Across Deep Space: Four Men and a Play

"I'm not angry, I'm really angry. I tell you, I just used the evil magic I just learned to curse her."

Xia Jiumeng said to Qi Yu with a mysterious look on her face.

"What curse?"

"Super invincible draws circles and curses, she will be unlucky from now on."

Qi Yu was amused by her serious and childish look.

"Haha, drawing circles is not a curse."

"But I believe it."

"Well, then we'll just see her suffer."

"Okay." Qi Yu curled his lips and pulled her to a corner.

"Come on, I'll take you to eat something delicious."

This kind of banquet usually has desserts and drinks, but they are all on the side of the hall. After all, people come here to make friends and do business, so who would think about eating those things?

"Wow."

Xia Jiu drooled as he looked at the long table full of desserts.

"Qi Yu, how did you know there were desserts here?"

She hadn't seen them when they came from the hall, and she thought she would have to go hungry all night.

"I know a lot. The party will last a long time. You should eat something first. I'll take you for a midnight snack after it's over."

Qi Yu said as he took a piece of black chocolate and handed it to her mouth.

Xia Jiu ate it without thinking, then looked at the table, thinking about what to eat to fill his stomach.

She likes to eat all kinds of delicious food. After all, she was hungry too many times in the past, and sometimes she was so hungry that she had to compete with wild beasts for food. But later, when she had the conditions, she changed to tasting all kinds of delicious food.

But because of her childhood experiences, she still has a slight revenge diet. Basically, when she has free time, she either eats snacks at home or goes out to look for delicious food.

Sometimes, when fighting on the front lines where food was extremely scarce, she would get so hungry that she would even catch Zerg to eat.

So during the years she hid in the Zerg Domain, even the Zerg didn't dare to cause trouble for her.

The attacking Zerg also unknowingly learned to clean up the battlefield, and would considerately take away the "corpses" of their own kind before leaving.

After Qi Yu fed her, she was soon 80% full.

"Qi Yu, don't you want to eat?" She seemed to have not seen what Qi Yu ate.

"I've eaten quite a bit."

Qi Yu pointed to the paper trays of several cupcakes in his other hand and said.

Xia Jiumeng picked up a small cake and put it to his lips. "Have another one."

She had eaten two of the three paper trays in his hand, and he thought she didn't know.

After they had filled their stomachs, the auction for the banquet began.

This auction is a charity auction.

Qi Yu's paintings are only a small part of them.

Qi Yu took Xia Jiumeng to sit on the seats in the hall that had been arranged at some point.

Participants in the auction cannot bid for their own things, but they can bid for other people's things, and the proceeds will be used to rescue and aid people in border cities who are invaded by homeless people.

Soon the bidding began, and Qi Yu's two paintings were bought by Ouyang Yan, who gave them a provocative look.

Qi Yu was disgusted. "I'll call Old Tang and get my painting back."

He didn't want his things to be taken away by that disgusting greasy woman.

"Forget it, Qi Yu, the things have been sold and I probably won't be able to get them back." Xia Jiumeng stopped Qi Yu who wanted to make a phone call.

"I don't want her to get my painting, I'll pay double the price..."

"Don't worry~" Xia Jiumeng blinked at Qi Yu.

Qi Yu understood something and leaned over and asked in a low voice, "What did you do?"

"What can I do? I haven't even come across your paintings."

Xia Jiumeng looked innocent, but Qi Yu, who was originally annoyed because his painting was taken away by someone he hated, suddenly became strangely quiet.

"Well, I haven't come across my paintings either."

The two looked at each other and smiled.

The items for this auction had been delivered to the organizers long before they arrived, and they were responsible for checking and storing them, so they really had no chance to touch them.

However, after seeing Ouyang Yan's provocative look, Xia Jiumeng secretly ordered Xiaoqi to check who had access to Qi Yu's paintings, and after finding the staff member, she sprinkled something on him when they passed by.

Once the painting is handed to Ouyang Yan and she takes it out, the painting will burn itself, and ordinary water cannot put out the fire.

As for how she did it, it was thanks to the plants containing special energy that she received in the ant nest.

You have to know that what she learned before her tribe disappeared was not just about identifying energy plants.

Perhaps it was because it was a so-called charity takeaway, and everyone was bidding very high prices, wanting to show their love.

Even a simple custom-made cheongsam was sold for tens of millions of yuan.

“Will this money really flow to border cities?”

"Who knows."

Maybe it will appear there, but it certainly won’t be the actual amount.

Charity auctions are mostly just a tool for the upper class to improve their image.

After a simple mid-term auction, the banquet was coming to an end.

Seeing this, Qi Yu prepared to take Xia Jiumeng away first.

Just a few desserts would definitely not be enough to fill his stomach, and he didn't want his bodyguard to go hungry.

"Mr. Qi, this is the invitation letter sent to you by Mr. Da." A waiter in a black uniform handed the invitation letter on the tray to Qi Yu with a smile.

Qi Yu glanced at him and then looked up at a place on the second floor of the banquet hall.

Although he couldn't see anything, he seemed to understand something.

"Thank you, Mr. Master, for me." Qi Yu took the invitation.

He came here just for this invitation, but when he didn't receive it, he thought there was something wrong with their arrangements.

In fact, everyone who came to this charity dinner came for this invitation.

So the people who come here are either rich or noble.

Qi Yu is just pure rich. After all, the savings of the Lemurians who have lived in the Anthropocene for so long are terrifyingly huge.

"Invitation? And an auction?"

"Yes, but this auction is a little special."

"special?"

"Interested? If you treat me to a midnight snack, I'll take you there tomorrow." Qi Yu accepted the invitation and took Xia Jiumeng out of the dinner party.

The goal has been achieved, there is no need to stay any longer.

*

On the other side, after the banquet, Ouyang Yan left the party with the things she bought. After arriving at the hotel where she was staying, she asked the servant to bring Qi Yu's painting.

"Get out of the way, I'll take it apart myself."

She kicked away the servant who was about to unpack Qi Yu's paintings and walked up herself.

The servant who was kicked could only walk away silently, covering his leg.

Ouyang Yan looked at the tightly wrapped painting in front of her excitedly.

What does the work of a handsome and aloof painter look like? Is it the same as that of others?

She got his painting today, next time...

She excitedly opened the outer plastic cover and could vaguely see the light blue sea surface. However, when she completely tore off the protective film and touched it with her hand, the whole painting suddenly ignited with deep blue flames.

"what!"

The back of Ouyang Yan's hand was burned by the flames and turned black in an instant, which shows how high the temperature of the flame that suddenly ignited in the painting was.

The other two maids who were holding the painting were not in a much better condition, their hands were almost burned to charcoal.