Trillionaire's Slice of Life

A month ago, the old patriarch of the Zhou family, Zhou Shixing, became ill and, sensing his days were numbered, he did not wish to see his two sons squabble over the family fortune and destroy the Zhou family legacy that had been passed down for a century.

Zhou Shixing precisely identified the point of contention between his sons, which was the second tallest building in the city, also Zhou's second industry, the Finance Building.

In order to maintain harmony in the Zhou family, the elder personally made the decision to deal with the Finance Building.

Initially, only the Wu and Liu families from the city were interested in the Finance Building.

Both families were involved in real estate, and obtaining the Finance Building would allow them to influence the entire Lujiazui area tremendously.

The Liu family was an emerging force, and even though its second-generation heir Liu Manli was known as the richest woman in Hua Country with a net worth of over 200 billion, compared to the well-established Wu family, she still fell short.

After the vigorous fundraising, the Wu family had already gathered 21.1 billion in cash and had convinced Zhou Shixing to accept the remaining 6 billion in company shares.

However, what they meticulously calculated, they had never anticipated that a young man would suddenly appear out of nowhere and snatch the Finance Building with a direct offer of 27 billion in cash...

The entire Wu family was enraged upon receiving this news.

Nevertheless, the Zhou family head sent a message, which contained only a few words.

"This young man's status is immeasurable."

The Wu family, which had been furious, suddenly simmered down.

After a month of silence, the Wu family, with 21.1 billion in funds at hand, obviously couldn't let the money sit idle and quickly set their sights on a plot of land near the city sports stadium.

With their ample funds and extensive networks, securing that land would undoubtedly be another opportunity for a leap forward.

The main competitors had already been thoroughly investigated by the Wu family, and their 21.1 billion was enough to look down upon the rest.

Things indeed went as they predicted, and when the bidding reached 20.8 billion, the last competitor had already given up. However, just when Wu Sihai was certain of victory, an unexpected change occurred: the young man who had taken the Finance Building from the Wu family once again intervened.

And that young man, bidding one yuan more each time, nearly made Wu Sihai vomit blood.

21.1 billion was the maximum amount the Wu family could offer. Anything more, and even as one of the four great families of the city, they would be powerless.

Yet, to give up was utterly unbearable for him.

With a grim face, Wu Sihai turned to the well-dressed lady beside him, the same lady who had been about to bid a few tens of millions for a diamond ring, whose status was clearly not ordinary, otherwise, she wouldn't have been sitting beside Wu Sihai.

"Miss Sun, in this emergency, I will take ten billion from you, and in two days, I'll personally deliver twelve billion to your residence."

Earning two billion in two days was an extremely high return.

The lavishly adorned lady didn't waste words, simply saying:

"Fifteen billion."

It was a standard lion's mouth that had opened wide, but since the lady had been seated there, she naturally wasn't afraid of the Wu family and saw it as an opportunity to make a hefty profit.

The auctioneer on stage had already raised his gavel. With no time left for bargaining, Wu Sihai immediately nodded. Then, he raised his hand again, and with a hoarse voice said:

"22 billion."

As his words fell, he suddenly turned his venomous gaze toward the young man in the back row.

If the other party continued to dither and not know when to back down, then Wu Sihai would be forced to show his hand.

The entire hall fell deathly silent. In that moment, every rich second and third generation in the back row, under the glare of the current head of the Wu family, shivered in unison.

They all instinctively turned their gaze toward the young man seated at the farthest corner of the last row.

...

Chu Mo, the focus of all eyes, remained composed as ever, showing no sign of compromise or panic under pressure from the Wu family.

The Wu family of the city sounded intimidating, but truthfully, they were just a family with a hundred billion in assets.

If there was anything special about them, it was merely their longer legacy, a few notable ancestors, and some private maneuvers. The Wu family had them, but Chu Mo was not someone to be trifled with.

With an unlimited bank card in hand, even talking about bankrupting the Wu family overnight was no joke.

He calmly readjusted the golden glasses on his nose bridge, his deep eyes showing no weakness as he locked eyes with the head of the Wu family. His voice was cold as he stated:

"23 billion."

This time, he didn't increase the bid incrementally like before, but instead raised the price by a full ten billion at once.

As his words fell, everyone in the hall once again turned their gaze to Wu Sihai, eager to see how the head of the city's Wu family would respond.

Yet, to the surprise of most, Wu Sihai, who had previously looked as furious as a tiger, actually slowly withdrew his gaze and quietly seated himself back down as if nothing had happened.

"23 billion for the first time."

"23 billion for the second time."

"23 billion for the third time... sold."

The lead auctioneer, Zhang Feng, on stage didn't continue to provoke the crowd this time, instead, he decisively called the three bids and promptly hammered down the gavel.

While achieving higher prices for the auction items was his responsibility, everything had a limit.

The atmosphere on-site was clearly tense, and if he continued to add fuel to the fire and something happened, it wouldn't end well.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om