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"Seeing everyone's burning gazes, I believe you all can't wait any longer. Let's not waste any more words, the starting price is one hundred million, and each increase is no less than five million." Tian Xin'er slowly said.

"The starting price is 100 million. It looks like the organizers are very confident in this potion." Ding Hao said with a smile that was not a smile.

"Respected Young Master Ding, I will tell you the truth, my boss also wants this bottle of medicine. However, he has already consumed a bottle, so if you auction this bottle, you can't take it down unless you have billions of dollars." Huang Youwei bent down and whispered into Ding Hao's ear.

Billions? Ding Hao smiled faintly. Although there was a lack of competition in the auction previously, most people would take this matter into consideration, but in order to obtain this bottle that could increase their lifespan, no one would hesitate. Even if they sold their fixed assets, they would definitely make the decision to buy this bottle.

After all, although money was important, life was most precious.

"105 million!" A loud voice rang out.

"Director Liu, everyone is determined to get this potion. If you increase the price by 5 million, I'm afraid it will go down the price. I bid 120 million!" Another voice spoke slowly with a hint of ridicule.

Ding Hao's eyes swept across the two of them and he looked at Liu Yun with suspicion. He asked: "Do you know who these two people are?"

Liu Yun shook her head slightly, and said: "Although my father has a bit of face in Cang Lan City, and often attends meetings of upper class, he never brought me there, and I am not interested in participating as well. Therefore, I do not know much about these people."

Seeing Ding Hao open his mouth to ask, Huang You Wei who was at the side, said with a smile: "Young Master Ding, these two are the CEO of one of the top 500 enterprises in China, and their rankings are at 430th and 410th respectively, with billions of dollars in assets."

"The first to participate was the chairman of the Bright Radiance Group, Niu Youming. The next to raise the bid is the chairman of the Six-Point Chain Bar, Qin Liu. The two of them are rivals, so they didn't even bother to speak politely."

"So that's how it is." Ding Hao slowly nodded and said.

"130 million!" Naturally, there was no shortage of rich people at the scene. Soon, someone started to bid.

"150 million!"

"…"

Ding Hao saw that the atmosphere had risen, the price had gradually risen, and was rising rapidly.

Not long later, the price of the Life No. 1 Potion reached 500 million, which was enough to buy all the items that Ding Hao had previously bought.

Liu Yifa and the rest, who had been holding back all this while, sat down anxiously on their seats, especially his cousin Liu Xiaoqian who had an extremely ugly expression on her face. She originally thought that coming to the auction this time would be enough money to compete for the mysterious products, but the bidding scene had completely exceeded her imagination.

Gradually, as the prices rose, the number of bidders became fewer and fewer, but the remaining bidders were all powerful competitors.

"Six hundred million!" Unknowingly, the price had risen to such a terrifying number.

Liu Xiaoqian clenched her teeth, the muscles on her face twitched and shouted: "Eight hundred million!"

800 million Yuan would be enough to shake the entire auction house. Basically, any one of the items could easily be bought, but this bottle of medicinal liquid was far more than that.

"Isn't this the daughter of the chairman of Liu Yang department store, Liu Xiaoqian? It's said that her grandfather's life is nearing its end and he urgently needs this bottle of medicine. Seems like the rumors are true."

"That's right. Everyone wants to live for one more year, but 800 million is far from enough."

The surrounding people started to discuss among themselves, and were transmitted into Liu Xiaoqian's ears.

Liu Xiaoqian slightly frowned. She came to the auction with her father's mission to help her grandfather get the bottle of medicine.

"Niece Liu, your father and I are business friends. If it's something else, I naturally wouldn't fight with you for it. However, I really need this bottle, so I hope your father won't take offense to it." A middle-aged man with slightly gray hair stood up and spoke slowly with a sharp gaze in his turbid eyes.

"One billion!" the man shouted without hesitation.

When Ding Hao saw this scene, he chuckled and shook his head. How could there be any friends in the business world?

A famous person's words made a lot of sense. In this world, there were no eternal friends, only eternal benefits. Whoever was beneficial to themselves was a friend.

Ding Hao's eyes flickered with light when he looked at Liu Xiaoqian. Previously, he had only been staring at the two people beside her, and did not properly size her up.

Liu Xiaoqian wore a light yellow goose-neck dress, and her figure was outlined in a perfect arc. Her skin was as smooth as jade, her snow-white skin had a tinge of redness on it, and she was even better than Shen Ya'er.

"This is also a peerless beauty, rarely seen." Ding Hao muttered.

"1.1 billion!" Liu Xiaoqian pondered for a moment and shouted again.

One billion and one hundred million was Liu Xiaoqian's limit. Unless his father was willing to sell Liu Yang General Store, there was no other way for him to earn that much money.

"One billion one hundred fifty million!" The middle-aged man called out again.

"You …" Liu Xiaoqian felt a sense of helplessness. She originally thought that one billion one hundred thousand would be enough to buy a ten milliliters bottle of Life Potion.

Just as Liu Xiaoqian was about to sit down, a voice came out from the table in front.

I've long heard that the daughter of the chairman of the department store, Liu Yang, is as beautiful as a goddess. I've long heard that the daughter of the chairman of the department store, Liu Yang, is as beautiful as a fairy.

Ding Hao was also attracted by the voice, and when he looked over, his eyes revealed a strange gaze. The person who spoke was a man with a head full of white hair, looking like he was in his early sixties, then his son was most likely already in his thirties or forties.

Liu Xiaoqian was still in her youth, and her appearance was outstanding. Her skin was white and beautiful, how could she be willing to marry to someone so old?

"Jin Wansheng, your son is already forty years old, and you still have the nerve to use five hundred million to win the heart of Niece Liu. I also heard that your son was excessively lustful when he was young, but now he has lost his virility. Do you want Niece Liu to live as a widow?" Another voice said in a mocking tone.

These people were all the competitors to Liu Xiaoqian's father's business. Naturally, they were willing to see their opponent's daughter beaten to a pulp.

"Hmph, I, Liu Xiaoqian have not reached such a cheap state." Liu Xiaoqian snorted coldly, and angrily sat back down.

At this moment, she quietly took out her phone and sent a message to her father. After which, she cast her gaze towards the stage, her eyes filled with nervousness.

She was willing to spend a large amount of money to buy a medicine for her grandfather to extend her life. This heart of hers wasn't bad, it seemed like her and her cousin's mental states were quite different.

Ding Hao looked at Liu Xiaoqian with a little more respect, then lazily leaned back in her chair. She would probably need a lot of time to make the bid, there was no need for him to participate in the auction so quickly, at most, she would need to sleep a little longer.

— — The content is from [Mick Read]