The deck fell deathly silent, not a sound to be heard.

Nearly everyone's face displayed expressions of disbelief, looking incredulously at Du Pingshu, who was kneeling on the ground, and at Qin Heng, who stood there with a calm demeanor.

What on earth is going on!? What the fuck! The CEO of Tai Nuo Pharmaceutical Group, Du Pingshu, actually knelt down to this poor kid!! How is that possible! This is a tycoon worth nearly twenty billion dollars we're talking about! And he's from the legitimate line of the main Du Family, one of Tianhai's four great families! How could he display such a lowly stance in front of a poor kid??

Many people felt like their worldviews were being shattered.

The tickets for this luxury cruise weren't cheap. Among the twenty-odd guests on deck, each worth at least a million, most had some understanding of Du Pingshu, which was precisely why they were so shocked.

What kind of magnate could make Du Pingshu kneel and beg for mercy upon their first meeting?? It's simply beyond imagination!

The most shocked was undoubtedly Gao Yao.

"President Du, President Du, what's... what happened to you??" Gao Yao was completely dumbfounded, looking incredulously at Du Pingshu kneeling on the ground, almost thinking he was hallucinating. This is absurd! A big shot like Du Pingshu actually knelt to such a poor kid! It's inconceivable!!

However, Du Pingshu completely ignored Gao Yao. Before he got a clear reply from Qin Heng, Du Pingshu didn't even dare to get up from the ground. Clearly, he was extremely fearful of Qin Heng!

Because Du Pingshu had heard that Qin Heng was a Martial Arts Grandmaster who had dominated Beijing's He Family to the point where they didn't dare to mess with him, and he was the true master of the Du Family! Du Pingshu was well aware that just one word from this seemingly ordinary young man could cause him to lose everything he owned; whether it be reputation or wealth, all would be lost.

Facing such a personage, Du Pingshu didn't think he had any room for defiance, so he chose to kneel and beg for mercy, and he had no problem with that.

"Get up. This matter has nothing to do with the Du Family," Qin Heng waved his hand and said indifferently.

"Thank you, Young Master Qin! Thank you so much, Young Master Qin!!" Du Pingshu kowtowed to Qin Heng repeatedly, his attitude utterly servile. After thanking him over ten times, he slowly got up but still kept his head down, not daring to look directly at Qin Heng.

"President Du, President Du, what exactly is going on?" Gao Yao was shocked to the core and equally puzzled, asking in a low voice, "Who is this poor kid? Could he be some idle young master from a prominent family with nothing better to do..."

SLAP!!

Du Pingshu slapped Gao Yao hard across the face, his anger flaring up instantly. Pointing at Gao Yao, he bellowed, "Are you fucking trying to get my Du Family annihilated?! You son of a bitch! How dare you disrespect Young Master Qin! If you want to die so badly, go jump into the sea! Don't drag me down with you! Scram! Get the hell out of here, now! From this day forward, there's no place for you in Tai Nuo!"

Du Pingshu was completely enraged. He never would have imagined that Gao Yao could do something so suicidal as to call Young Master Qin a poor kid!

That bastard! This is the son of Qin Fa, the CEO of the Daqin Group, the heir to tens of trillions in assets! He's also the true master of the Du Family! And you called such a person a poor kid? You even tried to steal a woman from a magnate like him?! What the fuck! You must have a death wish, tired of living, huh?!

Now Du Pingshu was racking his brains to sever ties with Gao Yao, to avoid bringing disaster upon himself. Without hesitation, he directly expelled Gao Yao from Tai Nuo Pharmaceutical Group.

Upon hearing this, Gao Yao was stunned, and then his expression turned fierce. Staring at Du Pingshu, he said, "Du Pingshu! Normally I call you President Du out of respect. Now that you've been unkind first, don't blame me for being unjust!! I am the president of Tai Nuo and a shareholder, a member of the board of directors. I hold 20% of Tai Nuo's stock. Next, I will transfer all my shares to the CEO of Yi Divine Medicine. Then, I'd really like to see how you, Du Pingshu, plan to turn things around!"

With these words, the surrounding crowd was suddenly abuzz, boiling over with excitement.

Holy crap! Yi Divine Medicine Group is Tai Nuo Pharmaceutical Group's arch-nemesis! If Yi Divine gets a 20% stake in Tai Nuo, things are going to get interesting!

What madness has possessed Du Pingshu? Why would he kick out Gao Yao for some unknown poor kid who just popped up out of nowhere? This is like handing a huge gift to Yi Divine!

I heard Du Pingshu was a rare business prodigy, but now it seems his reputation might be undeserved!

Many people shook their heads, thinking that Du Pingshu was making a foolish move. If Yi Divine acquired Tai Nuo's shares, they would definitely interfere with Tai Nuo's operations as shareholders. In the long run, Yi Divine wouldn't need to exert much effort to devour Tai Nuo completely, leaving not even bones behind!

By then, Du Pingshu himself would be finished! This was simply a path to self-destruction!

At this thought, many people turned their eyes to Qin Heng. Their curiosity was insurmountable. Who exactly is this young man, that Du Pingshu would rather expel Gao Yao than dare to offend him?

"You say you want to transfer 20% of Tai Nuo's shares to Yi Divine?" Qin Heng suddenly spoke up, smiling sardonically at Gao Yao. "Don't you know that just a couple of days ago, Yi Divine was acquired by Daqin Group's Celestial Spirit Pharmaceuticals?"

Du Pingshu, who had been frowning deeply, seemingly worried about the share issue, immediately relaxed his brow and let out a long sigh of relief upon hearing Qin Heng's words.

Tai Nuo was safe.

"So what if Yi Divine was acquired by Celestial Spirit Pharmaceuticals?" Gao Yao snapped coldly. "It doesn't affect my cooperation with Yi Divine. Yi Divine annexing Tai Nuo would be beneficial for Celestial Spirit Pharmaceuticals and even the Daqin Group!"

"Gao Yao, I forgot to introduce someone to you just now." Du Pingshu suddenly stepped forward, immediately attracting everyone's gaze. He approached Qin Heng, bowed respectfully, and said to Gao Yao, "This is Young Master Qin Heng, son of Qin Fa, the founder and CEO of the Daqin Group, and currently the Vice President of the Daqin Group."

HISS!!

The people around sucked in a breath of cold air, staring incredulously at Qin Heng!

Holy crap! This is actually the heir to the Daqin Group?! Celestial Spirit Pharmaceuticals belongs to his family!! What chance did Gao Yao even have?!

Even the Red Flame Maiden couldn't help but glance sideways; she had paid some attention to worldly affairs. Of course, she knew the scale of the Daqin Group. She had never imagined that this young Immortal Venerable, whose power was so incredible, also possessed such a formidable background in the secular world.

At this moment, Gao Yao turned pale, shaking with disbelief as he stared at Qin Heng, stuttering, "You! You! This is impossible!! Even if... even if Yi Divine doesn't take them! I... I can still transfer these 20% shares to other pharmaceutical companies! Any competitor would surely make you, Du Pingshu, regret this!"

"Unfortunately," Qin Heng chuckled lightly, "I am the true controller of the Du Family's financial group. Any transfer of shares in its subsidiary industries requires my approval to proceed. Otherwise, you're just dreaming."

THUD!

Gao Yao collapsed entirely onto the ground, his face ashen, utterly despondent. The people around cast him contemptuous looks.

Everyone knew. Gao Yao was finished! From this day forward, he would never have a chance to recover!

However, just at that moment...

"Brother! I never expected you to be forced into such a state." Suddenly, a young man dressed in a water-blue, ancient-style robe walked out from the cruise ship cabin and onto the deck.

This young man appeared to be sixteen or seventeen years old. He was handsome with a well-proportioned figure and a refined demeanor, yet he was like a temporarily calm sea, capable of unleashing a violent tsunami at any moment, destroying everything!

He slowly approached the despairing Gao Yao, his expression utterly cold. Standing with his hands behind his back, he resembled a lofty Heavenly God. Get full chapters from ⓝovelFire.net

His gaze surveyed the surroundings. Finally, it rested on Qin Heng and Du Pingshu, and he spoke slowly and indifferently, "You two, kill yourselves."