By the time Qin Fan saw the list and message from Xie Yanli, she was already at the crew's hotel.

Her slender, fair fingertips scrolled past a long list of transactions—time, place, item, and price were all clearly listed. She scrolled to the very bottom—

When Qin Fan saw the eight-digit grand total starting with a seven, her eyelid twitched.

Jiang Rong was discussing the matter of a domestic awards ceremony inviting her as a guest in a few days. Seeing Qin Fan staring silently at her phone, she subconsciously leaned over to take a look. "What's this? Your spending bill for several years?"

Qin Fan lifted her lashes and a sentence slowly spilled from her red lips, "My spending bill for last month."

Jiang Rong: "Pfft!"

With a look of utter shock, she took Qin Fan's phone to look. "What kind of spendthrift are you???"

Spending seventy million in one month!

She scrolled through the bill, which was filled with all sorts of jewelry, new limited editions from various brands, and even occasional auction collectibles.

Qin Fan took back her phone:

'Of course it's because I like this one, and that one too. Mrs. Xie doesn't make choices, she must have them all!'

Making good use of Jiang Rong's words, she replied to Xie Yanli:

"For an old man of your type, besides money, what other advantages do you have to keep this Fairy?"

After sending it, Qin Fan played with her phone in her fingertips and looked at Jiang Rong. "Sister Jiang, let's continue talking about work."

Jiang Rong pulled her gaze back from Qin Fan's WeChat screen, at a loss for words. "Can you, a kept canary, really be so arrogant towards your sugar daddy?"

An ordinary sugar daddy really couldn't afford this gold-and-silver-devouring canary!

Qin Fan pulled the schedule from Jiang Rong's side, casually replying as she read it, "If you insist on using this kind of human-animal relationship to describe us, I'd prefer another way of putting it."

Jiang Rong was stunned. "What?"

Before Qin Fan could answer, Xiao Tu, who had come in with afternoon tea, had already learned to buzz in with the answer, "A cat master and her litter scooper!"

Qin Fan gave Xiao Tu an appreciative look. "You get a bonus this quarter."

Xiao Tu cheered, "Long live Your Highness!"

Jiang Rong: "..."

'Whatever, as long as Her Highness is happy.'

'It's better than her being listless the past two days.'

The awards ceremony happened to be the day before she joined the cast, so Jiang Rong agreed to the event.

This was considered a large-scale event in the country, and basically all the invited guests were big-name celebrities in the entertainment industry.

The reason Qin Fan was able to receive an invitation this year was all thanks to being chosen by Pei Feng as the female lead for "Feng Hua".

Everyone in the industry knew that any female lead promoted by Pei Feng would, at the very least, become an A-list or B-list star in the future.

The "Feng Hua" crew even held a special meeting afterward to discuss officially announcing Qin Fan on the day of the awards ceremony and having her walk the red carpet with Director Pei Feng.

During this time, Qin Fan continued to live with the crew, with no intention of going home.

Regarding Xie Yanli's gestures of goodwill, she accepted the gifts and received the money transfers as usual.

On the day of the awards ceremony, as Qin Fan was preparing for her styling, she received several photos from Secretary Wen.

Sitting on the sofa in the styling studio, Qin Fan lowered her eyes and opened WeChat.

Secretary Wen: "Madam, which one do you like? President Xie will be personally attending the auction tonight."

Qin Fan swiped through the five photos, all of top-tier jewelry and antique pieces. She suddenly remembered that today seemed to be the auction Xie Yanli had mentioned before.

The last two photos of jadeite were the most attractive to Qin Fan. One was a top-quality imperial green necklace, with five rare pieces of imperial green jade on the chain, each surrounded by several rings of sparkling diamonds; the other was a lavender jade ornament that glowed with a purple luster, hailed as the 'Star of Royalty,' which had been auctioned for hundreds of millions back then and was now of immeasurable value.

No wonder Xie Yanli took this auction seriously; there were too many top-tier items.

Qin Fan lazily lowered her lashes. 'Xie Yanli really plans to just throw money at me.'

'I'll teach this dog of a man a good lesson!'

'Let him know that a woman can't be coaxed just by spending money.'

Qin Fan tapped the screen and typed a few words:

"Oh, tell him, I like them all."

Far away at the auction house, the auction had not yet begun.

After seeing the message, Secretary Wen silently estimated the cost and felt he couldn't make the decision.

Xie Yanli was exchanging pleasantries with several business tycoons who had flown in from all over the world.

Secretary Wen lowered his voice and said into Xie Yanli's ear, "President Xie, Madam says... she likes all of them..."

As he spoke, Secretary Wen handed the phone to Xie Yanli.

He somewhat regretted that when President Xie had asked him to pick a few auction items for Madam to choose from, he had been too earnest and sent her all the most high-profile items of the entire event.

The main reason was that he never expected Madam to have such a huge appetite.

One must know, today was a gathering of titans.

Winning one or two items would already be extravagant, but Madam opened her mouth and said 'I want them all'!

Secretary Wen could even imagine President Xie's face turning dark.

Who would have known that this man, who was always cold and emotionless, without sorrow or joy, would actually have a faint smile slowly form on his thin lips.

Although it was fleeting, Secretary Wen was sure he hadn't seen it wrong.

'Could it be that President Xie has been driven mad with anger by Madam?!'

Secretary Wen swallowed. "President Xie, how should I reply to Madam?"

Xie Yanli took Secretary Wen's phone and concisely typed a single word:

"Okay"

Secretary Wen's heart nearly stopped.

He had been too naive, thinking that Madam's eight-digit monthly bill was shocking enough. In just a few short days, he was proven wrong—

What was an eight-digit figure in a month?

A ten-digit figure in one night was even more terrifying.

Wasn't the cost of preventing Madam from seeking out young, fresh flesh outside a bit too high?

Looking at President Xie's face, still as handsome as a painting under the dim light, Secretary Wen clutched his precious heart. 'Actually, if President Xie wants to please a woman, he could just offer up that face of his. There's no need to throw money around like this.'

Just as the auction ended that day, the news of Xie Yanli lavishly spending 1.8 billion to acquire five pieces of jewelry and jade swept across the entire internet, quickly dominating the headlines of all major news outlets.

The media waited outside the auction house to interview this tycoon who had extravagantly spent nearly two billion in a single night.

It was broadcast simultaneously on online live streaming platforms.

In the live stream, Xie Yanli stood tall with a dignified bearing, standing at the entrance of the classically designed yet opulent auction house.

Behind him followed stone-faced bodyguards in black, meticulously protecting several boxes of the highest anti-theft and bulletproof grade.

The media was shocked at this display. The rumored 1.8 billion was actually true!

A reporter boldly asked, "President Xie, may I ask if your lavish spending of over a billion tonight on so much jewelry is for your collection or as a gift?"

Xie Yanli gazed at the cameras held by the media, his long finger inadvertently touching the wedding ring on his ring finger. A dark glint colored his cold eyes before quickly disappearing.

After pondering for a few seconds, five light and clear words slowly escaped his thin lips: "My wife likes them."

The entire place fell silent, as if in a void.

The next moment, the hands of the media holding microphones and cameras trembled uncontrollably.

Even the netizens watching the live stream could feel the screen shake.

It wasn't just the reporters; even the viewers watching the live stream couldn't help but gasp:

Because his wife likes them?

He spent two billion just like that?