Chapter 47: A Thrilling Gamble!

Although Chen Hao warned Qiu Shuzhen that there was a treacherous person scheming against her nearby, Qiu Shuzhen did not believe him.

She shot Chen Hao a sharp glance, then turned her back and walked away without looking back.

“Miss Qiu, you must be very careful of someone with the surname Huang around you. She will betray you!” Chen Hao called out loudly to her departing figure.

Qiu Shuzhen paused slightly at his words.

Indeed, she had a close sisterly friend surnamed Huang—Huang Ying.

Could this person be referring to Huang Ying?

Impossible!

Absolutely impossible!

She and Huang Ying were as close as sisters; how could Huang Ying possibly betray her?

That was simply unthinkable!

This stranger must be talking nonsense, deliberately slandering Huang Ying to ruin their relationship.

So, Qiu Shuzhen ignored Chen Hao and soon disappeared from his sight.

Nearby, Xiang Zhiqiu smiled faintly and shook his head slightly, not taking Chen Hao’s words seriously at all.

He believed that Chen Hao’s earlier remarks to Qiu Shuzhen were nothing but a ploy to strike up a conversation.

Young men, after all, liked beautiful women and would find all sorts of excuses to approach them. He could understand that.

He himself had done similar things when he was young.

Therefore, he did not believe that Chen Hao knew anything about physiognomy, nor did he trust his warning to Qiu Shuzhen.

Chen Hao left the Haicheng Grand Restaurant Nightclub together with Xiang Zhiqiu.

Xiang Zhiqiu instructed his driver to first drop Chen Hao near his residence.

After bidding farewell to Xiang Zhiqiu, Chen Hao returned home.

“Huh?”

“You’re back so soon?” Li Zhi was a bit surprised to see Chen Hao return so early.

“I was thinking of you, so I came back a bit earlier,” Chen Hao smiled.

“I don’t buy that for a second!” Li Zhi rolled her eyes.

“Do you know who I met today?” Chen Hao said.

“Who did you meet?” Li Zhi looked at him curiously.

“The head of Sun Hung Kai Properties, Guo Desheng; the chairman of Cheung Kong Holdings, Li Jiacheng; and other major real estate tycoons from Hong Kong Island,” Chen Hao said.

“What?” Li Zhi was astonished.

“You actually met Guo Desheng and Li Jiacheng today?”

She had certainly heard of these real estate magnates before.

She never expected Xiang Zhiqiu to bring Chen Hao to meet these giants—it was truly unexpected.

“Moreover, I even made a bet with Chen Bing, the current chairman of Dachang Group...” Chen Hao shared the details of his wager.

This made Li Zhi even more surprised.

“Ah?”

“You actually bet one hundred million Hong Kong dollars with that Chen Bing?”

“If you lose, won’t you have to pay him one hundred million?”

“That’s incredibly risky!”

“What if you lose?”

Li Zhi knew Chen Hao was fully capable of putting up one hundred million Hong Kong dollars, but she still thought the bet was recklessly bold.

If he lost, he would lose a fortune.

“Don’t worry, I won’t lose,” Chen Hao smiled faintly, then took his change of clothes and went to shower.

The next day was Sunday. Chen Hao stayed home, continuing to organize his recent stock trading insights and data.

Another day passed.

Today was Monday, the stock market reopened.

It was also the day of Chen Hao’s bet with Chen Bing.

Chen Hao and Li Zhi took the car arranged by Xiang Zhiqiu to the headquarters of Xiangsheng Securities.

Chen Bing arrived at Xiangsheng Securities as promised.

Since Xiang Zhiqiu had guaranteed Chen Hao, Chen Bing had no reason to refuse one hundred million.

In Chen Bing’s eyes, he was certain to win the bet.

So, even if Chen Hao couldn’t produce the money after losing, Chen Bing could claim it from Xiang Zhiqiu.

When they made the bet on Saturday, Xiang Zhiqiu had vouched for Chen Hao, and big names like Guo Desheng were present as witnesses.

Therefore, Chen Bing was not worried that Xiang Zhiqiu would go back on his word.

Not only Chen Bing came, but also Li Chaoren and Guo Desheng—two real estate magnates—arrived as well.

They were there to serve as witnesses.

Moreover, they were eager to see Chen Hao’s stock trading skills firsthand.

Unfortunately, they had informed Xiang Zhiqiu not to let too many people know about their presence.

So, Xiang Zhiqiu arranged for Li Zhi to wait in a lounge, and she did not get to see Guo Desheng or Li Chaoren in person.

At this moment, in a private office stood a computer.

Chen Hao, Xiang Zhiqiu, Guo Desheng, Li Chaoren, and Chen Bing all gathered around it.

“The market has opened!” Xiang Zhiqiu glanced at his watch and said, “We can begin.”

Soon, the computer displayed the stock prices of various companies listed on the Hong Kong Island stock exchange.

“Chairman Chen, you may select any stock you wish,” Xiang Zhiqiu said.

“Wait a moment; I’m about to start my predictions,” Chen Hao told Chen Bing.

“Fu Xiang Real Estate!” Chen Bing said without hesitation, a smug smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

He was close with the chairman of Fu Xiang Real Estate.

Yesterday, he had already given a nod to Fu Xiang’s chairman to secretly manipulate the stock.

So, today he was sure to win.

“Alright,” Chen Hao nodded slightly.

He had studied Fu Xiang Real Estate before; even if Chen Bing was meddling behind the scenes, there would be some lag effect.

He could use real-time data to predict the next stock price fluctuations.

Thus, Chen Bing’s underhanded tactics were ineffective against him.

Xiang Zhiqiu pulled up the stock price trend of Fu Xiang Real Estate on the computer.

After watching for a while, Chen Hao was confident.

He said, “Fu Xiang Real Estate’s next price change will drop by 3 to 4 points.”

“Ha!” Chen Bing sneered, dismissive of Chen Hao’s prediction.

But to his surprise, the next price change saw Fu Xiang Real Estate indeed fall by 3.1 points!

“No way!”

“Did this guy really predict it right?”

“Must be a lucky guess!”

“Pure chance!”

“Fu Xiang Real Estate will drop by 2 to 3 points next!” Chen Hao predicted again.

Shortly after, the stock fell by 2.4 points!

Another hit!

“Fu Xiang Real Estate will rise by 2 to 3 points next!”

“Fu Xiang Real Estate will drop by 1 to 2 points next!”

And so on.

Chen Hao continued making predictions one after another.

Each time, his forecasts were strikingly accurate.

Chen Bing’s forehead broke out in cold sweat repeatedly.

He was utterly baffled; despite having arranged for Fu Xiang’s chairman to intervene secretly, why could Chen Hao predict with such precision?

How on earth was this guy doing it?