I Treat You as My Sister, But You Want to be My Wife?!
Chapter 424 Indifferent Demeanor_1

Chapter 424: Chapter 424 Indifferent Demeanor_1

"So, just watch them make mistakes?" Shen Dong felt it made sense and asked sincerely.

Kang Yue scratched her head with a smile, "Have you ever met someone that, when you tell them they’re wrong, not only do they argue with you but also block you?"

With a chuckle, Shen Dong suddenly felt at ease.

He absent-mindedly took a bite of fried rice, and earnestly said, "In the short term, I won’t step into Chen Yuyan’s life, letting her think for herself whether or not she wants to choose me."

Think for herself?

Shen Dong didn’t know that these four words had already become impossible for Chen Yuyan.

Wang Wei like an angel, appeared in Chen Yuyan’s gloomy world, and as soon as class ended, Wang Wei would be by Chen Yuyan’s side.

"Look at this boy, he’s so cool, he’s won the Math Olympiad world championship twice in a row."

"Hey, come to Jing City with me during the winter break, I’ll take you to learn Taekwondo."

The oppression in Chen Yuyan’s heart melted away like a glacier, and her smile began to emerge slowly.

But Wang Wei didn’t know that what constantly wandered through Chen Yuyan’s mind was that phrase ’Her dad is a corporate president, she’s such a powerful woman’.

If life has no sorrow or joy, it is incomplete.

"That’s really nice."

As the saying goes, a horse doesn’t get fat without grazing outside.

With foreign economic support, various industries in Hai City found new vitality.

House prices shot up instantly, reaching 2,400 RMB per square meter, which meant that Shen Dong’s capital had silently increased by a generation.

Some were happy, others were worried.

However, Wang Wei’s father, Xia Dongqing, faced an official order to halt his operations amid the prosperity of Hai City.

"What’s going on?" Upon receiving the call, Shen Dong rushed to the Wang’s luxurious residence, only to see ’jin yi wei’ in dark blue suits liquidating the Wang Family’s assets, counting even the number of eggs in the fridge with absolute clarity.

Xia Dongqing seemed to have aged ten years, yet still maintained a jovial demeanor, "Are you here? Tang Yuchan is really..."

Shen Dong, inexplicably irritated, waved his hand to interrupt, "No need to pretend at this time, what’s the situation?!"

"It’s no big deal, just bankruptcy," Xia Dongqing said with a smile, then walked to a corner, picked out a carton of cigarettes, and threw one to the ’jin yi wei’, "It’s alright if I take one box, right?"

The ’jin yi wei’ in charge of the liquidation wasn’t heartless. One of them said indifferently, "We’ll just deduct a box from the inventory count."

"Thanks." Xia Dongqing took one box, thought for a moment, and then took another.

He walked over to Shen Dong, handed him one of the boxes, and said contemplatively, "Tang Yuchan said you might have a way."

Xia Dongqing was not only a businessman but also a bold financial speculator. When Xiayun Group was in trouble, both internally and externally, he first inflated the stock price, exited at a relatively high point, and harvested a wave of leeks.

Then, he used that money to acquire land in Hai City, and then used the land and money as collateral to obtain a substantial loan, ten billion.

With ten billion as the principal, Xia Dongqing contacted private equity firms for fivefold margin financing to enter the market, sweeping up seventy percent of Xiayun Group’s circulating shares with fifty billion, and consecutively hit the daily limit up six times.

A full ten billion in profits.

He boldly exited and cut another round of leeks by dumping the stocks.

But just as he repaid the forty billion in margin financing and was preparing for a big push, disaster struck.

A building project of Xiayun Group experienced a facade peeling incident, leading to three deaths and one injury. The stock price plummeted, hitting the limit down on the same day, and now, it was the eighth consecutive limit down, halving the market value.

After saying all that, the two of them had already reached the rooftop of the luxurious mansion. Xia Dongqing had finished his fourth cigarette but was still smiling at Shen Dong, "Do you really have a solution?"

"You ought to..." Shen Dong sighed helplessly and swallowed back the words he wanted to say.

In a world where winners are kings and losers are bandits, had Xia Dongqing’s move succeeded, his net worth would have vaulted him onto the Hurun Rich List. Unfortunately, he failed.

"Is it bankruptcy liquidation or forced cessation of construction leading to debt repayment?" Shen Dong showed no contempt for the loser, but rather offered help to a deposed king.

"It’s simply unbelievable, you’re so young, yet you know so much?" Xia Dongqing still had the mindset to tease at such a time, which infuriated Shen Dong.

Shen Dong almost cursed out loud, then Xia Dongqing earnestly said, "The bankruptcy liquidation was proposed by the board of directors, but for the time being, I’ve suppressed it."

"Although I’m down on my luck, I can’t abandon my responsibility to my employees."

"Don’t get noble on me." Shen Dong glanced sideways at Xia Dongqing and, seeing no one behind him, whispered, "Don’t make a fuss, just play the part of the destitute man, the more pitiful the better."

Although Xia Dongqing didn’t know what this kid in front of him had in mind, upon hearing these words, a glint of light flickered in his eyes, "Do you really have a method?"

"Don’t ask, I’ll call you tonight, right, where is Tang Yuchan?" Shen Dong had come after receiving a call from Tang Yuchan, but up until now, he hadn’t seen Yuchan.

"Your woman, and you’re asking me?" Xia Dongqing teased with a chuckle and gestured with his hand by his ear.

In his heart, Shen Dong truly admired Xia Dongqing. Bankruptcy, what a blow it was, yet Xia Dongqing always looked calm. However, the graying at his temples betrayed him.

Shen Dong certainly couldn’t cough up a billion to pay off Xia Dongqing’s debts, but he did have land, frighteningly large amounts of it.

Moreover, a plummeting stock price isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

Being an insignificant figure, he came and went unnoticed, but as soon as he walked out, he was called out by Wang Wei, "Hey!"

Wang Wei was rather impolite, not even willing to call him by name.

Her bangs were messy on her forehead, lightly undulating as she stood strangely at the door.

"Waiting for me?" Shen Dong smiled indifferently.

He still didn’t know that Chen Yuyan’s trouble was caused by Wang Wei, but honestly, he didn’t have much affection for this girl.

If anything, Shen Dong had promised Xia Dongqing that he would help ease the relationship between father and daughter.

Having done something wrong, Wang Wei faced Shen Dong with an indescribable feeling.

She hesitantly said, "Can you truly help my dad?"

"I can’t." Shen Dong immediately dismissed it, intent on continuing the grand play.

Unexpectedly, Wang Wei suddenly ran up to him, her bright eyes fixed on Shen Dong, "Yuchan says you can, you must help my dad, he aged overnight."

"Oh, now you remember he’s your dad?" Shen Dong, mindful of his promise, raised an eyebrow with a smile.

Wang Wei’s cheeks flushed red, but recalling her father’s hollow eyes in the night, she ignored the humiliation and emphasized again, "No matter what, you must help my dad."

She was still just a child.

Shen Dong thought of an essay, Washing Feet for Mother; he casually pointed towards the upstairs, "Wash your dad’s feet tonight, write an 800-word essay, and bring it to Silver Moonlight tomorrow."

With that, Shen Dong turned and walked away, acting as if completely oblivious to Xia Dongqing’s troubles, as usual, riding his geared bicycle towards the food street.

The food street was currently the busiest spot in Hai City.

It was a favorite place for locals and visitors alike; there was nothing novel about it – just spicy skewers, grilled sausages, hot and spicy soup, but it was, indeed, quite spicy.