Chapter 262: The Royal Symphony (Part 3)

Zheng Qian walked onto the stage with cheerful steps to sign the legal documents.

"Mr. Zheng, congratulations once again on winning the bid for the royal symphony." Auctioneer Wang Xiaoqi said in her welcome remarks.

Could they not switch to someone else?

For three consecutive days, Zheng Qian had been the one taking the stage.

Auctioneer Wang Xiaoqi was getting a bit tired of it.

Everyone had memorized the name of Qianhe Group, as well as Zheng Qian's name.

"May I ask, Mr. Zheng, having spent such a huge sum to win this bid, which beauty are you gifting it to this time?"

Zheng Qian: ???

Trying to trap me?

Not playing by the rules, are we?

She completely stole his lines.

Zheng Qian didn't think it was much of a problem, though.

Since Auctioneer Wang Xiaoqi asked, he would just answer generously.

"To tell you the truth, this purchase is intended as a gift for the Chairwoman of Asia Shipping, Ms. Jiang Yanran."

Auctioneer Wang Xiaoqi knew that Zheng Qian would say he bought it for a beauty, but she didn't expect... it would actually be Jiang Yanran.

The whole venue erupted again!

In the Jiangnan region, who didn't know that Jiang Yanran was a proud, aloof, domineering CEO!

Was Zheng Qian... expressing his love?

What he said before about gifting it to a beauty might just have been to avoid revealing his future operational plans.

But claiming he was gifting it to Jiang Yanran was taking the joke too far.

A significant number of people even believed that Zheng Qian was serious.

He really intended to gift it to Jiang Yanran.

Even Jiang Yanran, who was sitting in the audience, hadn't expected Zheng Qian to announce her name so openly and straightforwardly.

She blushed slightly.

Zheng Qian, you jerk!

If he said that, how was she any different from those two beauties before?

She was the dignified Chairwoman and helmsman of Asia Shipping.

While some people felt that Zheng Qian wanted to pull the wool over their eyes and didn't want to reveal his operational plans.

But there would still be some gossiping people who would use this matter to stir up trouble, hey!

Jiang Yanran had no shortage of scandals in the Jiangnan region.

Just saying hello to an acquaintance would result in tabloid rumors the next day.

By doing this, Zheng Qian was undoubtedly pushing her to the forefront of those gossip news reports.

After Zheng Qian finished signing the legal documents and was about to step off the stage, Auctioneer Wang Xiaoqi secretly tugged at the corner of Zheng Qian's clothes.

Where no one could see, Auctioneer Wang Xiaoqi pinched the back of Zheng Qian's hand hard.

At the same time, she secretly gave Zheng Qian a look of defiance.

Hmph!

That's for saying I'm not curvaceous enough!

Zheng Qian: ???

He was a bit dumbfounded.

What was Auctioneer Wang Xiaoqi doing?

Making eyes at him in front of so many people?

Was he that kind of casual person?

At least choose an occasion with fewer people!

Zheng Qian gave Auctioneer Wang Xiaoqi a knowing smile, then immediately stepped off the stage.

"Dear guests, please do not leave just yet. Next, I will announce a major piece of news!"

Following the instructions of the auction, Auctioneer Wang Xiaoqi announced to the public that the white knight was about to be re-auctioned.

A few big shots had already received the news in advance, but some people still didn't know.

It was still necessary to make an announcement.

After the venue cleared, some company presidents and tycoons gathered together, reluctant to leave.

This group of people was all discussing this sensational piece of gossip.

Jiang Yanran, who was always cold as ice and kept people at a distance, felt her face burning slightly at this moment.

Even Jiang Yanran herself was surprised.

Previously, when rumors were spread about her and others, she would remain calm and indifferent, as she had become accustomed to it by now.

But with Zheng Qian pulling something like this, her heart began to stir again.

Zheng Qian, wearing a dark blue suit and holding a legal document in his hand, returned to his seat.

"Here, take this and keep it safe, don't lose it."

Zheng Qian stuffed a contract into Jiang Yanran's hand.

"I have some other things to attend to, so I'll be leaving first."

After Zheng Qian delivered the contract to Jiang Yanran, he didn't leave her any chance to speak at all and left the auction venue directly.

Zhang Lekang and Fan Minxue, who were not far away, saw Zheng Qian leave and hurriedly followed.

Jiang Yanran looked down at the cruise ship ownership transfer agreement that had just been stuffed into her hand.

It was signed with her name by Zheng Qian.

In her eyes and the eyes of these business people, this was a contract worth 2 billion.

But in Zheng Qian's eyes, it seemed like just a piece of scrap paper.

Just now, when Zheng Qian held it lightly in his hand and handed it to her, the contract was already heavily creased.

To be honest, Zheng Qian clearly didn't take this contract seriously.

Not even taking 2 billion seriously—how massive must this person's background be?

Even the "National Husband" Young Master Wang probably couldn't treat it like dirt, right?

Jiang Yanran became increasingly curious about Zheng Qian's background, identity, and the forces silently supporting him behind his back.

Zheng Qian was like a bottomless Easter egg machine, capable of endlessly bringing her surprises.

It was as if what she saw now was merely the tip of the iceberg of Zheng Qian.

But...

This man's attitude changed a bit too quickly.

He was passionate as fire just a moment ago, but now he had become even colder than her!

Jiang Yanran had originally wanted to invite Zheng Qian for a meal.

However.

This man didn't even leave her a chance to speak.

Cold!

Ruthless!

For a long time, Jiang Yanran hadn't believed that there were any "domineering CEOs" in this world.

No matter how much of a CEO they were, could they be richer than her?

To be honest, the wealthy young masters pursuing her could line up from Jiangnan all the way to Jiangbei.

Zheng Qian's appearance broke Jiang Yanran's obsession that "there are no domineering CEOs in the world."

What is a domineering CEO?

Wasn't Zheng Qian a domineering CEO?

"Secretary Du Bingbing, what on earth is this man thinking?"

Jiang Yanran was accustomed to the flirting tactics of those tall, rich, and handsome men; Zheng Qian's behavior had clearly brought this great beauty into uncharted territory.

Secretary Du Bingbing frowned.

She had been with Jiang Yanran for such a long time, yet this was the first time Jiang Yanran had discussed personal matters with her.

If even Jiang Yanran didn't understand what Zheng Qian was thinking, how could she know?

However, she could explain some questions from an objective perspective.

"President Jiang, President Zheng is also protecting you in a roundabout way."

"Protecting me? How so?"

"After today's incident spreads, there will surely be quite a lot of gossip outside."

"Think about it carefully. If you and President Zheng were to have dinner together tonight, wouldn't that be equivalent to confirming this news?"

"If that happens, it wouldn't just be gossip in Jiangnan; it would cause an explosion!"

That made sense.

However, Jiang Yanran was still very curious why Zheng Qian would help her win this cruise ship.

If it was an apology to restore their relationship, a meal would have sufficed.

Why did Zheng Qian bid for the royal symphony?

His spending was simply too extravagant.

Spending money like water, so lavishly.

The usually cautious Jiang Yanran couldn't help but suspect whether there was a trap in this.

Could Zheng Qian be setting some kind of trap for her?