My Cold and Elegant CEO Wife - Chapter 202

Chapter 202: First Round, Elimination Round

 

“Hi, it has been a while,” Ruyan Liu said to Qingfeng with a light smile.

In reality, it had only been two days since she last saw Qingfeng. But for Ruyan Liu, even two days was a long time because she wished to spend every minute and second with him.

Xue Lin frowned. She looked at Ruyan Liu intently, then turned to look at Qingfeng. She instinctively felt that there was a secret between the two.

One had to admit that Xue Lin’s instincts were very accurate. She discovered that there was something fishy between them just through their words and gazes but she had no time to investigate the relationship between the two as the Antique Competition was starting soon. In Xue Lin’s mind, Ruyan Liu was a vixen who tried to seduce her husband.

Little Xuexue, fighting! You are the best! Don’t let this vixen seduce your husband. Xue Lin encouraged herself in her heart.

After introducing Qingfeng to Ruyan Liu, Yunchang introduced Qingfeng to the other three judges. One was the Vice-President, Shuqing Song. The other two were two elderly men in their sixties.

Among the five judges, Ruyan Liu was the youngest and also a beauty. The eldest judge was Yunchang Xu.

Shuqing Song was an old man in his sixties. He appeared much younger than Yunchang Xu, having a rosy complexion and standing tall. He looked to be in good health. Shuqing Song was extremely haughty when Yunchang Xu introduced Qingfeng. He did not spare Qingfeng a single glance, which greatly angered Qingfeng.

Shuqing Song had a negative impression of Qingfeng because Chen Song, the son of the Vice-Mayor, had badmouthed Qingfeng in front of him. Shuqing Song and Chen Song were both from the Song Family, so naturally he had to help Chen Song bring Qingfeng down.

‘This arrogant old man refused to even look at me,’ thought Qingfeng. Qingfeng wanted to kick him but he could only suppress his urges because Shuqing Song was the Vice-President of the Antique Association and one of the five judges.

As for the other two judges, they both nodded towards Qingfeng out of respect for Yunchang Xu. But they were not very enthusiastic either.

After Yunchang Xu introduced everyone, he led the others towards the VIP panel. He was one of the judges so he naturally had to sit in the VIP panel. The hall gradually quieted down as everyone found their seats.

Everyone gazed intently at Yunchang Xu and awaited his words.

“The Antique Competition starts now!” Yunchang Xu loudly proclaimed.

His words had just ended when a commotion broke out among the participants. Everyone’s face became red and they looked around vigilantly.

The people next to them were all their competitors. There was already a flicker of animosity in their hearts.

The Antique Competition was only organized once a year. This was an important event for every participant.

If one could obtain a good standing in the competition, one would not only receive the award from the competition but would also be sought out by the multi-millionaires and receive some work opportunities.

Everyone who joined the competition wanted a good standing. It was like the Olympics– everyone was after the medals.

“The Vice-President, Shuqing Song, will announce the reward and rules of the competition,” Yunchang Xu waved his hands to subdue the crowd.

Because of his age, the person who handled the matters was Shuqing Song. Shuqing Song had a powerful background and was extremely influential in the Antique Association.

At his words, Shuqing Song took a step forward and appeared in everyone’s eyes. Everyone looked at him in admiration.

Many participants deeply respected the Vice-President of the Antique Association. Just like Yunchang Xu, he was an influential figure in the Antique world.

Shuqing Song stood up and nodded towards Yunchang Xu. He cleared his throat to silence the crowd.

“There are 100 participants in the Antique Competition this year. The reward this year is the most generous in the history of the competition. The winner will receive the title of “King of Antiques”, a trophy and an antique worth 1 million Yuan.”

“The second place winner will win an antique worth 500,000 Yuan and the third place winner will win an antique worth 300,000 Yuan. The fourth place to tenth place winners will each win an antique worth 100,000 Yuan.”

“The first round of the competition is an elimination round. I will personally come up with some questions about antiques. Everyone will race to answer the question. The winners will enter the second round where they will face another participant to authenticate an antique. In the third round, I will bring out an antique which the participants must authenticate.”

Shuqing Song smiled lightly and narrated the award and rules of the competition.

There were three rounds in the Antique Competition every year. The first round was to test the antique knowledge of the participants. This round was extremely ruthless and would eliminate half of the participants every year.

“The first round is an antique knowledge test?” Qingfeng furrowed his brows in surprise.

He knew that since the first round was a knowledge test, Ting Chen’s fake jewelry would not be brought out in the first round. Her piece must be part of the second round where antiques were authenticated.

The 100 participants lined up in order in the middle of the Hall. Participant number one was a handsome young man. The young man had big eyes and a high nose bridge. He deeply resembled Shuqing Song.

His name was Si-Tao Song and he was the grandson of Shuqing Song. Because of his relationship with Shuqing Song, he naturally obtained number 1. Participant number 2 was Xiuling Xu and participant number 3 was Young Master Chen…

Since Qingfeng registered very late, he was number 100.

The participant in front of Qingfeng was a cute girl who was around 23 years old. She had a few freckles on her face. Even though she was not very pretty, she was quite cute.

“Hi handsome, are you also participating in the Antique Competition?” The cute girl said to Qingfeng.

Qingfeng was slightly speechless when he heard the cute girl’s words. I am standing right behind you. Of course, I am participating in the competition. Your question makes me speechless.

The cute girl had also realized her mistake, she stuck her tongue out and said, “My name is Xiaomei Wang. I am participant number 99. What is your number?”

Qingfeng was even more speechless when he heard Xiaomei Wang’s words. Your second question is even worse than your first. You are participant number 99. I am behind you. What do you think my number is?

Qingfeng was speechless. He felt that Xiaomei Wang’s brain must have short-circuited or she must be a fool.

Chapter 203: Xue Lin Was Very Excited

 

“Sorry, I asked it wrong again. You are behind me, so you must be the 100th contestant. By the way, I told you my name, what’s yours?” Xiaomei Wang asked, grinning.

Well, you finally asked a normal question, Qingfeng Li smiled gently and said, “My name is Qingfeng Li, a staff member of the Ice Snow Corporation.”

“Woah, the Ice Snow Corporation, that is a big corporation. I’ve heard the CEO Xue Lin is a huge beauty. Do you know her? Is she really beautiful?” Xiaomei Wang showed four treasures of women’s room, paper, bronze, Buddha, bracelets, amber and so on. The Kowloon Inkstone from Qianlong Emperor is the most famous.

This chick is chatty, that’s Qingfeng’s first impression of her.

When Qingfeng and Xiaomei were chatting, the audiences were also busy in discussion.

“Hey what do you think? Who’s going to be number 1 in the elimination round?”

“Do you still have to ask? The first place obviously belongs to Sitao Song. He’s Shuqing Song’s grandson and has rich knowledge in antique.”

“You are wrong, I think Lingxiu Xu has better chances, she’s also the granddaughter of president Yunchang Xu!”

“To be honest, Young Master Chen isn’t bad too, their family does business in the antique and jewelry field, he grew up in those things.”

Everyone was chatting, guessing that the winner must be amongst Sitao Song, Lingxiu Xu and Young Master Chen.

As for Qingfeng Li, they’ve never heard of this guy’s name, so naturally they wouldn’t think that he would win.

“Everyone quiet down, now allow me to start the question session. The first one to raise hand answers.” Shuqing faintly smiled and said to the 100 participants in front of them.

He also heard those audiences’ discussions, and hearing that some people think that his grandson would grab the first place made him very happy.

“Question 1: how many categories of antiques are there? What do they each represent?” Shuqing Song asked the first question with a faint smile.

Swish!

Qingfeng was the first one to raise his hand. His reflexes and movements were too fast, and he raised his hand before Young Master Chen and Sitao Song could even react.

Seeing Qingfeng’s hand up in the air, Shuqing Song was a bit dissatisfied. With so many eyes watching, he had no choice but let Qingfeng answer.

“Antiques are generally divided into four categories, the first is ceramic, which is the most famous ceramics in Jingdezhen; the second category is calligraphy and painting, including the Eastern Jin Dynasty Xizhi Wang’s calligraphy, the River Above Qing Ming painting from Song dynasty are most famous. ”

“The third category is Jade, in which the Han Dynasty jade most famous, the fourth category is miscellaneous, including treasures, paper, bronze, Buddha, embroidery, hand string, amber and so on, which Qianlong Emperor’s Kowloon Inkstone is most famous. ”

Qingfeng Li talked a lot and spoke about the classification of the antiques and their respective works. He explained it in detail but also simplified it so that the audience around could understand it completely, let alone Shuqing Song.

“Who is this guy that is so familiar with the antiques?” The audience around looked at Qingfeng Li in astonishment, and their eyes flashed with a touch of surprise.

They were antique lovers and jewelry collectors. They knew the famous antique masters and the apprentices of the masters in Eastern Sea City. But they didn’t know the young guy in front of them at all.

“Good job husband! He has such a deep understanding of antiques.” Xue Lin’s cold and elegant face flashed with a touch of surprise. Seeing Qingfeng Li talking in the competition hall, she was a bit excited.

“Brother hides it well. He knows so many things.” Ruyan Liu smiled charmingly from the judge positions. Her look towards Qingfeng Li was full of admiration.

This man is the man she likes, and the one that always brought her surprises and made her heart pound.

“Handsome, you are very good. You got the first question right.” Xiaomei Wang looked at Qingfeng Li in shock, and her eyes were shining.

There were 100 people participating the Antique competition in the hall. Everyone had a deep understanding of antiques but the previous ones had prestigious backgrounds. Qingfeng grabbed attention at the first question.

“Of course I’m very capable.” Qingfeng Li slightly warped the corner of his mouth and said proudly.

His tone had some ineffable pride, not caring about the others at all. Talking about antiques in front of him was like showing off in front of a master.

Hearing Qingfeng Li’s words, Xiaomei Wang put her thumbs up, the shock in her eyes was still there.

“The answer is correct. No.100 contestant scores 10 points.” Shuqing Song’s said faintly and his eyes flashed with a touch of surprise.

This was an antique competition with a large audience. Though Shuqing had opinions of Qingfeng Li and didn’t like him, Qingfeng Li’s answer was correct, so he had to give Qingfeng Li 10 points.

One must know that this was all live, making it almost impossible to cheat at all. Qingfeng Li actually answered it so soon, which spoke of his rich knowledge of antiques.

Sitao Song and Young Master Chen on the other side turned livid, because they lost at the very beginning. So naturally, they were not happy.

To be sure, one of them was the grandson of the vice president of the Antique Association, and the other was the young master of an antique jewelry family. The two wanted to compete for the question, but it didn’t occur to them that Qingfeng Li got the answer.

“Question two, please listen to the question, what are the elements of antique damage?” Shuqing Song smiled lightly and began the second question.

Swish!

Qingfeng Li was the first to raise his hand again, which made Sitao Song and Young Master Chen extremely angry. They were too slow and couldn’t compete with Qingfeng at all.

“There are mainly four kinds of factors resulting in antique damage. The first kind is the impact of humidity. The critical point of antique protection is 38 degrees. Exceeding this temperature causes the texture change of the antique and the loss of its humidity. Of course, Jade antiques and golden antiques are not in this range.”

“The second kind is the gas infringement, resulting from compounds like ozone, sulfur dioxide, and ammonia in the air. If one keeps the antiques indoors for a long time, the air will affect the antiques, tarnishing the metallic antiques, and discoloring painting.”

“The third is the dust damage. Dust is solid matter with irregular shapes. Dust and coal particles on antiques will cause mechanical damage, resulting in the darkened color of the antique calligraphy and paintings.”

“The fourth one is the biological corrosion. There are lots of bacteria and molds in the air. Once these organisms adhere to antiques, they will cause calligraphy, painting and wooden antiques to degrade.”

Qingfeng Li smiled proudly and spoke out the answer to the second question. These questions were too simple for him, not hard at all.

“The answer is correct. Qingfeng Li scored another 10 points, totaling to 20 points.”

Shuqing Song slightly knitted his eyebrows. Though not satisfied with Qingfeng Li, the answer was correct and he had to give him bonus points.

“My husband is really good. He got it right again.” Xue Lin clenched her pink little fist in the auditorium, her body slightly shaking, showing the excitement in her heart at the moment.

Chapter 204: Winning the First Round

 

I must get the next question. Young Master Chen clenched his fist and cheered himself up.

Young Master Chen was very dissatisfied about Qingfeng Li grabbing the prize, and was filled with pent-up anger.

A small staff member in a company actually stepped on his head. It was really unforgivable.

Time passed by minute by minute. The game was still on.

Question 3, question 4, 5… 10

Shuqing Song asked 10 questions on antiques and they were all snatched by Qingfeng Li. Moreover, Qingfeng Li got them correct.

A question on antiques was 10 points, so 10 questions would be 100 points.

When Qingfeng Li got 100 points, the audience around applauded and got completely excited.

No one had answer ed10 questions in a row in the past competitions. Neither had one won 100 points. Qingfeng Li was the first in history.

“Qingfeng Li, you are already number one of the first round. Don’t answer and leave the questions to the other contestants.” Shuqing Song frowned and stopped Qingfeng Li from answering questions again.

The first round was the assessment of the knowledge of antiques, aiming to eliminate over half of the contestants. If Qingfeng Li kept answering like this, the others wouldn’t get a chance. How would he be able to eliminate half of the contestants?

Hearing that Shuqing Song didn’t let him answer, Qingfeng Li was a bit dissatisfied. But thinking that the opposing party said he was number one, this spark of dissatisfaction was gone.

“Vice President Song, you said I’m alreadyfirst place of the first round?” Qingfeng Li frowned, asking.

To him, answering questions was not the most important thing. As long as he is the number one of the first round, he could go to the next level.

“Yes, Qingfeng Li. You got 100 points and are first place of the first round. Leave the questions to other. Give them some opportunities. You can’t be too greedy. ” Shuqing Song smiled lightly and said to Qingfeng.

Hearing Shuqing Song’s words, the others kept nodding, showing some dissatisfaction towards Qingfeng Li in their eyes. These people have given out a lot in order to participate in the antique competition. Some learned about antique since young, others attended the competition without even getting married.

If these people can’t snatch even one question in the first round, how could they go back and face their families?

Seeing the dissatisfied look around, Qingfeng Li frowned. He knew that he had answered too many questions and annoyed everyone.

Qingfeng Li didn’t care much about the dissatisfaction of these people. What he cared more was this old fox. This old fox is too sly and cruel that he schemed against Qingfeng Li, deliberately saying that the latter answered too much and snatched others’ questions, which made the rest unhappy.

However, this was the antique competition. Qingfeng Li didn’t bother to argue with this old fox. He was the first place of the first round after all. As long as he passed the second and the third pass, he would be the ‘King of Antiques’ in Eastern Sea City, helping the company through a crisis.

“Since I’m the first place of the first round, I won’t answer.” Qingfeng Li curved the corner of his mouth, laid back to the side and started to save his energy with his eyes closed.

Shuqing Song smiled lightly and continued to ask questions, which the rest of the compeititors promptly answered.

The result was also announced after the first round.

Number one, Qingfeng Li, scored 100 points by answering 10 questions. Number two Sitao Song, scoring 80 with 8 questions. The third one was Lingxiu Xu, scoring 70 points with 7 questions. The fourth one was Young Master Chen, scoring 60 with 6 questions…

100 people attended the first round, 50 of which were eliminated. This was very brutal.

A lot of the contestants came to the antique competition every year with great confidence but ended up with disappointment. There are those who laughed and those who cried.

“The first round elimination is over, and Qingfeng Li is first place.” Shuqing Song announced the results of the first round, frowning slightly.

At this moment, Shuqing Song was very shocked. Qingfeng Li was too capable that he answered the first 10 questions correctly and flawlessly.

One must know, some of these questions on antiques were very difficult. But it didn’t occur to him that Qingfeng Li would get the right answers every time.

Even his grandson Sitao Song and Young Master Chen answered wrong on some of the questions that Shuqing Song asked about the antiques. It was because of the mistakes Sitao Song and Young Master Chen made that accentuated Qingfeng Li’s capability.

“Qingfeng Li actually won the first round and beat Sitao Song and Young Master Chen. How unbelievable.”

“Right. Qingfeng Li is too knowledgeable. I wouldn’t know the answers myself but he actually got them all right.”

“I heard that Qingfeng Li is just a salesman in the Ice Snow Corporation. This is so amazing.”

People around were abuzz. They already knew Qingfeng Li’s identity and was impressed by his performance.

“He really is the man I look highly of, always creating miracles.”

Seeing the high-spirited Qingfeng Li on the stage, Ruyan Liu’s pretty face showed a touch of delight. Her beautiful eyes were as gentle as water.

“My husband is so outstanding. He will definitely attract other girls. This is so annoying.” Seeing Qingfeng Li won the first round, Xue Lin was very happy, but she was even more worried and concerned.

Qingfeng Li was so excellent that a huge beauty like Xue Lin got a little bit worried. She was afraid that her husband would be snatched by someone else.

Qingfeng Li won, and Young Master Chen’s face turned livid and terribly gloomy. It never occurred to him that Qingfeng Li would get the first place.

Young Master Chen was laughing at Qingfeng Li at the beginning of the competition. Now he lost his face in front of everyone. It was easy to imagine the shame in his heart. How humiliating.

“Everyone take a break. The second round starts in half an hour. The second round is the antique authentication. You decide your opposing party by drawing straws, then take out a piece of antique and get the opposing party to identify its authenticity.” Shuqing Song announced to the remaining 50 contestants, smiling slightly.

Admittedly, the antique competition was furiously competitive. 100 people participated in it, and 50 were directly eliminated after the first round.

After the first round test on antique theories, there would be a half-an-hour break. Then goes the second round – antique authentication.

During the break, Qingfeng Li looked around and saw Young Master Chen was sneaking into the distance. The former quickly followed up.

He knew that Young Master Chen didn’t have good intentions. He might be able to find out something following this guy.

Young Master Chen was very cautious. He bypassed the crowd and secretly came to the ladies’ room.

“Gee, Young Master Chen actually went into the ladies’ room?”

Qingfeng Li was shocked, and quickly followed him into the ladies’ room. He wanted to know what exactly Young Master Chen was doing in the ladies’ room.

Chapter 205: Young Master Chen’s Conspiracy

 

Female washroom, inside room #1.
Young Master Chen furrowed his brows and said in a low voice, “Ting Chen, do you have the things ready?”

Ting Chen smiled coldly and took out a box. There were two white jade bracelets inside the box.

“Brother, this is the fake bracelet I asked Shuqing Song master to make for you. It looks exactly like the one I bought. It can definitely pass off as the authentic one,” Ting Chen said with a cold smile as she handed over the fake bracelet to Young Master Chen.

“Shuqing Song is a Master of Antiques. There will not be any problems with the fake bracelet he made. Qingfeng and the Ice Snow Corporation are totally screwed,” Young Master Chen said as he looked at the fake bracelet in his hand. A scheming look crossed his face.

Young Master Chen’s intentions were extremely malicious. During the second stage of the competition, he will take out these two fake jade bracelets and proclaim that he bought them from Ice Snow Corporation. Once the bracelets were authenticated as fake goods, the reputation of Ice Snow Corporation would be ruined.

One had to admit, as a Young master of a big family, even though he often fooled around, he was highly skilled in conspiracies.

“Oh yeah, sister. Where is the authentic bracelet you bought?” Young Master Chen asked.

Ting Chen took out an identical box and said, “The real jade bracelet is here.”

“The real jade bracelet and the fake bracelet look identical. I would not be able to distinguish them if you had not told me,” Young Master Chen exclaimed when he saw the authentic jade bracelet in his sister’s hands.

Shuqing Song was indeed an Antique Master. His forgery skills were world class. Of course, Ting Chen had paid a heavy price for the fake jade bracelet.

“Sister, I will take the fake jade bracelet. Hide the authentic jade bracelet carefully,” Young Master Chen instructed as he picked up the fake bracelet and left the women’s washroom.

He wanted to use the fake jade bracelet to teach Qingfeng and the Ice Snow Corporation a heavy lesson. He wanted Qingfeng and Xue Lin to both become homeless dogs.

When he saw that Young Master Chen was about to leave, Qingfeng quickly hid in room number 2.

Young Master Chen did not see Qingfeng who was in room #2 when he left room #1. He left with the fake jade bracelet in hand.
Ring Ring Ring~

Qingfeng was about to leave when Ting Chen’s cell phone rang. Ting Chen picked up the phone and said intimately,” Darling, I am in the room #1 of the women’s washroom. Come quick.”

Ting Chen had just hung up the phone when a man secretly entered the women’s washroom. The man had a high nose bridge and big eyes. He was handsome but his actions tarnished his image.

Qingfeng’s expression changed when he saw the man. The man was none other than Sitao Song, the grandson of Shuqing Song.

He finally realized that Sitao Song was the one who called Ting Chen. The relationship between the two was not ordinary.

“Little beauty, did you miss me?” Sitao Song said pervertedly as he hugged onto Ting Chen when he entered washroom #1.

“You naughty boy, of course, I have missed you. It is all thanks to you that your grandfather agreed to make a fake bracelet for me,” Ting Chen said with a charming smile.

Shuqing Song was the Vice-President of the Antique Association and a member of the Song Family. He would not agree to make a fake jade bracelet for an ordinary person.

But Shuqing Song heavily doted on his grandson, Sitao Song. Thus, he agreed when his grandson asked him to make the fake bracelet.

“Little beauty, I’ve done you a huge favor. How are you going to
thank me?” Sitao Song said with a wicked smile as he looked at Ting Chen’s charming face.

“Brother Tao, I love you the most,” Ting Chen smiled charmingly and looked at him seductively.

“Loving me is not enough I want to xxoo you,” Sitao Song impatiently tore apart Ting Chen’s clothes.

“Slow down, Brother Tao. Let me put the authentic jade bracelets on the ground. I don’t want to break it,” Ting Chen placed the authentic jade bracelets on the ground and started to remove her clothes.
Then, the couple started to engage in xxoo activities. Qingfeng knew that Ting Chen was Young Master Li’s girlfriend, but Young Master Li was homosexual. Ting Chen was not satisfied and had started to fool around with Sitao Song.

“Bitch and bastard…you guys came together to frame me.” Qingfeng’s face became livid when he heard the conversation in room #1.

He wanted to kick open the door and teach the two a lesson. But he suddenly thought that that would be too easy on them. He should take photos.

Since the door of room #1 and #2 were right next to each other. Qingfeng slid his phone under the door and recorded the xxoo acts of the two. He also recorded their conversation.

“Eh, the authentic jade bracelet is here?” Qingfeng discovered that Ting Chen had placed the authentic jade bracelet on the ground. Clearly, she was afraid of breaking it.

Even god is helping me. A flash of light appeared in Qingfeng’s eyes. He slid his left hand under the door and picked up the box containing the authentic jade bracelet.

Ting Chen and Sitao Song were so engaged in their activities that they did not realize that Qingfeng had already taken the box containing the authentic jade bracelet.

After Qingfeng took the box containing the authentic jade bracelet, he started to think of a solution. Right, he could switch the boxes.
His eyes lit up and he thought of a good idea. He could change the authentic jade bracelet with the fake bracelet in Young Master Chen’s hands. During the second round of the competition, Young Master Chen would take out the authentic jade bracelet and the crisis of the Ice Snow Corporation would be resolved.

At that thought, Qingfeng started to look for Young Master Chen.
“Found him,” Qingfeng suddenly spotted Young Master Chen who was in the center of the hall.
He looked intently and discovered that Young Master Chen had placed the box containing the fake bracelet in his pocket. The box was small so it fits perfectly into his pocket.

Qingfeng pretended to be in a rush and walked speedily towards Young Master Chen. He then bumped into Young Master Chen.
At the instant where he ran into Young Master Chen, Qingfeng quickly switched the box containing the fake bracelet in Young Master Chen’s pocket with the authentic bracelet.

“Where are you walking, are you blind?” Young Master Chen said angrily.

The fake bracelets were in his pocket. What would he do if they were broken?

Young Master Chen quickly took out the box from his pocket. He sighed in relief when he saw the bracelets that were intact.
But Young Master Chen did not know that the bracelets in his pockets were already switched by Qingfeng. The fake bracelets had been switched into authentic bracelets.

“Who are you insulting? Are you looking for a beating?” Qingfeng furrowed his brows in displeasure.

“It’s you?” A flash of anger appeared in Young Master Chen’s eyes when he discovered that it was Qingfeng who had ran into him.
But he could only repress the anger in his heart when he thought of Qingfeng’s strength. He could not win over Qingfeng. He had been beaten up by Qingfeng at the Charity Banquet.

Young Master Chen deeply hated Qingfeng but was also scared of him.

Chapter 206: The Second Round, Authenticating Antiques

 

“Don’t be so pleased with yourself, Qingfeng Li. During the second round of the competition, I will bring out the fake jade bracelet bought from the Ice Snow Corporation. You are screwed,” Young Master Chen said darkly.

“Young Master Chen, the Ice Snow Corporation only sells authentic jade bracelets. We don’t sell fake bracelets,” Qingfeng said as he looked at Young Master Chen coldly.

“Really, I will show everyone the fake jade bracelet my sister bought from your company,” Young Master Chen said coldly while touching his pocket.

The poor Young Master Chen did not know that the fake jade bracelet has been changed into authentic bracelets by Qingfeng.

“Alright, I will see later if your bracelet is authentic or fake,” Qingfeng smiled faintly and walked away.

He walked out of the hall. After making sure that no one was looking at him, he quickly arrived at the women’s washroom.

Inside room #1 of the female washroom, Ting Chen and Sitao Song were still engaged in their xxoo activities. Neither of them realized that Qingfeng was right next to them.

Qingfeng took out the box containing the fake jade bracelets and slid it through the door to its original position. After putting back the fake jade bracelets, Qingfeng smiled coldly and walked away. He had no intentions of watching the xxoo activities of this couple.

“Dear, this is the brush holder I prepared for you. You can use it for the second round.” Xue Lin smiled a charming smile and handed a red brush holder to Qingfeng.

The mission of the second round was to authenticate antiques. Each participant had to bring out an antique which their opponent had to authenticate.

“This brush holder is not bad.” Qingfeng held onto the brush holder and thought that it was quite good.

The brush holder was as long as a chopstick. It was made of redwood. There was a swan engraved on the holder and the words “Yi Shao” imprinted at the bottom of the brush holder.

Qingfeng knew that “Yi Shao” was the name of the great calligraphy master, Xizhi Wang. Thus, the brush holder belonged to Xizhi Wang, a famous figure from the ancient time.

But Qingfeng knew that the brush holder did not belong to Xizhi Wang. It was a fake.

“Honey, this brush holder is fake,” Qingfeng said with a light smile as he held onto the brush holder.

“Dear, it can’t be. An uncle gifted me the brush holder as a wedding present. I sent it for authentication and they said it was authentic.”

“Honey, your uncle lied to you. Think about it. Xizhi Wang is from the Jin Dynasty. It has been a thousand years. How could the wood be preserved for so long? It would have decomposed,” Qingfeng explained with a smile.

“Dear, what should we do. Since it is a fake brush holder, how can it be authenticated?” A look of panic appeared on Xue Lin’s face.

She was in a hurry this morning and had casually grabbed an antique before she left her home. She thought that Xizhi Wang was a famous calligraphy master. His brush holder must be famous. She did not expect it to be fake.

“Don’t worry, honey. It is even better that it is fake,” Qingfeng comforted her with a smile.

When he saw the confusion in Xue Lin’s eyes, Qingfeng explained,

“Honey, each of the participant has to take out an antique for the opponent to authenticate. If the opponent thinks that the brush holder is authentic, then they would lose.”

Xue Lin’s eyes lit up at Qingfeng’s words. She realized that his words were true. If she thought that the brush holder was authentic, others would think that it was authentic too. They would then fail their mission.

“My husband is the best. He can always turn things around,” Xue Lin thought as she looked at Qingfeng with approval in her eyes. It was a fake brush holder but in Qingfeng’s eyes, it was an object that could defeat the opponent.

30 minutes passed by very quickly.

The 50 winners gathered in the hall and waited for the second round. Qingfeng continued to stand at the last position. To his surprise, Xiaomei Wang had also managed to make it to the second round.

“Congratulations, Xiaomei. You made it to the next round too,” Qingfeng said as he patted Xiaomei on the shoulder.

“Hehe, even though I am not as good as Li, I am still very awesome,” Xiaomei Wang said narcissistically.

Qingfeng was speechless when he saw Xiaomei Wang’s narcissistic behavior. But he knew that, Xiaomei Wang deserved to celebrate since she had made it to the second round.

“Quiet down, everyone. We are going to start the second round. Everyone will draw to determine their opponent. You will then get your opponent to determine if the antique you prepared is authentic. I will be the judge.”

Everyone became silent when they heard Shuqing Song’s words and looked excitedly at the draw holder in Shuqing Song’s hands.

There were many sticks in the draw holder. The participants’ names were written on the sticks; the participants who were drawn would go against each other.

“Qingfeng, you are the winner of the first round. You can pick first,” Shuqing Song said lightly as he placed the draw holder in front of Qingfeng.

Shuqing Song strongly disliked Qingfeng. However, it was a rule of the Antique Competition that the winner of the first round would draw first. It was a rule that not even the Vice-President could change.

Qingfeng drew a stick from the draw holder. He looked at it and was dazed for a moment. The stick read: Number 3, Young Master Chen, Haiyang Chen.

“Young Master Chen, the road of enemies is narrow. I did not expect to be your first opponent,” Qingfeng smiled coldly as he looked at his stick.

He had wanted to teach Young Master Chen a lesson for a long time. Now, he finally had the chance to teach him a lesson at the competition. He will beat him up later. After a while, everyone had drawn their opponents.

Shuqing Song gathered the results and announced, “The first match of the second round is between #100 Qingfeng and #3 Young Master Chen. Can the two make their way to the stage and display their antiques for the other to authenticate.”

Shuqing Song had just finished speaking when Young Master Chen walked onto the stage and took out the jade bracelet.

“Qingfeng, this is the jade bracelet that my sister bought from Ice Snow Corporation. I said that it was a fake item but you guys refused to admit it. Today, I brought it to the Antique Competition for you to authenticate,” Young Master Chen said with a mocking smile to Qingfeng.

“Oh no, Young Master Chen wants to embarrass the Ice Snow Corporation in front of everyone. He is going to ruin the company.” Xue Lin’s beautiful face became pale and her body started to tremble.

The guests of the Antique Competition were all the rich and famous of Eastern Sea City. If they heard that the Ice Snow Corporation sold fake jewelry, they would never form partnerships with the company again.

Even worse, the commercial bureau and Inspection bureau could even investigate Ice Snow Corporation and order the termination of the business.

The intentions of Young Master Chen were truly malicious.