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"Oh? All these paintings even have price tags?" Suddenly, Zhang Menglong noticed that some of the works had a tag underneath, which not only introduced the painting and the artist but even listed a price, with a long string of zeros at the end.

"I heard that many paintings at this exhibition are for sale," Lu Yiyao said, "not all the works are from formal organizations or museums, but some are from private collectors who want to use this opportunity to sell their works for a good price."

"That sounds pretty good," Wang Ling had warned Zhang Menglong before they arrived not to do anything foolish, but Zhang Menglong had already tossed his words to the back of his mind. As long as he wasn't stealing or robbing, everything was legal, so why not?

Although Zhang Menglong couldn't appreciate art, these works were priced in the millions and even billions of US Dollars. Perhaps he could complete a significant part of the $100 billion task today!

"Wait, you're not planning to buy all these paintings, are you?" Seeing the expression on Zhang Menglong's face, Lu Yiyao suddenly realized what he was about to do.

"I just remembered, the rooms of my nannies, drivers, and chefs seem to be missing some wall paintings, not to mention their communal bathrooms lack something as well."

"Zhang Menglong, I think you're insane!" Lu Yiyao said seriously, watching him. If he decorated his own room that lavishly, so be it, and even glamming up the bathroom could be tolerable, right?

But to hang world-famous paintings in the bathrooms and rooms of household staff? Wasn't that like having hemorrhoids in his brain? Could he really not stand not spending money?

"That's right, I am sick, but it's not a mental illness!"

"Then what is it?"

"Love-sickness!" Zhang Menglong said slickly.

"Hmph, tui!"

...

Zhang Menglong did not suppress his voice; in this incredibly crowded venue, where people were just inches away from each other, Zhang Menglong could even smell the body odor of a fat woman in front of him, so naturally, people around could hear what he was saying.

This young man actually wants to buy all the paintings here?

Keep in mind, the threshold for this art exhibition was extremely high. Those messy paintings couldn't catch the eyes of the organizers, and this wasn't an auction—there was no price jacking, so all the paintings were at a fixed price.

The cheapest one was valued at over $500,000! Could a young man in his twenties afford that?

"These young people these days don't have much skill, but they do have big mouths," the smelly fat woman and a greasy man beside her said mockingly.

"Hehehe, just a kid, trying to save some face in front of a girl, understandable."

"True, just two poor students. If this exhibition weren't free, I bet they couldn't even afford the tickets."

Zhang Menglong's ears twitched; at such close range, and as these two were not whispering, how could he not hear their undisguised mockery?

"Snap!" With a crisp sound, Zhang Menglong's car keys suddenly dropped to the floor, the Koenigsegg logo gleaming under the light, catching the eyes of some sharp-eyed individuals.

If it had been before, compared to world-renowned sports cars like Lamborghini and Ferrari, Koenigsegg might not have been known by everyone, but after Zhang Menglong's incident, Koenigsegg's fame had increased significantly.

"Holy crap! A Koenigsegg car key?"

"What? Koenigsegg?"

"For real?"

In an instant, several gazes were drawn over.

Zhang Menglong glanced at Lu Yiyao and from her gaze, Zhang Menglong saw her seemingly asking him, "Did you do that on purpose?"

"I'm saying this was really an accident, do you believe me?" Zhang Menglong quickly bent down to pick up the car keys and put them into his pocket.

"I'd believe you when pigs fly!" Lu Yiyao gave him a huge eye roll.

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Although it was only a brief moment, whispers had already started circulating around them.

"Was that really car keys? Couldn't it be a lighter?"

"Hahaha, definitely a lighter, I just heard that guy bragging that his family owns thousands of Picasso's paintings."

"Don't joke, he really talked big hahaha, he just said he'd buy all the paintings for sale at this exhibition, maybe he really is some big hidden boss."

"Do you think everyone is Zhang Menglong? Hahahaha, if it were him, maybe he could really do it."

Zhang Menglong and Lu Yiyao were wearing masks and clothes completely different from two days ago, making them unrecognizable by their eyes and hairstyles alone to those unfamiliar with them.

Moreover, is someone like Zhang Menglong the kind of person you just stumble upon? With all his wealth, would he really be squeezed among these people at an art exhibition?

"Found him! Right here!" Just when everyone had pegged Zhang Menglong as a show-off loser only in front of girls, a commotion suddenly erupted a few meters away.

"Yes! It's him! He was just wearing those clothes!"

"I was just so close to him, I need a selfie with him!"

"Damn, seeing a celebrity in the flesh, do you think if I try to scam him, he might just compensate me a billion in emotional damages like Principal Wang did?"

"Idiot, do you not know who Zhang Menglong is? His friend's information popped up online, he almost bought Tengxun Baidu, if you try to scam him, you might end up being dumped in the Huangpu River to feed the fish!"

"Damn, am I that fierce?" Zhang Menglong rolled his eyes, "Ah, I didn't expect my disguise to be so good yet still get recognized."

I just wanted to enjoy the exhibit and flirt with Lu Yiyao, yet ended up being recognized by a bunch of fans.

"You were so noticeable earlier, I thought you wanted to be recognized!"

"Hahaha, oh well, since I've been recognized, it's no skin off my back, right?"

Zhang Menglong's gaze suddenly turned toward the fat lady and the greasy middle-aged man next to her, "By the way, you two, what were you just saying to me? I didn't quite catch it."

"I..." Even though they're not from the same generation, this man was a small private enterprise boss. With such a major event happening yesterday, how could he have not heard about it?

Zhang Menglong, a man who could casually buy social media platforms and make big factories bow down publicly, how could he possibly provoke such a person?

"Hehehe, I was just saying Mr. Zhang really has good taste, not only achieving so much at such a young age but also having an appreciation for art, truly commendable." The greasy man immediately spewed ingratiating flattery.

"So boring," For Zhang Menglong, such people were just opportunistic and unworthy of his interest, no need to bother with them.

"Look, now what? You're surrounded by so many people, I want to see how you get out of this!" Lu Yiyao said with a laugh.

"Why panic? As long as I'm not embarrassed, the embarrassed ones are them," Zhang Menglong cleared his throat, "Excuse me, does anyone know where the organizer's contact person is? As for these paintings for sale, I, Zhang Menglong, am buying them all today."n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om