The voice of this person was accompanied by a series of "Cheers!" that echoed throughout the Li family's living room.
Clearly, the temptation of two billion surpassed everything.
It was enough to make them forget the terror of Ying Chen atop Kowloon Mountain, enough to make them forget the tragic fate of Li Fengcheng.
Not to mention, humans, by nature, always forget their pain once the wound has healed.
At this moment, since their faces were not being slapped, they could only see the profit, and absolutely no potential danger.
Li family's eldest son, looking at everyone's reactions as if he had expected it, couldn't help but grin.
"Since everyone is so brave, I naturally can't fall behind."
"Then it's settled! Fifty billion, to be divided equally among everyone! As our Li family's first dividend!"
"In the future, there will be a second fifty billion, a third fifty billion! Even a hundred billion for everyone!"
"Everyone remember, the Li family is a powerful luxury warship! As long as this warship is still here, no matter who the captain is, they can ensure this warship charges and roars across the sea! But once the warship is gone, disintegrated, then no one on board will survive!"
"I hope everyone understands this principle. If anyone doesn't understand, I think I don't need to act; Mr. Huo might come to talk to him first."
*Swish!*
As soon as Li family's eldest son spoke, everyone's eyelids twitched in unison.
Li family's eldest son had already gained Huo Sheng's support?
No wonder he was so confident today!
Without a second word, he dared to divide the fifty billion that should have been paid to Ying Chen!
In Hong Kong, there were very few who could contend with Huo Sheng, and now with Li Fengcheng dead, there were even fewer.
This meant that Li family's eldest son's position as head of the family was already nailed down, absolutely secure!
There was no one who could shake it!
Those who had any thoughts about the head of the family position before all wilted like frostbitten eggplants.
Especially the second and third brothers.
They had previously planned to form an alliance to deal with the eldest brother. Regardless of who ended up on top, the priority was to secure the position of family head.
But they never expected that before they could even act, it would be officially declared a failure.
Let alone an alliance between the two, even if ten or a hundred more people joined forces, they would be powerless against Huo Sheng!
The two brothers exchanged glances, seeing the unwillingness and despair in each other's eyes.
Then, as if they had a telepathic connection, they stepped forward together and bowed to the eldest brother: "Congratulations, elder brother, congratulations, elder brother!"
"Second brother (Third brother) greets the family head!"
The two younger brothers' timely actions made Li family's eldest son extremely proud.
Li family's eldest son quickly adopted a humble demeanor, helping his two younger brothers up.
"From now on, we three brothers will work together with one heart to make the Li family bigger and stronger! To comfort our father's spirit in heaven!"
"Brothers united, their strength can cut through metal!"
The second and third brothers also put on a grateful expression, placing their palms over the eldest brother's.
"Brothers united, their strength can cut through metal!"
The voices of the three brothers echoed throughout the living room.
This scene was one of brotherly affection and harmony, a picture of peace and prosperity.
Unfortunately, the peaceful scene did not last long before it was shattered by a voice from outside the door.
"Brothers united?"
"Then I must see how united you brothers truly are."
Upon hearing this voice, almost everyone present trembled in unison!
And Li family's eldest son, who had been beaming with pride as if he had reached the pinnacle of his life, instantly turned pale with a look of extreme fear.
He looked towards the doorway with terror and shock.
He could only repeatedly mutter, "Why is he here?"
"Why is he here?"
Soon, a figure appeared at the door.
Although he didn't look particularly tall or imposing, in the eyes of the Li family members, he appeared like a demon from hell, filling their entire vision and making them instinctively shiver!
This person was none other than Ying Chen, who had defeated the Hidden Dragon Taoist and forced Li Fengcheng to his death!
*Stomp, stomp...*
Ying Chen took a step forward.
The Li family members in the living room took a step back.
Soon, the Li family members, like a flock of chicks huddling for warmth, retreated to a corner.
On the other hand, Ying Chen stood majestically in the center of the living room, as if he were the true master of the Li family.
He looked at the Li family members leisurely.
"You... What are you here for?"
At this moment, Li family's eldest son mustered up his courage and asked.
Ying Chen did not answer but called out behind him, "Come in! This is the new home I've found for you."
As Ying Chen's voice fell, a slender figure appeared in everyone's sight.
It was none other than Zhuang Ruoting!
Seeing Zhuang Ruoting, the entire scene erupted in an uproar.
All the Li family members looked at Zhuang Ruoting with hostile eyes, as if she were an intruder with ill intentions.
Strangely, Zhuang Ruoting also looked at them with the same shocked and bewildered eyes.
It seemed even she herself did not know why she had come to the Li family.
"Bah! Pretending to be innocent, acting pure, this is the ultimate green tea bitch!"
From within the crowd, someone spat and whispered.
Although others did not speak, they all tacitly agreed.
It was evident that everyone believed Zhuang Ruoting's intentions were as clear as day to everyone.
There was no need to deliberately feign ignorance.
Little did they know, Zhuang Ruoting was not pretending; she was genuinely confused.
She didn't understand why Ying Chen had brought her to the Li family, nor why Ying Chen said this was her new home.
It was completely beyond her wildest guess!
She had thought Ying Chen was going to take her back to the mainland!
"Mr. Ying, I... I don't like it here."
"This is not my home either," Zhuang Ruoting said, mustering her courage and looking at Ying Chen.
Ying Chen, however, gave Zhuang Ruoting a deep look and refuted, "No, this is your home."
"You are Li Fengcheng's daughter, and Li family blood flows in your veins. If you don't go to the Li family, where will you go?"
"Moreover, the Li family is currently leaderless and in urgent need of a family head. Your appearance can alleviate the Li family's pressing need."
"Therefore, for all the above reasons, you have no excuse to escape."
*Whoosh!*
Upon hearing Ying Chen's words, everyone immediately erupted in a clamor.
Everyone looked at Ying Chen with disbelief, wondering if they had misheard.
Ying Chen intended to let Zhuang Ruoting become the head of the Li family?
Was this a joke?
Throughout Hong Kong, no true prominent family was ever headed by a woman!
This was simply preposterous!
The entire Li family would become a laughingstock!
"I object!"
"I object too!"
"Anyone can be the head of the Li family, but it absolutely cannot be a woman! Furthermore, she is an illegitimate daughter!"
"It corrupts the family's reputation and disgraces our ancestors! I would rather die than agree to such a person being the head of the Li family!"
A wave of opposition rose from the crowd.
Ying Chen, however, glanced at the crowd with a half-smile, as if he didn't consider them people at all, and paid them no mind.
He turned his head to look at Zhuang Ruoting.
"They all say you have corrupted the family's reputation and are not qualified to be the head of the Li family. What do you think?"
Zhuang Ruoting hesitated for a moment, then looked up to meet the gazes of the Li family members.
Scorn, disdain, contempt, hostility – all sorts of emotions shot out from their eyes.
Zhuang Ruoting, who had been somewhat timid, seemed to be stimulated by these gazes.
Her gaze suddenly became much firmer: "Although I don't want to be the head of the Li family, and I have no interest in the position of family head, I want to say this: compared to you who only know how to leech off the Li family's resources and live as parasites, I am at least more qualified to be the family head than you!"
"You are not opposing a woman becoming the family head; you are simply afraid that if a woman becomes the family head, you will be surpassed by her and will have to obey her orders from now on!"
Zhuang Ruoting's words seemed to strike a nerve with the Li family members.
Instantly, many Li family members became enraged.
"You're talking nonsense! With so many of us, we would be inferior to a mere woman like you?"
"Stop dreaming! An illegitimate daughter is inherently inferior, lowly! She has no right to be the family head!"
"Your mother is a whore, and you are a whore too! The Li family will never allow a whore to be the family head! Unless you step over our dead bodies!"
"Exactly! Look at who you are! Even a dog in the Li family has purer blood than you, is nobler than you! You are purely the result of the old man's hormonal release while drunk! Want to be the head of the Li family? In your next life!"
In their emotional fervor, the Li family members' words became sharp and intense.
Faced with such humiliation, a great surge of anger erupted in Zhuang Ruoting's eyes.
It seemed as if it would burn through the Li family members before her.
She now had no worries or reservations; she had only one thought: to become the head of the Li family! To become the master of these people! To make these spiteful and vile individuals dare not speak rudely to her again, but instead, beg for mercy at her feet!
Therefore, Zhuang Ruoting took two steps forward and approached Ying Chen.
With a solemn and serious tone, she said to Ying Chen, "I've changed my mind. Please help me become the head of the Li family, I implore you, Mr. Ying!"
After speaking, Zhuang Ruoting bowed deeply.
Ying Chen, as if he had expected this, smiled slightly and said, "As you wish."
The last word, "wish," was still hanging in the air.
Ying Chen's figure had already vanished from his spot.
When everyone saw Ying Chen's figure again, they found that Ying Chen had appeared beside a certain Li family member.
And that Li family member was precisely the one who had said, "Unless you step over our dead bodies"!
"You... What do you want to do?"
The man was terrified, stammering as he looked at Ying Chen and asked.
Ying Chen, with a playful smile, replied, "Didn't you say to step over your dead body?"
"Consider it done."
"No! Don't! I didn't say that, it wasn't me..." The man's face instantly turned ashen with terror, and he screamed.
But in the next second, his scream abruptly stopped.
He was being choked by Ying Chen!
His face turned red, his eyes bulged like those of a dead fish, and his tongue lolled out of his mouth, appearing as grotesque as a hanged ghost!
Just as his words were about to come true, becoming a corpse that Ying Chen would step over!
At the critical moment, the man used all his strength to squeeze out three words from the depths of his throat.
"I... agree!"
He finally capitulated, becoming the first to agree to Zhuang Ruoting becoming the head of the Li family!
*Crack!*
Ying Chen, with a smile, tossed the man to the ground.
He then turned to the second person.
"You also seemed to say 'would rather die than agree' just now. He has agreed, what about you?"