Chapter 166: An Unforeseen Path
For Han Yixuan, Xiao Renjian’s cheering was of course something she eagerly desired. But Wang Heng wouldn’t let this subtle atmosphere continue; instead, he immediately twisted Xiao Renjian and dragged him into the nearby McDonald’s, urging the kid to quickly apply for a part-time job.
Then Wang Heng returned to the milk tea shop, sat down in front of Han Yixuan, and said, “Where were we just now?”
At this time, Han Yixuan seemed to have figured out a lot, and said seriously with a stern expression, “You said I might have an appearance advantage when finding work in the future, but I don’t want to exploit that advantage.”
Wang Heng: “Why?”
Han Yixuan glared at him, momentarily not knowing how to explain.
Saying something like ‘Because I don’t want to act coy in front of anyone but you’—if she said it directly now, wouldn’t it feel a bit like a confession?
Fortunately, the awkward silence only lasted a few seconds before Wang Heng fast-forwarded the topic: “So what kind of work do you plan to do in the future?”
Han Yixuan slowly shook her head: “I’m not too sure either, just…”
“Just what?”
As he asked, Wang Heng’s gaze met the young girl’s eyes again. From her look, Wang Heng realized that this girl seemed to have had some ideas for a while.
Han Yixuan probed: “Didn’t you earn seven hundred thousand? Do you want a professional financial investment assistant?”
Personal assistant? Han Yixuan? Wasn’t the danger level of this option a bit too high?
Wang Heng considered it and replied, “I’m not a professional investor yet; I just occasionally find an opportunity, make a quick profit, and run. So most of the time, I don’t have much to do and don’t need an assistant.”
Han Yixuan couldn’t help but grow curious: “Then how do you find investment opportunities? Our finance professor has a very high level of academic research, but he just can’t find any investment opportunities… You’ve never studied it before and haven’t done much research either, right? How do you spot opportunities?”
Wang Heng smiled, pointed to his temple, and said in a deep tone: “By using my mind. You have to know, Wall Street and the Nobel podium are completely different places; people who actually do investments and those who do academic research are completely different. I don’t need to build a perfect mathematical model; I just need to know how to sniff out the scent of opportunity, and that’s enough.”
“The scent of opportunity?”
“Yes, just like how wolves are especially sensitive to the smell of meat, sometimes I’m very sensitive to investment opportunities. This sensitivity is hard to describe and hard to explain in just a few words. And I don’t need to explain it to anyone; I just need to seize the opportunity.”
As he said this, Wang Heng suddenly remembered how the hamster had described the worldline correction mechanism back when it wasn’t yet a hamster: ‘With your current knowledge and logical ability, it’s hard to understand’—and now, he himself had learned this set of mystical mumbo-jumbo to fool people.
Should he say that people often turn into the very version of themselves they once hated the most?
Han Yixuan rested her hands on the table, propping up her delicate chin, her face brimming with admiration: “And then you made several hundred thousand in one go? That’s so awesome…”
Wang Heng calmly said: “Of course, the sense of smell might also be my illusion; one success doesn’t mean the next one will succeed too.”
Han Yixuan: “But what if you really succeed in the future too? Please, if you start your own entrepreneurship later, or do professional investments, let me be your assistant, okay? It can even count as helping an old friend solve an employment problem!”
Looking at the young girl’s eager and expectant gaze, Wang Heng hesitated.
After hesitating, he didn’t commit definitively but habitually chose an ambiguous response: “If I really need an assistant in the future, I’ll definitely look for you first.”
“Mm-hmm!” Han Yixuan smiled sweetly and nodded vigorously, “I’ll continue studying finance well!”
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After sending Han Yixuan to the bus station, Wang Heng waved goodbye and turned to leave.
He walked silently down the street, beginning to contemplate a question—should he really consider letting Han Yixuan be his assistant or deputy in the future?
For such a position, the main things to consider were two points: brains and loyalty.
In terms of brains, among the girls he had met, aside from Lu Qi, Han Yixuan was probably one of a kind. During the first playthrough, after graduating from the finance department, she had made a name for herself in the field of risk control…
In terms of loyalty, that went without saying. But the problem was, if he maintained a stable and close contact with Han Yixuan, would it pose some kind of threat to his safety?
Suddenly, a little hamster jumped out from the backpack, climbed onto his shoulder, and asked, “What are you thinking about?”
Wang Heng had a sudden inspiration: “Can you tell me how many times Han Yixuan stalked me before the winter holiday research began?”
The hamster blinked its little eyes: “Why are you asking that?”
“Just answer me, please.”
“Sigh…” The hamster sighed, “Even if you ask me like that, it’s hard for me to say.”
Wang Heng: “Is it hard to say, or too many to count?”
The hamster scratched its head: “Okay, it’s a bit too many to count.”
If it were an ordinary person, hearing this answer might send a chill down their spine. But after more than half a year of rebirth, by now, Wang Heng had grown quite accustomed to it.
He analyzed calmly: “The enemy in the dark and me in the light is the worst situation. Rather than guarding against a thief for a thousand days, it’s better to keep the thief in plain sight where I can always see and control them better.”
Hamster: “What are you talking about?”
Wang Heng: “I’ll investigate a bit more. If Han Yixuan’s risk is controllable, I can let her be my assistant.”
The hamster was stunned for a moment, then became ecstatic: “You’ve finally become enlightened!”
Wang Heng grabbed it by the scruff of the neck, lifted it off his shoulder, and brought it to eye level.
“Since you’re also delighted about this situation, promise me that from now on, you’ll report all of Han Yixuan’s anomalous activities to me at any time, okay?”
The hamster’s little head nodded up and down like it had a motor installed: “Sure, sure, no problem at all!”
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Han Yixuan sat on the bus, hugging her schoolbag to her chest, looking at the leisurely street view outside the window.
Compared to Rongdu, this small town’s prosperity was of course far inferior, but she still preferred the buses here—perhaps because of those dreams of riding them together with him?
The young girl still couldn’t figure out what those dreams really were. Precognition? Delusions? But no matter what, the happiness in those dreams felt so real that she couldn’t forget it…
Suddenly, the notification sound for a text message on her mobile phone rang.
Han Yixuan quickly took out her mobile phone, glanced at it, and gasped in shock.
This was a text from Wang Heng: 【 Pay attention to securities investment, especially the domestic stock market. Over the next one or two years, I might look for opportunities in the domestic stock market. If classmate Han Yixuan is willing to be my personal assistant, she can start learning about it in advance. 】
The politeness in the text was obvious, but compared to his ambiguous attitude not long ago, this message was clearly a huge step forward, making her mood soar.
Han Yixuan couldn’t help but raise both hands high and cheer softly.
“Yay…”
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Weekend again… Whatever, I uninstalled CK2 and Civilization 6 from my computer; no issue with an extra chapter on the weekend.
