While resting at home, Zhuang Xin received a call from Xu Chi. Apparently, his eldest aunt had returned to his grandmother's house and was begging his grandmother and parents to plead with him to let them go.
Zhuang Xin simply forwarded the calls from his parents and grandmother to a phone that was switched off.
Whenever they called, they would hear, "The number you have dialed is switched off." To prevent any accidents, Zhuang Xin even had Xu Chi take leave and go home to keep watch, reporting anything that happened to him.
After doing all that, Zhuang Xin lay on his bed to rest and play games.
The next afternoon, after ordering takeout, Zhuang Xin suddenly received a notification.
Congratulations! Stock Tycoon mission completed. You have obtained the background: Gambling God Gao He's sole disciple. You have obtained the system skill: Super Gambling Technique.
"Damn, it's already done?" Zhuang Xin was stunned.
Before he could recover, Wang Dong called.
"Oh my god, Mr. Zhuang, you're incredible!"
Yesterday, Wang Dong had merely called him Mr. Zhuang, but today he was already using the respectful form of address.
One could only imagine how shocked Wang Dong was.
How long had it been? Zhuang Xin had invested 140 million and turned it into more than 2 billion. The stocks he bought had soared from two yuan to twenty-two yuan. When the market opened today, everyone in the stock market went insane!
Those stocks had reached an all-time high.
Afterward, countless people began following his investments.
A frenzy broke out at once.
Wang Dong had called to ask whether they should wait a couple more days before selling.
But the moment he said it, Zhuang Xin shook his head and refused. "Sell them immediately. Transfer 1.5 billion to my account, then use the rest to buy the stock I told you about."
"Th-This..." Seeing that Zhuang Xin would not listen, Wang Dong could only helplessly cash out the stocks for him.
That night, Zhuang Xin received the 1.5 billion transfer.
"Now I have the money to build the Summer Resort." Zhuang Xin smiled, and the system quickly refreshed his next mission.
Contemporary Boxing King! Enter professional fighting competitions and win five consecutive matches. Reward: Background +1, System Ability +1.
He did not know whether the missions refreshed randomly, but every reward so far had been a +1.
Something was better than nothing. Besides, if he did not complete it, he had no idea whether the next mission would refresh.
"Enter professional competitions... should I go to the United States?"
Zhuang Xin rubbed his chin. It would not be bad to bring back a championship belt.
After all, with the Ultimate Fighting Technique and his physique, he probably would not have many opponents among people at the same level.
Besides, he did not necessarily need to win a championship belt. He only had to win five matches in a row.
Just as Zhuang Xin was thinking, his phone received a message.
It was from Qiu Qi, with several exclamation marks after it.
She seemed to be in a hurry.
Frowning, he opened the messaging app and saw the name of a hotel, "Teng Hui," followed by several pleas for help.
Zhuang Xin sent a message asking what was going on.
But there was no reply.
Staring at the incomplete message, he was thoroughly confused.
"Did she run into trouble?"
Zhuang Xin got up and walked outside.
After pondering for a moment, he finally got into the Koenigsegg and headed for Teng Hui Grand Hotel.
This hotel supposedly had extremely deep connections. Its owner was said to be a catering tycoon who had been rooted in Juncheng for decades, with the food and beverage business alone bringing in more than a billion in net income every year. Whether that was true or not, though, he did not know.
"Isn't that girl in the clothing business? Why did she go to Teng Hui?"
Zhuang Xin muttered as he drove.
Half an hour later, he arrived at Teng Hui Grand Hotel.
When the female greeters at the entrance saw the luxury car pull up, their eyes lit up.
Then Zhuang Xin got out. With his perfect figure and handsome face, he drew another wave of startled cries.
"Damn! He's so young and handsome, and he drives such an expensive sports car! He's definitely a rich second-generation heir."
"Yeah! If I had a boyfriend like that, I'd be willing to do anything."
As she spoke, her face turned bright red.
Zhuang Xin handed his keys to a staff member. "Take it to the parking lot. This is your tip." He casually slipped several hundred yuan into the man's pocket. Seeing the money, the man was overjoyed!
That was several days' worth of wages for him!
He could earn a hundred yuan a day here, but most of the time, the tips guests gave were more than his salary.
Just as the staff member was about to drive away, Zhuang Xin stopped him and said with a smile, "Let me ask you something. Have you seen this girl?" He took out his phone, which displayed a photo of Qiu Qi.
The man hesitated for a moment, then nodded. "I've seen her. Two hours ago, she went with the boss and the others to the Emperor's Private Room. They seemed to be discussing business, and they haven't come out yet."
"Oh? Thank you." Zhuang Xin gave him another five hundred yuan, then calmly walked inside.
The greeters at the entrance hurried to step forward, but a girl with looks around a seven out of ten got there first. "Welcome, sir. Do you have a reservation?"
"No. I'm here to find someone. Take me to the Emperor's Private Room." Zhuang Xin smiled.
The girl blushed and nodded, then led the way.
The other girls could only watch Zhuang Xin being taken away with envy.
"May I ask your surname, sir?" the girl asked gently as she walked ahead.
"Zhuang."
"Mr. Zhuang, do you know our boss? Are you here to discuss business too?"
"Oh? Something like that."
Zhuang Xin did not mind making small talk.
The girl's gaze became even more dreamy. Zhuang Xin looked so young, yet he could sit down to discuss business with their general manager.
The Emperor's Private Room was not usually used to receive guests, much less with the general manager personally attending.
No wonder he could afford such a luxury car.
They soon reached the Emperor's Private Room. Looking at the lavishly decorated room, Zhuang Xin pushed open the door.
He saw Qiu Qi sitting on the sofa with flushed cheeks alongside five other girls. Several potbellied men beside them kept smiling as they urged them to drink. Poker cards were spread across the table, and someone played a card from time to time.
Qiu Qi was gritting her teeth. Her cheeks were red, and tears shimmered in her watery eyes.
Zhuang Xin walked over and dropped onto the sofa beside Qiu Qi.
When Qiu Qi saw him, she let out a sob and threw herself into his arms.
"And this is?" the leading middle-aged man suddenly asked, narrowing his eyes at Zhuang Xin.
He did not know the young man before him.
As for Zhuang Xin, his gaze fell on a promissory note on the card table.
The number written on it was clearly two million.
Promissory notes sat in front of the other girls as well, and their expressions were uneasy.
"Zhuang Xin... I..." Qiu Qi naturally noticed where he was looking, her eyes reddening.
The note was originally for money borrowed through a contact because the company's cash flow had run short.
But after receiving the money, they got drunk.
After discussing it among themselves, the bosses suggested playing cards. The girls had borrowed money from them, so how could they refuse? They played a few rounds, but since they did not know how to play, they quickly lost tens of thousands.
They tried to make excuses to leave, but those men would not allow it. They insisted on playing several more rounds. Seeing how fierce they looked, the girls, who had never encountered anything like this before, were quickly pressured into losing two million.
Afterward, the bosses offered to lend them even more money, two million to each person. In just over an hour, they were nearly about to lose it all!
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