DLWAV CH16

In just a week’s time, the Xiao Corporation’s stock price had recovered most of its losses. It was estimated that within another week at most, Xiao Corporation’s stock would return to its peak.

Old Master Xiao immediately decided to hold a grand celebration banquet on the first of next month at the Ruifeng Grand Hotel. The event would also serve to send off the twenty-nine old shareholders who had left Xiao Corporation, as well as welcome the twenty-four new shareholders who had just joined.

When the news broke, countless people either laughed their heads off or gnashed their teeth in frustration. Lin Gaolang was especially affected.

Although Old Master Lin worried that the Lin family would become the laughingstock of other families again and hadn’t immediately stripped him of his position as Lin family heir, he had fired most of Lin Gaolang’s subordinates. He also gave him three billion yuan, making him redeem the shares mortgaged to the Zhong and Chi families, then took away all those shares, including 70% of the shares in Gaoshen Technology, the company Lin Gaolang had founded himself.

Lin Gaolang’s first reaction was naturally to refuse. These were his entire fortune—without them, how could he establish himself in the Lin family or in Qianshi City in the future?

But Old Master Lin threatened that if he was unwilling, he should get out of the Lin family, because the family couldn’t tolerate someone who would use any means necessary to undermine it. He absolutely couldn’t leave the Lin family. Without its protection, the Xiao family and his dear cousin Lin Hongshen would surely retaliate against him without restraint.

He knew that when left alone and helpless, he couldn’t possibly be their match. Most importantly, leaving the Lin family meant completely losing any chance of inheriting it. This was something he absolutely couldn’t accept, so in the end, he could only compromise.

And right at this critical juncture, the Xiao family made a high-profile announcement about hosting a victory celebration. What else could this be but another few slaps to his face?

Bang! Lin Gaolang slammed his palm down hard on the desk again.

Sun Xuebo was equally furious. “Heaven is truly blind—at this crucial moment, letting Xiao Ruize earn over thirty billion. Otherwise, the Xiao family would have been finished long ago.”

But at this point, what good would it do to say more? Sun Xuebo could only say, “Don’t worry, Brother Lin. Where there’s life, there’s hope. Sooner or later—no, I believe it won’t be long before we make a comeback.”

“As for the Xiao family—” As if thinking of something, he sneered, “I heard that old bastard from the Xiao family put all the Xiao Corporation shares he later acquired under Xiao Ruize’s name. I don’t believe Xiao Ruicheng isn’t jealous. Just wait—their family drama is only beginning.”

That’s right. So what if Old Master Xiao was capable? His sons were just a bunch of worthless mud that couldn’t be propped up against a wall. Sooner or later, the Xiao family would be ruined by that waste Xiao Ruize. Thinking of this, Lin Gaolang’s mood improved somewhat.

“Achoo!” At the Huangming Club, by the enormous outdoor pool, Xiao Ruize sneezed three or four times in a row.

Gao Xiong, who was fanning him, immediately stopped. They say one sneeze means someone’s cursing you, two sneezes mean someone’s thinking of you, and three sneezes mean you’ve caught a cold.

“But I wasn’t fanning that hard, was I?” Gao Xiong said.

Xiao Ruize waved his hand. “I don’t have a cold. Probably someone’s cursing me.” He paused. “A lot of people are cursing me.”

Gao Xiong was speechless. Then he suddenly heard Xiao Ruize say, “But the weather really has gotten colder lately.”

Before Gao Xiong could figure out what Xiao Ruize meant, Xiao Ruize suddenly turned and said, “My left eye’s been twitching lately. My sixth sense tells me that this month, Country Y should let me make another fortune. Are you guys interested in getting in on it?”

Hearing this, the others who were swimming also gathered around. They leaned on the pool edge. “What do you mean?”

After all, they’d already witnessed the power of Xiao Ruize’s sixth sense. Don’t forget—in Huangming’s gambling hall, they’d personally witnessed Xiao Ruize winning two hundred million in one go. Later, they followed Xiao Ruize in buying Bitcoin and easily earned tens of millions.

So when they heard Xiao Ruize say his sixth sense was acting up again, how could they not be interested?

Xiao Ruize said, “It just so happens that last month, Country Y had rain for a whole month. Experts are all saying Country Y’s grain production reduction is a foregone conclusion. Country Y’s income mainly comes from grain and steel exports. Because of this, Country Y’s stock market has been falling. So I was thinking—let’s hit them hard.”

Hearing this, Gao Xiong and the others immediately chimed in, “Then let’s hit them hard.”

Without hesitation: “I’ll invest eighty million.” “I’ll invest seventy million.” “My family’s poor, can’t compare with you guys—I’ll just invest forty million.” “I’ll mortgage my properties and cars and invest ninety million.”

Either way, even if they lost money, it would only be a few tens of millions at most, because the bulk of this money came from their Bitcoin profits.

“Good.” Xiao Ruize smiled.

Just then, two middle-aged men in suits, accompanied by several attendants, walked over. One of the middle-aged men said with a smile, “Young Master Hai, distinguished young masters, good afternoon.”

Hearing the commotion, Xiao Ruize and the others turned to look. The middle-aged man immediately gestured to the other man beside him. “This is Manager Zhou from our Huangming Club.”

Manager Zhou smiled and produced several business cards, handing them to Xiao Ruize and the others. “Hello, everyone. I’m Zhou Sheng from Zhao City, currently serving as general manager of Huangming Club.”

Xiao Ruize and the others took the cards and looked. Surnamed Zhou, from Zhao City—most likely from the Zhou family. The Zhou family was a famous wealthy clan in Geng Province. They immediately understood.

Zhou Sheng continued, “I came today mainly to invite you all to taste a new wine from our Huangming Winery, and to make friends with you.”

As he spoke, the attendants behind him brought over a table, poured the already-decanted wine into glasses, and handed them to Xiao Ruize and the others. They raised their glasses, observed the ruby liquid, swirled it, sniffed it, then brought it to their lips.

Gao Xiong immediately said, “Worthy of being top-tier wine from Huangming Winery—clear in color, mellow in taste, rich in aroma, with a lingering aftertaste. Indeed quite excellent.”

Though they said they were tasting wine, no one’s mind was really on it. After just one sip, everyone set down their glasses. They only knew that Huangming Winery’s wine wasn’t cheap—easily over a hundred thousand yuan per bottle.

Just based on the fact that Xiao Ruize had once won over two hundred million from Huangming Club, this Manager Zhou probably wouldn’t be so enthusiastic toward him for no reason!

Zhou Sheng also set down his glass. “To be honest, last time when Young Master Hai recommended that Young Master Gao and the others buy Bitcoin, I happened to pass by and heard your conversation. However, due to certain reasons, I didn’t choose to invest at the time, causing me to miss out on a good opportunity. Whenever I think of it afterward, I feel immense regret.”

In truth, he hadn’t been at Huangming at all—it was an attendant serving Xiao Ruize and his group in a private room who overheard their conversation and reported it. As for the so-called “certain reasons,” it simply meant that, like everyone else, he hadn’t believed Xiao Ruize at the time.

But some of those attendants had believed. So after Huangming lost over two hundred million, it also lost a batch of excellent employees.

After that incident, Zhou Sheng couldn’t help investigating Xiao Ruize. After reviewing the information he’d gathered, he reached a different conclusion than others. His intuition told him that Xiao Ruize definitely wasn’t just a hollow wastrel. At least an ordinary wastrel wouldn’t dare to continue buying large amounts of Bitcoin when it had halved in value, let alone tell Gao Xiong and the others from the start with such certainty that Bitcoin could multiply twentyfold and that they shouldn’t rush to sell.

That’s why Zhou Sheng appeared here. His intention was simply to make friends with Xiao Ruize.

Zhou Sheng said, “I just didn’t expect that right after arriving, I’d accidentally overhear Young Master Hai’s words again.” He looked at Xiao Ruize with a smile. “I’m very interested in Young Master Hai’s plan. I wonder if I might have the honor of participating?”

Xiao Ruize laughed outright—he enjoyed dealing with smart people. He extended his hand directly. “You’re more than welcome.”

The two hands clasped together, particularly dazzling under the sunlight. Seeing this scene, Gao Xiong and the others couldn’t help exchanging glances. They hadn’t expected even Zhou Sheng to be tempted.

Did this mean he also believed Xiao Ruize would make a killing this time? So should they call their friends and family to join in? After all, such a good money-making opportunity… Thinking of this, they became increasingly restless with anticipation.

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