Qingyue Building, the most famous skyscraper in Jiangcheng and the headquarters of the Jiang Group.
The Jiang family had been renowned even before the founding of the nation, an established lineage with several branches in Jiangcheng. The most prosperous among them was the one controlling the Jiang Group.
The Jiang Group's business ventures were extensive, spanning construction, food, and even the film and television industry, wielding significant influence nationwide.
However, the Jiang family's primary source of wealth originated from the auction business.
Although the auction sector was no longer their main economic pillar, the Sky Auction House under the Jiang Group was the number one auction house in Jiangcheng!
Once, the Sky Auction House sold a gemstone worth a billion, causing a global sensation and solidifying its position in Jiangcheng and even across the country.
Today, an auction was being held in Qingyue Building.
Ye Ling stood before Qingyue Building, gazing at the colossal structure that reached a hundred floors. His expression was calm, but his eyes held an intense coldness.
The Jiang family, the Jiang Group…
Ye Ling had harbored thoughts of them for a full sixty thousand years!
"The blood feud of the Ye family. My parents waited six years, and I have waited sixty thousand years… It is time for you to pay."
Ye Ling had investigated and learned that the scale of this Sky Auction was unprecedented, with several rare treasures slated for auction. Major affluent families from Jiangcheng would be sending representatives.
The Jiang family attached great importance to this, even dispatching their eldest son, Jiang Wen Chun, to personally oversee the event!
Jiang Wen Chun was Jiang Tian Hao's father and the next patriarch of the Jiang family. More importantly…
It was Jiang Wen Chun who orchestrated the framing of the Ye family, the staged car accident, and the hired killings back then!
It could be said that Jiang Wen Chun was the very blade that annihilated the Ye family!
While the wielder of the blade was the ultimate culprit, it did not absolve the blade itself of its sin.
With Jiang Wen Chun present in Qingyue Building today, Ye Ling intended to settle all past accounts.
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"Pay attention, everyone. Today is a gathering of prominent families. Our guests are either wealthy or noble. Offending even one guest could spell your ruin," the auction house supervisor repeatedly cautioned the hostesses outside Qingyue Building.
The hostesses nodded with smiles, "Rest assured, Manager. We will not neglect any guest."
The hostesses for this Sky Auction were all meticulously selected beauties, each possessing a figure comparable to a supermodel and exceptional looks. Their presence alone was a feast for the eyes.
Numerous passersby even loitered outside, specifically to ogle the hostesses.
The hostesses, with their professional smiles, eagerly awaited each arriving guest, hoping to be noticed by those esteemed figures, thereby leaping into prosperity and becoming wives of wealthy families.
The supervisor nodded, glanced at his watch, and said, "There are ten minutes left until guests are admitted. You may take a brief rest and attend to any personal matters. Afterwards, no one is to leave their post."
"Yes!"
After instructing the hostesses, the supervisor strode into the auction venue to confirm other arrangements.
As the supervisor departed, the hostesses relaxed, chatting amongst themselves or heading to the restrooms for a short break.
"Look at those people over there. Their eyes are practically glowing green as they stare at us. It's disgusting!"
A few of the hostesses chatting glanced towards Ye Ling and the onlookers staring at them, their eyes clearly showing disdain.
These women, with their superior figures and looks, found it effortless to attract wealthy suitors. However, those attending this event harbored greater ambitions. They disdained ordinary entrepreneurs, aiming instead to marry into truly high-society families.
As for the passersby who lacked even the qualification to enter the auction, they were considered utter losers, kept only as lapdogs for their personal amusement.
"Hey? That person looks a bit familiar?"
Suddenly, one of the hostesses, spotting Ye Ling, exclaimed in surprise.
"What's wrong, Xiao Ya? Do you know him?" another hostess teased, noticing Fan Xiao Ya's astonished expression. "Could he be your ex-boyfriend?"
"Sister Hu, what are you talking about? I just think he looks a bit like a classmate from university," Fan Xiao Ya retorted, giving Hu Qian a playful glare.
"I recall you graduated from Jianghai University with a business degree. I heard that department had many wealthy individuals. Could he be a second-generation rich kid?"
Upon hearing Fan Xiao Ya's words, Hu Qian's eyes lit up, and her gaze towards Ye Ling instantly changed.
Ye Ling's appearance and demeanor were exceptionally striking. If he were an ordinary person, it would be one thing, but if he were a rich second-generation heir, he would be the perfect man of her dreams.
"In university, he was indeed a rich second-generation heir and quite popular. I even pursued him, but unfortunately, he didn't take notice of me."
"Later, his family fell into decline, and he was forced to drop out by the Jiang family's young master, Jiang Tian Hao. I later heard his parents died in a car accident. If that person is really him, he's probably a penniless beggar now."
Fan Xiao Ya's expression held a hint of schadenfreude. She had harbored resentment since Ye Ling had not reciprocated her affections. When she heard about Ye Ling's family troubles, she felt a sense of vindication.
"What a letdown! So he's just another loser. You got my hopes up for nothing. What's the use of a pretty boy who's fallen on hard times? Young masters from declining families are the most incompetent. His salary is probably lower than mine, and he might even need me to support him."
Hearing Fan Xiao Ya's words, Hu Qian immediately lost interest in Ye Ling, her gaze towards him now tinged with contempt.
Fan Xiao Ya nodded in agreement and then smiled at Hu Qian, "Sister Hu, since it's break time and the guests won't be here for a while, why don't we go tease him a bit?"
"If that really is Ye Ling, we can finally get revenge for how he humiliated me back then!"
"I can't believe you," Hu Qian said, rolling her eyes at Fan Xiao Ya, but a smile also appeared on her face. "Since we're bored anyway, let's go have some fun!"
With that, Hu Qian and Fan Xiao Ya, wearing their professional smiles, walked towards Ye Ling.
"Look! They're coming over!"
A few onlookers behind Ye Ling saw Hu Qian and Fan Xiao Ya approaching, their eyes gleaming.
As they looked at those men, Hu Qian and Fan Xiao Ya, despite their smiles, felt increasingly disgusted.
"Are you Ye Ling?" Fan Xiao Ya asked, approaching Ye Ling and pulling him out of his thoughts.
"And you are?"
Ye Ling looked at Fan Xiao Ya, who had suddenly approached him, a flicker of confusion in his eyes.
He didn't recall knowing these two people.
Although Ye Ling's memory became unfailing after ascending to the Supreme realm, he had long forgotten many insignificant people and things from Earth during the early stages on the Eastern Profound Continent. Naturally, he couldn't recall them later.
Regarding Fan Xiao Ya, Ye Ling only found her vaguely familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had met her.
Seeing Ye Ling's confused expression, Fan Xiao Ya instantly concluded that this was indeed Ye Ling!
When she had confessed to Ye Ling back then, he had worn the same expression!
Fan Xiao Ya had been considered a campus beauty before university and had been adored since childhood. At that time, she thought confessing to Ye Ling would be a sure thing, but she never expected Ye Ling to have never given her a second glance.
Ye Ling's expression had deeply wounded Fan Xiao Ya's pride, so much so that she remembered it vividly even now.
Confirming Ye Ling's identity, Fan Xiao Ya suppressed her inner excitement and feigned surprise as she said to Ye Ling, "I'm Fan Xiao Ya, don't you remember me?"
"Fan Xiao Ya?"
Hearing the name, Ye Ling finally remembered… She was a classmate from university, Jiang Tian Hao's girlfriend.