Chapter 341: Brother Zhou! Does President Yan Know You’re Dating?

Chapter 341: Chapter 341: Brother Zhou! Does President Yan Know You’re Dating?

In this life, I’ve hit my first ten-million goal!

Hmm...

In just a short time, to go from a few hundred thousand in startup capital to tens of millions... Not bad at all.

With this money, I’ve finally crossed the threshold to become a real financial investor.

Oh, right!

I wonder how things are going with Dongzhou Technology.

That guy Chen Dongyuan hasn’t called to bug me lately.

Whatever.

The weekend is the day after tomorrow. I’ll go check on things then.

If they’re short on cash, I can just invest a bit more.

After all, building something like Douyin really burns through cash in the early stages.

Gu Yizhou thought with a sense of resignation.

But!

For now, I should see if there are any other good stocks to play with.

’I’ll lower my standards a bit. As long as the return is over 6%, I’ll invest. Let’s just make a quick buck first,’ Gu Yizhou thought to himself.

Gu Yizhou wanted to earn a little more before meeting Yan Luoxi’s parents. That way, he’d feel more confident.

After searching for a bit,

Gu Yizhou found a stock near the middle of the board that looked pretty good.

Huatian Biotechnology.

It was a biopharmaceutical research company.

Gu Yizhou gathered some information and was more or less certain.

The company’s stock would almost certainly continue to rise tomorrow.

’A short-term play for a 10% gain should be no problem!’

Previously, Gu Yizhou wouldn’t have bothered with a stock like this.

The potential returns weren’t that high.

The rate of return was too low.

It wasn’t an exciting investment.

However...

Now, Gu Yizhou was a man with a girlfriend.

He had to take whatever money was on the table.

And as it happened, the market hadn’t closed yet.

Gu Yizhou immediately dumped the entire balance of his account into the stock in batches.

Nice, very nice!

Thanks to Gu Yizhou’s sudden large buy-in, Huatian Biotechnology’s stock price shot up by 2% instantly.

This was mainly because Huatian Biotechnology’s market cap wasn’t that large.

That’s why it was so easy for his investment to drive up the price!

If it were a large-cap stock, Gu Yizhou’s tens of millions wouldn’t have even made a ripple!

A little while later—whether it was hot money smelling blood in the water or market makers seizing the chance to accumulate shares—Huatian Biotechnology’s stock price was driven up from its 6% gain all the way to its daily limit!

...

A little over half an hour later.

Gu Yizhou glanced at the time. There were only about ten minutes left until the market closed.

But he couldn’t be bothered to watch the ticker anymore. ’If the market makers aren’t complete idiots, they wouldn’t be dumb enough to tank the price now.’

From the looks of it now, he could cash out as soon as the market opened high on Friday.

Gu Yizhou had only intended it to be a quick short-term play, so he had no intention of holding the position for long.

At 3:00 PM sharp, the stock market closed.

Gu Yizhou went back to slacking off.

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At 6:00 PM sharp.

Uneventfully, it was time to clock out.

A slacker’s life is just that simple and unpretentious.

Gu Yizhou stretched, grabbed his backpack, and headed out.

He Mingyi, for a change, was also leaving on time and walked with Gu Yizhou toward the elevator.

On the way there,

Gu Yizhou pulled out his phone and sent Yan Luoxi a message: "President Yan, I’m off work and heading home."

He Mingyi asked curiously, "Brother Zhou, who are you texting?"

Gu Yizhou smiled. "My girlfriend."

"?"

He Mingyi felt like he’d just been force-fed a dose of PDA, and was momentarily speechless.

But then it hit him, and he stared at Gu Yizhou in shock.

"Wait, Brother Zhou, what did you just say?"

"G-girlfriend?"

he stammered in disbelief.

"Yep!"

Gu Yizhou said nonchalantly, giving him a sideways glance.

He Mingyi: "..."

"Holy shit!"

he suddenly blurted out, having thought of something.

Gu Yizhou jumped and shot him an annoyed glare. "Hey, what’s with you? Why are you shouting?"

"Uh..."

He Mingyi said awkwardly, "Um... sorry, just got carried away... just got carried away..."

Just then, the elevator arrived. Gu Yizhou shook his head and stepped inside.

Seeing this, He Mingyi quickly followed him.

The elevator was filled with people.

All of them were Tidal Group employees heading home for the day.

He Mingyi and Gu Yizhou stood in a corner. He glanced at Gu Yizhou, looking like he wanted to say something but holding back.

Gu Yizhou noticed his expression, of course, but with so many people around, he didn’t want to talk.

But it was He Mingyi who broke the silence, whispering, "Brother Zhou, can I catch a ride with you today?"

Of course, getting a ride wasn’t the real goal. He was bursting with questions and wanted to ask Gu Yizhou once they were in the car.

He couldn’t help it!

He had been convinced that something was going on between Gu Yizhou and President Yan!

And now Gu Yizhou suddenly says he has a girlfriend!

So what about President Yan?

Did that mean he’d guessed wrong all along?

No, that can’t be it!

Right now, his curiosity was killing him; it felt like a thousand tiny claws were scratching at his heart!

"Uh..."

Gu Yizhou looked at him, surprised by the request.

After all, no one at the company knew he had gotten a new car yet.

Everyone still thought he rode his motorcycle to work.

’On a cold, drizzly day like this, He Mingyi actually wanted to catch a ride?’

But!

Even though he had no idea what the guy was planning, since he’d asked,

Gu Yizhou didn’t mind giving him a lift.

So he nodded and said, "Sure, come with me to the B1 level."

"Okay!"

He Mingyi nodded without the slightest hesitation.

The elevator descended, stopping at several floors.

「Two and a half minutes later.」

Gu Yizhou and He Mingyi arrived on the B1 level.

The moment they stepped out of the elevator, He Mingyi couldn’t hold it in any longer. "So... Brother Zhou, are you really dating someone?"

"Hmm?"

Gu Yizhou frowned and gave He Mingyi a puzzled look. "Of course. Is that something a person lies about?"

"Er..."

Hearing this, He Mingyi’s mind couldn’t help but flash to the inflatable "Bingbing" model he had hidden in the corner of his own closet...

His face flushed, but he quickly hid his embarrassment.

He quickly changed the subject. "No, I mean... Brother Zhou, you and President Yan... aren’t you two..."

"Hmm?"

Hearing this, Gu Yizhou shot him a look.

’This sly devil... he actually figured out I’m with Yan Luoxi?’

But He Mingyi completely misinterpreted the look.

He Mingyi quickly explained, "No... Brother Zhou, that’s not what I meant! I mean, if you’re dating someone now, what’s President Yan going to do?"

"Huh?"

He Mingyi’s words left Gu Yizhou a little baffled.

’What does he mean, "if I’m dating someone, what’s President Yan going to do?"’

’I *am* dating her!’

’What’s there to do?’

’This is what’s being done!’

Gu Yizhou frowned. "What do you mean, ’what’s President Yan going to do’?"

Hearing this, He Mingyi grew anxious.

This was about his future prospects of latching onto a powerful backer!

So he pressed on, "No, Brother Zhou, what I mean is, you and President Yan... don’t you two have a pretty good relationship?"

"Um... you know... does she know that you’re dating someone?"

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