Chapter 2742 Transmigrated to a Noble Academy as a Special Admission Student (26)

The auction officially began, and the auctioneer walked onto the stage, carefully presenting the first item.

Ling Yao leaned against Jin Chen's chest, yawned lazily, and showed little interest in this monotonous opening.

Jin Chen casually pulled a soft cashmere blanket from the sofa and covered Ling Yao with it.

Ling Yao glanced at him and protested softly, "I'm not cold."

“Hmm,” Jin Chen said without changing his expression, lowering his voice even further, almost whispering in his ear, “I’m a little cold.”

A few seconds later, Ling Yao's waist stiffened.

Jin Chen stared intently at the first item on display downstairs.

Under the thin blanket, warm fingers slipped under the hem of the shirt and found the ruby ​​waist chain that was close to the lower back, and gently played with it.

Ling Yao's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she leaned closer to Jin Chen, pursing her lips with pleasure.

In the ensuing auction, Ling Yao truly demonstrated his extravagant spending habits to the fullest extent.

He would raise his paddle without hesitation to buy any rare gems, works of art, or even mining rights to special mineral veins in a peripheral star system, as if he were not bidding against each other but rather engaging in a pleasant shopping spree.

Lin Baiyu, who has never been particularly enthusiastic about these kinds of events, surprisingly made a purchase today, bidding on several items, mostly rare and uncommon metal materials, without specifying who they were for.

After taking a few photos, he lowered his head and started operating the terminal to process family information.

Only occasionally would Lin Baiyu raise his pale, cold gray eyes and glance in Jin Chen's direction.

Whenever this happens, he feels a burning, stinging pain in his throat as if by reflex, the very spot where Jin Chen had briefly choked him that night when he was intent on killing him.

In that instant, Lin Baiyu could even feel his life force gradually draining away under absolute control.

However, looking back now, the first thing that comes to mind is not the fear of surviving a disaster, but rather...

Lin Baiyu lowered his eyes and swiped his fingertips across the terminal.

The first half of the auction has come to a temporary close.

Waiters carried trays of auction items into the private room one after another, while changing the drinks.

Ling Yao was still arguing with Jin Chen about the deep-sea diamond from Delta Star that he had just bought.

“I would never wear a brooch…” he frowned and complained in a low voice, “It’s so perfect, the cut and fire are top-notch, wouldn’t it be better to make it into a diamond ring?”

But Jin Chen said it looked great.

Ling Yao was struggling with his decision when he turned his head and found Jin Chen staring intently at the door of the private room.

Ling Yao followed the gaze and his face instantly darkened.

The boy looked very young, with a slender build. His uniform shirt seemed to have been deliberately altered to be a size too small, revealing a small section of his fair waist. He also had a diamond navel stud embedded in his lower abdomen.

Jin Chen's gaze lingered on the boy for several seconds until the boy approached with the wine.

Ling Yao and Lin Baiyu both looked at the waiter.

Lin Baiyu frowned after only a few glances.

Ling Yao's voice had turned cold, "Don't come any closer."

The boy paused for a moment, then looked up, revealing a fairly handsome face with just the right amount of panic in his eyes. He quickly nodded, "I'm...I'm sorry, Young Master Ling..."

Ling Yao was about to say something more, but Jin Chen reached out and gently covered his mouth first.

Jin Chen's tone was devoid of emotion as she said to the boy, "You can go out now."

"...Thank you, sir." The boy glanced shyly at Jin Chen, placed the red wine on the coffee table, and hurriedly left the private room with his companion.

As soon as the door closed, Ling Yao angrily slapped Jin Chen's hand away. "I'm still here! You pervert! You actually stared at that boy for so long right in front of me!"

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. Was it because the person's navel piercing was attractive? Or because that waist was so white and slender?

Just as Jin Chen was about to explain, Lin Baiyu suddenly spoke up: "He is not an ordinary person."

Lin Baiyu said with certainty, "At least they have received professional training. They are not like ordinary waiters. They are more like assassins, or... space bandits who roam the star system year-round."

These words immediately changed the atmosphere in the private room.

"Holy crap... is this for real?" Sith looked up blankly, not even noticing the waiters.

Jin Chen nodded, confirming Lin Baiyu's judgment: "Yes, his lower body is very stable, as if he has been holding a weapon for a long time."

Ling Yao sat up straight, his expression grave. "I'll send someone to deal with it immediately."

"No rush." ​​Lin Baiyu raised his hand to stop him. "Send someone to follow them secretly first. People like this are definitely not acting alone when they appear here."

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In the second half, the auctioneer returned to the stage and cleared his throat.

"Distinguished guests, the next item in this auction will be the 20th lot, a legacy from the lost Cradle of Life Laboratory: X7 Gene Repair Essence!"

As he spoke, a cylindrical container emitting a cold, eerie blue light was pushed onto the display stand by two fully armed guards.

Inside the container, about one hundred milliliters of liquid are suspended, containing immense vitality.

"As everyone knows, the X7 gene repair fluid is a legendary substance among known interstellar civilizations, possessing the greatest potential to repair irreversible damage caused by acquired severe injury or genetic contamination, such as gene chain collapse and mental power go berserk. The number existing in the world is extremely limited..."

Jin Chen, who had been lounging lazily on the sofa, sat up a little straighter and raised his quiet eyes.

coming.

This bottle of gene serum was one of Eric's most important assets in the early stages of his career.

In the original storyline, Eric went to great lengths and paid a considerable price to obtain it.

It was precisely because of this bottle of gene fluid that his gene carrying capacity was enhanced, which enabled the subsequent gene exchange surgery to be carried out. It can be said to be the cornerstone of all the subsequent plot.

Ling Yao turned his head to the side. "You like this?"

He was puzzled; Jin Chen had previously shown little interest in any of the auction items, so why was she interested in the potion?

Jin Chen glanced discreetly at the sofa opposite him. Sure enough, Eric was also surprised, clearly not expecting that the gene fluid he had been dreaming of would appear at this auction.

Before Eric could speak to Sith, Jin Chen turned to Ling Yao and nodded slightly.

“I like it,” he replied, a stark contrast to his previous nonchalant attitude towards any auction item.

Jin Chen lowered her eyelashes slightly, making her usually expressionless face seem to carry an indescribable silence and vulnerability.

"My genetic power is not very stable, and sometimes I can't control my mental strength."

That's true; the original body did indeed have some hidden dangers.

Ling Yao stared at him blankly, as if he had swallowed a large wad of cotton with fine burrs, which was stuck in his chest and ached indescribably, a sour and painful feeling.

So this is what it feels like to care for someone.

Ling Yao gripped Jin Chen's hand tightly in return, "I'll definitely take a picture for you."

Eric on the other side was a beat slow and had no idea that Jin Chen would do this.

He opened his mouth, feeling resentful, "Jinchen, we've been roommates for quite a while now, how come I've never heard you mention that you have this... illness?"

Jin Chen lazily raised her eyelids. "There are many things you don't know."

Sith nudged Eric with his elbow. "Alright, Eric, why are you reopening old wounds? Don't you have any sense of propriety?"

Eric: "..."

His face turned pale.

It's not like I haven't seen Jin Chen fight, how he's so fierce and unstoppable, how strong his mental power is! Where is there any sign of instability?

What exactly are you all so distressed about!

He was internally screaming, but due to the situation, he could only force out a smile that was uglier than crying, and reluctantly shut his mouth.