Chapter 144: That Jerk Lost His Mind from the Blow?

Chapter 144: Chapter 144: That Jerk Lost His Mind from the Blow?

The man and the cat said nothing, nestled quietly on the sofa.

After about ten minutes, Gu Yizhou suddenly shot up from the sofa, his face alight with excitement!

Caught completely off guard, Yan Luoxi was flung into the air along with him.

"MEOW~!"

Yan Luoxi let out a terrified shriek instinctively.

Her cry snapped Gu Yizhou’s thoughts back to reality.

"Uh..."

Only then did Gu Yizhou notice that he had also launched Xiaobai into the air.

"Xiaobai, sorry about that! I got so excited for a moment I forgot you were there!"

Gu Yizhou hastily set her down and chuckled awkwardly.

Yan Luoxi was speechless.

At that moment, Yan Luoxi truly didn’t want to say a single word.

Not one.

She had a feeling that this jerk of a man, Gu Yizhou, would be the death of her one day!

’Wasn’t staying by his side supposed to be the safest place to be?’

’The more I think about it, the more I feel like staying near Gu Yizhou is the most dangerous thing I could do!’

But Gu Yizhou had no time to explain himself to Xiaobai. He dashed into his room and came back out with his laptop.

It was all because that "guy," the system, had just reappeared.

And it had shown him a new ability.

Yan Luoxi watched Gu Yizhou’s sudden, frantic burst of activity. It was completely out of character.

’Did that jerk suddenly lose his mind?’

She watched him run back and forth, her expression full of suspicion.

However, Gu Yizhou didn’t notice her strange look. He was completely absorbed in opening the stock market interface on his computer and getting to work.

When the red and green candlestick chart appeared, a line of text suddenly materialized before his eyes:

[On December 12, Zhongxin Group will successfully break through the technological blockade. In the field of domestic photolithography machine R&D, they have overcome the final hurdle and can now independently manufacture core components. A 1-nanometer lithography machine is expected to enter mass production within the year. Zhongxin Group’s stock price will begin a streak of hitting its daily limit on the 13th. The estimated 10-day short-term investment return is 160%.]

"December 12th..."

Gu Yizhou mumbled to himself, then grabbed his phone from the coffee table to check.

The calendar on the screen clearly read—December 8th.

His eyes instantly widened!

’So, this prompt is about an event seven days from now...’

’Which means I can buy the dip right now, sell when the return on investment hits around 160%, and make an absolute killing?!’

’Awesome! So awesome!’

Even with all he’d seen, Gu Yizhou couldn’t stop himself from wanting to curse out loud!

This ability to foresee stock market news seven days in advance was even more badass than the ROI glasses he got last time!

’This is practically serving it to me on a silver platter!’

’Damn it!’

’The system is basically cheating for me. If I can’t even seize an opportunity like this, I might as well just go drown myself in a puddle of my own piss and be done with it!’

Just then, the system’s voice suddenly echoed in his mind.

"DING~"

"System friendly reminder: The Host’s initial investment capital is limited to the current total balance of all bank cards under his name. Funds obtained through other channels are invalid."

Gu Yizhou was speechless.

The system’s sudden announcement poured a bucket of cold water on Gu Yizhou’s excitement.

After a moment’s thought, however, Gu Yizhou felt relieved.

’It’s better that there are restrictions. With no limits, it would be too easy to cause a huge ripple effect.’

’No big deal!’

The current total balance of all his bank cards was around 3.6 million yuan (including the 2 million he hadn’t yet invested into Dongzhou Technology).

’Looks like I’ll have to tell that guy Chen Dongyuan tomorrow that I’ll transfer the money to the company account a little later.’

’I have to cash in on this wave first!’

"Oh, right, System!"

"This ’Future Seven-Day Stock Market News’—does it pop up once every seven days?"

The thought suddenly struck Gu Yizhou, so he asked the system in his mind.

Soon, the system’s crisp, mechanical female voice rang out in his head.

"DING~"

"Host’s permission level is too low. System is unable to disclose."

Gu Yizhou was speechless.

Nearby, Yan Luoxi watched Gu Yizhou stare blankly at the stock market interface on his computer screen.

After a short while, the expression on his face began to shift, finally turning completely dark. This left her even more dumbfounded.

’This...’

’Don’t tell me this jerk lost a fortune in the stock market, couldn’t handle the blow, and suddenly went insane?’

Yan Luoxi had read about many such cases in books before.

It wasn’t just a modern phenomenon; there were plenty of examples from ancient times, too.

Yan Luoxi tried to remember the name of that person she’d learned about in school, the one who passed the imperial exams and then promptly went mad. What was his name again?

’Ah Q... no, that’s not it. Kong Yiji... Lin Xiangru???’

Ugh!

She couldn’t recall it at the moment. Anyway, it was someone like that!

’Is that jerk in the same state right now?’

Yan Luoxi couldn’t help but start to feel nervous.

"MROW~!"

She let out an anxious cry at him.

When Gu Yizhou ignored her, Yan Luoxi grew even more frantic.

’You damn jerk, don’t you go crazy!’

’However much you lost, I’ll make it up to you!’

She then sidled up to Gu Yizhou, extended a small, fluffy pink paw, and started scratching at the back of his hand.

"Huh?"

The stinging, itchy sensation on the back of his hand pulled Gu Yizhou from his thoughts.

He turned his head and saw Xiaobai scratching his hand with her little paws. When she saw him looking, she meowed at him with a worried expression.

She looked so tense and worried!

"Hey, Xiaobai, what’s wrong with you?"

Gu Yizhou was baffled. "Why are you suddenly freaking out and scratching me? Look, you’ve already left red marks on my hand!"

Seeing that Gu Yizhou had finally snapped out of it, she couldn’t help but let out a huge sigh of relief, even if he still looked like a dazed idiot.

’As long as he’s lucid, it’s fine!’

’And the jerk still remembers me, which proves he hasn’t completely lost his mind...’

But then, Yan Luoxi thought about it and felt a surge of annoyance!

’What do you mean, *I’m* suddenly freaking out?????’

’You’re the one freaking out!’

’Your whole family is freaking out!’

’You jerk! If I hadn’t scratched you just now, you would’ve been the one to go completely crazy, okay?!’

’I’m the one who saved you, you know?!’

’That stinking jerk is actually blaming me now!’

’Saying *I’m* freaking out...’

’So ungrateful!’

’Why don’t you just go die!’

"MROW~!"

The more Yan Luoxi thought about it, the angrier she got. Her fur stood on end. She shrieked at Gu Yizhou, then hissed at him in a rage!

"HISS~!"

She really wanted to lunge forward and bite this damn mutt to death!

"?"

Gu Yizhou saw Xiaobai suddenly get angry, hissing at him nonstop, looking like she was ready to fight at the slightest provocation.

’First she scratches me, now she wants to attack me...’

He was completely and utterly baffled by Xiaobai’s sudden and mysterious behavior...