A Young Man Arrives at the Stock Market

"Is the ball played beautifully, or is the person beautiful?"

Liu Tingting asked playfully.

"From the audience's perspective, the ball is played beautifully. From a junior's perspective, the person is very beautiful."

Jiang Linyuan picked up the conversation naturally.

Liu Tingting laughed happily:

"My junior is still so good at making people happy."

After saying this, a blush appeared on her face, and her gaze toward Jiang Linyuan became somewhat evasive, as if she were struggling with something.

What is up with that expression? And what is up with that posture?

Jiang Linyuan was a bit stunned, not knowing what Liu Tingting was about to say.

"Um, junior, thank you. Regardless of whether I can return to the school team or not, I thank you."

Liu Tingting took a deep breath and looked at Jiang Linyuan earnestly:

"Today, it was you who allowed me to stand here. Thank you, truly."

You scared me! If you're just thanking me, why are you blushing!?

I actually thought you were going to confess!

However, if you aren't going to confess, then I will.

Mastery of Acting, activate!

Jiang Linyuan narrowed his eyes, revealed a smile, and said to the Liu Tingting before him:

"Senior, you say it was me who allowed you to stand here, but isn't it the same for me?"

"Today, I stood here for you, Senior."

Liu Tingting was taken aback, her heart pounding incessantly, and her mind unable to process it for a moment:

"Junior, what... does that mean?"

"I like you, Senior. Can you be my girlfriend?"

Jiang Linyuan said affectionately.

Although she had some expectations, hearing these words for real still left Liu Tingting surprised.

Does she like Jiang Linyuan?

She couldn't say for sure; at most, it counted as having a good impression of him.

But...

Liu Tingting touched the hair tie on her ponytail, her expression hesitant.

This hair tie—she probably wouldn't be able to forget it for a long time.

After a long silence, Liu Tingting finally spoke:

"Isn't this a bit too rushed? I'm sorry, I can't say yes to you right now."

"Ah, I see."

Jiang Linyuan slowly withdrew his smile and nodded:

"I understand, Senior. Goodbye."

Having said that, he turned and walked away.

Liu Tingting watched his dejected back as he left, reached out a hand, and moved her lips, wanting to say something, but in the end, she remained silent, watching Jiang Linyuan leave quietly.

I'll let my junior be alone for a while first, and then we can have a proper talk later.

Yes! Great! I hit the jackpot!

[Host's feelings have been toyed with by a bad woman. Target: Liu Tingting; Bad Woman Quality: B; B-rank Reward Pool Exchange Card has been issued.]

What a pleasant sound; another reward card in the bag.

Come on, Brother System, let's do a draw to see the light and check what kind of good rewards there are.

Jiang Linyuan, in a pleasant mood, drew the reward directly.

[B-rank reward drawing in progress...]

[Obtained special skill: Wall Street Pervert.]

[Wall Street Pervert: Randomly predict the rise of a small-to-medium-cap stock within one month.]

[Cooldown: One month.]

Why is the name of this skill so weird?

What does "Wall Street Pervert" even mean!? Can peeking at the curves of stock trends really be called being a pervert?

This system is not serious; the previous [Renewed] was the same, giving off a strange feeling.

After complaining about the system, Jiang Linyuan began to ponder this ability.

To be honest, the instability of this skill is too high. What does it mean to randomly predict a single stock?

If that stock just keeps falling, falling, and falling for an entire month, wouldn't it be completely useless?

Forget it, let's just give it a try.

Jiang Linyuan immediately activated [Wall Street Pervert], and a fluctuating, wavy line appeared in his mind.

That line was even more exaggerated than an EKG monitor trying to resuscitate a patient!

Buy low, sell high!

Holy crap! This is awesome!

Wall Street Pervert, I'm definitely going to be the one!

I have already seen the underwear of the stock market!

"Why do you have such a lecherous look on your face? Can you get turned on just by staring at thin air?"

If you can't find the book title, try searching for the author; maybe the title was just changed!

A familiar voice rang in his ears, and Jiang Linyuan glanced over sideways.

Ah, it's my foolish little sister.

I just don't know where she popped out from.

"Heh, if you're wearing yellow-tinted glasses, everything you see is naturally going to be yellow."

"Yeah, so, can you explain to me properly if the things between you and Liu Tingting these past few days are also because of all the yellow trash in your head?"

Jiang Zhiyao started off with a long, complicated sentence, staring at Jiang Linyuan with an unfriendly expression.

Jiang Linyuan sighed:

"Little sister, I'm very satisfied that you care about your brother, but I'm very dissatisfied with your tone of interrogation."

"When it comes down to it, aren't you overstepping your bounds a bit? Could it be that you like your brother? You should know that kind of thing between siblings is a taboo..."

"Go to hell!"

Jiang Zhiyao was furious and immediately went for a foot stomp.

"Heh heh, getting flustered, are we?"

Jiang Linyuan dodged her attack calmly and said with a smile.

What a jerk! This guy!

Jiang Zhiyao widened her eyes and said through gritted teeth:

"Why can't I interfere! If you find a girlfriend who is constantly causing trouble, who knows what kind of mess the house will be in!"

"Don't you know what kind of person your brother is? Do you really need to worry about this?"

"It's precisely because I know what kind of person you are that I'm worried!"

Jiang Zhiyao shouted:

"The previous girls were at most just playing around with others, and it was fine if you just messed around with them."

"That Shen Bihan, and this Liu Tingting, they are both scumbags, the kind of people who swindle money and affection!"

"So that's it, you're worried about me getting hurt. Little sister, thank you."

Jiang Linyuan said with a serious face.

Seeing him suddenly become earnest, Jiang Zhiyao felt a bit uncomfortable. Her voice softened, but she still sounded fierce:

"I just think that after you get scammed by those bad women, you'll definitely come to me crying and making a scene, and I'll have to comfort you. It's too much trouble."

"...Little sister, being a tsundere is already out of style."

"Go to hell, you pathetic simp!"

Like a tiger pouncing on its prey, Jiang Zhiyao lunged forward, slamming her head directly into Jiang Linyuan's chest.

"Don't worry, I have no intention of dating right now. Everything I'm doing now is just accumulating experience and practicing in advance," Jiang Linyuan said nonchalantly, holding her head back with one hand.

He thought Jiang Zhiyao would let it go at that, but who knew that hearing this would only make her more annoyed:

"You're just that kind of guy who messes around with everyone every day, and then when you're tired of playing, you look for an honest woman to settle down with!"

"Do honest girls deserve to suffer?!"

Holy crap, my little sister is actually right!

If I flip the gender, am I the bad woman?

Seeing that Jiang Linyuan didn't speak, Jiang Zhiyao didn't continue, but she huffed and held out a hand.

"What for?"

Jiang Linyuan asked.

"Give me your phone. Let me see if you have any bad women in your WeChat."

Jiang Zhiyao puffed out her non-existent chest and said.

"Then you give me your phone to look at too, I want to see if there are any blonde-haired guys."

Jiang Linyuan asked.

"Take it."

Jiang Zhiyao tossed her phone over without a second thought.

You really trust me, little sister.

Jiang Linyuan felt a moment of shame, because he wasn't as candid as his own sister.

But then he thought about it again; as the elder brother acting in the father's stead, checking a phone was normal!

It was only right and proper!

And what right did a younger sister have to look at her elder brother's phone!

Jiang Linyuan justified it to himself while finishing his browse through Jiang Zhiyao's WeChat, everything was healthy and safe.

It was just that the nickname she had for him was a bit excessive, what did she mean by "Simp Big Bro"!

You're asking for it, Haji Yao.

"Where's your WeChat, hurry up and let me see."

Jiang Zhiyao urged him impatiently.

Jiang Linyuan didn't speak, only retreating step by step.

Jiang Zhiyao's gaze turned terrifying:

"Is there something on your WeChat that I can't see!"

"It's not that you can't see it, it's that you have to look at it strategically, look at it steadily, keep your feet on the ground... f*ck, don't bite me!"

Just as Jiang Linyuan intended to run away, Jiang Zhiyao was already so angry she was fuming, and in her haste, she actually went straight for a bite!

"Student Jiang, I still underestimated you; you're actually carrying out a two-pronged strategy."

At this moment, Su Muzhi, who had finished buying water, looked at Jiang Linyuan with a wicked grin, as well as Jiang Zhiyao who was pouncing in his arms and biting his hand.

Gah! How did I get seen by this trashy woman!