Nie Yao had almost no friends. The only reason he and Wade worked shoulder-to-shoulder was because of their equity relationship; in truth, Nie Yao was personally grooming Wade to become a wealthy man. While Wade was clever, he wasn’t greedy, and their partnership was a simple exchange of interests. The board members were the same—as long as he could make them money, they were naturally submissive to him. When the baby was born, everyone sent a deluge of gifts, but those were merely acquaintances playing the part.
Ship King Pao was a legendary figure who had built his fortune on shipping and traveled the globe. When Han Yuzhu was alive, he had a good relationship with him. After she passed away and Nie Yao moved abroad, the Ship King would occasionally visit him whenever his ships were passing through. Because of that minor debt of gratitude, Nie Yao had always treated the Ship King quite well.
Of course, the reason the Gambling King’s family repaid that 2.5 billion in bad debts was that they intended to seize the Pao family’s large ships and shipping licenses to open a casino in international waters. They were chasing a much larger, albeit much riskier, profit. Nie Yao would never stoop to such things. He was about to head to the capital to engage in deep cooperation with the government; how could he possibly run an illegal casino? He couldn’t.
Chapter 365