Chapter 259: Chapter 255: Performance Exposed

Brother Ling was used to it.

"Here."

As they walked, Ning Ruoxi suddenly held the candied haws in her hand up to Ye Ling’s mouth.

"Generous enough to share with me now?"

Ye Ling raised an eyebrow.

"Who said I wasn’t willing to share? You’re the one who ate two of them in one bite."

Ning Ruoxi said, pouting.

Ye Ling smiled faintly and lowered his head to bite off one of the haws.

The candied haw was sweet and sour, just like Ning Ruoxi!

The two of them strolled around for a while, and soon it was about time for a meal.

Although they had eaten quite a few snacks along the way, they still felt a little hungry.

"Should we find a place to eat?"

Ye Ling asked, looking at Ning Ruoxi.

"Mhm," Ning Ruoxi nodded.

Ye Ling took Ning Ruoxi back to the car and gave Ye Feng a call, telling him they would wait for him in the car.

A short while later, Ye Feng returned to the car.

"Uncle, I think this hot pot place looks good. How about we have hot pot for lunch?"

Ning Ruoxi was looking up nearby restaurants on her phone and turned to ask Ye Feng, who was beside her.

She was mainly taking into consideration that Ye Feng was eating with them this time, so Ning Ruoxi didn’t choose Japanese food or anything like that, worried that Ye Feng might not be used to it.

"I’m fine with that."

Ye Feng replied casually.

Following the GPS directions, Ye Ling drove to the hot pot restaurant Ning Ruoxi had chosen.

The restaurant wasn’t very popular, so there were seats available without a reservation.

They were just grabbing a casual meal anyway, so Ye Ling didn’t have particularly high expectations for the food. As long as they didn’t have to wait in line, it was fine!

However, after taking his first few bites, Ye Ling was surprised to find that the hot pot was actually quite good.

’Maybe this is one of those legendary hidden gems?’

After they finished their meal, it was nearly two o’clock.

Ye Ling took Ye Feng and Ning Ruoxi to wander through the temple fair again for a while before finally heading home.

As soon as he got home, Ye Ling opened his laptop to check the news online. Discussions about the Fruit Group and the Xia Wei Group were already all over the internet.

And amidst it all, one could clearly see a hidden hand guiding the direction of public opinion.

The owner of that hand was, almost certainly, the Fruit Group!

Around three in the afternoon, Ye Ling received a call from Chen Lin.

"President Ye, I’ve already opened the accounts. The full five billion has been deposited into the investment account," Chen Lin’s voice came from the other end.

"Okay, good."

Ye Ling replied casually, then added, "Get some rest. You can take a nap to adjust to the time difference. Don’t be too nervous. Tonight, we’re just shearing some wool. The real battle comes later."

"I understand."

Chen Lin said immediately.

Having worked at an investment firm for many years, he naturally knew what the other party meant by adjusting to the time difference.

They were currently in the Xia Country, but the market they were about to operate in was the US Stock market. This created a time zone issue.

In February, the United States observed winter time, with the stock market opening from 10:30 AM to 5:00 PM. The Xia Country’s time was twelve hours ahead.

In other words, when the US stock market opened at 10:30 AM, it was already 10:30 PM in the Xia Country!

Confirming that all preparations were complete, Ye Ling stood up and walked into his room.

He wasn’t nervous. He had two aces up his sleeve. ’Why would I be afraid of losing money?’

’I’d have to be drunk!’

’No, wait. Even if I were drunk, there’s no way I could lose money, right?’

When Ning Ruoxi saw Ye Ling walk into the room, she immediately hugged her laptop to her chest and asked, "Are you done with work?"

"What are you up to?"

Ye Ling glanced at the girl, a little curious.

’So sneaky.’

’Something’s up!’

"Nothing."

Ning Ruoxi stuck out her tongue playfully and hurried over to Ye Ling. "Come play some games with me! I haven’t ranked up in ages!"

"Alright."

Ye Ling shrugged and didn’t ask any more questions.

Everyone deserved their own space. Just as Ning Ruoxi never disturbed him when he was working, he wouldn’t deliberately pry into her little secrets.

As for the online talk about how a partner who won’t let you see their phone must be hiding something...

Ye Ling felt that was too judgmental. Besides, even if there was a problem—to put it bluntly—what could you do about it after you looked?

In Ye Ling’s view, rather than trying to control your significant other, it was better to make yourself so strong that they couldn’t bear to leave you.

The reason Ye Ling could trust Ning Ruoxi so completely was not just because the girl was genuinely well-behaved, but also, to a certain extent, because he himself was powerful enough.

He had the confidence that Ning Ruoxi would never leave him. It was as simple as that!

Ye Ling played a couple of games with Ning Ruoxi, then went to take a nap.

...

「At 10:30 PM Xia Country time, the US stock market opened on schedule!」

Just after the opening bell, the Fruit Group’s stock price began to rise. It opened at 135 US dollars and climbed to 135.3 US dollars in less than ten minutes.

"Go all-in."

Ye Ling glanced at the prompt from his system and spoke directly to Chen Lin over the phone.

"Understood!"

Chen Lin didn’t hesitate for a second and immediately began the operation.

After all, this was a professional team operation, so it was much smoother and more professional than when he had Zhu Yun handle things previously.

In just ten minutes, the entire five billion in funds had been poured into the stock market. They went all-in at an average price of 135.5, acquiring nearly 5.2 million shares!

Going all-in like this could maximize profits, but as they say, risk is proportional to reward. The risk was also immense!

If the stock price fell, the funds would either be trapped or they would have to cut their losses. That’s why such a move is generally not recommended. A normal person would never dare to play like this!

But was Brother Ling a normal person?

You have to remember, Ye Ling was currently holding a Prophecy Card. He could play however he wanted, couldn’t he?

As expected, less than two hours after the market opened, the Fruit Group’s stock price shot up to 136.5 US dollars!

However, it seemed to have hit a peak at that point. The Fruit Group’s stock price stagnated, neither rising nor falling.

’President Ye, what do we do now?’ On WeChat, Chen Lin was in constant contact with Ye Ling.

’Wait!’

Ye Ling replied after glancing at his system’s prompt.

If he sold now, at the current stock price, Ye Ling’s profit would be approximately 5.2 million US dollars!

Converted to Huaxia Coin, that was 36.4 million.

For an ordinary person, this was an amount they could probably never earn in a lifetime. But Ye Ling had no intention of cashing out just yet.

After all.

He had invested a full five billion this time!

Although his goal for tonight was just to shear some wool, he really looked down on a measly take of just over thirty million.

Don’t ask why. The answer is that his standards had gotten higher!

His mindset had changed!

As the time in the Xia Country passed into the early morning hours, the Fruit Group’s stock price, which had been stagnant for a long time, suddenly began to fluctuate and trend upward again.

Ye Ling monitored the stock price while checking the latest buzz online.

In this day and age, if you had to name the one thing that could influence the stock market the fastest, it would have to be the internet!

This was the information age!

And right then, a large number of leaks regarding the performance of the iPhony 7X appeared online. First, the battery capacity had broken through 4000 mAh, and second, the screen had finally become a full-screen display.

Seeing this news, a look of sudden understanding dawned on Ye Ling’s face.

The performance leaks were the reason for the Fruit Group’s late-night stock surge!

It was actually quite easy to explain.

Due to the price drop of the iPhony 7X, the market was already bullish on the Fruit Group. Otherwise, the stock wouldn’t have surged so dramatically right at the opening.

And now, with such a bombshell leak, the iPhony 7X was being discussed all over the internet. Its sales tomorrow were bound to be high.

When the masses of investors saw this, wasn’t it only logical to assume the stock would rise tomorrow?

And so, another wave of people started buying in.

And when more people buy, the stock price naturally goes up.

Makes perfect sense!

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