Qin Ming looked at He Mengxue with curiosity.

He Mengxue's gaze was a bit distant, as she spoke with reminiscence, "I conducted several small experiments to probe him."

"Like controlling the situation. Like ambiguity. Like sarcasm. Like driving up prices...."

"But his responses were somewhat beyond my expectations."

Qin Ming asked curiously, "Did he not handle it well?"

He Mengxue slowly shook her head.

She stood up, walked to the floor-to-ceiling window of her office, and looked out somewhat wistfully, "It's... too good."

"His responses could be said to be watertight."

"And his subsequent counterattack was fatal. It made me feel like I was being manipulated by him."

Hearing his cousin sister say this, Qin Ming's eyebrows furrowed slightly.

This kind of evaluation was really beyond his expectations....

With her back to Qin Ming, He Mengxue asked, "So, Qin Ming. Do you understand what I mean?"

Qin Ming pondered for a moment, then said, "You mean his mind is too deep, his abilities too strong?"

He Mengxue nodded, "Right."

"So... your little clever tricks. In front of him, they're like a piece of translucent paper, easily punctured."

He Mengxue turned around, facing her cousin, and said, "I'm really afraid that one day, you'll be calculated to death by him, and still be counting money for him."

Listening to his cousin sister's words, Qin Ming lowered his head and sank into thought.

After a moment, he looked up and said, "Sis. I don't think Chen Yan is that kind of person."

He Mengxue looked at Qin Ming, asking softly, "Why?"

Qin Ming spoke with conviction, "I've actually investigated Chen Yan."

"He treats the people around him very well. He's also extremely good to the employees of the company."

"When he first started his business, he actively increased the salaries of his employees. He insisted they not work overtime."

"And during the early stages of his startup, he didn't have much money, but to ensure comfort for the actors, whether it was the costumes for filming or the filming locations, he always tried to use the best!"

"Later, his company's first game was successfully developed, and upon release, it became an instant hit."

"Normally, at this time, a boss would give themselves a bonus, improve their living conditions, or invest in a new project, right?"

"But he didn't. He directly gave hundreds of thousands in bonuses to every employee, and even held a raffle, giving away prizes worth millions."

"And afterwards, he established a generous employee incentive plan that only super-large internet groups would offer."

"This further shows his goodness to his own people!"

"Of course, if you have to explain these things with his passion for gaming, that's also possible."

"But don't forget, his friendship with Lu Man is known to everyone!"

"Lu Man was his first business partner. After being blacklisted by the Xu brothers, she disappeared from the industry."

"When he heard about this, he accepted Lu Man without hesitation, and was willing to spend tens of millions, even hundreds of millions, to help her make a comeback."

"Even not hesitating to take on the Xu brothers as enemies. Splurging on producing movies, splurging on acquiring distribution channels."

"And all these actions were because Lu Man helped him out by reducing her fees during his entrepreneurial phase!"

With that, Qin Ming looked at He Mengxue's back and said earnestly, "So, I believe Chen Yan must be a person of deep loyalty and commitment."

"As long as I am sincere towards him, he will never let me down."

Upon hearing Qin Ming's words, He Mengxue stood by the window, silent for a long time.

After a while, she turned around and once again looked out the window.

Then, with a profound look, she took out a cigarette box from her pocket, drew out a lady's cigarette, and held it in her mouth.

Just as she held it in her mouth, she paused for a while, then took it out and put it back in the cigarette box.

After a moment, she waved her hand and, without turning back, said to Qin Ming, "Okay. I know all about it. You can go now."

If the previous He Mengxue made Qin Ming feel a bit scared, now, he sensed something was off with He Mengxue.

He looked at He Mengxue's back with concern and asked, "Sis... are you okay?"

Hearing Qin Ming's words, He Mengxue waved her hand to signal she was fine.

But Qin Ming still felt something was wrong, he asked again, "Sis... are you really okay?"

This time He Mengxue erupted, shouting, "Get out! Stop annoying me!"

Hearing He Mengxue's roar, Qin Ming was startled, hastily scampering out of He Mengxue's office!

After closing the door and leaving He Mengxue alone in the room, Qin Ming patted his chest, a little shaken, and muttered resentfully, "What the hell! Such an outburst all of a sudden! Is it her time of the month or something?"

Meanwhile, in the room, He Mengxue, looking out the window, her face as cold as ice, showed no expression, leaving no clue as to what she was thinking....

...

At noon, Chen Yan had lunch with Lu Man and Sister Mei Li, discussing the upcoming promotional activities for Lu Man, while casually earning 672 wealth points.

In the afternoon, Chen Yan called Qin Ming.

He inquired about He Mengxue's conditions.

Qin Ming whispered to Chen Yan about He Mengxue's situation.

Learning that He Mengxue had been in a bad mood all day, Chen Yan laughed but said nothing.

He roughly guessed He Mengxue's current dilemma and frustration.

After all, according to Qin Ming, He Mengxue had always been "the child from another family," a true chosen one.

Yet, after failing to succeed in several trials last night and being "fatally hit" by him, it was normal to feel bad, question life, and have complex emotions.

However, Chen Yan also believed that He Mengxue would make the right choice.

After all, from last night's interaction, He Mengxue's shrewdness was not inferior to Qin Ming's, and with the help of Qin Island's richest man, He Ruifeng, she surpassed Qin Ming in business acumen and vision.

Such a person, knowing her own worth, would not choose to be an enemy of him.

And indeed, He Mengxue did not disappoint Chen Yan.

In the evening, Qin Ming called Chen Yan again to say that He Mengxue had lent him 3 million to follow Chen Yan in stock trading. For the several collaborations with Chen Yan, she delegated her secretary to proceed and asked Chen Yan to appoint one or two executives for coordination.

After some thought, Chen Yan decided to have the Fat Phoenix take charge of the gaming side and Sister Mei Li take charge of the fashion endorsements...

......

[Yu Qiao Qiao Favorability: 188]

[Lu Man Favorability: 196] (Role-playing +2, Touched +3)

[Wealth Points: 29422] (Dining +672, $2.161 million "10x cashback" in process....)

[Professional Wealth: 20 million] (Fashion resources paving +20 million, $100 million "2x cashback" in process....)

[Cash: 25210.36 million+] (Fashion resources paving -20 million)

[Fixed Assets: 197 million] (Final fixed asset withdrawal in process....)

[Total Assets: 44910.36 million] ($221.61 million withdrawal in process....)

.......

Ever since Yang Rou returned from her business trip to Tiandu, Yang Nuannuan had returned to normal: at least... she was normal last night.

This finally put Chen Yan's mind at ease.

After all, a girl as beautiful as a flower, lying drunk in front of him every night, vulnerable to any advances, was truly a test of his willpower.

However, last night, Yang Rou paid a visit to his home.

According to her, after she came back, Yang Nuannuan had told her about Chen Yan living next door.

While telling her, Yang Nuannuan also mentioned how Chen Yan had taken care of her over the past few days.

So, Yang Rou specifically came to thank Chen Yan.

But though she said she came to thank him, Yang Rou has a cold nature and wasn't used to such polite exchanges, so she came completely empty-handed...

Actually, when Chen Yan saw her come empty-handed, he really wanted to complain: Is that how you show gratitude? Don't you know you should...

Of course, though he grumbled inwardly, Chen Yan still warmly received Yang Rou.

Even when she left, he gave her a case of eight-treasure porridge and some fruit, that he had bought a few days earlier: having grown up in a village surrounded by relatives, Chen Yan didn't have many virtues, but he had always been good at these courtesies.

The next morning, Chen Yan called Fat Phoenix and Sister Mei Li, then passed them He Mengxue's secretary's contact information, asking them to coordinate.

Afterward, he went to the office and began another busy day at work....

....

Meanwhile, at Wutong Group.

Qin Ming was slackly drawing a salary.

Even though it was time to work, his mind wasn't on his job. Instead, he sneakily opened his phone and looked at the Xilin Education stock interface.

The market opened at 9:30 am, and Qin Ming immediately followed Chen Yan's instructions, investing the 5 million yuan he had scraped together into it.

The buying point was -0.3%.

And after he bought it, Xilin Education's stock once surged to +3.9%.

But then it fell to around 1%, starting to fluctuate up and down.

Qin Ming, having gone all-in, felt a bit tormented, and his mood swayed along with the oscillating curve.

This was the first opportunity Chen Yan had given him.

But precisely because it was the first opportunity, he truly had no idea what to expect.

He didn't know whether this daring wager would result in a loss or a win.

He could only hope that his judgment was indeed accurate!

After watching the stocks for a while, Xilin Education seemed to be teasing him, not hitting the price limit as Chen Yan had said, still wavering.

Qin Ming bit his teeth, a bit worried.

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