Cai Jie's expression changed. She had already felt the Shopkeeper's asking price was too high, but if she had simply let Qin Lingzhi have her way, not only would she feel wronged and unwilling, but it would also be letting Qin Lingzhi trample all over Jiang Yuchuan's reputation. After all, Qin Lingzhi knew perfectly well about her engagement to Jiang Yuchuan; she had been acting deliberately from the moment she walked in.
But what this Hu Erniangzi said was also the truth.
Her transaction with the Treasure Pearl Pavilion wasn't complete yet. The jewelry didn't belong to her.
If the Shopkeeper agreed to a bidding war, she had no grounds to stop it.
But…
Cai Jie couldn't help but dig her nails viciously into her palm. 'The silver I have all comes from Jiang Yuchuan. I can't possibly squander all these silver notes just to win a momentary spat, can I?'
'It's not worth it.' Likewise, she didn't have enough silver on hand right now to compete with Qin Lingzhi out of pure spite.
