only smile and look away; she didn't disclose anything to the people.
The taller woman beside her held her eyes towards the man in front. Meixiu saw how the man looked at the smaller woman beside her with desire.
She couldn't help but feel agitated at the man's reaction. Yet she didn't do anything because she didn't want to embarrass the Jia family.
"Ms. Jia, could it be that she's just a friend?"
The man asks, his eyes glancing slightly towards Meixiu before going back to the beautiful woman. Suyin smiled and shook her head, her eyes looking at the taller woman beside her.
"No she's-"
"She's my girlfriend; you got any problems?"
Meixiu couldn't stay still and let the man undress Suyin behind his eyes. Even if she and Suyin were not entirely close, she wanted to protect her at all costs.
Because for Meixiu, women should be a gem, not a toy.
The man looked at Meixiu, his eyes going entirely different before sneering but didn't argue anymore. His mind travels to when he can attack Meixiu.
Just as Suyin was about to deny anything and clear the misunderstanding, Meixiu spoke on her behalf. Her eyes widen in the process, blush creeping up on her cheeks as she heard what Meixiu said.
'My girlfriend'
It kept playing in her mind like a broken plate. It was like nothing mattered at the moment, not even Meixiu having a wife.
It didn't take long for the auction event to start. Meixiu even accompanied Suyin to the stage, taking the role of "girlfriend" quite well.
The taller woman could feel a lot of eyes towards them; she even heard one whisper to the other as soon as they passed by how sinful the "couple" were.
At the moment, as the auction continued, Meixiu didn't see anything valuable. Not even a single bit of the antiques that are getting shown is worthy of the Jia family.
The fact that the young lady of the Jia family wasn't buying anything confused the people around.
Usually, the family would be the highest bidder if there's something their eyes caught. Even the man in front of Suyin was confused.
Did the young lady lose her eyes?
"Ms. Jia, aren't you going to buy an antique?"
The woman's attention diverted towards the man in front. Suyin smiles widely before she shakes her head. She looked back at Meixiu for a moment, seeing the taller woman focused on the antiques that were being shown.
"My girlfriend doesn't like the antiques."
"Ms. Jia, these are all valuable. How can your partner judge it?"
The woman beside the man spoke; her eyes went towards Meixiu up and down, sensing that the taller woman didn't know anything about antiques. Suyin smiled, shaking her head before she felt a breath on top of her ear.
"This one is 5 million yuan."
Suyin's eyes went towards the stage, seeing the small vase Meixiu's been eyeing since earlier being presented.
The young lady didn't mind answering the question from the woman. Meixiu looked at the two (the man and the woman) before raising an eyebrow and crossing her arms on her chest.
"Who would want to bid?"
Suyin quickly raises her number, taking the first bid for the small vase. Her action caused the other people to quickly raise their numbers as well.
If one of the Jia family saw it as valuable, then they'd follow suit.
"200,000 yuan!"
"250,000 yuan!"
"300,000 yuan!"
"320,000 yuan!"
Yet the people at their table didn't raise any of their numbers. Their eyes scanned the small vase and didn't see anything valuable.
Their eyes went to Meixiu, judging the taller woman for scamming and dating the young lady of the Jia family.
"500,000 yuan."
Suyin said calmly, looking at everyone with a smile. The announcer looked at everyone, waiting for someone to hold up their number again, yet no one did.
And so, Suyin successfully manages to hold the small vase under the Jia family.
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The auction continues for half an hour more. Suyin wasn't able to buy anything other than the small vase, but she didn't complain; it was what Meixiu told her to buy anyway.
The people still continue to doubt the young lady's girlfriend. They didn't even know what family the woman went from.
They couldn't help but think that maybe it was the secret lover of Suyin. Meixiu went out of the venue, her feet kicking the small stone that she saw in front of the hotel.
She's waiting for Suyin because the woman wants to check the vase she bought. Meixiu wanted to accompany her, but Suyin refused, leading to Meixiu going out of the hotel.
The woman sat down on the pavement, sighing in relief as she was finally able to leave the hotel premises where she was judged multiple times.
To her luck, Meixiu didn't see anything valuable. Seeing the vase was the only thing that mattered at the moment. Heck, even checking from above the clear case earlier, she didn't see anything inside the vase. Which upsets her for a moment.
But overall, the experience was nice.
She got to see more of the useless antiques every rich person kept buying and found a few valuable ones.
"Ms. Song!"
The woman quickly stands up from the pavement, greeting Suyin with a smile on her face. The smaller woman bowed down, smiling widely to greet Meixiu.
"Is it good?"
"Yes, Ms. Song. Another collection for my family, Jia."
Meixiu nodded and held out her hand for Suyin to grab. The smaller woman hesitated for a moment before she shyly took the taller woman's hand on her.
Just as they are waiting for Suyin's driver, a white van stops abruptly in front of them. In just a snap, Suyin and Meixiu were shoved inside the van.
Suyin was quickly unconscious. A man put a cloth in front of her nose, which made her sniff the drug. Meixiu put up a fight still until someone pushed up a syringe on her neck.