The exchange between Fade and Faxon had startled everyone else in the hall. Soon enough, they began talking about it.
"Young Master Chiang also wants the consultation opportunity."
"From the looks of it, it seems like Fade is not going to give in as well!"
"How dare he compete with Young Master Chiang? Is he a fool?"
"That's right. Does he think he can beat Young Master Chiang in terms of background and strength?"
Amid the crowd's chatter, the Luo family members who were initially upset became thrilled at the sight of the confrontation between the two men. Smug grins painted across their faces as they gloated over Fade's unfortunate encounter.
"Is Fade out of his mind? How dare he confront Young Master Chiang?"
"If he had stood down just now, Young Master Chiang might've appreciated his understanding. But now, he has offended Young Master Chiang by competing with him for the bidding!" "He will ruin himself sooner or later with that kind of temper."
"He's a dead man walking now. Let's just sit back and watch the show."
Faxon did not seem to expect that Fade would challenge him. He stared at Fade for a few seconds, then said in a low voice, "Two billion yuan. I bid two billion yuan."
His offer caused another uproar among the crowd.
Faxon directly increased the bid by 400 million yuan this time, setting the price at two billion yuan, which was twice as much as the previous price of 1 billion yuan.
In other words, this meant that Faxon was determined to win the bid, and it served as a warning to Fade.
Fade furrowed his brows when he heard the bid. Two billion yuan was indeed beyond his expectations. However, this consultation session was an opportunity to help Joey find her parents, so he must bid for it.
Besides, he was not short of money. Not only did he just earn over one billion yuan from the pills, but he has also generated a huge income from his business throughout the recent years. Besides, there was also the money from the powerful families who were under his control. His net worth would be tens of billions. To spend several billion yuan to bid for the consultation opportunity was not a big deal to him.
Therefore, instead of backing down from Faxon's threat, he offered, "Two billion five hundred million."
The audience gasped in amazement as soon as he uttered the price. He had gone so far as to raise the bid by 500 million yuan, which was even higher than Faxon's increase. Everyone was surprised by his madness and determination.
"Is Fade really that rich?"
"The audacity! I wonder what his background is like."
"That was not a wise thing to do. It's not about money at all. It's about Young Master Chiang's reputation!"
"He's offending Young Master Chiang and upsetting him even more. Is he trying to get himself killed?"
Faxon's face scrunched in frustration as he glared at Fade before shouting, "Two billion seven hundred million."
Fade blurted immediately, "Three billion."
"You —" Even Faxon felt the price was ridiculous this time. He glared at Fade, gritted his teeth, and seethed, "Do you know what you are doing? I already told you that I am determined to win this bid."
Fade glanced at him and snorted with disdain, "Determined to win? Then pay for it. If you don't have the money, then don't play the game."
Faxon's face darkened upon the remark, and he clenched his teeth hard. He scowled at Fade and said, "I bid three and a half billion yuan."
As soon as Faxon finished announcing the price, Fade cut in, "Four billion."
Even Manager Liu himself felt the price was incredible. Although the opportunity to consult in Encyclo Hall was very precious, four billion yuan was too much. The cost was totally beyond the normal range.
Fade didn't care much about the money. He waved his hand and said, "Manager Liu, don't sweat it. Since I have already bid the item for four billion yuan, let's carry on according to this price."
"I - Mr. Chen, I'm terribly sorry that such a thing happened. I did not expect it at all, so-" Manager Liu was apologetic, but Fade didn't think it was a big deal.
The crowd once again fell into a heated discussion.
"Fade is so amazing, he scared Young Master Chiang away by winning the bid."
"You call that amazing? I think he doesn't even know the disaster that awaits him!"
"That's right. Young Master Chiang comes from a powerful family. Fade has pushed him to the wall by not only embarrassing him so badly but also robbing him of the opportunity to consult Encyclo Hall. He will suffer the consequences soon."
"The young man is too frivolous. He forgets himself just because he has some money. He doesn't know that money does not mean everything in this world."
At this moment, the Luo family pretended to lament Fade's unfortunate encounter with smug grins on their faces.
"He dares to offend Young Master Chiang. He's a dead man now."
"Of course. Young Master Chiang is not a man to be trifled with. Plus, with his previous grudge with the Hsing family, he's done for."
"He's so full of himself. He's asking for it!"
"What's more, in the end, he spent four billion yuan on an item which is only worth one billion yuan. What a fool!"
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