After being reborn, I make up my mind to stop chasing after my husband and daughter

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The auction was already underway, and the items on stage were absolutely gorgeous–ranging from intricate trinkets to grand pieces, with origins spanning the Tang and Southern Song dynasties all the way to the late Qing era.

My head was spinning from all the dazzling treasures, but I didn’t dare raise my paddle–the prices were sky- high for everything.

Once the antiques were done, the auction moved on to jewelry. Edward shot me a sideways look. “Why aren’t you bidding? If I don’t even lift my paddle tonight, it’ll make me look bad.”

I stared at him, stunned. ‘Here I am, trying to save him money, and he’s worried about his image?‘

Edward could tell exactly what I was thinking, and soon enough, his assistant was raising the paddle again and again, barely pausing between bids.

Whenever Edward spotted a gorgeous necklace, bracelet, or pendant, he didn’t bother to ask for my opinion –he just had his assistant snap it up without a second thought.

Listening to those sky–high prices made my heart go numb, but Edward was completely unfazed. He spent a couple million like it was nothing–that was just his way of making a donation tonight.

Once the auction was over, it was time for the dinner, held in the grand hall downstairs.

Edward took my hand and led me into a private room, where all the treasures he’d won at the auction had already been delivered.

the time we walked in, his team had already

to me and said, “Everything here is yours–except for the jade Guanyin statue

My jaw nearly dropped. He was actually giving me six insanely rare pieces of

his fingers over the jade Guanyin statue. “My mom

must be so proud to have such a devoted son,‘ I

have a son who’s always fussing over the things

get a grip–you don’t even have a son,‘

a grin, happily accepting the gifts without

took my hand and brought me up to the fifth and sixth floors to check out the scenery and the incredible interior

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creations by the world’s top brands. Maybe you’ll find something you can

used colors that echo the sea. This whole section features mirror–like artworks crafted from polished shell pieces. All these shells come from the deep

walked me through everything, explaining the design concepts and where

just running the show–he really

perspective was so much broader than mine, and

word, feeling a fresh wave of admiration–and maybe even a little awe–toward