Chapter 197: 400 Million Secured! Ice Xi: How About... Gifting That Damn Man a Car?

Chapter 197: Chapter 197: 400 Million Secured! Ice Xi: How About... Gifting That Damn Man a Car?

「The next day, early in the morning.」

Gu Yizhou woke from his sleep.

Meanwhile, Yan Luoxi, who was beside him, was still sound asleep.

It couldn’t be helped!

After that jerk Gu Yizhou woke her up last night, she couldn’t get back to sleep.

She tossed and turned until four or five in the morning before she finally drifted off.

Luckily, ever since that last incident, the time she changed back into a human had shifted to around nine in the morning.

Otherwise, given the circumstances, she would have already turned back into her human form while still fast asleep, and Gu Yizhou would have woken up to see her.

That probably would have scared that rotten guy Gu Yizhou to death.

Reaching out, Gu Yizhou stroked the cat’s soft belly and picked up his phone to check the time.

It was already 8:10 in the morning.

It was time to get up.

After lazing in bed for a few more minutes, Gu Yizhou finally, and reluctantly, climbed out from under the warm covers.

But the good thing was, today was a happy Friday.

After today, he had a two-day weekend.

The thought of this improved Gu Yizhou’s mood considerably.

"Xiaobai, Daddy’s getting up to wash up and go to work, okay? You be a good girl at home!"

Gu Yizhou reached out and patted Yan Luoxi’s little butt, speaking with a smile.

Yan Luoxi groggily heard his voice but didn’t open her eyes.

’Get lost!’

’Hurry up and get lost!’

’This damn man.’

’He kept me up all night.’

Yan Luoxi shifted, found a new position, and went back to sleep.

She was just too sleepy.

Seeing this, Gu Yizhou didn’t say anything more. He changed his clothes and walked out of the bedroom.

He even thoughtfully closed the bedroom door behind him.

After quickly washing up, Gu Yizhou left the apartment at 8:30.

But just as he rode his motorcycle out of the underground parking garage, more than half of Gu Yizhou’s good mood vanished in an instant.

’Damn it!’

’It’s so cold today!’

He could still feel the bone-chilling cold even through his racing-grade gloves.

’No way!’

’I’m buying a car!’

’I have to buy a car.’

Gu Yizhou ground his teeth.

He had never been so determined to buy a car as he was in this very moment...

...

At 9:00 AM sharp.

Gu Yizhou arrived at the office right on time.

Carrying his now-cold breakfast, Gu Yizhou returned to his workstation.

After wolfing down his breakfast, the time was already 9:15.

It was now time for the stock market’s opening call auction.

Gu Yizhou took a sip of hot water and logged into his stock account.

’Good.’

’Zhongxin Group’s stock is at its limit up price in the opening call auction today, too.’

’That means the stock price will most likely open high again today.’

’So there shouldn’t be any problem selling off my shares in batches.’

Although there might still be another dozen or so percentage points of profit to be made, Gu Yizhou decided it was better to quit while he was ahead.

’Profit isn’t real until it’s in your pocket!’

’Besides, if I don’t sell the stocks, where am I going to get the money to buy a car?’

He was a man of action, never the indecisive type.

After setting up sell orders at different price points, all he had to do was wait for the stock price to climb to his targets and the trades to execute.

...

「At 11:30 AM.」

"DING~"

Gu Yizhou’s phone chimed.

He casually picked it up and saw that all his stock trades had been completed.

After deducting fees and stamp duty, his stock account balance was now over six million, one hundred thirty-seven thousand, eight hundred ninety yuan.

A little more than he had expected.

’Tsk~’

’Making money is so easy!’

Gu Yizhou smiled faintly and, without hesitation, initiated a withdrawal of three million.

The rest he left in his stock account, waiting for the next buying opportunity.

As for withdrawals, they usually took until the next day to process.

Gu Yizhou wasn’t in a hurry.

In any case, he wouldn’t have time to go car shopping until his day off tomorrow, Saturday.

After finishing all this, Gu Yizhou closed the stock trading interface and took his mug to the break room to make some tea.

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「Earlier that morning, at 10:30 AM.」

「Tidal Group, top floor, CEO’s office.」

Yan Luoxi listened to the report from her fund manager over the phone, a faint smile gracing her usually cool and detached face.

"Good. Thank you for your hard work."

After hearing the report, Yan Luoxi said, "In a moment, I’ll have someone transfer five million to your team’s account as a bonus. Also, everyone gets a week of paid leave."

With that, she hung up the phone.

This team wasn’t part of the company; they were a professional trading team that worked exclusively for her, Yan Luoxi, personally.

For this Zhongxin Group stock trade, Yan Luoxi had put them in charge of the operation.

’Five hundred million turned into nine hundred million in less than half a month...’

’Oh, you damn man, you damn man, now I owe you even more!’

Yan Luoxi muttered to herself in a low voice, "But... it doesn’t matter. It’ll all be yours in the future anyway... But before that, should I give him something first?"

’Maybe... I can find an excuse to give him a car?’

’The weather is so cold now, that damn man must be freezing riding his motorcycle to and from work every day, right?’

’It wouldn’t be good if he caught a cold.’

’But... what kind of reason would seem plausible?’

’I can’t just come right out and say I’m giving him a car, can I?’

’If I really said that, that damn man would probably be completely bewildered and think I’m trying to become his sugar mama.’

’A prideful man like him would most likely refuse it.’

’Sigh, this is such a hassle!’

...

Yan Luoxi began to scheme, trying to figure out what kind of excuse she could use to give Gu Yizhou a car.

"BANG~"

Just then, the door to her office was pushed open in a panic.

Yan Luoxi jumped, and her brows furrowed slightly.

"Xixi, Xixi..."

"It’s bad, something huge has happened!"

"Have your stock trades gone through yet?"

At the same time, a flustered voice cried out.

Her voice arrived before she did.

Who else could it be but Yan Luoxi’s best friend and the Vice President of Tidal Group, Roy!

Indeed.

Besides her and Yan Luoxi’s parents, who else would dare to barge into her office so recklessly?

After seeing it was Roy, the expression on Yan Luoxi’s face returned to normal.

She looked at Roy and said in a cold tone, "Please mind your image! This is the company, and you’re the Group’s Vice President. What would the staff think if they saw you in this state!"

"Er..."

Roy knew she was in the wrong and looked a little embarrassed.

"Hah... hah... hah..."

She said, panting heavily, "Sorry, I got carried away in the heat of the moment!"

From the looks of it, she must have run up from a lower floor.

It’s just that the girl was panting so loudly,

if anyone outside had heard, they might have thought she was in the office doing... something she enjoyed a little too much...