The auction was still going on outside.
Although Mo Ran offered a high price, another wealthy heir was even more ruthless as he purchased the Soul Bell at a final price of 18 million yuan.
He also proudly raised his chin at Mo Ran after winning the auction.
Although Mo Ran found it a pity, his expression remained unchanged and was as cold as an iceberg that was a million years old.
After the auction ended, everyone left slowly.
Someone bumped into Mo Ran abruptly when he was walking out.
He reflexively reached out to grab the person who bumped into him, but the latter quickly dodged and slipped away like a mudskipper.
Mo Ran looked up and saw a pair of beautiful eyes, as well as the familiar-looking baseball cap.
"Sorry, I was too eager to leave," Lin Rui apologized.
The corner of Mo Ran's mouth twitched slightly, and he said, "It's okay."
Lin Rui smiled faintly, turned around, and left with light footsteps.
Mo Ran frowned, finding something to be bizarre, but he couldn't figure out what it was at the moment.
Soon, Mo Ran's cell phone rang.
After answering the call, Mo Ran quickly left with a grave expression.
He did not seem to have noticed that a brush was placed inside his pocket.
On the other hand, Lin Rui casually entered a stationery store.
After buying some stationery, she exited.
Of course, Lin Rui naturally did not forget to buy the darts.
She hopped into a cab and went back to the Lin Family's mansion.
The weather was fair, so Lin Rui alighted from the cab when she was right at the entrance.
She then walked towards her home under the scorching sun.
When she was passing by the central garden of the estate, she heard Xu Man talking to someone on the phone.
"Yes, it's next Wednesday evening. Bring someone over. I'll say you're here to perform an exorcism, and when the time comes, you shall teach her a hard lesson."
"A ghost? No, no, no, I don't know if there's a ghost or not, but no matter what, just give her a hard time!"
Lin Rui remained silent and held her breath.
Standing behind the tree, she perfectly became one with it.
Xu Man hung up the phone, looked around, and quickly left after seeing that no one was there.
Lin Rui slowly walked over from behind the tree.
She sneered in derision.
'Seems like this stepmother of mine is getting impatient.'
If Lin Rui remembered correctly, Lin Zikang would be going on a business trip aboard next Wednesday and would only return during the weekend.
'So, is Xu Man planning to take advantage of Lin Zikang's absence to teach me a lesson?'
'Why does Xu Man detest me so much?'
'Is it only because of the inheritance issue in the future?'
Lin Rui retracted the icy cold gaze in her eyes and turned around to enter the mansion.
She acted as if nothing had happened, and did as she should.
On the other hand, Lin Xiao had been hiding in her room since she returned home in a disheveled manner.
She told the others that she wasn't feeling well, but they didn't say anything.
However, when Xu Man returned home, Lin Xiao began tearing up and started complaining to her.
"Mother, Lin Rui has gone overboard! She deliberately drove fast to embarrass me!"
Looking at her daughter Lin Xiao, who was bawling her eyes out, she suddenly felt disappointed as she expected better of her.
"Didn't I say that I would teach her a lesson in a few days' time? Why are you so impatient!? Lin Xiao, what have I been teaching you? You've let me down too much!"
"But, but I thought she was out fooling around with her sordid friends again, so I wanted to get some evidence of her misdeeds and show it to Grandma and the others."