NOVEL NEXT Chapter 37 The Last Round
"Confirming the championship? No, why do you ask?" Wang Ye was somewhat puzzled.
Although he felt his skills were sufficient to win the championship, since only one round of the competition had been completed, he did not dare say he was certain to win.
"No? Fang Feifei even specially offered you additional terms. If not you, then who else would win this competition?" Su Wanqing said contemptuously.
Last night, Wang Ye had met alone with Fang Feifei, and today there was this incident. Naturally, Su Wanqing thought they had some kind of deal going on.
However, Su Wanqing didn't know what Wang Ye possessed that would be worth trading with Fang Feifei. Could it be Wang Ye himself? But Su Wanqing felt that Fang Feifei would definitely not do such a thing.
"Are you suggesting that Fang Feifei and I made a secret deal?" Wang Ye frowned slightly.
If others saw it that way, Wang Ye wouldn't care. But if Su Wanqing saw it that way, then Wang Ye would have to seriously consider it.
Perhaps he shouldn't have gone out alone with Fang Feifei last night. That way, there wouldn't be so much trouble now.
"Isn't that so? Wang Ye, I have seen right through you," Su Wanqing said, then turned and walked away in another direction, no longer intending to pay any attention to Wang Ye.
In Su Wanqing's view, the current Wang Ye seemed to be trying to play both sides. He wanted to fulfill the marriage agreement with her, but also wanted to get together with Fang Feifei.
Such a Wang Ye was nothing but a fickle womanizer, no different from Yang Junsheng.
Seeing Su Wanqing act this way, Wang Ye was a bit confused. He hadn't done anything wrong; why did Su Wanqing treat him like this?
She didn't know the truth about last night. She was just making wild guesses.
But Wang Ye did not try to explain, as these matters would eventually come to light.
Furthermore, Wang Ye had already thought it through that after fulfilling the marriage agreement, he would only investigate the affairs of the Wang family, without necessarily having any romantic feelings for Su Wanqing. If Su Wanqing really didn't want it, then after clearing things up, he could simply divorce her.
After a brief rest, the second round of the competition officially began. The competition duration was the same, one hour.
Because the other contestants had scored low in the previous round, they knew the chances of winning the championship were slim and had lost much of their enthusiasm. Now, they were all waiting for the final gambling stone section, where, regardless of rank, they could all make a profit.
A few million at least, several tens of millions at most. For them, that amount of money was sufficient. They had entered this competition primarily for the money.
However, Su Wanqing was different. She was competing for the Su family's jewelry business. If she could win the championship, she would be able to promote the Su family's jewelry business at the conference, and also receive a substantial prize, changing the current situation of the Su family. Most importantly, she might secure a collaboration with the Fang family, which could completely turn around the Su family's predicament.
But now, the hope in Su Wanqing's heart was not very strong anymore. Because she knew that the champion of the competition might have already been pre-arranged for Wang Ye.
By then, she might end up with nothing. Only during the gambling stone section could she seize the opportunity to make a profit.
So at this moment, Su Wanqing's mindset was similar to that of the other contestants.
But Wang Ye was very different; he was becoming more and more focused. From the beginning of the competition where he was low-key and conserving his strength, to now giving it his all.
During the second round, Wang Ye seriously appraised each of the six pieces of jewelry and jade provided.
After one hour, the second round ended. The judges quickly tallied the results and then announced them.
The final result was that, in the second round, the performances of several contestants were not very impressive. The highest score of the second round went to Wang Ye.
Su Wanqing's performance was also not very good, ranking behind Wang Ye.
The audience present had no objections to this result. They too were hoping for the third round to start quickly.
The judge seemed to know that the audience's interest was in the gambling stone, so after the second round ended, they did not delay for long. They then immediately announced that the third round would start in ten minutes.
In the meantime, backstage, Fang Feifei was monitoring the competition through the surveillance.
By her side, there was a female secretary that Fang Feifei had brought back from abroad.
"Miss, the third round might require over three hundred million in cash. Plus the final championship prize, that's also over a hundred million. Spending so much money just for this competition, is it worth it?" the female secretary wondered.
In her view, what Fang Feifei was doing was not worth it at all.
But Fang Feifei's face showed great confidence.
"Just a few billion, it's not important. Today, there will be something even more exciting happening."
While Fang Feifei was paying attention in secret, Fang Junxiang was also quietly observing everything backstage.
In the adjoining room, Fang Junxiang was accompanied by the same several staff members as before.
"Boss Fang, the photos you wanted are all ready," the previous female staff member said.
"Very good. With these photos, the actions we take later will be more reliable," Fang Junxiang said with a smile on his face.
"Boss Fang, the current situation is developing in our favor! The decision made by Miss Fang has greatly assisted us. Now, everyone at the scene is talking about some kind of deal between Wang Ye and Miss Fang," another male staff member said.
"That's true. I don't know what Fang Feifei was thinking to make such a decision. She has pushed herself into a pit," another voice commented.
"Enough, let's not discuss this anymore. Get ready, we'll take action after the third round ends."
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At the competition venue, the third round officially began.
The numerous jadeite raw stones provided by the Fang family were already placed on stage.
These raw stones were treasures of the Fang family, unseen by outsiders. Moreover, many of the stones were obviously valuable to those with a discerning eye.
"I've seen that stone before; it was bought by the Fang family at the gambling stone market two years ago. It cost thirty million back then!"
"Really? Such expensive raw stones have been brought out; the Fang family is really generous!"
"Yes, the Fang family is really willing. But isn't this too risky? This competition requires the contestants to cut the stones themselves. What if they cut it wrong and ruin it?"
"Don't worry, the Fang family people are smarter than you. They will definitely make a profit."
While the crowd discussed, the judge had already taken the stage.
"Contestants, please get ready. The competition is about to begin."
"The competition duration is two hours. Countdown, three, two, one, begin!"
With the judge's command, the six contestants quickly started their tasks.