he from the deep sea

In fact, the actual start time of the banquet is not now. It was supposed to be held at the end of the celebration banquet, but it was moved to the beginning. In fact, I hope that everyone can get along with each other in a friendly manner.

Because of the other party's behavior, the sea monster has a good impression of this person. I heard that the director of the orphanage was a very respected and high-ranking official back then. After retiring, he came here to serve as the director.

The sea monster didn't quite understand the meaning of the auction. When Ms. Du held the sea monster's arm and sat on a chair in the darkness, looking at the flowers and tea on the table, the sea monster looked around. cruise down.

The people sitting here are all very glamorous in appearance. This is the first time they feel such a strong environment. Although they are a little uncomfortable, they can still blend in very well.

In fact, as long as you straighten your face and look at the stage seriously, you can be like these people very well.

Where facial makeup is used, everyone looks the same indifferently.

"Isn't this supposed to be a gathering of philanthropists?" The sea monster turned his head and whispered to Miss Du secretly.

"Yes." Miss Du replied.

"The expressions of these people are not very kind."

Could it be that the saying among human beings that the face is born from the heart is false?

"Of course not be kind, after all..."

After all, it is not so easy to say whether the purpose of these people sitting here is purely to do charity.

however……

When Ms. Du turned her head and saw the side face of the sea monster in a slightly dark environment, those azure eyes were filled with faint doubts, but there was a bit of admiration and longing for the surroundings. For some reason, Ms. Du Actually speechless.

Women are fragile. As an old woman, even if she is self-reliant, she will long for a reliable man to rely on, but there is no such person for her to choose.

But at this moment, for some reason, Miss Du had a rare thought.

It's not that I want to be taken care of by those little lovers who used to take care of me, but even if it's just a little deception, I hope that this person in front of me can stay like this.

Ms. Du didn't want to think about whether it was the feeling of being in love. She was not trying to immerse herself in a love without any reason at all, but as a person who had experienced wind and rain, to guard the simplest thing.

"It's true that people can't be judged by their appearance." When Ms. Du said this sentence unconsciously, she didn't even expect it herself, "Did you see that man in a suit next to him?"

"Huh? I see it." The sea monster looked over, and there was a very stiff man sitting there, with his back straight, looking rather out of place with the people around him.

"His suit is actually a very low-quality miscellaneous brand. Compared with the people at the same table, it is not the same grade." Miss Du leaned on the sea monster, and looked not far away with ironic eyes.

Probably the people around could also sense this strangeness, so they also took an attitude of respecting and keeping away from the man.

Miss Du deliberately amplified her voice and said, "That gentleman is a middle school teacher."

The man over there obviously also heard Miss Du's words, and looked over in embarrassment, his expression was not very good.

However, Ms. Du continued: "His income is indeed not high, but two-thirds of his income is used for charity. Compared with mine, even if he donates a lot, it is just a drop in the bucket for me. It is rare to find a philanthropist without someone like him."

The word philanthropist, coming out of Ms. Du's mouth, does not have the slightest sense of ridicule, but is a common compliment, and even somewhat belittles herself and satirizes the people around her.

After hearing Miss Du's words, the man over there nodded gratefully to Miss Du, then turned his eyes away and stopped looking at her.

With such a sentence, Miss Du obviously offended a lot of people, but I don't know why, probably because she didn't wear a heavy mask, Miss Du was unexpectedly willing to say something she would not normally say today.

Miss Du unconsciously leaned on the sea monster's shoulder.

The sea monster stretched out his hand and patted Miss Du's back lightly, and put his hand lightly on her shoulder: "You are a very good philanthropist. After all, you really want to raise a child."

"Is that so?" Maybe the light was too dim, but Ms. Du actually wanted to just lean on this person and fall asleep quietly like this.

"Everyone has been waiting for a long time, today's auction is now officially started!"

Many of the things at the auction were handmade by children. They may not be very valuable, but many people paid for them.

There were a lot of people raising cards to each other, but the sea monster couldn't see the idea that those people would need those things on their faces.

When one of the beautiful children came up on the stage, the sea monster froze for a moment.

This child... seems to be about the same age as Taoyao.

The girl with two braids, her ponytail seemed a little fluffy, her watery eyes looked around with a curious gleam.

The girl was very nicely dressed, much better than Taoyao's clothes at the beginning. The girl held a delicate hairpin in her hand, and the thing in her hand was to be auctioned.

"She also made the hairpin herself?" The sea monster was a little surprised, such a young child could actually make such a thing?

"I don't know if she made it, but she is very beautiful and will probably be adopted soon." Miss Du leaned on the sea monster and raised the number plate in her hand.

The price was constantly increasing, from a few thousand to tens of thousands. At the beginning, the middle school teacher next to him also tried to bid, but in the end it was obvious that he could no longer afford it, and his expression was very depressed.

The sea monster looked inexplicably at the suddenly heated atmosphere around him, but he didn't know why.

When one of the prices came out, and the others did not continue, the auction should have been finalized, but the girl suddenly smiled.

This smile is hard to describe in words, if the sea monster insists on understanding it, he seems to have seen the smile of Taoyao who tried to make a deal with him in the bathroom back then.

At this moment, the sea monster's heart suddenly thumped.

It seemed that he vaguely understood the meaning of the girl's smile at this time.

Sure enough, someone raised the price again.

"This child has learned a lot." Miss Du looked at the girl on the stage with a lack of interest.

"They will definitely do this?" The sea monster said in a nasty voice, looking down at Miss Du, "Even if it is to leave the orphanage, do such a thing?"

When seeing this girl, the sea monster can't help but think of Tao Yao.

Standing on the glamorous stage, focused by the lights and eyes, the girl was like a model product in the window, standing there smiling, her eyes were empty and out of focus.

"It may not be possible to leave the orphanage, but at least there is a chance to stay in the orphanage." Miss Du rubbed her temples with some headaches, raised her card once, and was directly pushed down again, "She is not only a girl, And she is already very old, after the best time for adoption, it must be very hard to stay in the orphanage."

The sea monster looked suspiciously at the stage. The girl's eyes drifted away, but at a certain moment, they met the sea monster's eyes.

For some reason, the sea monster got up by some strange coincidence, and took two steps forward.

Ms. Du was very surprised, and immediately stretched out her hand to grab the sea monster's clothes, but the sea monster slipped away secretly.

When the sea monster unknowingly stood under the light and looked down at the girl, the audience suddenly fell silent.

The ponytail made of long black hair was scattered down casually, like a waterfall without any impetuousness. Standing under the light, that person seemed to be blessed with a layer of holy light.

The overly beautiful appearance caught everyone's eyes, the blue eyes were illuminated by the yellow halo of light, and seemed to be shining with the light of glass in the blink of an eye.

The girl stared blankly at the man against the light in front of her. The man was two heads taller than herself, and the strong pressure made the girl almost speechless.

"You..." The sea monster's voice was suddenly interrupted.

The sea monster just wanted to ask a few questions, but before he could speak, there was a loud shouting sound from behind.

"fifty thousand!"

"Seventy thousand!"

"Seventy-five thousand!"

"Nine thousand!"

The sudden excited bidding made the scene out of control. The host at the side immediately explained anxiously that the gentleman on the stage had nothing to do with this auction, but these people didn't stop at all.

"What are you doing, come down quickly!" Ms. Du didn't expect such a thing to happen, and she was extremely anxious.

A charity auction with a transaction price of [-] is already remarkable, but the current price is soaring upwards.

Not only because of the sea monster, but also because there was a bit of comparison in it, the scene suddenly became chaotic.

The sea monster looked at the people who were leaning towards the madman, and one by one looked at him with piercing eyes. Standing on the bright table, those hidden crowds danced wildly in the dark. react.

"100 million." The voice that had never appeared in the venue, with a bit of familiarity, suddenly suppressed everyone.

The sea monster raised its eyes, squinted through the layers of light, trying to see the man clearly.