Master's Untamed Wife

Chapter 970: [Bonus chapter] Nothing To Exchange

The auction went on for three hours and Yue Yue was dazzled by the variety of things that appeared in this auction. Just as Mu Chenyan had said, she wouldn’t see such a spectacle anywhere else.         

    

In the end, Mu Chenyan bought a landscape painting for Yue Yue and a golden hairpin encrusted with priceless gems. That hairpin definitely looked like something that the Empresses used with that phoenix design. It was too grand. But it was still acceptable.      

She was happy that she managed to convince Mu Chenyan to not bid on the headdress with pearl tassels. That thing looked so heavy and was too ostentatious. She didn’t want it at all but Mu Chenyan kept saying it would look good on her. Finally, she managed to convince Mu Chenyan otherwise.     

Apart from these, Mu Chenyan bid for an arrow. Yes, it was an arrow. Yue Yue with her simple knowledge had no idea why Mu Chenyan wanted that arrow or what was special about it. Although she did hear the auctioneer say that some general used this arrow or whatever, she still didn’t see the value of it because it was of no interest to her.     

But it seemed quite precious to Mu Chenyan who was happy to get her hands on it. She was genuinely happy and swept away her precious heavy mood just from winning the bidding for this arrow. Yue Yue could only call her ‘crazy’ in her head.     

‘Are you that happy?’     

“I am,” answered Mu Chenyan. After the auction, the things they won were delivered to their private room without them having to move at all. But just as the staff put down the things, a woman in a fancy qipao strutted in.     

Yue Yue froze when she saw this woman while Mu Chenyan’s face was indifferent.     

The woman put on a formal smile and greeted, “Hello, Ms. Mu, I’m Yue Lan. I have heard a lot about you and when I heard you’re here on this auction, I couldn’t help coming to greet you.”     

Mu Chenyan didn’t want to greet this two-faced person. Did she look that gullible to actually believe that this bitch came over to say hi? Did they know each other? Even their social circles didn’t match. Where did she have the nerve to say that she heard about Mu Chenyan a lot? Was Mu Chenyan someone that just anyone knew?     

Mu Chenyan didn’t know about it before but at this moment she was truly angry all from just seeing the face of Yue Lan which was slightly similar to Yue Yue. She had seen their photos from when these sisters were young. At that time, the similarity between their features was deeper and even their figures were similar.      𝑶𝒱𝔩xt.𝒸𝒪𝓂

At least from the back, it’d be hard to tell which Yue sister it was.     

But now, with age, one could see their differences clearly. Because Yue Lan now looked more like a mature woman while Yue Yue still retained her delicate blooming beauty with a hint of innocence. Yue Lan was a beautiful middle-aged woman, it was just that the craftiness in her eyes ruined the whole aesthetic.     

“There is no need to be so polite,” said Mu Chenyan. “Ms. Yue can tell me what can I do for you.”     

Yue Lan did not think that she’d get right to the chase. She thought she’d just introduce herself and then make some small talk, trying to get closer before asking for what she wanted. But clearly, her plan was foiled. Her partner was wrong, this Mu Chenyan wasn’t easy to talk with. And Yue Lan couldn’t mess around since Mu Chenyan sat in a private room on the second floor, it was clear she wasn’t someone Yue Lan could offend.     

Yue Lan laughed awkwardly, “Since Ms. Mu is so direct, then I won’t beat around the bush. I wonder if Ms. Mu is willing to make an exchange with me. That landscape painting is made by Master Fang. It was his last work and is considered very precious. I had my eye on it for a long time.”     

“I don’t see your point,” said Mu Chenyan carelessly.     

Yue Lan took a deep breath, “I can exchange with you a calligraphy painting from my personal collection. You can pick anything you like. But I need this painting since I promised someone.”     

“The promise is yours, the matter is yours. Why does it concern me? I won it fairly. If you wanted it, you should have bid on it when the time was still there. Now the train has left the station. There is no need to ask me for a favor. I don’t do favors.”     

“I have the calligraphy work of Master Ouyang,” spoke up Yue Lan. “You can imagine its value. That’s certainly more valuable than this painting.”     

Mu Chenyan gave her a look and chuckled, “Even if it’s a priceless treasure I still won’t exchange it. Why should I? My best friend took a fancy to this painting. Nothing you can bring to the table that can convince me to make this exchange. Don’t waste my time. Yours might not be important but mine is very precious.”     

Yue Yue didn’t think Mu Chenyan was insisting on keeping the painting just because she said she liked it. But she only said it casually because she didn’t know what else to choose. Finding the painting pleasing, she chose it. She held Mu Chenyan’s hand from behind trying to signal her to let her have it but Mu Chenyan ignored her signal.     

Yue Yue might be willing to offer whatever was hers to this Yue Lan because she grew up doing it. But she was Mu Chenyan and she had never been someone who’d let anyone have what belonged to her. Who said she’d let this annoying woman take her best friend’s things? Did she look like she was easy to bully?     

She’d like to see how much guts this Yue Lan got to actually seek a favor from her.