Chapter 20: Luckily, I'm Not Exactly a Straight-Laced Person Either~

Most people cannot earn money beyond their own understanding. Even if they get lucky and make some, various circumstances will turn that money into tuition fees paid away as lessons learned. Thus, Lu Yao would not drag the few remaining roommates into the stock market.

Xu Ziqiao didn’t understand the twists and turns involved, but his merit lay in being obedient enough. When he mentioned something and Lu Yao refused, he simply didn’t argue.

After bidding farewell to Xu Ziqiao, Lu Yao returned to the apartment where Sister Wang had let him stay. Upon entering, he realized Sister Wang was here tonight.

The living room was bathed in warm, yellowish light, and the kitchen pot seemed to be simmering something, filling the room with a faint, delicate fragrance.

Lu Yao smiled and asked, “What are you stewing? It smells wonderful.”

Sister Wang, her face smeared with an unidentified black paste, rose from the yoga mat in the living room and mumbled, “Lotus seed and water chestnut sweet soup, good for digestion and sobering up.” She even checked the stove to gauge the heat.

Lu Yao instinctively praised, “No wonder Sister Wang treats me so well~”

Standing by the stove, Sister Wang replied softly, “I wonder if this kind of kindness can really tie you down.”

Huh?

That was a bit too ambiguously intimate.

Lu Yao could actually sense Sister Wang’s feelings for him were pure and fervent, but he also keenly felt that sometimes she seemed to be looking through him at someone else.

Perhaps it was a youthful mistake made by fate, or an unfulfilled longing from younger days.

Whatever the case, he was nothing more than a shadow cast by another person deep in Sister Wang’s heart.

But a shadow is just a shadow.

It could never become the original.

Lu Yao had no desire to become that hidden figure in Sister Wang’s heart.

Therefore,

this overly sincere and intense affection was not happiness to Lu Yao but a burden.

Leaning against the kitchen counter, he turned his head to look at Sister Wang’s black-smeared face and deliberately put on a look of deep affection one might give a dog, saying, “I’m not worthy. I just hope these good days can last a little longer, a bit longer.”

Sister Wang was speechless.

A strange twitch seized her heart, followed by a surge of irritation.

Was this guy not serious at all?

He was playing hard to get with her!

She shot Lu Yao a sharp glance, then leaned against the counter beside him and, standing side by side, said coldly and firmly, “About that stock you mentioned last time, Jian Xiaojie says it has potential, so I plan to add another 500,000 yuan.”

To round it off!

Five hundred thousand all in!

Her tone was resolute, without a hint of hesitation.

Lu Yao turned to Sister Wang and said, “So bold? I thought you’d gradually add funds chasing the rising price.”

Sister Wang lifted her chin confidently, “I trust my information channels. I don’t want the principal or interest from the initial 100,000. I’ll put in the remaining 500,000 principal, and we split the profits 30-70.”

Lu Yao smiled brightly, “So generous, giving me seventy percent?”

Sister Wang laughed, “Seventy percent is mine!”

After all, she was the one risking the principal loss.

She glanced sideways at Lu Yao, unyielding, “No negotiating.”

At that moment,

Sister Wang’s domineering posture as a career woman was unmistakable.

And her confident, commanding demeanor made Lu Yao like her even more.

Compared to love affairs,

he preferred a contest of equals.

Lu Yao extended his fist, “It’s a deal then.”

Sister Wang raised her hand to bump fists with him, “A deal~”

With business settled, Sister Wang served Lu Yao the sweet soup. As he drank, he said, “In about ten days, I’ll be performing on stage. Want to come watch? I’ll save a spot for you.”

Sister Wang casually agreed, “Sure, Jian Xiaojie and I will come together.”

Lu Yao recalled Jian Xiaojie’s intense gaze from last time, and the spotlight that would shine on him during the performance...

That would surely turn Jian Xiaojie into a complete fan!

Lu Yao chuckled, “I’ll save you a bigger table.”

The NFA bar was quite popular.

Without a reservation, you had to queue outside.

...

After Sister Wang decided to add funds, she transferred 500,000 yuan into Lu Yao’s account the next day.

Three days later, Xu Ziqiao also brought the promised 100,000 yuan to Lu Yao.

Now,

Lu Yao had successfully raised 700,000 yuan through charm and grand promises.

After investing all this money into Fenda Technology’s stock, it would eventually multiply by about six times, becoming 4.2 million!

Even after deducting the principal and sharing the profits, Lu Yao could pocket nearly 1.5 million yuan.

This money would be realized around November this year.

One and a half million in 2013...

That was no small sum.

But compared to future opportunities, it was still a mere trifle.

Lu Yao took the newly acquired funds to Huatai Securities and found the investment advisor Zhao Rongrong. He transferred the money into his securities account and bought Fenda Technology’s stock in two batches over two days.

Now, the investors behind Fenda Technology had begun orchestrating the stock’s upward trend.

So there was significant daily trading in Fenda Technology’s stock.

Lu Yao’s 600,000 yuan spread over two days was just a ripple in the vast river.

It attracted no attention whatsoever.

When Fenda Technology released its new generation wearable device patent on the 4th of next month, the stock would steadily climb.

Over more than four months, the stock would be heated up!

Lu Yao was like a remora fish hitching a ride on a whale, effortlessly catching a ride with the investment institutions behind Fenda Technology and reaping a reward along the way!

Lu Yao’s additional investment also reinforced Zhao Rongrong’s initial judgment!

This younger brother, though plainly dressed, was an enigma in the background.

If developed carefully, he could bring in even more gold coins!

In fact, during stock trading, the commission fees for securities companies were quite low, never exceeding 0.3%.

But securities companies earned substantial bonuses after meeting monthly performance targets!

A young, handsome, and refreshing customer like Lu Yao was the cream of the crop.

So Zhao Rongrong said, “Mr. Lu, are you free recently? I’d like to invite you to dinner.”

This was a clear signal.

When a woman takes the initiative to invite you out, the venue often gradually shifts from a restaurant to a bedroom, or at least a living room, balcony, or even a car.

Lu Yao, of course, understood her intentions.

Financial women—

Those who understood, understood well.

This was an angle Lu Yao had previously overlooked.

Compared to nightlife girls, financial women played harder, had solid professional knowledge, and good education.

They could be fully absorbed and nurtured as seed players for his future MCN!

So Lu Yao set the hook aside: “I’m rehearsing lately. The show will be in a few days, so I don’t have much free time.”

Huh?

What was he doing?

Could he be in the entertainment industry?

This network and social circle could be mined for all sorts of resources!

Zhao Rongrong immediately took the bait obediently, “Wow! Then I definitely have to come support you! Where’s your performance?”

Lu Yao answered, “NFA Bar.”

Ah?

Zhao Rongrong was stunned.

Wasn’t that a nightlife venue?

This young and handsome benefactor seemed not exactly a serious person.

Well, she wasn’t either~~