Yang Rou had always been a very ambitious woman.

This could be seen from her powerful working style.

But in fact, her ambition also went through several phases.

For instance, even though she too wanted to achieve fame and become the most influential person in the entertainment and film industries,

there was a time in her youth when she thought that marrying into a wealthy family might allow her to rocket to the top using the resources of a powerful family, coupled with her own abilities.

But after certain experiences, Yang Rou realized that relying on others was never as good as relying on herself, and that the world of the wealthy was particularly merciless.

Thus, after that event, Yang Rou viewed the successes of second-generation rich or those born into wealth with a certain bias.

This was also why, after believing this afternoon that all of Chen Yan's money and resources came from family, her admiration and trust in Chen Yan had sharply decreased.

However, now that her daughter had spoken of Chen Yan's background and the way he had made his money, Yang Rou realized she had misunderstood Chen Yan.

But after clearing up the misunderstanding, Yang Rou found Chen Yan even more admirable.

To be able to dominate the stock market and multiply his tens of millions by several times?

And then reinvest it into his own business?

Such a plot twist felt like magic that could only exist in reality.

Over the years, having seen many talented individuals and even understanding the top richest people in the country, Yang Rou, upon recalling their rise to wealth, felt none seemed as magical as Chen Yan's.

If all of this were true, then Yang Rou felt that perhaps she needed to reevaluate the potential and abilities of her boss.

Outstanding vision and intuition.

Remarkable courage.

And, the ability to judge the focus of his business.

Yang Rou found that Chen Yan had reached a new height in her mind...

Of course, Yang Rou wasn't a person who would believe everything her daughter said.

She took her daughter's phone, asked her to continue studying, and then began to look into the stock herself.

Even without experience in stock trading, Yang Rou knew that trading such a large sum of money on a single stock came with restrictions.

For example, the market capitalization of the stock, whether it could bear such an amount of money.

Or the trading activity, whether one could quickly sell the shares and so on.

After checking the market value, Yang Rou found that this stock was a blue-chip stock, with a market capitalization of several hundred billion, fully capable of sustaining a few hundred million in trading.

Then, she looked at the trading volume of the stock recently.

Every day it was around several tens of billions, sometimes even reaching a hundred billion.

This implied... that if Chen Yan wanted to sell after making money, it would be very easy for him.

Next, Yang Rou began to examine this stock's information and news one by one.

After more than half an hour, Yang Rou had to admit... it was indeed possible that this stock could have multiplied Chen Yan's assets several times.

Yang Rou looked at her daughter.

Under the light, Yang Nuannuan appeared especially gentle.

Having depended only on each other from when her daughter was young, Yang Rou knew she never lied, and moreover... didn't understand stocks. She certainly couldn't pull up such a spot-on stock by chance right after speaking about it.

So... after ruling out all other possibilities, only one remained...

'Could all of this really be true?'

Yang Rou's gaze was profound and far-reaching.

She looked out the window, as if she saw the confident young man who had spoken so eloquently in front of her...

'This boss of mine is truly a treasure.'

'It feels like with each day I know him, there's always more surprises to come...'

...

If Chen Yan knew about the guesses Yang Rou and Yang Nuannuan had made,

he might nod his head feigning depth on the outside, but inside he would likely be... overflowing with emotion.

Not for any other reason, but because they had guessed wrong...

In fact, apart from Yang Nuannuan, Chen Yan had also been keeping an eye on Demao Industry's stocks.

After the system provided Chen Yan with a way to cash back, he followed his own ideas and bought shares of Demao Industry in both overt and covert ways.

The overt was the 30 million required by the system, and the covert was his own 3 million personal fund.

Fortunately, the additional 3 million Chen Yan invested didn't affect the final cashback amount.

Demaos Industry kept hitting the daily limit up as the system had indicated.

Later, when the 11th day arrived and Demao Industry's market value had more than tripled, the total market value of stocks in Chen Yan's two accounts also reached 80 million and 8 million, respectively.

Rounded up, they were both nearly a billion.

At that time, Chen Yan actually hesitated.

He doubted whether he should sell this stock.

Because his intuition told him that the stock would continue to rise.

However... the system clearly told him to sell, as only by selling could he get the 50 million cashback.

So after some hesitation, Chen Yan ultimately decided to follow the system's advice.

Thus, on the 11th day, Chen Yan completely cleared both accounts.

With this move, not only did Chen Yan receive the 50 million cashback, but he also made an additional 5 million from trading stocks!

That was equivalent to the money he could make by spending only 500,000 on behalf of Boss Qiao Qiao!

To know, to treat Boss Qiao Qiao to spending 500,000, Chen Yan would have to burn through four or five of his brains.

But now, he had achieved it with ease.

So for a while, Chen Yan was quite pleased with himself.

But... he later changed his mind.

Because after 11 limit ups, Demao Industry went limit up again for two more days. And in the following month, it actually rose another 20%.

This inexplicably made Chen Yan feel... like he lost out.

After all, if he had followed his intuition and continued holding on, he could have earned another ten or twenty million!

Sometimes, that's just how stock trading works. Making a loss may only lead to frustration, but selling too soon, not at the peak, will lead to ongoing regret, feeling one should have waited longer.

Therefore, Chen Yan was immersed in this kind of ambivalence for a while.

However, this experience also made him more determined to follow the system's trading prompts from that point on:

Because he realized, with such a wavering mindset, if he were to trade stocks based on his feelings, he would probably just be a sturdier leek, ready to be cut by the A-shares time and again...

...

The lights were up, and the night on Qin Island was not as noisy as in big cities, but rather filled with tranquility.

In the high-end apartments next to Jinmao Building,

Yang Nuannuan and her mother each stayed in their own rooms.

Yang Rou was still at her desk, dealing with official duties: her boss's excellence gave her a greater sense of urgency.

For Yang Rou, a woman who had never been second to anyone, this was the second time she had met a man worth chasing.

She had already surpassed the first one in a different way, and she didn't want to fail this time either...

And Yang Nuannuan, who had an exam the following day, was in the next room, lying on her bed staring at the ceiling: she was a bit insomniac.

Without her glasses, she lost a bit of her youthful serenity and gentleness, and gained a touch of indescribable allure...

What her mother had talked about today had given her quite a shock.

Perhaps influenced by Yang Rou from a young age, or maybe it was in her genes, but Yang Nuannuan's heart was just as unyielding as her mother's.—This was also why she could become a top student.

And now, a lofty figure had suddenly appeared before her.

He was about the same age as her, and his background wasn't particularly impressive, but... he had step by step moved to a position she almost couldn't see.

Not only did he become the boss of the woman she had regarded as a role model—her mother, but he could also effortlessly make billions by trading stocks.

This left a deep mark in Yang Nuannuan's young heart.

If this person was far from her, maybe Yang Nuannuan wouldn't care much.

But... to some extent, Yang Nuannuan had witnessed every step of this person's journey.

In less than a year, from a commoner who wore slippers and shorts, inviting her to eat at a street-side stall, he had transformed into a billionaire...

Even though she knew she shouldn't, Yang Nuannuan found Chen Yan's silhouette somewhat unforgettable in her mind...

After lying in bed half the night, tossing and turning, unable to sleep,

she sat up, then stretched out her slender arms and picked up her glasses from the table.

Putting her glasses back on, Yang Nuannuan immediately transformed into her usual gentle and graceful self.

She got up and brought her laptop over.

Lifting the lid, as the screen lit up, Yang Nuannuan unlocked it and opened a Word document, pondered for a moment, and began to type quickly...

...

In the following days, nothing much happened.

Yu Qiao Qiao, Yang Nuannuan, Zhao Ying, the three young girls dove into busy study sessions and examinations.

Chen Yan was working overtime with his game development team crafting a new game.

The box office of "The 23 Days of Heartbreak" had reached 580 million. Although its daily box office had dropped to two or three million, it was still steadily headed towards 600 million.

Yang Rou's new variety show was taking shape; she would call Lu Man for a meeting every day.

Lu Man had nothing much to do at home, so she was happy to come, seeking something to keep her busy.

And every time after meeting with Yang Rou, she didn't return home. Instead, she hurried to Chen Yan's office to share meals and drinks.

Chen Yan didn't mind, in fact, he enjoyed it: because... his lunch was reimbursed. And it was a 10x reimbursement.

Earning a thousand or two from a meal, Chen Yan wanted to say: bring on as much freeloading as possible!

Days passed quietly with their mutual freeloading.

A week later, on Monday, which was also the day Chen Yan, Yu Qiao Qiao, and Lu Man had agreed to go on a shopping spree,

Chen Yan just arrived at the company when his phone vibrated twice.

He moved discreetly to his office, locked the door behind him, and glanced at the notification on his phone.

[Your fixed asset (vehicle) disposal has been successfully processed. Please check.]

Following the notification, the screen flashed, and all of a sudden, there were 10 sets of documents and a bunch of car keys on Chen Yan's table...

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