The Supreme Young Master

Chapter 30:

Wang Houde, being eighty years old, had experienced more in life than most people could imagine. When Qin Fei spoke up, he immediately understood and nodded with a hearty laugh. “Since everyone is so enthusiastic, I’ll make an exception this time.”

“Great! Just name your price!”
“Don’t fight over it! The Marrow Cleansing Pill is mine!”
“Yours? Do you think we’re short on money?”

The auction hadn’t even started, yet the hall was already in an uproar, with people nearly coming to blows. The miraculous ability of the Marrow Cleansing Pill to reverse aging was simply too tempting.

Behind the screen, Yang Ruoxi frowned slightly as she whispered to Qin Fei, “Do you even have money? Didn’t you see the last item had a starting bid of one million? This pill’s starting price won’t be any less than that.”

Qin Fei chuckled. “If Li Meimei can afford it, so can I. Let’s go.” He held Yang Ruoxi’s hand and confidently stepped out from the side door.

The crowd had been expecting some high-profile figure, but when they saw a young man who looked quite ordinary, they quickly lost interest—except for when their eyes landed on Yang Ruoxi.

Fortunately, she had long since grown accustomed to the prying eyes of men. She lowered her head slightly and followed Qin Fei to an empty seat.

Wang Houde, understanding Qin Fei’s preference for staying low-key, didn’t greet him but instead smiled cheerfully and announced, “Now that everyone is here, let’s begin. The starting bid is two million, and the highest bidder wins.”

“I’ll bid five million!” a wealthy businessman declared confidently. To him, the chance to grow younger was priceless.

“Five million? That’s insulting! I’ll bid eight million!” another businessman scoffed.

“Ten million!”
“Twelve million!”

Before Li Meimei could even join in, the price had already skyrocketed to twelve million.

Qin Fei marveled at Wang Houde’s brilliance. A pill worth tens of millions, which he intended to give him for free, proved that Wang Houde was a person worth knowing.

Yang Ruoxi, on the other hand, was in shock. These people spent money like it was nothing. As a police officer, she had never seen such staggering amounts tossed around so casually. She couldn’t help but worry that Qin Fei was acting recklessly. How could they possibly afford a pill worth millions? If they couldn’t pay, Li Meimei would surely humiliate them.

She hadn’t realized earlier that Wang Houde planned to gift the pill to Qin Fei, so she was puzzled by his confidence.

When Li Meimei called out a bid of thirteen million, Qin Fei calmly raised his hand and said, “Twenty million!”

The room erupted in murmurs of astonishment. It wasn’t that twenty million was too high; they were simply baffled by how an unremarkable-looking young man could afford such an amount.

Li Meimei seized the opportunity to mock Qin Fei and Yang Ruoxi. “Do you know who that woman is? She’s just a police officer, and her husband is a freeloading live-in son-in-law who scavenges for a living. Do you really think they can pay twenty million?”

“No way! Are they faking it to scam Mr. Wang?”
“Probably! Does he even know what twenty million means? He’s just messing around and ruining the auction!”
“Mr. Wang, we demand he shows his bank card, or he should be removed!”

Wang Houde frowned. In his eyes, Qin Fei was an extraordinary person. Even if Qin Fei didn’t pay a cent, Wang Houde would gladly gift him the pill.

Just as Wang Houde was about to silence the crowd, Qin Fei casually took out a pale gold bank card—one given to him by Zhao Zhongyi. The card contained three million but had a credit limit of up to one billion.

Many people recognized the premium card immediately and fell silent. Whether it had money or not was irrelevant; it could be used to overdraw large sums.

Seeing the crowd quiet down, Wang Houde nodded and asked, “Anyone willing to bid higher than twenty million?”

A businessman cautiously raised his hand, “Twenty million and fifty thousand.”

“Twenty-five million!” Li Meimei shouted, determined not to back down. Her company made substantial profits, and she was willing to spend big to look younger.

Yang Ruoxi watched in shock. Even if they managed to buy the pill, how would they repay such a huge loan? Her emotions fluctuated wildly, unsure if Qin Fei was being smart or reckless.

Just as she was lost in thought, Qin Fei calmly raised the bid to “Fifty million!”

Then, he turned to Li Meimei with a smirk. “Don’t bother bidding, you can’t afford it, you pauper!”

The word “pauper” was the very insult Li Meimei had once thrown at Qin Fei, and now it was being thrown right back at her.

Yang Ruoxi felt sweat in her palms. Was Qin Fei back to being foolish? Fifty million was an astronomical amount!

Others in the hall sighed. They all wanted the pill, but fifty million was beyond their limits. They couldn’t afford to bankrupt their businesses just to look younger.

Li Meimei, however, seethed with rage. Qin Fei’s taunt stung her pride deeply. She gritted her teeth and shouted, “I bid one hundred and ten million! Pauper, let’s see how far you can go!”

She assumed Qin Fei’s limit was a one-billion overdraft and was determined to push him beyond it, thinking she could always rely on her brother to pull some strings at the bank later.

Zhang Hua, standing beside her, sighed in frustration. Spending over a hundred million just to look younger? If only he had that money, he could have seduced Yang Ruoxi long ago.

Yang Ruoxi felt a chill run down her spine. If Qin Fei kept bidding, they’d be ruined.

However, to everyone’s surprise, Qin Fei simply shrugged and said, “I’m out. That’s way too expensive. Do you know how much scrap I’d have to collect to pay for that?”

His words made the crowd burst into laughter. They found it amusing that he knew when to back down.

Wang Houde, delighted by the unexpectedly high price, announced, “Congratulations, the Marrow Cleansing Pill goes to this lady for one hundred and ten million. Will you be paying by card?”

“Of course! Money is no problem!” Li Meimei arrogantly handed over three bank cards, completing the transaction under everyone’s gaze.

As the crowd dispersed, Qin Fei, Yang Ruoxi, Wang Houde, and Yu Fei remained in the hall.

Wang Houde chuckled and handed a bank card to Qin Fei. “Brother Qin, I originally intended to give you the pill for free, but since it sold for such a high price, this money is yours.”

Yang Ruoxi finally realized the truth—Wang Houde had planned to gift the pill to Qin Fei. No wonder he had been so confident in bidding. It was a perfect way to teach Li Meimei a lesson and reclaim their dignity.

However, Qin Fei shook his head and smiled. “The pill was your creation, so the money should be yours.”

“Brother Qin, if you don’t accept it, you’re looking down on me!” Wang Houde insisted.

Qin Fei declined again. “I don’t want the money. But I can help you improve the pill and sell it for even more next year.”

After splitting the earnings, they stepped outside and found a large crowd surrounding Li Meimei, who had gone mad, ripping her clothes off in the street.

Qin Fei smiled, gently pulling Yang Ruoxi closer. “Satisfied now, honey?”