In a VIP box, a slender-faced man in a black suit, his hair meticulously combed, stood in front of floor-to-ceiling windows, overlooking the bustling scene below.
Invitations to the Muk-Chin Auction were mostly distributed in the Zhongkong Region, and most of the attendees were from powerful families of that area.
Aside from bidding on items they coveted, many were also there with the intention of socializing.
The Zhao family, the Li family, the Xu family... The man matched the people coming and going below with the data in his mind.
Soon, his gaze settled on a child in a school uniform.
The man showed a look of surprise, Whose family could this child be from?
...
"Hello, I'm Yu Ke from the Yu family in the North. Who might you be with?" a girl around 18, wearing a pink dress that revealed her rounded shoulders, asked with a proper smile as she sat on the chieftain chair next to Qiao Sang.
Qiao Sang glanced at her while nibbling on pastries, "The state's."
Yu Ke: "???"
