Chapter 149: Yan Luoxi: I Won’t Allow Anyone but Me to Criticize That Jerk

Chapter 149: Chapter 149: Yan Luoxi: I Won’t Allow Anyone but Me to Criticize That Jerk

"I’m starting to think you’re not cut out to be a Vice President."

Yan Luoxi said this out of the blue after a long silence.

Roy: "??????"

But Yan Luoxi didn’t explain. Instead, she said, "In short, we’re just roommates, nothing more. You don’t need to know anything else, and I won’t tell you even if you ask."

"Wait, that’s not right!"

"Don’t you live by yourself in the Cuihu Villa District?"

Roy suddenly remembered and asked in confusion, "Where did a roommate come from?!"

"I don’t live there anymore,"

Yan Luoxi said lightly.

Roy: "..."

Fine!

She finally understood!

’That girl, Yan Luoxi, must have met some damn... man at some point and moved in to "live together" with him as roommates!’

’In other words!’

’Their relationship was probably in that ambiguous phase—more than friends, but not yet lovers.’

*Tsk~*

’Who would’ve thought, who would’ve thought!’

’Yan Luoxi, the "Eternal Ice Mountain" who was always cold, even hostile, toward men, had actually fallen in love this time!’

’If you’re in a relationship, just say you’re in a relationship!’

’What’s all this nonsense about being "just roommates"?!’

’This stubborn girl is just refusing to admit it!’

’Still...’

Roy suddenly remembered what Yan Luoxi had said at the beginning and asked, "Xixi, what did you mean earlier when you said you owe him too much?"

"With your current ’relationship,’ isn’t he giving you this information just so you can make money?"

At the mention of this, Yan Luoxi’s expression became a little unnatural.

’That may be true!’

’But Gu Yizhou has no idea who I am!’

’The only reason he reveals this inside information is because he doesn’t know I’m human!’

’If Gu Yizhou knew, I could just give him the money directly and I wouldn’t have to be so conflicted.’

"Xixi?"

Seeing Yan Luoxi fall silent and space out again, Roy called out to her once more.

Yan Luoxi snapped out of it, glanced at her, and shook her head gently. "He doesn’t know my identity. And he didn’t intentionally leak that information to me."

Roy: "..."

’Holy crap~!’

’If I heard her right, Xixi just said that the other party doesn’t know she’s the female CEO of Tidal Group.’

’So all this so-called inside information was either overheard by Xixi or inadvertently leaked by him!’

’This...’

For a moment, Roy didn’t know what to say.

In that instant, she finally understood why Yan Luoxi said she owed him so much.

’Honestly, from a business perspective, he’s leaking commercial secrets. If he were to be investigated, the consequences would be severe!’

After a moment of silence, Roy spoke up. "Xixi, you said earlier that this time, based on the information from your dog... er, your ’roommate,’ we could make a short-term profit of a billion?"

"That’s right!"

"If the information is accurate and his analysis is correct, and if we invest all of our group’s cash flow, we can expect to make a profit of about a billion in roughly half a month!"

Yan Luoxi said with a nod.

"*Hisss...*"

"Our group’s current liquid capital is around 1.5 billion. That means in about half a month, it could become 2.5 billion..."

"That... that’s just too insane!"

This time, Roy was truly shocked.

In fact, Yan Luoxi also knew it sounded insane.

But... she was actually underselling it. According to that damn man, an investment of 1.5 billion would turn into at least 3 billion.

As for whether the information from that damn man was true, she hadn’t even considered the possibility that it wasn’t.

For some reason, she just had this inexplicable trust in that damn man!

"Xixi!"

"Um... let’s not talk about last time. But this time, if we use your ’roommate’s’ information to make such a huge sum, will it affect him?"

"After all, this involves commercial secrets, right?"

"And with a sum as large as 1.5 billion, even if we split it across multiple accounts, someone determined to look will probably notice!"

"At that point, are we going to get buried alive and forced to be permanent shareholders?"

Roy thought it over seriously before saying, "Hmm, it’s not that I don’t trust your ’roommate’s’ inside info, but... do you think there’s any chance he already knows or has figured out your identity and is working with others to set a trap for you, to ’cut the leeks’?"

"Hm?"

Hearing Roy’s words, Yan Luoxi’s brow furrowed again, and she even felt a little uncomfortable.

"Xixi, you have to understand, the business world is a battlefield. People use all sorts of tricks, and we have to be on guard!"

Seeing Yan Luoxi remain silent, Roy continued, "Of course, I’m not saying you..."

But before she could finish, she heard Yan Luoxi say decisively, "He wouldn’t!"

"Xixi, that’s not what I meant. I’m just saying, we shouldn’t have the heart to harm others, but we must have the heart to guard against them!"

Roy didn’t catch the warning tone in Yan Luoxi’s voice and continued, "Should we have someone investigate your ’roommate’..."

But once again, before she could finish, Yan Luoxi cut her off coldly, "That’s enough!"

"I said, he wouldn’t!"

Her tone was incredibly cold; it was obvious she was angry.

"*Gulp...*"

Roy’s mouth hung slightly open, momentarily stunned.

’Wait... why such a huge reaction all of a sudden?’

’Did I say something I shouldn’t have?’

’Was it because I voiced my suspicions about her "roommate"...’

’This...’

Realizing the reason, Roy didn’t know whether to laugh or cry!

’Our calm, rational, and decisive Ice Mountain CEO can lose her composure over a man?’

’This...’

’It’s true!’

’Women in love really do lose all reason!’

For a moment, Roy didn’t know what to say, so she just quietly shut her mouth.

’Can’t be helped!’

’Anything I say right now will be my fault. I’d just be walking into the line of fire.’

’I’d better secretly find someone to investigate Yan Luoxi’s mysterious "roommate" myself.’

She decided to do this not just because she was worried about the company’s funds, but more so because she was worried that her "innocent" best friend, who had never been in a relationship, was being scammed for both her money and her heart.

But she had to be very secretive about it.

Otherwise, with Yan Luoxi’s current "mama bear" attitude, she’d probably tear her limb from limb if she found out.

At this point, Yan Luoxi also realized she had lost her composure just now.

But she herself didn’t know why. When she heard Roy talking about that damn man, she felt extremely irritated, and a nameless fire erupted within her.

’Basically, I’m allowed to talk badly about that damn man, but no one else is!’

Seeing that Yan Luoxi’s mood had stabilized a bit, Roy asked tentatively, "So... Xixi, are you still planning to invest based on your ’roommate’s’ information?"

Yan Luoxi was silent for a moment, then she looked up at her, her gaze firm and resolute, and said decisively:

"Invest!"

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