66. Empress Tara

In truth, at certain high-specification auctions, grand figures often didn't easily show their faces in person; generally, they would have their assistants help bid on the items they wanted.

Of course, there were occasional exceptions. For instance, someone like Gary George came to the venue personally specifically to please his little lover.

This way, he could better showcase his financial power right before the woman, giving him an exceptional sense of achievement.

Naturally, he didn't think that grand figure would be like him.

Just as he was thinking this, he saw a group of staff members welcoming someone else inside at the entrance.

Looking at the silhouette, it seemed to be a girl with a very petite frame, actually walking straight toward the VIP seats in the very front row.

And what left everyone utterly dumbfounded was that the grand figure of the Qi family actually stood up directly to take the girl's hand, bringing her to sit right next to him.

Gary George was stunned.

Melanie Zhu beside him was also stunned, a trace of disappointment imperceptibly surfacing deep in her eyes.

"Husband, what items are there in this auction?" At the VIP seats, Tara, who hadn't looked at the auction item preview beforehand, asked in confusion.

"A lot."

Killian slightly lowered his eyes to look at her. "If there's anything you want later, just tell Sam. He will bid on it."

Sam, the assistant nearby, smiled and nodded toward Tara. "Yes, Miss Tang. Please feel free to speak up."

Tara’s eyes completely lit up. "Can I bid on as much as I want, and on whatever I want?"

Killian nodded, his phoenix eyes looking at her gently. "Mhm."

Tara felt secretly jubilant deep down, yet on the surface, she maintained a look of utter embarrassment. "Ah, this... wouldn't be very good, right?"

Though she said this, after the auction began, she didn't save Killian a single penny.

Whether it was the Ripple Jadeite Bracelet unearthed from the Southern Dynasties worth tens of millions, or that Mermaid's Heart blue diamond necklace worth hundreds of millions that Melanie Zhu had set her eyes on—all of them caught her fancy, and Killian then had Sam secure them at astronomical, gap-closing bidding prices.

In short, as long as it was beautiful jewelry or some visually pleasing antiques, Tara swept them all up.

A long time later, watching the silhouettes of the two leaving hand-in-hand, Melanie Zhu felt an absolute mix of complex emotions in her heart.

"Alright, don't be sad anymore."

Seeing her in this state, Gary George still comforted her with a soft attitude. "CEO Qi set his eyes on that necklace; I couldn't possibly fight him for it and offend him, right?"

Furthermore, even if they really fought for it, he wouldn't be able to win the financial battle anyway!

His words were filled with flattery and reverence, and Melanie Zhu also sensitively captured two words in his speech: "CEO Qi?"

Her expression was filled with disbelief. "You mean, he is

that

CEO Qi of the Qi family?"

Gary George nodded. "Correct."

Melanie Zhu was stunned.

No wonder she found him familiar. This CEO Qi—a rising star in the business world with lightning-fast methods, who could be called a legend—was currently a man of the hour globally; who in the upper class circles didn't know of him?

But she clearly remembered that this grand figure supposedly kept his distance from women?

So who exactly was that girl just now, whom he held in his hand the entire time as if she were a precious jewel?

……

Tara didn't know she was being thought about.

"Husband, kiss kiss. Goodnight..."

At night, after the lights were turned off, she imprinted a shallow kiss upon Killian's lips and closed her eyes in utter satisfaction.

Living a day as Little Lover Tara, she "spoiled herself arrogant on his affection," spending the man's money very happily.

Therefore, whatever uneasiness, whatever fear—all of it completely vanished at this moment. She also no longer obsessed over displaying her own value; regardless, she had made a massive profit.

Looking at her expression where every single thought was written clearly on her face, Killian felt amused deep down. "Mhm, goodnight."

Little Lover Tara felt she had made a massive profit, yet she didn't know that she actually possessed far more.

His various industries scattered all over the world, and the account balance sums that brought in revenue using hundreds of millions as a basic unit every minute and second.

To him, money was merely a number—the thing he lacked the least, and the thing least worth mentioning.

Tara, when acting as a painter, possessed a net worth that wasn't cheap herself; she didn't lack money, which was why money couldn't bring her such an obvious sense of pleasure.

But Tara as Little Lover Tara was different. In her world, her family had just gone bankrupt, so money was the most direct thing, and the thing most capable of bringing her happiness.

Of course, this also indirectly brought him happiness.

Accompanying her through her antics and watching her smile brought immense satisfaction to his heart.

He even felt some anticipation—what would her next imagined character look like?

This answer—he obtained the result the following morning.

"Guard Qi, what on earth is wrong with you?"

The faint light of early morning spilled inside through the gap in the curtains that weren't fully closed, reflecting the woman's current appearance.

She was fiercely riding on his waist, her delicate little hands pinching his neck, her deer-like soft eyes slightly narrowed right now as she questioned from a high vantage point:

"It has been nearly two months since this Empress traveled through time to this place, yet aside from warming my bed, you haven't managed to find a single male concubine for me up until now!"

"So useless. Do not forget that your soul-blood is still right here with this Empress. Do you believe this Empress will directly crush it and kill you?"

After she finished speaking, she brought her index and middle fingers together into a spell-casting gesture, tapping her own brow center, and then turned her hand over to戳 poke his brow center in a highly threatening manner.

Killian: "..."

She was doing it with quite some form; one look and it was obvious she hadn't watched fewer of those silly cultivation novels.

His phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, looking with amusement at that invisible "soul-blood" in her hand that could dictate his life and death, his magnetic voice sounding lazy: "Oh? Then tell me, how are you going to crush it?"

"Audacious!"

The little hand Tara used to pinch his neck tightened slightly. "Who permitted you to address this Empress directly as 'you'?"

She said fiercely, "This Empress is the noble Princess Highness of the Female-Dominant Kingdom, your master! You ought to address this Empress as Highness or Master!"

"An exceptionally bold creature. It has only been a short two months since traveling here with this Empress, yet you have actually forgotten the rules this quickly?"

After speaking, her index and middle fingers brought together once more, her mouth muttering words: "This Empress is going to punish you right now!"

Thus, she mumbled a string of unknown incantations.

Killian simply watched her quietly like this, his gaze helpless yet amused.

She was simply so cute it violated the rules, making one unable to restrain themselves from wanting to kiss her.

He thought this way, and naturally executed it as well.

Consequently, the next second, caught entirely off guard, Tara's back neck was confined by a powerful large hand, and a blazing kiss swept her away.

She was dumbfounded. The moment she snapped back to reality, it was exactly like a little rabbit blowing its top, her naturally delicate and soft voice letting out a high-decibel, sharp explosion of sound that she had never produced before: "Ahhhhh, audacious!"

Her little face turned red from anger. "A rebellion! You really are rebelling against the heavens! Did this Empress permit you to kiss this Empress? You actually dare to commit an offense against your superior?!"

She looked as if she were about to continue casting her spell, yet as if suddenly remembering something just now, her face abruptly turned pale and panicked.

"Incorrect... Why did you have no reaction just now when this Empress punished you?"

Her watery eyes widened slightly. "Could it be... you have already broken free from this Empress's control?"

Seeing that her expression was amiss, and that she was even starting to faintly tremble, Killian panicked deep down. He simply held his head with both hands, his handsome face contorting in expression as he feigned a painful manner: "Ah, it hurts so much... Master, spare my life!"

Witnessing this, Tara’s eyes instantly lit up!