Chapter 6: Want to Get Rich? (Please Support with Votes and Keep Reading~)

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Xu Ziqiao gazed through the car window at the three figures outside. They had once been a close-knit group, but now a distance had grown between them, tension and resentment simmering beneath the surface.

Many things, when unmeasured, seem light as a feather. Yet once weighed, they bear the crushing weight of a thousand pounds.

With their veil of pretense completely torn away, they could no longer play their old games, no longer feign laughter and camaraderie.

In the end, Fan Shushuo awkwardly said, “I—I’ll head back first.”

Watching Fan Shushuo’s retreating figure, Luo Yuyan’s eyes darkened with unease, while Fang Chi hesitated, rooted to the spot.

Finally, Fang Chi vented his frustration on Luo Yuyan: “It’s all your fault! Shushuo said she didn’t want to come, but you insisted we all come along.”

Luo Yuyan looked at Fang Chi with disdain, as if he were nothing but trash. “Scumbag.”

“?” Fang Chi blinked.

Her gaze struck Fang Chi deeply, wounding him more than words could. But before he could lash out, Luo Yuyan turned and walked away.

Fang Chi was left standing there, disheveled and alone.

Lv Yao started the car as the once united trio drifted apart, each walking their separate ways.

Xu Ziqiao watched with lingering interest until their figures vanished from sight. Reluctantly, he pulled his gaze back and looked at Lv Yao with admiration. “Bro, your fighting spirit just exploded back there!”

Xu Ziqiao was clever. Despite Lv Yao’s aggressive stance earlier, he knew that by subtly exposing Luo Yuyan and Fang Chi’s secrets and then performing a mournful, misunderstood expression, Lv Yao had planted a seed of guilt deep within Fan Shushuo’s heart.

Guilt was a powerful weapon.

Xu Ziqiao himself had tried similar tactics but was far less effective at breaking through defenses than Lv Yao.

Now, he genuinely wanted to become Lv Yao’s apprentice.

Seeing Xu Ziqiao’s earnest admiration, Lv Yao smiled wryly. “Cut the crap, or I’ll toss you out.”

Leaving the school behind, Lv Yao followed the directions sent by Sister Wang to a commercial district about five kilometers from the university town.

Sister Wang’s apartment was right above this shopping center.

After Xu Ziqiao helped carry all the luggage inside, he looked around the finely decorated apartment with a whistle. “Sister Wang gifted you this place? The property prices here aren’t cheap.”

Back in 2013, housing prices in Shangnan City had already begun to rise, especially in the Gulou District, where average prices surpassed twenty thousand yuan per square meter.

These prices were already considered high.

Across the country, real estate was booming. Speculators, real estate groups, and capital investors flooded the market, hoarding properties, ready to make a fortune.

Of course, many believed the prices were grotesquely inflated, seeing it as a dangerous game of hot potato.

The losers would be those forced to buy at the peak.

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But with purchase restrictions, the growth of e-commerce, and the rapid rise of social media platforms, this game of hot potato was stretched out painfully over seven or eight years.

The prolonged struggle and a gradually improving economy drove many to irrationally drain three generations’ savings just to buy a home.

And the classic life scenario played out—

Buying at the market’s highest point.

Taking loans to repay debts before interest rates dropped.

Many lives were rewritten because of this.

Though Lv Yao had traveled back to 2013, the prime time for entering the housing market had already passed.

The arrival of purchase and resale restrictions effectively locked speculative capital into the real estate market’s vast reservoir.

Hence, gambling on real estate and drugs was a definite no-go.

Fortunately, there were still numerous opportunities to get rich elsewhere.

E-commerce.

Beauty industry.

New energy.

Cryptocurrency.

Live-streaming sales...

Any one of these sectors alone could change one’s destiny.

However, all these ventures required initial capital, and the stock market was Lv Yao’s place to earn his first pot of gold.

Seeing Lv Yao lost in thought, Xu Ziqiao called out loudly, “Hey, what are you spacing out for?”

Sitting down in the living room, he sighed, “But I get it. Although you were so strong confronting Fan Shushuo and the others just now, I know it must have hurt inside.”

“No worries,” Xu Ziqiao said, fist pounding his chest before pointing at Lv Yao. “Bro, I’ve always got your back!”

Lv Yao was speechless.

If he hadn’t known this guy had gone abroad right after graduation in his past life, he might have believed him.

Ignoring Xu Ziqiao, Lv Yao began packing his things.

He was still young, with only two suitcases worth of belongings.

After tidying his room, Sister Wang messaged him to say she had two social engagements over the weekend and couldn’t accompany him.

Lv Yao didn’t mind.

Their relationship was purely one of mutual benefit; he didn’t pry into her life.

Later, Lv Yao and Xu Ziqiao went out for a meal.

Sunday was a rare day off for Lv Yao.

He went out, bought a leather-bound notebook, and began jotting down every promising opportunity he could recall, using abbreviations only he could understand, arranged chronologically.

To others, these abbreviations would be nonsense, but to Lv Yao, they were the foundation of his destiny-altering plans.

When Monday finally arrived, Sister Wang squeezed in some time during lunch to meet Lv Yao near his apartment, at a local bank.

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Upon meeting, Sister Wang sighed, rubbing her forehead. “Sorry, I’ve had so many engagements and work these days. Hope you understand.”

Lv Yao smiled. “It’s fine. I can take care of myself.”

She handed Lv Yao a handbag. “That’s good.”

Lv Yao took the bag, smiling politely. “You take care of yourself too.”

Even though he knew it was just a pleasantry, Sister Wang brightened. “Alright~”

After parting ways, Lv Yao went into the bank to activate the large transfer function on his account and deposited cash.

Then he took a taxi to Huatai Securities’ branch in Shangnan City.

Many brokerage firms and third-party trading platforms now had online versions, but in this early era of digital finance, these apps were often clunky and lagged behind real-time data.

It was better to open an account directly at the securities company.

Not only would he get personal service from an investment advisor, but he could also enjoy perks—like Huatai waiving commissions on in-house fund trades.

At the Huatai Securities office, Lv Yao took a number and waited quietly.

His mind sifted through the past year’s top-performing stocks.

Having once mistakenly entered the stock market in his previous life, he had studied a great deal of historical market data.

He remembered it all vividly.

In 2013, the hottest stock wasn’t Fenda Technology, but Zhangqu Technology.

However, Zhangqu was listed on the Growth Enterprise Board, which required investors to have at least two years of account and trading experience at a brokerage firm.

Fenda Technology was listed on the SME Board with no such restrictions.

That was why Lv Yao chose Fenda Technology.

In the coming six months, Fenda Technology would attract attention from multiple investment institutions, its stock price soaring to seven times its value by May.

If he played his cards right, his 100,000 yuan investment could grow to one million in half a year.

Or even more.

Still, 100,000 yuan was a modest entry ticket.

Thinking this through, Lv Yao took out his phone and messaged the notorious gambler Xu Ziqiao: “Want to get rich?”